man-mark

British

verb

sport (tr) to stay close to (a specific opponent) to hamper his or her play

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"I had waited my whole life to play in a World Cup final and I am asked to man-mark, which I had never done before," said Charlton.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2023

Under his system, four defenders man-mark opposing attacking players, while a “libero” sweeps up anything that gets through.

From Washington Times • Jun. 17, 2014

Bosnia coach Safet Susic promised to maintain the attacking strategy that helped his team qualify for Brazil, and didn't want to tinker with his tactics to "sacrifice a player just to man-mark Messi."

From US News • Jun. 15, 2014

For Manaus, we need an 'English Park Ji-Sung', one England player designated to man-mark him.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2014

Never Once Twice Three times Who did Ron 'Chopper' Harris brutally man-mark out of the game during Chelsea's 1970 FA Cup final replay win over Leeds?

From The Guardian • Sep. 16, 2010

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