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Football Language: Community Shield

It's the weekend before the Premier league season starts so the traditional pre-season game between last season's FA Cup and Premier League...

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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: 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: Serie A

Serie A: The Italian top league / division. The equivalent in Germany is the Bundesliga and in England is the Premier League.

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Football Glossary: Season

Season: The time it takes for each team to twice play all the other teams in the league (home and away). The season in England lasts from...

semi-final

Football Glossary: (a) Stalemate

Stalemate - When the score is 0-0; a situation where neither team is winning nor do they want to risk losing; often collocates with the...

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Football Glossary: Stoppage Time

Football glossary - The time added on by the referee after the 90 minutes have finished (injury/added time): See also squeaky bum time.

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Football Glossary: Sweeper

Sweeper - A position in defence - usually behind the centre halves; a sweeper's job is to 'sweep up' the loose balls and add cover in...

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Football Glossary: FIFA

FIFA stands for Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and is the organising committee of world football

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Football Glossary: FA Cup

FA Cup: English knock-out competition for club sides. The oldest football tournament in the world. It is organised by the Football...

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Football Glossary: Tier

Tier - Level, rank, division - Example: In Spain, reserve teams are not allowed to compete in the same tier as their senior team

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Football Glossary: Under-21

Under-21 - European international tournaments for players under the age of 21. The Olympics allows players that are under 23.

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Football Glossary: Line-up

Line up: This expression is used to describe a team's starting members and their position (to line up). The starting XI.