Learn English Through Football Podcast

We explain the football expressions 'unbeaten record' and 'unbeaten run' which are used to describe a team's performance in a competition.

The UEFA Nations League: On this special extra podcast we take a look at the UEFA Nations League and look at some of the language involved with this tournament and answer questions about the format, the rules and what it may mean for the future of European football internationals.

2018-19 - Week 5: It's the international break and club football takes a week off. On this week's football-language podcast we have some international games in our predictions and a football-language quiz question. We also explain the phrase Cruyff turn and review the footballing news, with one story featuring tiny Clapton FC. If you'd like the transcript to the show - great for learners and teach...

2018-19 - Week 4: In this week's football-language podcast we look back at the Manchester United versus Tottenham and look ahead to some of the big games from this weekend. We also look at the phrase 'put the game beyond', review some of the big news from the world of football, ask a football-language quiz and offer some predictions for the big games.

2018-19 Premier League - Week 3: In this week's football-language podcast we look ahead to the Manchester United versus Tottenham match on Monday. We also explain the football phrase 'deadline-day signing', ask a football-language question and attempt some predictions for the big games this weekend.

2018-19 Premier League Week 2: The Premier League enters its second week, along with Ligue 1 in France. Serie A and La Liga kick off their seasons too, while the last of the Big 5 leagues in Europe, the Bundesliga, will join the action next weekend.

A spell, is a period of time or a piece of magic. It is the former meaning that is most common in football, and the word is usually combined with the words 'good' or 'bad'.

2018-19 Premier League Preview: In this football-language podcast we preview the 2018-19 Premier League season. Can Manchester City retain their title or will their city rivals United challenge them? How will Liverpool fare with their new signings and what about Chelsea and Arsenal with their new managers in charge? Which teams will face a relegation battle and which teams will turn out to be dark...

Season Preview - Tottenham: Damian looks ahead to the new 2018-19 season and wonders what will be in store for his favourite team, Tottenham with a new stadium and lots of 2018 World Cup players in the squad. If you'd like the transcript to the show - great for learners and teachers of English join as a patron...

Season Preview - Liverpool. Damon takes a look at his team, Liverpool, and their chances in the upcoming 2018-19 Premier League season. A 

In this football-language podcast we take a look at the second tier of football in England - the Championship. So, in today's show we will be looking at some of the favourites for promotion, possible dark horses, as well as looking at some of the teams that may face a relegation battle in the 2018-19 season.

This is our World Cup 2018 Review. It's one week since the end of the tournament and we take a look at some of the highlights, ask a quiz question, congratulate the winner of our prediction competition and ...

In this World Cup 2018 podcast, we discuss how our predictions went for the matches and before looking forward to the big one!

In this World Cup 2018 podcast, we have a quarter-final review. Eight teams, four games, four winners. Damian and Damon give their thoughts on their quarter-final predictions, the games, and who they think will win the semi-finals. We'll have a short World Cup language section, while we will also take a look at some our listeners' posts and see how the predictions competition is going.

Last 16 Matches - Day 1: In this post we look back at the first two matches from the last 16: France versus Argentina and Portugal against Uruguay and explain some of the language that emerged from the two matches.

In this podcast we review some of the big stories from the group stages at the 2018 World Cup in Russia - Damian and Damon look back at some of the drama that has taken place so far. We also explain some World Cup language, ask a World Cup quiz question, predict some upcoming games and answer some listeners' questions.

2018 World Cup Podcast: Review of Week 1: The 2018 World Cup is now moving into its second week and teams are starting to play their second games of the tournament and so in this podcast Damian and Damon talk about some of the highs and lows of the tournament so far.

2018 World Cup: Review of Week 1 - the Good, the Bad and the Ugly. In this listening report we take a look back at some of the good, the bad and the ugly from the first week of the 2018 World Cup. There is a worksheet, with answers, and a full transcript.

In this post, we explain some football expressions to do with late goals, specifically 'late winners', that have featured in the 2018 World Cup's first week.

Groups G and H are the focus on this Learn English Through Football podcast. If you'd like the transcript to the show please become a patron

On today's listening report we take a look at two more of the groups in the 2018 World Cup: Groups C and D. We will also be reminding you about our World Cup predictions competition - there is still time to join!

Groups E and F. The World Cup has started, but not all teams have played yet. On this football-language podcast we preview groups E and F.

2018 World Cup Preview - Groups A and B: Only two days until the 2018 World Cup kicks off in Russia and so on today's football-language podcast we take a look at two of the groups in the tournament: Groups A and B. We will also be looking at our World Cup predictions competition, while there is also a quiz question and some football language explanations. For this audio report there is a transcrip...

2018 World Cup Preview: The 2018 World Cup is about to kick off in Russia and on today's football-language podcast we take a look ahead to some of the language-learning resources we will make available over the tournament, including quizzes, transcripts, worksheets and much more. We also have an interview with a football fan in which we look at his predictions for the tournament, explain a new foo...

2018 End of Season Review: The 2017-18 football season in Europe is now over and we take a look back at some of the big news at the business end of the seasons around Europe in this report. There is a worksheet and transcript ...