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World Cup 2014 Spain vs Netherlands: In this short podcast the languagecaster team look back at the 2014 World Cup and in particular the game between Spain and the Netherlands which was recently broadcast on FIFA.com. The post Football Language Podcast: World Cup 2014 Spain vs Netherlands appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

March the 24th 2016 saw the passing of one of the greatest footballers ever - Johan Cruyff. To remember this great player, this week's listening practice report is an adapted report from our archives. The post was originally published on May 1, 2011 as part of our World Cup Stars series. You can find explanations of key vocabulary (in bold) at the end of the post. You can listen to the podcast by clicking on the file below - you can also subscribe and listen to all our football-language podcasts - there are hundreds of them! The post Listening Practice Report: From the archives – Johan Cruyff appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

March 2020 Update: Currently there is hardly any football being played around the world but the learn English through football team will continue to produce our football language podcast - a great resource for learners and teachers of English who love soccer. The post Football Language Podcast: March 2020 Update appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Football Language Podcast - 2020 Manchester Derby: On this podcast we explain some of the football language that emerged from the past week including the word 'blunder', while we also have a football-language question about the phrase 'to rally' and look ahead to the Manchester derby. The post Football Language Podcast: 2020 Manchester Derby appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Manchester Derby in Numbers: This listening report focuses on some of the numbers from the history of the Manchester derby The post Football Language Podcast: The Manchester Derby in Numbers appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

MLS 2020: This weekend sees the start of the 2020 Major League Soccer season - the 25th season - so we thought we'd take a look at how MLS is doing at 25. We also look ahead to the upcoming season and look at the favourites and the dark horses and of course some of the language used to describe Major League Soccer 2020.A The post Football Language Podcast: MLS 2020 appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Football Language Podcast - El Clásico 2020: Some huge games this week, with el Clásico in La Liga, Juventus versus Inter in Italy, the League Cup final in England and the 'derby' between Brighton and Hove Albion and Crystal Palace! In this show we discuss the football language phrase 'under the cosh', as well as some of the news from the football world this week, including some of the Champions League games that took place. There's also a football language quiz question and some predictions at the end of the show. The post Football Language Podcast: El Clásico 2020 appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

I'll be looking at a few phrases from our football glossary of soccer vocabulary in this episode, specifically phrases beginning with 'under' in our 'U' category The post Short Football Language Podcast: Phrases beginning with ‘U’ appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

2019-20 Arsenal vs Everton and Chelsea vs Tottenham: The Premier League returns after its short mid-week break and this week sees some huge fixtures particularly for those fighting for the Champions League places and those teams wishing to avoid relegation. We also explain a football language phrase connected to shooting, look back at some of the good, bad and ugly from the first set of matches from the last-16 in the Champions League, while we also have a football-language quiz question and some predictions. The post Football Language Podcast: 2019-20 Arsenal vs Everton and Chelsea vs Tottenham appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

2019-20 Champions League Last 16: English Through Football Podcast - 2019-20 Champions League Last 16: The Champions League returns after a two-month break with the first four games from the last 16 being played on Tuesday and Wednesday next week. In this podcast we look ahead to all the matches taking place in the knock-out stage and offer a prediction or two! The post Football Language Podcast: 2019-20 Champions League Last 16 appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

I'll be talking about two phrases you'll hear in football - half volley and daisy cutter The post Short FootballLanguage Podcast: Half Volley & Daisy Cutter appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

2019-20 - Madrid Derby: It's the 2019-20 Madrid derby which should be a cracker! We'll discuss some of the language that featured in that game along with some of the other big games frm the weekend. We explain the terms, 'to swoop for' and to 'walk the league' and we'll also feature a football language quiz question connected with derbies. The post Football Language Podcast: 2019-20 – Madrid Derby appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

2019-20 - FA Cup 4th Round: This week, we look at the phrase interfering with play, and we also have a football language quiz question on... The post Football Language Podcast: 2019-20 – FA Cup 4th Round appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Football in China: It's Chinese New Year and so on this week's listening report we take a look at football in China. The post Listening Report: Football in China – Update 2020 appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

English Through Football Podcast: It’s Liverpool vs Manchester United this weekend, traditionally one of the big league games in England. We’ll take a look at that game in this show as well as talk about some of the footballing stories from the week. We also have a football language section, and this week we look […] The post Football Language Podcast: 2019-20 – Liverpool vs Manchester United appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

2019-20 Tottenham vs Liverpool: The Languagecaster derby took place last Saturday with league leaders Liverpool coming out on top at Tottenham's new stadium and in this podcast we take a look at some of the language that emerged from the game. We also have a language quiz, an explanation of a football cliche 'to walk the ball into the net' and much more. The post Football Language Podcast: 2019-20 Tottenham vs Liverpool appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

2019 Festive Football Language Review: On this additional football-language podcast we look back at some of the language that emerged from the festive football fixtures in England, including words and phrases about injuries, VAR and going unbeaten... The post English Through Football Podcast: 2019 Festive Football Language Review appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

On this week's football-language podcast, we look back at the 2019 Club World Cup final between Liverpool and Flamengo and review some of the big games from around the world that took place this weekend. The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2019 Festive Football appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

The 2019 Club World Cup is currently taking place in Qatar and the competition has already reached the final stage. In this bonus listening report we look at how the tournament is organised, some of the teams taking part and we offer a prediction about possible winners and dark horses. The post Listening Report: 2019 Club World Cup appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2019-20 Arsenal vs Manchester City: On this week's football-language podcast we look ahead to the big game from the Premier League: Arsenal vs Manchester City. We also review some football language from the week, including sign a new deal and scrappy, we also have another football-language quiz question and of course have some predictions from the big games this week. The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2019-20 Arsenal vs Manchester City appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

2019-20 Champions League Final Group Matches: On this week's football-language podcast we take a look back at some of the big football-language stories from the week, explain some new football language, offer some predictions and look ahead to the final set of Champions League matches that take place this week. The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2019-20 Champions League Final Group Matches appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Today I'll be talking about the verb phrase 'knock on the door' and how it is used in football. The post Football Language Podcast: (to) Knock on the Door appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

2019-20 Manchester City vs Manchester United: On this week's football-language podcast - Manchester City vs Manchester United, Damon reviews the football news a€“ with stories from South America, the Champions League, and north London. The post Football Language Podcast: 2019-20 Manchester City vs Manchester United appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

2019-20 Manchester City vs Chelsea: Domestic football returns this week after the European Championship and World Cup qualifiers that took place over the past few days. We look back at some of those games and the language that emerged form them. We also have a football-language quiz, explain some football language and try and make some predictions from the upcoming Champions League group games. The post Football Language Podcast: 2019-20 Manchester City vs Chelsea appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

2019 Copa Libertadores Final - River Plate vs Flamengo: The biggest game in South American football takes place this weekend a€“ the Copa Libertadores final between Flamengo and River Plate. In this extra listening practice post we take a look at some of the stories surrounding this huge game and of course look at some of the language used to talk about the game. The post Listening Report: 2019 Copa Libertadores Final – River Plate vs Flamengo appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Learn English Through Football Podcast - (to) Open Up: Hi there everybody, my name is Damon, one half of the languagecaster team. The post Football Language Podcast: (to) Open Up appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

2019-20 Ireland vs Denmark: On this week's football-language podcast we review the football news and focus on international games. We also explain two football language phrase - to cushion and to be dropped - in our football language section... The post Learn English Through Football podcast: 2019-20 Ireland vs Denmark appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

On this week’s football-language podcast -Liverpool vs Manchester City, we review the football news a€“ with stories about big comebacks, focus on some football language a€“ how is a€˜balla€™ used? And look at some international fixtures from Asia and Europe. If you’d like the transcript to the show please show your support by becoming a […] The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2019 Liverpool vs Manchester City appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

On this week's football-language podcast we review the football news from the week, explain the phrase, 'fitness test', we also look ahead to some of the big games from next week in our predictions - we'll focus on the big top-of-the-table clash in the Premier League between Liverpool and Manchester City. We also have our weekly football language quiz question which is all about the verb 'to take' and how it is used in football. The post Football Language Podcast: 2019 Aston Villa vs Liverpool appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

On this week's football-language podcast, the languagecaster team review the footballing news, explain the words a€˜clipa€™ and 'trounce' and see how they are used in football, we also look ahead to some of the big games from next week in our predictions - we'll focus on the English League Cup 4th Round and some of the big games from next weekend. We also have our weekly football language quiz question which is all about the language of heavy defeats - sorry Southampton fans! The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2019-20 Liverpool vs Tottenham appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

...looks back at the Champions League game between Tottenham and Crvena Zvezda and looks at language connected to the phrase to turn the corner. The post English Through Football Podcast: 2019-20 Champions League – Tottenham v Crvena Zvezda appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

On this week's football-language podcast we look back at some of the action from the European Championship qualifiers, we also explain a new phrase, a€˜to flapa€™, ask a football-language quiz question about derbies and of course we look ahead to some of the big games being played this week in our predictions. The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2019-20 Manchester United vs Liverpool appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

This is our weekly short audio post on the language of football, and A I'll be talking about the word 'rout'. The post Football Language Podcast: Rout appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

2020 European Championship Qualifiers - Switzerland v Ireland: On this week's football-language podcast, we take a look at some of last week's news from the footballing world. We also explain some football language, this week we have 'misfiring', and have a football-language related quiz question. To wrap up the show we have our predictions, where we look at three of the big upcoming games from around the world, including the massive clash, Manchester United vs Liverpool. The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2020 European Championship Qualifiers – Switzerland v Ireland appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

I'll be talking about the verb phrase 'to hoof it', which is a phrase we talked about seven years ago in 2012, but I'd like to add... The post Football Language Podcast: (to) Hoof it appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

European Championship Qualifiers - Czech Republic vs England: On this week's football-language podcast take a look at the news from the past week in the football world. We will be talking the language of football, explaining the phrase, 'to down a side' and we also have a football-language quiz question which is all about some language connected to penalties. The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: European Championship Qualifiers – Czech Republic vs England appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

On this week's football-language podcast take a look at the news from the past week in the football world. We will be talking the language of football, explaining the phrase 'work the keeper', discuss the language of goalkeeping mistakes, as well as bringing you a football language quiz question. And in our predictions, we'll be taking a look at three big games coming up over the next week. The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2019-20 Manchester United vs Arsenal appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

2019-20 Chelsea vs Liverpool: On this week's football-language podcast we look back at the action from the first set of games in the Champions League, we also explain a new phrase 'draw a foul', ask a football-language quiz question and of course we look ahead to some of the big games being played this week in our predictions. The post Learn English Through football Podcast: 2019-20 Chelsea vs Liverpool appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2019-20 Champions League Group Stages: Domestic football returns after the international break and in this week's podcast we review some of the football language from the week, we look back at one of our old podcast from our archives, explain a new phrase 'to secure a point', ask a tricky football-language quiz question and of course we look ahead to some of the big games being played this week in our predictions. If you'd like the transcript to the show please show your support by becoming a patron (through Patreon). With the transcript you can improve your English by reading as you listen, or if you are a teacher of English you can use the transcript to make several activities for your learners. The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2019-20 Champions League Group Stages appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

2020 European Championship Qualifiers: Domestic football takes a break this week but there is lots of international football being played around the world. The 2020 European Championship qualifiers continue, there are also World Cup qualifiers in Asia and in Africa while there are also lots of friendlies taking place. So, on this week's podcast we review some of the language from the football week, with stories from Somalia, Kosovo, Italy and Hamburg. The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: Week 5 – 2020 European Championship Qualifiers appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

On this short football language podcast weA introduce a phrase from the world of football.A IfA you have questions or comments about this or any other football phrase, or you have your own suggestion, then email us The post Football Language: 2019 Reigning Champions appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

There's a huge weekend of football taking place; with big derbies in North London, the Basque Country, Rome and Glasgow as well as big games in Italy, France and Croatia! We also have a new football phrase 'to overlap' and a football-language quiz as well as our predictions competition which looks ahead to games from the Europen Championships, the World Cup qualifiers and the Women's Super League. The post English Through Football Podcast 2019-20: Week 4 – North London Derby appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

On todaya€™s listening report we take a look at some of the new laws of the game that the International Football Association Board (IFAB) have introduced this summer for the new season. For this audio report there is a transcript and a worksheet, great for learners and teachers of English, which can both be accessed by becoming a patron (through Patreon). If you have questions or comments, email us at: [email protected]. The post Football Language: 2019 New Laws of the Game appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Learn English Through Football Podcast: Week 3 - 2019-20 Liverpool vs Arsenal: All the big leagues of Europe are up and running and it's week three in the Premier League. On this week's podcast we review some of the language from the football week, with stories from Spain and England. The post Learn English Through Football: Week 3 – 2019-20 Liverpool vs Arsenal appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Learn English Through Football Podcast 2019-20: Week 2 – Manchester City vs Tottenham: This week the second round of matches take place in the Premier League, while La Liga and the Bundesliga kick off their leagues this weekend. On this week’s podcast we review some of the language from the football week, including from the […] The post Learn English Through Football Podcast 2019-20: Week 2 – Manchester City vs Tottenham appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

The 2019-20 Season Starts. This is our first podcast as the new 2019-20 season starts this weekend. We'll take a look at some of the language involved in the opening round of games and the football stories from this week in our review section. We also have a football-language quiz question and offer some predictions for next week's games. The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: The 2019-20 Season Starts appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Learn English Through Football Podcast - 2019 Copa America and Women's World Cup Finals: It's finals weekend at the 2019 Women's World Cup The post Learn English Through Footbal Podcast: 2019 Women’s World Cup and Copa America Finals appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

2019 Copa America and Women's World Cup Semi-finals The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2019 Copa America and Women’s World Cup Semi-finals appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

In this post we explain the word 'ghost' and how it is used in football and we look at an example from the Women's World Cup... The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: Ghost appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

2019 AFCON, Copa America and Women's World Cup Last 16:A Lots and lots of football taking place this week: the 2019 Womena€™s World Cup moves into the last 16, the Copa America group stages are coming to an end and the 2019 African Cup of Nations kicks off this weekend! The post Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2019 AFCON, Copa America and Women’s World Cup Last 16 appeared first on Learn English Through Football.