Ball possession is the amount of time a team in football possesses the ball during a game. Possession is usually expressed in a percentage (60% for team A, 40% for team B). Historically, Germany has had a dominating ball possession. Since 2006, Spain and FC Barcelona of the Liga BBVA are the best in keeping possession; Germany come in 2nd place with Bayern Munich. Xavi Hernandez is said to be the most possessive player today.
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“We should burn all libraries and allow to remain only that which everyone knows by heart. A beautiful age of the legend would then begin.”
—Hugo Ball (1886–1927)
“It is one thing to show a man that he is in an error, and another to put him in possession of the truth.”
—John Locke (1632–1704)