Lionel Messi destroys Arsenal, Bayern Munich dump Man Utd out of the Champions League, Lyon defeat Bordeaux and Marseille go top of Ligue 1 and of course El Clásico takes place this weekend. These and many other news stories all feature in this week’s languagecaster.com’s football podcast. For more football news come to our site, read the posts and check out our links section.
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PREDICTION
This week’s featured match is Real Madrid v Barcelona from La Liga
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FOOTBALL EXPRESSION
This week’s English for football phrase is ‘to take out‘. This phrase has several meanings: if you take someone out for diner, you invite them to a restaurant, if you get a take out, you order food and take it home. In football, to take out means to tackle someone badly or to defend against a player so well that they cannot influence the game. The first meaning, to tackle a player and usually knock him or her to the ground, is used most. To take someone out implies an over the top, violent tackle. Recently, Arsenal player Aaron Ramsey accused Ryan Shawcross of trying to take him out when the Stoke City defender tackled him and broke his leg.
To take someone out.
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This week’s QUIZ QUESTION:
Which of the three statements below about El Clásico is true?
a. Real Madrid have won more
b. Barcelona have won more
c. They have won the same number each
Answer next week.
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