This week's football phrase of the week is the verb, 'to rattle' and how it can be used in footbal to talk about shots and also pressure.
In this football phrase of the week we take a look at the phrase, nick a win' which is connected with the match played between Liverpool...
Day 30 saw the second semi final between England and The Netherlands. The phrase we chose for this game is super sub
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 13): Day 13, and in this football language post for Euro 24 we look at the phrase, ‘rank...
Day 10 at Euro 2024, and our football phrase of the day is 'sucker punch'; one of many phrases in football taken from boxing.
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.
Day six's Euro 2024 phrase is 'sweep home' which was used to describe a last gasp goal scored in the Croatia v Albania match.
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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'.
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In this football language podcast we look at a phrase linked to the 2021 Champions League Final game - a player's name-shaped hole.
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In this week's football language podcast, Damon and Damian get together to chat about some of the football words and phrases from the past...
Football Language - Blunder: In this football language post we explain the word 'blunder' which is often used to describe a goalkeeper's...
Learn English Through Football Podcast - (to) Set Up: This weeka€™s football phrase is the verb phrase 'to set up'
Expected Goals (xG): we look at a phrase that is becoming more popular in football as we find ways to describe shots on goal - expected...
In this football language post we look at the phrase 'to clip the heel of', which is a phrase used when talking about fouls.
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This post on the language of football explains the meaning of the verb 'toA flap', which is a word used in connection with goalkeeping
This short post on the language of football explains the meaning of the phrase 'to draw a foul', which is a phrase connected with tackles...
This post explains the noun phraseA 'nailed on'. If you have questions or comments, please email us at: admin@languagecaster.com.
For this post on football English we explain the adjective phrase 'high octane'. If you have suggestions, questions, comments, let us know!
This phrase uses what is usually a noun, 'gift' as a verb, 'to gift.' If you gift someone something, you give them something, and in...
The word needle is a non-countable noun. Needle is a feeling of hostility towards an opponent. It could be a personal rivalry, when a...
Niggle can be used as a verb, adjective, or a countable noun, a niggle. However, in football it is most often used as an adjective
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