What kind of pass is a cut back?
Weekly Football Phrase: Combine with
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Weekly Football Phrase: Curtain raiser
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Weekly Football Phrase: To start the new season, we look at the phrase ‘curtain raiser’, a phrase which is used to introduce the first match of a new season.
Football Expression: Come from behind
This week’s English for football is come from behind
Football Glossary: Confederations Cup
Confederations Cup: A FIFA-run tournament that started in 1997 and which is held in the year before every World Cup.
Weekly Football Phrase: (to) Cause an Upset
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This week, languagecaster.com introduces the English for football phrase ‘to cause an upset’.
Weekly Football Phrase 2006-07: Centre stage
This week, languagecaster.com introduces the English for football phrase ‘Centre stage’
Football Glossary: A Cup Draw
Cup draw: To decide which teams play which in a cup competition. Teams are sometimes seeded but usually this decision is random
Football glossary: To Crush an opponent
To Crush an opponent: To beat a team heavily, to thrash another team
Football Glossary: Cruyff turn
Cruyff turn: A piece of skill used to beat a defender by dragging the ball around him (started by Dutch legend Johann Cruyff)
Football Glossary: The Crowd
The crowd: The fans or supporters in the stadium who watch the game.
Football Glossary: (to/a) Cross
(to/a) Cross: To pass the ball from a wide position into the centre (usually an attacking ploy) Sometimes known as a centre.
Football Glossary: (to) Crash out of
(to) Crash out of: When a team is badly beaten in a cup competition. It is usually a surprise defeat or a heavy defeat.
Football Glossary: (a) Cracker
A cracker: A very exciting match, usually with lots of goals OR a great goal
Football Glossary: Counter Attack
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 pitch when the ball has been recovered.
Football Glossary: Corner
Football Glossary: Corner – A set play (set piece) that is taken from the corner of the pitch. It often results in an a
Football Glossary: Copa Libertadores
Copa Libertadores: The main South American tournament for club teams. The equivalent in Europe is the Champions League.
Football Glossary: Copa América
Copa América: The South American tournament for international teams. The equivalent in Europe is The European Championship and in Africa it is the Cup of Nations.
Football Glossary: To Concede
(to) Concede: To allow a goal in/to let in a goal
Football Glossary: (to) Come Back From the Dead
To come back from the dead: To make a remarkable comeback, to stage a fightback when all seems lost