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 [.
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Stories from England, France, Argentina, Iraq and Brazil 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 of the page.
The Good Liverpool keep [.
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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 [.
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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, [.
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Carling Cup victory, poor refereeing, Ronaldo's comeback and some slightly over-exaggerated TV
commentary 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 of [.
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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 [.
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Jose Mourinho, David Beckham, Arsenal and a poor translation all feature in this week's good, the
bad and the ugly - the review of the football week 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 [.
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Less than two weeks remain until Wembley Stadium witnesses Carling Cup holders Tottenham Hotspur's
title defense against reigning Premier League and European Champions Manchester United.
Unsurprisingly, fans across the world are actively debating the importance of this Cup final.
Unlike the FA Cup, which is universally acclaimed as arguably the most prestigious club cup
competition, the League Cup has earned itself the notorious nickname of "The Mickey Mouse
Cup," referring to its minor, if any, importance in many circles of football.
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Learn some of the words and phrases from languagecaster's Good, Bad and Ugly section of the
podcast. For more English practice check out our worksheets, football glossary and English for
football phrases. Outfielder: all players except the goalkeeper on a football team Example: David
Beckham receives his 108th cap for England.
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I'll be the first to admit that before the season started, I was looking forward to seeing the
2008/09 Portsmouth team assert themselves within the top ten. I'll also to be the first to admit
that Portsmouth have been the second most disappointing side this season (second only to
Tottenham). Now, with Tony Adams out the door and countless stars sold, Portsmouth need a hero.
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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.
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I'll be the first to admit that before the season started, I was looking forward to seeing the
2008/09 Portsmouth team assert themselves within the top ten. I'll also to be the first to admit
that Portsmouth have been the second most disappointing side this season (second only to
Tottenham). Now, with Tony Adams out the door and countless stars sold, Portsmouth need a hero.
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Chelsea FC just hired their new head coach in Guus Hiddink according to the team's website this
morning and this choice baffles my mind. But, then again, a lot of things that have happened at
Chelsea have baffled my mind. Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich moved quickly to hire personal friend
Hiddink to take over the squad until the end of the season and he still gets to remain as coach of
the Russian national coach.
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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.
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After a thrilling end to the Argentinian apertura season in December, football returns to Argentina
with the clausura season this weekend and languagecaster looks at some of the players and teams
that will feature. We also ... Review the football news in the Good, the Bad and the Ugly Introduce
a new football expression in English for [.
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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 - [.
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If you tuned in to last Sunday's Premiership Talk Podcast, you would have heard me discuss the
"Right Result table." What is this mythical table, and what exactly does it mean? Let me
explain... The guys over at RightResult.net have been "fixing" refereeing errors in the
Premier League for some time now.
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When Manchester City was taken over earlier this season, talks of Galacticos and 10 digit numbers
were floating about. At the turn of the new year, City found themselves embroiled in a relegation
battle that heavily scuppered their worldwide ambitions. With their latest victory over Newcastle,
City have climbed out of the bottom half of the table and into 9th place.
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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 [.
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Ricky Sbragia must surely be thinking that he is living the life of luxury. Since taking over from
Roy Keane, Sbragia has slowly been leading Sunderland from the bottom of the Premier League to the
edge of the top half. Sunderland's 1-0 win against Fulham tonight propels them up to 11th in the
table, and just five points away from a potential European spot.
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Former England captain David Beckham was once again the talk of the town in the Italian Serie A as
he scored the first goal of his Milan career against Bologna just moments ago. Beckham, on loan to
the Rossoneri in a bid to impress England's Italian manager Fabio Capello, arrived at the end of a
Clarence Seedorf pass and struck beautifully into the top corner from the right side of the box.
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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 [.
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The system needs to be changed - and fast. After watching a Cinderella run come to a crashing halt,
I have seen enough. Burnley were unjustly knocked out of the Carling Cup, and it is all the FA's
fault. In the first leg of the Carling Cup semi-final between Tottenham and Burnley, Tottenham came
away with an easy 4-1 victory.
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A lot has changed since Round 1 of the Merseyside Derby. Way back on September 27th, Liverpool came
away with a 2-0 victory. Before the match, Liverpool was coming into the match undefeated with 3
victories and 2 draws - 11 points out of a possible 15. Everton, on the other hand, was coming into
the match with 2 victories and a draw - 7 points out of 15.
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For the first time this season Manchester United fans are celebrating reaching the summit of the
Premier League table. Finally level with Liverpool in the games played column (although that will
change again on Monday), Manchester United showed that they still have what it takes to win the
league, even with several key players out.
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The FA Cup is always good for a few surprise results, and this year has already proved to be no
different. Both Chelsea and Manchester City faced lower league opposition at home in the third
round, and neither side came out with the result they wanted. The more surprising of the two is
perhaps Manchester City's 3-0 defeat against Nottingham Forest.
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As an American, I love nothing better than to watch the Premier League and see a fellow American
being successful. This past week was a perfect example. The match pitted an overachieving Fulham
side against a powerful Chelsea side. Coming into the match, Chelsea was undefeated on the road at
8-1-0, and they had only given up 1 goal.
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