In this post we explain the football expression ‘unchanged’ and note how it is used to talk about team selection.
Football Language: Find a way to win
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What is the meaning of the football phrase ‘Find a way to win’?
Football Language: Stroll past another team
In this post we explain the football expression ‘stroll past another team’ which is used to describe an easy victory in football.
Football Language: Add steel to the team
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Here we explain the football cliche ‘add steel to the team’ which is used when a team needs to be a litle stronger.
Football Language: Set up a chance or goal
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.
Football Language cliche: Put it in the mixer
In this post we explain the football cliche ‘put in the mixer’ which is used to describe a long-ball game…
Football Cliche: No one is bigger than the club
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In today’s football expression we explain the cliche ‘no one is bigger than the club’ which can be seen a s a type of warning.
Football Language: Unbeaten record
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We explain the football expressions ‘unbeaten record’ and ‘unbeaten run’ which are used to describe a team’s performance in a competition.
Football Language: Penalty shout
In this post we explain the football expression ‘penalty shout’ which is used in a game when a team wants a penalty.
Football Language: See red
In this post, we explain the football expression ‘to see red’ which is used when a player is sent off
Football Language: Deadline-day signing
In this post, we explain the football expression ‘deadline-day signing’ which is used to describe a player who has joined a new club
2018 World Cup: Vocabulary Review
2018 World Cup: Vocabulary Review In this post we look back at some of the words and phrases that we highlighted during the 2018 World Cup – a vocabulary review. Can you remember some (or all) of these words and the contexts they were used during the tournament?
2018 World Cup Language: One side of the draw
One side of the draw: What is the meaning of the phrase ‘One side of the draw’ in football?
2018 World Cup Language: False number 9
In this post, we explain the football expression ‘false number 9’ which is a position on the football pitch.
2018 World Cup Language: Last 16
Last 16: The 2018 World Cup has reached the knock-out stage – there are 16 teams left in the tournament…
2018 World Cup Language: Play out a bore draw
In this post, we explain the football expression ‘bore draw’ which is used to describe a not very exciting game of football.