Every week, languagecaster.com brings you words or phrases from the footballing news. Today we explain the phrase 'super-sub'
Today we explain the phrase 'let a lead slip' in our weekly football phrase
Bounce back: To come back strongly after a bad defeat. If a team reacts or responds well after a poor result.
This week's football phrase is 'against the run of play', which is used to describe a situation when a team scores a goal when they...
This week's English for football phrase is, 'to cause an upset'. Which teams will cause an upset in the upcoming World Cup qualifiers?
Every week, languagecaster.com brings you words or phrases from the footballing news. Today we explain the phrase 'to boss the game'.
Wrap up: To win, to complete a victory - usually used to refer to a title race - the team wrapped up the title
Every week, languagecaster.com brings you words or phrases from the footballing news. Today we explain the phrase 'to be held to a draw'.
(an) X-rated tackle: A terrible tackle that could end in a bad injury, a tackle that is horrible to watch.
Today we explain the phrase 'to squeeze past' - to just about manage to win. You can also find many more examples by going to our football...
The end of the transfer window - and this week's English for football phrase is 'to complete a move'
Game of two halves: One of the biggest football cliches has to be 'it's a game of two halves' as we all know that...
During the Euro 2012 tournament the languagecaster team will be looking at some of the words and phrases that emerge from the competition...
The Euro 2012 competition is a feast of football and footballing language. Test your knowledge with some of the words and expressions that...
During the Euro 2012 tournament the languagecaster team will be looking at some of the words and phrases that emerge from the competition...
Today we explain the word 'showdown' in our daily look at some of the football vocabulary emerging from the Euro 2012 tournament.
During the Euro 2012 tournament we look at words and phrases that emerge from the competition. Today we explain the phrase 'to fritter...
During the Euro 2012 tournament the languagecaster team will be looking at some of the words and phrases that emerge from the competition...
During the Euro 2012 tournament the languagecaster team will be looking at some of the words and phrases that emerge from the competition...
This week's football expression explains the verbal phrase 'to nutmeg someone'.
Be on the plane: This week at languagecaster.com we look at a cliche that is used whenever there is a big football tournament: be on the...
On this week's show we take a look at the cliche 'Their name is on the Cup'
Each week the languagecaster team will explain a football phrase or cliche for learners of English who love the sport. On this week's show...
This week's football phrase is 'to award a penalty'
Slot home: This week's show features the phrase 'to slot home' which is a way of describing the scoring of a goal
On this week's show we take a look at the phrasal verb 'to turn in'
What's the most amazing football comeback? Learn how to use this football phrase with this week's languagecaster weekly football language...
Each week the languagecaster team will explain a football phrase or cliche for learners of English who love the sport. On this week's show:...
Football Language Quiz 10: Review the last four weeks of football phrases with our second Football Language Review Quiz
This week, we explain the football phrase, to play down. This phrase is used to say that something is not as serious or as likely to happen...
Do you know your bundle from your hammer? How good is your knowledge of football language and phrases? Try out languagecaster's weekly...
Listen to an explanation of another phrase from the language of football. This week, to bundle the ball home.