Learn English Through Football Podcast

Lev Yashin

Listen to the report here Transcript Footballing superstars Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have much in common: known throughout the world as skillful players that can win a game single-handedly. Yet they also share the possibility that they may not appear in next year's World Cup finals. In addition, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Andre Arshavin, Luca Modric, Thierry Henry, Karim Benzema, Michael Ballack, Samuel...

The final set of World Cup qualifiers takes place in Europe, South America and Africa this week and so on this week's podcast we feature some of the major stars who might not make it to the finals in South Africa next June. 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 a...

This week's main report looks at one of the countries that has already qualified for the 2010 World Cup - Paraguay. The transcript of the report is below. Try our onlineA  listening quiz. Listen to the report here Transcript Bigger than Japan but smaller than Spain, a population slightly larger than Denmark, but smaller than Hong Kong, and looking forward to their eighth appearance in the World Cu...

During the build up to the World Cup in South Africa, languagecaster will take a look at some of the countries taking part as well as taking a look back at some of the great players in World Cup history. This week we turn the spotlight on one of the less famous South American countries, Paraguay. It's also your last chance to sign up to our newsletter and have a chance of winning a Brazilian shirt...

Football Cliché: To run your socks off

This week's main report looks at the Bundesliga with Hans guiding us through the German league. The transcript of the report is below and includes vocabulary in bold which is explained at the foot of the post. Listen to the report here Transcript Hans: Hello and welcome to the Bundesliga. My name is Hans and I'm delighted this season because my team SC Freiburg are back in the top flight after sev...

Bundesliga 2009

This week's English for Football expression is no pushovers. The basic meaning is when a team suggests that it will not be beaten easily despite what many people think, i.e. they are weak.

This week languagecaster.com takes a look at Serie A - who are the favourites, the dark horses, the newcomers? We also take a look at all the football news from the past week and look ahead to some of the big games this weekend. 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 Da...

After the excitement of World Cup qualifiers we turn our attention this week to the Champions League group stage which kicks off next week. 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 Footb...

This week is World Cup qualifying week, so we continue our feature which takes a look at some of the great World Cup players through the ages. Second in the series is Argentinian sensation, Maradona

On this week's show we introduce the phrase 'Can't win the title in August but you can lose it' which is used...

[print_link] | Listen to the report here La Liga kicks off this weekend and on this week's main report we ask whether the Spanish League is now better than the Premier League. Explanations of key terms are explained in bold at the end of the transcript below. Listen to this week's show here TRANSCRIPT Spain or England? The much-anticipated Spanish football season, La Liga, kicks off this weekend,...

La Liga kicks off this weekend and on this week's show we ask whether the Spanish League is now better than the Premier League. 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 Listen only to the main report here - complete with tra...

On this week's show we start a feature which takes a look at some of the great World Cup players through the ages. Of course next year is the 2010 World Cup, so we hope you'll enjoy our look at some of the best players to grace any football field. To start we look at Pelé. Read our football news review in the good, the bad and the ugly Check out a new football expression in English for Football F...

On this week's main report from languagecaster's podcast we find out from an Arsenal fan what he thinks of his team's chances this season. The transcript from the interview is below while you can listen by clicking here. Listen to this week's show here Transcript [print_link] DF: Now we have got Andy who is an Arsenal season ticket holder. We're going to be looking forward to the 2009-2010 season....

The Premier League season kicks off this weekend which means that languagecaster's football podcast is back. On this week's first show of the season we hear from an Arsenal fan on his team's prospects for the year. 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 in the Predictions compe...

I don't like football: An interview with a non-football fan

[print_link] | Teaching Ideas In this teaching ideas post we have an interview with Arsenal fan Andy who tells us about some of his memories while supporting the Gunners. Vocabulary in bold is explained at the end of the post Download the worksheet here Listen to the interview here Damian: Right, today we have got an Arsenal season ticket holder giving us his views on all things Gunners. Hello, ho...

The final podcast of the 2008-2009 season. Damon and Damian take a look back at the good, the bad and the ugly moments of another great footballing year. The next languagecaster.com season starts in August 2009 and it should be a great one with the World Cup in 2010. Subscribe to our Newsletter in the sidebar to keep up with what's happening. Transcript Damian's Good Well, it was good for German s...

On this week's show we look back at the Champions League final, look forward to the FA Cup final and ask some fans what they really thought of their teams' performances this season. In addition we: Review the football news in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Introduce a new football expression in English for Football And continue the predictions battle in the Predictions competition For learners of...

The leagues around Europe are reaching their climaxes and on this week's show languagecaster takes a look at how three of the big leagues were decided. We also... Review the football news in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Introduce a new football expression in English for Football And continue the predictions battle in the Predictions competition For learners of English check out our new Football...

While the season in Europe is coming to a close, things in South America are just beginning to hot up, so languagecaster takes a look at the biggest cup competition south of the equator. In addition we: Review the football news in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Introduce a new football expression in English for Football And continue the predictions battle in the Predictions competition For learner...

There are only four games left in the Bundesliga and still five teams can win the title. This week's podcast focuses on the final run-in to an action-packed season in Germany and looks at the battles at the top and the bottom of the league. In addition we: Review the football news in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Introduce a new football expression in English for Football And continue the predict...