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Sure, volleying a can of Tin from the bath straight into the bin feels good, but have you ever felt the rush of successfully slipping a foreign word in a sentence? Whether Football Daily is subtly and frivolously deploying a “merci” at Pret a Manger or winning hearts and minds at Football Daily Towers by describing an overcome hangover as the greatest remontada since Barcelona’s 6-1 win over PSG in 2017, there is simply nothing like the smugness one feels after borrowing a word or two from our European brethren.
In recent years, German words have, rather pleasingly, crept into the football lexicon. Have you even played Football/Championship Manager if you don’t know what a raumdeuter (translation: space investigator or space invader) is? Readers, just wait for the reaction from your peers when you successfully drop bananenflanke (banana-shaped cross) or gurkenspiel (cucumber game/boring game) into casual conversation. In this week’s deep dive into the more unusual corners of the internet, Football Daily happened upon a new term – “kacktor”, which literally translates as “sh!t goal” – when perusing a compilation, made by German broadcaster WDR, of the worst goals scored in 2025.
