centre circle

noun

centre circle

noun

Ball games, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Soccer, Sports The circle in the centre of the pitch which, at kick-off, the defending team may not enter until the attacking side has touched the ball.

Vardy should have equalled Dunne’s record nine minutes in, when he dispossessed Williams in the centre circle and sped clear.2015 December 5, Alan Smith, “Leicester City back on top as Riyad Mahrez hat-trick downs Swansea City”, in The Guardian (London):

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