Football commentator bingo
You know what they’re going to say.
The clichés. The predictions. The inevitable mention of the weather. Turn the commentary into a game of its own.
Four in a row wins.
Across, down or diagonally.
New cards replace the current set and clear your marks. Cards stay in this page until you reload.
Spot it. Mark it. Make a noise.
Make your cards above, then tap a square when it happens.
Four in a row.
One very smug mate.
Listen for the phrases and commentary moments on your card. The quoted squares mean the phrase itself; the descriptive squares count when the commentator covers that topic. Agree whether close variations count before starting.
Choose one to twelve players and generate your cards. Each 4 × 4 card has sixteen different prompts. Tap a square to mark it, and tap again to undo. A full row, column or diagonal wins; you can carry on for a full house.
Use the card selector to move between players on one device. To give everyone their own sheet, print the whole set or choose Save as PDF in your browser’s print window. Cards are designed for A4 paper.
One moment can satisfy more than one square if both descriptions apply. Each square is marked only once. Start everyone together and agree on shared wins if two people complete a line at the same time.
No live feed or microphone is connected. You mark the moments yourself. Your cards and marks stay on this page until you reload. This is a free website game, separate from the But For Who? mobile app.
What’s on the cards?
An original collection of familiar commentary phrases and moments. Not tied to a particular broadcaster.
- ‘Against the run of play’
- ‘A game of two halves’
- ‘He'll be disappointed with that’
- ‘They need a bit of composure’
- ‘The next goal is crucial’
- ‘You can hear the frustration’
- ‘They've got to be patient’
- ‘A moment of quality’
- ‘He couldn't quite get there’
- ‘That's what he brings to the side’
- ‘They'll take their time here’
- ‘There's still a long way to go’
- ‘Just lacked the final ball’
- ‘He did everything right’
- ‘They've started brightly’
- ‘A real opportunity’
- ‘It opened up for him’
- ‘That will give them confidence’
- ‘He had time to take a touch’
- ‘A very important intervention’
- A commentator mentions the weather
- The previous meeting is discussed
- A former club is mentioned
- A substitute is called an impact player
- A replay changes the initial opinion
- The commentator predicts a substitution
- The crowd volume interrupts a sentence
- A pundit praises an off-the-ball run
- The table is discussed
- The next fixture is mentioned
- A commentator apologises for crowd language
- A player's age is mentioned
- The away supporters are praised
- The word ‘momentum’ is used
- The pitch condition is discussed
- A goalkeeper's distribution is praised