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What is the meaning of 'break the deadlock'? We look at the phrase 'break the deadlock' which is used when talking about draws in football. 

On this week's show we feature Ligue 1. We take a look at some background to the season, the contenders for the title, the relegation situation and French clubs in Europe. Remember you can also: Read our football news review in the good, the bad and the ugly Check out a new football expression in English for Football Follow the weekly predictions battle between Damon and Damian in the Predictions...

English Football Phrase: To Thump A Team

[print_link] | Subscribe: Main Report This week we take a look at France's Ligue 1. You can listen to the report by clicking above while vocabulary support can be found for the words in bold at the foot of the post. Background There are 20 teams in Ligue 1 and the current title holders are Bordeaux, who halted Olympique Lyonnais' record run of seven straight titles victories last year. Every year,...

On this week's free football podcast for learners of English we talk about the 1950 World Cup in Brazil

[print_link] | Subscribe: Main Report Continuing our World Cup countdown we feature one of the most dramatic tournaments to have taken place, the 1950 World Cup in Brazil in this week's main report. You can listen to the report by clicking above while vocabulary support can be found for the words in bold at the foot of the post. Background The 1950 World Cup was the first tournament to be held aft...

English football expression: To be cagey is when, you do not give a clear answer, or make a firm decision.

On this week's show we ask, 'why hasn't football taken off in India, the second most populous nation on Earth?'. Remember you can also: Read our football news review in the good, the bad and the ugly Check out a new football expression in English for Football Follow the weekly predictions battle between Damon and Damian in the Predictions competition For learners of English check out our Football...

[print_link] | Subscribe: Main Report Last week, I visited Mumbai, India. Mumbai is arguably the most cosmopolitan city in India, the business centre, and home to 12 million Mumbaikers. While I was there I saw people walking around sporting Manchester United and AC Milan fake tops, Beckham T-shirts, and in the shop windows there are Chelsea, Man United, and Real Madrid school bags. Despite this, I...

English Football Phrase: To give the ball away cheaply

Weekly football podcast for learners of English which focuses this week on football derbies

This week's football phrase or cliche for learners of English is run riot

Gerd Muller: Our fourth spotlight on World Cup Stars looks at one of Germany's finest - der bomber!

On this week's show we have another in our series on World cup stars. We also review the footballing week, introduce another English for Football phrase and look ahead at some of the big games coming up in the next week. Remember you can also: Read our football news review in the good, the bad and the ugly Check out a new football expression in English for Football Follow the weekly predictions ba...

This week's English for football expression is the phrase 'prove to be a handful' which means that something or someone is difficult to handle or control.

On this week's show we feature the Champions League knock-out stages as 16 teams battle it out to make the final in Madrid come May. Remember you can also: Read our football news review in the good, the bad and the ugly Check out a new football expression in English for Football Follow the weekly predictions battle between Damon and Damian in the Predictions competition For learners of English che...

[print_link] | Subscribe: Main Report The Champions League is back after a two-month break with the first-leg matches from the last 16 taking place this week. On this week's main report we preview these games and predict which teams should make it to the quarter-finals. You can listen to the report by clicking above while vocabulary support can be found for the words in bold at the foot of the pos...

[print_link] | Subscribe: Main Report Not long to go now in the Premier League, so it's a good chance to check out where the runners and riders are - who's on their way up and who's on their way down. Vocabulary support can be found for the words in bold at the foot of the post. Click above to listen! Twelve games remain in the Premier League and it now looks as if it is a two-horse race between C...

On this week's show we focus on the premier League in England. There are 12 games to go and it's becoming clearer who are title contenders and who are looking at the drop. Remember you can also: Read our football news review in the good, the bad and the ugly Check out a new football expression in English for Football Follow the weekly predictions battle between Damon and Damian in the Predictions...

[print_link] | Subscribe: Main Report The Spanish League has reached the half way stage of the season - la primera vuelta - and so the languagecaster team thought it would be a good time to review what has been happening in La Liga and also to predict how it may all end in May. Vocabulary support can be found for the words in bold at the foot of the post. Listen to the report here Let's start at t...

On this weeka€™s main report, Hans, our German correspondent, takes a look at the Bundesliga. The German league takes a long break in winter - over three weeks - and last week they were back in action, so it's a good time to see what's going on in one of Europe's biggest leagues.

On this week's show Hans, our German correspondent talks about the runners and riders in the Bundesligaa. Remember you can also: Read our football news review in the good, the bad and the ugly Check out a new football expression in English for Football Follow the weekly predictions battle between Damon and Damian in the Predictions competition For learners of English check out our Football Languag...

On this week's show Damian takes a look at one of the African sides that has made it to South Africa - Algeria.

[print_link] | Subscribe: Main Report On this weeka€™s main report, we continue our look at some of the countries who have qualified for the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa. This week we feature one of the teams that made it through from the African section and who are also currently taking part in the Africa Cup of Nations, Algeria. Vocabulary support can be found for the words in bold at t...