In this football language post we explain the football phrase 'to be booked'.
Football Language Resources: El Clasico - We have been publishing football language posts on languagecaster since 2006 and in that time we...
Expected Goals (xG): we look at a phrase that is becoming more popular in football as we find ways to describe shots on goal - expected...
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 ...
There are many ways to describe a pass. It is one of the most important actions in the game. This week we look at one of these ways - 'to...
Tonight sees the game to decide which teams come third in the 2014 World Cup: the 3rd-place play-off
The second semi-final between Argentina and Holland was a very different game to the one the night before when Germany blew away hosts...
World Cup Word of the Day. It's the second day of the World Cup and today, Languagecaster explains the phrase looping header.
Who skied a penalty in a derby last week? And what does 'to sky' mean. Check out languagecaster's weekly football phrase.
Football glossary - To Tap Up - To illegally or secretly, approach another team’s player, and try to persuade them to join your club.
Ligament - body tissue connecting muscles and bones (especially, knee and ankle)
This week we look at the phrase 'to sing the praises of' which is used to say well done to someone.
Crumble: This week we look at the word 'crumble' which is often used when a team loses after being in front...
This week's English for football phrase is nothing to do with winning, losing or tactics but instead is all about a piece of sports...
Slump: When a team is not playing well for a long period of time we can say that they are going through a slump...
This week’s English for Football phrase is ‘to spare your blushes‘.
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