Premier Vocabulary is a mini-podcast for you to learn football English one word at a time. We have three different levels for you: easy, medium and hard.

This episode is easy so we’re looking at common football words and phrases. Things you use and need to know to play the game.

Summary

Learn more football vocabulary with Premier Skills English. Each lesson in our Premier Vocabulary section looks at one football word or phrase. This lesson looks at the word ban.

You can find more lessons on the side of this page.

Transcript

Rich: Hello my name’s Rich and welcome to Premier Skills English - Premier Vocabulary.

Jack: Hi there! I’m Jack. We’re here to help you with your football English. Premier Vocabulary is a mini-podcast for you to learn football English one word at a time.

Rich: We have three different levels for you: easy, medium and hard.

Jack: This episode is easy so we’re looking at common football words and phrases; things you use and need to know to play the game.

Rich: The word we are looking at in this episode is ban.

Jack: The word ban can be a verb or a noun and is used in and out of football.

Rich: Let’s start by looking at how the word is used generally, outside of football.

Jack: To ban something means to officially say that something is not allowed.

Rich: Chewing gum, mobile phones and knives might be some of the things that are banned in some schools.

Jack: If certain items are banned you are not allowed to take them into schools. They have been banned by the school authorities.

Rich: Various things are banned by different types of authorities. Schools might ban things, governments might ban things and sports associations might ban things.

Jack: We can use the noun in a similar way and there might be a ban on something. A school might say there is a ban on using mobile phones in the classroom, a government might place a ban on going outside or FIFA might put a ban on certain types of tackle.

Rich: Authorities also ban people from doing things. A government might ban citizens from travelling, ban them from protesting in the streets, or ban them from smoking in public places.

Rich: The most common use of ban in football is when a player is not allowed to play for their team.

Jack: The most common reason for this is that a player was given a red card in the previous match or has too many yellow cards in the previous matches.

Rich: A player might receive a one or two-match ban for getting too many yellow cards.

Jack: A player gets banned for one match for getting a red card for a professional foul or can get a three-match ban or more for serious foul play.

Rich: You can see we use both the noun a two-match ban and the verb banned for one match. A player is banned from playing for one match.

Jack: When we talk about football we often talk about bans but you might also see the word suspension which is used in the same way but highlights that the ban is only temporary.

Rich: It is also more formal. The Premier League would announce a three-match suspension of a player. A player would be suspended for three matches.

Jack: To ban. To officially say that something is not allowed.

Rich: There is the final whistle!

Jack: We’ll be back soon with more Premier Vocabulary from Premier Skills English.

Rich: Bye for now and enjoy your football.

Discuss

Are bans fair?

What should players be banned for?