日期：2011-06-14 Butterfingers refer to a clumsy person, especially one who tends to drop things. During the World Cup, the term refers ironically to those clumsy goalkeepers prone to let shots slip through their hands as if they had applied butter to their fingers.... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-05-24 The term football widow doesn't involve anyone's actual death. It is a term for those who have a relationship with a sports fan (often a follower of football, be it American football, soccer, rugby, Australian rules football, or other) who pays more... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-05-24 To park the bus , means to play very defensively, to get a lot of players behind the ball, to have no attacking play. Many people say that this phrase was first said by Jose Mourinho when he was Chelseas manager. He was describing a negative Tottenh... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-08 Helen: This street is about a mile long. Zo: Its full of stalls. Helen: And its one of the best known street markets in the UK. Zo: 这条街就是伦敦的Portobello Market, 真正的street market. 市??Helen: Hello, Im Helen. Welcome to On the Town from BBC... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-08 There were scenes of jubilation and misery 欢呼和悲痛 after the last games of the Premier League season were played on Sunday. With Manchester United already crowned champions 获得冠军 last weekend, all attention was focused on the battle for surviv... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-08 A nil-nil draw 零比零平手 might not be the most spectacular way to clinch 抓住不放 a championship, but Saturdays game against Arsenal showed some of Manchester Uniteds best qualities their defence, their grit 勇气 and their ability to perform under... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-08 While we have seen some dazzling 精彩的 football from both Manchester United and Chelsea this season, two of their star players have been making headlines 上了头条 for the wrong reasons this week. Chelsea striker Didier Drogba came in for criticism... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-08 Manchester United have made an offer 主动出价 for Bayern Munich player Franck Ribery which would smash the world transfer record 破世界转会纪录, according to reports in UK newspaper The Guardian. They say United have offered a staggering 62.5m (643m... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-08 Which player can claim 10 Premier League cups, four FA Cups, three League Cups and two Champions League winner's medals? Ryan Giggs - the most decorated 获得奖章或荣誉 player in the game 足球界. But now Giggs will have to find room in his trophy cab... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-08 This weekend saw the FA Cup semi-finals played on a controversial 有争议的 Wembley pitch with Chelsea and Everton going on to the final. Chelsea beat Arsenal 2-1 in an unimpressive 平淡无奇的 game and Everton won a 4-2 penalty shoot-out to thwart 阻... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-08 England are on course 在的途中 to qualify 出线 for next summers World Cup in South Africa after winning five games out of five in their qualifying group 小组预赛 so far. It is reportedly 据报 the best start England have ever had to a World Cup quali... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-08 Manchester United moved back to the top of the Premier League after defeating Aston Villa in a five-goal thriller 进五个球的精彩比赛. In a match that ebbed and flowed 涨潮落潮；你追我赶, with both sides alternately taking the upper hand 占上风, Unit... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-08 David Beckham made a record-breaking 创纪录 109th appearance for England as they comfortably beat Slovakia 4-0 on Saturday. The midfield player now holds the most caps （替某国）出场次数 for an outfield player 除守门员外的球员, going one beyond prev... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-08 Two weeks is a long time in football. A fortnight ago Manchester Uniteds position at the top of the Premier League seemed unassailable 攻不破的. Now they are just one point ahead of Liverpool after losing their last two games. And while Manchester U... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-08 The race for the Premiership title hotted up 越来越激烈 this weekend as Liverpool demolished 沉重击败 Manchester United 4-1 at Old Trafford. Wins for Chelsea and Arsenal saw both London sides also close the gap 比分接近/拉近距离 on the title holders... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-08 The worlds most famous footballer has agreed a new deal with two clubs that will see him play part of the year in Europe and part of the year in the USA. David Beckham will stay on loan to 暂借给 the Italian side AC Milan until the end of the season... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-08 Manchester United took another step closer to becoming the first English team to win five trophies 奖杯 in one season, after beating Tottenham Hotspur in the final of the League Cup 英格兰联赛杯 on Sunday. Both sides failed to score during the first... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-08 Chelsea have returned to winning ways under their new caretaker manager 临时代理教练 Guus Hiddink, beating Aston Villa 1-0 on Saturday. It was a dream start 梦想开始 for Hiddink, who has agreed to manage Chelsea until the end of the season while ret... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-08 It's been an interesting week for David Beckham. Wednesday saw the player achieve a milestone 里程碑 in his career by winning his 108th cap （替某国）出场次数 for England in their friendly match 友谊赛 against Spain, equalling the record 打平手 for... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-08 The pressure to succeed in the Premier League was underlined once again this weekend as another manager was sacked after a string 一连串的 of defeats. Portsmouth announced the sacking 解雇 of manager Tony Adams on Sunday, after his team lost 3-2 to... 阅读全文>>