Total Footballnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌtəʊ.təl ˈfʊt.bɔːl//ˌtoʊ.t̬əl ˈfʊt.bɑːl/an attacking style of playing football in which all the players in a team except the goalkeeper can change positions during the game:
Rinus Michels, the Dutch national team coach of the 1970s, is usually credited with inventing "Total Football".
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