The football cliche ‘form goes out the window’ is often used to describe a derby between two local rivals.
Weekly Football Phrase: Be Fit
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This week’s football language phrase is simple but very important; it is ‘to be fit’.
Weekly Football Phrase: First time
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First time is used in football to give a pass or hit a shot without having to control the ball beforehand
Weekly Football Phrase: (to) Fire Home
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Today’s English for football phrase is the verb to fire home – which is a way to describe scoring a goal
Weekly Football Phrase: To Feign
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This week’s weekly football phrase is to feign
Weekly Football Phrase: (to) Finish
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For this week’s weekly football phrase we explain the verb to finish.
Football Language: Free Transfer
The transfer window is open for another ten days or so and so today’s football phrase is ‘free transfer’.
World Cup Word of the Day: Flagged offside
What do we mean when we use the phrase ‘flagged offside’ in football?
World Cup Word of the Day: Good finish
What do we mean when we use the phrase ‘good finish’?
World Cup Word of the Day: To be flat
What’s the meaning of the phrase ‘to be flat’ in football?
World Cup Word of the Day: Flick On
World Cup Word of the Day. It’s the seventh day of the World Cup and Languagecaster today focuses on the verb phrase ‘to flick on’.
Football Glossary: Fluke
Fluke: This means that something in the game has only happened because of luck – a lucky shot or pass for example can be described as a fluke goal or fluke pass. Sometime the adjective form ‘flukey’ will be used.
Football Glossary: Fixtures
Fixtures: A series of matches; a set of games to be played. The fixtures for the football season in England usually appear in June.
Football Glossary: To Field
To field: When used as a verb this means to choose or pick the starting XI or the team; the players who start the game (on the field).
Football Glossary: Funny Old Game
Today’s English for Football expression is a classic footballing cliche – football is a funny old game.
Football Glossary: (a) Foul
(a) Foul: When an opponent stops a player by illegal means (e.g. a push or trip)
Football Glossary: FIFA
FIFA stands for Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and is the organising committee of world football
Football Glossary: Fergie
Fergie: Nickname of Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson.