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THE REF MISSED THAT FOUL!

27 / 02 / 2024

THE REF MISSED THAT FOUL!: meaning and examples

Good morning / afternoon / evening everyone, depending on when you are reading this. Welcome back to the Daily Vitamin. I hope your day has started off well. 

Today we continue our look at phrases that you can use when watching European football, and other sports too.

Today's three phrases are: 
What a save by the keeper! (Applauding a goalkeeper's excellent save)
The ref missed that foul! (Expressing disagreement with the referee's decision)
They're dominating possession. (Noting one team's control of the ball)

And following is a possible short dialogue using these three phrases.

Dialogue
Barça Fan: What a save by the keeper! That was close!
Madrid Fan: "Yeah, but the ref missed that foul earlier. Unbelievable!
Barça Fan: Come on, it was a fair challenge! Anyway, our team's dominating possession.
Madrid Fan: We'll see about that. It's still anyone's game.

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