• center circle (US)

centrecircle (pluralcentre circles)

1. (soccer) The circle in the centre of thepitch which, atkick-off, the defending team may not enter until the attacking side has touched the ball.
   • 2015 December 5, Alan Smith, “Leicester City back on top as Riyad Mahrez hat-trick downs Swansea City”, inThe Guardian (London)‎^[1]:

     Vardy should have equalled Dunne’s record nine minutes in, when he dispossessed Williams in thecentre circle and sped clear.

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