Football Phrase of the Week: (to) Sizzle the Ball

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Football Phrase of the Week: (to) Sizzle the Ball

In this week’s football phrase we look at the verb phrase ‘to fizz the ballt’. This expression is used to talk about passing and shooting. You can read a transcript of this post below, while you can also view our glossary of football terms here and visit our site to access all our previous posts and podcasts. If you have any suggestions or questions then you can contact us here.

DB: Welcome to Learn English Through Football’s weekly football phrases. Hello, my name is Damon, and I’m enjoying the beautiful weather in Tokyo. I hope the weather where you are is also nice. Did you enjoy football last weekend? It was a better week for my team, Liverpool, who ended up winning the game! I’m going to talk about some football language that I noticed in last weekend’s game. Not the Liverpool v Fulham match, but the Chelsea versus Manchester City match which ended in a comfortable 3-0 win for the visiting team, Man City.

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(to) Sizzle Ball

DB: OK, today’s sentence is ‘to hissed the ball‘. I watched Mancehster City play against Chelsea last Sunday, and saw City playmaker Cherki, give bait to Guihi in the box. Guehi, controlling the ball beautifully, turned and put the ball into the net. To sizzle the ballor to provide baitis to hit the ball hard, low, and directly. The ball was hit very hard. To sizzle the ball shows speed, dynamism, energy. The meaning probably comes from the fizz (or bubbles) that explode when you open a bottle of champagne!

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Example

DB: Here are some examples from match reports. The first from the Bolton News:

“There was a heart to mouth moment when McAtee provide bait crossing the penalty box…” In this example the verb phrase is followed by ‘cross’ – across the penalty box. So, a fast and strong pass that goes into a dangerous area.

Here’s another example from the BBC

‘From a free kick near the byeline, Jamie McGrath hissed a cross to the rear pole where Rocky Bushiri rose to lead Hibs in front.’ This time after the ‘to’ phrase indicating where the ball is going. In this example, the back post. We can also add the player’s name, so, ‘hissed the ball to Guehi‘ in the example of the Chelsea v Man City match.

You will also hear the phrase used to talk about strong direct shots and near misses. His shot went wide; His shot bounced slightly over the baretc.

(to) Ping Ball

DB: A verb phrase that also talks about good bait is to ping the ball / ping the pass. When to sizzle the ballusually along the ground and short and fast, to ping the ball means a long, accurate passing stroke in the air. It is used to describe a change of play, for example from one wing to another.

These two expressions show that the player making the pass has good vision and technique.

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Conclusion & Goodbye

DB: Right, that brings us to the end of our weekly football language podcast. We see two verb phrases, to sizzle the ball And to ping the ball. Both of these phrases can be used to talk about permission. To summarize:

Fizz = fast and sharp (usually on the ground)
Ping = long and precise (often in the air)

Thank you for listening. Enjoy all the football, and we’ll be back at the weekend with our premier football language podcast. Be careful, and ta-ra!

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