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In this football language post we look at the phrase 'paw the ball away' after Turkey's thrilling win over Austria in their last-16 match from the 2024 Euros.
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In this football language post we look at the phrase, 'Power home a header' from the England versus Serbia match at the 2024 Euros.
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In this podcast we introduce a phrase used in football to talk about a type of player. The phrase is 'piano carrier'.
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podcast.football.language.pen.250623 Learn English Through Football DB: Hello everyone. My name’s Damon and you are listening to languagecaster.com’s football language podcast. This is the podcast for all lovers of the beautiful game – football – and for those interested in learning English, too. Damian, the other member of the languagecaster team is based in London and […]
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In this football language post we explain the expression 'to part ways' which is used to describe the situation when a manager is asked to leave a club.
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Pick up: we take a look at some football phrases that use the word 'pick', including, 'pick up a caution'; 'pick up some points' and 'pick up a win'.
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Do you know what to ‘peg back’ means? This football language podcast for learners of English, looks at this phrase and other language related to it. You can read the transcript for this podcast below, and you can also access our huge glossary of footballing phrases here and visit our site to access all our […]
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In this football language post for learners of English we look at the football expression 'play down their title chances' which is often heard at the start of the season.
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Play out a draw: We look at the phrase 'play out a draw' which was used to describe the match between the Netherlands and Sweden in the 2022 Women's European Championship.
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In this football language post we explain a phrase that has been in the news quite a lot this week in England, 'pitch invasion'
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This football language podcast features language from the Estonia vs Wales World Cup Qualifier, including to poke home. You can read the transcript for this podcast below, and you can also access our glossary of footballing phrases here and visit our site to access all our previous posts and podcasts. If you have any suggestions […]
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This football language podcast looks back at one of the matches from the second week of games in the Premier League 2021-22 season. We focus on the own goal scored by Fred, which gave Southampton the lead. You can read a transcript for this podcast below, while you can also check out our glossary of […]
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This football language podcast looks back at the first semi final of Euro 2020 between Spain and Italy. We focus on the midfield battle with the phrase ‘pull the strings’. You can read a transcript for this podcast below, while you can also check out our glossary of footballing phrases here and visit our site […]
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We look back at day 2 of the 2020 European Championships and explain 'pounce on a mistake' from the BBC report on the Belgium win over Russia
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In this week's football language podcast we look at words and phrases that describe a team suffering from a bad run of results: poor form.
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In this short football language post, we take a look at some language connected with players on the bench, or players who want to play in the first team. Check out our football glossary and football cliches pages for loads more explanations of the language of soccer. If you have questions or comments about this, […]
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In this short football language post we explain the expression 'pick your spot' and how it is used in football.
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On today’s football language listening post we look at a football expression linked to transfers - parent club.
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In this football language post we explain the football expression 'to pull off'. This often used to in connection with making saves.
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preseason: In this football language post we explain the football expression 'preseason' which is usually heard before the season starts.
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In this football language post we explain the football expression 'pick the ball out of the net' which is used to describe a goal being scored in a game - the keeper has been beaten and now has to collect the ball.
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In this football language post we look at the phrase 'to Plant a Header', used to describe a type of header.
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In this post on the language of football, we explain the meaning of the verb phrase, ‘to stand up the ball’. This is a phrase connected with the skill of passing. If you have questions or comments, email us at: admin@languagecaster.com. You can also find many more examples of soccer vocabulary by going to our […]
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This audio post on football language post explains the verb ‘to palm‘. This is used to describe an action by the goal keeper. If you have questions or comments, email us at: admin@languagecaster.com. You can also find many more examples of soccer vocabulary by going to our football cliches page here and our huge football […]
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This short football language post explains the adjective ‘pinpoint‘, and how it is used to describe a cross in football. If you have questions or comments, email us at: admin@languagecaster.com. You can also find many more examples of soccer vocabulary by going to our football cliches page here and our huge football glossary here. Football […]
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This short football language post talks about the verb ‘to pounce‘, which is often heard in relation to scoring. If you have questions or comments, email us at: admin@languagecaster.com. You can also find many more examples of soccer vocabulary by going to our football cliches page here and our huge football glossary here. Football Language: […]
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In this post we explain the phrase 'to play out from the back' which is used to describe a style of football.
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In this post we explain the football expression 'penalty shout' which is used in a game when a team wants a penalty.
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In this post, we explain the football expression 'bore draw' which is used to describe a not very exciting game of football.
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The phrase 'to put on a plate' means to serve something for somebody, to give them something. It combines both the meaning do a service for someone and to give someone something. In football...
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To put past an opponent: What's the meaning of the phrase to put five past an opponent?
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The perfect hat-trick: What do we mean when we use the football expression 'the perfect hat-trick'?
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Play-off final: This post explains the word 'Play-off final'. What does it mean and when when do we use it in football?
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This phrase, to pip at the post, means to beat someone at the end of the race. The phrase is probably from horse racing
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Parry: What's the meaning of the word 'parry' in football?
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What's the meaning of the phrase 'to pepper the goal' in football?
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What's the meaning of the phrase 'Prawn Sandwich Brigade' in football?
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To play a blinder is a football cliche which means to play very, very well.
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To press: This verb has been increasingly popular over the last few years. This is when a team without the ball rushes towards the...
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(to) Pick out Today’s football phrase is one from a question on our forum pages sent in by Hyuna: ‘to Pick Out’. Find out more about this phrase by reading the transcript below. You can also find many more examples of soccer vocabulary by going to our football cliches page here and our huge football […]
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When we talk about a powerhouse we are referring to a team that is traditionally a strong side
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You will hear the word Panenka when a player dinks or lightly chips the ball over the goalkeeper from the penalty spot.
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A team is losing. They score and get level with their opponents. How do you describe this situation? Peg back is this week's English for football phrase.
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For this week's weekly football phrase we explain the football cliche to put a shift in.
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For this week's weekly football phrase we explain the verb phrase to pick out.
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The languagecaster team explains a key word or phrase for learners of English in our World Cup Language posts. Today, we focus on the phrase 'pick up a caution'
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What does the phrase 'penalty shout' mean in football?
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