Football Cliches
Damian Fitzpatrick
Welcome to the Learn English Through Football Podcast for all learners of English who love the beautiful game of football.
Football Language Cliche: If you’d offered me that…
The learn English through football podcast explains the language of football: This week, we look at a cliche: If you'd offered me that...
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Learn English Through Football Language Podcast: Nosebleed
In this podcast we talk about a word you wouldn’t expect in football – nosebleed – and how it used to talk about players. Access the transcript of the show below, which is a great way for learners of English to practice. A Make sure you also check out our huge glossary of footballing phrases here. […]
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Learn English Through Football Podcast: Saw Their Name in Lights
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'.
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2022 World Cup Language: Game of Two Halves (Wales 1-1 USA)
Day 2 of the World Cup and we explain the classic football cliche, 'a game of two halves' from the USA vs Wales game
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Learn English Through Football Language Podcast: Vocabulary – Playing the Game
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...
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Learning English Through Football Podcast: FA Cup Learning Resources
FA Cup Learning Resources: In this football language podcast we look back at some of our previous podcasts and posts on the FA Cup.
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Main Listening Report: The Language of Relegation
On this week's main listening report we look at relegation and the language used to describe it.
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There or thereabouts – Football Language Podcast: 2021-22 Season: Liverpool vs Man City
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 […]
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Languagecaster Football Language Podcast: Cliches – Like a New Signing
In this short football language podcast we take a look at a football language cliche - 'They're like a new signing' with transcript.
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Football Language Podcast: In the hat
In this short football language post we explain the expression 'to be in the hat' which is often used when describing knockout football.
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Learn English Through Football: Not at the Races
In this short football language podcast, we talk abut the phrase 'not at the races', along with some other football language.A
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Football Language Podcast: Toy with an opponent
In this short football language post we explain the expression 'to toy with an opponent' and how it is used in football.
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Football Language Podcast: Masterclass
In this short football language post we explain the expression 'masterclass' and how it is used in football.
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Football Language Podcast: The seven stages of being a football manager – revisited
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.
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Football Language: Labour to a victory
In this post we explain the football expression 'labour to a victory'.
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Football Language: Add steel to the team
Here we explain the football cliche 'add steel to the team' which is used when a team needs to be a litle stronger.
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Football Language Cliche: Put it in the mixer
In this post we explain the football cliche 'put in the mixer' which is used to describe a long-ball game...
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Football Cliche: No one is bigger than the club
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.
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Weekly Football Phrase: Romance of the Cup
What is the meaning of the phrase 'Romance of the Cup' in football?
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Weekly Football Phrase: Up for grabs
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.
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Weekly Football Cliche: Old School
The cliche old school is a phrase that means traditional, typical, but also has a nuance which says that something is rare now. So, ...
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Weekly Football Phrase: A goal that deserves to win any game
This week's football phrase is 'a goal that deserves to win any game'
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Weekly Football Phrase: Second Season Syndrome
This week's expression is the cliche second season syndrome
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Weekly Football Phrase: The Team to Beat
This week's weekly football phrase is often used when looking ahead to a new season: The team to beat.
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Weekly Football Phrase: Dying Breed
In reference to Steven Gerrard's last home game at Anfield, this week's football phrase is the cliche 'dying breed'
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Weekly Football Phrase: David and Goliath
In this week's football phrase we introduce the football phrase 'David and Goliath' which is often used to describe a cup match
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Football Cliche: Share the Spoils
This week's football phrase is 'share the spoils'
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Listening Report: Football Cliches
Football clichés are expressions or sayings that have become so overused that they have lost some of their original impact. In football, clichés
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Weekly Football Phrase: Put a Shift In
For this week's weekly football phrase we explain the football cliche to put a shift in.
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Weekly Football Phrase: To want it more
When players are asked why they lost a game, often reply, 'The other team wanted it more.' This is our Weekly Football Phrase.
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Football Phrase: Six of one and half a dozen of the other
In this week's Weekly Football Phrase we explain the cliche 'Six of one and half a dozen of the other'
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Weekly Football Phrase: The Dugout
Bench? Dugout? What's the difference. This week's Weekly Football Phrase explains.
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Main Listening Report: Football Language – Getting Fired
With the recent sacking of Manchester United boss David Moyes we take a look at some of the words and phrases used when a manager loses his or her job.
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Weekly Football Language Phrase: Can’t buy a goal
What does the expression 'can't buy a goal' mean?
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Weekly Football Phrase: Vote of Confidence
This week's football expression is 'vote of confidence'
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Weekly Football Phrase: To be out of the cup
What is the meaning of the phrase 'to be out of the cup'? To be out of a cup competition' means a team is no longer involved or playing in a cup competition.
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Weekly Football Phrase: Schoolboy Error
What does the expression 'schoolboy error' mean? Find out on this week's football language podcast.
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Weekly Football Phrase: Unplayable
This week's English for football phrase is the expression,which is becoming a bit of a cliche, 'unplayable'.
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Weekly Football Phrase: Cliche – Bad Day at the Office
What is a 'bad day at the office?' This week's English for football phrase introduces this cliche.
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Football Cliche: (they) Wanted it more
This week, languagecaster.com brings you a common football cliche - 'They wanted it more'.
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