On June 7 2008, the Japan National Team had a match in the 3rd Qualifier of the FIFA World Cup 2010 against Oman. This was the same opponent as last week in Japan but this time it kicked off at 5:15 PM in Masqat, Oman. The weather was astonishingly humid and muggy and because of [...]
The Japanese national side played an Asian Qualifier for the South Africa World Cup 2010 on June 2 in Yokohama, which they won 3 – 0 against Oman. In this match, Shunsuke Nakamura (Celtic) and Daisuke Matsui (Saint-Étienne) played very well and I really admired their performances. They are definitely the key-players for Japan!! In five [...]
I am sorry that I am late in writing the match report about the World Cup Asian qualifier game but… On March 26 2008, the Japan national team played against Bahrain. As you know, we lost the game 0-1. It was so shocking (and boring) but we have still a lot of possibilities to [...]
On March 26, The Japan National Team will have a match away against Bahrain the most dangerous team in Group 2. The last match against them was on March 30, 2006. It was a really tough and hard game but fortunately, we won the game but the score was only 1 – 0. This time [...]
Japan’s first World Cup Qualifier game was held against Thailand on February 6, 2008. It was the first game for Takeshi Okada, the new manager, instead of Ivica Osim. Fortunately, we won the game 4-1, although, most Japanese fans and media were not satisfied with it – and me neither.
Languagecaster Podcast: The Big European Leagues
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Languagecaster Podcast: The Big European Leagues
Podcast: Play in new window | Download On this week’s podcast, languagecaster takes alook at the Premier League, the Bundesliga, Ligue 1 and La Liga. Remember, you can also: Listen only to the main report here – complete with transcript and vocabulary Learners of English can review the footballing news from around the world in [...]
Languagecaster Podcast: FA Cup Final 2012
On this week’s podcast, we take a look at the English FA Cup Final between Chelsea and Liverpool.
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Main Listening Report: European Season Finale – England, Germany, Spain, Italy, Turkey and France
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Main Listening Report: The Manchester Derby
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