Time for a spot of Argentinian football - we feature a preview of the clausura season

Our German correspondent is back with a look at some of the teams and players doing well as the Bundesliga restarts.

On this week's main listening report we take a look at the FA Cup: the format, its history and its giant killing. There is a worksheet with this report and you can listen to the report by clicking on the link below, while vocabulary support appears at the foot of the report.

On this week's main listening report we preview the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Tournament being co-hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea

This week's languagecaster main listening report spotlights the Football League Cup in England - it's format, history, some statistics, and cracking matches.

On this week's main listening report we look back at some of the big stories from the football world in 2011. This is part two which will focus on July to December.

On this week's main listening report we look back at some of the big stories from the football world in 2011. Part one will feature January to June while part two will focus on July to December.

As Christmas approaches, on this week's main listening report, we take a look at football at Christmas through the years: folk football and rioting, a football game in the middle of war, and Boxing Day.

In this week's main listening report, we ask who has been the best ever overseas player in the Premier League?

It's Club World Cup time - who is in and who will win? Check out the latest listening report from languagecaster

In this week's main listening report, we feature the final game of the 2011 Brazilian season. Nothing has been decided with the title, Libertadores places and relegation all going down to the wire.

In this week's main listening report, we salute a remarkable achievement and a fantastic player as Del Piero appoaches 700 professional games.

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In a week when FIFA president Sepp Blatter was embroiled in yet another scandal: this time about race, we report on four of the many controversies that FIFA's leader has been involved in.

In a week when FIFA president Sepp Blatter was embroiled in yet another scandal: this time about race, we report on four of the many controversies that FIFA's leader has been involved in.

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On this week's report we focus on the four play-off ties that will decide the last four spots in next summer's European Championship finals in Poland and Ukraine.

With 12 team already qualified for next summer's European Championships in Poland/Ukraine the remaining four spots will be filled on Tuesday after the two-legged games between the best runners-up in the qualifying groups. Here we take a look at the eight sides and pick out the four teams we think will make it to the finals.

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Bill Shankley, the famous Liverpool boss of the late 50s and early 70s once said not to look at the league table until 10 games had been played because it meant nothing.

Shankley's 10 game rule and how three of the big leagues in Europe stand now - The Premier League, La Liga and the Bundesliga.

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Why are football formations important? What is the difference between 4-4-2 and 4-3-3? This week, languagecaster.com takes a look at how teams line up and how formations affect a game.

Why are football formations important? What is the difference between 4-4-2 and 4-3-3? This week, languagecaster.com takes a look at how teams line up and how formations affect a game.

Main Report: The Japanese J League - who will clinch the title? And will we see Urawa in J2 next season?

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The European leagues are about a third of the way through their seasons and the Champions League is in the middle of the group stages, but what about elsewhere in the world?

On this week's report we take a look at one of the fiercest rivalries in English football: Liverpool versus Manchester United. Which team is older? Which has won more head-to-heads? Have they ever played each other in a final? Which of them has won more league titles? These and other questions are answered in this week's report, which also has a transcript

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On this week's report we take a look at one of the fiercest rivalries in English football: Liverpool versus Manchester United. Which team is older?

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Did you know that the 2014 World Cup qualifying rounds have already started? With 'only' just under a thousand days until the big kick-off in Brazil, we take a look at one of the most hotly-contested qualifying groups: South America.

Did you know that the 2014 World Cup qualifying rounds have already started? With 'only' just under a thousand days until the big kick-off in Brazil, we take a look at one of the most hotly-contested qualifying groups: South America.

On this week's main report, Hans, our German correspondent spotlights Bayern Munich, a team that has had a fantastic start to the season in the Bundesliga and the Champions League.

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On this week's main report, Hans, our German correspondent spotlights Bayern Munich, a team that has had a fantastic start to the season in the Bundesliga and the Champions League.

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This week's main report takes a look at this season's Spanish League: La Liga 2011-12. This report has a transcript below and explanations of key vocabulary (in bold) can be found at the foot of the post, while other key phrases (in blue) also have meanings explained.

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Who is the greatest player to have played for your favourite team? What was your greatest moment as a fan? These and other similar questions are often asked by football supporters all over the world and so on this week's main report we ask what has been the best ever side in your favourite club's history with Damian focusing on the Spurs team from 1961-63.

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It's Champions League group stage time from now until the beginning of December Europe's elite clubs will be going up against each other trying to reach the knockout stages and of course the money that playing in the later stages brings.

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The Premier League has just kicked off and so Damon and Damian take a look at their respective team's chances. Here is Damian looking ahead to his team's Tottenham's 2011-12 season, complete with worksheet, while there is also a transcript below.

The Premier League has just kicked off and so Damon and Damian take a look at their respective team's chances. Here is Damon looking ahead to his team's Liverpool's 2011-12 season. There is a transcript below, while explanations of key vocabulary (in bold) can be found at the foot of the post, while other key phrases (in blue) and links (in red) also have meanings explained.

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The European football season gets under way this month but this does not mean that no football has taken place during July and August. The Copa America, The Women's World Cup, World Cups at U-17 and U-20 levels, as well as major domestic leagues including Brazil, Argentina, the MLS and the J-League have all seen football action this summer.

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The 2011 Copa América is taking place in Argentina and so in this main report we take a look back at the history of this competition. You can listen to the report on the Copa America by clicking on the file below while there is also a transcript and explanations of key vocabulary (in bold) can be found at the foot of the post, while other key phrases (in blue) also have meanings explained.

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In our last main report of the 2010-11 season, Damon and Damian review the footballing year for their clubs Liverpool FC and Tottenham Hotspur FC a season of two halves for one and a roller coaster ride for the other.

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The 2011 Spanish League season has ended and on this week's main report we take a look back at some of the highs and lows of La Liga. There is a transcript below, while explanations of key vocabulary (in bold) can be found at the foot of the post, while other key phrases (in blue) also have meanings explained.

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The 2011 Premier League season has come to an end and the winners and losers have been decided. On this week's main report we take a look back at some of the highs and lows of the English football season.

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In Europe the football seasons are coming to a close, but in the Bundesliga in Germany the last games are more controversial than normal. There is a transcript below, while explanations of key vocabulary (in bold) can be found at the foot of the post, while other key phrases (in blue) also have meanings explained.

With a race row brewing in France we thought we would look back at a podcast from October 2008 when we featured a campaign by the organisation Kick It Out which set up an anti-racism campaign in England. There is a transcript below, while explanations of key vocabulary (in bold) can be found at the foot of the post, while other key phrases (in blue) also have meanings explained.