http://languagecaster.com Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:12:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Welcome to all English language learners and teachers to languagecaster.com and its free football podcast. Every week a new soccer show complete with language support for students who wish to improve their English language skills. languagecaster.com no languagecaster.com admin@languagecaster.com admin@languagecaster.com (languagecaster.com) Copyright © by languagecaster 2006-2011 Free football podcast for learners of English brought to you by Damian and Damon. Interviews, match reviews, predictions all with full language support for soccer fans around the world who wish to improve their English language skills. football, soccer, free football podcast, English language, football language, soccer vocabulary, learn English, Learning English football language http://www.languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/site_images/languagecasteritunes.jpg http://languagecaster.com/category/uncategorized/ http://languagecaster.com/languagecaster-podcast-the-bundesliga-2012/ http://languagecaster.com/languagecaster-podcast-the-bundesliga-2012/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:23:44 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=18910 http://languagecaster.com/languagecaster-podcast-the-bundesliga-2012/feed/ 0 Bundesliga,football podcast On this week's podcast our German correspondent Hans looks at the Bundesliga after the mid-winter break. (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/languagecaster.oleole.4.jpg) On this week's podcast our German correspondent Hans looks at the Bundesliga after the mid-winter break. Remember, you can also: * Listen only to the main report here (http://languagecaster.com/category/main-report/) - complete with transcript and vocabulary Learners of English can review the footballing news from around the world in our good, the bad and the ugly section (http://languagecaster.com/category/review/feed/)of the show Check out a new football expression in English for Football (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-phrases/) For learners of English check out our Football Language Resources (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/) page with: A page with all our Football vocabulary (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-vocabulary/) posts Football glossary (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-glossary/) (a huge collection of football vocabulary, football cliches and football phrases) Worksheets and transcripts (http://languagecaster.com/?page_id=4) from previous podcasts Automatically receive the podcast each week by clicking here (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/feed-icon-28x281.png) languagecaster.com no 11:26 http://languagecaster.com/weekly-football-phrase-to-be-stripped-of-the-captaincy/ http://languagecaster.com/weekly-football-phrase-to-be-stripped-of-the-captaincy/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:26:00 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=18897 http://languagecaster.com/weekly-football-phrase-to-be-stripped-of-the-captaincy/feed/ 0 http://languagecaster.com/languagecaster-predictions-fa-cup-derbies-and-the-african-cup-of-nations-cup-derbies/ http://languagecaster.com/languagecaster-predictions-fa-cup-derbies-and-the-african-cup-of-nations-cup-derbies/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:22:14 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=18799 http://languagecaster.com/languagecaster-predictions-fa-cup-derbies-and-the-african-cup-of-nations-cup-derbies/feed/ 0 http://languagecaster.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-manchester-2-0-london-and-unpunished-stamps/ http://languagecaster.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-manchester-2-0-london-and-unpunished-stamps/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:04:29 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=18783 http://languagecaster.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-manchester-2-0-london-and-unpunished-stamps/feed/ 0 http://languagecaster.com/languagecaster-football-podcast-the-african-cup-of-nations-2012/ http://languagecaster.com/languagecaster-football-podcast-the-african-cup-of-nations-2012/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:41:57 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=18778 http://languagecaster.com/languagecaster-football-podcast-the-african-cup-of-nations-2012/feed/ 0 Africa,African Cup of Nations On this week's podcast we look ahead to the African Cup of Nations that is taking place in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/languagecaster.oleole.4.jpg) On this week's podcast we look ahead to the African Cup of Nations that is taking place in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. Remember, you can also: * Listen only to the main report here (http://languagecaster.com/category/main-report/) - complete with transcript and vocabulary Learners of English can review the footballing news from around the world in our good, the bad and the ugly section (http://languagecaster.com/category/review/feed/)of the show Check out a new football expression in English for Football (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-phrases/) For learners of English check out our Football Language Resources (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/) page with: A page with all our Football vocabulary (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-vocabulary/) posts Football glossary (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-glossary/) (a huge collection of football vocabulary, football cliches and football phrases) Worksheets and transcripts (http://languagecaster.com/?page_id=4) from previous podcasts Automatically receive the podcast each week by clicking here (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/feed-icon-28x281.png) languagecaster.com no 10:41 http://languagecaster.com/weekly-football-phrase-to-be-booked-for-dissent/ http://languagecaster.com/weekly-football-phrase-to-be-booked-for-dissent/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:34:32 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=18719 http://languagecaster.com/weekly-football-phrase-to-be-booked-for-dissent/feed/ 0 http://languagecaster.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-inter-swansea-pepe-and-scandal-in-swiss-football/ http://languagecaster.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-inter-swansea-pepe-and-scandal-in-swiss-football/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:39:18 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=18707 http://languagecaster.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-inter-swansea-pepe-and-scandal-in-swiss-football/feed/ 0 http://languagecaster.com/football-phrase-to-make-a-comeback/ http://languagecaster.com/football-phrase-to-make-a-comeback/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:40:10 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=18644 http://languagecaster.com/football-phrase-to-make-a-comeback/feed/ 0 http://languagecaster.com/languagecasters-predictions-the-milan-derby-la-liga-and-premier-league/ http://languagecaster.com/languagecasters-predictions-the-milan-derby-la-liga-and-premier-league/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:00:01 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=18516 http://languagecaster.com/languagecasters-predictions-the-milan-derby-la-liga-and-premier-league/feed/ 0 http://languagecaster.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-messi-ballon-dor-winner-and-qpr-fire-manager/ http://languagecaster.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-messi-ballon-dor-winner-and-qpr-fire-manager/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:16:37 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=18545 http://languagecaster.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-messi-ballon-dor-winner-and-qpr-fire-manager/feed/ 0 http://languagecaster.com/football-language-quiz-1/ http://languagecaster.com/football-language-quiz-1/#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2012 22:50:06 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=18390 http://languagecaster.com/football-language-quiz-1/feed/ 0 http://languagecaster.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-a-blue-new-year-mosquitos-and-liverpool/ http://languagecaster.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-a-blue-new-year-mosquitos-and-liverpool/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 01:15:41 +0000 grell http://languagecaster.com/?p=18399 http://languagecaster.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-a-blue-new-year-mosquitos-and-liverpool/feed/ 0 http://languagecaster.com/languagecaster-predictions-manchester-and-catalan-derbies/ http://languagecaster.com/languagecaster-predictions-manchester-and-catalan-derbies/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:21:10 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=18380 http://languagecaster.com/languagecaster-predictions-manchester-and-catalan-derbies/feed/ 2 http://languagecaster.com/football-words-of-the-year-2011-nadeshiko/ http://languagecaster.com/football-words-of-the-year-2011-nadeshiko/#comments Sun, 01 Jan 2012 01:26:40 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=18324 http://languagecaster.com/football-words-of-the-year-2011-nadeshiko/feed/ 0 football word of the year,nadeshiko,word of the year What are the football words of the year? Nadeshiko? Why always me? | (../wp-content/uploads/2009/02/feed-icon-28x281.png) Subscribe: Main Listening Report | Complete List Here (../2010/08/21/main-listening-report-full-list/) On this week's main listening report we look back at some of the key football words and phrases from 2011. There have been many candidates for word of the year 2011: Arab Spring, planking, phone hacking, bunga bunga have all featured in many end-of-year polls. Global financial difficulties saw both the (http://www.economist.com/blogs/johnson/2011/12/vocabulary)Oxford Dictionary (http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2011/11/squeezed-middle/) and The Economist choosing squeezed middle as their word of the year, while occupy is tipped to be chosen by the American Dialect Society (http://www.americandialect.org/woty) as their word of 2011. Here at Languagecaster we've already looked back at some of the big footballing stories from 2011 in last week's main reports (http://languagecaster.com/football-review-of-2011-part-1-january-june/) and though we do not pretend to hold the same influence as some of these media outlets we thought we would come up with a list of some of the words and phrases that have best defined football in 2011 - maybe even Fabio Capello can learn some (http://languagecaster.com/main-listening-report-capellos-100-words-of-english/)! 1. Nadeshiko Japan (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/japan-goal-sawa-wcup2011-U.S.-Loses-to-Japan-on-Penalty-Kicks-300x1971.jpg) The Japan Times reported (http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ek20111226a1.html) that the buzzword Grand Prix for 2011 was Nadeshiko Japan (撫子ジャパン) in honour of the Japanese female football team's wonderful performance (http://www.wsc.co.uk/content/view/8106/38/) in the Women's World Cup in the summer of 2011. A miserable year for Japan was somewhat lightened by the footballing exploits of the women's World Cup winning side as the Nadeshiko, a sweet-smelling flower as well as the nickname of the Japanese side, won the World Cup for the very first time. 2. Why always me? (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/article-2052949-0E81FF2A00000578-718_468x286-300x183.jpg) Mario Balotelli has rarely been out of the news since his move to Manchester City and when the young Italian star scored the first goal of the 6-1 rout against Manchester United he raised his jersey to reveal the slogan 'why always me?' which had many of us laughing along with Super Mario. 3. Kick it out (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/1286876546_127-300x200.gif) There have been quite a few negative words and phrases used this year - I wonder what kind of language Carlos Tevez and Roberto Mancini exchanged with each other when the Argentine refused to come off the bench in the Champions League? Unfortunately, there have also been far too many examples of racist language this year: Sepp Blatter had to apologise, John Terry is still under investigation, while Luis Suarez has been found guilty of using racial abuse against Patrice Evra and so for these reasons the anti-racism group's slogan Kick it out (http://www.kickitout.org/) needs to be re-introduced to the game. languagecaster.com no 2:53 http://languagecaster.com/football-review-of-2011-part-2-july-december/ http://languagecaster.com/football-review-of-2011-part-2-july-december/#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:39:36 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=18017 http://languagecaster.com/football-review-of-2011-part-2-july-december/feed/ 1 balotelli,Barcelona,Copa America,Football review,john terry,Liverpool,luis suarez,Manchester City,Manchester Utd,mancini,racism,Real Madrid On this week's main listening report we look back at some of the big stories from the football world in 2011. This is part two which will focus on July to December. | (../wp-content/uploads/2009/02/feed-icon-28x281.png) Subscribe: Main Listening Report | Complete List Here (../2010/08/21/main-listening-report-full-list/) On this week's main listening report we look back at some of the big stories from the football world in 2011. Part one will feature January to June (http://languagecaster.com/football-review-of-2011-part-1-january-june/) while part two will focus on July to December. This report has a transcript below, as well as explanations of key vocabulary (in bold) can be found at the foot of the post, while other key phrases (in blue) also have meanings explained. July-August Two major international tournaments took place in July: the Women's World Cup from Germany and the Copa America from Argentina. The big surprise package in the women's World Cup was the Japanese team, nicknamed Nadeshiko, who managed to defeat the pre-tournament favourites the USA - though they did need penalties to do so. This was the first title for the Japanese who stunned Germany and Sweden in the knockout stages to claim their berth in the final before dedicating their title to those who lost their lives in the March earthquake (http://abcnews.go.com/International/japan-world-cup-soccer-victory-helps-country-earthquake/story?id=14093457). (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/Final-copa-america-uruguay-king-of-South-America.jpg) July also saw Uruguay winning their record-breaking 15th Copa America title after thrashing Paraguay 3-0 in the final at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires. La Celeste, or the Sky Blues, had the player of the tournament in Luis Suarez, they did not lose a match and they also knocked-out hosts and favourites Argentina proving that their third place in the 2010 World Cup was no fluke at all. (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/Real-Madrid-manager-Jos-007-300x180.jpg) August saw the start of the European football season although in Spain (http://languagecaster.com/main-listening-report-preview-of-la-liga-2011-12/) this did not begin until the end of the month thanks to a strike called by the players' union (http://languagecaster.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-la-liga-strike-is-over-mourinho-and-nasri/) over insurance issues. By then, the first clasico of the season had taken place with the Spanish Super Cup and the animosity between the two sides re-surfaced when Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho appeared to poke a Barcelona staff member in the eye (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/la-liga/8809050/Jose-Mourinho-handed-two-match-ban-for-Super-Cup-eye-poke.html). This would not be the last time that Barcelona got under the skin of the Portuguese manager of Madrid. (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Wayne-Rooney-and-Ashley-Y-007-300x180.jpg)The final weekend of August also saw two incredible results from the Premier League. First up was a statement of intent from Manchester City in their 5-1 hammering of Tottenham at White Hart Lane while a couple of hours later Manchester United thrashed Arsenal 8-2 - a slaughter of the innocents (http://languagecaster.com/football-headlines-rooney-leads-slaughter-of-the-innocents/) as one newspaper called it. Good news for the two north London sides (http://languagecaster.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-manchester-vs-londo/) was that they did not have to play again for two weeks thanks to the international break. September-October (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/Juan-Mata-007-300x180.jpg) The European Championship qualifying rounds (http://languagecaster.com/main-report-preview-of-the-2012-european-championship-qualifiers/) reached their decisive moments in September and October with more than 20 nations still in with a chance of progressing to the finals next summer in Poland and the Ukraine. Current World champions Spain easily qualified along with pre-tournament favourites Germany, as well as the Dutch and the Italians, while England, languagecaster.com no 8:18 http://languagecaster.com/football-review-of-2011-part-1-january-june/ http://languagecaster.com/football-review-of-2011-part-1-january-june/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:59:58 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=17872 http://languagecaster.com/football-review-of-2011-part-1-january-june/feed/ 0 AC Milan,Ajax,Arsenal,asia cup,Australia,Barcelona,Birmingham,Capello,Carling Cup,Champions League,dortmund,english langusge podcast On this week's main listening report we look back at some of the big stories from the football world in 2011. Part one will feature January to June while part two will focus on July to December. | (../wp-content/uploads/2009/02/feed-icon-28x281.png) Subscribe: Main Listening Report | Complete List Here (../2010/08/21/main-listening-report-full-list/) On this week's main listening report we look back at some of the big stories from the football world in 2011. Part one will feature January to June while part two will focus on July to December (http://languagecaster.com/football-review-of-2011-part-2-july-december). This report has a transcript below, as well as explanations of key vocabulary (in bold) can be found at the foot of the post, while other key phrases (in blue) also have meanings explained. January-February January was a fairly quiet month for football in Europe with most European leagues on a winter break and England suffering from heavy snow that caused havoc with the fixtures. However, the sun was shining in Qatar where the15th Asia Cup (http://languagecaster.com/main-listening-report-review-of-the-asia-cup/) was taking place with Japan winning their 4th continental title by defeating Australia 1-0 in extra time (http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/jan/29/japan-fourth-asian-cup-australia). The Japanese side, under Italian coach Zaccheroni, showed impressive spirit throughout and were worthy winners though a special mention should also be made for outsiders Jordan who qualified for the knock-out stages by drawing with Japan and beating Saudi Arabia. (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/51283414_gattuso_jordan_460x260getty.jpg)Two big stories dominated English football at the start of the year: first, two TV pundits in the UK were fired for making sexist comments (http://languagecaster.com/week-25-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-3/) about a female referee's assistant, while the battle for the Olympic Stadium (http://languagecaster.com/main-listening-report-west-ham-tottenham-and-the-olympics/) raged onwith West Ham finally winning the decision over Tottenham to move into the stadium in East London. Tottenham were faring better in the Champions League where they eliminated seven-time winners AC Milan in a tempestuous match that saw Milan captain Gattuso attack Spurs coach Joe Jordan (http://languagecaster.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-tottenham-gattuso-and-barcelona/ ). February saw the retirement of one of the greatest strikers of this generation, O Fenômeno, Ronaldo. He finished his career in Brazil with Corinthians but it was his time in Europe that really made his name. He first came to prominence in Holland with PSV Eindhoven but moved to another level with Barcelona in Spain before really taking off in Italy with Inter Milan. Unfortunately his career was blighted by injuries but he sealed an amazing comeback with the national side in the 2002 World Cup when he scored the winning goals in the final to give him an amazing record-breaking 15 goalhaul in overall World Cups. March-April March and April are known as the business end of the season, or what Sir Alex Ferguson terms squeaky-bum time (http://languagecaster.com/squeaky-bum-time/) as teams battle to win the title, progress in the cups and avoid relegation. The first domestic trophy of the season in England was decided in early March when lowly Birmingham City caused a huge upset at Wembley to defeat Arsenal 2-1 (http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/feb/27/arsenal-birmingham-city-carling-cup-final)to win the Carling Cup - their first silverware since 1963. Ironically both sides then suffered dips in form with Birmingham ending up relegated to the Championship while Arsenal went out of the Champions League to Barcelona, lost to Man Utd in the FA Cup and then fell away in the title race - a bad March for the Gunners. (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/232420-old-firm-mayhem-34-people-arrested-at-celtic-and-rangers-match-410x230-300x168.jpg)North of the border in Scotland the traditional Celtic-Rangers dominance continued but this year it seemed to have taken on a new ferocity. languagecaster.com no 6:47 http://languagecaster.com/weekly-football-phrase-to-be-complacent/ http://languagecaster.com/weekly-football-phrase-to-be-complacent/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:34:36 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=17862 http://languagecaster.com/weekly-football-phrase-to-be-complacent/feed/ 0 http://languagecaster.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-manchester-united-luis-suarez-and-kung-fu-goalkeepers/ http://languagecaster.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-manchester-united-luis-suarez-and-kung-fu-goalkeepers/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:15:29 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=17851 http://languagecaster.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-manchester-united-luis-suarez-and-kung-fu-goalkeepers/feed/ 1 http://languagecaster.com/languagecaster-predictions-new-year-premier-league-fixtures/ http://languagecaster.com/languagecaster-predictions-new-year-premier-league-fixtures/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:22:22 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=17846 http://languagecaster.com/languagecaster-predictions-new-year-premier-league-fixtures/feed/ 0 http://languagecaster.com/languagecaster-weekly-football-phrase-rout/ http://languagecaster.com/languagecaster-weekly-football-phrase-rout/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:39:13 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=17768 http://languagecaster.com/languagecaster-weekly-football-phrase-rout/feed/ 0 http://languagecaster.com/languagecaster-predictions-world-club-cup-final-tottenham-chelsea-and-udinese-juventus/ http://languagecaster.com/languagecaster-predictions-world-club-cup-final-tottenham-chelsea-and-udinese-juventus/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:06:46 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=17648 http://languagecaster.com/languagecaster-predictions-world-club-cup-final-tottenham-chelsea-and-udinese-juventus/feed/ 0 http://languagecaster.com/weekly-football-phrase-to-go-missing-in-a-game/ http://languagecaster.com/weekly-football-phrase-to-go-missing-in-a-game/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:09:49 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=17654 http://languagecaster.com/weekly-football-phrase-to-go-missing-in-a-game/feed/ 0 http://languagecaster.com/listening-report-brazilian-league-2011-everything-to-play-for-on-the-final-day/ http://languagecaster.com/listening-report-brazilian-league-2011-everything-to-play-for-on-the-final-day/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:15:58 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=17391 http://languagecaster.com/listening-report-brazilian-league-2011-everything-to-play-for-on-the-final-day/feed/ 0 In this week's main listening report, we feature the final game of the 2011 Brazilian season. Nothing has been decided with the title, Libertadores places and relegation all going down to the wire. | (../wp-content/uploads/2009/02/feed-icon-28x281.png) Subscribe: Main Listening Report | Complete List Here (../2010/08/21/main-listening-report-full-list/) In this week's main listening report, we feature the final game of the 2011 Brazilian season. Nothing has been decided with the title, Libertadores places and relegation all going down to the wire. This report has a transcript below, as well as explanations of key vocabulary (in bold) can be found at the foot of the post, while other key phrases (in blue) also have meanings explained. Background (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/COR_HR_JPEG.02713315-300x226.jpg)This weekend sees the final round of the 2011 Brazilian championship taking place and the Brazilian federation have decided that the best way to avoid any suspicion of teams 'throwing games' is to schedule a host of derby matches. Rivalry among teams from the same city or area in Brazil is huge so in Rio de Janeiro Flamengo take on Vasco and Botafogo play last year's champions Fluminense. In São Paulo, Corinthians host Palmeiras and Santos are at home to São Paulo, while Internacional take on Grêmio in the Porto Alegre derby and América (MG) face Belo Horizonte rivals Atletico MG. Nothing has been decided yet with the title, final Libertadores places and relegation spots; they're all going down to the wire. The Title Only two teams can still win the title on the final day: Corinthians from São Paulo and Vasco da Gama from Rio de Janeiro. Corinthians are two points clear and crucially have two more victories than their rivals which means that if the two teams are tied on points then Corinthians will take the title. They take on their São Paulo rivals Palmeiras this Sunday knowing that a draw will be enough to claim their first title since 2005 - their fifth overall. Vasco are taking on their arch-rivals Flamengo knowing that only a win and a defeat for Corinthians will be enough to secure their own fifth Brazilian Championship. Can Vasco squeeze one more performance out of their aging side - a side that has also won the Brazilian Cup and is still in the South American Cup semi-final? It has already been a great year for the Rio club but if they manage to win their remaining three games (one in the league, one continental semi-final second leg and a possible final) then it could be an historic one and for that alone I am going to go for them Vasco to snatch the title away from Corinthians. Libertadores Qualification Much like their English counterparts there is a top four battle in Brazil to determine who will qualify to play in next season's Libertadores competition. However, thanks to Vasco's Cup win and Santos being the reigning Libertadores champions the team that finishes in fifth and sixth spots will also make it to the continent's biggest club tournament. Currently, four teams are fighting for the remaining three spots: Flamengo are in 4th on 60 points, that's three ahead of surprise package Coritiba, Internacional and Figueirense. Coritiba have been the form team in November and I tip them to sneak into the top 5 along with Internacional and Flamengo. Relegation At the bottom, Avaí have already been relegated while América and Paranense look odds-on to join them. However, the big surprise of the year is the fact that one of the big teams in Brazil, Gremio, face a real battle to stay up. Their draw with Ceará in the last game ensured that their fate remained in their own hands but they will have to secure a win against their city rivals Internacional to be sure of playing in the top flight next season. Internacional of course are not only playing for Copa Libertadores qualification but would love the opportunity to send down their rivals. The tension of the final day will be immense with a title to be won, relegation to be avoided and Libertadores places to be secured in addition to a day of super derbies. It promises to be a cracker. Vocabulary languagecaster.com no 3:51 http://languagecaster.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-real-madrid-sunderland-and-gary-speed/ http://languagecaster.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-real-madrid-sunderland-and-gary-speed/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:13:13 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=17373 http://languagecaster.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-real-madrid-sunderland-and-gary-speed/feed/ 1 http://languagecaster.com/weekly-football-phrase-to-be-all-over-a-team/ http://languagecaster.com/weekly-football-phrase-to-be-all-over-a-team/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:23:49 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=17285 to be all over (a team)]]> http://languagecaster.com/weekly-football-phrase-to-be-all-over-a-team/feed/ 0 http://languagecaster.com/languagecaster-podcast-european-championship-2012-play-offs/ http://languagecaster.com/languagecaster-podcast-european-championship-2012-play-offs/#comments Sat, 12 Nov 2011 12:52:35 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=17089 http://languagecaster.com/languagecaster-podcast-european-championship-2012-play-offs/feed/ 0 bosnia,cristiano,croatia,Euro 2012,football cliche,football language,ireland,Modric,play off,Podcast,poland,Portugal On this week's podcast we preview the European Championship 2012 Play-offs. (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/languagecaster.oleole.4.jpg) On this week's podcast we preview the European Championship 2012 Play-offs. Remember, you can also: * Listen only to the main report here (http://languagecaster.com/category/main-report/) - complete with transcript and vocabulary Learners of English can review the footballing news from around the world in our good, the bad and the ugly section (http://languagecaster.com/category/review/feed/)of the show Check out a new football expression in English for Football (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-phrases/) For learners of English check out our Football Language Resources (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/) page with: A page with all our Football vocabulary (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-vocabulary/) posts Football glossary (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-glossary/) (a huge collection of football vocabulary, football cliches and football phrases) Worksheets and transcripts (http://languagecaster.com/?page_id=4) from previous podcasts Automatically receive the podcast each week by clicking here (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/feed-icon-28x281.png) // languagecaster.com no 11:16 http://languagecaster.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-ronaldo-moggi-and-wigan-spitting-row/ http://languagecaster.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-ronaldo-moggi-and-wigan-spitting-row/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:45:34 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=17046 http://languagecaster.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-ronaldo-moggi-and-wigan-spitting-row/feed/ 0 http://languagecaster.com/languagecasters-predictions-euro-2012-play-offs-and-world-cup-2014-qualification/ http://languagecaster.com/languagecasters-predictions-euro-2012-play-offs-and-world-cup-2014-qualification/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:34:21 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=17031 http://languagecaster.com/languagecasters-predictions-euro-2012-play-offs-and-world-cup-2014-qualification/feed/ 0 http://languagecaster.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-manchester-united-manchester-city-and-john-terry/ http://languagecaster.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-manchester-united-manchester-city-and-john-terry/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:29:41 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=16925 http://languagecaster.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-manchester-united-manchester-city-and-john-terry/feed/ 0 http://languagecaster.com/main-report-liverpool-versus-manchester-united-in-numbers/ http://languagecaster.com/main-report-liverpool-versus-manchester-united-in-numbers/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 23:17:13 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=16777 http://languagecaster.com/main-report-liverpool-versus-manchester-united-in-numbers/feed/ 0 http://languagecaster.com/languagecaster-predictions-lazio-vs-roma-liverpool-vs-man-utd-and-betis-vs-madrid/ http://languagecaster.com/languagecaster-predictions-lazio-vs-roma-liverpool-vs-man-utd-and-betis-vs-madrid/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 23:00:08 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=16718 http://languagecaster.com/languagecaster-predictions-lazio-vs-roma-liverpool-vs-man-utd-and-betis-vs-madrid/feed/ 1 http://languagecaster.com/football-headline-rooney-red-card-ruins-capellos-night/ http://languagecaster.com/football-headline-rooney-red-card-ruins-capellos-night/#comments Sat, 08 Oct 2011 13:15:42 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=16700 http://languagecaster.com/football-headline-rooney-red-card-ruins-capellos-night/feed/ 0 http://languagecaster.com/main-report-2014-south-american-world-cup-qualifiers/ http://languagecaster.com/main-report-2014-south-american-world-cup-qualifiers/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 23:27:20 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=16674 http://languagecaster.com/main-report-2014-south-american-world-cup-qualifiers/feed/ 1 http://languagecaster.com/weekly-football-phrase-to-secure-a-berth/ http://languagecaster.com/weekly-football-phrase-to-secure-a-berth/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 07:35:09 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=16685 http://languagecaster.com/weekly-football-phrase-to-secure-a-berth/feed/ 0 http://languagecaster.com/languagecaster-podcast-bundesliga-2011-12-season/ http://languagecaster.com/languagecaster-podcast-bundesliga-2011-12-season/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 21:09:15 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=16621 http://languagecaster.com/languagecaster-podcast-bundesliga-2011-12-season/feed/ 0 Bayern Munich,best ever team,Bundesliga,english football,Germany,listening,Podcast,soccer podcast,the double On this week's podcast our German correspondent Hans takes a look at this season's Bundesliga - the German league (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/languagecaster.oleole.4.jpg) On this week's podcast our German correspondent Hans takes a look at this season's Bundesliga - the German league. Remember, you can also: * Listen only to the main report here (http://languagecaster.com/category/main-report/) - complete with transcript and vocabulary Learners of English can review the footballing news from around the world in our good, the bad and the ugly section (http://languagecaster.com/category/review/feed/)of the show Check out a new football expression in English for Football (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-phrases/) For learners of English check out our Football Language Resources (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/) page with: A page with all our Football vocabulary (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-vocabulary/) posts Football glossary (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-glossary/) (a huge collection of football vocabulary, football cliches and football phrases) Worksheets and transcripts (http://languagecaster.com/?page_id=4) from previous podcasts Automatically receive the podcast each week by clicking here (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/feed-icon-28x281.png) // languagecaster.com no 12:18 http://languagecaster.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-man-united-bayern-munich-inter-milan-and-real-madrid/ http://languagecaster.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-man-united-bayern-munich-inter-milan-and-real-madrid/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:09:15 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=16476 http://languagecaster.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-man-united-bayern-munich-inter-milan-and-real-madrid/feed/ 0 http://languagecaster.com/languagecaster-podcast-your-favourite-teams-best-ever-xi/ http://languagecaster.com/languagecaster-podcast-your-favourite-teams-best-ever-xi/#comments Sun, 18 Sep 2011 22:03:51 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=16463 http://languagecaster.com/languagecaster-podcast-your-favourite-teams-best-ever-xi/feed/ 0 1961,best ever team,blanchflower,english football,Football,listening,mackay,Podcast,soccer podcast,spurs,the double,Tottenham What has been the best ever side to represent your favourite club? In the sixth podcast of season 6, the team at languagecaster.com takes a look at Tottenham's best ever side - the 1961 Double-winning side. (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/languagecaster.oleole.4.jpg) What has been the best ever side to represent your favourite club? In the sixth podcast of season 6, the team at languagecaster.com takes a look at Tottenham's best ever side - the 1961 Double-winning side. Remember, you can also: * Listen only to the main report here (http://languagecaster.com/category/main-report/) - complete with transcript and vocabulary Learners of English can review the footballing news from around the world in our good, the bad and the ugly section (http://languagecaster.com/category/review/feed/)of the show Check out a new football expression in English for Football (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-phrases/) For learners of English check out our Football Language Resources (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/) page with: A page with all our Football vocabulary (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-vocabulary/) posts Football glossary (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-glossary/) (a huge collection of football vocabulary, football cliches and football phrases) Worksheets and transcripts (http://languagecaster.com/?page_id=4) from previous podcasts Automatically receive the podcast each week by clicking here (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/feed-icon-28x281.png) // languagecaster.com no 13:27 http://languagecaster.com/football-headlines-walters-makes-reds-pay-the-penalty-as-dalglishs-unbeaten-start-hits-the-buffers/ http://languagecaster.com/football-headlines-walters-makes-reds-pay-the-penalty-as-dalglishs-unbeaten-start-hits-the-buffers/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:37:25 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=16356 http://languagecaster.com/football-headlines-walters-makes-reds-pay-the-penalty-as-dalglishs-unbeaten-start-hits-the-buffers/feed/ 0 http://languagecaster.com/football-headlines-republic-of-ireland-mount-the-blockade-to-thwart-wasteful-russia/ http://languagecaster.com/football-headlines-republic-of-ireland-mount-the-blockade-to-thwart-wasteful-russia/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:27:14 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=16329 http://languagecaster.com/football-headlines-republic-of-ireland-mount-the-blockade-to-thwart-wasteful-russia/feed/ 0 http://languagecaster.com/main-report-preview-of-the-2012-european-championship-qualifiers/ http://languagecaster.com/main-report-preview-of-the-2012-european-championship-qualifiers/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 22:45:31 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=16208 http://languagecaster.com/main-report-preview-of-the-2012-european-championship-qualifiers/feed/ 0