technical area

British

noun

soccer the area at the side of the pitch to which managers, trainers, coaches, etc are restricted during play

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All Chelsea's outfield players jogged over to the technical area to get instructions.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

The image of Mikel Arteta on his knees in his technical area as Kai Havertz headed over a stoppage-time chance will be the image lodged in the head of many Arsenal fans.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

I'm stood there in my technical area, fourth official next to me.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025

As the physio runs on, all of the outfield players head over to the technical area for a team talk.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025

They’ll be back on Wednesday, only this time Arena and Sarachan will be in the opposite technical area, standing in front of the San José Earthquakes’ bench.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2025

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