Barcelona are back, Ibrahimovic has his cake, Joe Kinnear breaks the press conference swearing record and Tottenham sink to the bottom of the Premier League. All of these stories feature in this week's the good, the bad and the ugly. Click on the links for more information about them below. Good Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored an amazing goal [. Click to continue reading...

Here are some words and phrases you can hear on languagecaster's Full Podcast's Good, Bad and Ugly section - a review of the footballing news. For more English practice check out our worksheets, football glossary and English for football phrases as well as the Learners' Podcast. (to) pick up: get, earn Example: The premier League newcomers (Hull) [. Click to continue reading...

It feels good again to be a Derby supporter. Over the last two weeks wins against Sheffield United and QPR (away) and draws against Cardiff and Swansea (away) make a pleasant change of fortunes for the (once) mighty rams. Suddenly there is an air of confidence sweeping through the club. This is something we haven't [. Click to continue reading...

The Good Premier League newcomers Hull continue to pick up points and remain in the top half of the table after games. Last weekend they got a good result drawing with Everton to notch their eighth point of the season. Good news for the Tigers. Very good for the 'Vs' in La Liga:  Valencia go top as [. Click to continue reading...

Another slim victory for Damon moves him six points ahead of his firece rival Damian. Talking of fierce rivalries, this week it is Derby Predictions Weekend, with six classic fixtures from around the world. For more information about these rivalries, visit the excellent site www.footballderbies.com. 08/09 Podcast 6 DB DF RES Everton v Liverpool 1-1 AC Milan v Inter 1-1 Benfica v Sporting 1-0 Estudiantes v [. Click to continue reading...

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...

On this week's show we review the World Cup qualifiers by asking fans from Germany, England and Ireland their viewpoints on last week's matches. We also: Review the news in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Introduce a football expression in English for Football And continue the predictions battle in the predictions competition For learners of English check out [. Click to continue reading...

And they're off... in Europe at least. Most of the globe have started World Cup qualifying, but this weekend sees the teams from Europe start their campaigns to qualify for the World Cup in South Africa. As well as asking three fans what they think of their team's chances we also: Review the news in the Good, [. Click to continue reading...

World Cup qualifiers dominate this week's predictions with European sides finally kicking off their campaign. We have 4 matches from Europe as well as a huge derby from Asia and an important game in South America. Damon did really last week to take the lead in the predictions battle so Damian will be hoping to [. Click to continue reading...

Good Good for Man City fans as it's raining money at Eastlands after Abu Dahbi United (not a football team) swooped to buy the Sky Blues off under fire previous owner Thaksin Shinawatra. They then sealed the transfer coup of the summer, landing Robinho from Real Madrid for 32.4 million pounds. Next targets are rumoured to [. Click to continue reading...

I read the news today, oh boy. You couldn't make this up! With God (4 Brazilians, an Olympian Argentine and the prodigal son Sean Wright-Philips) on Our Side, Man City prove that the Premier League can be sheikhen and stirred. Having pinched Robinho from Chelski and nearly nicking Berbatov from Utd (just for fun), CITEH are [. Click to continue reading...

The Champions League group stage draw has been made and languagecaster.com take a look at what this means for the teams. We also: Review the news in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Introduce a football expression in English for Football And start the predictions battle in the predictions competition For learners of English check out our new Football [. Click to continue reading...

Six games and six different leagues make up this week's predictions battle. Huge derbies in the English and Scottish Premier Leagues, Ligue 1 and Portugal as well as opening matches from La Liga and Serie A. Damian had a good week last week but can Damon bounce back this week? 08/09 Podcast 3 DB DF RES Chelsea - Tottenham 1-3 Sampdoria - [. Click to continue reading...

This week languagecaster asks a fan from Hull City about his team's chances in the Premier League. There is also 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 DF: Hello John, it's good to have you here as a Hull [. Click to continue reading...

This week languagecaster continues to ask fans about their team's chances in the Premier League. We also feature the men's and women's Olympic finals. We also: Review the news in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Introduce a football expression in English for Football And start the predictions battle in the predictions competition For learners of English check out [. Click to continue reading...

Last season Damian crusied to a comfortable win and took the predictions crown from Damon. How about this season. This is the first week and we concentrate on the Premier League. 08/09 Podcast 1 DB DF RES Sunderland vs Liverpool 2-1 0-0 Arsenal v WBA 3-1 (1) 2-0 (1) 1-0 M'boro v Tottenham 0-2 1-3 Chelsea v Portsmouth 1-0 2-0 Man U v Newcastle 2-1 2-0 Bayern M v Hamburg 2-0 2-1 Click to continue reading...

Welcome back! On this week's show we take a look at the start of the Premier League season as well as having a new English for Football phrase. For learners of English check out our Football Language Resources with: Worksheets and transcripts Vocabulary lists ** NEW ** Football language glossary Click here for the transcript Click to continue reading...

Languagecaster is back after the summer break with a look at the upcoming Premier League. Will it be the same old story with Clelsea and Manchester United battling it out at the top or will a dark horse sneak up on the rails. We ask fans what they think about their team's chances. We also: Review the [. Click to continue reading...

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...

A week to go until the Championship kicks off and much work has been going on in the off season. This being a post about Derby County, I can report that the squad has been 'freshened up' (whatever that means!) and several new faces have been brought in to replace those failures from last season. [... Click to continue reading...

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...

The last in our summer podcasts looks back at the Euro 2008 Championships and asks some of our footballing 'experts' what they thought were the best and worst moments of the tournament. In addition, we also reveal the winner of the summer predictions battle. Languagecaster will be back with a new set of weekly podcasts in [. Click to continue reading...

Euro 2008 semi-finals, Copa Libertadores final, managerial casualties and appointments, as well as guns all feature in this week's good, the bad and the ugly. Good It was good for Spain and Germany as they both won through to the Euro 2008 final. The Germans winning with a last-gasp winner against Turkey while Spain crushed Russia 3-0. Click to continue reading...

Damon's dismal run continues. It looks like Damian has the crown all sewn up, but Damon will never say die! 08 Summer Pod 5 DB DF RES Holland v Russia 2-1 Spain v Italy 2-1 Japan v Bahrain 2-0 South Korea v North Korea 1-0 Iran v Kuwait 1-0 Click to continue reading...

Hat-trick hero, favourites upset, hosts 'go home' and Polish sour grapes all feature in today's good, the bad and the ugly. Click on the links to discover more about each story. Good David Villa's hat trick for Spain against Russia was the stand out performance after the first set of matches leading many to tip Spain for [. Click to continue reading...

On June 7 2008,  the Japan National Team had a match in the 3rd Qualifier of the FIFA World Cup 2010 against Oman. This was the same opponent as last week in Japan but this time it kicked off at 5:15 PM in Masqat, Oman. The weather was astonishingly humid and muggy and because [...] Click to continue reading...

On today's good, the bad and the ugly, we feature some of the highs and lows from the Euro 2008 competition, including superb attacking football, tournament-ending injuries and hooligans arrested after all day drinking. (And they are not even English!) Click on the links below to read more about these stories that have featured on [. Click to continue reading...

The competition is in full swing and some of the big clubs have laid down their markers already. the highlight so far has to be Holland vs Italy: another Dutch masterclass. On this show we ask three ladies who for their predictions and see if they match our otehr listeners and readers' opinions. We also Look back [. Click to continue reading...

So which team do you think will win Euro 2008? How about the dark horses? Which team will underachieve and who will be the player of the tournament? Simply click on the comment link at the foot of the post and tell us your predictions for Euro 2008 which we will then add to the [...] Click to continue reading...

Here are your predictions for Euro 2008. The winners, dark horses, flops and top players of the tournament according to our readers and listeners. European Championship 2008 Winner Dark Horse Flop Best Player Damian Germany Croatia France Modric Damon Spain Russia Portugal Torres Noi Italy Switzerland Spain Ronaldo Sean111 Spain Czech Rep Ronaldo Torres Siobhan Italy Croatia Germany Ronaldo George Germany Croatia Spain Torres Fergus Spain - France Torres Tim Germany Turkey Holland Torres Ben France Russia Italy Benzema Hans France Croatia Austria Ribery Kucho Spain Poland Italy Casillas Ed Spain Greece France Torres Paul M Croatia France Germany Podolski Javier Portugal Italy Spain Ronaldo Maria Portugal Romania Spain Ronaldo Franz Germany Greece Spain Ballack Pim France Holland Portugal Benzema Akis Portugal Romania France Ronaldo Yukawa Holland - - - Pablo Czech R Italy France Toni Adrian Germany Croatia Spain Klose Hugh Germany Holland Italy Podolski Click to continue reading...

On this week's good, the bad and the ugly we feature lots of winners, some losers and Joey Barton! Click on the links below to find out more about the stories we feature. Good Manchester United are the winners of the Champions League for the third time in their history after beating Chelsea on penalties. Click to continue reading...

The Premier League is over and on this week's show we ask some fans what they thought of their team's performance during the season. For learners of English there are also: Worksheets and transcripts Vocabulary lists Online quizzes and crossword puzzles Weekly blogs from our football-crazy writers in fans' forum Transcript Derby DB: Hans, can you sum up the season for us? Click to continue reading...

The Premier League is over and on this week's show we ask some fans what they thought of their team's performance during the season. The predictions battle also goes down to the wire with only two points separating Damon from Damian. We also: Review the football week in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Introduce a football [. Click to continue reading...

Here are some words and phrases you can hear on languagecaster's Full Podcast's Good, Bad and Ugly section - a review of the footballing news. For more English practice check out our online quizzes and crosswords, worksheets and English for football phrases as well as the Learners' Podcast. crucial - vital, important Ryan Giggs scored the crucial [. Click to continue reading...

Many things have changed in Barcelona since Belleti's goal in Saint Dennis. Last season has been the final evidence that this Barça needs to change. Now it's easy to detail the errors. However, the people who like football can just clap or whistle at the stage. Rijkaard has been fired. It's true that he hasn't managed [. Click to continue reading...