Football

Common expressions

• play football

• watch football

• be mad / crazy about football

• be good at football

• be useless at foot ball

Football + noun

• football boots

• football fans

• a football strip

• a football match

• a football player

• a football team

• a football pitch

Exercise

Common expressions

1. At school, I was useless at football. That's why I was never picked for the team. - c

2. Do you play any other sports besides football. - d

3. Jim's not here. He's gone home to watch the football on TV. - e

4. My friend, Alan, is crazy about football. He's never missed a match in ten years. - b

5. Our eldest son is very good at football, but not good enough to play professionally. - a

Football + noun

1. Which football team do you support?

2. My dad took me to watch my first football match when I was only 2 years old.

3. The Brazilian, Ronaldinho, was voted best football player in the world in 2004.

4. There's a football pitch at the end of the road, where kids practise most nights.

5. Thousands of football fans invaded the pitch at the end of the cup final.

6. I wash my own football strip after a game and I also clean my football boots.