This post’s English for football phrase is the term to ‘Flatter to Deceive’. Find out more about this phrase by reading the transcript below. You can also find many more examples of soccer vocabulary by going to our football cliches page here and our huge football glossary here. Flatter to Deceive To flatter someone is to tell […]
Football Language: (to) Go Toe to Toe with
Toe to Toe – another footballing phrase borrowed from the sport of boxing. this post explains what it means and when to use it.
Weekly Football Phrase: to Poach
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You can poach an egg, but what does poach a player mean? Check out the latest Weekly English for Football phrase from languagecaster.com
Weekly Football Phrase: (to) Cause an Upset
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This week, languagecaster.com introduces the English for football phrase ‘to cause an upset’.
Football Cliche: (they) Wanted it more
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This week, languagecaster.com brings you a common football cliche – ‘They wanted it more’.
Learn English Through Football Podcast: The Champions League Semi Finals
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This week’s languagecaster podcast brings you more ‘language of predictions’ plus all our usual features.
Football Glossary: (to) Mark
Languagecaster’s glossary of footballing phrases – to mark – An action to prevent an opposing player from receiving the ball; staying close to an opposing player.
Football Glossary: (to) Pull the strings
Languagecaster glossary – To pull the strings – To control the game; usually by a midfielder who creates chances, passes the ball, and keeps possession for his or her team.
Weekly Football Phrase: (to) Lob
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How many different kinds of shots are there in football – here we explain one of them – to lob
Weekly Football Phrase: Roy of the Rovers (stuff)
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This week, languagecaster.com introduces the English football phrase and cliche ‘Roy of the Rovers stuff’.
Football Glossary: Loan
‘To be on loan’ – When a team lends a player to another team for no money. A new football phrase in languagecaster’s glossary
Weekly Football Phrase: (to) Play Off the Park
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This week, languagecaster.com introduces the football phrase ‘to play off the park’
Football Glossary: (a) Minnow
What do you call a small team that has little chance chance of winning? Check out ‘minnow’ in our football glossary.
Football Glossary: One Way Traffic
One-way traffic: When only one team is doing all the attacking – the direction of play is going in one direction only.
Football Glossary: (the Managerial) Merry-Go-Round
What’s the missing word in this phrase from the glossary – The ___ merry-go-round?
Football Glossary: Nil
How would you say the score 0-0? Zero zero? Check out ‘nil’ in languagecaster’s football glossary.
Football Glossary: The Miracle of Istanbul
Languagecaster’s football glossary – Do you know what The Miracle of Istanbul’ refers to?
Football Glossary: (to) Lose Faith In
Football glossary @ languagecaster: What happens when you no longer trust or believe in someone? To lose faith in
Main Listening Report: The Language of Setting up Goals
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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 up the goal.
Weekly Football Phrase: Shots
This week’s English for football phrase post takes a look at some words in our glossary that describe shots.
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