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Week 25: Vocabulary

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Learn some of the words and phrases from languagecastera€™s Good, Bad and Ugly section of the podcast. For more English practice check out our worksheets, football glossary and English for football phrases.

  • Keep a clean sheet: stop another team scoring, not allowing any goals

Example: Manchester United keep a clean sheet for a record eleventh time in a row.

  • Irresistible: unstoppable, forceful, something you cannot resist

Example: Manchester United maintain their irresistible form in 2009.

  • To shut out: to keep a clean sheet, to deny, to stop

Example: van der Sar who could claim another record this week: if he shuts out Everton for 72 minutes, he will set a new British record for the length of time without conceding a goal.

  • Trademark: characteristics, typical quality, special feature

Example: David Beckham scores with a trademark free kick in AC Milana€™s draw with Genoa.

  • To find the net: score, get a goal

Example: he veteran England midfielder who has now found the net twice in three competitive games.

  • To break into: to enter by force, to use force to go into a house or building

Example: Newells Old Boys. The team from Rosario, who finished fifth in the Apertura season, had their offices broken into by an armed gang.

  • To settle down: to calm down, to be relaxed

Example: Leta€™s hope things have settled down before the Clausura season kicks off on February the eighth.

  • To award: to give

Example: Officials awarded a goal when the ball ended up in the net after a header by a Botafogo player.

  • To clash (with): to fight, battle with, come to blows

Example: Violence returns to the football grounds of England as Millwal fans clashed with Hull city supporters in an FA Cup game last week.

  • To stamp out: to stop, to eradicate, to get rid of

Example: Ugly indeed and leta€™s hope the FA acts to stamp out this behaviour.

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