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scissor tackle

noun

Definitions

  1. A tackle where one player slides in and wraps their legs either side of an opponent's…

    A tackle where one player slides in and wraps their legs either side of an opponent's legs.

    • Arsenal's Emmanuel Eboué has defended his scissor tackle on Liam Ridgewell by insisting that he "did not want to kill" the Birmingham player in Saturday's match at the Emirates.
    • As he looks to get a shot away, a clumsy, lunging scissor tackle by Ledley King drags him to the ground.

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