Football terms - hat-trick, derby and nutmeg

Posted by Bob on December 01, 2000

In Reply to: Football terms - hat-trick, derby and nutmeg posted by futoomph on December 01, 2000

: Does anyone know the background behind the words hat-trick, derby and nutmeg as used in soccer?

We had a lively discussion of Derby last December, which you can see by typing Derby in the box above. But Nutmeg has not been discussed... or even defined. It's unknown here in the US... help?

• Football terms - hat-trick, derby and nutmeg Gary Martin 12/01/00