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World Cup Word of the Day: Ban

banWorld Cup Word of the Day. Languagecaster aims toA bring you a word or phrase each day that has been part of the World Cup 2014 story. Today, weA focus on theA word ‘ban‘.

World Cup Word of the Day:A Ban

The word ban can be either a verb, ‘to ban‘ or a noun ‘a ban‘. A ban is a punishment when a player is told they cannot play for a set number of matches because they have broken the rules of the game. The verb is to ban a player, to tell the playerA they cannot play because of bad behaviour. If a player receives a straight red card, the player is normally banned for three matches. In Uruguay’s game against Italy, Luis SuárezA ‘allegedly’ bit Chiellini. People think he should be banned for a long time.

  • Example:A LuisA SuárezA faces a lengthyA banA after he appeared toA biteA Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini during Uruguay’sA World CupA match.
  • For example: Uruguay striker LuisA SuarezA looks almost certain to beA bannedA from theA World Cup.
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