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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: FC Basel, Valencia and Match-fixing allegations

September 20, 2013 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

In this week’s football review section we look back at some of the big stories from the world of football to help learners of English improve their vocabulary. This week we feature stories from the Champions League, the Europa League and from Singapore.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Football Review: New Transfer World Record, England’s injuries and Rooney’s stitches

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

In this week’s football review section we look back at some of the big stories from the world of football to help learners of English improve their vocabulary. This week we congratulate Gareth Bale on his world-record transfer, worry about England’s injury crisis and hope Wayne Rooney can recover soon.

Week 28: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

February 18, 2010 by grell Leave a Comment

[print_link] | Subscribe: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Turkey’s new manager, Wayne Rooney, Sol Campbell, Chester City and another crazy idea from the Premier League all feature in this week’s good, the bad and the ugly section of the podcast. Vocabulary support can be found for the words in bold at the foot […]

Week 26: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

February 4, 2010 by grell Leave a Comment

[print_link] | Subscribe: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly News from a top-of-the-table clash in the Premier League, the Africa Cup of Nations, an old footballing rivalry that has flared into life again over recent years, plus a shocking decision from one of the World’s footballing confederations. Vocabulary support can be found for the […]

Week 21: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

January 2, 2010 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

[print_link] | Subscribe: Main Report Fernando Torres, Roberto Mancini, Bolton Wanderers and the African Cup of Nations all feature in this week’s review of the football world in the good, the bad and the ugly section of the podcast. Vocabulary support can be found for the words in bold at the foot of the post. […]

Week 20: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

December 23, 2009 by grell Leave a Comment

[print_link] | Subscribe: Main Report The Premier League form book torn up, possibly the best team in the World – ever! Big teams going through sticky patches and a greedy footballer all feature in this week’s the good, the bad and the ugly section of the podcast. Vocabulary support can be found for the words […]

Week 19: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

December 18, 2009 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

[print_link] | Subscribe: Main Report Aston Villa, football blogs, Chinese scandals and weakened Wolves all feature in this week’s the good, the bad and the ugly section of the podcast. Vocabulary support can be found for the words in bold at the foot of the post. Good It’s been a good week for English side […]

Week 10: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

October 15, 2009 by grell Leave a Comment

The World Cup qualifiers dominate this week’s The Good, the Bad and the Ugly section of our podcast with Diego Maradona, in particular, featuring large. Vocabulary support can be found for the words in bold at the foot of this post. The Good What more could you want from a game? Argentina met Peru, the […]

Week 6: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

September 17, 2009 by grell Leave a Comment

Good Well, at last UEFA has shown some sense and overturned the ban on Eduardo for diving. A couple of week’s ago we featured that decisions in our Ugly section – it just seemed crazy to start handing out bans for simulation – a can of worms. It seems that UEFA has agreed and backed […]

Week 4: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

September 4, 2009 by grell 3 Comments

[print_link] Euro 2009 for the ladies, a mouthwatering clash in the World Cup qualifiers to look forward to, and controversial decisions from footballs governing bodies all feature on this week’s Good, bad and Ugly. Good While most eyes are on the World Cup qualifiers, followers of the women’s game are enjoying a great Euro 2009 […]

Week 3: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

August 27, 2009 by grell Leave a Comment

[print_link] Football news from Japan, Northern Ireland and the Premier League in England 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 at the foot […]

Week 2: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

August 21, 2009 by grell Leave a Comment

[print_link] Winners from London and in the Bundesliga, injuries in the Premier league, women fighting all figure in this week’s good, bad and ugly section. Good Two from two for Wolfsburg. The German champions continue their good start with a 3-1 away win over Cologne. Obafemi Martins, a recent transfer from ex-Premier League side newcastle, […]

Podcast 43: A Quick Look Back at 2008-2009

June 6, 2009 by grell 7 Comments

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Podcast 41: The Winners!

May 22, 2009 by grell Leave a Comment

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Week 41: The good, the bad and the ugly

May 21, 2009 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

[print_link] Unlike certain Premier League managers, we offer congratulations to the winning teams in England, Spain and Italy’s domestic leagues, as well as the UEFA Cup winners, 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. […]

Week 40: The Copa Libertadores

May 14, 2009 by grell Leave a Comment

Download the latest podcast – The Copa Libertadores It’s the 50th anniversary of the biggest football competition south of the equator. and languagcester takes a look at the Copa Libertadores and makes a bold prediction. Download the latest free worksheets and transcripts here. Check out this week’s predictions. Can you do better? Automatically receive the […]

Podcast 40: The Copa Libertadores

May 14, 2009 by grell Leave a Comment

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Week 39: The Bundesliga run-in

May 8, 2009 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

Download the latest podcast – The Bundesliga run-in There are only four games left in the Bundesliga and still five teams can win the title. This week’s podcast focuses on the final run-in to an action-packed season in Germany and looks at the battles at the top and the bottom of the league. Download the […]

Podcast 39: Bundesliga run-in

May 7, 2009 by grell Leave a Comment

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Week 39: The good, the bad and the ugly

May 6, 2009 by Learn English through Football Leave a Comment

[print_link] Barcelona in the Bernabeu and back from the brink, Birmingham bounce back and bad boy Barton all feature on 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 […]