As years go by, there are things that remain untouchable in “Can Barça”, one of them is the priority of the style over results. Yes, certain managers did not follow that, but their steps in this club would not be remembered with so much enthusiasm. Last Saturday we saw two historic teams in the most [...]
The Rijkaard era has finished, with its lights and shadows, and a new season has come with lots of changes in “Can Barça”. Josep Guardiola, one of the favourite sons of FC Barcelona, has taken control of the first team to manage a hungry group of players, after two years without titles. He spoke clearly [...]
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.
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.
Languagecaster Podcast: The Title Decider – MU vs MC
On this week’s podcast, two fans tell us what they think will happen n the Manchester derby next Monday.
Main Listening Report: European Season Finale – England, Germany, Spain, Italy, Turkey and France
On this week’s main listening report Damian and Damon take a look at some of the key end of season matches in some of the big leagues in Europe.
Main Listening Report: The FA Cup In Numbers
On this week’s main listening report we preview the FA Cup final between Chelsea and Liverpool by taking a look at the oldest competition in the world through numbers.
Main Listening Report: The Manchester Derby
On this week’s main listening report we interview a Manchester United fan and a Manchester City fan and ask them what they think will happen next Monday when their teams clash in the Manchester Derby.
Football, holy football!
Nowadays it is easy to hear TV or radio presenters talking about team’s chances, players’ progressions, and stuff like that… as if it was all like a PC or Play Station game. But football is bigger, better and more unpredictable than their minds can imagine, and we all would do right by ignoring them, and [...]