Tie, match, game. ‘Leg‘ is used usually in competitions when teams play each other twice, over two legs.
- Example: Arsenal’s Champions League quarter-final hopes are in tatters after they were comprehensively beaten by AC Milan in the first leg of the last 16 (2012).
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 talk about...
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 football language podcast we look back at some of the language from the final of th 2023 Women's World Cup.
This podcast's weekly football phrase is a verb phrase' to latch on to'. This is used to describe a player controlling the ball.
This phrase refers to a type of tackle where the defender makes contact with both the opposing player and the ball. It’s often seen as a strong...
This week's football phrase is the noun phrase 'a low block'. This phrase can describe how Manchester City played against Arsenal on Sunday.
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