total football

English

WOTD – 25 April 2016

Alternative forms

  • Total Football

Etymology

Calque of Dutch totaalvoetbal.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtəʊtəl ˈfʊtbɔːl/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtoʊtəl ˈfʊtbɔl/
  • Audio (General Australian):(file)
  • Hyphenation: to‧tal foot‧ball

Noun

total football (uncountable)

  1. (soccer) A tactic in which the outfield players assume different roles during a game, while keeping an organised structure.

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