This week we focus on teams that are on a run, who have several wins on the trot, or having a hard time breaking a winless streak. As always we cross the globe to choose our matches England, Germany, Italy, Holland, Brazil, and Japan. This week's guest predictor is Mike who is a fan of Manchester City.

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World Cup play-offs dominate the week. It's squeaky bum time for several countries around the world. We have the second leg in the Asia vs Oceania play off, the CONCACAF v South America showdown, and the games that will decide which European sides will join those already qualified. Our guest this week is Lilika, a Liverpool fan living in Japan.

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We start off this week's predictions with the Asian Champions League final as football increases in popularity in Asia this competition is going to get a bigger and bigger profile. Staying in Asia, we have a crunch game for the leaders of J-league, then some big games involving some the front runners in England, France and Spain, before we go south to a basement battle in Argentina.

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Copa Sudamericana Cerro Porteno and River Plate Uruguay, through to the semis

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Warner and the handbags

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International women's World Cup qualifiers, huge surprise in Spain and a prison sentence for Premier League footballer all feature on this week's The Good, the Bad and the Ugly section of languagecaster's podcast. Vocabulary support can be found for the words in bold at the foot of the post.

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A first from last week! The guest pundit, Sayumi, scored more than both Damon and Damian. She'll be happy with that and her team, Kawasaki's, great result over Hiroshima 7-0. Damon drops into last place, and he really is going through a dismal run of form. This week it's the turn of the north London derby to take centre stage along with the return legs of some of the big Champions League games.

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Damian keeps pulling away from the crowd Damon and guests. Can anyone stop him? This week a huge game for Rafa's Reds in the Premier League, top of the table action in Germany and a six-pointer at the bottom of La Liga. Games from South America and Japan complete this week's predictions. This week's guest is Sayumi, a Kawasaki fan living in Tokyo, Japan.

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Back to the domestic leagues after a week of World Cup qualifying action. Top four pretender, Aston Villa take on Chelsea, while a big north-west derby takes the Premier League stage. Top of the table clashes in the Bundesliga, La Liga and Italy, and el clasico capitalino in Columbia all feature this week.

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Crucial World Cup qualifiers this week it's squeaky bum time for managers, players and fans from a host of nations as another raft of places are up for grabs. This week's guest predictor is Gareth, a Chelsea fan living in Germany. After last week, the guest team have started a roll!

Current Score: Damon 32 | Damian 33 | Guest 27
DB DF Guest RESULT Denmark v Sweden 1-1 2-1 0-1 Greece v Latvia 2-0 1-0 1-1 Russia v Germany 2-2 0-1 2-3 Ireland v Italy 1-2 0-0 1-2 Honduras v USA 0-2 1-1 1-2 Czech Rep v N. Click to continue reading...

This week we try to predict results from two matches involving fierce local rivals: the Glasgow and Rio de Janeiro derbies. We also feature matches from La Liga and a top of the table clash from the Premier League. This week's guest predictor is Niall, who is a West Ham fan and a regular contributor to our website.

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Two huge games from the Bundesliga feature in this week's predictions battle, including the Ruhr derby. We also predict the results from the second set of matches in the Champions League group stage. This week's guest predictor is Niall who is a West Ham fan.

Current Score: Damon 25 | Damian 26 | Guest 20 DB DF Guest RESULT Dortmund - Schalke 2-2 Hamburg - B. Click to continue reading...

3 perfect scores last week has given Damian a healthy 5 point lead over Damon while our guest predictors are already in danger of falling by the wayside. This week there are some big games to predict including 2 derbies from the Premier League that feature the top 4. We also have a top of the table clash in Germany, as well as games from La Liga and Serie A

This week's guest predictor is Marco who is a Juventus fan living in London.

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World Cup qualifiers are back, and we take a look at games from five of the FIFA qualifying regions: Europe, South America, North and Central America, Asia and Africa. Some teams have already qualified, but who will join Holland, Japan, South and North Korea, Australia and hosts South Africa?

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While the Premier League and Bundesliga are already in full swing, it's time for Spain and Italy to start their seasons. So, this week we have games from all four leagues. Can Tottenham remain top of the Premier League after their visit to London rivals West Ham?

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It's time to start languagecaster's prediction battle again. This season we will have a guest to take on Damon and Damian. To start, we look at the Premier League - how will newcomers Burnley do and can Spurs repeat their winning performance of last year when Liverpool visit?

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The end of the season in Europe comes ever closer and that means for our final predictions of the season languagecaster turns to domestic cups, relegation battles in Spain, Champions League spots in Italy, and a big game in the Copa Libertadores.

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After a very low-scoring affair last week, Damian looks set to clinch his second predictions title in a row. Damon needs some points fast from this week's set of matches which includes a huge game in Poland, the exciting Bundesliga title race, the relegation battle in the Premier League, the Championship play-off, the Champions League final, as well as Liverpool against Tottenham.

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After a 7-5 win last week, Damian has seemingly an unassailable lead of 12 points over Damon in the predictions battle. This week sees our two experts predicting matches from the Premier League, the exciting Bundesliga title race, important games in France and Spain, as well as the UEFA Cup final and a quarter-final match from the Copa Libertadores.

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Damian increases his lead to 10 points in the predictions battle after a 'Barcelona-esque' 6-2 mauling of Damon last week. On this week's show we feature two domestic Cup finals, as well as big games from the Premier League, the Bundesliga, Serie A and a possible title-deciding derby match in Scotland

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With only a few weeks remaining the predictions battle between Damon and Damian is still neck and neck. This week, we feature two big games between teams at the top and bottom of the league in England, the Madrid-Barca derby in Spain, as well as important matches from the top of the Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1 in France.

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It's going down to the wire in the predictions battle. This week, big games at the top of the Spanish, German, English and Argentinian leagues, a look at the a bottom of the table clash in England and the first legs of the Champions league semi-finals.

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Another important week in football all around the world as we approach the business end to the season in Europe and South America. The English FA Cup semi-finals, possible title deciders from the Premier League, Ligue 1 in France, the Bundesliga in Germany and Italy's Serie A, as well as one of the world's biggest derbies all feature on this week's predictions.

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Damon had a great week, amassing 10 points to Damian's six, but Damian still holds the initiative. This week we look at the Champions League games again - Porto v Manchester United looks the most interesting - and two huge derbies: the Rome derby between Lazio and AS Roma and arguably the biggest derby in the world between Galatasary and Fenerbahce.

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Both Damon and Damian did well in predicting the World Cup qualifying games last week, Damon edging out his rival 8-7. This week sees our two 'experts' predicting matches from the Premier League, La Liga, the Bundesliga, La Plata derby in Argentina, as well as the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Click to continue reading...

A low-scoring 1-1 draw last week means that Damian still leads by 12 points. Can Damon make any headway this week and start a comeback? World Cup qualifiers take place all around the world and we feature games from Europe, South America and Asia as teams attempt to take a step closer to qualifying [. Click to continue reading...

It looks like it's in the bag for Damian. Another great week with a 10 point haul means that he has taken a commanding lead in the predictions race. This week, another globe-trotting collection of games including a big derby from Colombia <center> DB DF RES Tottenham v Chelsea 0-1 1-1 Liverpool v A Villa 2-0 1-1 Stuttgart v H Berlin 1-1 2-1 Osasuna v Espanyol 1-1 0-0 Napoli v AC Milan 0-1 0-2 Huracan [. Click to continue reading...

Damian has opened a significant gap in the predictions race. This could be make or break week for Damon, another big loss and could be all over. This week, we have a real globe-trotting feel to the games - matches from England, Spain, Germany, Italy, Argentina and Japan all feature. DB DF RES Man U v Liverpool 0-0 A. Click to continue reading...

After a convincing 5-1 victory last week Damian takes the lead over Damon for the first time this season. Lots of points to be won in this week's games from the Premier League, La Liga in Spain, Italy's Serie A, as well as the Champions League. DB DF RES Fulham - Man Utd 0-1 1-1 R. Click to continue reading...

A terrible week again for Damon the predictions race, and Damian has really made up some ground. This week languagecaster look at some top versus bottom clashes, as some of the title contenders take on those threatened by relegation. There's also a juicy tie with Barcelona visiting Atletico Madrid - can the Catalan's bounce back [. Click to continue reading...

A low-scoring round for the languagecaster 'experts' last week means that both Damon and Damian will be looking for some points from this week's set of matches. Guus Hiddink's first match in charge for Chelsea, the Catalan derby in la Liga, the Ruhr derby in Germany, as well as four matches from the last 16 [. Click to continue reading...

Cup action with the FA Cup fifth round ties in England, the second week of games in Argentina, an interesting clash in the German Bundesliga, and games from Spain, Italy and the Premier League all feature as the football clubs get back into action after the world cup qualifiers and friendlies of mid-week. Click to continue reading...

Damon scored a 5-2 victory last week to stretch his lead to nine points over Damian. This week we have huge derbies from the Premier League and la Liga in Spain, the top game in Portugal and some crucial World Cup qualifiers from Asia and the CONCACAF zone DB DF RES Tigre - San Lorenzo 2-1 Real Betis - Sevilla 0-2 Tottenham - [. Click to continue reading...

Damian really closed the gap last week with an eight point haul. It looks as though Damon is in free fall after only obtaining one point. This week, Germany is back on the menu, along with Spain and a derby in England and some unfinished business in the FA Cup - two more derbies! DB DF RES Hamburg v [. Click to continue reading...

Damian slightly closed the gap on Damon after last week's games and he will be hoping to earn some more points in this week's predictions race. The English FA Cup, Serie A and some midweek Premier League action all feature on this week's show. DB DF RES Derby Co. - Nottm Forest 1-1 Man Utd - Tottenham 4-1 Liverpool - Everton 1-0 Cardiff City - [. Click to continue reading...

<p class="alert">The Merseyside derby, Premier League relegation battles, Beckham's home debut and a possible shock in the Carling Cup all feature on this week's predictions. Damon won last week 7-5 and will be hoping to maintain this winning form till the end of the season.   DB DF RES A. Click to continue reading...