The English for Football expression to stamp your authority on something has a basic meaning of showing who is in charge or demonstrating...
Today's English for Football expression is a classic footballing cliche - football is a funny old game.
The football phrase 'to set your sights on' means to have a goal, to decide you want to do something.
On this week's football podcast for learners of English, we look at the language associated with setting up goals, while in our English for...
When a plan goes wrong, is not successful, and it results in a disaster you can use the phrase 'go pear-shaped'
(a) Two-horse race: A close or tight battle between two teams for the title (three teams would be a three-horse race, and so on).
Hooligan: Football supporters involved in violence; yob (hooliganism).
Holders: The current champions of a competition or cup (they hold the trophy)
Setting up goals: Last week, we looked at the language of scoring goals and this week we continue, but we focus on how to describe setting...
This week's English for football phrase post takes a look at some words in our glossary that describe shots.
Hat-trick: To score three goals in one game
To hammer: (a) To thrash, crush, beat another team heavily.
(b) To hit the ball hard; to strike the ball with power
Matches from the big European leagues, the Europa League and one from the Primera league in Argentina.
This week, languagecaster.com introduces the football phrase 'to take a point'.
Big relegation battles in England - a couple of six-pointers - as well as the big languagecaster derby as Liverpool take on Tottenham...
On this week's main report, look at some of last weekend's articles from the respected Guardian newspaper in the UK to show the ways...
Half-time: The break between the first and second half of a match.
The languagecaster team explain a new football phrase or cliche for learners of English who love the sport. Click on the link below to...
On this week's football podcast for learners of English, Damian looks at what makes the North-London derby such a big game while Damon...
This weekend sees the second North London derby of the season - one of the biggest derbies in English football - between Tottenham and...
This weeka€™s English for Football is to be in the running. If you say a team is in the running, you mean that they have a chance of...
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