What is the meaning of the phrases 'to bomb forward' or 'to bomb on' in football?
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To play a blinder is a football cliche which means to play very, very well.
What is the meaning of the phrase '(to) hog the ball' / 'ball hog' in football?
This week's weekly football post explains the phrase ball to hand.
This week's English for football is the phrase 'to break down a defence'
If a team is under pressure and has to defend a lot but then manages to counter attack and score we say that they have managed to score a...
Today's football phrase is 'back to back victories
What's the meaning of the phrase 'to blaze over' in football? When a player misses a chance to score by shooting high over...
Languagcaster's weekly football phrase - Does your team have a box-to-box midfielder on the squad?
It's a weekend full of derbies across Europe, where rivals clash and fans are desperate for this week's English for football phrase ...
Although not really a football phrase, the expression behind closed doors has been in the football news this week...
This week's football phrase is the term 'back four' which refers to a team's defence.
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Who deserves a lengthy 'ban' after the latest World Cup matches. language caster's World Cup Word of the Day - to ban/a ban
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Bid: To make an offer for a player; to try and buy a player on a transfer. This word is commonly used when...
A bullet header: a powerful header that flies, like a bullet from a gun, towards the goal.
This week, languagecaster.com introduces the football phrase 'beyond the pale'.
On this week's football podcast for learners of English, we discuss the winter tradition in the UK of having fixtures all through the...
On this week's main report we look at the tradition of playing football on the 26th of December - Boxing Day.
By the Skin of their Teeth: This phrase means to achieve something by a narrow margin, to only just succeed.
Business End to the Season: This means the most important part of the season or the the run in at the end of the football year. We use the...
Bundesliga: The name of the German league championship. Example: The 2012 Bundesliga champions are Borussia Dortmund Example: The...
Brought down to earth: the meaning of this expression simply means to come back to reality and usually this reality is not so exciting.
To Break a hoodoo: The word hoodoo is usually associated with bad luck or possibly even a curse. In football, if a team attempts to break...
Bounce back: To come back strongly after a bad defeat. If a team reacts or responds well after a poor result.
Every week, languagecaster.com brings you words or phrases from the footballing news. Today we explain the phrase 'to boss the game'.
(a) Booking: A caution or yellow card
What's your team's bogey team - Bogey team: A team that always does well against another team even though it is not usually expected to.
Another 'B' phrase from our glossary list - to blow wide open
Who is in the news for a back pass this week? Check out languagecaster's football glossary to find out.