Vocabulary of playing the game: In this post we take a look at some of the words and phrases that players might use while playing a match...
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In this short football language post we explain the expression 'to be in the hat' which is often used when describing knockout football.
In this short football language podcast, we talk abut the phrase 'not at the races', along with some other football language.
In this short football language post we explain the expression 'to toy with an opponent' and how it is used in football.
In this short football language post we explain the expression 'masterclass' and how it is used in football.
To telegraph the pass: In this football language post we explain the football cliche 'to telegraph a pass' which is used when describing a...
Football Language: The Road to Wembley - In this football language post we explain the phrase 'The Road to Wembley' which describes how...
Rusty: In this football language post we explain some language connected to the restart of football in the Premier League and in particular...
Football Cliche: Nil-nil written all over it - In this football language post we explain the football cliche, 'nil-nil written all over it'...
In this football language post we explain the football expression 'pick the ball out of the net' which is used to describe a goal being...
Seven stages of being a football manager: Managers have yet again been in the news this week and so on this week's football-language...
In this football language post we explain the cliche: 'Something out of nothing' which is used to describe something unexpected in football.
In this football language post we explain the football cliche, 'one game at a time' which is used to take the pressure off a team that is...
Walk the title: We explain the football cliche, 'walk the title' which is used when a team is winning a league easily.
Walk the ball into the net: In this football language post we explain the football cliche which is used to describe a situation when a team...
We explain the phrase 'To have a player on toast' which is used to describe when one player is dominating another player.
In this football language post we explain the football cliche 'one hand on the trophy'.
In this post we explain the football expression 'labour to a victory'.
In this post we explain the football expression 'stroll past another team' which is used to describe an easy victory in football.
Here we explain the football cliche 'add steel to the team' which is used when a team needs to be a litle stronger.
In this post we explain the football cliche 'put in the mixer' which is used to describe a long-ball game...
In today's football expression we explain the cliche 'no one is bigger than the club' which can be seen a s a type of warning.
In this post, we explain the football expression 'bore draw' which is used to describe a not very exciting game of football.
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