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.
L
- (to) Labour to victory
- Laces
- (to) Lack a creative spark
- Lacklustre
- (to) Land
- Last-ditch defending
- Last four
- Last-gasp
- Last-gasp goal
- Last 16
- (to) Latch on to
- Laws of the game
- (to) Lay down a marker
- Lay the ball off
- Lead a charmed life
- (to) Lead the line
- League Cup
- (to) Leapfrog a team
- Leave everything on the pitch
- Leave the club by mutual consent
- (to) Leave your foot in
- Leg
- Leggy
- (to) Let a lead slip
- (to) Let fly
- Letter of the law
- (to/be) Level
- La Liga
- Ligament
- Like a new signing
- Limp off
- Lionesses
- Line-up
- (to) Line up a bid for
- (to be) Linked with
- Literally
- Littered with fouls
- (to) Loan / (on) Loan
- (to/a) Lob
- Loft the ball over
- Long-ball game
- (to) Look over their shoulder
- Looping header
- Loose pass
- (to) Lose
- (to) Lose the dressing room
- (to) Lose faith in
- (to) Lose the plot
- Lose ground on
- Loss
- (It’s a) Lottery
- Low centre of gravity
- Lull
- (to) Lump
M
- Magic sponge (spray)
- (to) Make a comeback
- (to) Make a statement
- Make up the numbers
- (to) Make your debut
- Makeshift
- Manager
- Managerial merry-go-round
- Man in the middle
- Manita
- It’s a marathon not a sprint
- (to) March into the quarter final
- Marching orders
- (to) Mark
- Masterclass
- Match winner
- Mazy run
- Men against boys
- Merry-go-round
- Midfielder
- Mind games
- Minnow
- Misfiring
- (to) Miss out on
- (the) Miracle of Istanbul
- (the) Mixer (put it in)
- (the) Most dangerous of leads
- (to) Move to another club
- (to) Move up a gear
- Mutual consent
N
- Nadeshiko
- Nailed on
- (Their) Name is on the cup
- Nasty challenge
- (UEFA) Nations League
- Natural goalscorer
- Never know when they’re beaten
- (to) Net
- New manager bounce
- (to) Nick a goal
- Niggle
- Nil
- Nil-nil draw
- Nil-nil written all over it
- Nod home
- No easy games
- No end product
- (a) No look pass
- No-man’s land
- No pushovers
- Non-league side
- (get a) Nosebleed
- Not at the races
- Not here to make up the numbers
- (to) Not take lightly
- Not that sort of player
- (to/a) Nudge
- (a/to) Nutmeg