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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.

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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 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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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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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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This week's expression is the cliche second season syndrome

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This week's weekly football phrase is often used when looking ahead to a new season: The team to beat.

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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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What does the expression 'schoolboy error' mean? Find out on this week's football language podcast.

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On this week's English for Football, we're going to look at the expression shot to pieces. Now, this basically means to be destroyed and it can be used with words such as 'hopes', 'dreams' and 'nerves'.

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