Stopover vs Stepover - What's the difference?
stopover | stepover |
(soccer) A skill move performed by an attacking player in which the foot is moved over the ball without making contact with it, intended to confuse a defender.
*{{quote-news
, year=2012
, date=May 9
, author=Jonathan Wilson
, title=Europa League: Radamel Falcao's Atlético Madrid rout Athletic Bilbao
, work=the Guardian
As nouns the difference between stopover and stepover
is that stopover is a short interruption in a journey or the place visited during such an interruption while stepover is a skill move performed by an attacking player in which the foot is moved over the ball without making contact with it, intended to confuse a defender.stopover
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Alternative forms
* stop-overSee also
* airport * leg * rest area * station * weigh station * whistle stopAnagrams
* *stepover
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(en noun)citation, page= , passage=Fernando Amorebieta seemed to have checked him, but a stepover created a fraction of room that became significant as the defender slipped, giving Falcao just enough space to curl a superb finish into the top corner.}}