Home › Words › A › angeballangeballangeball · noun — the heavily attacking style of football (soccer) associated with Greek-Australian coach Ange Postecoglou.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom Ange (Postecoglou) + -ball.nounThe heavily attacking style of football (soccer) associated with Greek-Australian coach Ange Postecoglou.e.g.“November 2023 feels like a lifetime ago. Spurs were top of the league. Angeball was at its peak. Dynamic free-flowing football.” — 2026 February 12, Max Rushden, “Bring on the old guard to beat the drop: can Ange's recall be right twist for Spurs?”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 14 Feb 2026:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.beckhamesque 55% match — in the style of David Beckham, particularly in the footballing style vs angeball →bazball 54% match — An aggressive run-scoring approach to cricket. vs angeball →gegenpress 54% match — The use of the gegenpressing tactic. vs angeball →soccerlike 53% match — Resembling soccer. vs angeball →goalsneak 51% match — An Australian rules football player, usually a forward, who manages to kick many goals in a game. vs angeball →maradonaesque 50% match — In the footballing style of Diego Maradona. vs angeball →gegenpressing 49% match — A tactic in which a team, after losing possession of the ball, immediately attempts to win back possession, rather than falling back to regroup. vs angeball →zidanesque 49% match — In the footballing style of Zinedine Zidane. vs angeball →