Off-the-ball
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Occurring away from active play. not-comparable
"An off the ball incident led to N'Zogbia confronting Wilshere before leaning his head into the Englishman and giving referee Lee Probert no choice but to show the red card."
Example
More examples"An off the ball incident led to N'Zogbia confronting Wilshere before leaning his head into the Englishman and giving referee Lee Probert no choice but to show the red card."
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