69. The European Super League: Explained! (English Vocabulary Lesson)

<p><strong>Twelve of the biggest European football clubs have announced their intention to form their own competition, known as the Super League. This has become a major news story, and has been criticized by fans, players, football club owners, and politicians across Europe. So, in this episode of Thinking in English I will explain what a Super League is, why clubs want to join it, and why it is such a controversial topic!</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/04/19/69-the-european-super-league-explained-english-vocabulary-lesson/"><strong>TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/04/19/69-the-european-super-league-explained-english-vocabulary-lesson/</strong></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/01/04/39-brexit-all-the-essential-vocabulary-english-vocabulary-lesson/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CONTACT US!!</a></p> <p>INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/</a>)</p> <p>Twitter - @thinkenglishpod</p> <p>Blog - <a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thinkinginenglish.blog</a></p> <p>Gmail - [email protected]</p> <p><br></p> <h5><strong>Vocabulary List</strong></h5> <p><strong>Fixture (n) - a day and time agreed for a sports event</strong></p> <p><em>Next season’s fixtures will be published early next month</em></p> <p><strong>To establish (v) - to start a company or organization that will continue for a long time</strong></p> <p><em>The brewery was established in 1822</em></p> <p><strong>Unanimously (adv) - in a way that is agreed or supported by everyone in a group</strong></p> <p><em>All four proposals were unanimously approved</em></p> <p><strong>To qualify (v) - to succeed in getting into a competition</strong></p> <p><em>Nigeria was the first team to qualify for the world cup</em></p> <p><strong>Founding (adj) - involved in establishing or originating an institution or organization</strong></p> <p><em>There are three founding members of our company</em></p> <p><strong>Domestic (adj) - relating to a person’s own country</strong></p> <p><em>Domestic opinion has turned against the war</em></p> <p><strong>Broadcasting (n) - the activity or business of sending out programmes on television or radio</strong></p> <p><em>Huge amounts of money are spent on sports broadcasting</em></p> <p><strong>Theoretically (adv) - used to say what is possible, although it may not actually happen</strong></p> <p><em>It is theoretically possible</em></p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support</a>

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