In this football phrase of the week we look at the expression, 'close the gap' after Manchester City's win over Arsenal in the Premier League.

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In this week's football-language podcast we look at some phrases connected to the expression, 'business end of the season' as we only have a few weeks left of the season. We will also look at some predictions from the upcoming Premier League games this weekend including the big title decider in England and the Merseyside derby.

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In this football phrase of the week we look at the verb phrase 'to fizz the ballt'. This phrase ise used to talk about passing as well as shooting.

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In this football phrase of the week we look at the expression, 'no fluke' after Southampton defeated Arsenal in the FA Cup quarter final this weekend.

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In this week's football-language podcast we look back at some football phrases from the 2026 World Cup play-off finals, including, 'miss out on' after Italy's surprise defeat against Bosnia

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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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In this week's football-language podcast we look at some football phrases from the 2026 World Cup play-off games, including, 'reach the final'. 

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In this football phrase of the week we look at the phrase 'caught napping', a phrase usually used to talk about defending.

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In this week's football-language podcast we look at a football phrase that has come out of AFCON 2025: 'stripped of their title' after what happened in the Senegal versus Morocco final. We will also try to predict the English League Cup final and the Madrid derby.

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In this football phrase of the week we look at the expression, 'defend their title' after Chelsea defeated Manchester United in the Women's League Cup final this weekend. 

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In this week's football-language podcast we look at football phrases to talk about goalkeeping mistakes, including 'goalkeeping gaffe'.

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