Possible Clues:

• What Sir Stanley Matthews did with the olive oil?
• Permitted drops of water to escape, but not the ball?
• Winger turned, ran and moved like this?
• Skilfully manoeuvred ball, made holes around start of round
• Bounced down the court
• Maneuvered a soccer ball or basketball
• The bird was back and was bleeding, but not copiously
• The bird turned up and was bleeding with the ball in a messy manner
• Drooled