In this football language post we explain how the word ‘dispatch’ can be used in football.
Football Language: Blatant Penalty
In this football language post we look at the phrase ‘blatant penalty’. There are many more expressions connected to penalties in our football glossary.
Football Language: To Encroach
Encroach: In this football language post we look at the phrase ‘to encroach’ which is sometimes heard when there is a penalty to be taken.
Football Language: Penalty shout
In this post we explain the football expression ‘penalty shout’ which is used in a game when a team wants a penalty.
2018 World Cup Football Language: Overturn a decision
In this post, we explain a phrase used to talk about football: overturn a decision which was used in the Costa Rica versus Brazil World Cup game from St Petersburg today. This is part of our daily World Cup football phrases.
Football Language: Clear Cut
What does clear cut mean? When a penalty is awarded fans and pundits talk about the decision, and this phrase is used in this situation.
Football Language: Harsh
This post explains how the word ‘harsh’ is used in football. It is often used when talking about when yellow or red cards are given.
Football Language: Soft penalty
What’s the meaning of the football phrase ‘soft penalty’?
World Cup Word of the Day: Penalty shoot-out
The second semi-final between Argentina and Holland was a very different game to the one the night before when Germany blew away hosts Brazil. This time Argentina qualified for the final on a penalty shoot-out after a scoreless 120 minutes.
World Cup Word of the Day: Penalty shout
What does the phrase ‘penalty shout’ mean in football?
Football Glossary: Seen them given
What does the phrase ‘seen them given’ mean? This football expression suggests that the referee could have awarded a penalty but did not.
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: The big guns cruise and possibly the worst ever penalty?
languagecaster.com brings you weekly news from the footballing news with vocabulary support for football phrases and cliches – this week we focus on the European Championships. In this week’s review section, success in Europe for the big teams as they march towards the European finals in Poland and the Ukraine in 2012