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.
In this week's football-language podcast we look at some football phrases from the 2026 World Cup play-off games, including, 'reach the...
In this football phrase of the week we look at the phrase 'caught napping', a phrase usually used to talk about defending.
In this week's football-language podcast we look at a football phrase that has come out of AFCON 2025: 'stripped of their title' after what...
In this football phrase of the week we look at the expression, 'defend their title' after Chelsea defeated Manchester United in the Women's...
In this week's football-language podcast we look at football phrases to talk about goalkeeping mistakes, including 'goalkeeping gaffe'.
In this football phrase of the week we look at the expression, 'To be into the next round' after League One side Port Vale qualified for...
In this week's football-language podcast we look at some language connected with defending or controlling the ball.
In this football phrase of the week we look at the cliche, 'one for the team', a phrase used alongside yellow cards.
In this week's football-language podcast we look at some language from the Champions League second leg tie between Juventus and Galatasaray...
In this football phrase of the week we look at the cliche, 'too good to go down' after my favourite team Tottenham lost again and are only...
In this week's football-language podcast we look at some of the football language connected with this week's Women's Champions League play...
In this football phrase of the week we look at the phrase, 'penalty shootout' after the FA Cup 4th Round tie between Birmingham and Leeds...
In this week's football-language podcast we look at some language around manager sackings after some high-profile managers lost their jobs...
This podcast's weekly football phrase is the verb phrase 'to dwell on'. This is used to describe talk about a player in control of the ball.
In this week's football-language podcast we look at some language connected to the top of the table: 'to extend their lead' and 'to move...
This podcast's weekly football phrase is the noun 'a scorpion kick'. This is used to describe a particular kind of shot.
In this week's football-language podcast we look back at some of the football language from the final round of games from the 2025-26...
In this week's football-language podcast we look back at the AFCON final between Morocco and Senegal and discuss missed penalties
In this week's football-language podcast we focus on the language of the 3rd round of the FA Cup, including the cliche 'the magic of the...
In this football phrase of the week we look at the cliche, 'the sacking season' after two high-profile sackings in the Premier League this...