Football Expressions and Idioms in English! The following article introduces the list of common phrases and idioms used in football with ESL image.
Football Expressions and Idioms in English
Common Football Expressions
- win/ lose a match
SpainΒ lostΒ their first match 0-1.
- draw a match
Uruguay and ArgentinaΒ drewΒ 0-0.
- play against (sb)
Who were NigeriaΒ playing againstΒ last week?
- beat (sb)
BrazilΒ beatΒ Italy in the final.
- lose against (sb)
BoliviaΒ lostΒ 2-1Β againstΒ Argentina.
- draw with (sb)
LiverpoolΒ drew withΒ Juventus.
- shoot
MessiΒ shootsΒ too often. He needs to pass more.
- score a goal
Van PersieΒ scoredΒ a wonderfulΒ goalΒ against Spain.
- make a save
CasillasΒ madeΒ a few goodΒ saves.
- concede a goal
PortugalΒ conceded 4 goalsΒ against Germany.
- tackle (sb)
I didn’t know if he had the ball or not, so I justΒ tackledΒ him.
- foul (sb)
The English players were trying toΒ foulΒ Pirlo.
- get a yellow card
It was a bad tackle but he onlyΒ got a yellow card.
- be sent off
PepeΒ was sent offΒ by the referee.
- be substituted
Torres played so badly that heΒ was substituted.
- back of the net
You shouldβve seen it, it was such a great goal.Β Back of the net!
- Man on!
Quick!Β Man on! Pass the ball to Jones!
- We were robbed
It is very difficult to swallow, we feel likeΒ we’ve been robbed.
- He’s got a sweet left foot.
Heβs the best player on the team, andΒ heβs got a sweet left foot.
- He pulled off a great save, what a save!
The goalkeeperΒ pulled off six terrific saves.
- Hit the woodwork
He almost had it, but unfortunately itΒ hit the woodwork.
Other Phrases :
- They got stuck in
- Ran the defence ragged
- He’s got a lot of pace
- The goalkeeper made a howler
- It’s a game of two halves
Idioms Related Football
- get the ball rolling
- get a kick out of something
- kick something off, to kick-start something
- keep one’s eye on the ball
- watch from the sidelines
- move the goalposts
- be on the ball
- a political football
- at this (late) stage in the game
- kick sb around
- score an own goal
- take sides
- blow the whistle on sb
- know the score
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