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/world-cup/ http://languagecaster.com/womens-world-cup-the-final/ http://languagecaster.com/womens-world-cup-the-final/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:09:08 +0000 grell http://languagecaster.com/?p=15766 http://languagecaster.com/womens-world-cup-the-final/feed/ 1 http://languagecaster.com/history-of-womens-football-worksheet/ http://languagecaster.com/history-of-womens-football-worksheet/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 22:02:15 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=15653 http://languagecaster.com/history-of-womens-football-worksheet/feed/ 0 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-stars-johan-cruyff/ http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-stars-johan-cruyff/#comments Sun, 01 May 2011 07:13:45 +0000 grell http://languagecaster.com/?p=15100 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-stars-johan-cruyff/feed/ 0 http://languagecaster.com/main-listening-report-ronaldo-o-fenomeno/ http://languagecaster.com/main-listening-report-ronaldo-o-fenomeno/#comments Sat, 19 Feb 2011 22:19:30 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=13261 http://languagecaster.com/main-listening-report-ronaldo-o-fenomeno/feed/ 0 football language,football vocabulary,o fenemeno,Ronaldo,soccer words | Subscribe: Main Listening Report | Complete List Here This week's main report continues with our series of profiling football super stars. Earlier this week we saw the retirement of one of the greatest strikers of this generation, O Fenômeno, | (../wp-content/uploads/2009/02/feed-icon-28x281.png) Subscribe: Main Listening Report | Complete List Here (../2010/08/21/main-listening-report-full-list/) This week's main report continues with our series of profiling football super stars. Earlier this week we saw the retirement of one of the greatest strikers of this generation, O Fenômeno, Ronaldo. Explanations of key vocabulary (in bold) can be found at the foot of the post. Introduction (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/ronaldo_barcelona-210x300.jpg) Ronaldo started his career at Cruzeiro in Belo Horizonte (http://languagecaster.com/2010/11/25/main-listening-report-week-16-campeonato-brasileiro-the-brazilian-championship/) before moving to the Dutch League with PSV Eindhoven as a 17 year old. There, despite not winning a league title, he scored a very impressive 66 goals in only 71 appearances before moving on to Barcelona under English manager Bobby Robson (http://languagecaster.com/2009/08/09/reading-sir-bobby-robson/). That 1996-7 season at the Camp Nou made Ronaldo a star as he netted an amazing 34 goals in 37 games and though he did not win a league title with the Catalan side he did pick up the first of two World Player of the Year awards - making him the youngest ever recipient - along with the European Cup Winners Cup and the Spanish Cup. After only one season there, however, he moved to Serie A and to Inter Milan where he scored another 59 goals in only 68 games. Brazil (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/ronaldo_champion2002-225x300.jpg) Now he made 97 appearances for the national side scoring 62 goals including a record 15 in the World Cup - overtaking the great Gerd Muller (http://languagecaster.com/2010/02/20/week-28-main-report-world-cup-stars-gerd-muller/) to do so. I was lucky to have seen him score 3 of those goals - first when he scored the only goal of the game in the 2002 World Cup semi-final 1-0 win over Turkey and then the two goals in the final against Germany, which won the trophy for Brazil but also sealed an amazing comeback for Ronaldo. Injuries (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/ronaldo_rodilla-300x300.jpg) 4 years earlier in the final in Paris he had suffered an attack before the game and though he played was not anywhere near full fitness. A year later, while playing for Inter, he suffered a serious knee injury that kept him out of the sport for 6 months and then when he returned he lasted only a few minutes on the pitch as he yet again badly damaged his knee. To come back from the drama of the 1998 World Cup final and then two serious knee injuries demonstrated not only his talent but also his courage and determination. Madrid, Milan and Corinthians After the 2002 World Cup win he moved on to Real Madrid in Spain and, despite lacking the same frightening speed when he had last played in Spain with Barca, he still managed to score an impressive 23 goals from 31 games in his first season there. He stayed for another 3 seasons - and won a couple of titles - before returning to Italy to play for AC Milan and then went home to Brazil to play for Corinthians. In total, Ronaldo scored over 350 goals in the 515 club appearances throughout his career, winning two World Cup titles, two league championships, as well as a host of individual honours. It was the Italian press who nicknamed him Il Fenomeno as he was like nothing they had seen before. How good was Ronaldo? Pele is undoubtedly the best striker Brazil has ever produced and while many would promote the merits of Garrincha, Kaka and even Romario, I think that Ronaldo should be regarded as Pele's number 2 - high praise indeed. // Vocabulary moving on to: Transferred; changed club netted: Scored the Catalan side: Barcelona recipient : The person who receives, the winner sealed an amazing comeback : Completed his comeback courage: Bravery would promote the merits: Support Links languagecaster.com no http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-podcast-10-the-good-and-bad-from-2010/ http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-podcast-10-the-good-and-bad-from-2010/#comments Sat, 17 Jul 2010 13:21:24 +0000 grell http://languagecaster.com/?p=10054 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-podcast-10-the-good-and-bad-from-2010/feed/ 0 football podcast,languagecaster.com,soccer podcast,world cup 2010 i-tunes Feed | Podcast Feed - The World Cup is over, Spain are Champions, Forlan has the Golden Ball, Thomas Mueller has been awarded the Golden Boot and Damian and Damon take a look back at the highs and lows of the tournament in the final languag... (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/images.jpg)i-tunes Feed (http://ax.itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/languagecaster-com-english/id203999134) | (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/feed-icon-28x281.png) Podcast Feed (../wp-content/uploads/2010/07/PH20100711032861-300x231.jpg) The World Cup is over, Spain are Champions, Forlan has the Golden Ball, Thomas Mueller has been awarded the Golden Boot and Damian and Damon take a look back at the highs and lows of the tournament in the final languagecaster.com World Cup podcast. You can also: * Check out a new football expression in World Cup English for Football (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-phrases-2009-10/1) * Follow the predictions battle between Damon and Damian in the Predictions competition (http://languagecaster.com/category/predictions/) * For learners of English check out our World Cup Language Resources (http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-resource-page/) page with: * Football glossary (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-glossary/) (a huge collection of football vocabulary, football cliches and football phrases) * Transcripts (http://languagecaster.com/?page_id=4) from previous podcasts and much more. languagecaster.com no 7:42 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-phrase-of-the-day-littered-with-fouls/ http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-phrase-of-the-day-littered-with-fouls/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:58:16 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=10058 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-phrase-of-the-day-littered-with-fouls/feed/ 0 the languagecaster team explain a football phrase or cliché connected to this summer's tournament.,very day during the World Cup | Subscribe: World Cup Football Phrase Every day during the World Cup, the languagecaster team explain a football phrase or cliché connected to this summer's tournament. Click on the link below to hear the word or phrase and you can also read the t... | (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/feed-icon-28x281.png) Subscribe: World Cup Football Phrase Every day during the World Cup, the languagecaster team explain a football phrase or cliché connected to this summer's tournament. Click on the link below to hear the word or phrase and you can also read the transcript. You can find many more examples by going to our football phrase page here (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-phrases-2009-10/) football clichés here (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-cliches/) and our huge football glossary (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-glossary/)here. Listen Here | See the complete list here (http://languagecaster.com/2010/06/17/daily-world-cup-phrases-complete-list/) (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/48322128_009787513-1.jpg) Today's World Cup phrase of the day is the expression littered with fouls which means that a game is full of fouls, that the game was a dirty one. The World Cup final between Spain and Holland promised to be a festival of football but instead we witnessed a game that was littered with fouls - Holland commited 28 and Spain 19. There were also 14 yellow cards in the game making it one of the dirtiest finals in World Cup history. To be littered with fouls. . languagecaster.com no http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-podcast-9-final-preview/ http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-podcast-9-final-preview/#comments Sun, 11 Jul 2010 14:42:26 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=10034 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-podcast-9-final-preview/feed/ 0 football podcast,world cup language,world cup phrase of the day i-tunes Feed | Podcast Feed The World Cup final takes place this weekend and we cast our eyes over the two teams and give our predictions. Vocabulary, in bold from the transcript of this report can be found below. You can also: (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/images.jpg)i-tunes Feed (http://ax.itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/languagecaster-com-english/id203999134) | (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/feed-icon-28x281.png) Podcast Feed (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/0708-wcup-story2.h2-300x181.jpg) The World Cup final takes place this weekend and we cast our eyes over the two teams and give our predictions. Vocabulary, in bold from the transcript of this report can be found below. You can also: Check out a new football expression in World Cup English for Football (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-phrases-2009-10/1) Follow the predictions battle between Damon and Damian in the Predictions competition (http://languagecaster.com/category/predictions/) For learners of English check out our World Cup Language Resources (http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-resource-page/) page with: Football glossary (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-glossary/) (a huge collection of football vocabulary, football cliches and football phrases) Transcripts (http://languagecaster.com/?page_id=4) from previous podcasts and much more. Transcript Game 64 of the World Cup, has Holland taking on the Spanish to decide the winners of the 19th World Cup tournament. Neither of these two sides have previously won the trophy before and despite having great players in their team, good form coming into the competition and strong footballing traditions, few pundits had tipped them to reach the final. That is except those here at languagecaster - Damon predicted a Holland victory while I went for Spain. I still think it will be Spain for despite a slow start - remember their first game defeat against Switzerland? - they have been improving ever since. If they were to win the World Cup, it would mean they would be the first ever team to lose their opening match and still go on to win the competition. Though they have been criticised for not scoring goals - only 7 so far in the tournament - they have won most of their games comfortably. David Villa has been receiving many of the plaudits for his performances and goals but the midfield have been immense, constantly probing for openings, setting up scoring chances and maintaining a solid shape throughout. Xavi and Iniesta have been wonderful while Xavi Alonso has also been very consistent. Doubts about their defence have been answered with only 2 goals conceded in the whole competition, while we also have to praise the fact that Spain have only had 3 yellow cards and are one of the teams that have given away the least amount of fouls in the whole of the World Cup. They never panic, their footballing technique is second to none and their performance in the semi-final was amazing as they destroyed a very strong German side to win through. Holland are organised and have great players throughout their side but I am going for a dominant 1-0 win for Spain. Damon Well, we're here it's the final, fantastic, Holland against Spain, of course, I tipped Holland to win the whole thing right at the beginning of the World Cup - go on, look it up, check it out at languagecaster.com (http://languagecaster.com/2010/06/12/world-cup-podcast-1/). I had it there in black and white. And do I think they're going to go the whole way? Well, it's certainly interesting both these teams have got to the final without really blowing away anybody, without really impressing people. Spain are the favourites of course but I've got to say, I find their style of play a little bit sterile, of course, it's beautiful, yes, wonderful and they pass it so well and they don't give the ball back and isn't that wonderful but ... where's the passion, where's the ... I don't know, where's the action? Where's the drama? In Spain, I just don't get that. My heart is with Holland and I'd really love them to win so I'm going to go for them, languagecaster.com no 5:32 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-phrase-of-the-day-to-go-for-it/ http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-phrase-of-the-day-to-go-for-it/#comments Sat, 10 Jul 2010 12:57:36 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=10037 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-phrase-of-the-day-to-go-for-it/feed/ 0 football expression,world cup language,world cup phrase of the day | Subscribe: World Cup Football Phrase Every day during the World Cup, the languagecaster team explain a football phrase or cliché connected to this summer's tournament. Click on the link below to hear the word or phrase and you can also read the t... | (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/feed-icon-28x281.png) Subscribe: World Cup Football Phrase Every day during the World Cup, the languagecaster team explain a football phrase or cliché connected to this summer's tournament. Click on the link below to hear the word or phrase and you can also read the transcript. You can find many more examples by going to our football phrase page here (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-phrases-2009-10/) football clichés here (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-cliches/) and our huge football glossary (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-glossary/)here. Listen Here | See the complete list here (http://languagecaster.com/2010/06/17/daily-world-cup-phrases-complete-list/) (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/images1.jpg) Today's World Cup phrase of the day is the expression to go for it which means to try and win a game by all-out attack - it here refers to the game, to try to win the game. This phrase was used by both sides before today's World Cup 3rd and 4th place play-off between Germany and Uruguay with both teams suggesting they would take the game very seriously and try to win it by attacking - by going for it. The game was an exciting, open affair with the Germans winning 3-2 and the game was a great spectacle as both teams had gone for it. To go for it. languagecaster.com no http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-phrase-of-the-day-to-not-take-lightly/ http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-phrase-of-the-day-to-not-take-lightly/#comments Fri, 09 Jul 2010 10:39:59 +0000 grell http://languagecaster.com/?p=10021 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-phrase-of-the-day-to-not-take-lightly/feed/ 0 football phrase,soccer cliche,take lightly,World Cup | Subscribe: World Cup Football Phrase - Every day during the World Cup, the languagecaster team explain a football phrase or cliché connected to this summer's tournament. Click on the link below to hear the word or phrase and you can also read ... | (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/feed-icon-28x281.png) Subscribe: World Cup Football Phrase Every day during the World Cup, the languagecaster team explain a football phrase or cliché connected to this summer's tournament. Click on the link below to hear the word or phrase and you can also read the transcript. You can find many more examples by going to our football phrase page here (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-phrases-2009-10/) football clichés here (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-cliches/) and our huge football glossary (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-glossary/)here. Listen Here (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/eff.mp3) | See the complete list here (http://languagecaster.com/2010/06/17/daily-world-cup-phrases-complete-list/) (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/oscartabarez20100702_275x155.jpg)Today's World Cup phrase of the day is the to not take lightly. If you take something lightly, it means you do not take it seriously, you do not think it is important. Most of the time this phrase is used in the negative - to not take lightly. Most people want to say that they do their job seriously, that they care about something, so they say they don't take it lightly. Now in the World Cup there is always a game for the losers of the semi-finals, to decide a third place in the World Cup. Many teams, players and coaches take this game lightly, they do not think it is important. However, Uruguayan coach, Oscar Tabarez, has promised his team will not take this game lightly, that they will try to win. They feel it is worth coming third, that it is important. To not take lightly. languagecaster.com no http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-phrase-of-the-day-to-hold-on/ http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-phrase-of-the-day-to-hold-on/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 11:47:00 +0000 grell http://languagecaster.com/?p=10011 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-phrase-of-the-day-to-hold-on/feed/ 0 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-predictions-the-semi-finals/ http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-predictions-the-semi-finals/#comments Mon, 05 Jul 2010 10:04:53 +0000 grell http://languagecaster.com/?p=10009 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-predictions-the-semi-finals/feed/ 0 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-phrase-of-the-day-rout/ http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-phrase-of-the-day-rout/#comments Sun, 04 Jul 2010 22:11:36 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=10004 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-phrase-of-the-day-rout/feed/ 0 argentina,football expression,Germany,rout,world cup language,world cup phrase of the day | Subscribe: World Cup Football Phrase Every day during the World Cup, the languagecaster team explain a football phrase or cliché connected to this summer's tournament. Click on the link below to hear the word or phrase and you can also read the t... | (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/feed-icon-28x281.png) Subscribe: World Cup Football Phrase Every day during the World Cup, the languagecaster team explain a football phrase or cliché connected to this summer's tournament. Click on the link below to hear the word or phrase and you can also read the transcript. You can find many more examples by going to our football phrase page here (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-phrases-2009-10/) football clichés here (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-cliches/) and our huge football glossary (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-glossary/)here. Listen Here | See the complete list here (http://languagecaster.com/2010/06/17/daily-world-cup-phrases-complete-list/) (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Germanys-Thomas-Muller-sc-006-300x180.jpg) Today's World Cup phrase of the day is the expression rout which means a heavy defeat. This word can be used as a noun, the rout of England by Germany or a verb, Germany routed England 4-1. In the quarter-final of the World Cup, Germany heavily defeated Argentina 4-0, they routed them. The rout of the South American side caused huge surprise around the world and may lead to coach Diego Maradona resigning from his post, he may step down (http://languagecaster.com/2010/06/30/world-cup-phrase-of-the-day-to-step-down/). Rout. languagecaster.com no http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-phrase-of-the-day-the-hand-of-god-part-ii/ http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-phrase-of-the-day-the-hand-of-god-part-ii/#comments Sat, 03 Jul 2010 10:04:18 +0000 grell http://languagecaster.com/?p=9996 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-phrase-of-the-day-the-hand-of-god-part-ii/feed/ 0 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-podcast-8-world-cup-quarter-finals-preview/ http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-podcast-8-world-cup-quarter-finals-preview/#comments Fri, 02 Jul 2010 13:22:45 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=9970 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-podcast-8-world-cup-quarter-finals-preview/feed/ 0 english language learning,Podcast,quarter-final preview,world cup podcast i-tunes Feed | Podcast Feed - The World Cup quarter-finals take place this weekend and we have some mouth-watering ties to look forward to. In today's podcast Damon and Damian cast their eyes over the four match ups. Vocabulary, (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/images.jpg)i-tunes Feed (http://ax.itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/languagecaster-com-english/id203999134) | (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/feed-icon-28x281.png) Podcast Feed The World Cup quarter-finals take place this weekend and we have some mouth-watering ties to look forward to. In today's podcast Damon and Damian cast their eyes over the four match ups. Vocabulary, in bold from the transcript of this report can be found below. You can also: Check out a new football expression in World Cup English for Football (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-phrases-2009-10/1) Follow the predictions battle between Damon and Damian in the Predictions competition (http://languagecaster.com/category/predictions/) For learners of English check out our World Cup Language Resources (http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-resource-page/) page with: Football glossary (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-glossary/) (a huge collection of football vocabulary, football cliches and football phrases) Transcripts (http://languagecaster.com/?page_id=4) from previous podcasts and much more. Transcript Holland-Brazil Everyone's favourites for the title - at least on our site's poll - Brazil take on Holland in the first of the World Cup quarter-finals. Indeed, so much are they favourites that the Dutch are being described as 'Brazil light'. These two sides have a history - though not as contentious as the Germany-Argentina game - going back to 1974 when the then reigning champions Brazil were torn apart by a rampaging Dutch side that included Johann Cruyff. In 1994 they met again and this time the Brazilians won 3-2 despite a wonderful comeback from the Dutch. With current manager Dunga as their captain, Brazil went on to lift the trophy on penalties that year, which is how they defeated the Dutch in the 1998 semi-finals in France. The games have always been of a high quality and no one is expecting anything less of today's match. Both teams are in very good form with the Dutch on a national record run of 23 games unbeaten but it is generally felt that Brazil have better discipline, organisation and more match winners in their team than Holland. True, the Dutch have Sneijder, Van Persie and Robben but Brazilian fans point to Robinho, Fabiano, Maicon and Kaka. Despite these top players, however, I am going to go for Holland partly because I feel the pressure on Brazil - and particularly Dunga - is simply too heavy for them to bear. I also feel that the Dutch have one good game in them and this could be the one, while Robben looks very impressive and I feel if he or one of his team mates scores first then it will be very interesting to see how Brazil cope. 2-1 to Holland. Ghana - Uruguay How fitting that Uruguay are doing so well this time round in a World Cup held on African soil. They were the first national team in South America to... field a player of African descent, years before their more famous neighbours Brazil. But what a shame that they are up against an African side in Ghana, and one of these teams will be going home come Sunday. Ghana of course, are hoping to be the first African side to reach the semi finals in a World Cup, and Uruguay, although past World Cup winners, haven't tasted success in this competition since 1970 when they got to the semis. I expect this match to be quite defensive, a little like Japan v Paraguay, as both teams have so much to gain from a win, and will feel so disappointed with a loss. On balance, Uruguay have looked the stronger of the two teams so far and seem to be able to score when they need to with Forlan and Suarez up front. On the other hand, Ghana have looked resilient, strong and intelligent with the ball, but lack a clinical finish. A tight 1--1 draw with Uruguay going through on penalties. Germany - Argentina Germany v Argentina. languagecaster.com no 14:04 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-competiton-win-a-brazil-shirt/ http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-competiton-win-a-brazil-shirt/#comments Fri, 02 Jul 2010 10:57:20 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=9975 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-competiton-win-a-brazil-shirt/feed/ 2 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-phrase-of-the-day-to-kick-out/ http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-phrase-of-the-day-to-kick-out/#comments Fri, 02 Jul 2010 10:41:17 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=9980 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-phrase-of-the-day-to-kick-out/feed/ 0 football phrase,learn english football,world cup language,world cup phrase of the day | Subscribe: World Cup Football Phrase Every day during the World Cup, the languagecaster team explain a football phrase or cliché connected to this summer's tournament. Click on the link below to hear the word or phrase and you can also read the t... | (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/feed-icon-28x281.png) Subscribe: World Cup Football Phrase Every day during the World Cup, the languagecaster team explain a football phrase or cliché connected to this summer's tournament. Click on the link below to hear the word or phrase and you can also read the transcript. You can find many more examples by going to our football phrase page here (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-phrases-2009-10/) football clichés here (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-cliches/) and our huge football glossary (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-glossary/)here. Listen Here | See the complete list here (http://languagecaster.com/2010/06/17/daily-world-cup-phrases-complete-list/) (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/images.jpg) Today's World Cup phrase of the day is the expression to kick out which means to expel or throw out. This phrase is in the news today as it emerges that the Nigerian government has decided to withdraw its football team from international football for two years due to its poor performances at the World Cup. As FIFA is totally against government intervention in football, it has threatened to kick Nigeria out of its organisation meaning that Nigeria would be unable to play in the Africa Cup of Nations or the World Cup. The Nigerians have until Monday to change their decision or else they will be kicked out of world football for the near future. To kick out. languagecaster.com no http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-newsletter-2-world-cup-quarter-finals/ http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-newsletter-2-world-cup-quarter-finals/#comments Fri, 02 Jul 2010 10:20:44 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=9977 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-newsletter-2-world-cup-quarter-finals/feed/ 0 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-predictions-the-quarter-finals/ http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-predictions-the-quarter-finals/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 10:05:22 +0000 grell http://languagecaster.com/?p=9943 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-predictions-the-quarter-finals/feed/ 0 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-phrase-of-the-day-to-step-down/ http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-phrase-of-the-day-to-step-down/#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2010 22:13:51 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=9963 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-phrase-of-the-day-to-step-down/feed/ 0 football phrase,learn english football,world cup language,world cup phrase of the day | Subscribe: World Cup Football Phrase Every day during the World Cup, the languagecaster team explain a football phrase or cliché connected to this summer's tournament. Click on the link below to hear the word or phrase and you can also read the t... | (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/feed-icon-28x281.png) Subscribe: World Cup Football Phrase Every day during the World Cup, the languagecaster team explain a football phrase or cliché connected to this summer's tournament. Click on the link below to hear the word or phrase and you can also read the transcript. You can find many more examples by going to our football phrase page here (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-phrases-2009-10/) football clichés here (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-cliches/) and our huge football glossary (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-glossary/)here. Listen Here (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/file0254.mp3) | See the complete list here (http://languagecaster.com/2010/06/17/daily-world-cup-phrases-complete-list/) (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/article-1291037-0A463D11000005DC-324_306x423-1-217x300.jpg) Today's World Cup phrase of the day is the expression to step down which means to resign or to quit a job. The World Cup is over for many teams and their coaches and this means that many of them will lose their jobs because of poor performances. Others have made the decision to leave by themselves - they have not been fired or sacked. Thus, Italy's coach Lippi and his French counterpart Domenech announced that they would be stepping down before the tournament had even started, while Mexico's coach Aguirre has stepped down after his side were knocked out of the second round by Argentina. I wonder how England fans would feel about their coach Capello if he were to step down? To step down. languagecaster.com no http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-podcast-7-round-2-review/ http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-podcast-7-round-2-review/#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2010 01:31:11 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=9884 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-podcast-7-round-2-review/feed/ 0 Podcast,world cup language,world cup podcast,World Cup Podcast 7: Round 2 Review,World Cup Review i-tunes Feed | Podcast Feed The second round of the World Cup is now over and what an amazing four days it has been. On today's podcast we take a look back at those 8 games, which had a little bit of everything from penalty shootouts to disputed goa... (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/images.jpg)i-tunes Feed (http://ax.itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/languagecaster-com-english/id203999134) | (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/feed-icon-28x281.png) Podcast Feed (h... languagecaster.com no 9:25 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-phrase-of-the-day-to-pull-the-strings/ http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-phrase-of-the-day-to-pull-the-strings/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:21:20 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=9955 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-phrase-of-the-day-to-pull-the-strings/feed/ 0 football phrase,learn english football,world cup language,world cup phrase of the day | Subscribe: World Cup Football Phrase Every day during the World Cup, the languagecaster team explain a football phrase or cliché connected to this summer's tournament. Click on the link below to hear the word or phrase and you can also read the t... | (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/feed-icon-28x281.png) Subscribe: World Cup Football Phrase Every day during the World Cup, the languagecaster team explain a football phrase or cliché connected to this summer's tournament. Click on the link below to hear the word or phrase and you can also read the transcript. You can find many more examples by going to our football phrase page here (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-phrases-2009-10/) football clichés here (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-cliches/) and our huge football glossary (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-glossary/)here. Listen Here (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/file0252.mp3) | See the complete list here (http://languagecaster.com/2010/06/17/daily-world-cup-phrases-complete-list/) (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/1262802_FULL-LND-300x162.jpg) Today's World Cup phrase of the day is the expression to pull the strings which is used when a player dominates or heavily influences a game. This player is like the fulcrum or pivot of the team through which everything passes. He is the one who sets the pace of the attacks and is usually the best passer of the ball and has the best footballing brain of the team. Perhaps the best example of a player in the World Cup who pulls the strings for his side is Xavi who plays for Spain. In the second round match against Portugal he constantly pulled the strings in his side's victory. To pull the strings. languagecaster.com no http://languagecaster.com/sorry-okada/ http://languagecaster.com/sorry-okada/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:40:42 +0000 grell http://languagecaster.com/?p=9925 http://languagecaster.com/sorry-okada/feed/ 0 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-predictions-day-19/ http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-predictions-day-19/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:49:29 +0000 grell http://languagecaster.com/?p=9912 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-predictions-day-19/feed/ 0 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-poll-goal-line-technology/ http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-poll-goal-line-technology/#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:02:27 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=9905 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-poll-goal-line-technology/feed/ 1 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-phrase-of-the-day-scapegoat/ http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-phrase-of-the-day-scapegoat/#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 06:09:29 +0000 grell http://languagecaster.com/?p=9892 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-phrase-of-the-day-scapegoat/feed/ 0 England,football phrase,Germany,scapegoat,soccer cliche,world cup 2010 | Subscribe: World Cup Football Phrase Every day during the World Cup, the languagecaster team explain a football phrase or cliché connected to this summer's tournament. Click on the link below to hear the word or phrase and you can also read th... | (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/feed-icon-28x281.png) Subscribe: World Cup Football Phrase Every day during the World Cup, the languagecaster team explain a football phrase or cliché connected to this summer's tournament. Click on the link below to hear the word or phrase and you can also read the transcript. You can find many more examples by going to our football phrase page here (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-phrases-2009-10/) football clichés here (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-cliches/) and our huge football glossary (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-glossary/)here. Listen here (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/scapegoat.mp3) | See the complete list here (http://languagecaster.com/2010/06/17/daily-world-cup-phrases-complete-list/) (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/waynerooneylinesman20100627_275x155.jpg)Today's World Cup Phrase of the Day is scapegoat. A scapegoat is someone that is blamed for another's mistake. Originally used to refer to a goat that was sacrificed to pay for people's sins. Yesterday, England were hammered by a technically superior German team that was full of imagination, verve and self-belief. However, many in the English tabloid press are blaming the referee and his linesman for not allowing an England goal that would have made the scores 2-2. The media are making the officials scapegoats for England's poor performance. The fact is that England lost becasue they were not good enough. The English media should stop looking for scapegoats. languagecaster.com no http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-predictions-day-18/ http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-predictions-day-18/#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 05:49:59 +0000 grell http://languagecaster.com/?p=9886 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-predictions-day-18/feed/ 0 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-phrase-of-the-day-consolation-goal/ http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-phrase-of-the-day-consolation-goal/#comments Sun, 27 Jun 2010 09:18:50 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=9899 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-phrase-of-the-day-consolation-goal/feed/ 0 football phrase,learn english football,world cup language,world cup phrase of the day | Subscribe: World Cup Football Phrase Every day during the World Cup, the languagecaster team explain a football phrase or cliché connected to this summer's tournament. Click on the link below to hear the word or phrase and you can also read th... | (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/feed-icon-28x281.png) Subscribe: World Cup Football Phrase Every day during the World Cup, the languagecaster team explain a football phrase or cliché connected to this summer's tournament. Click on the link below to hear the word or phrase and you can also read the transcript. You can find many more examples by going to our football phrase page here (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-phrases-2009-10/) football clichés here (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-cliches/) and our huge football glossary (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-glossary/)here. Listen Here (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/file0245.mp3) | See the complete list here (http://languagecaster.com/2010/06/17/daily-world-cup-phrases-complete-list/) (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Netherlands-v-Slovakia-20-002-1-300x196.jpg)Today's World Cup phrase of the day is the expression consolation goal which is a goal that is scored by a team that cannot win the game. It usually comes at the end of the match when it is too late to make a comeback or when the opposing side has scored so many goals that it is impossible to win. In today's second round match at the World Cup between Holland and Slovakia the Slovaks scored a consolation goal in the 94th minute which was too late as the Dutch had already scored twice and went on to win 2-1. A consolation goal. languagecaster.com no http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-predictions-day-17/ http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-predictions-day-17/#comments Sun, 27 Jun 2010 06:09:04 +0000 grell http://languagecaster.com/?p=9871 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-predictions-day-17/feed/ 0 http://languagecaster.com/4-more-world-cup-talking-points-week-2/ http://languagecaster.com/4-more-world-cup-talking-points-week-2/#comments Sat, 26 Jun 2010 20:58:34 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=9834 http://languagecaster.com/4-more-world-cup-talking-points-week-2/feed/ 0 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-phrase-of-the-day-to-see-off/ http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-phrase-of-the-day-to-see-off/#comments Sat, 26 Jun 2010 18:27:30 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=9854 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-phrase-of-the-day-to-see-off/feed/ 0 football phrase,learn english football,world cup language,world cup phrase of the day | Subscribe: World Cup Football Phrase - Every day during the World Cup, the languagecaster team explain a football phrase or cliché connected to this summer's tournament. Click on the link below to hear the word or phrase and you can also read ... | (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/feed-icon-28x281.png) Subscribe: World Cup Football Phrase Every day during the World Cup, the languagecaster team explain a football phrase or cliché connected to this summer's tournament. Click on the link below to hear the word or phrase and you can also read the transcript. You can find many more examples by going to our football phrase page here (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-phrases-2009-10/) football clichés here (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-cliches/) and our huge football glossary (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-glossary/)here. Listen Here | See the complete list here (http://languagecaster.com/2010/06/17/daily-world-cup-phrases-complete-list/) (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Luis-Suarez-Uruguay-v-Sou-0061-300x180.jpg)Today's World Cup phrase of the day is the expression to see off which in football means to defeat or beat an opponent. It is usually used when one team is expected to beat another team though may have some trouble in doing so. In today's World Cup second round qualifying match between Uruguay and South Korea (http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/jun/26/world-cup-2010-uruguay-south-korea), the South American side saw off the Asians, while in the big game tomorrow, Argentina will hope to see off the Mexican challenge. To see off. languagecaster.com no http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-predictions-day-16/ http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-predictions-day-16/#comments Sat, 26 Jun 2010 10:30:49 +0000 grell http://languagecaster.com/?p=9844 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-predictions-day-16/feed/ 0 football predictions,Ghana,Korea,languagecaster.com,soccer,uruguay,USA,world cup 2010 | Subscribe: Predictions Current Score: DB 25 | DF 49 It's here! The knockout stage, the last 16, squeaky bum time! In the two games today, we have the Republic of Korea taking on the first World Cup winners Uruguay and the USA up against Ghana , | (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/feed-icon-28x281.png) Subscribe: Predictions Current Score: DB 25 | DF 49 It's here! The knockout stage, the last 16, squeaky bum time (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/pod40eff.mp3)! In the two games today, we have the Republic of Korea (../wp-content/uploads/2010/06/22px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg_.png) taking on the first World Cup winners Uruguay (../wp-content/uploads/2010/06/22px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg_.png) and the USA (../wp-content/uploads/2010/06/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg_.png) up against Ghana (../wp-content/uploads/2010/06/22px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg_.png), the only African side to make it through the group stage.  Join our predictions competition here (http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-predictions/), where there's a chance to win an original languagecaster.com T-shirt! [TABLE=197] Join our predictions competition by clicking here (http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-predictions/) languagecaster.com no http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-predictions-day-15/ http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-predictions-day-15/#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:49:08 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=9826 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-predictions-day-15/feed/ 1 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-phrase-of-the-day-lack-a-creative-spark/ http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-phrase-of-the-day-lack-a-creative-spark/#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 01:33:51 +0000 grell http://languagecaster.com/?p=9819 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-phrase-of-the-day-lack-a-creative-spark/feed/ 0 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-podcast-6-france/ http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-podcast-6-france/#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2010 11:49:52 +0000 grell http://languagecaster.com/?p=9811 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-podcast-6-france/feed/ 0 Football Podcasts,Podcast,soccer,World Cup i-tunes Feed | Podcast Feed - On today's show, languagecaster.com dissects France's miserable performance at the World Cup. We also salute the four teams that have qualified for the knockout stages from Groups C and D and look ahead at today's games. (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/images.jpg)i-tunes Feed (http://ax.itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/languagecaster-com-english/id203999134) | (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/feed-icon-28x281.png) Podcast Feed On today's show, languagecaster.com dissects France's miserable performance at the World Cup. We also salute the four teams that have qualified for the knockout stages from Groups C and D and look ahead at today's games. We also have our regular items on the show including: * A new football expression in World Cup English for Football (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-phrases-2009-10/1) * The predictions battle between Damon and Damian in the Predictions competition (http://languagecaster.com/category/predictions/) * For learners of English check out our Football Language Resources (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/) page with: * 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 Transcript (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Frances-Yoann-Gourcuff-is-006-300x180.jpg)With their 1-2 defeat against South Africa leaving them bottom of Group A the French World Cup dream - or should that be nightmare - is over. Unable to break down a strong Uruguayan defence, overrun by a speedy Mexican attack and outplayed for much of the game by hosts South Africa les bleus scored only one goal and managed to secure just one point. When fancied teams, like France, crash out of tournaments, there is usually an inquest as to why this may have occurred but with this team there is no such need as it was all so blatantly obvious. Before the tournament had even started the football world knew that trouble and tension existed between players and the rather eccentric coach Raymond Domenech. Many felt that by not bringing to the tournament young stars Sammi Nasri from Arsenal and Karim Benzema of Real Madrid nor the leadership qualities of World Cup winner Patrick Vieira then his team would suffer. His captain Thierry Henry was patently out of form so could not start any of the games leading to another argument, this time over who should hold the captaincy - Patrice Evra got the nod but Franck Ribery and William Gallas were not impressed. There were rumours of cliques in the camp with players not talking to each other while there was dissatisfaction from home about the 5-star lifestyle and with the poor attitude of the team in general. Then at half-time against Mexico striker Anelka launched a foul-mouthed tirade against Domenech for which he was dropped and sent home after refusing to apologise. Surely that would be it but the players then refused to train in response to this action or maybe due to the story being leaked. Backroom staff resigned, French federation staff resigned and the French public were resigned and disgusted with their team. The coach Domenech called his players imbeciles after their dramatic walk out from training and then dropped some of the supposed ringleaders meaning that a weakened side faced South Africa. That game produced a red card, a defeat and a poor performance, which ensured the end for the coach but to top it all off he then refused to shake hands with his South African counterpart the Brazilian Perreira claiming that he had said that France should not have even been in the finals due to the infamous handball decision against Ireland in the qualifiers. You didn't think I would fail to mention that incident did you? I would like to think I am above laughing at others' misfortunes but in this case I will make an exception. languagecaster.com no http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-phrase-of-the-day-qualifying/ http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-phrase-of-the-day-qualifying/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 23:01:52 +0000 damianf http://languagecaster.com/?p=9797 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-phrase-of-the-day-qualifying/feed/ 0 football phrase,learn english football,qualifying,world cup language,world cup phrase of the day | Subscribe: World Cup Football Phrase Every day during the World Cup, the languagecaster team will be explaining a football phrase or cliché connected to this summer's tournament. Click on the link below to hear the word or phrase and you can also ... | (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/feed-icon-28x281.png) Subscribe: World Cup Football Phrase Every day during the World Cup, the languagecaster team will be explaining a football phrase or cliché connected to this summer's tournament. Click on the link below to hear the word or phrase and you can also read the transcript. You can find many more examples by going to our football phrase page here (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-phrases-2009-10/) football clichés here (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-cliches/) and our huge football glossary (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-glossary/)here. Listen Here (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Phrase-of-day.mp3) (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Greece-v-Argentina-Group-003-300x184.jpg) Today's World Cup phrase of the day is actually a collection of phrases and vocabulary to describe the process of qualifying for the knock-out stages of the competition. The World Cup group stages are coming to an end and the two top teams in each group will go through to the second stage which is a knock-out round. Many of the top European sides are having difficulty to progress to the second round in this World Cup and we have already seen France unable to make it to the knock out stages after their defeat to South Africa. England and Germany will be hoping to reach the knock out stages today though Slovenia and Ghana will be hoping that they will qualify for the first time in their history. Listen to languagecaster's podcast (http://languagecaster.com/category/podcast/)here languagecaster.com no http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-podcast-5-in-or-out-england-and-germany/ http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-podcast-5-in-or-out-england-and-germany/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:04:56 +0000 grell http://languagecaster.com/?p=9781 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-podcast-5-in-or-out-england-and-germany/feed/ 0 Football,languagecaster.com,Podcast,soccer i-tunes Feed | Podcast Feed - The eyes of fans of teams in Groups C and D will be turned on today's fixtures and in this show we focus on England v Slovenia and Germany v Ghana - A win for any of these teams will guarantee a play off spot so it's a... (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/images.jpg)i-tunes Feed (http://ax.itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/languagecaster-com-english/id203999134) | (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/feed-icon-28x281.png) Podcast Feed (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/101547_news.png)The eyes of fans of teams in Groups C and D will be turned on today's fixtures and in this show we focus on England v Slovenia and Germany v Ghana - A win for any of these teams will guarantee a play off spot so it's all to play for. England have been trying to copy France in terms of dismal displays on the pitch and players speaking out about the coach - John Terry you naughty boy. As for Germany, they are a bit Jekyll and Hyde, winning plaudits for their opening win and causing disbelief by being beaten by Serbia. So all to play for, but what do fans think. We asked four fans their predictions, to describe England and Germany's campaigns so far and for their highlights this week. Also: * Check out a new football expression in World Cup English for Football (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-phrases-2009-10/1) * Follow the predictions battle between Damon and Damian in the Predictions competition (http://languagecaster.com/category/predictions/) * For learners of English check out our Football Language Resources (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/) page with: * 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 languagecaster.com no 10:35 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-phrase-of-the-day-to-implode/ http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-phrase-of-the-day-to-implode/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:25:24 +0000 grell http://languagecaster.com/?p=9772 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-phrase-of-the-day-to-implode/feed/ 0 | Subscribe: World Cup Football Phrase - Every day during the World Cup, the languagecaster team explain a football phrase or cliché connected to this summer's tournament. Click on the link below to hear the word or phrase and you can also... | (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/feed-icon-28x281.png) Subscribe: World Cup Football Phrase Every day during the World Cup, the languagecaster team explain a football phrase or cliché connected to this summer's tournament. Click on the link below to hear the word or phrase and you can also read the transcript. You can find many more examples by going to our football phrase page here (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-phrases-2009-10/) football clichés here (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-cliches/) and our huge football glossary (http://languagecaster.com/football-language-resources/football-glossary/)here. Listen Here (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/effWCphrase.mp3) | See the complete list here (http://languagecaster.com/2010/06/17/daily-world-cup-phrases-complete-list/) (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/1254609_FULL-LND-300x162.jpg)Today's World cup phrase is to implode. Maybe most students of English have heard of explode, like a bomb, an explosion. Implode is a word used to describe a team, or team performance that is so bad it damages the chances of the team, it causes them to destroy their own chances - they collapse inwards. No prizes for guessing which team has imploded at this World Cup, France. Anelka sent home for swearing at the manager, captain Evra fighting with the coaching staff, players refusing to train and terrible, disjointed performances on the pitch. France imploded. They destroyed their chances and are now heading home early. To implode. languagecaster.com no http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-predictions-day-12/ http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-predictions-day-12/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 08:04:01 +0000 grell http://languagecaster.com/?p=9760 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-predictions-day-12/feed/ 0 http://languagecaster.com/wc-in-japan-sake-and-soccer/ http://languagecaster.com/wc-in-japan-sake-and-soccer/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 05:51:38 +0000 grell http://languagecaster.com/?p=9752 http://languagecaster.com/wc-in-japan-sake-and-soccer/feed/ 0 Football,Japan,nihonshu,sake,soccer,tokyo,tokyofoodcast Click here or the image to see the slideshow! Or check out the audio report above. I was lucky enough to be invited to a nihonshu (sake) tasting event combined with the Holland vs Japan game last weekend organised by Etsuko and Te-chan from tokyofood... (http://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/IMG_6838-300x225.jpg) Click here (http://www.languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/Visual%20Slideshow/index.html) or the image to see the slideshow! Or check out the audio report above (http://www.languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/japan.holland.m4a). I was lucky enough to be invited to a nihonshu (sake) tasting event combined with the Holland vs Japan game last weekend organised by Etsuko and Te-chan from tokyofoodcast (http://tokyofoodcast.com/). The event was held in downtown Tokyo and the bar was crammed full of a bout 30 sake enthusiasts and Japan football team fans who had come along to taste the FIFA endorsed sake from all corners of Japan. As the alcohol started flowing the game kicked off and the fans already predicted a confident 2-0 or 2-1 victory for Japan - maybe they believe in the power of positive thinking. After 45 minutes and about six different sakes the score remained a 0-0 stalemate, and on the whole, the fans were still confident: 1-0 or 0-0. Of course, we all know the result, a Kawashima error let Sneijder score from distance and Japan lost 1-0 and Holland have qualified. But credit to the Japan fans who continued to chant and support their team throughout and who will, confidently, expect their team to beat Denmark in the final group match. languagecaster.com no http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-predictions-day-11/ http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-predictions-day-11/#comments Mon, 21 Jun 2010 06:23:27 +0000 grell http://languagecaster.com/?p=9711 http://languagecaster.com/world-cup-predictions-day-11/feed/ 0