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October 3, 2008

Podcast Week 8: Paul Gascoigne

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On this week's show we review the life and times of former England star Paul Gascoigne, as well as our usual features which include: Reviewing the news in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Introducing a football expression in English for Football And continuing the predictions battle in the predictions competition For learners of English check out our [. Click to continue reading...

October 1, 2008

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - Week 8

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Champions League surprises, Brazilian brawls and the troubles at Tottenham feature in this week's good, the bad and the ugly. Click on the links after each story below to find out more. Good Yet again Romanian side Cluj and Cypriot team Famagusta feature as their Champions League dreams stay alive. Cluj drew at home to fancied Chelsea [. Click to continue reading...

September 20, 2008

Learner’s Podcast: Week 6 - The Champions League group games

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The Champions League group games started this week and languagecaster takes a look at how teams from la Liga and the Premier League fared. For learners of English check out our Football Language Resources with: Worksheets and transcripts Vocabulary lists ** NEW ** Football language glossary Transcript Damian - The Spanish Teams Spanish teams usually feature among the favourites at the [. Click to continue reading...

September 19, 2008

Week 6: 2008-09 - The Champions League group games

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The group stages are under way already in the Champions league. Barely have the seasons started in the European leagues and the big money competition is underway. In this show Damon and damian reflect on the Spanish and English team's start to the campaign. We also: Review the news in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Introduce [. Click to continue reading...

September 9, 2008

If You Know Your History: Top 10 Scottish Club Nights in Europe (Part II)

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Scotland has had many glorious moments on the football stage over the years - domestically, Aberdeen, Celtic and Rangers have all won European silverware and our national team has given us many classic moments, from the Wembley Wizards to Archie Gemmill's goal against Holland, right up to James McFadden's screamer against France, part of a [. Click to continue reading...

September 6, 2008

Learners’ Podcast: Week 4 - The World Cup qualifiers

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It's World Cup qualifier week and European teams get their campaigns off to a start, while there's also action across the globe in Asia and South America. Languagecaster.com also brings you another English for Football phrase. For learners of English check out our Football Language Resources with: Worksheets and transcripts Vocabulary lists ** NEW ** Football language glossary Transcript (To [. Click to continue reading...

August 14, 2008

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - Podcast 1 (08/09)

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While the leagues in Europe are just starting up there is still plenty of footballing news. This week transfers, Olympic football and Joey Barton all feature. The good The Olympics are in full swing and so is Olympic football. Not so important in Europe but taken very seriously by South America. So far it's been good [. Click to continue reading...

July 25, 2008

Boring?

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Is the Premier League boring? Are the results too predictable? It does seem as though the 'Big Four' Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United, seem to own the top four spots. But what about the other big leagues in Europe? Top Four Finishers England 1 2 3 4 2008 Man U Chelsea Arsenal Liverpool 2007 Man U Chelsea Liverpool Arsenal 2006 Chelsea Man U Liverpool Arsenal 2005 Chelsea Arsenal Man U Everton Spain 1 2 3 4 2008 R. Click to continue reading...

July 16, 2008

If You Know Your History - España ‘82 (Part I)

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Now that the proposed fixture between Scotland and Argentina has been cancelled, the national side will need to find other opposition as the team gets ready for World Cup 2010. Every Scottish football fan knows that Scotland have never gotten beyond the first round of a World Cup. On three occasions, Scotland came very [. Click to continue reading...