Episodes

Jan. 22, 2012

Main Listening Report: Preview of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Tournament

On this week's main listening report we preview the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Tournament being co-hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea
Jan. 13, 2012

Languagecaster Podcast: The Carling Cup

How much do you know about the Football League Cup? Listen to this week's languagecaster podcast to find out.
Jan. 13, 2012

Main Listening Report: The English Football League Cup

English Football League Cup: This week's languagecaster main listening report spotlights the Football League Cup in England - it's format, history, some statistics, and cracking matches.
Jan. 6, 2012

Languagecaster Podcast: Football Words of 2011

Football Words of 2011: The Oxford Dictionary reckons 'squeezed middle' was the word of the year in 2011, but what about in the footballing world?
Dec. 31, 2011

Main Listening Report: Football Word of the Year 2011: Nadeshiko

What are the football words of the year? Nadeshiko? Why always me? On this week's main listening report we look back at some of the key football words and phrases from 2011.
Dec. 30, 2011

Football Review of 2011 Part 2: July-December

Football Review of 2011: This week's main listening report looks back at some of the big stories from the football world in 2011 (July-December)
Dec. 28, 2011

Football Review of 2011 Part 1: January-June

On this week's main listening report we look back at some of the big stories from the football world in 2011. Part one will feature January to June while part two will focus on July to December.
Dec. 22, 2011

Languagecaster Podcast: Christmas and Football Traditions

Christmas and Football Traditions: On this week's podcast it's Christmas and football - stories and traditions.
Dec. 21, 2011

Main Listening Report: Christmas and Football Traditions

Christmas and Football Traditions: As Christmas approaches, on this week's main listening report, we take a look at football at Christmas through the years: folk football and rioting, a football game in the middle of war, and Boxing Day.
Dec. 17, 2011

Languagecaster Podcast: Best Overseas Premier League Players

On this week's podcast we ask who has been the best ever overseas player to have played in the Premier League as well as previewing the World Club Cup between Barcelona and Santos
Dec. 15, 2011

Main Listening Report: The Top Four Foreign Players in the Premier League Era

In this week's main listening report, we ask who has been the best ever overseas player in the Premier League?
Dec. 10, 2011

Languagecaster Podcast: FIFA Club World Cup 2011

On this week's podcast we preview the FIFA Club World Cup taking place in Japan
Dec. 9, 2011

Listening Report: The 2011 Club World Cup

It's FIFA's showcase for club football this week - The 2011 Club World Cup. On this report, we take a look at the teams in the competition...
Dec. 3, 2011

Languagecaster Podcast: The Brazilian Title Race

On this week's podcast, Damian looks forward to the exciting climax in the Brazilian championship with a host of derbies and the title in the balance.
Dec. 1, 2011

Listening Report: Brazilian League 2011 – Everything to Play for on the Final Day

In this week's main listening report, we feature the final game of the 2011 Brazilian season. Nothing has been decided with the title, Libertadores places and relegation all going down to the wire.
Nov. 26, 2011

Languagecaster Podcast: Juve’s Talisman

On this week's podcast, we hail one of the great modern footballers - Juventus and Italy's Del Piero.
Nov. 26, 2011

Main Listening Report: Del Piero

In this week's main listening report, we salute a remarkable achievement and a fantastic player as Del Piero appoaches 700 professional games.
Nov. 24, 2011

Football Expression: Shot to pieces

On this week's English for Football, we're going to look at the expression shot to pieces. Now, this basically means to be destroyed and it can be used with words such as 'hopes', 'dreams' and 'nerves'.
Nov. 19, 2011

Languagecaster Podcast: Blatter in Race Row

On this week's podcast we feature the controversial FIFA president Sepp Blatter.
Nov. 19, 2011

Main Listening Report: Four Sepp Blatter Controversies

In a week when FIFA president Sepp Blatter was embroiled in yet another scandal: this time about race, we report on four of the many controversies that FIFA's leader has been involved in.
Nov. 12, 2011

Languagecaster Podcast: European Championship 2012 Play-offs

On this week's podcast we preview the European Championship 2012 Play-offs.
Nov. 11, 2011

Main Listening Report: Euro 2012 play-offs

With 12 team already qualified for next summer's European Championships in Poland/Ukraine the remaining four spots will be filled on Tuesday after the two-legged games between the best runners-up in the qualifying groups. Here we take a look at the eight sides and pick out the four teams we think will make it to the finals.
Nov. 6, 2011

Languagecaster Podcast: A Review of the Top Leagues

Our weekly podcast with a review of the weekly football stories, a main report, an English for football phrase and match predictions.
Nov. 5, 2011

Main Listening Report: Bill Shankley’s 10 Game Rule

Shankley's 10 game rule and how three of the big leagues in Europe stand now - The Premier League, La Liga and the Bundesliga.