Football Phrases
Each week Damon and Damian explain a football phrase on the weekly languagecaster podcast. All of these phrases come with a transcript and separate audio file which can help with listening and reading practice as well as improve vocabulary building. These English for Football expressions can be accessed by clicking on the season links below. You can also find a list of football language in alphabetical order by visiting our football glossary page here.
2010-11 Season
- Scotland's late winnerspared their blushes
- Defoe thinks Rednapp is the bestgaffer he's ever had
- Everton's 3-3 draw with Man Utd was apulsating game.
2009-10 Season
- His first game for the club, hisdebut, finished as a draw
- Tothump a team means to beat them heavily
- Liverpoolbroke the deadlock in the 90th minute to win 1-0
2008-09 Season
- There areno pushovers in international football
- Supporters are sometimes known as the12th man
- Overly-defensive teams are accused ofparking the bus
2007-08 Season
- The Spanish teamtook Russia apart 3-0 in Euro 2008
- The tense part of the season is calledSqueaky-bum time
- To be in with a shout means to still have a chance
2006-07 Season
- The manager wasfired after the poor performance
- The team needs to showbouncebackability
- Ronaldo has often been described as aprima donna.
Football Cliches
- The midfielderran his socks off during the game
- The playersfelt as sick as parrots after the loss
- The winners wereover the moon after the victory
Check out our football glossary here
The football glossary has a huge collection of football vocabulary, technical terms, clichés and football phrases complete with definitions, examples and worksheets and online quizzes that are being added to all the time. Come along to this great footballing vocabulary resource and let us know if we are missing anything!
