Damon Brewster and Damian Fitzpatrick

podcasts

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.

Author

Damon Brewster and Damian Fitzpatrick

Category

Education

Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

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... The post Weekly Football Phrase 2008: Squeaky-bum time appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

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 post Week 4: 2008-9 – The World Cup Qualifiers appeared first on Learn English Th...

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 […] The post Week 3: 2008-9 – The Champions League draw appeared...

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. The post Learners’ Podcast: Week 2 – Hull City appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

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 […] The post Week 2: 2008-9 – Hull City and the Olympi...

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: […] The post Podcast: Week 1 2008-09 – The Premier League is Back! appeared first on Learn Englis...

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 […] The post Summer Podcast 7 – Euro 2008 Final appeared first on L...

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... The post Summer Podcast 6 – Euro 2008 Semi finals appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

Summer Podcast 5 – Euro 2008 quarter finals 21.06.2008

Euro 2008 quarter finals: Turkey and Germany win dramatic quarter finals to set up a semi final that few would have predicted... The post Summer Podcast 5 – Euro 2008 quarter finals appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

2008 Summer Podcast 4 – Euro 2008 17.06.2008

2008 Summer Podcast 4 - Euro 2008: Euro 2008 is a week old and Greece join the co-hosts in exiting the competition. The post 2008 Summer Podcast 4 – Euro 2008 appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

2008 Summer Podcast 3 – Euro 2008 13.06.2008

Euro 2008 is a week old and already hosts Switzerland are out, Portugal and Croatia are through to the quarter The post 2008 Summer Podcast 3 – Euro 2008 appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

2008 Summer Podcast 2 – Euro 2008 Week 1 10.06.2008

Euro 2008 Week 1: On this show we ask three fans for their predictions and see if they match our other listeners and readers' opinions The post 2008 Summer Podcast 2 – Euro 2008 Week 1 appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

2008 Summer Podcast 1: 2008 European Championship Preview 07.06.2008

2008 European Championship Preview: We look back at the history of the European Championships as well as focusing on this year's version... The post 2008 Summer Podcast 1: 2008 European Championship Preview appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

Podcast 42 – The Year in Review 24.05.2008

The languagecaster season is over! But of course, there is plenty more football being played. Join us again in June for our Euro 2008 Summer Podcasts. On this week’s show we review the year. We also: Review the football week in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Introduce a football expression in English for […] The post Podcast 42 – The Year in Review appeared first on Learn English Throu...

Podcast 41 – Premier League: Fans’ Review 17.05.2008

The Premier League is over and on this week’s show we ask some fans what they thought of their team’s performance during the season. The predictions battle also goes down to the wire with only two points separating Damon from Damian. We also: Review the football week in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly […] The post Podcast 41 – Premier League: Fans’ Review appeared first on Learn E...

Podcast 40 – Copa Libertadores and the Premier League run in 10.05.2008

This week’s show reviews the games from the Copa Libertadores last 16 and focuses on the end of the Premier League season with the title race still on and relegation threatened clubs facing squeaky bum time. We also: Review the football week in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Introduce a football expression in […] The post Podcast 40 – Copa Libertadores and the Premier League run in app...

Podcast 39 – Copa Libertadores 02.05.2008

This week’s show looks back at the Champions League semi-finals in Europe and focuses on the South American version, the Copa Libertadores, as it reaches the last 16. We also: Review the football week in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Introduce a football expression in English for Football Find out where David Beckham […] The post Podcast 39 – Copa Libertadores appeared first on Learn...

Podcast 37 – Relegation Battles II Premier League and Bundesliga 17.04.2008

This week’s show features the battles at the foot of the table in the English Premier league and the German Bundesliga. We also look forward to the Champions League semi-final first legs and Review the football week in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Have a new Vox Pops topic Continue the David Beckham […] The post Podcast 37 – Relegation Battles II Premier League and Bundesliga appeare...

Podcast 36 – Relegation Battles: Part I 12.04.2008

In this week’s we look at the relegation battles in La Liga and Seria A. Who is going to lose millions by being relegated? We also… Review the football week in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Have a new Vox Pops topic Continue the David Beckham update in Beckham Watch Introduce a football […] The post Podcast 36 – Relegation Battles: Part I appeared first on Learn English Through Footba...

Podcast 35 – Champions League Quarter-Finals 05.04.2008

  The Champions League quarter-finals are taking place and the languagecaster team review the first leg games and look forward to the second leg matches. We also focus on the FA Cup semi-finals in England as well as all the usual favourites. Review the football week in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Have […] The post Podcast 35 – Champions League Quarter-Finals appeared first on Learn...

Podcast 34 – Asian WC Qualifiers and MLS 29.03.2008

The next World Cup maybe in 2010, but qualifiers are already being played around the world with some big games in Asia. This weekend also sees the return of Major League Soccer and David Beckham’s second season. In addition on this week’s pod we: Review the football week in the Good, the Bad and the […] The post Podcast 34 – Asian WC Qualifiers and MLS appeared first on Learn English T...

Podcast 33 – Title races: Italy and Spain 22.03.2008

There are 9 games to go in the Italian and Spanish leagues and on this week’s show the languagecaster team asks which teams will become champions. In addition: Review the football week in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Have a new Vox Pops topic Continue the David Beckham update in Beckham Watch Introduce […] The post Podcast 33 – Title races: Italy and Spain appeared first on Learn Eng...

Podcast 32 – The Title Races: Germany and England 14.03.2008

It’s the run-in to the end of the season. Who is going to win? Who is going to fail? Our experts give their roundups of the Bundesliga and the Premier League. In addition the languagecaster team: Review the football week in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Have a new Vox Pops topic Continue […] The post Podcast 32 – The Title Races: Germany and England appeared first on Learn English Thr...

Learners’ Podcast – Week 31 The UEFA Cup 10.03.2008

On this week's show the languagecaster team look at the UEFA Cup as well as having a new English for Football phrase. There is a transcript for the reports below as well as the following links for language learners. The post Learners’ Podcast – Week 31 The UEFA Cup appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

Podcast 31 (2008): The UEFA Cup 07.03.2008

On this week's show Damian and Damon look back at the Champions League and review the UEFA Cup and ask why this competition is in decline. The post Podcast 31 (2008): The UEFA Cup appeared first on Learn English Through Football .

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