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: Work the keeper
This post on the language of football explains the meaning of the phrase ‘to work the keeper’, which is a phrase connected with goalkeepers and forwards.
Football Language: Well-worked routine
Well-worked routine: In this post, we explain the football phrase ‘Well-worked routine’ which is often used when describing a set piece play.
Football Language: Workmanlike performance
What is the meaning of ‘Workmanlike performance’ in football?
Football Language: Walloped
The verb ‘to wallop’ means to hit or beat someone or something but in football it has the meaning of heavily defeating another team.
Football Language: Win ugly
Win ugly” Teams cannot always play in an attacking, stylish or beautiful way – often they have to defend a lot and maybe win on a counter attack or even with a bit of luck and so sometimes we use the phrase ‘to win ugly’
Football Language: Write off
The verbal phrase ‘to write off’ means to not give something/someone a chance, in other words if I don’t …
Weekly Football Phrase: Wide
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What is the meaning of the phrase ‘wide’ in football?
Football Language: Winless
What is the meaning of the phrase ‘winless’ in football?
Football Language: Waterlogged Pitch
What is the meaning of the phrase ‘waterlogged pitch’?
Football Language: Whip
(to) Whip: To cross the ball with power from one of the wings
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’.
Weekly Football Phrase: To want it more
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When players are asked why they lost a game, often reply, ‘The other team wanted it more.’ This is our Weekly Football Phrase.
World Cup Word of the Day: Warm up
What does the phrase ‘warm up’ mean?
Football Cliche: (they) Wanted it more
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This week, languagecaster.com brings you a common football cliche – ‘They wanted it more’.
Weekly Football Phrase: To wrong-foot the defence
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This week’s football phrase is ‘to wrong-foot the defence’, which means to do something to catch out the defence; to throw them off-balance or to catch them by surprise.