In this football language post we look at the phrase 'statement win' after Tottenham's win at Old Trafford at the weekend.
Day 30 saw the second semi final between England and The Netherlands. The phrase we chose for this game is super sub
In this football language post we look at the phrase 'Score from open play' after France yet again managed to qualify without scoring a...
In this football language post we look at the phrase 'Shoot-out victory' after Portugal's dramatic win on penalties against Slovenia in...
Day 10 at Euro 2024, and our football phrase of the day is 'sucker punch'; one of many phrases in football taken from boxing.
On day eight of Euro 2024, the phrase of the day is ‘string of chances’ which describes the match between France and The...
Day six's Euro 2024 phrase is 'sweep home' which was used to describe a last gasp goal scored in the Croatia v Albania match.
In this football language post we look at the phrase, 'Snatch a last-gasp win' from the Portugal v Czech Republic game on day 5 of the Euros
Day four's Euro 2024 phrase is 'screamer' which was used to describe a special type of goal scored in the Romania v Ukraine match.
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In this football language podcast we look at the word 'stand' and see how it is used in different ways in football.
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This short football language podcast looks at the word 'survival' which is used to describe a team battling to avoid relegation.
A Sniff - in this short podcast on the language of football we explain the phrase 'a sniff' and how it is used to talk about football.
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This short podcast on the language of football introduces the phrase, 'between the sticks', which is a phrase used to talk about...
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In this short podcast on the language of football, we talk about a football phrase that describes a shot. The phrase is 'a sweet strike'.
In this short podcast on the language of football, we talk about a way to describe a shot. The phrase is 'a sighter'.
In this football language post for learners of English we look at the football expression 'scruffy shot' which is used to describe a shot...
‘To seal‘: we look at this verb, which is used especially in tournaments, in this short football language post. Read the...
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We explain the phrase 'stripped of the captaincy' which has been in the news this week because of the Arsenal player Aubameyang
In this post, we explain an expression sometimes used in football, especially when a game is postponed, 'snowed off'
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We look at the phrases 'chalked off'' and 'the goal stands' which appeared in the BBC report on the Manchester City vs Tottenham WSL game
In this podcast we look at the phrase 'end a drought' which came from the 2021 Copa America final match between Brazil and Argentina
We look at the phrases 'talisman' and 'steer' from the BBC report on the 2020 European Championship last-16 match between England and...
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Send a team home: We look at the phrase 'send a team home' which has been used at the 2020 European Championships to describe when a...
In this football language podcast we look at the phrase 'sweet volley' from the England-Scotland game from Group B in the 2020 European...
In this football language podcast we look at a phrase linked to the 2021 Champions League Final game - a player's name-shaped hole.