Football Cliches

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Deconstructing the gloriously unique language of football – the words, the phrases and the tiny things you didn't think you cared about – with Adam Hurrey, ...

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The Forest-Watford Vortex, champagne players & Pep vs Daffy Duck contributed by Lukas · Feb 17

Generic Spurs punditry, regurgitating possession & ding-dong stalemates: The 500th episode contributed by Lukas · Feb 12

Introverted full-backs, radio commentary synchronicity & the Champions League of trees contributed by Lukas · Feb 10

”Absolute wimp", Arsenal's pre-ignited quadruple & a Doha denouement contributed by Lukas · Feb 5

Scorpion scepticism, 80% ball knowledge & Conor Coady's Football Clubs (2026 edition) contributed by Lukas · Feb 3

Flats that overlook stadiums & the optimum time for Sky Sports News: The listeners' loves & hates contributed by Lukas · Jan 29

The "what's eating Erling Haaland?" threshold, FA Cup anthem fears & Gary Weaver's Circle of Goals contributed by Lukas · Jan 27

Zohran Mamdani's PL Years & a chat with Éanna Hardwicke on playing Roy Keane in Saipan contributed by Lukas · Jan 22

The moment the AFCON final peaked, Wenger's Law & football gestures at bus stops contributed by Lukas · Jan 19

Properly getting out, cricketing ASMR, and shadow umpire’s call contributed by Lukas · Jan 16

Shane Todd on post-save goalkeeper emotions & professional footballer-botherer Rio Ferdinand contributed by Lukas · Jan 15

Semenyo's 0.028% return, six nicknames in 15 seconds & Scotland's bottom dogs contributed by Lukas · Jan 13

41-year-old blokes playing for prime Barca, Ken Barlow's terrace anthem, and the Sir Alex blessing contributed by Lukas · Jan 8

Resurgent corner flags, Eddie Howe's onslaught threshold & "the Pound Shop Potter” contributed by Lukas · Jan 6

Snake pits and minefields, the shadow follow-on, and catching on camera contributed by Lukas · Jan 3

That Man DCL, heading your granny & clowns in Slough bunkers contributed by Lukas · Dec 30, 2025

Domestic shadow-batting, no mugs, and spectator stress contributed by Lukas · Dec 24, 2025

Absolute dreamland: The Best of Football Clichés in 2025 contributed by Lukas · Dec 23, 2025

Glove-spitting goalkeepers & edge-of-the-D drama at five-a-side: The listeners' loves & hates contributed by Lukas · Dec 18, 2025

North-east river supremacy, David Moyes' giant duck & Keysey's nutmegs contributed by Lukas · Dec 16, 2025

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Charts

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🇬🇧 #7 · 🇮🇩 #9 · 🇦🇷 #13 · 🇵🇭 #16 · 🇰🇷 #19 · 🇮🇳 #25 · 🇮🇪 #31 · 🇨🇴 #46 · 🇫🇮 #53 · 🇳🇿 #53 · +18 more

charted in 29 countriesFull rankings →

Activity

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9 episodes · last 30 days · avg 54 min

Thu 36Tue 32Mon 19

Episodes per week over the last six months.

About

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Deconstructing the gloriously unique language of football – the words, the phrases and the tiny things you didn't think you cared about – with Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare & David Walker. Visit nordvpn.com/cliches to get four extra months on a two-year plan with NordVPN

Adam Hurrey & Goalhanger twitter.com/FootballCliches RSS Apple Spotify

Rankings

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As of 2026-09-18, Football Cliches ranks #170 on the Spotify charts and #154 on Apple Podcasts in the United Kingdom, and appears on charts in 1 country.

Ranking over time

Overall chart position, last 90 days · lower is better

Where it charts

Current overall position by country · categories in 🇬🇧 United Kingdom as of 2026-09-18

🇬🇧 United Kingdom #154 Sports #19 Apple Sports #29 Spotify

Chart records

First charted2025-09-10

Best ever#101 on Apple Podcasts (United Kingdom) · 2026-07-07

Days on chart322

Countries now1

CategoriesSports · Sports