Here are some words and phrases you can hear on languagecaster’s Full Podcast’s Good, Bad and Ugly section - a review of the footballing news. For more English practice check out our online quizzes and crosswords, worksheets and English for football phrases as well as the Learners’ Podcast.

• trophy - cup, award, prize

That’s two trophies for Arsenal Ladies: the FA Cup and the Championship.

• to top it all (off) - to make something better, to improve a great situation, to add the final touch

To top it all off, Real Madrid demolished their rivals Barcelona 4-1 on Wednesday night.

• tier - level, rank, division

AFC Liverpool have joined the tenth tier of the football league pyramid along with FC United and AFC Wimbledon.

• to hit form - to start playing well, to start winning

Boca are certainly hitting form at the right stage of the season (beating River in the league and getting to the quarter finals of the Copa Libertadores).

• to jump ship - to change team or company, to leave a failing team or company

Arsenal’s players seem to be jumping ship like rats leaving a sinking ship. Hleb is on his way to Inter…

• a turn up (for the books) - a surprise

The Spanish giants, Barcelona, having to qualify (for the Champions League), that’s a turn up.

• to take a turn (for the worse / better) - to change (get worse / get better)

After first team coach, Pako, left Liverpool, things took a turn for the worse.

• immigration - moving to live in a new country, the department that checks the documents of people coming into a country

Because of immigration rule changes in England, footballers from outside the EU, and managers, will have to pass an English test before they’re allowed to display their talents in the country.

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