Football Phrase of the Week: Under the Lights In this football phrase of the week, we talk about the football phrase 'under the lights', connected with theupcoming Merseyside derby. You can read the transcript for this podcast below, while you can also check out our glossary of footballing phrases here and visit our site to access all our previous posts and podcasts. If you have any suggestions or questions then you can contact us at admin@languagecaster.com https://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/football.language.under_.the_.lights.110225.mp3 Under the Lights DB: Hello there everyone. This is Damon from the Languagecaster team. Welcome to our Football Phrase of the Week. I hope you are all doing well and enjoying the football. Today we are looking at the phrase under the lights, which is a phrase we can use to describe the action this mid-week when Liverpool play their local rivals, Everton, in the Merseyside derby. This is a mid-week game, so not the weekend, and usually these games are played in the evening, so people can finish work and then go and watch the game. Because it is in the evening, the stadium lights are turned on, so the game is played with lights, or under the lights. But when we say, the game will be under the lights, we don't just mean there will by lights turned on. The inference or suggested meaning is that the crowd might be nosier, more passionate, louder. Playing in the evening is unusual, and in the evening, many supporters may drink a bit more alcohol than a normal afternoon game. Therefore, the atmosphere may be more intimidating for the visiting team. Actor Andrew Gower, an Everton fan, told ESPN, '"I always say imagine if Everton won something again, that united energy would be off the scale. Gary Neville, Gary Lineker -- they all talk about Goodison under the lights and say when the gantry shakes there's nothing like it." Last Merseyside Derby As well as being under the lights, it will also be the last ever Merseyside derby played at Goodison Park, Everton's ground, as they will relocate next season to a new stadium by the docks. Liverpool will be hoping that the combination of playing under the lights and it being the last home derby for Everton doesn't inspire the Toffees to a win over their rivals! Stinger: You are listening to Languagecaster (in Spanish by Multilingua FC) Yes, you are listening to Languagecaster and that message was from our friends at Multilingua FC! We'll be back after next weekends action with some more football phrases and language. Drop us a line at admin@languagecaster.com if you have any questions, or post on our forum at languagecaster.com. We'd love to hear from you. Is your team playing under the lights this week? Enjoy all the football. Ta-ra. Related Terms * Form goes out the window * (a) Derby * Twelfth Man * a href="http://languagecaster.
