The football glossary is a page with a huge selection of football words, phrases and vocabulary that are organised in alphabetical order – it is like a football dictionary. You can find all kinds of football cliches, expressions and technical terms, as well as a variety of categories about many football-related subjects: transfers, football nicknames, match-day language, managers and much more.
G
- Gaffe
- Gaffer
- (a) Game of two halves
- Game in hand
- Game needs a goal
- Game too far
- Gatecrash the top 4
- Gegenpress
- (to) Get a shot off/away [forum]
- (to) Get off to a flier
- (to) Get on the end of
- (to) Get the ball out of their feet
- (to) Get the boot
- Ghost
- (to) Ghost past
- Giant killing
- (to) Gift
- (to) Give a roasting to
- (to) Give the ball away cheaply
- (to) give the keeper the eyes
- Glancing header
- (to) Go behind
- (to) Go down
- (to) Go down to the wire
- (to) Go for it
- Go for goal
- (to) Go missing in a game
- (to) Go through someone
- Goal
- Goal blitz
- Goal difference
- Goal drought
- Goalkeeper
- Goalkeeping gaffe
- Goalless
- Goalmouth scramble
- Goal poacher
- (a) Goal that deserves to win any game
- Goals change games
- Golden Boot
- Good feet
- Good finish
- Good with their feet
- (to) Grind out a result
- Group of Death
- Group stage
- Grudge game
- (the) Gunners
- (to be) Gutted
H
- (the) Hairdryer treatment
- Half-chance
- Half-time
- Half-volley
- Hallowed turf
- (to) Hammer
- (to) Hand in a transfer request
- (to) Hand on a plate (See Put on a plate)
- (the) Hand of God
- (to be a) Handful
- (to) Hang up your boots
- Hard man
- Hard-fought victory
- Harsh
- Hatful
- Hat trick
- Have one foot in
- Have too much for
- Head-butt
- (to) Head home
- Head-to-head record
- Headless Chicken
- Heavy metal football
- (to be) Held to a draw
- (to) Help on a ball
- (a) Hiding
- (a) High line
- High-octane football
- (to) Hit form
- (to) Hit on the break
- (to) Hit the ground running
- (to) Hit their stride
- (to) Hold on
- (to) Hold the ball up
- Holders
- Holding midfielder
- Home
- Home nations
- (It’s the) hope that kills you
- Hoodoo
- Hooligan
- Horror tackle
- (a two-) Horse-race
- Hospital pass
- Host
- Hot seat
- Household name
- (a) Howler