Learn English Through Football Podcast

This week's English for football is the phrase to finish with aplomb which means to score a goal with a good deal of confidence, a great finish.

This week's phrase is a 'wake up call'

On this week's podcast we feature the best player in the world in 2010 as well as all the regular favourites on the show. Remember on this week's podcast you can also: Listen only to the main report here - complete with transcript and vocabulary Check out a new football expression in English for Football Learners of English can review the footballing news from around the world in our good, the bad...

This week's main report features the best player in the world. And no, he does not play for Argentina! Xavi Hernández makes it as languagecaster's player of the year, so good that even Leo Messi has to take a bow.

This week's English for football phrase is nothing to do with winning, losing or tactics but instead is all about a piece of sports clothing known as the snood.

On this week's podcast look at the draw for the knockout stages of the Champions League - what's the most interesting tie, which teams are dark horses, and which is a mismatch? Remember on this week's show you can also: Listen only to the main report here - complete with transcript and vocabulary Check out a new football expression in English for Football Learners of English can review the footbal...

[print_link] | Subscribe: Main Listening Report | Complete List Here This week's main report takes a look at the fixtures in the knockout stage of the Champions League. The draw was made last night and the games will be played next year in February. Who will make it to the final on the 28th May in London? Explanations of key vocabulary (in bold) can be found at the foot of the post. Transcript Wil...

Every week during the 2010-11 season, the languagecaster team explain a football phrase or cliché for learners of English who love the sport - this week we explain 'to slam'

On this week's podcast we ask three football fans what their reaction to FIFA's decision to give the World Cup to Russia in 2018 and Qatar in 2022. Remember on this week's show you can also: Listen only to the main report here - complete with transcript and vocabulary Check out a new football expression in English for Football Learners of English can review the footballing news from around the wor...

[print_link] | Subscribe: Main Listening Report | Complete List Here This week's main report is all about FIFA's decision to award the 2018 World Cup to Russia and the 2022 tournament to Qatar. We ask some fans what they think of these rather controversial choices. Explanations of key vocabulary (in bold) can be found at the foot of the post. Transcript Well, ita€™s almost a week since the decisio...

Slump: When a team is not playing well for a long period of time we can say that they are going through a slump...

A manager speaks: Continuing with our look at the world of football language, we post an interview from 2007 that we carried out with manager on what kind of clichés he uses and why

2010 Club World Cup: On this week's podcast we feature the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup which is held in the United Arab Emirates.

To turn a corner: the languagecaster team explain a football phrase or cliche for learners of English who love the sport.

O n this week's main listening report, we feature the upcoming 2010 Club World Cup. We talk a little about its history and then introduce the teams taking part. Who do you think will win the title of the Club World Champion?

On this week's podcast we feature the exciting run-in to the 2010 Brazilian Championship.

Campeonato Brasileiro:

Every week during the 2010-11 season, the languagecaster team explain a football phrase or cliché for learners of English who love the sport. To lose the plot

2010 Premier League: On this week's podcast we interview three football fans, James, Hans and Dave, and ask them which teams they believe will finish at the top and the bottom of the Premier League.

[print_link] | Subscribe: Main Listening Report | Complete List Here On this week's main report, we ask some football fans (James, Hans and Dave) for their views on which teams will do well in the Premier League and which teams will be going down. To help you understand the piece a little better there is a vocabulary list containing the words in bold at the foot of this post. Listen to the main re...

This week's English for football phrase is to fear a backlash which means to be provoked into a reaction after something strange or surprising has taken place.

On this week's podcast we feature the football-crazy city of Buenos Aires. Remember on this week's show you can also: Listen only to the main report here - complete with transcript and vocabulary Check out a new football expression in English for Football Learners of English can review the footballing news from around the world in our good, the bad and the ugly section of the show For learners of...

This week's main report is all about football in the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires.

This week we feature the football cliche 'form is temporary, class is permanent' which means that a player never loses their natural ability...

On this week's podcast we catch up with what is going on in the MLS, Major League Soccer. Remember on this week's show you can also: Listen only to the main report here - complete with transcript and vocabulary Check out a new football expression in English for Football Learners of English can review the footballing news from around the world in our good, the bad and the ugly section of the show F...