Comprehensive: This is an adjective that can be used to describe a big defeat or victory – a comprehensive defeat or comprehensive victory
Football Language: Caretaker Manager
Caretaker Manager: Check the meaning of the football phrase ‘caretaker manager’ here
Football Language: Clinical Finishing
Clinical finishing: The basic meaning here is related to how efficient a team is with respect to their performance and particularly in front of goal – so we often use this adjective with the word ‘finishing’ – ‘clinical finishing’
Weekly Football Phrase: CONMEBOL
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This week’s English for football phrase is ‘CONMEBOL’, which is the name of the South American football organisation.
Football Language: Cup Upset
What’s the meaning of the phrase ‘Cup Upset’?
Football Language: To Clip
In football we use the verb to clip to describe a type of pass or shot that raises the ball slightly.
Weekly Football Phrase: Contenders
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What is the meaning of the word ‘contenders’ in football?
Football Language: Close range
What’s the meaning of the football phrase ‘close range’?
Weekly Football Phrase: Carve Open
This week’s football phrase is to carve open which in football means to open up a defence
Weekly Football Phrase: Crowned Champions
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This week’s weekly football phrase is all about winning a cup or a championship: To be crowned champions
Weekly Football Phrase: To Crush
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In this week’s football phrase we talk about the phrase to crush.
Weekly Football Phrase: (be) Cup Tied
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In our predictions we feature several games from cup competitions, and in our weekly football phrase we explain the phrase cup tied.
Football Language: Cup Run
It’s the 3rd round of the FA Cup so today we introduce the football phrase Cup run
Weekly Football Phrase: Chip
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For this week’s football phrase we introduce the football phrase ‘chip’.
Weekly Football Phrase: Club World Cup
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In this week’s football phrase we explain the football term ‘Club World Cup’
Football Language: Community Shield
It’s the weekend before the Premier league season starts so the traditional pre-season game between last season’s FA Cup and Premier League winners takes place at Wembley: The Community Shield
World Cup Word of the Day: The Champions’ Curse
Spain feel the weight of the Champions Curse. Languagecaster.com’s World Cup Word of the Day
Weekly Football Language Phrase: Can’t buy a goal
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What does the expression ‘can’t buy a goal’ mean?
Weekly Football Phrase: Crunch Game
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This week’s English for football phrase is the expression crunch game – do you know what this means?
Weekly Football Phrase: To Cut Inside
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This week’s English for football phrase is the expression ‘to cut inside’.