This is article #18 in a series covering the origins of football’s terminology. All are available under the Terminology tab above. My book, Hut! Hut! Hike! describes the emergence of more than 400 football terms. As rugby evolved in England, there were competing scoring rules, some of which awarded the opponent a point when a team touched the ball down in their own goal and was known as a minor or a
Terminology... Rouge, Safety, and Touchback
Terminology... Rouge, Safety, and Touchback
Terminology... Rouge, Safety, and Touchback
This is article #18 in a series covering the origins of football’s terminology. All are available under the Terminology tab above. My book, Hut! Hut! Hike! describes the emergence of more than 400 football terms. As rugby evolved in England, there were competing scoring rules, some of which awarded the opponent a point when a team touched the ball down in their own goal and was known as a minor or a