Tackle (football move)
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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 fr
A tackle in Australian rules 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
Rory Laird attempts to break a Luke Hodge tackle
Sliding tackle
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A sliding tackle, also called slide tackle, is a tackle in association football in which one leg extends to push the ball away from the opposing player. Sliding tackles can often be sources of controv
Tackle (football move)
…an illegal tackle which is also a professional foul is considered misconduct. The most spectacular form of tackle in association football is the slide tackle, wherein a tackler slides, leg extended, along the ground, aiming to hit the ball away. This form of tackle carries a high risk of committing a foul…
Sliding tackle performed by player in blue (Mohammad Daneshgar).
Arturo Vidal of Chile tackles Brazil's Kaká at the 2010 FIFA World Cup
Brexit tackle performed by player in purple (Damon Mirani)