[print_link] Another important week in football all around the world as we approach the business end to the season in Europe and South America. The English FA Cup semi-finals, possible title deciders from the Premier League, Ligue 1 in France, the Bundesliga in Germany and Italy’s Serie A, as well as one of the world’s […]
Week 35: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
[print_link] Last-gasp goals, Bayern Munich thrashed, Champions League quarter-finals, international sackings and tension in the Championship all feature in this week’s good, the bad and the ugly section of languagecaster’s football podcast. Click on the links below to find out more on all of these stories. Explanations of key vocabulary (in bold) can be found […]
Week 35: Predictions (DB 146 – 153 DF)
[print_link] Damon had a great week, amassing 10 points to Damian’s six, but Damian still holds the initiative. This week we look at the Champions League games again – Porto v Manchester United looks the most interesting – and two huge derbies: the Rome derby between Lazio and AS Roma and arguably the biggest derby […]
Week 34: Predictions (DB 136 – 147 DF)
[print_link] Both Damon and Damian did well in predicting the World Cup qualifying games last week, Damon edging out his rival 8-7. This week sees our two ‘experts’ predicting matches from the Premier League, La Liga, the Bundesliga, La Plata derby in Argentina, as well as the quarter-finals of the Champions League. [TABLE=125]
Week 32: Predictions (DB 127 – 139 DF)
[print_link] It looks like it’s in the bag for Damian. Another great week with a 10 point haul means that he has taken a commanding lead in the predictions race. This week, another globe-trotting collection of games including a big derby from Colombia [TABLE=122]
Week 29: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
[print_link] Champions League action this week dominates the news, but there was also a bit of fighting on the football pitches of the world! Click on the links below to find out more on all of these stories. Explanations of key vocabulary (in bold) can be found at the foot of the page. The Good […]
Week 28: Predictions (DB 118-109 DF)
[print_link] A low-scoring round for the languagecaster ‘experts’ last week means that both Damon and Damian will be looking for some points from this week’s set of matches. Guus Hiddink’s first match in charge for Chelsea, the Catalan derby in la Liga, the Ruhr derby in Germany, as well as four matches from the last […]
Week 28: The good, the bad and the ugly
[print_link] Jose Mourinho, David Beckham, Arsenal and a poor translation all feature in this week’s good, the bad and the ugly – the review of the football week on languagecaster’s football podcast. Click on the links below to find out more on all of these stories. Explanations of key vocabulary (in bold) can be found […]
Week 26: Vocabulary
[print_link] Learn some of the words and phrases from languagecaster’s Good, Bad and Ugly section of the podcast. For more English practice check out our worksheets, football glossary and English for football phrases. To see (someone) through: to help succeed, to help a team progress in a competition Example: Cris Commons, a former Forest player […]
Week 26 Predictions: DB 114 – 105 DF
[print_link] Damon scored a 5-2 victory last week to stretch his lead to nine points over Damian. This week we have huge derbies from the Premier League and la Liga in Spain, the top game in Portugal and some crucial World Cup qualifiers from Asia and the CONCACAF zone [TABLE=116]
Week 25: Predictions (DB 109 – 103 DF)
[print_link] Damian really closed the gap last week with an eight point haul. It looks as though Damon is in free fall after only obtaining one point. This week, Germany is back on the menu, along with Spain and a derby in England and some unfinished business in the FA Cup – two more derbies! […]
Podcast 24: Derby & Nottingham Forest
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http://media.blubrry.com/footballlanguage/p/languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/pod24.0809.m4aPodcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 23:14 — 11.0MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | TuneIn | RSS | More Languagecaster look at one of the oldest rivalries in English football, the East Midlands derby between Derby Coury and Nottingham Forest. We also… Review the […]
Week 24: Predictions (DB 108-95 DF)
[print_link] Damian slightly closed the gap on Damon after last week’s games and he will be hoping to earn some more points in this week’s predictions race. The English FA Cup, Serie A and some midweek Premier League action all feature on this week’s show. [TABLE=114]
Week 23: Predictions (DB 105-89 DF)
[print_link] The Merseyside derby, Premier League relegation battles, Beckham’s home debut and a possible shock in the Carling Cup all feature on this week’s predictions. Damon won last week 7-5 and will be hoping to maintain this winning form till the end of the season. [TABLE=113]
Week 22: Vocabulary
Here are some words and phrases you can hear on this week’s languagecaster’s Good, Bad and Ugly section of the podcast. For more English practice check out our worksheets, football glossary and English for football phrases. [print_link] To get under way: To start, to begin Example: The oldest cup competiton in the world got under […]
Week 22: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The FA Cup is back on the radar and so are the cup shocks. New managers appointed and newish managers under pressure. Lots to talk about again in the world of football. [print_link] Good The third round of the oldest footballing cup competition in the world got under way at the beginning of January. This […]
Week 22: Predictions
Some interesting games this week in languagecaster’s predictions competition: derbies in the Premier league and some important clashes at the top of the leagues in Spain, France, England and Italy. [TABLE=112]
2008 Week 18: The good, the bad and the ugly – Sao Paolo Champions
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Week 18: Predictions (DB 87 – 69 DF)
Last week Damon beat Damian 3-1 to increase his lead to 18 points. In this week’s predictions battle we look at games from the Premier League, Serie A, the Bundesliga, The Mexican League, the FIFA Club World Club and Spain’s big derby game. [TABLE=108]
Predictions: Week 14 (DB 71 – 51 DF)
Damon increases his lead to a massive 20 points after his 5-4 win last week. This week we have games from the Premier League, Serie A’s Rome derby, the Bundesliga, Ligue 1, the Dutch Eredivisie. In addition, we have World Cup qualifiers from Asia and Central America, as well as two international friendlies, including Diego […]