defender

As a tactic, this looks identical to 'screening' in basketball, a move in which a player stands still to block a nearby defender, allowing space for their team-mates to move freely around them.

He used to play youth football at age 6 and was so scared of being tackled that he kept running away from defenders when he had the ball.

Perales, who has been in the militia for decades, sees his role as a "defender" of his street, the neighbourhood where he lives, what he knows.

He immediately launched a pass downfield to Lemon, who juked two defenders out of their shoes on his way into the end zone.

Former Manchester City defender Micah Richards, analysing the game for Match of the Day, was less diplomatic in his assessment.