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In this football phrase of the week we look at the phrase, 'penalty shootout' after the FA Cup 4th Round tie between Birmingham and Leeds was decided this way.

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This podcast's weekly football phrase is the noun 'a scorpion kick'. This is used to describe a particular kind of shot.

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This week's football phrase is the verb to retain. This is the key word from teh Euro 2025 finals as England retained the title of European champions.

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This week's football phrase of the week is the verb, 'to rattle' and how it can be used in footbal to talk about shots and also pressure.

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The Learn English Through Football podcast explains the language of football: This week, we look at the word 'heavy' and its use in football.

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This week, we look at the word 'thunder' and how it is used in football including thunderous and blood and thunder

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In this short podcast on the language of football, we talk about a football phrase that describes a shot. The phrase is 'a sweet strike'.

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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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Pickpocketing - Football Language: 2021-22 Season: Southampton vs Manchester United: We focus on the own goal scored by Fred, which gave Southampton the lead.

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In this post we explain the word 'ghost' and how it is used in football and we look at an example from the Women's World Cup...

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