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Football Language: To Advance

August 9, 2020 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

Advance: In this football language post we explain the verb ‘advance’ which is used to describe a team qualifying for the next round of a tournament.

Football Language Podcast: 2019-20 Review of Tottenham’s Season

August 8, 2020 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

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Football Language Podcast: 2019-20 Review of Tottenham’s Season – In this football language podcast I review some of the highs and lows from Totenham’s 2019-20 season. We will look at some of the language from the good, the bad and the ugly parts of the season.

Football Language: The Road to Wembley

August 1, 2020 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

Football Language: The Road to Wembley – In this football language post we explain the phrase ‘The Road to Wembley’ which describes how teams made it to the FA Cup (or League Cup) final.

Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2019-20 Final Day of the Season

July 30, 2020 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

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Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2019-20 Final Day of the Season: This week’s football-language podcast looks ahead to the final day of the 2019-20 season – almost a year after the season kicked off last August. We look ahead to some of the key final fixtures taking place this Sunday in our predictions section, we also explain some football language that has emerged from the week including the phrase, ‘as it stands’. There is also a review of the football week, a football-language quiz question and some new polls.

Football Language: Golden Boot

July 26, 2020 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

Golden Boot: In this football language post we explain the phrase ‘Golden Boot award’ which is given to the top scorer in a competition or league.

Football Language: Wayward pass

July 12, 2020 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

Wayward pass: In this football language post we explain the phrase ‘wayward’ when describing a pass in football.

Football Language Podcast: June 2020 Everton v Liverpool

June 23, 2020 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

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Football Language: Rusty

June 20, 2020 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

Rusty: In this football language post we explain some language connected to the restart of football in the Premier League and in particular around the word ‘rusty’ as players get used to playing again after 100 days of lockdown.

Short Football Language Podcast: Showboat and Play to the Crowd

June 20, 2020 by grell Leave a Comment

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Learn English Through Football Podcast – Showboat and Play to the Crowd: Welcome everyone to this short football language podcast.

Football Cliche: Nil-nil written all over it

June 17, 2020 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

Football Cliche: Nil-nil written all over it – In this football language post we explain the football cliche, ‘nil-nil written all over it’ which is used after a scoreless draw.

Football Language: Dispatch

June 14, 2020 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

In this football language post we explain how the word ‘dispatch’ can be used in football.

Newspaper Headline: ‘A moment for change’

June 10, 2020 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

In this football language post we look at a headline, ‘A moment for change’ from the Guardian newspaper

Football Language Podcast: It’s the hope that kills you

June 1, 2020 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

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Football Language Podcast: It’s the hope that kills you – Champions League Final 2019: On this extra football-language podcast we take a look at the football phrase, ‘it’s the hope that kills you’ as I look back at the 2019 Champions League final and attempt to address the pain that football fans feel when their favourite team loses!

Football Language Podcast: 1998 World Cup – England vs Argentina

May 31, 2020 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

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English Through Football Podcast – 1998 World Cup England vs Argentina: In this podcast we continue with our reviews of some of the great World Cup matches by looking at the England versus Argentina game from 1998.