In the U.S. at least, common language is heavily influenced by Baseball, US Football, Boxing, and to a lesser degree Basketball.

Baseball- (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_English-language_idioms_derived_from_baseball)

Boxing- Heavy Hitter, Sucker Punch, Low Blow

US Football- Hail Mary, Moving the Goalposts, Monday Morning Quarterback

Basketball- Layup, Slam Dunk, Full Court Press

From what I’ve experienced, soccer/football terms are practically nonexistent. Given the popularity of the sport and others in Europe however, I’m curious to see if your languages have similar terms.


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