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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In this week's football-language podcast we look at some language around manager sackings after some high-profile managers lost their jobs this week.

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This podcast's weekly football phrase is the verb phrase 'to dwell on'. This is used to describe talk about a player in control of the ball.

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In this week's football-language podcast we look at some language connected to the top of the table: 'to extend their lead' and 'to move clear'.

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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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In this week's football-language podcast we look back at some of the football language from the final round of games from the 2025-26 Champions League group stage,

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In this week's football-language podcast we look back at the AFCON final between Morocco and Senegal and discuss missed penalties

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In this week's football-language podcast we focus on the language of the 3rd round of the FA Cup, including the cliche 'the magic of the cup'.

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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.

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In this week's football-language podcast we look at some language from the last-16 of the AFCON 2025 tournament in Morocco, including the phrase, 'rode their luck'. We will also predict the last-16 tie between Algeria and Congo DR and we look at some language around managers getting the sack!

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