Damon Brewster and Damian Fitzpatrick

Learn English Through Football Podcast

Learn English Through Football Podcast: A show for football fans to improve their English language skills

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Damon Brewster and Damian Fitzpatrick

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Education

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Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

Podcast Week 13: Barcelona’s Dream Team 07.11.2008

Dream Team: On this week's show we take a look back at the fantastic Barcelona side of the early 1990s under Johan Cruyff's management, the Dream Team

Podcast: Week 12 – Kick Racism out of Football 31.10.2008

On this week's show languagecaster reports on Kick It Out and the background to this anti-racism campaign in England. The worksheet can be downloaded here Worksheet 12. Both Damon and Damian are happy to review the footballing week as their teams recorded some good results, and... We also: Review the football news in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Introduce a new football expression in English for...

Football Podcast: World Football Stereotypes 24.10.2008

How would you describe Brazilian football? German football? Or Italian football for that matter? On this week's show we ask some fans to describe the playing styles and characteristics of six top footballing nations. For English learners try the worksheet Podcast 11 We also: Review the football news in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly For learners of English check out our new Football Language Resou...

Podcast: Week 10: European World Cup Qualifiers 17.10.2008

South Africa is just around the corner and the World Cup qualifiers are in full swing. On this week's show Damian reviews the European groups after watching his beloved Irish team in action last Wednesday We also: Review the news in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Introduce a football expression in English for Football And continue the predictions battle in the predictions competition For learners...

Podcast Week 9 2008-09: The Credit Crunch and Football 09.10.2008

The current downturn in the global economy has been well-documented but how will the so-called 'credit crunch' affect English football?

Podcast Week 8: Paul Gascoigne 04.10.2008

On this week's show we review the life and times of former England star Paul Gascoigne, as well as looking back at all the football news from around the world.

Learners’ Podcast: Week 7 – The Premier League start 27.09.2008

Five games have been played in the premier League and there's lots of talking points. On this week's show three fans of English football give their thoughts on the premier league start. For learners of English check out our Football Language Resources with: Worksheets and transcripts Vocabulary lists ** NEW ** Football language glossary Transcript Damon: OK guys thanks for coming. Ia€™ve got one q...

Week 7: 2008-9 – Premier League review 27.09.2008

The Premier League is getting ready for it's sixth round of games. Too soon to name a winner? Who's going down? Has it been an exciting start to the season. This week languagecaster.com asks some Premier League fans what they think. We also: Review the news in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Introduce a football expression in English for Football And continue the predictions battle in the predictio...

Learner’s Podcast: Week 6 – The Champions League group games 20.09.2008

The Champions League group games started this week and languagecaster takes a look at how teams from la Liga and the Premier League fared. For learners of English check out our Football Language Resources with: Worksheets and transcripts Vocabulary lists ** NEW ** Football language glossary Transcript Damian - The Spanish Teams Spanish teams usually feature among the favourites at the start of eve...

Week 6: 2008-09 – The Champions League group games 19.09.2008

The group stages are under way already in the Champions league. Barely have the seasons started in the European leagues and the big money competition is underway. In this show Damon and damian reflect on the Spanish and English team's start to the campaign. We also: Review the news in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Introduce a football expression in English for Football And continue the prediction...

Football Cliche: To park the bus 18.09.2008

This week's English for football phrase is 'to park the bus'.

Learners’ Podcast 5: World Cup Review 15.09.2008

England thrash Croatia 4-1, while Germany and Ireland both gain 4 points away from home in the recent World Cup qualifiers. On this week's show you can hear what some of their fans thought about these performances. Languagecaster.com also brings you another English for Football phrase. For learners of English check out our Football Language Resources with: Worksheets and transcripts Vocabulary lis...

Week 5 2008-9: World Cup Review 13.09.2008

On this week's show we review the World Cup qualifiers by asking fans from Germany, England and Ireland their viewpoints on last week's matches. We also: Review the news in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Introduce a football expression in English for Football And continue the predictions battle in the predictions competition For learners of English check out our new Football Language Resources pag...

Weekly Football Phrase 2008: Squeaky-bum time 09.09.2008

This week languagecaster.com introduces the football phrase 'squeaky-bum time' which is used in football to describe a tense...

Week 4: 2008-9 – The World Cup Qualifiers 06.09.2008

And they're off... in Europe at least. Most of the globe have started World Cup qualifying, but this weekend sees the teams from Europe start their campaigns to qualify for the World Cup in South Africa. As well as asking three fans what they think of their team's chances we also: Review the news in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Introduce a football expression in English for Football And continue...

Learners’ Podcast: Week 4 – World Cup qualifiers 06.09.2008

It's World Cup qualifier week and European teams get their campaigns off to a start, while there's also action across the globe in Asia and South America. Languagecaster.com also brings you another English for Football phrase. For learners of English check out our Football Language Resources with: Worksheets and transcripts Vocabulary lists ** NEW ** Football language glossary Transcript Italy DF:...

Learners’ Podcast: Week 3 – The Champions League Groups 30.08.2008

In this weeks Learners" Podcast we take a look at the groups in the Champions League and highlight some of the teams and their chances. There is also another English for Football phrase. For learners of English check out our Football Language Resources with: Worksheets and transcripts Vocabulary lists ** NEW ** Football language glossary Transcript Here's an early season teaser for you. What do Ro...

Week 3: 2008-9 – The Champions League draw 30.08.2008

The Champions League group stage draw has been made and languagecaster.com take a look at what this means for the teams. We also: Review the news in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Introduce a football expression in English for Football And start the predictions battle in the predictions competition For learners of English check out our new Football Language Resources page with: ** New Feature ** F...

Weekly Football Phrase 2008: To be in with a shout 27.08.2008

Subscribe: Weekly Football Phrase Every week during the 2007-08 season, the languagecaster team explain a football phrase or cliché for learners of English who love the sport. Click on the link below to hear the word or phrase and you can also read the transcript below that. You can find many more examples by going to our football phrase page here football clichés here and our huge football glos...

Learners’ Podcast: Week 2 – Hull City 24.08.2008

This week languagecaster asks a fan from Hull City about his teama€™s chances in the Premier League.

Week 2: 2008-9 – Hull City and the Olympics 23.08.2008

This week languagecaster continues to ask fans about their team's chances in the Premier League. We also feature the men's and women's Olympic finals. We also: Review the news in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Introduce a football expression in English for Football And start the predictions battle in the predictions competition For learners of English check out our new Football Language Resources...

Learners Podcast: Week 1 2008-09 15.08.2008

Welcome back! On this week's show we take a look at the start of the Premier League season as well as having a new English for Football phrase. For learners of English check out our Football Language Resources with: Worksheets and transcripts Vocabulary lists ** NEW ** Football language glossary Click here for the transcript

Podcast: Week 1 2008-09 – The Premier League is Back! 15.08.2008

Languagecaster is back after the summer break with a look at the upcoming Premier League. Will it be the same old story with Chelsea and Manchester United battling it out at the top or will a dark horse sneak up on the rails. We ask fans what they think about their team's chances. We also: Review the news in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Introduce a football expression in English for Football Pre...

Summer Podcast 7 – Euro 2008 Final 11.07.2008

The last in our summer podcasts looks back at the Euro 2008 Championships and asks some of our footballing 'experts' what they thought were the best and worst moments of the tournament. In addition, we also reveal the winner of the summer predictions battle. Languagecaster will be back with a new set of weekly podcasts in August for the start of the European football season.

Summer Podcast 6 – Euro 2008 Semi finals 29.06.2008

Euro 2008 Semi finals: So it's Spain and Germany in the final of Euro 2008. History against flair. In today's show we focus on these two...

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