Let’s hear it for the kacktors! Celebrating crap goals in football

Michael Butler Wed, 21 January 2026 at 1:56 pm UTC·8 min read THE PUSGAFFES? 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.Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement In recent years, German words have, rather pleasingly, crept...