El Sackico

English Etymology en El Clásico a match between rival teams FC Barcelona and Real Madrid sack to fire. Noun El Sackico en association football humorous A match between two underperforming football clubs, after which the manager of the losing side is at risk of being sacked. en 2011-12-21 talkSPORT Chris Mendes Top 10 El Clasico puns: El Cashico (City v Chelsea), El Thrashico (1-6 City) and more football matches renamed https://talksport.com/football/fa-cup/125891/top-10-el-clasico-puns-el-cashico-city-v-chelsea-el-thrashico-1-6-city-and-more-football-matches-re/ In the past Blackburn's bottom of the table home defeat to lowly Bolton would have been referred to as a 'basement battle' or a 'relegation six-pointer', but with Steve Kean and Owen Coyle under real pressure going into the game it was, naturally, 'El Sackico'. https://web.archive.org/web/20230928183317/https://talksport.com/football/fa-cup/125891/top-10-el-clasico-puns-el-cashico-city-v-chelsea-el-thrashico-1-6-city-and-more-football-matches-re/ 28 September 2023 23 September 2026 en 2024-12-09 BBC Sport Emlyn Begley Lopetegui and O'Neil stay focused before 'El Sackico' https://www.football365.com/news/premier-league-sack-race-next-manager-leave 2026-09-21 Hammers boss Julen Lopetegui and Wolves' Gary O'Neil are the managers with the two shortest odds - by some way - to lose their job next. So much so the game has been dubbed 'El Sackico' on social media. https://web.archive.org/web/20241214024721/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cpw2rg095pxo 14 December 2024 en 2025-10-03 The Guardian Barry Glendenning ‘He’s behind you!’ Is Postecoglou the real villain in Nottingham Forest’s panto? https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/oct/03/football-daily-newsletter-ange-postecoglou-nottingham-forest With Newcastle, Chelsea, Porto and Bournemouth next up it is difficult to see from where a first Postecoglou win will come before what could surely be the mother of all El Sackicos against Manchester United. https://web.archive.org/web/20251003180339/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/oct/03/football-daily-newsletter-ange-postecoglou-nottingham-forest 3 October 2025 23 September 2026 en 2026-09-16 Football365 Dave Tickner Premier League sack race: Roberto De Zerbi and Michael Carrick heading for El Sackico https://www.football365.com/news/premier-league-sack-race-next-manager-leave 2026-09-21 The other side of the international break feels about 400 years away at this time, but when we do get there we have United v Spurs waiting for us. If Carrick and De Zerbi both get there, El Sackico awaits. https://web.archive.org/web/20260922221212/https://www.football365.com/news/premier-league-sack-race-next-manager-leave 22 September 2026