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 'soft penalty' and 'fall behind' from the 2020 European Championship semi-final match between England and Denmark.
In this football language podcast we look at the phrase 'tally' from the UEFA.com report on the quarter-final between Ukraine and England.
We look at the phrases 'talisman' and 'steer' from the BBC report on the 2020 European Championship last-16 match between England and...
Goalfest - This football language podcast looks back at the third day of the last 16 action and Spain vs Croatia and France vs Switzerland.
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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...
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In this football language podcast we look at a phrase linked to the 2021 Champions League Final game - a player's name-shaped hole.
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Dent their title hopes: This is used when a team loses a game which then affects their chances of winning the league...
In this short football language post we explain some words and phrases connected to the verb 'to rotate' - a word used when...
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In this week's football language podcast, Damon and Damian get together to chat about some of the football words and phrases from the past...
In this short football language post we explain the expression 'to be in the hat' which is often used when describing knockout football.
In this post, we explain the football expression 'match winner'
In this short football language podcast, we talk abut the phrase 'not at the races', along with some other football language.
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