Usually means: Direct, deep passes targeting forwards.
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  1. long ball: Merriam-Webster
  2. long ball: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. long-ball: Wordnik
  4. long ball: Wiktionary
  5. long ball: Dictionary.com
  6. Long ball (association football), Long ball: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Definitions from Wiktionary (long ball)

noun:  (soccer) A kick in which the ball is kicked over the heads of other players into an empty space, into which an attacker is moving.
noun:  (soccer, usually attributive) A strategy focused on sending the ball upfield directly to the striker, especially one with few other tactical innovations.
noun:  (baseball) A home run
noun:  (basketball) A three-point shot.

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