Hooligan: Football supporters involved in violence; yob (hooliganism).
Holders: The current champions of a competition or cup (they hold the trophy)
Hat-trick: To score three goals in one game
To hammer: (a) To thrash, crush, beat another team heavily.
(b) To hit the ball hard; to strike the ball with power
Half-time: The break between the first and second half of a match.
Hairdryer treatment: An expression used to describe how Sir Alex Ferguson (see Fergie) angrily shouts at players at half-time if they are...
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Every week, languagecaster.com brings you words or phrases from the footballing news. Today we explain the phrase 'to be held to a draw'.
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This week's football phrase is 'to hold the ball up'
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Today's World Cup phrase of the day is the expression to hold on.
The Hand of God, refers to a goal scored by Maradona against England in the 1986 World Cup quarter finals - scored with his hand.
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This week's English For Football phrase is the expression household name which simply means very well known.