(n) When a team wins: the opposite of a loss or a defeat
(adj) A phrase used to describe a winning team, player or manager
- Example: Manchester City won more victories than any other side in the 2011-12 season.
- Example: The victory was all the more sweeter for the returning player against his old club
- Example: The victorious team did a lap of honour after the final.
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Venue: The place where the game is played (the stadium, the ground, the pitch)