Glossary of Football Terms and Phrases

No guide to football would be complete without definitions for all the terminology associated with the UK's favourite game, including the lowdown on all the different formations, strategies and manoeuvres, along with the calls used between players and the vocabulary used in the laws of the game.

Here you'll find a complete A to Z of all the jargon you may come across whilst out on the pitch or simply watching a game from the comfort of your armchair; from terms like "Adrift" to phrases such as "Zone of Defence", along with everything in between.

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