Across
- 3. Can be done to a door and a defence
- 6. Awarded to football teams and criminals
- 9. musical device and instructive midfielder
- 11. Rhetoric strategy but also protects the goal
- 13. Tournament in which at least three teams are awarded a trophy
- 19. Car brand associated with world class defender
- 20. Subject in high school which can also describe dynamic between players
- 22. Essential in statistics and midfield
Down
- 1. Common unsporting behaviour in football
- 2. Farm animal associated with overachieving team
- 4. Situation common to wingers
- 5. Tottenham, Liverpool, Crystal Palace
- 7. Defensive role which directly translates to 'free one'
- 8. Performed by banks and football clubs
- 10. Player solely relying on a single trait
- 12. Is a part of a common playground device and modern midfields
- 14. Ronaldo, Mbappe, Son
- 15. Act of successfully marking someone throughout a match
- 16. Routinely performed by cleaning lady and modern goalkeepers
- 17. Ball striking technique and synonym off spirited
- 18. Mammal associated with team most likely to loss
- 21. Common in a tuxedo and boring game
- 23. Performed by aggressive winger and law enforcement
- 24. Object used at the end of modern term describing a manager specific playing style