Women's World Cup 2019: Day 9 - Netherlands vs Cameroon: Two more teams, the Netherlands and Canada, join the last 16. The Netherlands versus Cameroon game was end-to-end stuff, with the Netherlands running out 3-1 winners, but Cameroon gave them a … [Continue reading]
Women’s World Cup 2019: Day 8 – England vs Argentina
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. England peppered the Argentinian goal in their Group D match and were awarded a penalty, … [Continue reading]
Learn English through Football Podcast: 2019 Copa America
Learn English Through Football Podcast - 2019 Copa America: 2019 Copa America: On this special extra podcast we preview the 2019 Copa America that starts this weekend in Brazil. We take a look at the format of the tournament and see who are the … [Continue reading]
Football Language: Labour to a victory
Learn English Through Football Podcast - Labour to a victory: Hello everyone, my name is Damian from the languagecaster team and in this post we explain the football expression 'labour to a victory'. If you want to have the transcript for this … [Continue reading]
2019 Women’s World Cup: Day 7 – Australia vs South Africa
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. The … [Continue reading]
2019 Women’s World Cup: Day 5 – USA vs Thailand
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 … [Continue reading]
2019 Women’s World Cup 2019: Day 4 – Argentina vs Japan
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. On paper, this looked like a victory for Nadeshiko, the team from Japan, against an unfancied Argentinian side. … [Continue reading]
2019 Women’s World Cup: Day 3 – England vs Scotland
2019 Women's World Cup: Day 3 - England vs Scotland: Day 3 of the Women's World Cup brought the first big surprise, an exciting local rivalry and the first hat-trick of the tournament as there were wins for Italy, England and Brazil. We take a look … [Continue reading]
Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2019 Women’s World Cup
Learn English Through Football Podcast - 2019 Women's World Cup: On this week’s football-language podcast we look back at some of the main football news and language from the week and of course we'll discuss the 2019 Women's World Cup that is … [Continue reading]
2019 Women’s World Cup: Day 2 – Germany vs China
2019 Women's World Cup: Day 2 - Germany vs China: After the opening victory for hosts France yesterday, Day 2 of the 2019 Women's World Cup kicked off with a hard-fought victory for Germany against a very physical Chinese side in Group B and in … [Continue reading]
2019 Women’s World Cup: Day 1 – France vs South Korea
2019 Women's World Cup: Day 1 - France vs South Korea: The 2019 Women's World Cup has kicked off in France today with the hosts facing South Korea in Paris in the opening match. Here at languagecaster.com we will be posting news, discussing some … [Continue reading]
Learn English through Football: 2019 Women’s World Cup Predictions Competition
Learn English Through Football Podcast - 2019 Women's World Cup Predictions Competition: This weekend sees the start of the 2019 Women's World Cup taking place in France and here at languagecaster.com we have a predictions competition. You can join … [Continue reading]
Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2019 Champions League Final
Learn English Through Football Podcast - 2019 Champions League Final: On this week’s podcast we look ahead to the 2019 Champions League final taking place in Madrid between Liverpool and Tottenham – yes, it’s the languagecaster derby. If you'd like … [Continue reading]
Football Language Podcast: From the Archive – 2018 Champions League Final – The Good, the Bad , and the Ugly
Football Language Podcast: From the Archive – 2018 Champions League Final - The Good, the Bad , and the Ugly: We continue our run up to the Champions League final with another post from our archive. This time from 2018 and the Champions League final … [Continue reading]
Football Language Podcast: From the Archive – 2015 Champions League Pre and Post Match
Football Language Podcast: From the Archive – 2015 Champions League Final Pre and Post Game: We continue our run up to the Champions League final with another post from our archive. This time from 2015 and the Champions League final between Barcelona … [Continue reading]
Football Language Podcast: From the Archive – 2013 Champions League Final Words
Hello everyone, my name is Damian from the languagecaster.com team and on this podcast we continue with our Champions League Final week countdown and we take a look back at the all-German final from 2013 when Bayern Munich defeated Borussia Dortmund … [Continue reading]
Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2018-19 Premier League Season Review
Learn English Through Football Podcast - 2018-19 Premier League Season Review: The domestic seasons in nearly all of the major European leagues are now over and on this week's podcast we take a look back at some of the good, the bad and the ugly from … [Continue reading]
The Language of Football: From the Archive – Champions League 2007
The Language of Football: From the Archive - Champions League 2007: In a series of posts over the following week, the languagecaster team will revisit posts from our archive. The 2019 Champions League Final is coming up and it features Damian's team, … [Continue reading]
English Through Football Podcast: 2019 – Cup Finals Across Europe
2019 Cup Finals Across Europe: On this special extra podcast we take a look at some of the domestic cup finals that have taken place and look ahead to some of the ones still to be played across Europe. If you'd like the transcript to the show - great … [Continue reading]
Football Language: (to) Stand the Ball Up
In this post on the language of football, we explain the meaning of the verb phrase, 'to stand up the ball'. This is a phrase connected with the skill of passing. If you have questions or comments, email us at: admin@languagecaster.com. You can … [Continue reading]