Announcing Cliches In Soccer, Ranked
credits: Mike Hewitt | source: [object Object] The World Cup didn’t quite feel the same without Ian Darke to call it, but at least there was another month of (mostly) British announcers populating our soccer broadcasts. Here’s a celebration of the phrases only heard when watching the beautiful game.
“A cracking shot”/“An absolute cracker”
“An absolute howler”
“Orgasmic”/“Celestial” (Ray Hudson only)
“A cynical challenge”
“And now (attacking team) is asking the questions”
“Park the bus”
“Queueing up a cross”
“Substitution for an injection of pace”
“Tremendous bit of skill”
“Did well to cut out that pass”
“If you don’t buy a ticket, you can’t win the lottery”
“Top of the table”
“Schoolboy defending”
“Cleared only as far as (midfielder)”
“Like for like”
“In-swinger”/“Out-swinger”
“Rainy night in Stoke”
Studiously keeping track of the corner count
Running into a parked bus
“On frame”


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