In this football phrase of the week we take a look at the phrase, theirs to lose' which has been in the news after Liverpool stayed top of...
In this football language podcast we talk about the noun 'slump' and how it is used in football and also look at some big games this...
In this football language podcast we take a look at the phrase, 'silence the crowd' and how it is used in football.
In this football language podcast we take a look at the phrase, 'can't live with them' and how it is used in football. We also look ahead...
In this football language podcast we focus on the Manchester City v Arsenal match last weekend, and discuss the term 'dark arts'.
Day 30 saw the second semi final between England and The Netherlands. The phrase we chose for this game is super sub
Euro 24 Football Language Phrase Day 23: Come from Behind Our day 23 football phrase from Euro 2024 is to come from behind: a phrase that...
Spain and Germany played out a thrilling quarter final, which went into extra time. We focus on this game and the phrase last-gasp winner.
Euro 24 Football Language Phrase (Day 12): Day 12, and the football language post for Euro 24 today is bore draw which is conneted to the...
It's the ninth day of Euro 2024, and the football phrase of the day has to be 'own goal' after an amazing in the Protugal v Turkey game.
On day eight of Euro 2024, the phrase of the day is ‘string of chances’ which describes the match between France and The...
Day four's Euro 2024 phrase is 'screamer' which was used to describe a special type of goal scored in the Romania v Ukraine match.
The Learn English Through Football podcast explains the language of football: This week, we look at the word 'heavy' and its use in...
Learn English Through Football: (to) Claw: This week, we look at the word 'claw', and how it is used in combination with other words.
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In this football language post we explain the term 'AFCON' which is the name of the main tournament for national sidesA in Africa.
This week, we look at the word 'thunder' and how it is used in football including thunderous and blood and thunder
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In this football language post we look at some of the meanings of the word 'challenge' in football including one connected to tackling...
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In this podcast we introduce a phrase used in football to talk about a type of player. The phrase is 'piano carrier'.
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In this football language podcast, Damon and Damian explain some of the language used to describe the winners of leagues and cups - they...
This short football language podcast looks at the word 'survival' which is used to describe a team battling to avoid relegation.
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bottle (courage), bottle it (avoid a tackle, lose a game because of lack of passion), lack bottle (not have courage) - soccer phrases from...
This short podcast on the language of football introduces the phrase, 'between the sticks', which is a phrase used to talk about...
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In this short football language post we explain the expression 'feeder club' and how it is used in football.
In this short podcast on the language of football, we talk about a football phrase that describes a shot. The phrase is 'a sweet strike'.