Leg - Tie, match, game. 'Leg' is used usually in competitions when teams play each other twice, over two legs.
Under Fire - This means to be under pressure, to be criticized and in danger of losing your job.
Underachiever - This is used to describe something or someone that fails to achieve or reach their potential.
La Liga: The Spanish top division, the Spanish League
Last Gasp - If something happens in the last minutes or seconds of a game it is known as last-gasp (e.g. a last-gasp equaliser, last-gasp...
The Kop - This is the stand where traditionally the most vociferous (loud, enthusiastic) Liverpool fans used to stand.
The skill of juggling with a football using feet, lower legs, knees, chest, shoulders, and head, without allowing the ball to hit the...
Kit - What the players wear when playing (shirt, shorts and socks); sometimes referred to as football strip
Kick out - Throw out of a game or competition; disqualify.
(a) Jinx: A curse or something that brings you a run of bad luck.
A screamer: A really hard shot, an unstoppable shot that usually results in a goal (a pile driver). Usually a screamer is a shot from...
Scissor kick - While in mid-air, a kick that moves the ball so that it travels behind you - usually a shot (bicycle kick). An athletic and...
The word 'scapegoat' is used as a metaphor for someone who is blamed for something bad happening.
To Lose the Dressing Room: This expression is used when a manager (or captain) has lost the respect of the rest of the players
Venue: The place where the game is played (the stadium, the ground, the pitch)
On this week's football podcast for learners of English, Damon and Damian focus on some of the tough guys who have played football - the...
Copa Libertadores: The main South American tournament for club teams. The equivalent in Europe is the Champions League.
During the Euro 2012 tournament the languagecaster team will be looking at some of the words and phrases that emerge from the competition...
Today's headline is 'Blaszczykowski belter ensures no exit Poles tonight' as the languagecaster team explains a football headline that has...
On this week's predictions we focus on semi-finals: The FA Cup and Champions League semi-finals. Will we see Damon and Damian's teams in...
On this week's main listening report we look ahead to this summer's European Championships in Poland and Ukraine and focus on Italy's...
This week on languagecaster's predictions we have games from the top of the table in Germany, Spain, England and France.
On this week's review section we congratulate Barcelona, Bayern, Chelsea and Real Madrid, laugh at sour grapes and wonder at a pair of...
This week's football phrase is 'to award a penalty'
On this week's main listening report we look ahead to this summer's European Championships in Poland and Ukraine and focus on Croatia's...
On this week's podcast, we look ahead to the European Championships in Poland and Ukraine this summer by previewing Croatia's chances
On this week's review section we marvel at Estudiantes, wonder at Neil Lennon and laugh at a brawl in Bradford.
On this week's show we take a look at the phrasal verb 'to turn in'
On this week's podcast, we look ahead to the European Championships in Poland and Ukraine this summer by previewing the Republic of...
Listen to this week's football phrase 'to romp home'
On this week's review we congratulate Zambia on winning the Africa Cup of Nations, we wonder if Barcelona are in a crisis and ask whether...
This week's football phrase is the word literally