This post’s English for football phrase is theA term toA ‘Flatter to Deceive’. Find out more about this phrase by reading...
Toe to Toe - another footballing phrase borrowed from the sport of boxing. this post explains what it means and when to use it.
You can poach an egg, but what does poach a player mean? Check out the latest Weekly English for Football phrase from languagecaster.com
This week, languagecaster.com introduces the English for football phrase 'to cause an upset'.
This week, languagecaster.com brings you a common football cliche - 'They wanted it more'.
This week's languagecaster podcast brings you more 'language of predictions' plus all our usual features.
Languagecaster's glossary of footballing phrases - to mark - An action to prevent an opposing player from receiving the ball; staying close...
Languagecaster glossary - To pull the strings - To control the game; usually by a midfielder who creates chances, passes the ball, and...
How many different kinds of shots are there in football - here we explain one of them - to lob
This week, languagecaster.com introduces the English football phrase and cliche 'Roy of the Rovers stuff'.
'To be on loan' - When a team lends a player to another team for no money. A new football phrase in languagecaster's glossary
This week, languagecaster.com introduces the football phrase 'to play off the park'
One-way traffic: When only one team is doing all the attacking - the direction of play is going in one direction only.
What's the missing word in this phrase from the glossary - The ___ merry-go-round?
How would you say the score 0-0? Zero zero? Check out 'nil' in languagecaster's football glossary.
Languagecaster's football glossary - Do you know what The Miracle of Istanbul' refers to?
Football glossary @ languagecaster: What happens when you no longer trust or believe in someone? To lose faith in
Setting up goals: Last week, we looked at the language of scoring goals and this week we continue, but we focus on how to describe setting...
This week's English for football phrase post takes a look at some words in our glossary that describe shots.
On this week's main report, look at some of last weekend's articles from the respected Guardian newspaper in the UK to show the ways...
Squad: The squad refers to a group of players that a manager can choose from to select their team. This is made up ...
Stalwart - This refers to player that has stayed at a club for a long time; someone who has been in the team for many years.
Football glossary - The time added on by the referee after the 90 minutes have finished (injury/added time): See also squeaky bum time.
Surprise package - In football this expression refers to a team that unexpectedly does well despite the fact that not many people think...
Sweeper - A position in defence - usually behind the centre halves; a sweeper's job is to 'sweep up' the loose balls and add cover in...
Languagecaster's football glossary - Table: The table shows the position of the teams in each division. Also used in the cliche 'the table...
Languagecaster's football glossary - What word often follows these: sliding, fair, hard, crunching? Check out The Football Glossary
Languagecaster's football glossary - When a team easily beats an opponent they 'take them apart': also crush, heavily defeat, hammer...
A bullet header: a powerful header that flies, like a bullet from a gun, towards the goal.
Football glossary - Fox in the Box - A deadly striker, a player who scores most goals in the box, not particularly skillful but scores a...
What's the meaning of the phrase 'to hang up your boots'? This phrase is used when a player decides to stop playing the game...
Team - A group of 11 players form one team. Which team do you follow?