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In this football language post for learners of English we look at the expression 'points deduction' after the big story from Italy's Serie A saw Juventus being deducted 15 points this week. The post Learn English Through Football Language Podcast: Points Deduction appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

In this short podcast on the language of football, we talk about a football phrase that describes a shot. The phrase is ‘a sweet strike’. Check out the transcript of the show below, and you also make sure you check out our huge glossary of footballing phrases here and visit our site to access all […] The post Learn English Through Football: A Sweet Strike appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

In this short podcast on the language of football, we talk about a way to describe a shot. The phrase is ‘a sighter’. Check out the transcript of the show below, and you also make sure you check out our huge glossary of footballing phrases here and visit our site to access all our previous […] The post Learn English Through Football: A Sighter appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

This podcast series explains the language of football, and this short episode looks at the phrase ‘to shine’.  There is a transcript of the show below, and you also access our huge glossary of footballing phrases here and visit our site to access all our previous posts and podcasts. Teachers of English can use the […] The post Learn English Through Football: (to) Shine appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Fightback The post Learn English Through Football Language Podcast 2022-23: Fightback appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

This football language podcast for learners of English, explains the adjective ‘tidy, as in a tidy player.’  You can read the transcript for this podcast below, and you can also access our huge glossary of footballing phrases here and visit our site to access all our previous posts and podcasts. Teachers of English can use […] The post Learn English Through Football: Tidy Player appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Today’s World Cup language podcast looks back at some of the language from the 2022 World Cup final. We’ll be looking at some phrases from The Guardian newspaper report on the extraordinary final including, ‘on penalties‘; ‘unplayable‘ and ‘side-on volley‘. You can read the transcript for this podcast below, while you can also check out […] The post 2022 World Cup Language Podcast: The Final – On Penalties appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Today's World Cup language podcast looks at the phrases, 'to play in' and 'to go behind' from the sem-finals The post 2022 World Cup Language Podcast: Semi finals – To play in and To go behind appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Today's World Cup language podcast looks back at the quarter-final match between Argentina and Netherlands which the South American side won on penalties. The post 2022 World Cup Language Podcast: Quarter final – Argentina v Netherlands appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Today’s World Cup language podcast looks at the phrase, ‘Panenka‘ which was used when describing Morocco’s penalty shoot-out win against Morocco in the last-16 match at the 2022 World Cup. You can read the transcript for this podcast below, while you can also check out our glossary of footballing phrases here and visit our site […] The post 2022 World Cup Language Podcast: Last 16 – Panenka (Morocco v Spain) appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Today's World Cup language podcast looks at the phrase, 'coast past' which was used to describe the French victory against Poland The post 2022 World Cup Language Podcast: Last 16 France v Poland – Coast Past appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Today's World Cup language podcast looks at the phrase, 'march into the quarter-finals' which was used after the Dutch victory over the USA The post 2022 World Cup Language Podcast: Last 16 Netherlands v USA – March into the Quarter-finals appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

In this World Cup language podcast we look at a football phrase from Day 13 - (to) flick on from the Serbia versus Switzerland match. The post 2022 World Cup Language Podcast Day 13: Flick On (Serbia vs Switzerland) appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

This World Cup language podcast focuses on the phrase, ‘cut the ball back’, which describes the build up to a goal in the Japan vs Spain match. You can read the transcript for this podcast below, and make sure visit our huge glossary of footballing phrases here and visit our site to access all our […] The post 2022 World Cup Language Podcast Day 12: Cut the Ball Back & Bundle home (Japan vs Spain) appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Today’s World Cup language podcast looks at the phrase, ‘a peach of a free kick‘ which was used to describe the second Mexican goal in their 2-1 victory over Saudi Arabia. You can read the transcript for this podcast below, while you can also check out our glossary of footballing phrases here and visit our […] The post 2022 World Cup Language Podcast Day 11: Peach of a Free Kick (Mexico vs Saudi Arabia) appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Day 10 of the 2022 World Cup and the last games in Groups A and B. We look the phrase ‘side footer’ and the game between Senegal and Ecuador. You can read the transcript for this podcast below, while you can also check out our glossary of footballing phrases here and visit our site to access […] The post 2022 World Cup Language Podcast Day 10: Side Footer – Senegal vs Ecuador appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Day 9 of the 2022 World Cup and Cameroon and Serbia had a cracker. We look at a football phrase from the game, ‘to scoop‘. You can read the transcript for this podcast below, while you can also check out our glossary of footballing phrases here and visit our site to access all our previous posts and […] The post 2022 World Cup Language Podcast Day 9: Scoop – Cameroon vs Serbia appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Today's World Cup language podcast looks at some language to describe a goal scored by Morocco against Belgium from an inswinging free kick. The post 2022 World Cup Language Podcast Day 8: Inswinging Free Kick (Morocco vs Belgium) appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

This World Cup language podcast looks back at day 7 of the tournament and at the moment of magic from Leo Messi as he helped Argentina to an all-important 2-0 win over Mexico. We look at a description of the goal from a BBC report and explain the words: 'trademark magic'; 'keeps hopes alive' and 'tense encounter'. The post 2022 World Cup Language Podcast: Day 7 – Trademark Magic (Argentina v Mexico) appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Day 6 of the 2022 World Cup and Wales lose 2-0 to Iran. We look at some language describing the result, including the phrase 'first hurdle'. The post 2022 World Cup Language Podcast Day 6: The First Hurdle – Wales v Iran appeared first on Learn English Through Football.