Wayward pass: In this football language post we explain the phrase 'wayward' when describing a pass in football.
Walk the title: We explain the football cliche, 'walk the title' which is used when a team is winning a league easily.
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...
This post on the language of football explains the meaning of the phrase 'to work the keeper', which is a phrase connected with goalkeepers...
Well-worked routine: In this post, we explain the football phrase 'Well-worked routine' which is often used when describing a set piece...
What is the meaning of 'Workmanlike performance' in football?
The verb 'to wallop' means to hit or beat someone or something but in football it has the meaning of heavily defeating another team.
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...
The verbal phrase ‘to write off’ means to not give something/someone a chance, in other words if I don’t ...
What is the meaning of the phrase 'wide' in football?
What is the meaning of the phrase 'winless' in football?
What is the meaning of the phrase 'waterlogged pitch'?
(to) Whip: To cross the ball with power from one of the wings
For this week's weekly football phrase we explain the football phrase 'go down to the wire'.
When players are asked why they lost a game, often reply, 'The other team wanted it more.' This is our Weekly Football Phrase.
What does the phrase 'warm up' mean?
This week, languagecaster.com brings you a common football cliche - 'They wanted it more'.
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...
The winger is in the spotlight in this week's main report as we continue our look at the various positions on the pitch
How good is your knowledge of the language of soccer? In this football language quiz we have 8 questions for you to answer about football...
Wembley: The home of English football; where the England national team play their home matches, one of the most famous stadiums in the world
(to) Win: To not lose or draw a game, to gain a victory
WAGs: An acronym that stands for 'wives and girlfriends'
Winger: An attacking position on the team, on the left or right-hand side. Players who play in this position are usually very fast and...
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