Here are some words and phrases you can hear on languagecaster's Good, Bad and Ugly section of the podcast - a review of the footballing news. For more English practice check out our worksheets, football glossary and English for football phrases. In a row: consecutively Example: Gamba Osaka are the second Japanese team in a row to [. Click to continue reading...

It has been a crazy week in football with so much happening on and off the pitch. On this week's good, the bad and the ugly we feature Maradona, River Plate, Liverpool, Tottenham and, of course, Joey Barton. Click on the links to find out more about these stories Good Liverpool beat Chelsea 1-0 at Stamford Bridge [. Click to continue reading...

Fightback against racism in Europe and World Cup shocks all feature on this week's good, the bad and the ugly, our weekly review of the football news. Click on the links below to find out more about the stories. Good Finally UEFA are at least trying to do something about eliminating racism from football. Click to continue reading...

 The Time Finder posted information about some great computer shortcuts this morning - along with a link to the NY Times article by David Pogue.  Who knew, for example, that you can use Google like a calculator?  And here's a cool tip that I found in the "Comments" - A little less known one I enjoy [. Click to continue reading...

Kolo Toure: Arsenal need to win this year

Arsenal defender Kolo Toure has spoken about the club's goal of winning silverware this season, following their shock Premier League defeat to Hull City at the weekend.

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Gunners defender Kolo Toure has revealed he was 'scared ' to face Hull, such was the pressure on the team to win the game. Arsenal were sunk by Phil Brown's Tigers in the shock of the season so far on Saturday as they surrendered a one goal lead to lose 2-1. And, in trying to explain the [...] Click to continue reading...

Hull shock Arsenal, Liverpool win at Goodison Park, Spurs lose again, Newcastle lose fifth straight, Wigan stop Manchester City, Manchester United beat Bolton, Chelsea beat Stoke and West Ham beat Fulham...

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Torres turns Mersey divide into a widening gulf
Everton 0 - 2 Liverpool

Hull's composure and cunning leave Wenger in a wistful mood
Arsenal 1 - 2 Hull City
Cousin makes it party time for Hull

Black day for justice over Ronaldo's gift-wrapped goal
Manchester United 2 - 0 Bolton

Ramos stirs fans' wrath after Defoe twists the knife
Portsmouth 2 - 0 Tottenham

Terry turns on the charm but Chelsea are altogether tougher
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"I looked at my watch and saw that the training session had gone on for exactly two hours! Then another half an hour in the gym! Two and a half hours! Can you imagine that?"

"I trained like never in my life before, I swear! The weights started to get to me, and I stopped and said to the trainer, ‘I can't do this'. Click to continue reading...

River and Boca both suffered shock defeats on Sunday, San Lorenzo won on Friday to ensure they still top the table tonight regardless, and Vélez, who won well against Central on Saturday, are close behind them. Racing, having seen a three match unbeaten run ended in midweek by Huracán, got back to winnings ways against managerless [. Click to continue reading...

Watford's American skipper Jay DeMerit has spoken of his shock at the phantom goal awarded to Reading at Vicarage Road yesterday, which has been the talk of England's Championship.Twelve minutes into their 2-2 clash, 25-year old referee Stuart Atwell stunned the entire stadium by awarding Reading a goal, on his linesman's advice, when the Hornets' John Eustace had clearly put the ball out of play Click to continue reading...

Juande Ramos is on the verge of leaving Spurs, according to shock reports this morning. The Spaniard took over less than a year ago but he and his family are said to be struggling to settle into life in England. As such, it is thought the 53-year-old is considering his future at White Hart Lane. According to the [. Click to continue reading...

It was an interesting beginning to the 2008-2009 Champions League campaign with Romanian upstarts CFR Cluj grabbing the headlines as they stunned Italian giants Roma with a deserved 2-1 victory at the Stadio Olimpico. Roma now face a must win game in Match Day 2 away to Bordeaux who were thrashed 4-0 by Chelsea. Click to continue reading...

LIVERPOOL'S latest signing Albert Riera has the happy knack of playing on winning sides against Manchester United - but the Spaniard insists that his latest success is down to the hard work of his new Anfield team-mates.

The winger made an instant impression by constantly stretching the champions' defence during Saturday's 2-1 victory - following on from the part he played in Manchester City's 3-1 win over their neighbours on his Eastlands debut in 2006. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal striker Robin van Persie has told Manchester City no matter how much money they offer him he would never quit the Gunners for them. City's new mega-rich Arab owners have already splashed the cash after the shock transfer deadline signing of Robinho from Real Madrid. But while Dutchman Van Persie is surprised by the dramatic developments [. Click to continue reading...

Joe Cole has said that England will adopt a defensive approach against Croatia on Wednesday in their World Cup qualifier.

Cole says that a draw would be a good result.

"We're working on being strong and hard to break down and we have got the players to do that.

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SAMI HYYPIA today admitted his shock and dismay at being dropped from the Reds Champions League squad until the New Year at least – but hopes he still has a significant part to play in Liverpool's plans this season.

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Newcastle United new boy Xisco has revealed his shock at the Kevin Keegan resignation last night. Xisco - disappointed at Keegan leaving- seems a great lad The Spanish Under-21 international is disappointed that Keegan will not be there when he returns from international duty next week. Xisco says it was actually Keegan who convinced him to sign for [. Click to continue reading...

IT'S arguably come as no shock that Alan Curbishley has quit West Ham. The crows over the 50-year-old have been circling for some time and the sale of Anton Ferdinand and George McCartney to Sunderland seems to have been the last straw. But one thing his departure has certainly drawn to the attention is the black [. Click to continue reading...

The story of Mario Martínez Rubio - who is paid 75 times less than Samuel Eto'o - is the perfect metaphor for his team's defeat of Barcelona.

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Jimmy Bullard climbs ladder to pinnacle of the game with England

Jimmy Bullard, the shock newcomer in the England squad, sat in the team hotel near Watford and pondered when he had been there before.

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A shock start to action in Spain where both Barcelona and Real Madrid lost on the opening weekend...


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Manchester City have pulled off the shock transfer of the season by signing Robinho from Real Madrid for £32.5 million on a 4 year contract. Meanwhile their local rivals Manchester United have finally signed Dmitar Berbatov for a fee of £30.75 million. As part of the deal, Frazer-Campbell will join Spurs on a season-long loan [. Click to continue reading...

Special thanks to Andrew for forwarding this link. It appears that Manchester City will get their big name shock signing today, if this report is true. Now, my Spanish has slipped a little from my days living in Miami, but... Click to continue reading...

Tottenham are tonight preparing a move for Wigan Athletic striker Emile Heskey to replace Manchester bound Dimitar Berbatov. The England international has been heavily linked with a move to White Hart Lane this summer as Spurs look to reshape their strike force with Roman Pavlyuchenko also arriving.

The former Liverpool front man is understood to be interested in a move to the North London club although they will have to hurry because the deadline is just under four hours away. Click to continue reading...

Apparently Juande Ramos has sold his sulky Bulgarian to Manchester CITY! According to these two sources the deal has been struck and Berbs is on his way. Don't forget to check out Online Football Manager! Mark Hughes has told Sky Sports News that Spurs have accepted Manchester City's shock bid for Dimitar . Click to continue reading...

Manchester United will have been flabbergasted by Manchester City's shock last minute, albeit uncompleted, move for Dimitri Berbatov. The Bulgarian forward was all set to be the spearhead of what would have been the most potent striking force in the Premiership. However as City's bid was accepted United are in a whole lot of bother; with no [. Click to continue reading...

Apparently Juande Ramos has sold his sulky Bulgarian to Manchester CITY! According to these two sources the deal has been struck and Berbs is on his way. Don't forget to check out Online Football Manager! Mark Hughes has told Sky Sports News that Spurs have accepted Manchester City's shock bid for Dimitar . Click to continue reading...

According to Sky Sports News, Manchester City has made a shock bid for Dimitar Berbatov which has been accepted by Spurs. Incredibly, Tottenham is reported to have made a bid in excess of £30 million. The massive transfer fee makes him the most expensive transfer signing in British history. Man City manager Mark Hughes says that [. Click to continue reading...

The biggest shock of the day comes in the shape of Berbatov going to Manchester City?!

I just don't get it at all, he must be really desperate if he ends up there. They certainly won't be in the Champions League anytime soon. I know things look more secure than they did under Shinawatra if the buy out actually goes through but it would still be a risky move for Berba. Click to continue reading...

It appears that Alan Curbishley is closing in on a signing that could well save the Hammers boss his job! Don't forget to check out Online Football Manager! WEST HAM have emerged as the shock frontrunners in the race for Henrik Larsson. Larsson, 36, is set to quit Helsingborgs and the Hammers have . Click to continue reading...

West Ham boss Alan Curbishley will look to maintain his sides flying start to the season by trying to tie down Swedish legend Henrik Larsson in a shock loan move. The former Barcelona frontman completed a similar switch to Manchester United in 2007, and it is thought Curbishley is looking to do the same to strengthen [. Click to continue reading...

In this weeks Learners" Podcast we take a look at the groups in the Champions League and highlight some of the teams and their chances. 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 Here's an early season [. Click to continue reading...

West Ham should have Mark Noble, Scott Parker, Matthew Etherington and Lucas Neill back in the squad for tomorrow's clash with Blackburn, while Craig Bellamy could also make a shock return to action. The Wales forward has been missing for three weeks with a hamstring injury but is said to have impressed on his return to [. Click to continue reading...

Lo leemos en ConexiónAguila y nos unimos al "shock" que esta noticia representa: La realidad es que hay una zona infartada y esto te provocará una parálisis de grado variable, esperamos que en los meses futuros nosotros podamos rehabilitarte hasta donde podamos, lo más posible" "La vida después de este evento resulta difícil que sea la misma [. Click to continue reading...

Lo leemos en ConexiónAguila y nos unimos al "shock" que esta noticia representa: La realidad es que hay una zona infartada y esto te provocará una parálisis de grado variable, esperamos que en los meses futuros nosotros podamos rehabilitarte hasta donde podamos, lo más posible" "La vida después de este evento resulta difícil que sea la misma [. Click to continue reading...