football words Archives - Languagecaster.com

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Chelsea, Newcastle and Casillas

September 17, 2014 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

In this week’s football review section we look back at some of the football stories from last weekend including: Chelsea, Newcastle and Iker Casillas

Weekly Football Phrase: A Hiding

August 30, 2014 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 0:48 — 376.9KB) | Embed

In our listening report this week we focus on Manchester United’s poor start to the 2014-15 season and in particular their defeat in the Capital One Cup and so this week’s football expression is ‘a hiding’

Listening Report: 2014-15 Manchester United’s Early Season Troubles

August 30, 2014 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:05 — 981.1KB) | Embed

Two weeks ago we looked ahead to the new Premier League season but we did not foresee the troubles that Manchester United and their new manager would be facing.

Football Language: Free Transfer

August 19, 2014 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

The transfer window is open for another ten days or so and so today’s football phrase is ‘free transfer’.

Weekly Football Phrase: Double the advantage

August 14, 2014 by Learn English through Football 2 Comments

Podcast (weeklyfootballexpression): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 0:42 — 998.3KB) | Embed

Subscribe: Android | Email | Google Podcasts | RSS

What does the phrase ‘to double the advantage’ mean in football?

Weekly Football Phrase: Head-butt

March 8, 2014 by Learn English through Football 2 Comments

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:01 — 479.1KB) | Embed

What does ‘head-butt’ mean?

Weekly Football Phrase: To be out of the cup

February 22, 2014 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 0:55 — 433.0KB) | Embed

What is the meaning of the phrase ‘to be out of the cup’?

Football Glossary: Quadruple

January 18, 2014 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

Quadruple: In football the quadruple refers to winning four different trophies or competitions.

Listening Report: The Ballon d’Or 2013

January 17, 2014 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 3:22 — 1.5MB) | Embed

This week’s listening report takes a look back at the Ballon d’Or 2013 award.

Football glossary: To be axed

December 16, 2013 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

What does the phrase ‘to be axed’ mean?

Weekly Football Phrase: To rubbish

December 14, 2013 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 0:47 — 374.6KB) | Embed

What does the verb ‘to rubbish’ mean? This week’s English for football phrase explains the phrase ‘to rubbish reports’

Football Glossary: One-two

December 5, 2013 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

What does a ‘one-two’ in football mean?

Learn English Through Football Podcast: Football Badges and the Merseyside Derby

November 26, 2013 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 9:35 — 4.4MB) | Embed

On this week’s football podcast for learners of English we feature the language of football badges as well as look back at some of our predictions and we also explain a new football expression.