The team is or the team are? - Football Language https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-football-language/the-team-is-or-the-team-are/ Learn English Through Football Discussion Board en-GB Sat, 05 Sep 2026 18:58:54 +0000 wpForo 60 RE: The team is or the team are? https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-football-language/the-team-is-or-the-team-are/#post-1238 Tue, 10 Sep 2024 19:43:59 +0000 Simple:

Team is singular, so 'team is'.  Teams is plural, so 'teams are'.

Tottenham is a town name, singular. So 'Tottenham is'.

Spurs is a group of players and plural, so 'Spurs are".

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Madrid reset at half-time and when they started to press

The same here - Madrid reset and then 'they' started to press

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It is the competition that Real Madrid like to think they own and the reasons (Guardian June 1 2024)

In this sentence from the match report in The Guardian newspaper, they use both singular and plural forms:

  • Real Madrid like to think
  • they own
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]]> Football Language Anonymous https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-football-language/the-team-is-or-the-team-are/#post-1155 Reply To: The team is or the team are? https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-football-language/the-team-is-or-the-team-are/#post-254 Wed, 03 Jul 2013 14:23:41 +0000 Football Language Learn English through Football https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-football-language/the-team-is-or-the-team-are/#post-254 Reply To: The team is or the team are? https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-football-language/the-team-is-or-the-team-are/#post-253 Wed, 03 Jul 2013 06:09:26 +0000 Football Language grell https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-football-language/the-team-is-or-the-team-are/#post-253 Reply To: The team is or the team are? https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-football-language/the-team-is-or-the-team-are/#post-250 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 23:15:19 +0000 Football Language Niklas https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-football-language/the-team-is-or-the-team-are/#post-250 Reply To: The team is or the team are? https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-football-language/the-team-is-or-the-team-are/#post-249 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 20:53:06 +0000 Football Language Anonymous https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-football-language/the-team-is-or-the-team-are/#post-249 Reply To: The team is or the team are? https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-football-language/the-team-is-or-the-team-are/#post-246 Sat, 22 Jun 2013 11:47:33 +0000 BBC Learning website you can use the singular or plural verb form with some collective nouns such as 'team'. They suggest that when you talk about a team as an impersonal group then the singular form is often used (the team is...); while if you see the team as a group of individual players then the plural form is used (Spurs are playing well...). Here are some examples from today's Guardian football page: a. 'It's reasonably easy to understand why a team gets caught on a break...' b. 'PSG have known for weeks about Ancelotti's desire to join Madrid and they have been engaged in a ...' c. 'Real have not hidden their desire to sign Bale...']]> Football Language Learn English through Football https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-football-language/the-team-is-or-the-team-are/#post-246 The team is or the team are? https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-football-language/the-team-is-or-the-team-are/#post-9 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 17:51:37 +0000 Football Language Mightytoft https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/community/football-language-football-language/the-team-is-or-the-team-are/#post-9