Football Phrase 2022 Archives - Learn English Through Football: Recent Episodes

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In this short podcast on the language of football, we talk about a football phrase that describes a shot. The phrase is ‘a sweet strike’. Check out the transcript of the show below, and you also make sure you check out our huge glossary of footballing phrases here and visit our site to access all […]

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In this short podcast on the language of football, we talk about a way to describe a shot. The phrase is 'a sighter'.

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Fightback

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In this World Cup language podcast we look at a football phrase from Day 13 - (to) flick on from the Serbia versus Switzerland match.

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We look back at the opening game of the 2022 World Cup between hosts Qatar and Ecuador and explain the phrases ‘totally outplayed‘ and ‘on paper‘ which both came from the BBC report on the game. You can read the transcript for this podcast below, while you can also check out our glossary of footballing […]

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In this football language post for learners of English who love the beautiful game, we look at the phrase ‘to cough up‘. Check out our glossary of footballing phrases here and if you have any suggestions or questions, contact us at admin@languagecaster.com. (to) Cough Up This phrase is mostly used when describing a mistake by […]

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Football Language: Son Heung-min's Return to Goalscoring (2022-23): We look at some language describing Son Heung-min's return to goalscoring

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In this football language post for learners of English we look at the football expression 'routine victory/routine win' which is used to describe a comfortable win.

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In this football language post we look at the football expression 'heavy defeat' which is used when one team is beaten badly in a game.

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In this football language post for learners of English we look at the football expression 'scruffy shot' which is used to describe a shot on goal.

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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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‘To seal‘: we look at this verb, which is used especially in tournaments, in this short football language post. Read the transcript for this post below, and also check out our glossary of footballing phrases here and visit our site to access all our previous posts and podcasts. If you have any suggestions or questions […]

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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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Turn the tables on: We look at a phrase connected to revenge in this footbal language post. The 2022 Women's Euros continue...

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The 2022 Women's European Championship has started and on this football language post we look at the expression 'loft the ball over'.

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In this football language post for learners of English we look at the football expression ‘to be ruled out‘ which is used when a player is injured and cannot play. You can read the transcript for this post below, while you can also check out our glossary of footballing phrases here and visit our site […]

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In this football language post for learners of English we look at the football expression 'angled drive' which is a type of shot on goal.

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In this football language post we explain the phrase, 'Europa Conference League', the latest European domestic club competition.

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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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In this post we explain the phrase 'deft touch' which is used in football to describe a piece of skill from a player.

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In this football language podcast we look at the phrase 'to clinch the title' which has been used quite a lot over the past week as...

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This football language podcast looks at the language of football used to describe a goal kin the FA Cup Semi Final last weekend - to dwell on.

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This football language podcast looks at a short part of a match report and talks about some of the language of football used – including ‘all over the place’. The transcript for this podcast is available below, and you can also check out our huge glossary of footballing phrases here. Visit our site to access all […]

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This week sees the hosting of the World Cup Draw and so in this post we explain the expression 'World Cup Draw'

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In this post we explain the cliche ‘to throw the kitchen sink’ which is used in football to describe a game in which one side tries everything it can to score. You can find out more about this phrase by reading the transcript below. You can also find many more examples of soccer vocabulary by […]

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In this post we explain the word 'to trail' which has different meanings when used in football and you can find out...

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Unstoppable header: We look at ways to describe Virgil Van Dijk's headed goal against Crystal Palace in the Premier League.

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Gegenpress The German word gegenpress is often used in English when talking about football. It means to counter press, which is to immediately try to get the ball back after losing possession, but also trying to pressure the opponents into making a mistake in their half. If the opponent is forced into a bad pass […]

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Heavy Metal Football Heavy metal football is a phrase used by Jurgen Klopp in 2013. The full quote is:“[Arsene Wenger] likes having the ball, playing football, passes. It’s like an orchestra. But it’s a silent song. But I like heavy metal more. I always want it loud,” This phrase is often used to describe fast, exciting football. […]

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