tiki-takan.
/tɪkɪˈtakə/, U.S. /tɪkiˈtɑkə/ Association Football.
A style of play characterized by highly accurate short passing and an emphasis on retaining possession of the ball.This style of play is typically associated with the Spanish national team and some Spanish clubs, particularly FC Barcelona, in the late 2000s and early 2010s, although other teams had previously used similar systems.
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2007 S. Lowe in Guardian 30 July 6 (heading) Schuster must live up to Real ideal of tiki-taka.
2012 FourFourTwo Aug. 5/2 Congratulations to Spain on making football history by lifting the trophy—an incredible achievement for La Roja and their unrelenting commitment to tiki-taka.
2022 @ChrisMoseley2 23 Mar. in twitter.com (accessed 24 Mar. 2022) Some people seem to think all teams should play tiki taka which personally I find boring.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2022).
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