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 worksheets, football glossary and English for football phrases as well as the Learners’ Podcast.

• Indian summer - warm weather late in the year, summer weather in autumn

Blue skies at last up here in the north-west of England. Maybe we’re in for an Indian summer.

• tough - difficult, hard

We’re also going to ask you which Champions League group you think is the toughest. continue reading

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This week languagecaster asks a fan from Hull City about his team’s chances in the Premier League. There is also another English for Football phrase.

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DF: Hello John, it’s good to have you here as a Hull City fan. Now this is the first ever time that Hull
City have been in the Premier League or the top division in England, how do you think they are going
to do this season? continue reading

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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 worksheets, football glossary and English for football phrases as well as the Learners’ Podcast.

• to spare (s.o’s) blushes - to avoid embarrassment

I think a late goal against Portsmouth will spare Manchester United’s blushes this weekend.

• to be in charge - to be in control, to manage, to be the boss

Paul Ince got his first victory in charge against struggling Fulham. continue reading

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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 worksheets, football glossary and English for football phrases as well as the Learners’ Podcast.

• To be in full swing - to be up and running, to have started (Olympics)

Example: As everybody knows the Olympics are in full swing as is the Olympic football competition. continue reading

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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 worksheets and English for football phrases as well as the Learners’ Podcast.

• crucial - vital, important

Ryan Giggs scored the crucial second goal in Manchester United’s 2-0 win.

• to tip to go down - to predict a team will be relegated

Damon had tipped Fulham to go down all year. continue reading

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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. continue reading

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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.

• loathe - hate, really does not like something

A good week for Chelsea loathe though I am to admit it.

• to overcome - to beat, to defeat

Manchester United overcame Barcelona in the Champions League 1-0. continue reading

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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.

• to thrive -to do well, to grow, to be successful

Michael Owen seems to be thriving under Kevin Keegan.

• to heat up - to become more exciting, to become more intense

It was good for Argentinian football fans as the league race heated up with Estudiantes going level on points with River Plate. continue reading

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Here are some of the words and phrases you can hear on languagecaster’s Full Podcast. For more English practice check out our online quizzes and crosswords, worksheets and English for football phrases as well as the Learners’ Podcast.

• torrid - full of problems and difficulties

Valencia have had a torrid season - absolutely wretched season.

• vaguely - slightly, a little, faintly

‘Have you heard of Queen of the South?’ ‘Yes, vaguely - distant memory.’ continue reading

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Here are some more useful phrases from this week’s podcast. For more English practice try our online quizzes and crosswords, worksheets and English for football phrases.

• mate - a friend, pal, used especially in British and Australian English

How about In Tokyo mate? what’s it like?

• relegation - the act of dropping down a level or a division, from the verb to relegate

We’re going to be looking at the relegation battles in Spain and Italy.

• to stuff - in sport, to stuff means to beat another team by a large score / easily

It was good for Liverpool who stuffed Arsenal 4-2 in the Champions League. continue reading

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Here are some more useful phrases from this week’s podcast. For more English practice try our online quizzes and crosswords, worksheets and English for football phrases.

• dead ball - a free kick, corner or penalty

David Beckham did not score from a dead ball situation last week but rather from open play. continue reading

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Another bumper crop of football-useful phrases from this week’s podcast! For more English practice try our online quizzes and crosswords, worksheets and English for football phrases.

• under the weather - sick, tired, feeling down or depressed (maybe after your team has lost to a big rival)

I’m just a bit under the weather at the moment.

• a bumper (crop) - a good (crop), a large amount of something, lots

We’ve got a bumper show this week.

• on a roll - a succession of good results, to be doing well over many games, the start of some positive results continue reading

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These are some of the words and phrases we used in this week’s podcast. For more English practice try our online quizzes and crosswords, worksheets and English for football phrases.

• a lifeline - help, reprieve

Gretna have been handed a lifeline by the Scottish Premier League.

• shaky - weak, unsafe, not solid

It seems a bit of a shaky end to the season for Gretna. continue reading

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Here are some of the words and phrases that we used on this week’s show.
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Also, check out the BBC’s football vocabulary page here

• Controversial - strong disagreement, not everyone agrees with the decision.

Manchester United were controversially beaten in the FA Cup by Portsmouth. continue reading

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Here are some of the words and phrases that we used on this week’s show.
You can practise the vocabulary with our online crosswords and quizzes here
Also, check out the BBC’s football vocabulary page here

• dark horses - teams not expected to do well but they have a small chance of causing a surprise.

Fenerbahce and Schalke are the dark horses in the Champions League. continue reading

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