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2018-19 - Week 5: It's the international break and club football takes a week off. On this week's football-language podcast we have some international games in our predictions and a football-language quiz question. We also explain the phrase Cruyff turn and review the footballing news, with one story featuring tiny Clapton FC. If you'd like the transcript to the show - great for learners and teachers of English - please show your support by becoming a patron (through Patreon) and if you have questions or comments, email us at: [email protected] (Damian=DF, Damon=DB). The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2018-19 Week 5 – International Break appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

2018-19 - Week 4: In this week's football-language podcast we look back at the Manchester United versus Tottenham and look ahead to some of the big games from this weekend. We also look at the phrase 'put the game beyond', review some of the big news from the world of football, ask a football-language quiz and offer some predictions for the big games. The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2018-19 Week 4 – Cardiff vs Arsenal and Huge European Derbies appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

2018-19 Premier League - Week 3: In this week's football-language podcast we look ahead to the Manchester United versus Tottenham match on Monday. We also explain the football phrase 'deadline-day signing', ask a football-language question and attempt some predictions for the big games this weekend. The post Learn English through Football Podcast: 2018-19 Premier League Week 3 – Man Utd vs Spurs appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

2018-19 Premier League Week 2: The Premier League enters its second week, along with Ligue 1 in France. Serie A and La Liga kick off their seasons too, while the last of the Big 5 leagues in Europe, the Bundesliga, will join the action next weekend. The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2018-19 – Premier League Week 2 appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

A spell, is a period of time or a piece of magic. It is the former meaning that is most common in football, and the word is usually combined with the words 'good' or 'bad'. The post Football Language: (a) Spell appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

2018-19 Premier League Preview: In this football-language podcast we preview the 2018-19 Premier League season. Can Manchester City retain their title or will their city rivals United challenge them? How will Liverpool fare with their new signings and what about Chelsea and Arsenal with their new managers in charge? Which teams will face a relegation battle and which teams will turn out to be dark horses? If you'd like the transcript to the show - great for learners and teachers of English - please show your support by becoming a patron (through Patreon) and if you have questions or comments, email us at: [email protected] The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2018-19 Premier League Preview appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Season Preview - Tottenham: Damian looks ahead to the new 2018-19 season and wonders what will be in store for his favourite team, Tottenham with a new stadium and lots of 2018 World Cup players in the squad. If you'd like the transcript to the show - great for learners and teachers of English join as a patron... The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2018-19 Season Preview – Tottenham appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Season Preview - Liverpool. Damon takes a look at his team, Liverpool, and their chances in the upcoming 2018-19 Premier League season.A The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2018-19 Season Preview – Liverpool appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

In this football-language podcast we take a look at the second tier of football in England - the Championship. So, in today's show we will be looking at some of the favourites for promotion, possible dark horses, as well as looking at some of the teams that may face a relegation battle in the 2018-19 season. The post Learn English through Football Podcast: 2018-19 The Championship Preview appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

This is our World Cup 2018 Review. It's one week since the end of the tournament and we take a look at some of the highlights, ask a quiz question, congratulate the winner of our prediction competition and ... The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: World Cup 2018 Review appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

In this World Cup 2018 podcast, we discuss how our predictions went for the matches and before looking forward to the big one! The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: World Cup 2018 – Semi Finals Review appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

In this World Cup 2018 podcast, we have a quarter-final review. Eight teams, four games, four winners. Damian and Damon give their thoughts on their quarter-final predictions, the games, and who they think will win the semi-finals. We'll have a short World Cup language section, while we will also take a look at some our listeners' posts and see how the predictions competition is going. The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2018 World Cup – Quarter-Finals Review appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

In this podcast we review some of the big stories from the group stages at the 2018 World Cup in Russia - Damian and Damon look back at some of the drama that has taken place so far. We also explain some World Cup language, ask a World Cup quiz question, predict some upcoming games and answer some listeners' questions. The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: World Cup 2018 – Review of the Group Stage appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

2018 World Cup Podcast: Review of Week 1: The 2018 World Cup is now moving into its second week and teams are starting to play their second games of the tournament and so in this podcast Damian and Damon talk about some of the highs and lows of the tournament so far. The post 2018 World Cup Podcast: Review of Week 1 appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

2018 World Cup: Review of Week 1 - the Good, the Bad and the Ugly. In this listening report we take a look back at some of the good, the bad and the ugly from the first week of the 2018 World Cup. There is a worksheet, with answers, and a full transcript. The post 2018 World Cup: Review of Week 1 – the Good, the Bad and the Ugly appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Groups G and H are the focus on this Learn English Through Football podcast. If you'd like the transcript to the show please become a patron The post Learn English Through Football: 2018 World Cup Preview: Groups G and H appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

On today's listening report we take a look at two more of the groups in the 2018 World Cup: Groups C and D. We will also be reminding you about our World Cup predictions competition - there is still time to join! The post 2018 World Cup Preview: Groups C and D appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Groups E and F. The World Cup has started, but not all teams have played yet. On this football-language podcast we preview groups E and F. The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2018 World Cup – Groups E and F appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

2018 World Cup Preview - Groups A and B: Only two days until the 2018 World Cup kicks off in Russia and so on today's football-language podcast we take a look at two of the groups in the tournament: Groups A and B. We will also be looking at our World Cup predictions competition, while there is also a quiz question and some football language explanations. For this audio report there is a transcript and a worksheet, great for learners and teachers of English, which can be freely accessed here. The post Learn English through Football Podcast: 2018 World Cup Preview – Groups A and B appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

2018 World Cup Preview: The 2018 World Cup is about to kick off in Russia and on today's football-language podcast we take a look ahead to some of the language-learning resources we will make available over the tournament, including quizzes, transcripts, worksheets and much more. We also have an interview with a football fan in which we look at his predictions for the tournament, explain a new football phrase - 'to run out winners' - and invite you all to take part in our World Cup predictions competition. The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2018 World Cup Preview appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

2018 End of Season Review: The 2017-18 football season in Europe is now over and we take a look back at some of the big news at the business end of the seasons around Europe in this report. There is a worksheet and transcript ... The post Learn English through Football Podcast: 2018 End of Season Review appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

2018 Champions League Final: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - The 2018 Champions League Final in Kiev saw Real Madrid winning their thirteenth title after a 3-1 victory over Liverpool. In this audio report we look back at some of the good, the bad and the ugly from the final. The post 2018 Champions League Final: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Champions League Final 2018: It's the Champions League Final in Kiev this weekend and this is the last podcast for season 2017-18. We will be back in a couple of weeks, however, with our World Cup 2018 podcasts! On the show today, Damian and Damon look back at the seasons for Tottenham and Liverpool and of course give their predictions for the Champions League final. There's some Champions League football phrases explained, too. The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: Champions League Final 2018 appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

The 2017-18 domestic league season is over - congratulations to Manchester City - but this weekend we have the oldest football competition, the FA Cup final, taking place at Wembley. We'll be looking ahead to that game and will also be looking back at some of the big football news from the week including the Europa League final and announcement of World Cup squads. There is also a football quiz question and we explain some football language. The post Learn English Through football Podcast: The FA Cup Final 2018 appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

It’s the last week and that means the last round of fixtures in the Premier League. The champions of England, Germany, Spain and France have already been crowned, and Juventus are pretty much guaranteed to win Serie A unless Napoli can score a hatful of goals and Juventus slip up in their remaining two fixtures. […] The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: The last week! appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

It's Real Madrid v Liverpool! The Champions League finalists were decided this week and it's Real Madrid v Liverpool! A hatful of goals were scored over the semi-finals and there will be more on the 26th May in Kiev when these two teams meet. We look at the semi-finals... The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: It’s Real Madrid v Liverpool! appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

What a week of football we've had! On the show today, Damon and Damian review the footballing news, including Liverpool's demolition job on Roma and semi final blues. In the predictions section we focus on teams struggling to avoid the drop, and we have some football language, too - this week give the keeper the eyes. The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: Liverpool’s demolition job on Roma appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

The 2018 FA Cup Semis: It's the FA Cup Semis! Damon and Damian discuss these two games, the footballing news from the week, including a title for Manchester City, some new football language and we also manage to throw in a quiz question and some predictions, too! The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: The 2018 FA Cup Semis! appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

What a week in the Champions League quarter-final second legs! We take a look at some of the stories from those games in this week’s Learn English Through Football Podcast. We have a tricky quiz question, and also introduce some English for football phrases, including ‘to suffer a defeat‘. We also have some exciting games […] The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: Tottenham v Manchester City appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

2018 Manchester and Merseyside Derbies: This week's football-language podcast looks back at the Champions League quarter-final first legs and the big derbies taking place over the weekend in the Premier League. We also have a quiz question, explain a new football expression - overhead kick... The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2018 Manchester and Merseyside Derbies appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

2018 Chelsea vs Tottenham: The international friendlies have finished and our attention returns to domestic football this weekend with important games at the top and bottom of the table, including a huge London derby between Chelsea and Tottenham. The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2018 Chelsea vs Tottenham appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

International friendlies are taking place around the world as many countries have their eyes on the upcoming World Cup. So on this Learn English Through Football Podcast we discuss some of the news from these games. We will also introduce the football phrase... The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: International Friendlies appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

2018 FA Cup 6th Round and Champions League Draw The post Learn English Through Football: 2018 FA Cup 6th Round and Champions League Draw appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

On this week' s Learn English Through Football Podcast we've got lots of football language for those who love football and want to improve their English language skills. We'll talk about the good, the bad and the ugly news from last week, including Dulwich, Davide Astori and some women's football, we also feature some English phrases used in football - to arrest the slide - and look ahead to some of the big games in the Premier League including Manchester United versus Liverpool. There is a transcript to the show on the site and if you have questions or comments, email us at: [email protected] The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2018 Manchester United v Liverpool appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2018 Manchester City v Chelsea The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2018 Manchester City v Chelsea appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

2018 Carabao Cup Final: On this week' s Learn English Through Football Podcast we look ahead to some big games from the weekend including the Carabao Cup final between Man City and Arsenal and a grudge match between Manchester United and Chelsea. The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2018 Carabao Cup Final and Man Utd vs Chelsea appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2018 FA Cup 5th Round On this week' s Learn English Through Football Podcast we look back at some of the Champions League games and look ahead to the 2018 FA Cup 5th Round. We'll also be explaining lots of football language in the show and try some predictions as well. The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2018 FA Cup 5th Round appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

This weekend's big game is the North London derby that takes place on Saturday at Wembley and we'll be featuring this match in our predictions section along with another needle match: Southampton against Liverpool. We'll look back at some of the footballing news from the week in the good, the bad and the ugly and of course we'll be explaining lots of football language in the show as well. The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2018 North London Derby appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

The big match this weekend is Liverpool v Tottenham - not just because of he battle for the top four but it's the languagecaster derby! We will try to predict the score for that game along with Arsenal against Everton and Chelsea v Watford in our predictions battle. We'll also describe some football language and ask a quiz question. The post Languagecaster Podcast: 2018 Liverpool v Tottenham appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

It's the FA Cup fourth round this weekend and so on this week's football-language podcast we take a look at some of the big games and wonder will there be any shocks. We also describe some football language, ask and answer a quiz question and offer some predictions. The post Football Language Podcast: The FA Cup Fourth Round appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

This week's podcast looks at the relegation zone in the Premier League. We explain some language connected to relegation and also look ahead to some of the big games involving teams currently in the relegation zone. The post Football Language Podcast: The Relegation Zone appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

2018 Liverpool vs Manchester City: This week's football-language podcast looks ahead to the big game between Liverpool and leaders Manchester City, we also explain some new football language and we have another football quiz. The post Football Language Podcast: 2018 Liverpool vs Manchester City appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

2018 FA Cup 3rd Round: This week's podcast looks ahead to the FA Cup 3rd round and also looks back at some of the highs and lows for our teams in 2017. We also explain some new football language and have a quiz and some predictions. The post Football Language Podcast: 2018 FA Cup 3rd Round appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

It's week 18 in the Premier League and the big game isA The Citizens v The Lilywhites: Manchester City v Tottenham. The post Football Language Podcast: Manchester City v Tottenham appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Merseyside and Manchester Derbies: Lots of big Premier League games taking place this weekend with three huge derbies in London, Liverpool and Manchester. We look back at those games in our weekly predictions competition and also explain some new words and phrases from the week in football. The post Football Language Podcast: Merseyside and Manchester Derbies appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

The Gunners v Red Devils is the big match this weekend; that's Arsenal v Manchester United. This game features in our predictions section. The post Football Language Podcast: 2018 World Cup Draw and Gunners v Red Devils appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Chelsea are on their way to Anfield today and this podcast features that match and others in our weekly predictions section. The post Football Language Podcast: Chelsea go to Anfield appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

It's November international time with friendlies and some huge World Cup qualifiers taking place around the world. The post Football Language Podcast: 2017 November Internationals appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

This week’s Learn English Through Football Podcast starts off with the good, the bad and the ugly stories from the footballing world, then explains some football phrases, and finishes off with some predictions from the Premier League. This week, the focus is on the Chelsea vs Man United game. For those who wish to practise […] The post Football Language Podcast: 2017-18 Chelsea vs Manchester United appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Man Utd v Spurs: Learn English Through Football Podcast brings you stories from the footballing world, football phrases, and predictions. The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: Man United v Spurs appeared first on Learn English Through Football.