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In this post we explain the word ‘ghost’ and how it is used in football.
Football Language: Game in hand
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This week’s English for football phrase is ‘Game in hand’ which refers to…
Football Language: Goalmouth Scramble
This post explains the phrase ‘goalmouth scramble‘, which you will often here when last ditch defending is involved. If you have questions or comments, please email us at: admin@languagecaster.com. You can also find many more examples of soccer vocabulary by going to our football cliches page here and our huge football glossary here. Football Language: […]
Football Language: Give the keeper the eyes
Football Language: Give the keeper the eyes – what’s the meaning of this phrase in football?
Football Language: (to) Gift
This phrase uses what is usually a noun, ‘gift’ as a verb, ‘to gift.’ If you gift someone something, you give them something, and in football this phrase is most often used with the object ‘ball’ or ‘goal.’
Football Language: (to) Go Through (Someone)
In this post, we look at the phrase ‘(to) Go Through (Someone)’; what does it mean and when when do we use it? Find out more about this phrase by reading the transcript below. You can also find many more examples of soccer vocabulary by going to our football cliches page here and our huge football glossary […]
Football Language: To get on the end of
What’s the meaning of the phrase ‘To get on the end of’ when used in football?
Football Language: (A) Glancing header
What’s the meaning of the phrase ‘Glancing header’?
Football Language: Good feet
What does the football phrase ‘good feet’ mean?
Weekly Football Phrase: A goal that deserves to win any game
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This week’s football phrase is ‘a goal that deserves to win any game’
Weekly Football Phrase: Goal Drought
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In this week’s football phrase we explain the phrase ‘goal drought’
Football Cliche: The game needs a goal
Game needs a goal: We use this football cliche when a match is not that exciting
Weekly Football Phrase: Go Down to the Wire
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For this week’s weekly football phrase we explain the football phrase ‘go down to the wire’.
World Cup Word of the Day: Ghost past
What do we mean when we use the phrase ‘to ghost past’?
World Cup Word of the Day: Goalkeeping Gaffe
Do you know the meaning of the phrase ‘goalkeeping gaffe’?
Football Glossary: Goal difference
Goal difference is a measurement used to decide the position of teams in a league when they are equal on points. It is calculated by subtracting the goals conceded (goals against) from the goals scored. If a team had scored 50 goals and conceded 40 they would have a goal difference of plus 10.