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Out of town for the weekend - but didn't miss much on the footie front other than a few surprising World Cup qualifying results. Let's take a look at some of the news coming out of the international break as it pertains to the Premier League:

• Israel crashed out of World Cup qualifying despite dominating their match against Latvia.

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E-$ sent me this from Bill Simmons' Summer Mailbag. A few reasons he thinks soccer (international at least...) will take off in thee states:

Q: I am a die-hard soccer fan living abroad and agree with your theory that international soccer could take off in the States. But not everyone listens to your podcasts, so could you please make the same case in one of your columns so everyone can see it?

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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.

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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.

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

Hans: Yes, another very interesting season in the Bundesliga is coming to a close.

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There are only five games to play in the Premier League and no doubt there will be more twists and turns at this exciting stage of the season and so on this week's show we take a look at the Premier League title race.

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

Automatically receive the podcast each week by clicking on the icon

Transcript
With only five games remaining in the English Premier League, tension is high as three clubs are still in with a shout of winning the title.

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On this week's show we focus on the World Cup qualifying matches that took place in Europe over the past few days. 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 [. Click to continue reading...

This weekend sees the Spanish city of Madrid come to a halt as El Derbi madrileño takes place between Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid. We take a look at some of the history behind the two sides and wonder which of them will be victorious come Saturday. In addition we: Review the football news in the Good, [. Click to continue reading...

After almost a three-month break the Champions League is back and languagecaster previews the 8 mouthwatering ties that lie ahead. Will it be another all-English final or will the winner come from Spain, Italy or ... Greece? In addition we: Review the football news in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Introduce a new football expression in [. Click to continue reading...

It is almost a year to the date since the last time Colin Munroe got mentioned on TOR so I guess it's as good a time as any to drop his name again. The genre-hopping kid is the quintessential millennial and recently let loose a mixtape entitled Colin Munroe is the Unsung Hero. It's got Wale, Joell Ortiz, a U2 cover, Bob Dylan re-works and some Dallas Austin production on it so it's just all over the place musically. Click to continue reading...

Four MLS teams are already qualified for the very first CONCACAF Champions League, and Toronto FC have a good chance of going as well. Since the spots in the tournament are given out to countries and not leagues - Toronto FC have a qualifying tournament with the Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps.

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