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The chunky Di Natale hit Wojciech Szczesny's crossbar with a 30-yard free kick in the first half, and late in the second period the goalkeeper launched himself to turn another dead-ball effort from the same player round a post.

Arsenal fizzle out after early promise – just like last season | Richard Williams 2011

The system that allows him to compare Derek Jeter to dead-ball era shortstop Honus Wagner, for instance, is premised on the idea that the pool of potential major-league talent is around six times larger today than it was a century ago—a notion with staggering implications for the quality of play going forward.

The Religion of Prediction Tim Marchman 2011

Since the end of the dead-ball era in 1919, excluding seasons played during World War II, the best raw pitching matchup in the World Series came in 1968 when Bob Gibson's St. Louis Cardinals took on Denny McLain's Detroit Tigers.

The Pitching Matchup to Die For Matthew Futterman 2011

Partially to account for the disparity between the modern era and the dead-ball game, statisticians created a formula, ERA+, to measure how a pitcher fares across different time periods.

Rivera's Greatness Not Limited to Saves Daniel Barbarisi 2011

Stoke are renowned dead-ball specialists, while Chelsea have conceded a higher proportion of goals from set-pieces than any other Premier League club this season.

Tony Pulis stokes the flames by claiming officials favour big clubs 2010

Portugal's opponents have reason to fear the results of Ronaldo's fine-tuning of his dead-ball routines at Real.

World Cup 2010: Goalkeepers fail to rejoice in spinning, jumping Jabulani 2010

The team registered just three goals in South Africa, with only one not coming on a dead-ball situation.

Villa Means Victory Again for Spain 2010

Currently, an unsportsman-like conduct penalty is treated like a dead-ball foul.

ACC football officiating coordinator visits Virginia football training camp 2010

"We never really got into the match and Korea deserved to win," said Mr. Rehhagel, who led this country to a surprise victory in the European Championships in 2004 on the back of a strong defense and some set-piece wizardry, making it especially galling that South Korea's seventh-minute opener came from just such a dead-ball situation.

South Korea Blanks Greece 2-0 2010

Ronald Koeman, Roberto Carlos and Sinisa Mihailovic are all men who got a powerful dead-ball strike on target once in every 400 attempts and were consequently hailed as dangerous and thrilling by John Motson and his mates.

Truth takes a battering in the great World Cup cliche game 2010