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The phrase: 'Hat-trick':

Hat-trick: a term used commonly in a wide range of sporting ventures to describe an achievement of three events/milestones.

Origin
The term 'hat-trick' was first apprehended the the 1870's. It originally came from the sport of cricket: during the 19th century, if a bowler competing in a cricket match took three consecutive wickets with three consecutive balls, then his club was supposed to award him with a new hat (or an equivalent). Hence the name: "Hat-trick".

20th Century
During the 20th century the term 'Hat-trick' was apprehended into other sports at the achievement of three events.

A Football 'Hat-trick'
'Hat-trick' having advanced into more noticeably football was, and still is, a commonly used term. Due to the fact that it is a more frequent occurrence that a footballer scores three goals in a match rather then the rare sight of a cricket hat-trick, three consecutive wickets, the term has been more associated with football rather than any other sport in general.