This week, languagecaster.com introduce the football cliche 'it's a funny old game'.
To register (a win): This expression means to accomplish or to attain and in football usually collocates with the words win or victory.
Dead man walking: This refers to a manager who everyone knows will soon be sacked; will soon be fired. He will soon lose his job.
This week, languagecaster.com digs into its archives and brings you the football phrase 'smash and grab'.
Cruyff turn: A piece of skill used to beat a defender by dragging the ball around him (started by Dutch legend Johann Cruyff)
(to) Crash out of: When a team is badly beaten in a cup competition. It is usually a surprise defeat or a heavy defeat.
A cracker: A very exciting match, usually with lots of goals OR a great goal
This week's football phrase is 'to wrong-foot the defence', which means to do something to catch out the defence; to throw them off-balance...
Extra Time: Time added on to a cup or knock-out match that has finished in a draw to try to find a winner (usually thirty minutes)
To come back from the dead: To make a remarkable comeback, to stage a fightback when all seems lost
Chickens Come Home to Roost: This expression is used to say that something bad has happened because of mistakes, or bad behaviour, in the...
This week, languagecaster.com brings you the football phrase 'mind games'. You can understand more about the word or phrase by reading the...
(to) Close in on: to get close to, to be close to achieving something, for example a transfer, winning the title.
To put to bed: To make a win secure; to score and confirm a victory; score and make it very unlikely that the opposition can recover
This week, languagecaster.com brings you the football phrase 'clean sheet'.
Every week, languagecaster.com brings you words or phrases from the footballing news. Today we explain the phrase 'a drubbing'.
Journeyman: A player that has played for many clubs, usually without being a star at any of them
End to end: A game is described as being end to end when both teams constantly attack each other.
(to) Choke: To not perform well under pressure (see bottle)
Every week, languagecaster.com brings you words or phrases from the footballing news. Today we explain the phrase 'route one'.
Champions League: Annual competition for the top European club sides. It is a combination of group matches and then a knock-out system for...
(a) Cap: An appearance for your country; the number of times someone plays international games
Business End to the Season: This means the most important part of the season or the the run in at the end of the football year. We use the...
This week's football phrase is 'against the run of play', which is used to describe a situation when a team scores a goal when they...
This week, languagecaster takes a look at the phrase to spill over.
This week's English for football phrase is, 'to cause an upset'. Which teams will cause an upset in the upcoming World Cup qualifiers?
WAGs: An acronym that stands for 'wives and girlfriends'
Which team is too good to go down this season? Check out our latest cliche at languagecaster.com
Wrap up: To win, to complete a victory - usually used to refer to a title race - the team wrapped up the title
Every week, languagecaster.com brings you words or phrases from the footballing news. Today we explain the phrase 'to be held to a draw'.
Today we explain the phrase 'to squeeze past' - to just about manage to win. You can also find many more examples by going to our football...
The end of the transfer window - and this week's English for football phrase is 'to complete a move'