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In this week's football phrase we take a look at the verb phrase 'to hang up your boots', which is a phrase used when a a player retires from football.

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Day forty, the last day. at the 2026 World Cup and on for thisWorld Cup language podcast episode we look at the verb phrase 'knock backl' and how it is connected with the 2026 World Cup final.

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Day thirty eight at the 2026 World Cup and on this World Cup language podcast we look at the phrase 'to sit back' and how it was used in the England v Argentina semi-final match.

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Day twenty four at the 2026 World Cup and on this World Cup language podcast we look at the phrase stubborn defence from the France v Paraguay last 16 match.

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Day ten at the 2026 World Cup and on this World Cup language podcast we look at the verb phrase 'to shrug off' and how we can use it to talk about Argentina v Austria.

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In this football phrase of the week we look at the adjective phrase, 'out-and-out' which is used to talk about players' styles of play.

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In this football phrase of the week we look at the pverb phrasehrase 'skied it'. This phrase can be used to describe shooting or a shot.

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This podcast's weekly football phrase is a verb phrase' to latch on to'. This is used to describe a player controlling the ball.

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This podcast's weekly football phrase is to throw under the bus. which is a phrase used by Mohammad Salah in comments this week.

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This podcast's weekly football phrase is to shin it. which is a phrae you will hear connected with how a player kicks the ball.

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