an attempt by a defender to take the ball away from a ball carrier by sliding on the ground feet-first into the ball.
Executing a baseball type slide in an attempt to dispossess the ball from a ball carrier.
A sliding tackle or slide tackle is a skill in football (soccer) in which a defending player attempts to take the ball away from an opposing player by deliberately leaving his or her feet and sliding along the ground with one leg extended to push the ball away from the opposing player.