Learn English Through Football Podcast

Unstoppable header: We look at ways to describe Virgil Van Dijk's headed goal against Crystal Palace in the Premier League.

In this football language podcast for learners of English who love football, we look back at week 2 of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations from Cameroon.

In this football language podcast for learners of English who love the beautiful game, we look back at the first week of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations

In this football language podcast for learners of English who love the beautiful game, we look at some language that describes a team's performance over a series of matches: 'in a row'; 'consecutively' and 'on the bounce'.

This football language podcast looks at the phrase - heavy metal football. This is a quote from the German coach, Jurgen Klopp, and is often used to describe a style of play.

2020-21 Women's FA Cup Final: In this football language podcast we look at some of the language used to describe the 2021 Women's FA Cup...

This football language podcast focuses on one word - bounce. This is used in a variety of phrases in the language of football.

In this football language podcast for learners of English who love the beautiful game, we look at some of the language used to describe the winners from the 2021 Ballon d'Or awards.

In this football language podcast we look at some of the language from the final of the 2021 Copa Libertadores between Palmeiras and Flamengo

Head Off The Line: We look at some of the words and phrases from the Champions League group game between Manchester City and PSG

In this short football language podcast we take a look at the phrase 'interim manager' which has been in the news this weekend due to Ole...

World Cup 2022 - European Qualifiers: We look back at some of the drama from the European qualification matches for the 2022 World Cup...

This football language podcast focuses on the phrase acres of space, which is used to talk about a player's position. The transcript for this podcast is available below, and you can also access our glossary of footballing phrases here and visit our site to access all our previous posts and podcasts. If you have any suggestions or questions please contact us at admin@languagecaster.comA or leave a...

Ronaldo's Late Goals: We look at some of the language used to describe Ronaldo's recent late goals for Manchester United in...

Learning English Through Football Podcast: Halloween Language: We look at some words connected to Halloween that appear in football...

This football language podcast focuses on the phrase 'buffet ball' used to describe a particular type of cross.

In this football language post we look ahead to some of the big games taking place in Europe this weekend-a real Super Sunday

This football language podcast features language from the Atlético Madrid versus Liverpool match, including the phrase stonewall pen. You can read the transcript for this podcast below, and you can also access our glossary of footballing phrases here and visit our site to access all our previous posts and podcasts. If you have any suggestions or questions please contact us at admin@languagecaster...

In this football language post we look at some of the words and phrases that emerged from the 2022 World Cup qualification matches that have been taking place over the past week.

In this football language podcast we look at some of the words and phrases from the recent Nations League semi-final and final that took place in Italy.

This football language podcast features language from the Estonia vs Wales World Cup Qualifier, including to poke home

This football language podcast takes a look at the Liverpool vs Manchester City match played last weekend in the 2021-22 season. We focus on some of the language used to talk about this exciting match, including the cliche 'there or thereabouts'. You can read a transcript for this podcast below, while you can also check out our glossary of footballing phrases here and visit our site to access all...

First-Half Goal Blitz: We look at some of the words and phrases from the North London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham at the weekend

In this football language podcast we look at phrases linked to penalties from the West Ham versus Manchester United Premier...

We look at the phrases 'chalked off'' and 'the goal stands' which appeared in the BBC report on the Manchester City vs Tottenham WSL game