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On this week's show Hans, our German correspondent talks about the runners and riders in the Bundesligaa. Remember you can also: Read our football news review in the good, the bad and the ugly Check out a new football expression in English for Football Follow the weekly predictions battle between Damon and Damian in the Predictions competition For learners of English check out our Football Language Resources page with: Football glossary (a huge collection of football vocabulary, football cliches...

On this week's show Damian takes a look at one of the African sides that has made it to South Africa - Algeria.

[print_link] | Subscribe: Main Report On this weeka€™s main report, we continue our look at some of the countries who have qualified for the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa. This week we feature one of the teams that made it through from the African section and who are also currently taking part in the Africa Cup of Nations, Algeria. Vocabulary support can be found for the words in bold at the foot of the post. Listen to the report here Transcript In qualifying for the South Africa World C...

2010 African Cup of Nations:

On this week's show Damian and Damon take a look at one of the biggest football competitions in the world - The African Cup of Nations. Remember you can also: Read our football news review in the good, the bad and the ugly Check out a new football expression in English for Football Follow the weekly predictions battle between Damon and Damian in the Predictions competition For learners of English check out our Football Language Resources page with: Football glossary (a huge collection of footbal...

FA Cup 3rd Round: Damon and Damian take a look back at some of the FA Cup memories of their teams: Liverpool and Tottenham.

On this week's show Damian and Damon look back at some of their FA Cup memories - the highs and the lows of supporting Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool in the FA Cup. Remember you can also: Read our football news review in the good, the bad and the ugly Check out a new football expression in English for Football Follow the weekly predictions battle between Damon and Damian in the Predictions competition For learners of English check out our Football Language Resources page with: Football glossary...

[print_link] | Subscribe: Main Report Damon and Damian take a look back at the fortunes of their teams. The transcripts can be found below. Damian 2009 for the most part has been a good year for Tottenham. This time last year we were languishing in 15th place in the Premier League having had the club's worst start in its history and very much in a relegation dog fight. New manager Harry Rednapp had steadied the ship somewhat but there were still worries about the character of the team - particul...

On this week's show Damian and Damon take a look back at 2009 and how their team's - Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool did - the highs and the lows and a look forwards. Remember you can also: Read our football news review in the good, the bad and the ugly Check out a new football expression in English for Football Follow the weekly predictions battle between Damon and Damian in the Predictions competition For learners of English check out our Football Language Resources page with: Football glossar...

On this week's show we feature this season's FIFA Club World Cup that is taking place in the UAE this weekend. Remember you can also: Read our football news review in the good, the bad and the ugly Check out a new football expression in English for Football Follow the weekly predictions battle between Damon and Damian in the Predictions competition For learners of English check out our Football Language Resources page with: Football glossary (a huge collection of football vocabulary, football cl...

This week's main report takes a look at the FIFA Club World Cup and wonders does anyone really care?

Fans voices: On this week's show we ask five fans what they think of their teams' chances at the World Cup next year and to comment on their groups.

World Cup Draw Reaction: This week's main report takes a look back at the World Cup draw that took place in Cape Town last week and asks...

Leo Messi and the World Cup draw dominate this week's show as we congratulate the Argentinian forward and look forward to the finals in South Africa next summer. You can also: Read our football news review in the good, the bad and the ugly Check out a new football expression in English for Football Follow the weekly predictions battle between Damon and Damian in the Predictions competition For learners of English check out our Football Language Resources page with: Football glossary (a huge coll...

This week's main report looks at the newly-crowned Ballon D'or winner, Leo Messi.

This week's main report looks at the World Cup newcomers, Slovakia. Independent since 1993, this small central-eastern European country is hoping to cause some surprises next year in South Africa. The transcript can be found below, while vocabulary support can be found for the words in bold at the foot of the post. Listen to the report here Slovakia, from Eastern Europe, was part of Czechoslovakia from 1918 until 1993, when it and and the Czech Republic became two countries in 1993. This is thei...

This week we continue our look at the qualifiers for next year's World Cup. And this podcast is all about Slovakia, who have qualified for the first time in their history. Read our football news review in the good, the bad and the ugly Check out a new football expression in English for Football Follow the weekly predictions battle between Damon and Damian in the Predictions competition For learners of English check out our Football Language Resources page with: Football glossary (a huge collecti...

[print_link] | Subscribe: Main Report The World Cup qualifiers have finished and we interview two English fans, Simon and Tim, and ask them for their World Cup predictions. Listen to the report here You can also try our online listening quiz: Click here to listen to the report and answer listening comprehension questions. Before you listen, check that you understand these words: dark horse: outsider, not favourite, but may have a chance, may surprise unusual: not usual, strange, not expected som...

The World Cup dominates this week's show as we take a look back at the dramatic play-offs and we also have two England fans looking forward to the finals in South Africa next summer. You can also: Read our football news review in the good, the bad and the ugly Check out a new football expression in English for Football Follow the weekly predictions battle between Damon and Damian in the Predictions competition For learners of English check out our Football Language Resources page with: Football ...

World cup play-offs take place this weekend and fans around the world will be crossing their fingers hoping for the result to go their way. On this week's show we listen to an Irish fan give his opinion on what might happen when Ireland play France over two legs. You can also: VS Read our football news review in the good, the bad and the ugly Check out a new football expression in English for Football Follow the weekly predictions battle between Damon and Damian in the Predictions competition Fo...

2010 World Cup Qualifier Ireland vs France: This week's main report looks at the World Cup play-off match between Ireland and France. Listen to our Irish football correspondent, Brendan, discussing whether Ireland can cause a huge upset and make it to South Africa 2010.

On this week's show we take a look at Folk Football and discuss its influence on the Beautiful Game. In addition: Read our football news review in the good, the bad and the ugly Check out a new football expression in English for Football Follow the weekly predictions battle between Damon and Damian in the Predictions competition For learners of English check out our Football Language Resources page with: Football glossary (a huge collection of football vocabulary, football cliches and football p...

[print_link] | Subscribe: Main Report This week's main report looks at the earliest version of the Beautiful Game, Folk Football, which emerged during the Middle Ages in England. The transcript can be found below, while vocabulary support can be found for the words in bold at the foot of the post. Listen to the report here Introduction Football has often been described as the peoplea€™s game it is, after all, the most popular sport in the world with millions playing each week. But what are the o...

[print_link] | Subscribe: Main Report On this main report, languagecaster takes a look at a team from the CONCACAF region that has qualified for the 2010 World Cup - Honduras. The transcript of the report is below. Listen to the main report here Transcript First a few facts and stats about Honduras. The capital is Tegucigalpa and the country has a population of roughly eight million people. Conquered by Spain in the early 16th century, who found large deposits of gold and silver, Honduras had pr...