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Football Language Quiz 9
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Question 1
What does to nick it mean? Choose the best definition.
A
to win a game with a late goal
B
to buy a good player
C
to damage a team's chances
D
to criticise a decision
Question 1 Explanation:
To nick it means to steal a win, to win though probably not deservedly. Arsenal nicked a win at Liverpool with an injury time goal.
Question 2
Right at the end of the game = At the ________________ . Choose the best word to complete the phrase.
A
game
B
last
C
clock
D
death
Question 2 Explanation:
At the death means the last part of the game or in added time.
Question 3
To be disorganised and playing badly: to be...
A
in form
B
all over the place
C
at sevens and eights
D
all on the pitch
Question 3 Explanation:
To be all over the place means to be at sixes and sevens, disorganised.
Question 4
Close to leaving or being fired OR a team that is near relegation = to be on the ____________
A
brine
B
bank
C
brink
D
blink
Question 4 Explanation:
On the brink means to be close to relegation/the sack. It can also be used to say a player/manager is nearly joining a club.
Question 5
To bundle home means to...
A
score an untidy/scrappy goal
B
smash a clean shot into the net
C
kick the ball out of play
D
pass the ball back to your goalkeeper
Question 5 Explanation:
To bundle the ball over the line or to bundle the ball home, means to score a goal after a scramble in the box, where many players are trying to either clear the ball (the defenders) or score a goal (the attackers), but none can hit the ball cleanly. Finally, one player bundles the ball over the line, by knocking the ball across the goal line with his shin, thigh, chest etc. It is an untidy goal. In the Carling Cup of 2012, Cardiff City player Turner bundled the ball home in the 118th minute.
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