On this football language podcast for learners of English, we explain the meaning of the phrase ‘stunner’. You can find out more about this phrase by reading the transcript below and you can also find many more examples of soccer vocabulary by going to our football cliches page here and our huge football glossary here.
(a) Stunner
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This word is used to describe a wonderful goal in football and usually this goal has been scored from long range – maybe from outside the box. The adjective a€˜stunninga€™ means something is very beautiful; something that might even take your breath away, while the verb a€˜to stun someonea€™ means to shock or surprise so a stunner means that people have been surprised at the beauty of the goal. In the opening match of the European Championship, Dimitri Payet scored a long-range goal for France and many people have described it as a stunner.
- Example: Croatia midfielder Luka Modric scored a stunner against Turkey on Sunday in a group D match.
- Example: Man City star Caroline Weir loves scoring a stunner vs. United (ESPN, Feb 14 2022)
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