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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 this week’s languagecaster.com’s football podcast. For more football news come to our site, read the posts and check out our links section.

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This week’s featured match is Manchester United v Liverpool from the Premier League

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This week’s English for football phrase is ‘to thump a team‘. If you thump a team it means that one team has beaten another team easily – other words that can be used include, thrashed, hammered and destroyed. The word thump actually means to strike or beat someone or something so we can suppose that if a team is thumped they feel battered and bruised, as if they have been beaten up. For example, this week Liverpool easily beat Portsmouth in the Premier League – in fact the BBC suggested that they thumped the team from the bottom of the league. To thump a team.

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This week’s QUIZ QUESTION:

Which French team has won most French titles?

a. Olympique de Marseille
b. Saint-Étienne
c. FC Nantes
d. Olympique Lyonnais

Answer next week.

The answer to last week’s question, ‘Where was the 1950 World Cup played?’ The answer is d – Brazil.
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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 to our site, read the posts and check out our links section.

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This week’s featured match is Chelsea v Internationale in the second leg of the Champions League knock-out phase

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This week’s English for football phrase is ‘to be cagey‘. If you are cagey about something, you do not give a clear answer, or make a firm decision. A cagey answer does not want to give away too much information, and a cagey player may be a clever, but cautious footballer who thinks a lot about the game. Managers are often described as cagey, especially when asked about their future plans. This week, in the Champions League, many people people have been asking Leonardo whether or not David Beckham will play against his old club Manchester United. But the manager remains cagey and will not say ‘yes’ or ‘no’.

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‘Leonardo cagey on Becks – Leonardo is not promising David Beckham a place in his starting XI at Old Trafford even though he knows how “special” it would be for the former Man United favourite.’

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This week’s QUIZ QUESTION:

Where was the 1950 World Cup played?

a. Uruguay
b. France
c. Argentina
d. Brazil

Answer next week.

The answer to last week’s question, ‘How many times has India qualified for the World Cup? The answer is b – 1. They qualified in 1950 but refused to take part as they would have to wear footwear.
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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 there were good wins for Lanus and Cruzerio, but a shock loss for Estudiantes in the Copa Libertadores. The debate about the ‘English’ style of play resurfaces after a terrible tackle left Arsenal’s  Aaron Lennon’s leg broken in two places. Chester City FC were thrown out of the Football League in England and now have to hope they can rebuild a new team – all because of debts £26,000 – compare that to the £700,000,000 owed on loans by Manchester United and you can see the gap between the haves and have nots.  And of course there was lots lots more. For more football news come to our site, read the posts and check out our links section.

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This week’s featured match is Chelsea v Internationale in the second leg of the Champions League knock-out phase

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This week’s English for football phrase is to give the ball away cheaply. This expression is used to describe a situation in a game when one team, under little or no pressure, loses the ball to the opposing team. It is similar to an unforced error in tennis. We use the word cheaply to describe the fact that the opposition have not had to work hard (or ‘pay’) to get the ball back. Coaches and fans become very frustrated when their team gives the ball away cheaply as it may prevent an attack from building or worse may give the opposing team a chance to counter attack. To give the ball away cheaply.

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This week’s QUIZ QUESTION:

How many times has India qualified for the World Cup?

a. never
b. 1
c. 2
d. 3

Answer next week.

The answer to last week’s question, ‘When was the last time Aston Villa won the Carling Cup?’ The answer is c – 1996. Villa are second in the ranking with 5 wins behind Liverpool on 7.
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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 Cup victory for my team Spurs and a Europa League win for Damon’s team Liverpool. These and other stories will feature on this week’s podcast, which looks at football derbies. Indeed, we feature three of them in our regular predictions battle, as well as the final of the Carling Cup and some international friendlies. We also have another English for football phrase. Come along to the site at languagecaster.com to read more.

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This week’s phrase for football is to run riot. This expression is used when one team completely dominates another team and scores lots of goals. Before this week’s Champions League game between holders Barcelona and Stuttgart the experts were suggesting that Barca would run riot . Another example was when Premier League side, Tottenham ran riot against Wigan earlier on in the season when they won 9-0. The expression can also be used to describe a player’s performance against an opponent as in, Wayne Rooney ran riot against the West Ham defence. To run riot.

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This week’s QUIZ QUESTION:

When was the last time Aston Villa won the Carling Cup?

a. 2000
b. 1998
c. 1996
d. 1994

Answer next week.

The answer to last week’s question, ‘How many different countries are represented in the last 16 of the Champions League this year?’ The answer is 8 – Portugal, Greece, Russia, Spain, Italy, England, Germany and France.
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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 again and extend their extraordinary form in Ligue 1, and Patrick Viera is handed a three match ban in his second game.And on languagecaster we talk about more football news and spotlight another World Cup great – Gerd Müller.

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This week’s featured match is the Champions League match between Inter Milan & Chelsea

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This week’s English for football expression is the phrase to be a handful which means that something or someone is difficult to handle or control. In football this is used when one team has difficulty controlling or defending against a player from the opposing team. The phrase often collocates with the verb to prove as in ‘… Chris Maguire proved to be a handful for Celtic with his vigour‘ which means that the Scottish side Celtic were unable to control Chris Maguire because of his power or pace. The phrase can also be used without the verb to be in it. So, recently, Wayne Rooney has been playing very well for his club Manchester United and in this week’s Champions League game against AC Milan he scored twice and proved a real handful for the Rossoneri defence. To prove to be a real handful.

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This week’s QUIZ QUESTION:

How many clubs did Gerd Müller play for in his career?

a. 1
b. 3
c. 4
d. 6

Answer next week.

The answer to last week’s question, ‘How many different countries are represented in the last 16 of the Champions League this year?’ was d.8.
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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 League as the knock-out stage begins. There are 4 games from the round of 16 taking place next week and they will all feature in our regular predictions battle, as well as the 5th Round of the FA Cup and the big games in Spain and Germany. We also have another English for football phrase. Come along to the site at languagecaster.com to read more.

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This week’s phrase for football is ‘I’ve seen them given’. This phrase is used when there is a tackle in the box, or a ball hits a player’s arm. It looks like the referee might give a penalty but decides not to. This is when commentators use the phrase – ‘I’ve seen them given’ meaning they would not have been surprised if the referee had given a penalty. There is a further nuance. A person who says ‘I’ve seen them given’, perhaps also feels it would be a ’soft’ penalty, perhaps an unfair one.

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This week’s QUIZ QUESTION:

How many different countries are represented in the last 16 of the Champions League this year?

a. 5
b. 6
c. 7
d. 8

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The answer to last week’s question, ‘How many points did WBA have when escaping relegation in 2005 – the lowest ever?’ The answer was 34.
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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 scoring his hundredth Premier League goal . And it’s the Premier League that is the focus of this week’s show as we take a look at the title contenders and those teams in the battle to avoid relegation. We also have another English for football phrase and predictions. Come along to the site at languagecaster.com to read more.

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This week we look at the English for football phrase, ‘to slide towards relegation’. To slide means to skid, to slip, to move uncontrollably -  like a car on ice. Relegation is losing your place in a league and dropping to a lower one. In football, we use this phrase to talk about clubs that are losing a lot of games and are ’sliding’ down the table towards relegation. The feeling is that they cannot escape. So, in the Premier League this weekend, Portsmouth visit Manchester United and will surely lose, and slide further towards relegation. Burnley host West Ham – can the Burnley side halt their slide, stop their slide, which has seen them drop into the relegation zone?

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This week’s QUIZ QUESTION:

West Brom famously avoided relegation from the Premier League in the 2004/05 season despite being bottom at Christmas – the only team to do so – and bottom at the start of play on the last day of the season. They also survived with the lowest number of points ever. How many points did they have?

a. 39

b. 37

c. 34

d. 30

Answer next week.

The answer to last week’s question, ‘Which of the following Spanish teams have not won the league title – Villareal, Sevilla, Real Betis, Deportivo?’ was Villareal. The closest they’ve come is second in the 2007/08 season.
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A busy period in the football calendar sees the African Cup of Nations final take place this weekend, as well as the transfer window closing. There has also been some big football news this week with an explosive Manchester derby, the England captain facing up to another scandal, the Argentinian Clausura about to begin and I went to see Tottenham beat Fulham at White Hart Lane! On this week’s podcast we turn our attention to the Spanish League as it reaches the half way mark and we offer some predictions on how we see La Liga finishing this season. We also have another English for football phrase and predictions. Come along to the site at languagecaster.com to read more.

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This week in our look at English phrases used in football we focus on ‘to take to the cleaners‘. The original meaning of this expression is to take all of somebody’s money, usually by tricking or cheating them. They have no money, they are stripped clean of money, they are cleaned out of money – therefore the phrase, to take to the cleaners. In a football context, it is used to mean defeat or beat a team, or to dominate a player. The image is of a team or a player that has been stripped naked or bare of its or their skill, they look vulnerable, they have been taken to the cleaners. This week, Martin O’Neill, Premier League side Aston Villa’s coach, said that his player, Ashley Young, had taken Arsenal’s left back to the cleaners, meaning he had completed dominated the Arsenal defender.

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This week’s QUIZ QUESTION:

Which of the following Spanish teams have not won the league title?

a. Villareal
b. Sevilla
c. Real Betis
d. Deportivo

Answer next week.

The answer to last week’s question, ‘Which German state (Länder), or region, has won the most titles and is therefore the most successful in the Bundesliga?’ The answer was Bavaria with 34 titles thanks mainly to the 21 titles Bayern Munich have won.
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The African Cup is well underway, the FA Cup in England has reached the fourth round, and the race in Italy is hotting up, but this week we turn our eyes to the Bundelsiga after it returns from its long winter break. In the review of the footballing week stories about the how things are turning nasty between Manchester United and Manchester City, allegations of corruption and match fixing in China, as well as commenting on a resurgent Arsenal. We also have another English for football phrase and predictions. Come along to the site at languagecaster.com to read more.

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This week’s QUIZ QUESTION:

Which German state (Länder), or region, has won the most titles and is therefore the most successful in the Bundesliga?

a) Hamburg

b) North Rhine-Westphalia

c) Bavaria

d) Baden-Württemberg

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The answer to last week’s question, ‘Egypt has appeared in seven African Cup of Nations finals – winning 6. One more team, has also appeared in seven ACN finals. Which one?’

d) Ghana
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Well, we’re back in the thick of the football action as we gear up for the African Cup of Nations in Angola and most European leagues get back into the swing of their seasons. If you missed our end-of-the-year bumper quiz last week, follow the link and give it a go. On this week’s show, we spotlight the four groups of four in the African Cup of Nations and choose the favourites and dark horses. As always, we review the footballing week, with stories from the FA Cup third round and more, as well as presenting another English for football phrase. Come along to the site at languagecaster.com to read more.

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This week’s featured match is Angola v Mali in the African Cup of Nations – the opening game in the African Cup of Nations.

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This week’s QUIZ QUESTION:

Egypt has appeared in seven African Cup of Nations finals – winning 6. One more team, has also appeared in seven ACN finals. Which one?

a. Nigeria

b. Cameroon

c. Tunisia

d. Ghana

Answer next week.

The answer to last week’s question, ‘Which was the last team from outside the top division in England to win the FA Cup?

a. West Ham, who beat Arsenal in 1980.
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Happy New Year to all our subscribers. Apologies for the slight delay in the arrival of the newsletter and the fact that many of the links from last week’s missive were missing :( but like many of the European leagues the languagecaster team also had a short winter break. that may have enjoyed some partying! On this week’s show we look back at some FA Cup memories as this weekend sees the 3rd Round of the oldest cup competition in the world. We also look back at the football news of the past week, offer a new English for Football phrase, as well as the answers to our huge end-of-the-year bumper quiz (below). Come along to the site at languagecaster.com to read more.

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This week’s featured match is Manchester United v Leeds United from the FA Cup 3rd Round – a huge rivalry indeed.

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This week’s English for Football is the expression a plum tie which is used to describe a game that fans really look forward to in a cup competition. Tie is another word for a game or match and plum here means something good or the best. We often use this expression when a lower league side are drawn against a bigger, more glamourous team as there could be a chance of an upset, or some giant killing. It can also be used when two big clubs face each other – a game that everyone wants to watch. So, in this weekend’s FA Cup matches huge rivals Leeds and Manchester United is a plum tie while non-league club Barrow’s visit to Premier League side Sunderland is also an example of a plum tie. A plum tie.

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This week’s QUIZ QUESTION:

Which was the last team from outside the top division in England to win the FA Cup?

a. West Ham
b. Sunderland
c. Wimbledon
d. Southampton

Answer next week.

The answer to last week’s question, ‘only one team that has finished bottom at Christmas has managed to survive relegation, which one? C. West Brom
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Quiz Answers

1. a. Banfield | b. Flamengo | c. Kashima Antlers | d. Real Salt Lake
2. Newcastle, Middlesbrough and West Brom
3. Barcelona, Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal
4. Kick It Out
5. Two – Serbia and Slovakia
6. Corinthians
7. Fiorentina, Lazio and Inter Milan
8. Eight – Redknapp (Spurs); Allardyce (Blackburn); Megson (Bolton); Hodgson (Fulham); Sunderland (Bruce); Stoke (Pulis); Hull (Brown) and Wolves’ manager Mick McCarthy who though representing Ireland is from Yorkshire, England.
9. a. Barcelona | b. Inter | c. B. Leverkusen | d. Braga
10. Shaktar Donetsk (Ukraine)
11. 6 – Club World Cup; Champions League; European Super Cup; La Liga, Copa del Rey and the Spanish Super Cup.
12. 17 – 11 Premier League; 4 FA Cup and 2 League Cups
13. Mexico, USA, Honduras, Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, NZ, Holland, Spain, England, Ukraine, France, Greece, Slovakia, Slovenia, Portugal, Germany, Denmark, Italy, Switzerland, Serbia, Japan, Australia, S. Korea, N. Korea, Ghana, Cameroon, S. Africa, Nigeria, Egypt
14. Germany 6-2 England | In Germany
15. Claudio Ranieri (Ciro Ferrara), Jurgen Klinnsmann (Louis Van Gaal), Felipe Scolari (Guus Hiddink)
16. Germany vs England WC s/f Italy 1990
17. They all qualified for the 2008 European Championship but failed to make the 2010 World Cup finals.
18. Pohang Steelers from Korea beat Al Itihad from Saudi Arabia
19. He is 22
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Happy Holidays to all our subscribers. Most football leagues are taking a winter break but not in England or in Scotland as the games come thick and fast. In this week’s newsletter we look at all the big upcoming matches, feature the team of the year, wonder why the Premier League has become so exciting all of a sudden, review the fortunes of languagecaster’s favourite teams in 2009, we also look back at the football news of the past week, offer a new English for Football phrase, as well as the answers to our huge end-of-the-year bumper quiz (below). I can barely control my excitement! Come along to the site at languagecaster.com to read more.

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This week’s featured match is Arsenal v Aston Villa – can Villa continue their good run of form at The Emirates?

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This week’s English for Football is ‘over the top tackle‘. Over the top tackle.

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Portsmouth are currently bottom of the English Premier League which is bad luck for them as only one team that has finished bottom at Christmas has managed to survive relegation, which one?

a. West Ham
b. Fulham
c. West Brom
d. Southampton

Answer next week.

The answer to last week’s question Which country has supplied the most World Club winners? Brazil with 3 winners.
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Quiz Answers

1. a. Banfield | b. Flamengo | c. Kashima Antlers | d. Real Salt Lake
2. Newcastle, Middlesbrough and West Brom
3. Barcelona, Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal
4. Kick It Out
5. Two – Serbia and Slovakia
6. Corinthians
7. Fiorentina, Lazio and Inter Milan
8. Eight – Redknapp (Spurs); Allardyce (Blackburn); Megson (Bolton); Hodgson (Fulham); Sunderland (Bruce); Stoke (Pulis); Hull (Brown) and Wolves’ manager Mick McCarthy who though representing Ireland is from Yorkshire, England.
9. a. Barcelona | b. Inter | c. B. Leverkusen | d. Braga
10. Shaktar Donetsk (Ukraine)
11. 6 – Club World Cup; Champions League; European Super Cup; La Liga, Copa del Rey and the Spanish Super Cup.
12. 17 – 11 Premier League; 4 FA Cup and 2 League Cups
13. Mexico, USA, Honduras, Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, NZ, Holland, Spain, England, Ukraine, France, Greece, Slovakia, Slovenia, Portugal, Germany, Denmark, Italy, Switzerland, Serbia, Japan, Australia, S. Korea, N. Korea, Ghana, Cameroon, S. Africa, Nigeria, Egypt
14. Germany 6-2 England | In Germany
15. Claudio Ranieri (Ciro Ferrara), Jurgen Klinnsmann (Louis Van Gaal), Felipe Scolari (Guus Hiddink)
16. Germany vs England WC s/f Italy 1990
17. They all qualified for the 2008 European Championship but failed to make the 2010 World Cup finals.
18. Pohang Steelers from Korea beat Al Itihad from Saudi Arabia
19. He is 22
20. Cape Town