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Football Language Podcast

Deft touch

Deft touch describes a light, skilful touch of the ball that is often used to lift a shot just over a goalkeeper or defender.

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Ends goal drought

The phrase 'ends goal drought' means to finally score again after a long period without scoring any goals.

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Run riot

To run riot means that a team completely dominates a match and score lots of goals against the opposition. 

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Brace

A brace is when a player scores two goals in the same match. Sometimes it can be called a double - the player scored a double. 

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Come off the bench to score

Come off the bench to score means a player has entered the match as a substitute rather than starting the game and then scored a goal.  

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