Definition
A situation in football when the ball is not in play, meaning no action can occur and the clock typically stops. This happens after plays end, during timeouts, or when officials stop play for penalties or injuries.
Etymology
From 'dead' (inactive, not moving) and 'ball.' The metaphor treats the ball as 'alive' during active play and 'dead' when play stops, a concept common across many sports.
Kelly Says
Dead ball situations are when football coaches earn their money - it's the only time they can communicate freely with players and make adjustments without the chaos of live action! Interestingly, some penalties can be enforced during dead ball periods, like unsportsmanlike conduct, making even 'dead' time potentially costly.
Translations
ARالعربية
كرة ميتة
kar-ah mee-tah
BNবাংলা
মৃত গোল
mr-it gol
CACatalà
pilota morta
pi-lo-ta mor-ta
CSČeština
mrtný míč
mrt-ny mich
DADansk
død bold
doht bold
DEDeutsch
tote Kugel
to-te koo-gel
ELΕλληνικά
αποβλημένος σφαίρα
a-po-v-le-men-os s-fai-ra
ESEspañol
bola muerta
bo-la mu-er-ta
FAفارسی
توپ مرده
toop mordeh
FISuomi
kuollut pallo
kwo-lut pal-lo
FRFrançais
ballon mort
bal-on mor
HAHA
kwallo mai
k-wal-lo mai
HEעברית
כדור מת
kadoor mat
HIहिन्दी
मृत गेंद
mrut gend
HUMagyar
halott labda
ha-lott lab-da
IDBahasa Indonesia
bola mati
bo-la ma-ti
IGIG
ọkwụ ụkpụrụ
o-k-wu uk-pu-ru
ITItaliano
palla morta
pal-la mor-ta
KKKK
өлімге дейін топ
o-lim-ge dey-in top
MSBahasa Melayu
bola mati
bo-la ma-ti
MYမြန်မာ
ကျဆုံး ဘောလုံး
ky-sa-sone ba-lu-ng
NLNederlands
dode bal
do-de bal
NONorsk
død ball
doht ball
PAPA
ਮਰਿਆਂ ਗੋળ
mar-yaan gol
PLPolski
martwa piłka
mar-twa pil-ka
PTPortuguês
bola morta
bo-la mor-ta
RORomână
minge moartă
min-ge mo-art-a
RUРусский
мертвый мяч
mert-vyi myach
SVSvenska
döda bollen
do-da bol-len
SWKiswahili
mpira iliyokufa
m-pi-ra i-li-ku-fa
TAதமிழ்
மரணப்பந்த球
mara-na-pan-tha-kku
TEతెలుగు
మృత బంతి
mr-ta ban-thi
THไทย
ลูกบอลตาย
look-bal ta-y
TLTL
patay na bola
pa-tay na bo-la
TRTürkçe
ölü top
o-lü top
UKУкраїнська
мертвий м'яч
mert-vyi m'yach
VITiếng Việt
quả bóng chết
khoa bong chet
YOYO
ọpọ̀ ìgbàgbọ́
o-po i-gb-a-g-bo
ZUZU
ibhola elikhulu
i-bo-la e-li-khu-lu