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Football language glossary

Welcome to football language glossary where you can find hundreds of explanations of football language (cliches, positions, transfers, nicknames, managers and more)

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Most football teams have a squad of about 25 players ...
Yo-yo club
If a team is known as a yo-yo club it means that they ...
Zonal marking
This is a system of defence that marks space rather ...
Zizou
The nickname of French World Cup winner Zinadine Zidane.
100% record
When a team wins all of their games in a competition ...

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Starting XI

Most football teams have a squad of about 25 players but only 11 of these can start a game and so the team that a manager picks for a match is known as the starting XI.

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Football language glossary

Welcome to football language glossary where you can find hundreds of explanations of football language (cliches, positions, transfers, nicknames, managers and more)

Latest terms

Starting XI
Most football teams have a squad of about 25 players ...
Yo-yo club
If a team is known as a yo-yo club it means that they ...
Zonal marking
This is a system of defence that marks space rather ...
Zizou
The nickname of French World Cup winner Zinadine Zidane.
100% record
When a team wins all of their games in a competition ...

Word of the week

Starting XI

Most football teams have a squad of about 25 players but only 11 of these can start a game and so the team that a manager picks for a match is known as the starting XI.

Full Description | Glossary

Random terms

Zizou
After Extra Time
Acres of space
Becks
Wipe the floor with
https://languagecaster.com/glossary/

Football language glossary

A(3)
B(2)
C(1)
D(1)
E(1)
S(1)
W(1)
Y(1)
Z(2)
0-9(2)

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