"Anti-football" is a style of football that relies only on passing and an extremely defensive, aggressive, physical, robust style of play of football where one team deploys their whole team, except the striker, behind the ball. In doing so, they try their best to stop the opposition from scoring, rather than trying to win the game themselves. It is also used to criticise the playing style of teams who prevent the game from moving on with actions such as: kicking the ball forward without trying to reach any players, intentionally diving and stopping the play for several minutes or kicking the ball away when a free-kick is awarded, to waste time (usually penalised with a yellow card if too flagrant). On the other hand UEFA had a prize of fair play for teams of which is part the avoidance of anti-football. If players pass try to "unlock" the game, play offensively, take risks, do retain possession, etc. it increases their fair play note (along with avoidance of fouls, and respect shown by fans). The three best rated teams of Europe could be automatically qualified in Europa league and were (and still are) given a monetary prize. History and usage The phrase has been in use in English since at least 2001, where Gary Armstrong and Richard Giulianotti used the phrase in their book Fear and Loathing in World Football to describe the tactics of Argentine club Estudiantes de La Plata in the 1968 Copa Intercontinental, citing usage of the phrase in a 1968 editorial in the Argentine sports magazine El Gráfico. In November 2004, Frank Rijkaard described Celtic's style of play as anti-football after Barcelona's UEFA Champions League match against the club. In November 2006, Arsenal's Cesc Fàbregas characterised style of play in the English Premier League as "anti-football" in the week following a 1–0 defeat to West Ham United, saying, "Teams just defend, defend, and defend; they try to waste time. I call it 'anti-football,' but we have to accept this happens and break teams down." After a frustrating FA Cup tie against Blackburn Rovers in 2007, Fàbregas could be seen exchanging angry words with Rovers manager Mark Hughes. Hughes explained, "When we shook hands at the end, the young man asked me a question which I thought was disrespectful. He asked me if I had played for Barcelona and when I said yes, he shook his head as