Definition
A situation in football when the ball is in active play, from the moment it's snapped until the play is ruled dead by officials. During live-ball periods, players can be penalized for various infractions and the action continues.
Etymology
From 'live' (active, in motion) and 'ball.' The term creates a clear distinction between active play time and stoppage periods, emphasizing when the game action is actually occurring.
Kelly Says
Live-ball periods are when football becomes a beautiful chaos of split-second decisions and athletic ability - everything happens so fast that coaches become spectators too! Some of the most exciting plays happen during extended live-ball periods, like fumble recoveries or broken plays where quarterbacks scramble and find receivers downfield.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንቅስቃሴ ብሎል
en-kus-kuh-seh bloh-l
ARالعربية
كرة حية
kur-ah hay-yah
BNবাংলা
জীবন্ত বল
jee-bont bah-l
CACatalà
pilota viva
pee-loh-tah vee-vah
CSČeština
živý míč
zhi-vee meech
DADansk
levende bold
leh-ven-deh boh-ld
DEDeutsch
lebendiger Ball
lay-ben-dee-gah bah-l
ELΕλληνικά
ζωντανή μπάλα
zohnta-nee bah-lah
ESEspañol
bola viva
boh-lah vee-vah
FAفارسی
توپ زنده
toh-p zahndeh
FISuomi
elävä pallo
eh-lah-vah pah-loh
FRFrançais
balle vivante
bah vee-vahnt
GUGU
જીવંત દડા
jee-vant dah-dah
HAHA
ƙwallon rayuwa
kwal-lohn rah-yoo-wah
HEעברית
כדור חי
kah-door khay
HIहिन्दी
जीवित गेंद
jee-vit gehnd
HUMagyar
élő labda
ay-loh lah-bdah
IDBahasa Indonesia
bola hidup
boh-lah hee-doop
ITItaliano
palla viva
pah-lah vee-vah
JA日本語
ライブボール
ra-i-bu bo-ru
KKKK
тігу мяч
tee-goo myach
MRMR
जिवंत बॉल
jee-vant bah-l
MSBahasa Melayu
bola hidup
boh-lah hee-doop
MYမြန်မာ
အသက်ရှိသော ဘောလုံး
a-thet shee thaw baw-loon
NLNederlands
levende bal
lay-ven-deh bah-l
NONorsk
levende ball
leh-ven-deh bah-l
PAPA
ਜੀਵਂਦ ਗੇਂਦ
jee-vand gehnd
PLPolski
żywa piłka
zhi-vah peel-kah
PTPortuguês
bola em jogo
boh-lah ehm zhoh-goh
RORomână
minge vii
meen-jeh vee
RUРусский
живой мяч
zhi-voy myach
SVSvenska
levande boll
leh-vah-ndeh boh-l
SWKiswahili
mpira wa kuishi
m-pee-rah wah koo-ee-shee
TAதமிழ்
உயிர் பந்து
uyir pahndu
TEతెలుగు
జీవిత బంతి
jee-vi-tah bahnti
THไทย
ลูกบอลมีชีวิต
loo-kobol mee chee-wit
TLTL
bola na buhay
boh-lah nah boo-hay
TRTürkçe
canlı top
jah-nee toh-p
UKУкраїнська
живий м'яч
zhi-vee myach
URاردو
زندہ گیند
zan-da gaynd
VITiếng Việt
quả bóng sống
kwah boong song
YOYO
bọọlu ayé
boh-oh-loo ah-yay
ZUZU
ibhola eliphile
ee-boh-lah eh-lee-fee-leh