Episodes

This week's main report features the best player in the world. And no, he does not play for Argentina! Xavi Hernández makes it as languagecaster's player of the year, so good that even Leo Messi has to take a bow.

This week's English for football phrase is nothing to do with winning, losing or tactics but instead is all about a piece of sports clothing known as the snood.

On this week's podcast look at the draw for the knockout stages of the Champions League - what's the most interesting tie, which teams are dark horses, and which is a mismatch? Remember on this week's show you can also: Listen only to the main report here - complete with transcript and vocabulary Check out a new football expression in English for Football Learners of English can review the footballing news from around the world in our good, the bad and the ugly section of the show For learners o...

[print_link] | Subscribe: Main Listening Report | Complete List Here This week's main report takes a look at the fixtures in the knockout stage of the Champions League. The draw was made last night and the games will be played next year in February. Who will make it to the final on the 28th May in London? Explanations of key vocabulary (in bold) can be found at the foot of the post. Transcript Will Messi be smiling after Barca play Arsenal? The last sixteen of the Champions League, when the knoc...

Every week during the 2010-11 season, the languagecaster team explain a football phrase or cliché for learners of English who love the sport - this week we explain 'to slam'

On this week's podcast we ask three football fans what their reaction to FIFA's decision to give the World Cup to Russia in 2018 and Qatar in 2022. Remember on this week's show you can also: Listen only to the main report here - complete with transcript and vocabulary Check out a new football expression in English for Football Learners of English can review the footballing news from around the world in our good, the bad and the ugly section of the show For learners of English check out our Footb...

[print_link] | Subscribe: Main Listening Report | Complete List Here This week's main report is all about FIFA's decision to award the 2018 World Cup to Russia and the 2022 tournament to Qatar. We ask some fans what they think of these rather controversial choices. Explanations of key vocabulary (in bold) can be found at the foot of the post. Transcript Well, ita€™s almost a week since the decision by FIFA to choose Russia to host the 2018 and Qatar the 2022 World Cups have been made and the fal...

Slump: When a team is not playing well for a long period of time we can say that they are going through a slump...

A manager speaks: Continuing with our look at the world of football language, we post an interview from 2007 that we carried out with manager on what kind of clichés he uses and why

2010 Club World Cup: On this week's podcast we feature the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup which is held in the United Arab Emirates.

To turn a corner: the languagecaster team explain a football phrase or cliche for learners of English who love the sport.

O n this week's main listening report, we feature the upcoming 2010 Club World Cup. We talk a little about its history and then introduce the teams taking part. Who do you think will win the title of the Club World Champion?

On this week's podcast we feature the exciting run-in to the 2010 Brazilian Championship.

Campeonato Brasileiro:

Every week during the 2010-11 season, the languagecaster team explain a football phrase or cliché for learners of English who love the sport. To lose the plot

2010 Premier League: On this week's podcast we interview three football fans, James, Hans and Dave, and ask them which teams they believe will finish at the top and the bottom of the Premier League.

[print_link] | Subscribe: Main Listening Report | Complete List Here On this week's main report, we ask some football fans (James, Hans and Dave) for their views on which teams will do well in the Premier League and which teams will be going down. To help you understand the piece a little better there is a vocabulary list containing the words in bold at the foot of this post. Listen to the main report here Damon: OK, how's it going to end up in the Premier League: the top four or top three place...

This week's English for football phrase is to fear a backlash which means to be provoked into a reaction after something strange or surprising has taken place.

On this week's podcast we feature the football-crazy city of Buenos Aires. Remember on this week's show you can also: Listen only to the main report here - complete with transcript and vocabulary Check out a new football expression in English for Football Learners of English can review the footballing news from around the world in our good, the bad and the ugly section of the show For learners of English check out our Football Language Resources page with: A page with all our Football vocabulary...

This week's main report is all about football in the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires.

This week we feature the football cliche 'form is temporary, class is permanent' which means that a player never loses their natural ability...

On this week's podcast we catch up with what is going on in the MLS, Major League Soccer. Remember on this week's show you can also: Listen only to the main report here - complete with transcript and vocabulary Check out a new football expression in English for Football Learners of English can review the footballing news from around the world in our good, the bad and the ugly section of the show For learners of English check out our Football Language Resources page with: A page with all our Foot...

[print_link] | Subscribe: Main Listening Report | Complete List Here . Each week on languagecaster's podcast we feature a main listening report. This week, we focus on Major League Soccer and the playoffs. You can listen to the report by clicking the link below and can also read the transcript. Explanations of vocabulary in bold appear at the foot of the post. Listen to the main listening report here. While languagecaster has been concentrating on European football, we shouldn't forget that foot...

This week's English football phrase is the expression to play to the whistle which basically means to keep playing until you hear the referee blow their whistle to stop the game.