How good is your knowledge of the language of soccer? This is languagecaster.com’s weekly football language quiz with five questions for you to answer. During each week of the season check our twitter feed, read our posts, and learn phrases, cliches and words related to football, to help you answer the quiz.
Football Language Quiz 8
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Question 1
Choose the best word to complete the phrase. To rediscover form is to turn a __________________
A
leaf
B
corner
C
page
D
cross
Question 1 Explanation:
To turn a corner has the meaning to change direction, so when used in football it means that a team stops playing badly, or solves their problems.
Question 2
To romp home means...
A
win easily
B
lose a game
C
play a match in your stadium
D
have a difficult win
Question 2 Explanation:
To Romp Home is commonly heard in horse racing when a horse easily wins a race. In football we use it when one team easily defeats another side; they comfortably win. In this week’s Europa League second leg Manchester City easily beat holders FC Porto 4-0 to win the tie 6-1 on aggregate – they romped home against the Portuguese side.
Question 3
If you used to be a regular player and then are not picked for a team, you are ______________
A
sold
B
axed
C
tied
D
beaten
Question 3 Explanation:
To be axed means you are dropped from the team. The manager decides your form is so bad that you should not be chosen. managers when they are fired are also axed by the club's owner/s.
Question 4
What does the phrase to knock off their perch mean? Choose the best definition.
A
to surprise a lot of people
B
to sell players for a lot of money
C
to win a game by a lot of goals
D
to make a team lose their leading position
Question 4 Explanation:
A perch is what a bird sits on. Usually it is out of reach and the bird cannot be touched. In football, to knock off their perch means to make a team lose their position as the leading club in the league.
Question 5
Choose the best word to complete the sentence. To run _____________ means to win by scoring a lot of goals.
A
out
B
ragged
C
riot
D
beyond
Question 5 Explanation:
If a team runs riot, they completely dominate another team and are able to score lots of goals - usually four or more.
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