srjcmsSRJCMSSRJCMS2788-8851https://doi.org/10.47310/srjcms.2023.v03i02.026Stylistic Analysis of the Language of Arabic Football CommentaryOsamahRiyadhlazimUniversity of Basrah, IraqFootball commentary language is an important issue due to media coverage, financial investments, and large audience.Commentary is defined as "a spoken account of events that are actually taking place." The role of the commentator is to enlighten the viewers about what is going on on the pitch. This reporting must accurately reflect what is happening in real time, which is often a difficult assignment given the fast-paced nature of football.The purpose of this study is to examine how commentators communicate in sports, particularly football games, using language. It makes use of a theoretical framework that Leech and Short provided as stylistic categories. Football commentators use their own vocabulary, body language, and images to accurately describe every action that takes place on the pitch and communicate it to the audience.The study concluded that a variety of linguistic strategies are used by Arab commentators. Their use of unique word structures and rhetorical strategies draws in and holds the audience's interest. The exquisite internal consistency of the commentary—achieved by employing anaphora, metaphors, and ellipses—certainly defined the discourse's artistic shape. Participants or contextual components are examples of linguistic elements. This includes demonstratives, pronouns, definite articles, and adverbs.