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Football Glossary: To Field

To field: When used as a verb this means to choose or pick the starting XI or the team; the players who start the game (on the field).

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Football Glossary: Scout

Scout: These are people employed by a club to look at or check on other teams or players. It can also be used as a verb - to scout.

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Weekly Football Phrase: to Poach

You can poach an egg, but what does poach a player mean? Check out the latest Weekly English for Football phrase from languagecaster.com

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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...

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Football Glossary: Opponent

Opponent: What is the meaning of the word 'opponent' in football? This is a member of the other team or the team you are playing...

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Football Glossary: Qualify

Qualify: To progress to the next round. In order to play in important tournaments or rounds teams have to play and win a set of preliminary...

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Football Glossary: On target

To be on target: We use this expression to describe when a forward shoots and the keeper has to make a save or a goal is scored.

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Football Glossary: Offside

Offside: When an attacking team's player is beyond the last defender, the game is stopped and there is a free kick for the defensive side

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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

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Football Glossary: Signing

Signing: The new player at a team as she/he has come from another team on a transfer; they have been signed