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Throw-in

Meaning in football (soccer), with examples

/ˈθroʊ ɪn/nounCore term

In football (soccer), throw-in means: The restart when the ball crosses a touchline: a player from the team that did not touch it last throws it in with both hands from behind and over the head.

In Turkish: taç atışı, taç

How it is used

Teams win, take or concede a throw-in. A long throw-in can be as dangerous as a corner. If the technique is wrong, the referee gives a foul throw and the other team takes it. A goal cannot be scored directly from a throw-in, and there is no offside from one.

Example sentences

  1. The ball went out for a throw-in near their corner flag.

  2. Their long throw-in caused us problems all afternoon.

Common collocations

  • take a throw-in
  • long throw-in
  • foul throw
  • win a throw-in
  • corner kickA kick from the corner of the pitch, given to the attacking team when the ball crosses the goal line after last touching a defending player and no goal is scored.
  • goal kickA kick from inside the goal area, given to the defending team when the ball crosses the goal line after last touching an attacker and no goal is scored.
  • set pieceA planned move from a restart of play, such as a corner kick, free kick or throw-in, which is usually practised in training.
  • offsideDescribes an attacker who, in the opponents' half, is nearer their goal line than both the ball and the second-last opponent when a teammate plays the ball, and then takes part in play.

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