Learn English Through Football Podcast

Weekly Football Phrase: Chip 20.12.2014 0:49 ↓

For this week's football phrase we introduce the football phrase 'chip'.

Listening Report: The 2014 Club World Cup 13.12.2014 2:27 ↓

For this week's listening report, we take a look at the team's in the 2014 Club World Cup.

Weekly Football Phrase: Club World Cup 13.12.2014 0:53 ↓

In this week's football phrase we explain the football term 'Club World Cup'

Weekly Football Phrase: Go Down to the Wire 09.12.2014 0:54 ↓

For this week's weekly football phrase we explain the football phrase 'go down to the wire'.

Listening Report: The Language of the Run In 07.12.2014 2:52 ↓

For this week's listening report, we focus on the language of the run in, the end of the season when the title race is decided.

Listening Report: The Language of Misses 29.11.2014 4:21 ↓

This week's listening report is the language of misses. In football the aim is to score goals, but more often than not, a shot will miss, not find the net.

Weekly Football Phrase: To Seal 29.11.2014 1:01 ↓

Languagecaster's weekly football phrase is the verb 'to seal' which has different meanings, including to decide, secure, get.

Learn English Through Football: Cliches 22.11.2014 9:23 ↓

We've got cliches, spoils and predictions in this week's Learn English Through Football podcast

Football Cliche: Share the Spoils 22.11.2014 0:54 ↓

This week's football phrase is 'share the spoils'

Listening Report: Football Cliches 21.11.2014 2:37 ↓

Football clichés are expressions or sayings that have become so overused that they have lost some of their original impact. In football, clichés

Learn English Through Football Podcast: The European Championships 16.11.2014 7:41 ↓

This week's Learn English Through Football podcast brings you the history of the European Championships in numbers for our main listening report.

Listening Report: European Championship History in Numbers 15.11.2014 2:42 ↓

This week's listening report looks back at the history of the European Championship through numbers.

Weekly Football Phrase: Put a Shift In 15.11.2014 1:03 ↓

For this week's weekly football phrase we explain the football cliche to put a shift in.

Listening Report: The 2015 Women’s World Cup in Numbers 09.11.2014 3:20 ↓

On this week's listening report for learners of English we take a look at the women's game by comparing the Women's FIFA World Cup with the Men's competition.

Weekly Football Phrase: (to) Finish 08.11.2014 0:50 ↓

For this week's weekly football phrase we explain the verb to finish which is often used to describe how a team scores...

Learning English Through Football Podcast: Kenyan Football 02.11.2014 7:54 ↓

This week's podcast looks at Kenyan football, explains the phrase 'pick out' and features predictions from Kenya, Argentina, England and Italy.

Weekly Football Phrase: Pick Out 01.11.2014 0:44 ↓

For this week's weekly football phrase we explain the verb phrase to pick out.

Listening Report: MYSA & Mathare United 01.11.2014 2:26 ↓

MYSA & Mathare United feature in our listening report this week, which describes this successful community project involving football

Learn English through football Podcast: Foreign Language Phrases in Football 25.10.2014 7:27 ↓

This week's Learn English Through football podcast focuses in the main report on words borrowed from other languages in footballing English - words such as classic, rabona, and manita

Listening Report: The Language of Foreign Words in English Football 25.10.2014 2:11 ↓

Foreign Words in English Football: A brief description of some of the foreign Words in English Football

Listening Report – From the Archive: World Footballing Stereotypes 24.10.2014 4:56 ↓

World Footballing Stereotypes - How would you describe some of the famous national teams?

Weekly Football Phrase: Lacklustre 24.10.2014 0:42 ↓

Weekly football phrase - what does lacklustre mean when describing a team's performance?

Learn English Through Football Podcast: Football in India 18.10.2014 10:07 ↓

On this week's Learning English Through Football Podcast we have our three regular features: a main report on football in India, an explanation of a new football phrase and some predictions

Weekly Football Phrase: Back Four 18.10.2014 1:06 ↓

This week's football phrase is the term 'back four' which refers to a team's defence.

Listening Report: The Indian Super League in Numbers 18.10.2014 2:33 ↓

This week's main listening report is a look at the Indian Super League in numbers.