As many of you will know, the UEFA cup has undergone a transition this year and it's not just the name that has changed. An incredible 193 teams will enter the 2009/2010 Europa League, with the initiative to play highly esteemed clubs such as Valencia, Ajax, Benfica, Zenit St Petersburg and Werder Bremen; just some of the teams entering the competition.

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They Think It's All Over... wishes England's Young Lions the best of luck for their Euro U21 2009 Final and wonders whether their success could usher in a new era of success for the senior England side. Click to continue reading...

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They Think It's All Over... throws it's hat in the corner of Manchester United for the Champions League Final, courtesy of some pretty compelling arguments. Have a read to find out what those arguments are... Click to continue reading...

The leagues around Europe are reaching their climaxes and on this week's show languagecaster takes a look at how three of the big leagues were decided. We also...

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Three of the big European league titles were decided last week as Inter Milan won in Italy, Barcelona in Spain and Manchester United in England.

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The aftermath of the Chelsea v Barca Champions League semi-final game yesterday has been... well, nasty. I can understand why Chelsea supporter's feel crushed and I won't dig the shank in deeper. But I have to say that Drogba's and Ballack's performances after the game and the supposed "handball" incident with Eto'o respectively, as well as manager Hiddink's comments about some kind of UEFA conspiracy that prevented Chelsea from winning, were ridiculous. Click to continue reading...

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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.

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Last-gasp goals, Bayern Munich thrashed, Champions League quarter-finals, international sackings and tension in the Championship all feature in this week's good, the bad and the ugly section of languagecaster's football podcast.

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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...

Stories from the top and bottom of the Premier League, UEFA, Brazil and Argentina all feature on this week's good, the bad and the ugly on languagecaster's football podcast. Click on the links below to find out more on all of these stories. Explanations of key vocabulary (in bold) can be found at the foot [. Click to continue reading...

There were some big results in this week's Champions League, but none were bigger than Bayern Munich's thrashing of Sporting. On this week's show we ask our German correspondent about the giant team from the Bundesliga. In addition we: Review the football news in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Introduce a new football expression in English [. 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...

The leagues in Europe are getting closer to the finishing line. Everyone wants to win at the start of the season, but now many clubs are just looking to avoid the drop. This week we look at the teams who are nervously hoping they down drop down a division this summer. In addition we: Review the football [. Click to continue reading...

Champions League action this week dominates the news, but there was also a bit of fighting on the football pitches of the world! Click on the links below to find out more on all of these stories. Explanations of key vocabulary (in bold) can be found at the foot of the page. The Good English clubs in [. 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...

International friendlies and World Cup qualifiers dominated last week's football, along with the sackings of coaches, Craig Bellamy and David Beckham who all feature in this week's good, the bad and the ugly. Good David Beckham receives his 108th cap for England. That equals Bobby Moore's record as an outfielder with the most caps for England. Click to continue reading...

International friendlies and World Cup qualifiers dominated last week's football, along with the sackings of coaches, Craig Bellamy and David Beckham who all feature in this week's good, the bad and the ugly. Good David Beckham receives his 108th cap for England. That equals Bobby Moore's record as an outfielder with the most caps for England. Click to continue reading...

Kaka to Man City? Beckham to AC Milan? The transfer window has been full of rumours and gossip. On this week's show we take a look at some of the main transfer stories that have made the headlines over the past three weeks. We also ... Review the football news in the Good, the Bad and [...] Click to continue reading...

Good Manchester United keep a clean sheet for a record eleventh time in a row and maintain their irresistible form in 2009. This run and the latest victory with a clean sheet, 5-0 over West Brom, came despite an injury hit back line. Wes Brown, Rio Ferdinand, Evra, Neville and Rafael have all had to [. Click to continue reading...

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 [. Click to continue reading...

On this week's show we take a look at one of the greatest players to have played in the Premier League: Ryan Giggs. 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 [. Click to continue reading...

The FA Cup is back on the radar and so are the cup shocks. New managers appointed and newish managers under pressure. Lots to talk about again in the world of football. Good The third round of the oldest footballing cup competition in the world got under way at the beginning of January. This is the round [. Click to continue reading...

On this week's show Damon and Damian take a look back at the highs and lows from 2008 for their respective clubs: Liverpool and Tottenham. 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 [. Click to continue reading...

Many of the European leagues are taking breaks over the Christmas and New year period, but there's enough action in other leagues and competitions around the world to keep football fans interested. This week features the FA Cup third round, La Liga and the Emperor's Cup in Japan - the Asian nations equivalent to the [. Click to continue reading...

Winter is closing in and leagues in Europe are approaching the half way stage. On this week's show we've talk about cup competitons, fights, super subs and our main piece features the ballon D'Or, recently won by Ronaldo of manchester United. We also: Review the football news in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Introduce a new [. Click to continue reading...

On this week's show we take a look back at the fantastic Barcelona side of the early 1990s under Johan Cruyff's management, the Dream Team. We also: Review the football news in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Introduce a new football expression in English for Football rent a car bulgaria And continue the predictions battle in the predictions [. Click to continue reading...

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. Statue: a representation or copy of (usually) a person in stone, metal or wood Example: Brian [. Click to continue reading...

Brian Clough, Alessandro Del Piero, Gamba Osaka and the craziest sending off you'll ever see all feature on this week's the good, the bad and the ugly. The Good Brian Clough, or Cloughie to most English football fans, is to get a statue put up in his honour in the centre of Nottingham. The outspoken and colourful [. Click to continue reading...

Aye aye all, it's Wednesday (if only just), so just time for a quick update. This week we have news of another disastrous week of European football for the only Scottish team left in the Champions League and the third managerial casualty of the season tries to make ends meet with his Giro. We begin [. Click to continue reading...

South Africa is just around the corner and the World Cup qualifiers are in full swing. On this week's show Damian reviews the European groups after watching his beloved Irish team in action last Wednesday We also: Review the news in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Introduce a football expression in English for Football And continue [. 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. UEFA: The European governing body of football (Michel Platini is [. Click to continue reading...

The credit crunch sweeps the financial world and on this week's show, Damian looks at the economic health of some of the premier League clubs. 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 [. Click to continue reading...

On this week's show we review the life and times of former England star Paul Gascoigne, as well as our usual features which include: Reviewing the news in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Introducing a football expression in English for Football And continuing the predictions battle in the predictions competition For learners of English check out our [. Click to continue reading...

Champions League surprises, Brazilian brawls and the troubles at Tottenham feature in this week's good, the bad and the ugly. Click on the links after each story below to find out more. Good Yet again Romanian side Cluj and Cypriot team Famagusta feature as their Champions League dreams stay alive. Cluj drew at home to fancied Chelsea [. Click to continue reading...

The Champions League group games started this week and languagecaster takes a look at how teams from la Liga and the Premier League fared. For learners of English check out our Football Language Resources with: Worksheets and transcripts Vocabulary lists ** NEW ** Football language glossary Transcript Damian - The Spanish Teams Spanish teams usually feature among the favourites at the [. Click to continue reading...