scissor tackle

Noun

 * 1)  A tackle where one player slides in and wraps their legs either side of an opponent's legs.
 * 2) * 2010, I did not want to kill Liam Ridgewell, says Emmanuel Eboué, The Guardian:
 * Arsenal's Emmanuel Eboué has defended his scissor tackle on Liam Ridgewell by insisting that he "did not want to kill" the Birmingham player in Saturday's match at the Emirates.