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 scored in a game – the keeper has been beaten and now has to collect the ball.
Football Language: Last-gasp goal
In this football language post we explain the football expression ‘last-gasp goal’ which is a late, very late, goal in a game – one that tends to change the result of the game.
Football Cliche: Walk the ball into the net
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 scores or doesn’t score a goal!
Football Language: Expected Goals (xG)
Expected Goals (xG): we look at a phrase that is becoming more popular in football as we find ways to describe shots on goal – expected goals or xG.
Football Language: Trounce
In this post we look at the phrase ‘trounce’ which is connected to big scores in football after Leicester City’s record-breaking 9-0 win away at Southampton.
Football Language: Set up a chance or goal
In this post we explain the football expression ‘set up a chance or set up a goal’ which is used to describe an assist in football.
2018 World Cup Language: Half-volley
Half-volley: On today’s 2018 World Cup language we look at the phrase ‘half-volley ‘.
Football Language: (to) Tuck Away
To tuck away: Now in football this phrase is used to describe a goal. If a player tucks the ball away, he or she guides the ball past the goalkeeper safely into the net.
Football Language: Own Goal
Own goal: What’s the meaning of an own goal in football?
Football Language: Overhead kick
Overhead kick: Cristiano Ronaldo’s second goal in Real Madrid’s 3-0 away victory – an overhead kick- has been hailed as one of the greatest of all time
Football Language: Natural Goalscorer
Natural Goalscorer: What’s the meaning of the term goalscorer in football?
Football Language: Put past
To put past an opponent: What’s the meaning of the phrase to put five past an opponent?
Football Language: The perfect hat-trick
The perfect hat-trick: What do we mean when we use the football expression ‘the perfect hat-trick’?
Football Language: To bury the ball in the back of the net
To bury the ball in the back of the net: There are many ways to describe a goal in football and here is another phrase…
Football Language: To Nick a goal
Nick a goal: What’s the meaning of the phrase ‘to nick a goal’?
Football Language: Snapshot
Snapshot: What’s the meaning of the phrase ‘snapshot’ in football?
Football Language: Scorpion Kick
What’s the meaning of ‘scorpion kick’ in football?
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: An eye for goal
What’s the meaning of ‘An eye for goal’?
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’