Is the Premier League the 'greatest show on Earth' or a boring 'private member's club'? On this
week's podcast we ask whether the dominance of the 'Big Four' in England is a good thing for
football. In addition we: Review the football news in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Introduce a
new football expression in [.
Chris gave us this (non-UK) club crests quiz yesterday, and if you haven't done so already I
suggest you take the quiz before reading the answers below. No one got all 10 correct. But
congratulations to both Marcus & Oliver and Matt, who got 9/10 correct. Answers below... Al-Ahly
Spotter's Badge: Yassine Boca Juniors Spotter's Badge: Johnny1987 Club America Spotter's Badge: [.
Last week, saw the confederations Cup reach its climax with an exciting game seeing Brazil come
from two goals down to beat the USA 3-2. The USA certainly impressed the worldwide audience by
beating Spain and going close against the South American powerhouse. Perhaps their world ranking of
12 is merited.
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Download the latest worksheets and transcripts here.
Check out this week's predictions. Can you do better?
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football news - The good, the bad and the ugly
Andrei Arshavin's fantastic display against Liverpool, AZ Alkmaar, the Wembley pitch and Serie A
all feature on this week's good, the bad and the ugly section feature in this week's Good, the Bad
and the Ugly section of languagecaster's football podcast.
Download the latest podcast - Barcelona and Real Madrid
A look at the rivalry between these two giants of Spanish football. The two teams have met 157
times with Real Madrid coming out top 68 times to Barca's 59.
Download the latest worksheets and transcripts here.
Check out this week's predictions.
Download the latest podcast - The Copa Libertadores
It's the 50th anniversary of the biggest football competition south of the equator. and
languagcester takes a look at the Copa Libertadores and makes a bold prediction.
- Download the latest free worksheets and transcripts here.
- Check out this week's predictions.
Languagecaster look at one of the oldest rivalries in English football, the East Midlands derby
between Derby Coury and Nottingham Forest. We also... Review the football news in the Good, the Bad
and the Ugly Introduce a new football expression in English for Football And continue the
predictions battle in the Predictions competition For learners of English check out [.
Download the latest podcast - The FA Cup
Download the latest worksheets and transcripts here.
Check out this week's predictions. Can you do better?
Listen to the podcast, read the posts, then leave a comment.
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football news - The good, the bad and the ugly
The Champions League quaretr final second leg results, relegation, trouble in Malaysia and
Manchester all feature in this week's Good, the Bad and the Ugly section of languagecaster's
football podcast.
This week, the Champions league quarter final first legs were played and languagecaster takes a
look at what happened.
In addition we:
- Review the football news in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
- Introduce a new football expression in English for Football
- And continue the predictions battle in the Predictions competition
For learners of English check out our new Football Language Resources page with:
- Football glossary (a huge collection of football vocabulary, football cliches and football
phrases)
- Worksheets and transcripts
- Vocabulary lists
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Transcript
Damian: Only a month ago many here in England were tipping Manchester United to win an
unprecedented quintuple - five trophies in one season - but in recent weeks the Red Devils have
started to wobble.
Download the latest podcast - Barcelona and Real Madrid
A look at the rivalry between these two giants of Spanish football. The two teams have met 157
times with Real Madrid coming out top 68 times to Barca's 59.
Download the latest worksheets and transcripts here.
Check out this week's predictions.
Download the latest podcast - The Bundesliga run-in
There are only four games left in the Bundesliga and still five teams can win the title. This
week's podcast focuses on the final run-in to an action-packed season in Germany and looks at the
battles at the top and the bottom of the league.
- Download the latest free worksheets and transcripts here.
As Real Madrid continue to build their new dream team, other teams are beginning to make moves
in the transfer market, World Cup qualifiers continue - good news for North Korea (a 0-0 draw
against saudi Arabia sees them through to the World Cup), not so good for Argentina (they lie
fourth in the South America table after losing 2-0 away to Ecuador), and of course, in South
Africa, the Confederations Cup is in full swing.
Last week I posted the Calcio Quiz. I know I originally said I would post the answers on
Wednesday, but nobody has really tried to answer since Thursday so I'll go ahead and unveil the
answers today. I hope the quiz was challenging, and maybe I'll post more editions of the Calcio
Quiz in the future if I can think up 50 more questions!
