work ratenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈwɜːk ˌreɪt//ˈwɝːk ˌreɪt/UK the amount of effort that a football, rugby, etc. player or team puts into a game, especially when they do not have the ball:
We lacked that little bit of skill in the final third, but our work rate and commitment were tremendous.
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Football/soccer
- 18-yard box
- 2 3 5
- 4 3 2 1
- 4 4 2
- 4 5 1
- crossbar
- feint
- futsal
- game 39
- game ball
- ghost goal
- give-and-go
- relegation
- Roy of the Rovers stuff
- scissor kick
- scrimmage
- seal dribble
- shin guard
- shin pad
- stoppage
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General terms used in ball sports