Learn English Through Football Podcast

This week's weekly football phrase is all about winning a cup or a championship: To be crowned champions

The 2015 Champions League semi-finalists have been decided after the four quarter-final second legs took place this week and in this listening report we review these games and discuss where they were won and lost.

On this week's football language podcast we spotlight the FA Cup Semi Finals, which are taking place this weekend in England.

Languagcaster's weekly football phrase - Does your team have a box-to-box midfielder on the squad?

This weekend sees the 2015 FA Cup semi-finals taking place at Wembley Stadium and in this week's listening report we take a look at the two games and try and predict the finalists.

On this week's football language podcast we report on a match from the 2015 Chinese Super League and look ahead to the Champions League quarter-finals.

In a continuation of our series of reports on live games that myself and Damon have recently been to see, we feature the match between home side Beijing Guoan and Shanghai Shenhua from the 2015 Chinese Super League.

This week's English for football expression is semi-finalist which refers to the teams involved in the last four or semi-final of a competition such as the FA Cup in English club football or the World Cup.

Back in 2007 we wrote a report on football in China and on the Chinese Super League, and we revisit the league in this weeka€™s report

In this week's football phrase we explain the phrase Three Lions

A couple of weeks ago Damon watched his side Liverpool play in a Europa League tie against Turkish side Besiktas and this weekend it was my turn to watch some live football when I went to watch Hong Kong take on Guam in an international friendly.

This weekend sees the resumption of the qualifiers for the 2016 European Championship that will take place in France next year. In this week's listening report we take a look at the state of the groups.

In this week's football phrase we talk about the phrase to crush.

Find out what the English for football phrase 'didn't show up' means in this week's football language post from languagecaster!

The road to the World Cup in Russia has just started and in this report we take a look at some of the early rounds of 2018 World Cup qualification.

In this week's football phrase we talk about the phrase after extra time (aet) often used in tournament matches, such as the Champions League

On this week's podcast in our main report Damon talks about his experience going to see his team Liverpool play BeÅŸiktaÅŸ in Istanbul.

This week we explain the expression: There for the taking

Impressions of Liverpool vs Besiktas in the Europa League second leg match in Istanbul.

2015 League Cup Final: This weekend sees the first of the English domestic trophies being decided when London rivals Chelsea and Tottenham meet at Wembley.

The verb eliminate is used to describe a situation when a team has been knocked out of a competition - the team is no longer involved in the competition.

In this week's football phrase we explain the phrase 'goal drought' which is all about not scoring goals! Nearly all strikers ...

This week's Listening Report takes a look at the football crests of three English teams from the North East of England.

In our predictions we feature several games from cup competitions, and in our weekly football phrase we explain the phrase cup tied.

On this week's football language podcast we discuss some questions connected with the Merseyside and North London derbies taking place this weekend.

Derbies - Which player from your rivals would you like? Which player will be the key in big matches? What is the next biggest rivalry for your team?

It's a weekend full of derbies across Europe, where rivals clash and fans are desperate for this week's English for football phrase - bragging rights.

On this week's football language podcast we feature an interview with an American sports fan and also look ahead to the 2015 Asian Cup final.

It's Super Bowl weekend and on this week's listening report we take a look at some of the differences between American football and football - we have an interview with a fan of both sports David.

To draw lots: What can be done to separate two teams when they finish on the same points, they have the same goal difference and have scored the same number of goals?

Rich List: On this week's football language podcast we look at the recent report on the richest clubs in football, which comes with a transcript

A team is losing. They score and get level with their opponents. How do you describe this situation? Peg back is this week's English for football phrase.

In, Success Breeds Success, we take a look at the richest clubs int he world, who they are, how they make money, and how they are dominating the game

On this week's show Damian and Damon look ahead to the 2015 African Cup of Nations that is taking place in Equatorial Guinea.

we preview the 2015 African Cup of Nations that is taking place in Equatorial Guinea

In this week's football phrase we introduce the football phrase 'to side-foot' , a phrase which describes a type of pass or shot.

On this week's show Damon and Damian look ahead to the 2015 Asian Cup that is taking place in Australia.

In this week's listening report, we preview the 2015 Asian Cup that is taking place in Australia.

The 2015 Asian Cup starts this Friday in Australia and so we take a look back at the last competition from 2011 in this listening report from our archive.

In this week's football phrase we introduce the football phrase 'David and Goliath' which is often used to describe a cup match

On this week's main report we revisit one of our posts from the archive exploring Boxing Day and football traditions.

For this week's football phrase we introduce the football phrase 'to Limp Off'.

In this report we take a look back at fans reactions to rule changes and innovations in football in 2008 and see what has happened to the plans

For this week's football phrase we introduce the football phrase 'chip'.

For this week's listening report, we take a look at the team's in the 2014 Club World Cup.

In this week's football phrase we explain the football term 'Club World Cup'

For this week's weekly football phrase we explain the football phrase 'go down to the wire'.

For this week's listening report, we focus on the language of the run in, the end of the season when the title race is decided.

This week's listening report is the language of misses. In football the aim is to score goals, but more often than not, a shot will miss, not find the net.

Languagecaster's weekly football phrase is the verb 'to seal' which has different meanings, including to decide, secure, get.