Most forms of football have a move known as a tackle. The primary purposes of tackling are to dispossess an opponent of the ball, to stop the player from gaining ground towards goal or to stop them from carrying out what they intend.
A tackle in Australian rules football
A tackle in association football
Alessandro Diamanti (22) slide tackles Steven Gerrard (4) at Euro 2012
Western Bulldogs player Liam Picken tackling Jordan Lewis of Melbourne, who is attempting a handball
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word football normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly called football include association football ; Australian rules football; Gaelic football; gridiron football ; International rules football; rugby league football; and rugby union football. These various forms of football share, to varying degrees, common origins and are known as "football codes".
American football (gridiron)
Association football (soccer)
Australian rules football
Gaelic football (GAA)