サッカーと英語 // Football & English

Continuing our look at some of the most famous Feuds in the Premier League.

Teammates fighting on the pitch in front of 52,000 fans. Craig Bellamy and his golf club at Liverpool. A training ground incident with one player volleying the head of another. And of course Roy Keane and his army of enemies. On this episode, we’re looking at some of the hottest football feuds and incidents. かつて52,000人のファンの前で、チームメイト同士で喧嘩をはじめてしまった選手たちがいました。...

From the nostalgia of that first kit you got when you were a kid to the modern take on an old classic, football shirts stir emotions and create a physical connection to the game of football and clubs. They are more than just a uniform that millionaire footballers wear; they offer a time capsule, a flashback to the past, and sometimes a glimpse into the future. Football kits might just be one of th...

Communication with your teammates is one of the most underrated skills in football, and there is no such thing as talking too much on the pitch. So today, we’re going to talk about some of the most useful and important in-game vocabulary you should know. チームメイトとのコミュニケーションは、サッカーの中でも、最も過小評価されているスキルの1つかもしれません。ピッチの上では、喋りすぎるとダメなんてこ...

There’s United’s and City’s all over the world. There’s some Wanderers and some Rovers too. Then there’s a Hotspur, a Villa and even a team named after a day of the week. So what is the meaning of all of these team names, and where did they come from? サッカークラブの名前には、ユナイテッドやシティとつくチームが世界中にあります。そのほかには、放浪する、さすらいの人々を意味するワンダラーズ、ローバー...

Although it might sound strange on the surface, food and football actually have a lot in common. The style depends on where you are in the world. People are extremely passionate about it. Some chefs like Gordan Ramsey and Jamie Oliver are as famous as David Beckham. And at any time on any day, you can turn on the TV and likely find a programme about it. But what happens when you mix the two? 少し...

With crowds back for another season of Premier League football, and international travel becoming more realistic after more than 2 terrible years of COVID, maybe you’ve decided you want to visit Europe and catch a Premier League match. But how can you get a ticket for a match? They are notoriously difficult and often extremely expensive, so how can a tourist get one? We’re going to take you throug...

We're back and we're ready for another huge season of football. There's much to talk about: Tommy now lives in Japan, the Premier League is exciting as ever and there's a World Cup in the middle of it!

欧州サッカーの今シーズンが終了。プレミアリーグ は最後の最後までわかりませんでした！今シーズンを二人で振り返っていきます。// Another incredible season of football is over. Tomo and Tommy look back on some of the biggest moments.

Nottingham Forest is set to play Huddersfield in the 2022 EFL Championship Final on Monday the 30th of May, but this is more than just a football game. Often called ‘the most lucrative match in football’, the winner will earn promotion to the Premier League and with it the riches that come. Although the prize money for winning the match is small, promotion is worth at least £130m in the first seas...

We are joined by another special guest: Fuki Ishibashi. Fuki currently plays for Melbourne Knights in the Victorian Premier League as a central defender. Since moving to Australia in 2020, he has played at various levels, signing on with the Knights for the 2022 season. This is his story of playing football in Australia.

What would you do with a cool £7m? Buy a luxury yacht? A penthouse suite? Maybe invest in your favourite football team? Or would you buy Diego Maradona’s 1986 World Cup kit? The shirt went up for auction this week and became the most expensive sports memorabilia item ever, selling for £7.1m. The shirt is of course best remembered for the Hand of God goal and the incredible goal where he dribbled t...

A football pitch. Just a patch of grass where 22 players run around and kick a ball for a little bit, right? Well, maybe in the old-days. Maybe still at amateur level. But get anywhere near professional football, and that patch of grass becomes incredibly important and incredibly scientific. It can literally be the difference between a free-flowing attacking game of football and one where the ball...

今週は、ヒルズボロの悲劇の後編をお送りします。なぜ、悲劇に終止符が打たれることなく何十年もその後も続かなければならなかったのか、その理由をお話しします。// Part two of the Hillsborough disaster, covering what happened in the hours, weeks, months, years and now even decades since.

At 5:19pm, Christian Eriksen was the first Danish player to step out onto the pitch at Parken. His team-mates waited a few seconds in the tunnel to let him have the stage to himself. The stadium in Copenhagen was about to be filled — kids with printed photos of Eriksen on sticks and shirts with his name and number 10 on the back ever-present in the stands. He clapped towards the fans and they retu...

Money and football are more connected than ever. And with that, human rights records and business dealings of Premier League club owners coming under increased scrutiny. But unless they’ve got an oligarch or state fund to pump money, it’s hard for clubs to keep up with the relentless rise of Premier League players’ wages and transfer fees. That money needs to come from somewhere, and broadcast rev...

The picture for the 2022 World Cup is a lot clearer following the latest round of qualifiers. Japan will be there, but will Australia join them?

Handball is a common-sense thing. - If a player gets hit on the hand from a close distance: no handball. Fair. - If a player moves their arm towards the ball to block it: handball. Sensible. - If a player uses their arm or hand to score: handball. Pretty straightforward. - If a player uses their shoulder: no handball. Right? Well, historically, the handball laws have been unclear, so today we want...

Harry Kane and Son Heung-min wrote their names into the record books two weeks ago, after combining to devastating effect once again in Tottenham Hotspur's' 4-0 win at Leeds United. With the score at 3-0, Kane provided a sublime assist for Son to score, taking the pair's goal combinations in the Premier League to a record 37. Their tally beats the all-time record held by Chelsea greats Didier Drog...

Perhaps the most important thing to know about Ted Lasso is you don't need to like football to enjoy it. After all, the show's main character barely understands the rules himself. But that doesn't stop the well-intentioned American coach from attempting to turn around the fortunes of a fictional Premiership team. His rather unusual, kill-them-with-kindness approach and unconventional coaching styl...

When EA Sports introduced a brand new video game series called FIFA International Soccer in 1993, they released a 30 second promotion ad and crossed their fingers people would buy it. Now, nearly 30 years later, EA’s promotional videos can be seen on the YouTube accounts of some of the world’s biggest teams, often watched by millions and millions of viewers. October 1, the day the latest version o...

Most teams have a free-kick specialist. Or rather, most teams have a player who fancies themselves as one. However, it’s actually quite rare for a direct free kick to end up in the back of the net. In the Premier League, only around 5.5% of free kicks are scored, which is quite low considering the excitement and anticipation that takes over a stadium when a free kick is awarded just outside the bo...

There are still four months remaining in most European domestic leagues, but the big titles are largely already decided. It’s a situation we’ve become accustomed to: the rich clubs wrapping up the league by the turn of the year, allowing them to concentrate on what really matters to them, the Champions League. Winning the title, the fundamental point of holding a national league system, is barely...

After a week off due to Tommy catching COVID, we're back for a quick chat about what's been going on.