Damon Brewster and Damian Fitzpatrick

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Each week we publish a podcast for learners of English who love football. The podcasts feature real-life stories from the world of football and follow the same format each week: an introduction, a review of the football week, a main listening report, an explanation of a football expression, as well as some predictions.

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Damon Brewster and Damian Fitzpatrick

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Education

Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

Learn English Through Football Podcast: Champions League and Europa League Game 1 Review 16.09.2016

Welcome to the podcast for English language learners who love football. In this week’s podcast – our sixth of the season – we look back at some of the big stories from the football week in our good, the bad and the ugly section, while we’ll also be looking at some of the football language […] The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: Champions League and Europa League Game 1 Review ap...

Learn English Through Football Podcast: The 2016-17 Manchester Derby 08.09.2016

Our fifth podcast of the season for English language learners who love football features the Manchester derby, while we take a look at some of the language that emerged from some of the big games from the World Cup qualifiers last week. The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: The 2016-17 Manchester Derby appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

Football Language: Soft penalty 06.09.2016

In this football language podcast we look at the phrase 'soft penalty'. The post Football Language: Soft penalty appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

2016-17 Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2018 World Cup Qualifiers in Europe 02.09.2016

2018 World Cup Qualifiers in Europe: It's the fourth podcast of the season and this weekend sees domestic leagues in Europe taking a break... The post 2016-17 Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2018 World Cup Qualifiers in Europe appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

Learn English Through Football Podcast – Week 3 – Spurs v Liverpool 26.08.2016

It’s the thirdA podcast of the new season and this week we take a look at some language from the big games, including ‘last ditch defending’ and ‘give the green light to‘. We also look back at some of the good, the bad and the ugly from this week’s football – including a small Lancashire club, […] The post Learn English Through Football Podcast – Week 3 – Spurs v Liverpool appear...

2016-17 Learn English Through Football Podcast: Week 2 – Leicester vs Arsenal 19.08.2016

It's the second podcast of the new season and this week we take a look at some of the language from the big games this week The post 2016-17 Learn English Through Football Podcast: Week 2 – Leicester vs Arsenal appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2016-17 Season Week 1 15.08.2016

It's our first podcast of the new season and we take a look at some of the big games in the Premier League this weekend, check out an English for football phrase - this week it's dig deep The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2016-17 Season Week 1 appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

Learning English Through Football Podcast: Euro 2016 Final France vs Portugal 10.07.2016

Euro 2016 Final France vs Portugal: wyv6xb6e On todaya€™s learning English through football podcast we will be looking ahead to that game and also ... The post Learning English Through Football Podcast: Euro 2016 Final France vs Portugal appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

Learn English through Football Podcast: The Start of Euro 2016 12.06.2016

On this week's learning English through football podcast take a look at some of the language being used at the start of the Euros - the 2016 European Championships taking place in France. The post Learn English through Football Podcast: The Start of Euro 2016 appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

Listening Practice: 2016 Copa America Centenario 03.06.2016

2016 Copa América Centenario: It's 100 years since the founding of the South American football federation CONMEBOL and so to celebrate this... The post Listening Practice: 2016 Copa America Centenario appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2016 Champions League Final 29.05.2016

On this week's learning English through football podcast we look back at the 2016 Champions League final that took place in Milan between Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid and which saw Real win their 11th European Cup/Champions League title in dramatic circumstances. The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2016 Champions League Final appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

Listening Report: 2016 Cup Finals Across Europe 21.05.2016

On this week's listening report we preview all seven matches and even offer a prediction or two! The post Listening Report: 2016 Cup Finals Across Europe appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

Weekly Football Phrase: Ball to hand 21.05.2016

This week's weekly football post explains the phrase ball to hand. The post Weekly Football Phrase: Ball to hand appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

Weekly Football Phrase: Break down a defence 07.04.2016

This week's English for football is the phrase 'to break down a defence' The post Weekly Football Phrase: Break down a defence appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

Learn English Through Football Podcast: Johan Cruyff and World Cup Qualifiers 27.03.2016

Podcast: Johan Cruyff - On this week's learning English through football podcast we look back at the career of the great Johan Cruyff who... The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: Johan Cruyff and World Cup Qualifiers appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

Learn English Through Football Podcast: Irish Football Stars 20.03.2016

On this week's learning English through football podcast we focus on Ireland and some of their greatest ever players in our main listening report - we also have a quiz to help those who want to improve their English. We also feature a new English for football phrase - this week we look at the expression 'to capitalise on an error' The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: Irish Football Sta...

Listening Practice: The Basque Derby 21.02.2016

This week's listening practice report focuses on one of the big games in Spanish football - the Basque derby between Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad. The post Listening Practice: The Basque Derby appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

Learn English Through Football: Title Showdowns in Italy and England 13.02.2016

On this week's learning English through football podcast we focus on the title races in England and Italy. The post Learn English Through Football: Title Showdowns in Italy and England appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

English Through Football Podcast: South Coast Teams 30.01.2016

On this week’s learning English through football podcast we have as our main listening report a look at three teams on the south coast of England, Southampton, Portsmouth and Bournemouth. Our English for football phrase is, to fashion a chance, and we have six great games in our predictions section. Predictions include FA Cup fourth […] The post English Through Football Podcast: South Coast...

Listening Practice: South Coast Teams (England) 30.01.2016

In this weekends FA Cup round games Portsmouth take on Bournemouth. Both are on the south coast of England, and along with Southampton, they make up three big south coast teams. We take a look at their history, nicknames and crests in this week's listening practice report. The post Listening Practice: South Coast Teams (England) appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

Weekly Football Phrase: To Nod Home 22.01.2016

Nod home: When we use the phrase to nod the ball we mean that a player has used his/her head to move the ball - to head the ball... The post Weekly Football Phrase: To Nod Home appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2016 FA Cup 3rd Round 10.01.2016

On this week's learning English through football podcast we feature the 2016 English FA Cup third round. The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2016 FA Cup 3rd Round appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

Weekly Football Phrase: Back to back victories 12.12.2015

Today's football phrase is 'back to back victories The post Weekly Football Phrase: Back to back victories appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

Learn English Through Football Podcast: The 4 Best Overseas Players in the PL? 06.12.2015

On this week’s show, in our predictions section we have four games from the Champions League, as well as Newcastle v Liverpool, a fixture that usually equals lots of goals! In our listening practice report, we have a post from our archive. This time it is from 2011 and we discussed some of the best […] The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: The 4 Best Overseas Players in the PL? ap...

Learn English Through Football: Champions League – up for grabs! 28.11.2015

On this week's languagecaster podcast we focus on the last 16 places up for grabs in the Champions League in our main listening practice section The post Learn English Through Football: Champions League – up for grabs! appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

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