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’
Football Language: Fill your boots
What is the meaning of the football cliche ‘to fill your boots in football?
Football Language: Stunner
Stunner: This word is used to describe a wonderful goal in football and usually this goal has been scored from long range – maybe from out…
Football Language: Looping Header
There are many ways to score with a header in football, for example, a glancing header or a diving header but today we are going to look at the phrase ‘looping header’.
Football Language: Breakaway goal
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 breakaway goal
Weekly Football Phrase: To Nod Home
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Nod home: When we use the phrase to nod the ball we mean that a player has used his/her head to move the ball – to head the ball…