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All good things come in threes, so here is the third part of our series on football terminology, focusing on a small country in the heart of Europe where football terminology is influenced by three different...

It all depends on the country you happen to be in. The British call it ‘football’, whereas ‘soccer’ is the go-to term used in the USA, Canada, Australia and Ireland. The word ‘football’ originated in 1863,...

Well, that depends on where you are. In Switzerland and Austria, the term ‘Penalty’ is used, whereas in Germany you will almost always hear ‘Elfmeter’. The reasons for this are historical: when football...

Our company name often gives rise to false assumptions in linguistic circles – but unfortunately none of us is closely related to the German linguist August Schleicher. On the other hand, the birthplace...