English Slang For True Football Fans

If you are passionate about football like many English people, this article will help you to gear up with a useful vocabulary to comment on every game as the CEO of football.

CEO

To be the CEO of something means you are the very best at doing that thing.

Lionel Messi is the CEO of football.

GOAT

These 4 letters represent the whole phrase. “GOAT” means “Greatest Of All Time”. Feel free to praise your favorite football player with such a title.

Who do you think is the GOAT player in 2022?

Beautiful game

This phrase is an alternative way to talk about football games. It describes the beautiful moves of the players, excitement about the goals, and winning the ball on the field.

My Friday goes better if I get to watch the beautiful game.

Anti-football

In contrast with the beautiful game, this expression describes an ugly and violent way of playing football. For the first time, this term was mentioned by one of the games reporters during the performance of the Argentine club Estudiantes in the 1968.

My heart breaks if I see anybody playing anti-football.

Behind closed doors

It’s a football game the teams play without an audience. It is sometimes used as a punishment by the football authorities. The teams can’t gain any profit from ticket purchasing. However, during the pandemic, it was a common practice in order to follow the rules of healthy precautions.

Another game will have to be played behind closed doors due to imposed lockdown in our city.

CR7

These 3 symbols became the worldwide brand name created by the famous football player Cristiano Ronaldo. He combined the initials and his favorite number into one name. You may find fragrances, underwear, and other items that are being sold under this brand.

My brother’s favorite footballer is Cristiano Ronaldo. I got him a “CR7” cologne as a gift.

Learn more English slang words listed in this article.

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