header
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3.1
- noun
- /ˈhɛdər/
:
remate de cabeza
- But at the other end, you need players who can win headers in the box.
- header from a corner
- win a header
- go for a header
And he was just goals and every type of goals, penalties, free kicks, headers, tappings, right foot, left foot, every sort of goal.
- And he was just goals and every type of goals, penalties, free kicks, headers, tappings, right foot, left foot, every sort of goal.
- The game before that, Cole Palmer when he snatched it a little bit when the ball come across and then there was Harry Kane header in it to the goalkeeper.
Examples
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A superb header, beating the defender, and planting the ball beyond the goalkeeper's left hand.
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Fellaini nearly pulled Everton back minutes later, sending a header crashing off the crossbar.
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In for the header, and there it is, it's a goal!
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"If I hit that header earlier in the first half, it would have been a different game."
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Lovely header guided into the bottom corner.
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It's a fine header, and she's scored!
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"Joe Hart made a brilliant save to keep out Christian Benteke's header."
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A header by Byong Sun from Ambrose's shoulder for a goal.
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Chelsea struggled to get into the game early on, and Paloschi's diving header 2 minutes in was disallowed for offside.
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The striker scored with a powerful header from the center of the box.
Synonyms
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4.7
An attempt to score a goal in soccer by hitting the ball with the head
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
header = head (transparent) = head + er
Derived from the verb 'to head' (to strike with the head) plus '-er' to name the action or the person/instance performing it.
Etymology
Header comes from head and the ending -er, meaning the action or result of using the head, so in soccer a header is when a player hits the ball with their head.