route one football

Etymology
Linked by some sources to the 1966-1972 BBC quiz show Quiz Ball, in which players could choose one of several "routes" of football-related questions to reach the goal. "Route 1" was the most direct, where players only needed to answer one question to get directly to the goal.

Noun

 * 1)  A tactic involving kicking the ball from defence high and far straight towards the attackers.

Derived terms

 * route-one

Translations

 * Spanish: patapum parriba (Spain, colloquial)