In this football language post we explain the cliche: 'Something out of nothing' which is used to describe something unexpected in football.
Football clichés are expressions or sayings that have become so overused that they have lost some of their original impact. In football...
What does the expression 'can't buy a goal' mean?
This week, languagecaster.com introduces the English football phrase and cliche 'Roy of the Rovers stuff'.
(to be) Sent to the stands: To be sent off; to receive a red card; to be removed from the pitch. The stand is where the fans sit and watch...
Retain: To win a cup, league or title again - usually the following year or season
Football glossary - Fox in the Box - A deadly striker, a player who scores most goals in the box, not particularly skillful but scores a...
This week, languagecaster.com introduces the football phrase 'beyond the pale'.
This week, languagecaster.com introduce the football cliche 'it's a funny old game'.
This week, languagecaster.com brings you the football phrase 'clean sheet'.
Today we explain the phrase 'to squeeze past' - to just about manage to win. You can also find many more examples by going to our football...
The languagecaster team explain a new football phrase or cliche for learners of English who love the sport. Click on the link below to...
The 2012 Title Decider - Man Utd vs Man City? On this week's podcast, two fans tell us what they think will happen n the Manchester derby...
Each week the languagecaster team will explain a football phrase or cliche for learners of English who love the sport. On this week's show...
Each week the languagecaster team will explain a football phrase or cliche for learners of English who love the sport. On this week's show:...
This week, we explain the football phrase, to play down. This phrase is used to say that something is not as serious or as likely to happen...
Listen to an explanation of another phrase from the language of football. This week, to bundle the ball home.
The weekly football podcast from languagecaster is out - all our usual features: a review, main report, football language and predictions.
How much do you know about the Football League Cup? Listen to this week's languagecaster podcast to find out.
Football Language Quiz 1 - How good is your football vocabulary? This is languagecaster.com's weekly football language review quiz with...
Football Words of 2011: The Oxford Dictionary reckons 'squeezed middle' was the word of the year in 2011, but what about in the footballing...
Stay the course: On this week's show we feature the phrase 'to stay the course'
This week on languageacster.com, we spotlight the run in to the title in the J League in Japan, looking at who can win it and at a big team...
Does your team need to shore up its defence? This week's English for football phrase from languagecaster - to shore up
This week's podcast looks at La Liga: which teams will struggle? Which teams will be fighting for the title and a Champions League spot.
The last podcast of the season, but we'll be back over the summer with Women's WC and Copa America action
Crumble: This week we look at the word 'crumble' which is often used when a team loses after being in front...
This week's phrase is 'an off the ball incident'
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This week's phrase is a 'wake up call'
A manager speaks: Continuing with our look at the world of football language, we post an interview from 2007 that we carried out with...
Can we really translate the language of football? This article looks at recent improvements in translation software and wonders if it's...