Football Cliches

In this football phrase of the week we look at the cliche, 'too good to go down' after my favourite team Tottenham lost again and are only four points above the drop zone. The post Weekly Football Phrase: Too Good to Go Down appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

In this football phrase of the week we look at the cliche, 'the sacking season' after two high-profile sackings in the Premier League this week. The post Weekly Football Phrase: Sacking Season appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

The weekly football phrase we introduce in this podcast is 'man and ball7 which is a phrase used in football to describe tackles. The post Weekly Football Phrase: Man and Ball appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

The learn English through football podcast explains the language of football: This week, we look at a cliche: If you'd offered me that... The post Football Language Cliche: If you’d offered me that… appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

In this short podcast on the language of football, we talk about a football cliche used to describe a player's actions. The phrase is 'saw their name in lights'. The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: Saw Their Name in Lights appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

Day 2 of the World Cup and we explain the classic football cliche, 'a game of two halves' from the USA vs Wales game The post 2022 World Cup Language: Game of Two Halves (Wales 1-1 USA) appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

Vocabulary of playing the game: In this post we take a look at some of the words and phrases that players might use while playing a match... The post Learn English Through Football Language Podcast: Vocabulary – Playing the Game appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

On this week's main listening report we look at relegation and the language used to describe it. The post Main Listening Report: The Language of Relegation appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

This football language podcast takes a look at the Liverpool vs Manchester City match played last weekend in the 2021-22 season. We focus on some of the language used to talk about this exciting match, including the cliche ‘there or thereabouts’. You can read a transcript for this podcast below, while you can also check […] The post There or thereabouts – Football Language Podcast: 202...

The language of football transfers in 4 easy steps: In this post we take a look at the language of football transfers. There is also a short vocabulary list at the foot of this post. The post Learning English Through Football Podcast: The Language of Football Transfers in 4 Easy Steps appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

In this short football language podcast we take a look at a football language cliche - 'They're like a new signing' with transcript. The post Languagecaster Football Language Podcast: Cliches – Like a New Signing appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

In this short football language post we explain the expression 'to be in the hat' which is often used when describing knockout football. The post Football Language Podcast: In the hat appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

In this short football language podcast, we talk abut the phrase 'not at the races', along with some other football language. A  The post Learn English Through Football: Not at the Races appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

In this short football language post we explain the expression 'to toy with an opponent' and how it is used in football. The post Football Language Podcast: Toy with an opponent appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

In this short football language post we explain the expression 'masterclass' and how it is used in football. The post Football Language Podcast: Masterclass appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

Seven stages of being a football manager: Managers have yet again been in the news this week and so on this week's football-language podcast we take a look back at one of our 2009 posts that looks at some of the language used to describe the role of the football manager. The post Football Language Podcast: The seven stages of being a football manager – revisited appeared first on Learn Engli...

In this post we explain the football expression 'labour to a victory'. The post Football Language: Labour to a victory appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

Here we explain the football cliche 'add steel to the team' which is used when a team needs to be a litle stronger. The post Football Language: Add steel to the team appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

In this post we explain the football cliche 'put in the mixer' which is used to describe a long-ball game... The post Football Language Cliche: Put it in the mixer appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

In today's football expression we explain the cliche 'no one is bigger than the club' which can be seen a s a type of warning. The post Football Cliche: No one is bigger than the club appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

What is the meaning of the phrase 'Romance of the Cup' in football? The post Weekly Football Phrase: Romance of the Cup appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

This week's English for football phrase is 'up for grabs' which is used to describe a situation in which a team has a chance of winning a game or qualifying for the next round of a competition after looking like there was no chance at all. The post Weekly Football Phrase: Up for grabs appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

The cliche old school is a phrase that means traditional, typical, but also has a nuance which says that something is rare now. So, ... The post Weekly Football Cliche: Old School appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

This week's football phrase is 'a goal that deserves to win any game' The post Weekly Football Phrase: A goal that deserves to win any game appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

This week's expression is the cliche second season syndrome The post Weekly Football Phrase: Second Season Syndrome appeared first on Learn English Through Football .