Here are some more useful phrases from this week’s podcast. For more English practice try our online quizzes and crosswords, worksheets and English for football phrases.

• dead ball - a free kick, corner or penalty

David Beckham did not score from a dead ball situation last week but rather from open play.

• To bounce back - to come back after a defeat

LA Galaxy bounced back with a win after their opening 4-0 loss.

• Fiery character - a strong temperament, short-tempered

Alex Ferguson and Hugo Sanchez are both fiery characters.

• To be relegated - to move down a division

Derby have been relegated from the Premier League.

• Match fixing - when players try to illegally win money on a match by not trying.

There have been allegations of match fixing in the Premier League.

• Leg - tie, match

The second legs of the quarter finals of the Champions League take place this week.

• Bottle - courage

Galatasaray will need a lot of bottle to beat Chelsea.

• Nemesis - a team that another team always loses to

Liverpool are Chelsea’s nemesis in the Champions League.

• to nick a goal - to steal a goal

If Liverpool nick a goal early on they might win.

• Mouth watering - to be tempting, to be eagerly awaited

Manchester United versus Barcelona is a mouth watering prospect.

• To be in with a shout - to have a chance

Fenerbahce are in with a shout of winning.

• Outfit - team

The Premiership outfit will win 1-0.

• To have their tails up - to be playing well, to be confident

Villareal have their tails up at the moment.

• To buckle under the pressure

Villareal will buckle under the pressure against Sevilla.

• To have points docked - to have points removed for doing something wrong.

Cagliari have had 3 points docked for an earlier transgression.

• To wobble - to not be playing well

Barcelona are wobbling at the moment.

• To be elated - to be delighted

Damon was elated after the draw in the Champions League.

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