Learn English Through Football Podcast

What controversial refereeing decision would you like to overturn? Languagecaster's main report.

On this week's football podcast for learners of English we feature the language of football badges as well as look back at some of our predictions and we also explain a new football expression.

Our Main Listening Report takes a look at the football crests of the English teams featured in this week's predictions. Football and football teams are steeped in history and rooted in the communities in which they are based.

What does the expression 'hot favourites' mean? This week's English for football phrase looks at the word 'favourites'

The language of World Cup qualifiers, to net, and a host of predictions!

What kind of language is used to describe the World Cup play-offs?

This week's English for football phrase is 'to net'. This verb is another way of saying to score a goal, for ...

What does 'salvage a point' in football mean?

The Language of Diving: This listening report examines the language used to talk about diving.

What does the phrase 'to see off' mean? Find out by coming along to languagecaster.com

Learn English through Football Podcast In this week's podcast We start with our main listening report, whichA discusses plans to increase the number of teams in the World Cup from 32 to 40. Click on the above link to hear just this report and to access the transcript. After this, Damian will bring the weekly football phrase: this week it is the phrase 'to be denied'. To finish the show we have predictions with games from around Europe. The main features of the show can be found below: Listen only to the main report here - the transcript and vocabulary will help you understand key phrases and improve your language skills Check out this week's predictions here Listen to this week's football phrase 'to be denied' here Learn English by asking a footballing question or questions about the English language in our forum section Football glossary - this is a huge collection of football vocabulary, football cliches and football phrases with definitions and examples. If you can't find a phrase you want to understand, send us an email or comment and we'll try to explain it for you. Listen to Languagecaster.com's football podcast A podcast is like a radio show that you can hear on your computer or your mp3 player (e.g. an i-pod). There are different ways of listening to our football podcasts: Subscribe to the show and receive automatic downloads every week Subscribe through i-tunes here Click for the latest shows here Click download on any of our podcast posts to save to your computer Podcast FAQ

In a recent interview, UEFA president Michel Platini raised the issue of increasing the number of teams playing in the World Cup from 32 to 40 and so on this week's main listening report we wonder if this is such a good idea.

What does 'to be denied a point' mean in football? This week's English for football phrase is the expression 'to be denied'.

In this week's main listening report we look back at some of the key moments from the final set of matches of 2014 World Cup qualifiers in Europe, South America, Central America and Africa.

What is a 'bad day at the office?' This week's English for football phrase introduces this cliche.

Learn English through Football Podcast Now in this week's podcast we have our three regular features: our main report, a new football phrase and then our predictions. So, first of all in our main listening report we will preview the final round of World Cup qualifiers from around the world. After this, Damian will bring the weekly football phrase, which in this episode is 'half chance'. And of course, because this is World Cup qualifying week, we finish with some predictions from some of the big qualifying games. The main features of the show can be found below: Listen only to the main report here - the transcript and vocabulary will help you understand key phrases and improve your language skills Check out this week's predictions here Listen to this week's football phrase 'half chance' here Learn English by asking a footballing question or questions about the English language in our forum section Football glossary - this is a huge collection of football vocabulary, football cliches and football phrases with definitions and examples. If you can't find a phrase you want to understand, send us an email or comment and we'll try to explain it for you. Listen to Languagecaster.com's football podcast A podcast is like a radio show that you can hear on your computer or your mp3 player (e.g. an i-pod). There are different ways of listening to our football podcasts: Subscribe to the show and receive automatic downloads every week Subscribe through i-tunes here Click for the latest shows here Click download on any of our podcast posts to save to your computer Podcast FAQ

In this week's main listening report we preview the final set of matches of World Cup qualifiers in Europe, South America, Central America and Africa.

This week languagecaster.com introduces the English for football phrase 'half-chance' which is used in football...

In this week's main listening report we look at one of the biggest games in the world - The Derby of Millions (Clássico dos Milhões) between Rio de Janeiro's Vasco da Gama and Flamengo.

Now in this week's podcast we have our three regular features: our main report, a new football phrase and then our predictions. So, first of all in our main listening report we will be looking at the one of the biggest games in world football - the Derby of the Millions - between Vasco da Gama and Flamengo. This is followed by our weekly football phrase where Damon will be explaining the word 'dink' and then he'll see how we fared in last weekend's predictions.

For this week's football phrase, Langaugecaster explains a way of describing a shot or a pass - to dink. We look at ...

In the main report section, Damon takes a look at the 2013-14 Bundesliga season. Then, he continues, with our regular weekly football phrase - this week it is the word 'sack' after the first managerial casualty of the season in England. We wrap up with predictions where...

After looking at Ligue 1 in France last week, this week we focus on the Bundesliga. Which teams are in the frame to win?

This week's football phrase is the verb 'to sack'. This means to fire someone, to tell them to leave their job.

League 1, scramble and three derbies - all in this week's languagecaster.com learning English football podcast

On this week's main listening report (with worksheet) we focus on Ligue 1 in France and wonder which teams will challenge for the title.

What do we mean by a goalmouth scramble? This week languagecaster.com introduces the English for football phrase 'to scramble'.

This week's Learn English through Football Podcast has three main sections: In the main report section, Damon looks ahead to this season's Champions League group stages, while in our regular English for football section, we introduce the football phrase 'top drawer'. In the last section of the show, we feature several games from the Premier League, Serie A as well as some of the big games from the Champions League.

Dark horses, minnows, group of death - it's all here in Languagecaster's 2013-14 Champions League group stage preview

What do we mean by the phrase 'top drawer' when we use it in a football match?

This listening report is a shortened version of the regular weekly podcast. In this report we focus on the World Cup qualifiers that are currently taking place to decide the 31 teams that will join hosts Brazil in next year's finals. There is a worksheet and a vocabulary list with the audio file.

This week languagecaster.com introduces the English for football phrase 'injury crisis'.

This week's Learn English through Football Podcast has three main sections: A listening report on the Super Cup, a new explanation of a football phrase and some football predictions.

This listening report is a shortened version of the regular weekly podcast. In this report we feature the European Super Cup.

This week, languagecaster.com introduces the English for football phrase 'scrape into' which means that a team...

Join Damon and Damian for the second podcast of the season, brought to you by Languagecaster.com. On this week's podcast for learners of English we preview the 2013-14 Premier League season.

In this report Damian looks ahead to the upcoming 2013-14 Premier League season and offers some predictions.

Which players combine well in your team? Find out ore about this phrase in our Weekly Football Phrase post at languagecaster.com

The Learn English Through football Podcast returns for its eighth season and this week we look at the newly-promoted sides to the Premier League.

This week's main listening report takes a look at the three new teams in the Premier League.

Congratulations to Bayern for winning their fifth European Cup/Champions League title after defeating Dortmund 2-1 at Wembley.

You can poach an egg, but what does poach a player mean? Check out the latest Weekly English for Football phrase from languagecaster.com

On this week's football podcast for learners of English, as always, we have three sections. First, in the main report section, Damon looks back over the career of Jamie Carragher, Liverpool and England defender, who retires this week. After that, in our regular English for football section, we introduce the football phrase 'to cause an upset'

This week, we spotlight the Liverpool stalwart Jamie Carragher, who is hanging up his boots this Sunday in a final league game against Queens Park Rangers.

This week, languagecaster.com introduces the English for football phrase 'to cause an upset'.

On this week's football podcast for learners of English, as always, we have three sections. First, in the main report section, Damian spotlights five of the greatest FA Cup finals in recent English football history .

This week, we look at the phrase to be 'out of their hands'. If something is out of your hands it means that you do not have control over something,

On this week's football podcast for learners of English, Damon talks about the rivalry between the two teams from the city of Liverpool. In our regular English for football section, we introduce the football phrase 'to want it more'. In the last section of the show, we finish with our predictions battle, which this week includes big derbies from the Premier League, as well as the big game in Argentina between Boca and River.

This week's main report takes a look at one of the most famous rivalries in English football - the Merseyside Derby.

This week, languagecaster.com brings you a common football cliche - 'They wanted it more'.