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Podcast title languagecaster.com - english through football
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1. Podcast 32: Ligue 1
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On this week’s show we feature Ligue 1. We take a look at some background to the season, the contenders for the title, the relegation situation and French clubs in Europe. Remember you can also: Read our football news review in the good, the bad and the ugly Check out a new football expression in English for [...]

2. Week 32: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
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| Subscribe: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly A bad week for David Beckham and John Terry as they suffer injury and defeat respectively. Good however for Jose Mourinho, Leo Messi and Keisuke Honda as Inter, Barcelona and CSKA Moscow all progress to the last 8 of the Champions League. These stories and [...]

3. English Football Phrase: Week 32 (2009-10)
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| Subscribe: English Football Phrase Each week we explain a soccer phrase or cliché on our weekly languagecaster podcast. You can find many more examples by going to our football phrase page here and football clichés here. Listen Here This week’s English for football phrase is ‘to thump a team‘. If you thump a team it means [...]

4. Week 32: Main Report – Ligue 1 The run in
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| Subscribe: Main Report This week we take a look at France’s Ligue 1. You can listen to the report by clicking above while vocabulary support can be found for the words in bold at the foot of the post. Background There are 20 teams in Ligue 1 and the current title holders are [...]

5. Newsletter: Week 32
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A bad week for David Beckham, John Terry and Phil Brown as they suffer injury, defeat and job loss respectively. Good however for Jose Mourinho, Leo Messi and Keisuke Honda as Inter, Barcelona and CSKA Moscow all progress to the last 8 of the Champions League. These and many other news stories all feature in [...]

6. Predictions: Week 32
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| Subscribe: Predictions Two big games from Ligue 1, a top of the table clash in Holland and a host of derbies that include the Eternal Derby from Greece, the Superclásico from Buenos Aires and the small matter of Manchester United against Liverpool. Our guest predictor this week, is Peter who is a Celtic [...]

7. Podcast 31: The 1950 World Cup
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On this week’s show we feature the World Cup of 1950 when Uruguay upset all the odds to win their second tournament and send Brazil into mourning. Remember you can also: Read our football news review in the good, the bad and the ugly Check out a new football expression in English for Football Follow the weekly predictions [...]

8. Week 31: Main Report – 1950 World Cup
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| Subscribe: Main Report Continuing our World Cup countdown we feature one of the most dramatic tournaments to have taken place, the 1950 World Cup in Brazil in this week’s main report. You can listen to the report by clicking above while vocabulary support can be found for the words in bold at the [...]

9. Newsletter: Week 31
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Beckham’s return to Old Trafford, Real Madrid dumped out of the Champions League – again – Portsmouth make the semi-finals of the FA Cup, Goal-line technology has been kicked into touch while AC Milan were thrashed. These and many other news stories all feature in this week’s “>languagecaster.com’s football podcast. For more football news come [...]

10. Week 31: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
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| Subscribe: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Lyon shock Madrid, Portsmouth make it to Wembley, FIFA turn down technology and Wayne Rooney keeps on scoring goals. These stories and more feature in this week’s good, the bad and the ugly section of the podcast. Vocabulary support can be found for the words in [...]

11. English Football Phrase: 2009/10 #31: To be cagey
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| Subscribe: English Football Phrase Each week we explain a soccer phrase or cliché on our weekly languagecaster podcast. You can find many more examples by going to our football phrase page here and football clichés here. Click here for the audio This week’s English for football phrase is ‘to be cagey‘. If you are cagey about [...]

12. Week 31: Predictions
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| Subscribe: Predictions A London derby, a huge game in France, and our first look at a game from Mexico this season – two of the top teams go head to head there, as well as an important match in La Liga. And there’s still room for some Champions League action, too. This week, [...]

13. Who is top? Why?
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We are in the run-in to many of the European league’s title races. If we look at the Premier League, it is Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham in the top four, while in La Liga Real Madrid are first, followed by Barcelona, Valencia and Mallorca. Most league tables are based on how many points a [...]

14. Newsletter: Week 30
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Last week was International Friendly week, with some of the big guns getting good wins – Spain were particularly impressive with their 2-0 win over France. Crouch also shined for England in their 3-1 win over Egypt. The feud between John Terry and Wayne Bridge continues with all eyes on a handshake. In South America [...]

15. Podcast 30: India and Football
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On this week’s show we ask, ‘why hasn’t football taken off in India, the second most populous nation on Earth?’. Remember you can also: Read our football news review in the good, the bad and the ugly Check out a new football expression in English for Football Follow the weekly predictions battle between Damon and Damian in the [...]

16. Week 30: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
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| Subscribe: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly More trophies for Alex Fergeson as Man United pick up some silverware in England, good results for some of the big teams in last week’s international friendlies, a horror tackle and injuries put players out for the season 8and the World Cup), and some strange motivational [...]

17. Week 30: Main Report – India and Football
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| Subscribe: Main Report Last week, I visited Mumbai, India. Mumbai is arguably the most cosmopolitan city in India, the business centre, and home to 12 million Mumbaikers. While I was there I saw people walking around sporting Manchester United and AC Milan fake tops, Beckham T-shirts, and in the shop windows there are [...]

18. Week 30: Predictions
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| Subscribe: Predictions A big game from the Indian Professional League, some relegation battles from the Premier League in England and the second leg matches from the Champions League all feature in this week’s predictions, which of course can be heard on our podcast. Our guest this week is Marc who is a fan [...]

19. English Football Phrase: To give the ball away cheaply
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| Subscribe: English Football Phrase Each week we explain a soccer phrase or cliché on our weekly languagecaster podcast. You can find many more examples by going to our football cliché page here. Listen here to this week’s football phrase This week’s English for football phrase is to give the ball away cheaply. This expression is used [...]

20. Podcast 29: Five Questions about Football Derbies
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On this week’s show we feature five questions about football derbies, including which one is the fiercest in world football. Remember you can also: Read our football news review in the good, the bad and the ugly Check out a new football expression in English for Football Follow the weekly predictions battle between Damon and Damian in the [...]

21. Week 29: Main Report – 5 questions about football derbies
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| Subscribe: Main Report There are a host of derbies being played around the world this weekend so we thought we’d take a look at some of these football rivalries in this week’s main report. You can listen to the report by clicking above while vocabulary support can be found for the words in [...]

22. English Football Phrase: To run riot
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| Subscribe: English Football Phrase Each week we explain a soccer phrase or cliché on our weekly languagecaster podcast. You can find many more examples by going to our football cliché page here. Listen here to this week’s football phrase This week’s English football phrase is to run riot. This expression is used when one team [...]

23. Newsletter: Week 29
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Another busy week in the world of football with English club Portsmouth going into administration, Chelsea players warned about their public behaviour, Wayne Bridge deciding not to play for England any more, Wayne Rooney continuing his impressive league scoring run for Manchester United, Champions League wins for Inter Milan and Bordeaux and an impressive FA [...]

24. Week 29: Predictions
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| Subscribe: Predictions A big game in the Premier League, derbies from Portugal, Scotland and Germany, as well as the Carling Cup final all feature along with some interesting international friendly games in this week’s predictions. Our guest this week is Maki who is a fan of AC Milan. Leave a comment and let [...]

25. Week 29: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
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| Subscribe: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly French clubs in Europe, John Terry vs Wayne Bridge, Portsmouth’s troubles and Thai politicians lose out to female footballers. These stories and more feature in this week’s good, the bad and the ugly section of the podcast. Vocabulary support can be found for the words in [...]

26. Week 28: Main Report – World Cup Stars – Gerd Müller
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| Subscribe: Main Report Our fourth spotlight on World Cup Stars looks at one of Germany’s finest – der bomber! Check out previous posts on World Cup Stars here. “(He) was short , squat, awkward-looking and not notably fast”, wrote David Winner in Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Football. This description does not [...]

27. Newsletter: week 28
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The Champions League knock out stage is underway, with Rooney starring for Manchester United, and if the knockout phase has started in Europe that means in South America the Copa Libertadores’ group stages are underway. The holders, Argentinian outfit Estudiantes, suffered a shock 4-1 defeat to Peru’s Alianza Lima. Elsewhere, Barcelona are beaten, Montpellier win [...]

28. Podcast 28: World Cup Greats – Der Bomber
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On this week’s show we have another in our series on World cup stars. We also review the footballing week, introduce another English for Football phrase and look ahead at some of the big games coming up in the next week. Remember you can also: Read our football news review in the good, the bad and [...]

29. Week 28: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
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| Subscribe: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Turkey’s new manager, Wayne Rooney, Sol Campbell, Chester City and another crazy idea from the Premier League all feature in this week’s good, the bad and the ugly section of the podcast. Vocabulary support can be found for the words in bold at the foot of [...]

30. Weekly English Football Phrase: To prove to be a handful
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| Subscribe: English Football Phrase Each week we explain a soccer phrase or cliché on our weekly languagecaster podcast. You can find many more examples by going to our football cliché page here. Listen here to the football phrase This week’s English for football expression is the phrase to be a handful which means that something [...]

31. Week 28: Predictions
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| Subscribe: Predictions Champions League Part II, big games in the Premier League – Merseyside vs Manchester, and a quick look at Serie A and La Liga. Our guest this week is Paul, who is a Manchester United fan. Leave a comment and let us know what you think. Current Scores: DB 110 | DF [...]

32. Podcast 27 – Champions League 2010
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On this week’s show we feature the Champions League knock-out stages as 16 teams battle it out to make the final in Madrid come May. Remember you can also: Read our football news review in the good, the bad and the ugly Check out a new football expression in English for Football Follow the weekly predictions battle between [...]

33. Week 27: Main Report – Champions League 2010
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| Subscribe: Main Report The Champions League is back after a two-month break with the first-leg matches from the last 16 taking place this week. On this week’s main report we preview these games and predict which teams should make it to the quarter-finals. You can listen to the report by clicking above while [...]

34. Newsletter – Week 27
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Another busy week in the world of football with a full programme of mid-week Premier League matches, the Copa del Rey semi-finals in Spain, the ongoing saga of Portsmouth’s possible demise and the 2012 European Championship draw that took place in Poland last weekend. On this week’s podcast we turn our attention to the Champions [...]

35. Week 27: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
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| Subscribe: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly The 2012 European Championship draw, possibility of a Premier League going bankrupt. There’s a silver lining to bad news in China, but violent deaths in Argentina and the UK also make the news. These stories and more feature in this week’s good, the bad and the [...]

36. Week 27: Predictions
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| Subscribe: Predictions The Champions League is back and on this week’s predictions battle we have 4 games from the last 16 of the most important club tournament in Europe. In addition, we feature an FA Cup 5th round match from England and big games from Germany and La Liga in Spain. Our guest [...]

37. Premier League 2010 Predictions: Part 2
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Way back in our first podcast of the season, we previewed the English season and asked our listeners which team they thought would emerge as champions of the Premier League and which ones would be relegated. You can see how well (or badly) they did here. Now with 12 games to go in the Premier [...]

38. Newsletter: Week 26
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Lots of football news to talk about last week. There was Guti’s ‘Heel of God‘ for Real Madrid, the end of the transfer window – in the news because of how little action there was during it, and Manchester United start to hit real form as the season enters the final stages with Wayne Rooney [...]

39. Main Report: Week 26 – The Premier League
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| Subscribe: Main Report Not long to go now in the Premier League, so it’s a good chance to check out where the runners and riders are – who’s on their way up and who’s on their way down. Vocabulary support can be found for the words in bold at the foot of the [...]

40. Podcast 26: The Premier League Run In
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On this week’s show we focus on the premier League in England. There are 12 games to go and it’s becoming clearer who are title contenders and who are looking at the drop. Remember you can also: Read our football news review in the good, the bad and the ugly Check out a new football expression in [...]