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Learn English Through Football Podcast 2019-20: Week 2 – Manchester City vs Tottenham

August 18, 2019 by grell Leave a Comment

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Football Language: (to) Clatter Into

August 14, 2019 by grell Leave a Comment

In this short post on the language of football, we explain the meaning of the verb phrase, ‘to clatter into’, a phrase related to tackles.

Learn English Through Football Podcast: The 2019-20 Season Starts

August 12, 2019 by grell Leave a Comment

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The 2019-20 Season Starts. This is our first podcast as the new 2019-20 season starts this weekend. We’ll take a look at some of the language involved in the opening round of games and the football stories from this week in our review section. We also have a football-language quiz question and offer some predictions for next week’s games.

Football Language: Winning Streak

August 10, 2019 by grell Leave a Comment

In this short post on the language of football, we explain the meaning of the word, ‘streak’, and how it is used with ‘winning’, ‘losing’, and ‘scoring’.

2019 Women’s World Cup Last Sixteen: Day 4 Netherlands vs Japan

June 26, 2019 by grell Leave a Comment

2019 Women’s World Cup Last Sixteen: Day 4 Netherlands vs Japan: The knockout stage of the last 16 came to an end yesterday in dramatic fashion with a last gasp penalty by the Netherlands sending Japan crashing out of the tournament.

Women’s World Cup 2019: Day 1 – Knockouts: Norway vs Australia

June 23, 2019 by grell Leave a Comment

Women’s World Cup 2019: Day 1 – Knockouts: Norway vs Australia The knockout stage began last night with two European sides through to the quarters. We look at some of the language that emerged yesterday including the phrase to lift the ball.

Women’s World Cup 2019: Day 14 – Cameroon vs New Zealand

June 21, 2019 by grell Leave a Comment

We look back at some of the language from day 14 of the 2019 Women’s World Cup including the phrase ‘to beat a player’.

Women’s World Cup 2019: Day 12 – Italy vs Brazil

June 19, 2019 by grell Leave a Comment

Women’s World Cup 2019: Day 12 –Italy vs Brazil: It was Group C’s turn to play the final matches and on the line were places in the last 16 and we look at some of the language from the…

Women’s World Cup 2019: Day 11 – Spain vs China

June 18, 2019 by grell Leave a Comment

Women’s World Cup 2019: Day 11 – Spain vs China: The final group games in Groups A and D took place yesterday and a hard fought draw booked a place in the last 16 for China and Spain.

Learn English Through Football Podcast: Women’s World Cup 2019 Week 1

June 16, 2019 by grell Leave a Comment

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Women’s World Cup 2019: Day 9 – Canada vs Cameroon

June 16, 2019 by grell Leave a Comment

Football language from the 2019 Women’s World Cup – Day 9: Women’s World Cup 2019: Day 9 – Netherlands vs Cameroon: Two more teams, the Netherlands and Canada, join the last 16…

Women’s World Cup 2019: Day 8 – England vs Argentina

June 15, 2019 by grell Leave a Comment

Women’s World Cup 2019: Day 8 – England vs Argentina: Three games and three penalties. Day 8 produced three cracking games, and each one featured a spot kick.

2019 Women’s World Cup: Day 7 – Australia vs South Africa

June 14, 2019 by grell Leave a Comment

2019 Women’s World Cup: Day 7 – Australia vs South Africa: Day 7 saw us treated to a thriller in Montpellier. The Brazilians seemed to be cruising with a two goal lead at half time, but were stunned 3-2 by an Australian come from behind victory.

2019 Women’s World Cup: Day 5 – USA vs Thailand

June 12, 2019 by grell Leave a Comment

2019 Women’s World Cup: Day 5 – USA vs Thailand: Day 5 of the 2019 Women’s World Cup and it’s raining goals: thirteen of them in one game, for one side, as the USA thrash Thailand in Group F’s opening games. The World Champions have definitely laid down a marker with seven players scoring and […]

2019 Women’s World Cup 2019: Day 4 – Argentina vs Japan

June 11, 2019 by grell Leave a Comment

2019 Women’s World Cup: Day 4 – Argentina vs Japan: Day 4 of the 2019 Women’s World Cup gave us a second surprise result in two days.

Football Language Podcast: From the Archive – 2018 Champions League Final – The Good, the Bad , and the Ugly

May 31, 2019 by grell Leave a Comment

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