noun
sliding tackle
A soccer/football term for a defensive move where a player slides along the ground to take the ball from an opponent.
彼のスライディングタックルは見事だった。
His sliding tackle was brilliant.
危険なスライディングタックルでイエローカードをもらった。
He got a yellow card for a dangerous sliding tackle.
Variant with interpunct; less common in running text.
タックル is a general tackle (in rugby, American football, etc.), while スライディングタックル specifically refers to a sliding tackle in soccer.
Loanword from English 'sliding tackle'.