Episodes

Jan. 10, 2015

Learn English through Football Podcast: 2015 Asian Cup Preview

On this week's show Damon and Damian look ahead to the 2015 Asian Cup that is taking place in Australia.
Jan. 8, 2015

Listening Report: 2015 Asian Cup Preview

In this week's listening report, we preview the 2015 Asian Cup that is taking place in Australia.
Jan. 7, 2015

Listening Report: Review of Asian Cup 2011 (Archive)

The 2015 Asian Cup starts this Friday in Australia and so we take a look back at the last competition from 2011 in this listening report from our archive.
Jan. 7, 2015

Weekly Football Phrase: David and Goliath

In this week's football phrase we introduce the football phrase 'David and Goliath' which is often used to describe a cup match
Dec. 26, 2014

Listening Report: From the Archive – Boxing Day

On this week's main report we revisit one of our posts from the archive exploring Boxing Day and football traditions.
Dec. 26, 2014

Weekly Football Phrase: to Limp Off

For this week's football phrase we introduce the football phrase 'to Limp Off'.
Dec. 21, 2014

Listening Report: Rule Changes – a Look Back

In this report we take a look back at fans reactions to rule changes and innovations in football in 2008 and see what has happened to the plans
Dec. 20, 2014

Weekly Football Phrase: Chip

For this week's football phrase we introduce the football phrase 'chip'.
Dec. 12, 2014

Listening Report: The 2014 Club World Cup

For this week's listening report, we take a look at the team's in the 2014 Club World Cup.
Dec. 12, 2014

Weekly Football Phrase: Club World Cup

In this week's football phrase we explain the football term 'Club World Cup'
Dec. 8, 2014

Weekly Football Phrase: Go Down to the Wire

For this week's weekly football phrase we explain the football phrase 'go down to the wire'.
Dec. 6, 2014

Listening Report: The Language of the Run In

For this week's listening report, we focus on the language of the run in, the end of the season when the title race is decided.
Nov. 29, 2014

Listening Report: The Language of Misses

This week's listening report is the language of misses. In football the aim is to score goals, but more often than not, a shot will miss, not find the net.
Nov. 28, 2014

Weekly Football Phrase: To Seal

Languagecaster's weekly football phrase is the verb 'to seal' which has different meanings, including to decide, secure, get.
Nov. 22, 2014

Learn English Through Football: Cliches

We've got cliches, spoils and predictions in this week's Learn English Through Football podcast
Nov. 22, 2014

Football Cliche: Share the Spoils

This week's football phrase is 'share the spoils'
Nov. 21, 2014

Listening Report: Football Cliches

Football clichés are expressions or sayings that have become so overused that they have lost some of their original impact. In football, clichés
Nov. 15, 2014

Learn English Through Football Podcast: The European Championships

This week's Learn English Through Football podcast brings you the history of the European Championships in numbers for our main listening report.
Nov. 15, 2014

Listening Report: European Championship History in Numbers

This week's listening report looks back at the history of the European Championship through numbers.
Nov. 14, 2014

Weekly Football Phrase: Put a Shift In

For this week's weekly football phrase we explain the football cliche to put a shift in.
Nov. 9, 2014

Listening Report: The 2015 Women’s World Cup in Numbers

On this week's listening report for learners of English we take a look at the women's game by comparing the Women's FIFA World Cup with the Men's competition.
Nov. 7, 2014

Weekly Football Phrase: (to) Finish

For this week's weekly football phrase we explain the verb to finish which is often used to describe how a team scores...
Nov. 1, 2014

Learning English Through Football Podcast: Kenyan Football

This week's podcast looks at Kenyan football, explains the phrase 'pick out' and features predictions from Kenya, Argentina, England and Italy.
Nov. 1, 2014

Weekly Football Phrase: Pick Out

For this week's weekly football phrase we explain the verb phrase to pick out.