Listening Practice: Short Reports (2006-2016) Archives - Learn English Through Football

Learning English Through Football Language Podcast: (Listening) Being a Fan – Manchester City [ARCHIVE]

Learn English through Football — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 16:56:34 +0000

Being a fan: Manchester City - In this teaching ideas post we listen to Manchester City fan Dave explain why he supports the Blues and not the Reds of his hometown

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Learn English Through Football Language Podcast: Irish Football Stars

Learn English through Football — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 02:01:43 +0000

It's St Patrick's Day (March 17th) which, of course, is the Irish national day, so on this week's listening practice report we take a look at some of the best ever Irish footballers.

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Main Listening Report: Ronaldo – O Fenomeno [From the archives]

Learn English through Football — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 23:19:30 +0000

This week saw the retirement of one of the greatest strikers of this generation, O Fenomeno, Ronaldo.

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Main Listening Report: The Language of Relegation

Learn English through Football — Sat, 30 Apr 2022 20:30:20 +0000

On this week's main listening report we look at relegation and the language used to describe it.

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5 Great Wembley FA Cup Finals

Learn English through Football — Fri, 14 May 2021 23:06:33 +0000

5 Great Wembley FA Cup Finals: On this week's main listening report we preview the FA Cup final by taking a look back at five of the most memorable finals to have taken place at Wembley Stadium.

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Listening Report: World Cup Stars – Maradona (From the Archives)

grell — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 20:15:30 +0000

It's World Cup year and on this week's Listening Report we have chosen a report from our archives on World Cup stars. This report is on Maradona, arguably one of the best football players ever.

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Football Language Podcast: World Cup Stars – Pele

grell — Fri, 23 Oct 2020 23:00:37 +0000

Main Report: World Cup Stars - This week's podcast is all about Pele - one of the greatest ever.

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Football Language Podcast: The seven stages of being a football manager – revisited

Learn English through Football — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 06:32:33 +0000

Seven stages of being a football manager: Managers have yet again been in the news this week and so on this week's football-language podcast we take a look back at one of our 2009 posts that looks at some of the language used to describe the role of the football manager.

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Learning English through Football – 5 questions about football derbies

Learn English through Football — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 08:06:43 +0000

5 questions about football derbies: There are many derbies being played around the world this weekend so we thought we'd look at rivalries...

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Listening Practice Report: From the archives – Johan Cruyff

grell — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 10:51:32 +0000

March the 24th 2016 saw the passing of one of the greatest footballers ever - Johan Cruyff. To remember this great player, this week's listening practice report is an adapted report from our archives. The post was originally published on May 1, 2011 as part of our World Cup Stars series. You can find explanations of key vocabulary (in bold) at the end of the post. You can listen to the podcast by clicking on the file below - you can also subscribe and listen to all our football-language podcasts - there are hundreds of them!

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Listening Report: Football in China – Update 2020

Learn English through Football — Sat, 25 Jan 2020 18:59:25 +0000

Football in China: It's Chinese New Year and so on this week's listening report we take a look at football in China.

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Listening Practice: The Euros 2016 – Group F

grell — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 05:52:35 +0000

The Euro 2016 competition is well underway and it is time to take a look at the last of the groups. Group F. In this group areA Austria,A Hungary,A Iceland, andA Portugal,A and ita€™s hard to pick a clear favourite. Listen to the report by clicking below, while explanations of key vocabulary (in bold) can be found at the bottom […]

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Listening Practice: Euro 2016 Preview – Group E

grell — Sat, 11 Jun 2016 08:52:02 +0000

The European Championships have finally startedA and we continueA our series of previews, spotlightingA Group E, may pundits’ group of death.A This group has Belgium, Sweden, the Republic of Ireland, and Italy. Listen to the report by clicking below, while explanations of key vocabulary (in bold) can be found at the bottom of the post. Euro 2016 Preview – […]

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Listening Practice: Euro 2016 Preview – Group D

Learn English through Football — Fri, 10 Jun 2016 14:33:16 +0000

The European Championships are about to start and so today in our series of previews we focus on Group D which includes current holders Spain, dark horses Turkey and Croatia as well as the Czech Republic.

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Listening Practice: Euro 2016 Preview – Group C

Learn English through Football — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 16:55:33 +0000

We continue with our preview of the European Championship taking place in France by looking at Group C which includes favourites Germany, dark horses Poland, Ukraine and outsiders Northern Ireland.

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Listening Practice: Euro 2016 Preview – Group B

Learn English through Football — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 08:40:50 +0000

Euro 2016 Preview - Group B: With the 2016 European Championships about to start we continue with our preview by focusing on Group B which includes England, Russia, Slovakia and Wales.

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Listening Practice: Euro 2016 Preview – Group A

Learn English through Football — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 08:31:29 +0000

Today's listening practice looks at group A with hosts France, Romania, Albania and Switzerland.

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Listening Practice: 2016 Copa AmÃ©rica Centenario

Learn English through Football — Fri, 03 Jun 2016 11:47:21 +0000

2016 Copa AmÃ©rica Centenario: It's 100 years since the founding of the South American football federation CONMEBOL and so to celebrate this...

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Listening Practice Report: 2016 Champions League Preview

Learn English through Football — Sat, 28 May 2016 11:58:54 +0000

2016 Champions League Preview: This weekend in Milan sees the final of the Champions League between two rivals from Madrid: AtlÃ©tico and Real

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Listening Report: 2016 Cup Finals Across Europe

Learn English through Football — Sat, 21 May 2016 12:08:30 +0000

On this week's listening report we preview all seven matches and even offer a prediction or two!

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Main Listening Report: The Two Big European Cup Competitions

grell — Sun, 15 May 2016 07:54:25 +0000

For languagecaster’s main listening report this week we take a look at the two big European cup competitions: the Champions League and the Europa League. For the finale of the European football season in May, the two EUFA competitions are held in the same week, and we compare the money, the format, the winners and […]

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Listening Report: CL Football Crests

grell — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 08:21:04 +0000

[print_link] | Subscribe: Main Listening Report It’s Champions League semi final second legs this week, and on this listening report we take a look at the history and design of the four teams’ crests or shirt badges. The four teams are Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Manchester City, and Bayern Munich. Listening Report: CL Football Crests […]

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Listening Practice: The Race for the PL Title

grell — Sat, 16 Apr 2016 11:35:31 +0000

[print_link] | Subscribe: Main Listening Report | Follow @languagecaster For this week’s listening report we take a look at the race for the PL (premier League) title. This season has been a topsy turvy one and a shock is on the cards as Leicester lead the pack going into the final five games. You can […]

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Listening Practice: 2016 Champions League Quarter-finals

Learn English through Football — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 17:11:01 +0000

The four first leg matches of this season’s 2016 Champions League quarter-finals have all taken place and so on this week’s listening practice report we take a look back at what happened and a look forward to next week’s second leg games. You can listen to the report by clicking on the link above, and […]

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Listening Practice Report: 2016 FA Cup Quarter-finals

Learn English through Football — Sat, 12 Mar 2016 15:05:03 +0000

This week's listening practice report looks at the 2016 FA Cup quarter-finals that are taking place this weekend.

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Listening Practice Report: 2016 Europa League Last 16 Previews

Learn English through Football — Sat, 05 Mar 2016 06:59:49 +0000

2016 Europa League Last 16 Previews: This week's listening practice report looks ahead to some of the big games from the Europa League...

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Listening Report: 2016 League Cup Final

Learn English through Football — Wed, 02 Mar 2016 13:28:30 +0000

This weeka€™s listening practice report looks at this yeara€™s Capital One League Cup final between Liverpool and Manchester City.

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Listening Practice: The Basque Derby

Learn English through Football — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 13:53:17 +0000

This week's listening practice report focuses on one of the big games in Spanish football - the Basque derby between Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad.

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Listening Practice: 2015-16 Serie A and Premier League Showdowns

Learn English through Football — Sat, 13 Feb 2016 13:21:30 +0000

Subscribe This week’s listening practice report focuses on the big games taking place this weekend in Italy and in England. The top four teams in both leagues face off in possible title showdowns. You can listen to the report by clicking on the link above, and you can also read the transcript of the report […]

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Listening Practice: Man v Fat

grell — Sat, 06 Feb 2016 14:52:54 +0000

[print_link] | Subscribe This week’s listening practice report spotlights a new league in England aimed at helping overweight men lose weight, which is part of an initiative called Man v Fat. You can listen to the report by clicking on the link above, and you can also read the transcript of the report (below). There […]

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Listening Practice: South Coast Teams (England)

grell — Sat, 30 Jan 2016 09:28:59 +0000

In this weekends FA Cup round games Portsmouth take on Bournemouth. Both are on the south coast of England, and along with Southampton, they make up three big south coast teams. We take a look at their history, nicknames and crests in this week's listening practice report.

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Listening Practice: 2015-16 Bundesliga Returns

Learn English through Football — Fri, 22 Jan 2016 14:42:58 +0000

Last week we looked at the Premier League title race and as the Bundesliga has returned after its winter break we thought we'd take a look at the German title race on this week's listening practice report.

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Listening Practice: Who will win the 2015-16 Premier League?

Learn English through Football — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 15:53:22 +0000

On this week's listening practice report we wonder which team will win this season's Premier League title.

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Listening Practice Report: Memory Lane – FA Cup 1976

grell — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 02:42:34 +0000

FA Cup 1976: On this week's listening practice report, Damon takes a trip down memory lane and describes the 1976 FA Cup final - played...

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Listening Practice Report: Liverpool – half term report card

grell — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 08:51:59 +0000

[print_link] | Subscribe Our main listening practice report this week sees Damon give his thoughts on Liverpool’s first half of the season. Damon is a Liverpool fan and talks about the manager, best players, flops, highlights and more. You can listen to the report by clicking on the link above, and you can also read […]

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Listening Practice Report: 2015 FIFA Club World Cup

Learn English through Football — Sat, 12 Dec 2015 08:41:39 +0000

Our main listening practice report this week focuses on the FIFA Club World Cup, taking place in Japan starting this week.

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Listening Practice: Best Overseas Premier League Player?

grell — Sun, 06 Dec 2015 00:08:56 +0000

[print_link] | Subscribe In this week’s main listening report, we feature a post from 2011 from our archive. We asked the question, who are the best ever foreign imports to have played in the Premier League? Of course, there are plenty of talented overseas stars playing now, but this report focuses on those who stayed […]

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Listening Practice: The Champions League – Last Games

grell — Sat, 28 Nov 2015 03:11:13 +0000

A month ago, we took a look at the Champions League groups after two games. Now, all teams have played five or the six group games and we review the current situation.

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Listening Practice: 2015 El ClÃ¡sico: Three Things to Watch out for

Learn English through Football — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 13:57:41 +0000

Listening Practice: 2015 El ClÃ¡sico: Three Things to Watch out for

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Listening Report: 2016 European Championship Play-offs

Learn English through Football — Wed, 11 Nov 2015 15:18:51 +0000

In this listening practice report we look ahead to the four 2016 European Championship play-off matches and try to offer a prediction!

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Listening Practice: Back to the Future II: Football in 2045

Learn English through Football — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 10:33:51 +0000

Back to the Future II: To celebrate Back to the Future day we take a look at what football may look like in 2045!

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Listening Practice: What Can Football Learn From Rugby?

grell — Sat, 31 Oct 2015 06:46:43 +0000

Rugby and football have a shared history which goes all the way back to folk football. What can football learn from rugby?

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Listening Practice: Back to the Future (Part 1) – Football in 1985

Learn English through Football — Sat, 24 Oct 2015 09:16:54 +0000

Back to the Future: We are going to take a look back at what football was like 30 years ago in 1985.

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Listening Practice: 2015-16 Champions League Preview (Groups E-H)

Learn English through Football — Tue, 20 Oct 2015 14:18:59 +0000

2015-16 Champions League Preview: The 2015-16 Champions League group stages reach their third set of matches this week ...

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Listening Practice Report: From the Archives – Goalkeepers

grell — Sat, 17 Oct 2015 01:38:55 +0000

This week's main listening report is from our 2012 Archives. It focuses on an often overlooked position in the team, the goalkeeper.

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Listening Practice Report: Farewell Brendan Rogers

grell — Sun, 11 Oct 2015 01:52:34 +0000

Klopp has been appointed LFC manager and Brendan Rogers forgotten. In this report, Damon, an LFC fan gives reflects on Rogers' time at LFC.

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Listening Practice Report: Women’s Football

grell — Fri, 02 Oct 2015 12:07:25 +0000

This week we thought it would be a good idea to see how much some male football fans know about women's football.

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Listening Practice: 2015-16 Champions League Preview (Groups A-D)

Learn English through Football — Sat, 26 Sep 2015 07:22:40 +0000

2015-16 Champions League Preview (Groups A-D)

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Listening Practice: The Women’s Super League

grell — Sat, 19 Sep 2015 03:20:37 +0000

In the last 10 years, Women's football has become very popular. We look at the game in England, focusing on the Women's Super League.

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Listening Practice: Serie A Preview

Learn English through Football — Sat, 12 Sep 2015 03:34:33 +0000

Last week we looked at the start of the new Spanish season and this week we turn our focus to Italy and the start of Serie A.

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Listening Practice: 2016 European Championship Qualifiers

Learn English through Football — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 17:05:00 +0000

This week's listening report is all about the latest 2016 European Championship qualifiers.

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Listening Practice: The Big Three

grell — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 01:28:06 +0000

On this week's listening report we take a look at the bug three teams in Holland, also known as De Grote Drie.

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Listening Practice: La Liga Preview 2015/16

grell — Fri, 21 Aug 2015 11:11:49 +0000

La Liga kicks off this weekend, and we take a look at the favourites, a dark horse and some of the teams that may be fighting relegation.

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Listening Practice: 2015-16 Bundesliga Preview

Learn English through Football — Sat, 15 Aug 2015 05:54:12 +0000

The 2015-2016 Bundesliga kicks off this weekend and on this listening practice report we take a look at the favourites, the dark horses as well as some of the teams that may struggle.

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Listening Practice: 2015-16 Premier League Preview

grell — Sat, 08 Aug 2015 02:59:12 +0000

The 2015-16 English Premier League starts again this weekend and in this Premier League Preview we look at some of the favourites, the possible dark horses and teams that may struggle in this the 24th version of the league.

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Listening Report: 2018 World Cup Qualifying Draw

Learn English through Football — Sun, 26 Jul 2015 07:37:34 +0000

This weekend has seen the draw for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers take place and so on this week's report we take a look at the qualification systems in five of the six confederations

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Listening Practice: 2015 Women’s World Cup Last 16

Learn English through Football — Sat, 20 Jun 2015 06:24:30 +0000

The 2015 Women's World Cup taking place in Canada has reached the knock-out stage with the 16 remaining sides battling it out to see which nation will lift the trophy on July 5th. In this report we take a look at the favourites, dark horses and also-rans.

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Listening Practice: 2015 Copa America

Learn English through Football — Mon, 15 Jun 2015 14:11:05 +0000

There is lots of football taking place around the world over the next few weeks including the 2015 Copa America that's taking place in Chile.

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Listening Report: 6 Cup Finals

Learn English through Football — Sat, 30 May 2015 06:57:38 +0000

This weekend sees six cup finals taking place in Europe and so on this week's listening report we preview all six matches and even offer a prediction.

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Listening Report: Xavi – Best Player in the World? (From 2010)

Learn English through Football — Sat, 23 May 2015 11:07:07 +0000

Barcelona stalwart and captain Xavi HernÃ¡ndez will play his final match against Deportivo. We are re-posting this report we did on him from December 2010...

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Listening Report: Steven Gerrard – Part 2

grell — Sat, 23 May 2015 04:19:26 +0000

This weekend Liverpool number 8, Steven Gerrard, will probably play his last game for his boyhood side, Liverpool.

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Listening Report: Steven Gerrard – Part 1

grell — Sat, 16 May 2015 03:02:08 +0000

As the Premier League says farewell to Steven Gerrard, we have 8 facts for the midfielder who wears number 8. In part 1, we bring you the first 4.

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Listening Report: A. F. C. Bournemouth

grell — Fri, 08 May 2015 12:23:49 +0000

In this report we take a closer look at the English Championship Division champions, AFC Bournemouth, who will join the Premier League next season.

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Listening Report: 2015 Argentinian Primera DivisiÃ³n

Learn English through Football — Fri, 01 May 2015 12:41:37 +0000

The 2015 Argentinian Primera DivisiÃ³n sees its first SuperclÃ¡sico of the season and so on this week's report we take a look at the Argentinan top division.

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Listening Report: 2015 Champions League Quarter-final Review

Learn English through Football — Fri, 24 Apr 2015 07:47:23 +0000

The 2015 Champions League semi-finalists have been decided after the four quarter-final second legs took place this week and in this listening report we review these games and discuss where they were won and lost.

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Listening Report: 2015 FA Cup Semi-finals

Learn English through Football — Sat, 18 Apr 2015 09:46:42 +0000

This weekend sees the 2015 FA Cup semi-finals taking place at Wembley Stadium and in this week's listening report we take a look at the two games and try and predict the finalists.

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2015 Champions League Quarter-Finals

Learn English through Football — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 16:39:03 +0000

The first legs of the 2015 Champions League quarter-finals take place this week and in this post we look at the four ties that will determine the four semi-finalists.

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Listening Report: Chinese Super League – Beijing Guoan vs Shanghai Shenhua

Learn English through Football — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 15:46:16 +0000

In a continuation of our series of reports on live games that myself and Damon have recently been to see, we feature the match between home side Beijing Guoan and Shanghai Shenhua from the 2015 Chinese Super League.

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Listening Report: The China Super League in Numbers

grell — Fri, 03 Apr 2015 00:49:24 +0000

Back in 2007 we wrote a report on football in China and on the Chinese Super League, and we revisit the league in this weeka€™s report

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Listening Report: 2015 Friendly Game – Hong Kong vs Guam

Learn English through Football — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 07:06:01 +0000

A couple of weeks ago Damon watched his side Liverpool play in a Europa League tie against Turkish side Besiktas and this weekend it was my turn to watch some live football when I went to watch Hong Kong take on Guam in an international friendly.

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Listening Report: 2018 World Cup Qualification

Learn English through Football — Sat, 14 Mar 2015 09:44:15 +0000

The road to the World Cup in Russia has just started and in this report we take a look at some of the early rounds of 2018 World Cup qualification.

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Listening Report: You Will Walk Alone! BeÅŸiktaÅŸ v Liverpool

grell — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 09:04:08 +0000

Impressions of Liverpool vs Besiktas in the Europa League second leg match in Istanbul.

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Listening Report: 2015 League Cup Final

Learn English through Football — Sat, 28 Feb 2015 11:10:15 +0000

2015 League Cup Final: This weekend sees the first of the English domestic trophies being decided when London rivals Chelsea and Tottenham meet at Wembley.

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Listening Report: Derbies – Two fans’ views

grell — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 06:05:38 +0000

Derbies - Which player from your rivals would you like? Which player will be the key in big matches? What is the next biggest rivalry for your team?

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Listening Report: American football and football

Learn English through Football — Sat, 31 Jan 2015 06:21:18 +0000

It's Super Bowl weekend and on this week's listening report we take a look at some of the differences between American football and football - we have an interview with a fan of both sports David.

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Listening Report: Success Breeds Success

grell — Fri, 23 Jan 2015 09:54:24 +0000

In, Success Breeds Success, we take a look at the richest clubs int he world, who they are, how they make money, and how they are dominating the game

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Listening Report: 2015 African Cup of Nations Preview

Learn English through Football — Sat, 17 Jan 2015 06:14:16 +0000

we preview the 2015 African Cup of Nations that is taking place in Equatorial Guinea

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Listening Report: 2015 Asian Cup Preview

Learn English through Football — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 10:45:24 +0000

In this week's listening report, we preview the 2015 Asian Cup that is taking place in Australia.

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Listening Report: Review of Asian Cup 2011 (Archive)

Learn English through Football — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 16:32:47 +0000

The 2015 Asian Cup starts this Friday in Australia and so we take a look back at the last competition from 2011 in this listening report from our archive.

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Listening Report: From the Archive – Boxing Day

grell — Sat, 27 Dec 2014 07:57:27 +0000

On this week's main report we revisit one of our posts from the archive exploring Boxing Day and football traditions.

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Listening Report: Rule Changes – a Look Back

grell — Sun, 21 Dec 2014 09:37:08 +0000

In this report we take a look back at fans reactions to rule changes and innovations in football in 2008 and see what has happened to the plans

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Listening Report: The 2014 Club World Cup

grell — Sat, 13 Dec 2014 06:27:17 +0000

For this week's listening report, we take a look at the team's in the 2014 Club World Cup.

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Listening Report: The Language of the Run In

grell — Sun, 07 Dec 2014 00:26:42 +0000

For this week's listening report, we focus on the language of the run in, the end of the season when the title race is decided.

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Listening Report: The Language of Misses

grell — Sat, 29 Nov 2014 08:46:42 +0000

This week's listening report is the language of misses. In football the aim is to score goals, but more often than not, a shot will miss, not find the net.

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Listening Report: Football Cliches

Learn English through Football — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 12:55:29 +0000

Football clichÃ©s are expressions or sayings that have become so overused that they have lost some of their original impact. In football, clichÃ©s

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Listening Report: European Championship History in Numbers

Learn English through Football — Sat, 15 Nov 2014 08:25:51 +0000

This week's listening report looks back at the history of the European Championship through numbers.

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Listening Report: The 2015 Women’s World Cup in Numbers

grell — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 09:01:30 +0000

On this week's listening report for learners of English we take a look at the women's game by comparing the Women's FIFA World Cup with the Men's competition.

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Listening Report: MYSA & Mathare United

grell — Sat, 01 Nov 2014 06:43:03 +0000

MYSA & Mathare United feature in our listening report this week, which describes this successful community project involving football

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Listening Report: The Language of Foreign Words in English Football

Learn English through Football — Sat, 25 Oct 2014 06:15:46 +0000

Foreign Words in English Football: A brief description of some of the foreign Words in English Football

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Listening Report – From the Archive: World Footballing Stereotypes

grell — Fri, 24 Oct 2014 12:20:00 +0000

World Footballing Stereotypes - How would you describe some of the famous national teams?

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Listening Report: The Indian Super League in Numbers

grell — Sat, 18 Oct 2014 03:42:31 +0000

This week's main listening report is a look at the Indian Super League in numbers.

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Listening Report: International Friendlies

Learn English through Football — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 06:11:30 +0000

This report looks at some of the language used to describe international friendlies.

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Listening Report: A First Trip to a Football Match – Arsenal

grell — Sat, 04 Oct 2014 01:33:57 +0000

We are always interested to hear about first experience at football games - on this week's listening report, Riaz, describes his first visit to see Arsenal

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Main Listening Report: The Genoese Derby

grell — Sat, 27 Sep 2014 03:33:35 +0000

The Genoese Derby features in our main listening report - we focus on the city, stadium and two teams - Genoa and Sampdoria

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Listening Report: Football in Scotland through Numbers

Learn English through Football — Sun, 21 Sep 2014 05:13:17 +0000

Football in Scotland: Scotland has been very much in the news recently so on this week's listening report we take a look at the football played 'north of the border'

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Listening Report: 2014-15 Champions League Preview

Learn English through Football — Sat, 13 Sep 2014 01:16:51 +0000

The 2014-15 Champions League Group stage kicks off next week so on this week's listening report we take a look at the 8 groups and try and predict a winner or two.

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Listening Report 2014-15: The European Championships 2016

grell — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 08:52:48 +0000

The European Championships qualifying games are about to kick off and we take a look at 3 minnows

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Listening Report: 2014-15 Manchester United’s Early Season Troubles

Learn English through Football — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 17:28:09 +0000

Two weeks ago we looked ahead to the new Premier League season but we did not foresee the troubles that Manchester United and their new manager would be facing.

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Listening Report: 2014-15 La Liga Preview

Learn English through Football — Sat, 23 Aug 2014 08:30:19 +0000

La Liga Preview: This week we take a look at the new Spanish season that kicks off this weekend.

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Listening Report: The 2014-15 Premier League Preview

Learn English through Football — Sat, 16 Aug 2014 07:32:58 +0000

In this report we look at some of the favourites, dark horses and possible strugglers in this season's Premier League.

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