Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2024-25: Spursy

In this football language podcast we will talk about a word which is used in English football only; The word is ‘Spursy’. You can read the transcript for this podcast below, while you can also check out our glossary of footballing phrases 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 at admin@languagecaster.com.

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My name is Damon and I’m based in Japan. The Japan team is gearing up, that is getting ready for, a clash with Australia next week. Japan and Australia have quite a big rivalry, as they are both big teams in the Asian World Cup qualifiers. It should be a great game, and it is one I’ll definitely be watching!

Today’s Show

I wonder if Damian, the other half of our team, watched the England vs Greece match, which ended in a surprise 2-1 defeat for the England team. We’ll hear from Damian in just a moment, as he will talk about our main football language phrase today, ‘Spursy‘. I look forward to that!

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DB: OK, here’s Damian, with our our main piece on football language. He’s going to talk about the word ‘Spursy‘, what it means, and how it is used in football.

Spursy

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DF: Right, I am going to talk about a football phrase that is fairly well known in England and one that I have been avoiding for a long time as it is linked to my favourite football team, Tottenham. I didn’t really want to do this; but after losing to Brighton last weekend, despite being 2-0 up at half time, means I really have to mention it! Oh, and Damon made me do this!

As you know, Tottenham are also known as Spurs which is a shortened form of the full name Tottenham Hotspur. The fans sing ‘Come on You Spurs’ at matches and you might see the acronym COYS if you are with Spurs fans (yes, this stands for Come on You Spurs).