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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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.
Languagecaster Main Report: The Language of Goals
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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 journalists and fans describe how goals are scored.
Football Glossary: Squad
Squad – Another word for team; usually refers to the first team, substitutes and maybe the reserves.
Football Glossary: (a) Stalwart
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: Stoppage Time
Football glossary – The time added on by the referee after the 90 minutes have finished (injury/added time): See also squeaky bum time.
Football Glossary: Surprise Package
Surprise package – In football this expression refers to a team that unexpectedly does well despite the fact that not many people think that they will do well in a competition.
Football Glossary: Sweeper
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 defence.
Weekly Football Phrase: (to) Hit form
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What phrase often follow ‘to hit form’? Find out with our Weekly Football Phrase.
Football Glossary: Table
Languagecaster’s football glossary – Table: The table shows the position of the teams in each division. Also used in the cliche ‘the table never lies.’
Football Glossary: (a/to) Tackle
Languagecaster’s football glossary – What word often follows these: sliding, fair, hard, crunching? Check out The Football Glossary
Football Glossary: (to) Take Apart
Languagecaster’s football glossary – When a team easily beats an opponent they ‘take them apart’: also crush, heavily defeat, hammer, dismantle
Weekly Football Phrase: (a) Bullet header
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A bullet header: a powerful header that flies, like a bullet from a gun, towards the goal.
Football Glossary: Fox in the box
Football glossary – Fox in the Box – A deadly striker, a player who scores most goals in the box, not particularly skillful but scores a lot of goals. Crafty.