Playing in the channels, squaring it, doing a Leeds or winning with the help of the 12th man. Football is full of terms that come naturally to those who live and breathe the game but to those that are getting to know the sport, have moved to the country or where English is not a first language many of these terms can be very confusing.
It is not always obvious from the phrase itself what these terms mean and entail. This is what this page is for. Here we cover some of the most common terminologies used in the beautiful game to help you understand what they mean.
- 12th Man
- A Game of Two Halves
- A Pass to Dr. Griffin
- Against the Run of Play
- Anti-Football
- Ball to Hand
- Box to Box
- Caretaker Managers
- Contract clauses: Buy Back, Sell On, Add On, Option, Obligation
- Corridor of Uncertainty
- Dead Ball Situation
- Dirty Work
- Doing a Leeds
- Dummy Run
- El Clasico
- El Sackico
- False 9
- Farmers League
- Fergie Time
- Financial Fair Play (FFP) & Profit and Sustainability (PSR)
- Football Pyramid
- Fourth Place Trophy
- Fox in the Box
- Gegenpressing
- Hairdryer Treatment
- High Press
- Hollywood Pass
- In the Channels
- In the Mixer
- Low Block
- Nail Biter
- Nutmeg
- On the Beach
- Park the Bus
- Run Their Socks Off
- Set-Piece Coach
- Sporting Director, Technical Director, Chief Executive
- Squeaky Bum Time
- Target Man
- The Armband
- The Woodwork
- Top Bins
- Transfer Deal Sheet
- Transitions
- Yo Yo Club