In this post we explain the football expression 'unchanged' and note how it is used to talk about team selection.
What is the meaning of the football phrase 'Find a way to win'?
In this post we explain the football expression 'stroll past another team' which is used to describe an easy victory in football.
Here we explain the football cliche 'add steel to the team' which is used when a team needs to be a litle stronger.
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.
In this post we explain the football cliche 'put in the mixer' which is used to describe a long-ball game...
In this post we explain the noun phrase 'fringe player.'
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.
We explain the football expressions 'unbeaten record' and 'unbeaten run' which are used to describe a team's performance in a competition.
In this post we explain the football expression 'penalty shout' which is used in a game when a team wants a penalty.
In this post, we explain the football expression 'to see red' which is used when a player is sent off
In this post, we explain the football expression 'deadline-day signing' which is used to describe a player who has joined a new club
A spell, is a period of time or a piece of magic. It is the former meaning that is most common in football, and the word is usually...
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 ...
One side of the draw: What is the meaning of the phrase 'One side of the draw' in football?
In this post, we explain the football expression 'false number 9' which is a position on the football pitch.
Last 16: The 2018 World Cup has reached the knock-out stage - there are 16 teams left in the tournament...
In this post, we explain the football expression 'bore draw' which is used to describe a not very exciting game of football.
Never Know They're Beaten: this post explains the football cliche 'Never know they're beaten' which was used to describe the Germany...
In this post, we explain the football expression 'Final third' which is used when describing part of the pitch or the attack of a team.
In this post, we explain a phrase used to talk about football: overturn a decision which was used in the Costa Rica versus Brazil World Cup...
Half-volley: On today's 2018 World Cup language we look at the phrase 'half-volley '.
In this post, we explain the football expression 'First-round exit', which will probably be heard over the next few days in the 2018 World...
In this post, we explain the football expression 'straight red', which featured in the 2018 World Cup match between Colombia and Japan.
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