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English Through Football Podcast - World Cup 2014 Spain vs Netherlands In this short podcast the languagecaster team look back at the 2014 World Cup and in particular the game between Spain and the Netherlands which was recently broadcast on … [Continue reading]
How much do you know about non-English words and expressions used in English football? Try our football-language quiz below and find out about these different types of words and phrases. If you have questions or comments, email us at: … [Continue reading]
March the 24th 2016 saw the passing of one of the greatest footballers ever - Johan Cruyff. To remember this great player, this week's listening practice report is an adapted report from our archives. The post was originally published on May 1, 2011 … [Continue reading]
How much do you know about the language used to describe the pitch markings? What is the difference between the penalty area and the six-yard box? Try our football-language quiz below and find out about different types of words and phrases to use … [Continue reading]
English Through Football Podcast - March 2020 Update: As we all know, there is there is hardly any football being played around the world at this time but the Learn English Through Football team will continue to produce our football language podcasts … [Continue reading]
In this football language post we explain a newspaper headline from the Guardian newspaper in the UK (March 2020 adapted from The Week, March 2020) which is about Tottenham's Champions League defeat against Leipzig. You can see more explanations of … [Continue reading]
In this football language post we explain the cliche: 'Something out of nothing' which is used to describe something unexpected in football. Don't forget we have hundreds more explanations of football language in our football glossary and we also … [Continue reading]
How much do you know about the language of transfers in football? What do we mean by the transfer deadline? What is the difference between a loan and a free? Try our football-language quiz below and find out about different types of phrases to use … [Continue reading]
English Through Football Podcast - 2020 Manchester Derby: The Manchester derby takes place this weekend when Manchester City travel to Old Trafford to take on their rivals United. On this podcast we look ahead to that game as well as Everton's trip … [Continue reading]
English Through Football Podcast - The Manchester Derby in Numbers: This listening report looks at one of the biggest - and fiercest - derbies in football by looking at some of the numbers and the history behind the Manchester derby. You can listen … [Continue reading]
Languagecaster Predictions - 2020 Manchester Derby: Manchester City travel to rivals United on Sunday in the big game in the Premier League this weekend and we feature this match in our predictions this week. We also look ahead to a big London derby … [Continue reading]
In this football language post we explain a newspaper headline from the Guardian from March 5th 2020 which reports on the 5th round FA Cup defeat for Tottenham against Norwich City. Don't forget we have hundreds more explanations of football language … [Continue reading]
In this football language post we explain the word 'blunder' which is often used to describe a goalkeeper's performance. Can you guess the meaning of this word? Don't forget we have hundreds more explanations of football language in our football … [Continue reading]
English Through Football Podcast - MLS 2020: This weekend sees the start of the 2020 Major League Soccer season - the 25th season - so we thought we'd take a look at how MLS is doing at 25. We also look ahead to the upcoming season and look at the … [Continue reading]
In this football language post we explain a newspaper headline from the Guardian on March 2nd 2020 and reports on the League Cup (Carabao Cup) win for Manchester City over Aston Villa at Wembley. Don't forget we have hundreds more explanations of … [Continue reading]
Football Language Podcast: El Clásico 2020 - Some huge games this week, with el Clásico in La Liga, the League Cup final in England and the 'derby' between Brighton and Hove Albion and Crystal Palace! In this week's show we discuss the football … [Continue reading]
We have been publishing football language posts on languagecaster since 2006 and in that time we have featured Real Madrid versus Barcelona on numerous occasions so in this post we bring together some of these posts which can act as a resource for … [Continue reading]
Short Football Language Podcast: Phrases beginning with 'U': Hello and welcome to this short podcast on the language of football. My name's Damon, one half of the languagcaster team - listen to our full podcast to catch Damian too. I'll be looking at … [Continue reading]
In this football language post we explain the phrase 'Under the Cosh'. This phrase is often connected with attacking football. Don't forget we have hundreds more explanations of football language in our football glossary and we also have a page full … [Continue reading]
Languagecaster Predictions - 2020 Carabao Cup Final and el Clasico: The first piece of silverware - a trophy - is up for grabs this weekend in England when Manchester City take on relegation-threatened Aston Villa at Wembley Stadium. It should be an … [Continue reading]