New Year Premier League Fixtures: More games from the Premier League festive season. This time we feature both top-of-the-table clashes and...
(to/a) Defeat: To beat another team. When a team loses a game they suffer a defeat.
Debut: To play for the first time, e.g. a debut game or a debut season
Dead ball: A free kick, corner or penalty. A dead ball specialist is a player that is good at taking free kicks or corners
To register (a win): This expression means to accomplish or to attain and in football usually collocates with the words win or victory.
(to) Get off to a flier: This simply means that a team has started a match or the season very well indeed
Dead man walking: This refers to a manager who everyone knows will soon be sacked; will soon be fired. He will soon lose his job.
Days are numbered: We use this expression to describe a situation in which a manager (or player) is about to lose their job: they are under...
On this week's football podcast for learners of English, we discuss the winter tradition in the UK of having fixtures all through the...
This week, languagecaster.com digs into its archives and brings you the football phrase 'smash and grab'.
On this week's main report we look at the tradition of playing football on the 26th of December - Boxing Day.
The festive season: The Christmas period is always a busy time in England and this weekend sees the first of four matches of the holidays ...
To Crush an opponent: To beat a team heavily, to thrash another team
Cruyff turn: A piece of skill used to beat a defender by dragging the ball around him (started by Dutch legend Johann Cruyff)
The crowd: The fans or supporters in the stadium who watch the game.
(to/a) Cross: To pass the ball from a wide position into the centre (usually an attacking ploy) Sometimes known as a centre.
(to) Crash out of: When a team is badly beaten in a cup competition. It is usually a surprise defeat or a heavy defeat.
A cracker: A very exciting match, usually with lots of goals OR a great goal
Counter attack: A style of playing football that allows a team to attack quickly. It occurs when a team breaks quickly from any part of the...
Football Glossary: Corner - A set play (set piece) that is taken from the corner of the pitch. It often results in an a
On this week's football podcast for learners of English, Damon and Damian focus on some of the tough guys who have played football - the...
Copa Libertadores: The main South American tournament for club teams. The equivalent in Europe is the Champions League.
The hard men of football: On this week's main report we continue our look at the various positions on the pitch by focusing on the tough...
Huge games this week in the languagecaster predictions battle. The FIFA World Club final takes place in Japan, wile there are top-of-the...
Copa América: The South American tournament for international teams. The equivalent in Europe is The European Championship and in Africa...
In this week's review section we look back at some of the big stories from the world of football to help learners of English improve their...
This week's football phrase is 'to wrong-foot the defence', which means to do something to catch out the defence; to throw them off-balance...
Extra Time: Time added on to a cup or knock-out match that has finished in a draw to try to find a winner (usually thirty minutes)
(to) Concede: To allow a goal in/to let in a goal
To come back from the dead: To make a remarkable comeback, to stage a fightback when all seems lost
2012 FIFA Club World Cup: On this week's football podcast for learners of English, Damon and Damian focus on FIFA's Club World Cup...
On this week's main report we take a look at the 2012 Club World Cup, currently being held in Japan.