Learn English Through Football Podcast

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Learn English through Football Podcast In this week's podcast We start with our main listening report, whichA discusses plans to increase the number of teams in the World Cup from 32 to 40. Click on the above link to hear just this report and to access the transcript. After this, Damian will bring the weekly football phrase: this week it is the phrase 'to be denied'. To finish the show we have pre...

In a recent interview, UEFA president Michel Platini raised the issue of increasing the number of teams playing in the World Cup from 32 to 40 and so on this week's main listening report we wonder if this is such a good idea.

What does 'to be denied a point' mean in football? This week's English for football phrase is the expression 'to be denied'.

In this week's main listening report we look back at some of the key moments from the final set of matches of 2014 World Cup qualifiers in Europe, South America, Central America and Africa.

What is a 'bad day at the office?' This week's English for football phrase introduces this cliche.

Learn English through Football Podcast Now in this week's podcast we have our three regular features: our main report, a new football phrase and then our predictions. So, first of all in our main listening report we will preview the final round of World Cup qualifiers from around the world. After this, Damian will bring the weekly football phrase, which in this episode is 'half chance'. And of cou...

In this week's main listening report we preview the final set of matches of World Cup qualifiers in Europe, South America, Central America and Africa.

This week languagecaster.com introduces the English for football phrase 'half-chance' which is used in football...

In this week's main listening report we look at one of the biggest games in the world - The Derby of Millions (Clássico dos Milhões) between Rio de Janeiro's Vasco da Gama and Flamengo.

Now in this week's podcast we have our three regular features: our main report, a new football phrase and then our predictions. So, first of all in our main listening report we will be looking at the one of the biggest games in world football - the Derby of the Millions - between Vasco da Gama and Flamengo. This is followed by our weekly football phrase where Damon will be explaining the word 'din...

For this week's football phrase, Langaugecaster explains a way of describing a shot or a pass - to dink. We look at ...

In the main report section, Damon takes a look at the 2013-14 Bundesliga season. Then, he continues, with our regular weekly football phrase - this week it is the word 'sack' after the first managerial casualty of the season in England. We wrap up with predictions where...

After looking at Ligue 1 in France last week, this week we focus on the Bundesliga. Which teams are in the frame to win?

This week's football phrase is the verb 'to sack'. This means to fire someone, to tell them to leave their job.

League 1, scramble and three derbies - all in this week's languagecaster.com learning English football podcast

On this week's main listening report (with worksheet) we focus on Ligue 1 in France and wonder which teams will challenge for the title.

What do we mean by a goalmouth scramble? This week languagecaster.com introduces the English for football phrase 'to scramble'.

This week's Learn English through Football Podcast has three main sections: In the main report section, Damon looks ahead to this season's Champions League group stages, while in our regular English for football section, we introduce the football phrase 'top drawer'. In the last section of the show, we feature several games from the Premier League, Serie A as well as some of the big games from the...

Dark horses, minnows, group of death - it's all here in Languagecaster's 2013-14 Champions League group stage preview

What do we mean by the phrase 'top drawer' when we use it in a football match?

This listening report is a shortened version of the regular weekly podcast. In this report we focus on the World Cup qualifiers that are currently taking place to decide the 31 teams that will join hosts Brazil in next year's finals. There is a worksheet and a vocabulary list with the audio file.

This week languagecaster.com introduces the English for football phrase 'injury crisis'.

This week's Learn English through Football Podcast has three main sections: A listening report on the Super Cup, a new explanation of a football phrase and some football predictions.

This listening report is a shortened version of the regular weekly podcast. In this report we feature the European Super Cup.