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This football language podcast for learners of English, explains the adjective 'tidy, as in a tidy player.' The post Learn English Through Football: Tidy Player appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Today's World Cup language podcast looks back at some of the language from the 2022 World Cup final. We'll be looking at some phrases from The Guardian newspaper report on the extraordinary final including, 'on penalties'; 'unplayable' and 'side-on volley'. The post 2022 World Cup Language Podcast: The Final – On Penalties appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Today's World Cup language podcast looks at the phrases, 'to play in' and 'to go behind' from the sem-finals The post 2022 World Cup Language Podcast: Semi finals – To play in and To go behind appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Today's World Cup language podcast looks back at the quarter-final match between Argentina and Netherlands which the South American side won on penalties. The post 2022 World Cup Language Podcast: Quarter final – Argentina v Netherlands appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Today's World Cup language podcast looks at the phrase, 'Panenka' which was used when describing Morocco's penalty shoot-out win against... The post 2022 World Cup Language Podcast: Last 16 – Panenka (Morocco v Spain) appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Today's World Cup language podcast looks at the phrase, 'coast past' which was used to describe the French victory against Poland The post 2022 World Cup Language Podcast: Last 16 France v Poland – Coast Past appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Today's World Cup language podcast looks at the phrase, 'march into the quarter-finals' which was used after the Dutch victory over the USA The post 2022 World Cup Language Podcast: Last 16 Netherlands v USA – March into the Quarter-finals appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

In this World Cup language podcast we look at a football phrase from Day 13 - (to) flick on from the Serbia versus Switzerland match. The post 2022 World Cup Language Podcast Day 13: Flick On (Serbia vs Switzerland) appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

This World Cup language podcast focuses on the phrase, 'cut the ball back', which describes the build up to a goal in the Japan vs Spain match. The post 2022 World Cup Language Podcast Day 12: Cut the Ball Back & Bundle home (Japan vs Spain) appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Today's World Cup language podcast looks at the phrase, 'a peach of a free kick' which was used to describe the second Mexican goal in their 2-1 victory over Saudi Arabia. The post 2022 World Cup Language Podcast Day 11: Peach of a Free Kick (Mexico vs Saudi Arabia) appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Day 10 of the 2022 World Cup and the last games in Groups A and B. We look the phrase 'side footer' and the game between Senegal and Ecuador The post 2022 World Cup Language Podcast Day 10: Side Footer – Senegal vs Ecuador appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Day 9 of the 2022 World Cup and Cameroon and Serbia had a cracker. We look at a football phrase from the game, 'scoop shot'. The post 2022 World Cup Language Podcast Day 9: Scoop – Cameroon vs Serbia appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Today's World Cup language podcast looks at some language to describe a goal scored by Morocco against Belgium from an inswinging free kick. The post 2022 World Cup Language Podcast Day 8: Inswinging Free Kick (Morocco vs Belgium) appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

This World Cup language podcast looks back at day 7 of the tournament and at the moment of magic from Leo Messi as he helped Argentina to an all-important 2-0 win over Mexico. We look at a description of the goal from a BBC report and explain the words: 'trademark magic'; 'keeps hopes alive' and 'tense encounter'. The post 2022 World Cup Language Podcast: Day 7 – Trademark Magic (Argentina v Mexico) appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Day 6 of the 2022 World Cup and Wales lose 2-0 to Iran. We look at some language describing the result, including the phrase 'first hurdle'. The post 2022 World Cup Language Podcast Day 6: The First Hurdle – Wales v Iran appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Scissor kick: Day 5 of the 2022 World Cup and Brazil open their tournament with a win over Serbia and a wonder-goal from Richarlison. The post 2022 World Cup Language Podcast Day 5: Scissor Kick – Brazil v Serbia appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Thumping Strike: Day 4 of World Cup 2022 and explain the language describing the Japanese goal including the words, 'tight angle'; 'thumping' The post 2022 World Cup Language Podcast: Day 4 – Thumping Strike (Japan v Germany) appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Day 3 of the World Cup and we've seen one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history as Saudi Arabia came from behind to defeat Argentina... The post 2022 World Cup Language – Day 3: Saudi Arabia Stun Argentina appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Day 2 of the World Cup and we explain the classic football cliche, 'a game of two halves' from the USA vs Wales game The post 2022 World Cup Language: Game of Two Halves (Wales 1-1 USA) appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

On this football language podcast for learners of English, we preview four of the groups from the 2022 World Cup: Groups E-H. The post Learning English Through Football Podcast: 2022 World Cup Preview: Groups E-H appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

On this football language podcast for learners of English, we preview four of the groups from the 2022 World Cup: Groups A-D The post Learning English Through Football Podcast: 2022 World Cup Preview: Groups A-D appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

1986 World Cup Quarter final: France vs Brazil In this podcast we lookA back at one of the greatest matches in World Cup history... The post Football Language Podcast: 1986 World Cup Quarter final – France vs Brazil [From the Archives] appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Fitness Concerns: On this football language podcast, we look ahead to the 2022 World Cup and at some of the players who may miss out... The post Football Language Podcast: World Cup 2022 Fitness Concerns appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

2022 World Cup Mexican Fan: On this football language podcast we hear more predictions for the 2022 World Cup; this time from a Mexican fan... The post Football Language Podcast: 2022 World Cup Predictions – Mexico Fan appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Football Language Podcast: 2022 World Cup Predictions - Wales and Ecuador Fans: We hear from three fans and their predictions for the 2022 World Cup winners, flops, dark horses and Golden Boot The post Football Language Podcast: 2022 World Cup Predictions – Wales and Ecuador Fans appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

On this football language podcast for learners of English we look at some of the language to describe the winning Irish goal in the 2023 World Cup play-off match against Scotland. The post Football Language Podcast: Women’s [2023] World Cup Play-off – Scotland v Ireland appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

This football language podcast for learners of English, looks at the phrase 'rooted to the spot' and other language related to it. The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: Season 2022-23: Rooted to the Spot appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

On this football language podcast for learners of English we look at the phrase 'top corner' after Arsenal's opening goal in the North... The post Learning English Through Football Podcast: Top Corner – Arsenal v Tottenham (2022-23) appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

This football language podcast for learners of English, looks at some football language related to goalkeeping, including 'to cough up'. The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: Season 2022-23: (to) Cough Up appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

English Through Football Podcast - World Cup 1982 Brazil vs Italy: In this podcast we continue with our reviews of some of the great World Cup matches by looking at the 1982 second round Group C match between Brazil and Italy. This is another game from the #WorldCupAtHome series from FIFA.com in which we review some of the words and phrases used to describe this wonderful match, while we also go over what happened in the rest of the 1982 competition from Spain. The post Football Language Podcast: World Cup 1982 Brazil vs Italy [From the Archive] appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Football Language: Son Heung-min's Return to Goalscoring (2022-23): We look at some language describing Son Heung-min's return to goalscoring The post Football Language Podcast: Son Heung-min’s Return to Goalscoring (2022-23) appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

This week saw the retirement of one of the greatest strikers of this generation, O Fenomeno, Ronaldo. The post Main Listening Report: Ronaldo – O Fenomeno [From the archives] appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

On this football language podcast for learners of English we look at the phrase 'Bring down an opponent' which was used to describe the winning goal in the WSL opening match between Chelsea and Liverpool. The post Football Language Podcast: Bring Down an Opponent – WSL 2022 Liverpool v Chelsea appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

On this football language podcast we look back at some of the shock defeats from the first group matches in this season's Champions League. The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: Shock Defeats – 2022-23 Champions League appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

2022-23 Champions League Preview: On this football language podcast we look ahead to this season's Champions League by... The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2022-23 Champions League Preview appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

On this football language podcast we look at some of the phrases from the recent Chelsea vs Tottenham match: 'touchline ban'; 'needle'... The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: Touchline Ban – Chelsea v Tottenham 2022-23 Season appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

On this football language podcast for learners of English, we spotlight one of the Premier League games from the weekend and the phrase 'play off the park'. The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2022-23 Season – Play Off The Park appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

On this football language podcast for learners of English we look at some of the language from the 2022 Women's Euros final match beween hosts England and Germany The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2022 Women’s Euro Final appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

On this football language podcast for learners of English, we kick off the 2022-23 season by looking some language from the curtain raiser in England - The Community Shield The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2022-23 Season: Curtain Raiser appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

On this football language podcast for learners of English, we look at some of the words and phrases from the 2022 Women’s Euros semi finals match between Germany and France. We look at some football phrases used in a Guardian report on the game, including: ‘Fire past’, ‘set up’ and ‘double‘. You can read the […] The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2022 Women’s Euros: Germany v France: Fire Past appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

On this football language podcast for learners of English, we look at some of the words and phrases from the 2022 Women’s Euros quarter-final match between France and the holders the Netherlands. We look at three phrases used in a BBC report on the game: ‘break the deadlock‘; ‘from the spot‘ and ‘set up a […] The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2022 Women’s Euros – France v Netherlands appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

2022 Women's Euros: we look at some of the words and phrases from the first of the four quarter-finals beween England and Spain and... The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2022 Women’s Euros – England v Spain appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

In this football language podcast, we use a BBC report to discuss the phrases, 'against the run of play'; 'to edge'; 'to fall short' and... The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2022 World Cup Qualifier Wales Edge Ukraine appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

In this latest football language podcast for learners of English, we look at some of the words and phrases from the recent Finalissima game between South American champions Argentina and European champions Italy at Wembley and in particular we look at the phrases 'pull the strings'; 'turn provider' and 'round off the win' The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: Finalissima – Argentina vs Italy appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

On this week's football language podcast, we discuss some phrases from the sport of horse racing and how they are used in football, too. The post Horse Racing & Football: Football Language Podcast – 2021-22 Season appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Vocabulary of playing the game: In this post we take a look at some of the words and phrases that players might use while playing a match... The post Learn English Through Football Language Podcast: Vocabulary – Playing the Game appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Lift the trophy: We look back at some language from the two FA Cup finals that took place in England over the weekend: The men's final... The post Learning English Through Football Podcast: Lift The Trophy – 2022 FA Cup Finals appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

FA Cup Learning Resources: In this football language podcast we look back at some of our previous podcasts and posts on the FA Cup. The post Learning English Through Football Podcast: FA Cup Learning Resources appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

In this football language podcast for learners of English, we look at some of the words and phrases from the recent North London derby between Tottenham and Arsenal from a report from the Guardian newspaper and in particular how they described the three Spurs goals, including the words, 'flicked header'; 'converted penalty';A 'assured finish' and 'stooping header'. The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: Tottenham 3-0 Arsenal May 2022 appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

On this short football language podcast we look at some football language to talk about what match results mean, including 'to sink'. The post (to) Sink – football Language Podcast – 2021-22 Season appeared first on Learn English Through Football.