'Squeaky bum time' & 'park the bus': Iconic Mourinho & Ferguson phrases added to Oxford English Dictionary

Word/phrase

Definition

Cruyff turn

''A manoeuvre used by one player to evade another, in which the player with the ball feints a pass while facing in one direction before immediately dragging the ball behind and across his or her standing leg with the other foot, turning, and moving away in the opposite direction.''

Rabona

''An unorthodox way of kicking a ball in which the kicking leg crosses behind the standing leg before making contact; (also) a pass, cross, etc., made in this way.''

Panenka

''A penalty kick in which the taker lightly chips the ball into the centre of the goal at the moment that the goalkeeper dives to one side.''

Total football

''An attacking style of football in which every outfield player is able to play in any position as required during the course of a game, to allow fluid movement around the pitch while retaining the team's overall structure as players exchange positions and fill spaces left by others.''

Gegenpressing

''A style of play in which a team upon losing possession puts immediate and intensive pressure on the opposition, even deep in the opposition's half, in an attempt to regain the ball at the earliest opportunity, prevent the opposing team from capitalizing on possession, and force mistakes in dangerous positions.''

Tiki-taka

''A style of play characterized by highly accurate short passing and an emphasis on retaining possession of the ball.''

Park the bus

''To play in a very defensive way, typically by having the majority of outfield players close to their own goal and showing little attacking intent.''

False nine

''A centre forward who often drops further towards midfield than is typical of this role, becoming more involved in creative play and leaving space for teammates to attack; (also) the position occupied by such a player.''

Row Z

''A notional area high and far back in the stadium humorously said to be the destination of a powerful but inelegant clearance, wildly misdirected shot, etc.''

Trequartista

''An attacking player who operates in the space between the midfielders and the strikers and whose primary role is to create opportunities for teammates to score.''

Zonal marking

''A system of defensive play in which an individual player is assigned a particular area on the field of play to defend.''

Squeaky bum time

''A particularly tense period of time, esp. one leading up to the climax of a competition or event.''

Top-scoring

''Someone that achieves a higher score than other participants in a sporting event, or (more generally) another event in which scores or grades are awarded.”

Outfield

''The players other than the goalkeeper, collectively.”

Over the top

''In sporting contexts: up and over the top of a person or thing; over the head of an opposing player.”