In football terms, an Octopus refers to when a player scores a touchdown, then follows it up by scoring a two-point conversion. There are stipulations to the label, an Octopus is only valid if the same player carries the ball into the end zone on both the touchdown and the two-point conversion.

As the world descends on the USA, Canada and Mexico, it's time to fire up the age-old debate of what to call the beautiful game