The languagecaster team explain a new football phrase or cliche for learners of English who love the sport. Click on the link below to learn about the phrase ‘a game of two halves‘, while you can also read the transcript. You can also find many more examples by going to our football cliches here and our huge football glossary here.
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One of the biggest football clichés has to be it’s a game of two halves. Of course it is! The first half and the second half. But sometimes this cliché is true. For example, Liverpool against AC Milan in the Champions League final in 2005. AC Milan in the first half score three goals. Surely they are going to win? In the second half, Liverpool scored three goals to force extra time and finally to win on penalties. Truly, a game of two halves.