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Block tackle

Meaning in football (soccer), with examples

nounCommon term

In football (soccer), block tackle means: A standing challenge in which a defender uses a firm foot position to stop or win the ball.

In Turkish: blok müdahale

How it is used

Use make a block tackle; distinguish the challenge for the ball from blocking a shot.

Example sentences

  1. Her block tackle stopped the winger carrying the ball into the box.

    The defender meets the moving ball while staying on their feet.

  2. He won possession with a block tackle and passed immediately.

    The challenge becomes the first action in a new possession.

Common collocations

  • make a block tackle
  • standing block tackle
  • win a block tackle
  • tackleAn attempt to take the ball away from an opponent with your feet. A fair tackle wins the ball; a mistimed or reckless one is a foul.
  • defenderA player whose main job is to stop the other team from attacking and scoring, usually playing in the line closest to their own goal.

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