(to be) Sent to the stands: To be sent off; to receive a red card; to be removed from the pitch. The stand is where the fans sit and watch...
This week's football phrase for English is 'sorry' as in a 'sorry performance'
Football, like life, is full of cliches and on today's post we are going to be talking about a classic - one that everyone in the game...
Today's World Cup phrase of the day is the phrase 'to not take lightly'
Today's World Cup phrase of the day is the expression to hold on.
The Hand of God, refers to a goal scored by Maradona against England in the 1986 World Cup quarter finals - scored with his hand.
World Cup Phrase of the Day: Scapegoat
This week's English for football expression is the phrase 'prove to be a handful' which means that something or someone is difficult to...

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