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| English | Russian |
| holding midfielder | волнорез (проф. жаргон I. Havkin) |
| holding midfielder | стержневой центрхав (Guadry) |
| holding midfielder | опорник (Alexey Lebedev) |
| holding on to the ball | удержание мяча (play for time - Using delaying tactics in a match so as to prevent the opposition from attacking and thus gain time to one's own advantage, mainly by holding on to the ball. -  uefa.com dimock) |