Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Ball possession is the amount of time a team possesses the ball during a game of football. Possession is usually expressed as a percentage (for example, 60% for team A, 40% for team B). Historically, Dutch clubs (especially Ajax) were famous for dominating ball possession,[citation needed] but more recently FC Barcelona of the Liga BBVA became the best in maintaining ball possession; Germany's FC Bayern Munich came out second. Xavi Hernandez is considered to be the most possessive player in recent years.[citation needed]Supremacy in ball possession is generally seen as desirable and useful by coaches, but it is by no means certain that it can guarantee victory; for example, Italian clubs are extremely successful in European football without putting much emphasis on ball possession.. }
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- Ball_possession abstract "Ball possession is the amount of time a team possesses the ball during a game of football. Possession is usually expressed as a percentage (for example, 60% for team A, 40% for team B). Historically, Dutch clubs (especially Ajax) were famous for dominating ball possession,[citation needed] but more recently FC Barcelona of the Liga BBVA became the best in maintaining ball possession; Germany's FC Bayern Munich came out second. Xavi Hernandez is considered to be the most possessive player in recent years.[citation needed]Supremacy in ball possession is generally seen as desirable and useful by coaches, but it is by no means certain that it can guarantee victory; for example, Italian clubs are extremely successful in European football without putting much emphasis on ball possession.".