(to) Retain a title (trophy)
[gss-content-box color=”gray”]- Example: Spain retained their European Championship title in 2012 after first winning it in 2008. .
- Example: It is really difficult for the holders to retain the Champions League title.
This week's football phrase of the week is the verb, 'to rattle' and how it can be used in footbal to talk about shots and also pressure.
In this football language post we look at the word, 'rocket' from the England versus Denmark Group C match at the 2024 Euros.
In this football language podcast we look at the phrase 'rattle the crossbar' or 'rattle the woodwork' which we use to describe a shot...
In this football language post we explain the expression 'to rescue a point' which is when a team draws a game thanks to a late goal.
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In this football language post for learners of English we look at the football expression 'routine victory/routine win' which is used to...