It's day 15 of the 2026 World Cup and on today's World Cup language podcast we look at the phrase 'results go their way'.
Day ten at the 2026 World Cup and on this World Cup language podcast we look at an important football phrase in tournaments, which is 'goal...
It's day 13 of the 2026 World Cup and Ronaldo finally arrived at the tournament. We look at a phrase that came from his match for Portugal...
Day ten at the 2026 World Cup and on this World Cup language podcast we look at the verb phrase 'to shrug off' and how we can use it to...
It's day 11 of the 2026 World Cup and Cape Verde continue to surprise - this time drawing with Uruguay 2-2. We will explain the phrase...
Day ten at the 2026 World Cup and on this World Cup language podcast we look at the phrase 'a statement win' and the Netherlands versus...
Day nine of the 2026 World Cup saw one of the dark horses, Turkey, knocked out of the competition and we are going to look at the phrases...
Day eight at the 2026 World Cup and on this World Cup language podcast we look at the the match between Czechia and South Africa and the...
Re-taken penalty: Day seven of the 2026 World Cup saw some of the World Cup favourites in action and in this podcast we look at the phrase...
Day six at the 2026 World Cup and on this World Cup language podcast we look at the noun 'a stunner' from the France versus Senegal match.
Held to a draw: Day five of the 2026 World Cup was a day of draws as all four games ended in draws. We look at the phrase 'held to a draw'...
Day four at the 2026 World Cup saw some interesting matches. On this World Cup language podcast we look at the phrase to run riot and the...
Day three of the 2026 World Cup saw Brazil enter the tournament and on today's World Cp language podcast we take a look at a phrase from...
Day two at the 2026 World Cup with matches in Canada and the US. On this World Cup language post we look at the noun ‘a brace'
The 2026 World Cup kicked off in Mexico yesterday and on this World Cup language post we look at the phrase, 'to be dismissed' after three...
The men’s World Cup starts this week and in this week's football-language podcast we look at some language to describe the favourites, the...
The men’s World Cup starts on June 11th and in this week's football-language podcast we look at some of the numbers behind the tournament...
In this week's football-language podcast we look at some language connected to this season's [2026] Champions League final, including the...
In this football phrase of the week we look at the adjective phrase, 'out-and-out' which is used to talk about players' styles of play.
In this week's football-language podcast we look at some phrases connected with choosing squads for the World Cup, including 'to be on the...
In this football phrase of the week we look at the verb phrase, 'to hit the byline' which describes a way of attacking.
In this week's football-language podcast we look back at a phrase from this weekend's FA Cup final in England between Manchester City and...
In this week's football-language podcast we look back at some language from the Champions League semi-final second legs and in particular...
In this football phrase of the week we look at the expression, 'to fly out of the traps' which was used to describe how Manchester United...
In this football phrase of the week we look at the expression, 'come out on top' which was used to describe PSG's win over Bayern Munich in...
In this week's football-language podcast we look at the phrase 'lose the dressing room', and other football language used when a manager is...
In this football phrase of the week we look at the expression, 'close the gap' after Manchester City's win over Arsenal in the Premier...
In this week's football-language podcast we look at some phrases connected to the expression, 'business end of the season' as we only have...
In this football phrase of the week we look at the verb phrase 'to fizz the ballt'. This phrase ise used to talk about passing as well as...
In this football phrase of the week we look at the expression, 'no fluke' after Southampton defeated Arsenal in the FA Cup quarter final...
In this week's football-language podcast we look back at some football phrases from the 2026 World Cup play-off finals, including, 'miss...
In this football phrase of the week we look at the pverb phrasehrase 'skied it'. This phrase can be used to describe shooting or a shot.
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