The Good, The Bad, The Ugly Archives - Learn English Through Football https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/category/review/ Tue, 30 Dec 2025 14:10:32 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/cropped-BWLearnEnglishThroughFootballPodcast.512-512-32x32.jpg The Good, The Bad, The Ugly Archives - Learn English Through Football https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/category/review/ 32 32 True Damon Brewster and Damian Fitzpatrick false episodic Damon Brewster and Damian Fitzpatrick contact@learnenglishthroughfootball.com 7470bba0-ae05-11f0-a6fc-bde7114ee824 7470bba0-ae05-11f0-a6fc-bde7114ee824 ©LearnEnglishThroughFootball ©LearnEnglishThroughFootball podcast The Good, The Bad, The Ugly Archives - Learn English Through Football https://languagecaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/LearnEnglishThroughFootballPodcast1400x1400.jpg https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/category/review/ London & Tokyo London & Tokyo Weekly Weekly Damon Brewster Damian Fitzpatrick The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Napoli, Bournemouth and Leeds https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-napoli-bournemouth-and-leeds/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-napoli-bournemouth-and-leeds/#respond Tue, 20 Oct 2015 13:24:16 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=37628 Napoli keep up their amazing run in Italy, Bournemouth's Premier League debut season is starting to get tough, and Leeds need a new manager

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-napoli-bournemouth-and-leeds/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Albania, Argentina and FIFA Scandal https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-albania-argentina-and-fifa-scandal/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-albania-argentina-and-fifa-scandal/#respond Mon, 12 Oct 2015 16:35:51 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=37562 A crazy week of football with World Cup and European Championship qualifiers that saw Albania and Wales progressing to France...

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-albania-argentina-and-fifa-scandal/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Lewandowski, Barcelona and FIFA https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-lewandowski-barcelona-and-fifa/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-lewandowski-barcelona-and-fifa/#respond Fri, 25 Sep 2015 16:10:05 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=37419 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Lewandowski, Barcelona and FIFA

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-lewandowski-barcelona-and-fifa/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Martial and Son, Costa and Valbuena https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-martial-and-son-costa-and-valbuena/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-martial-and-son-costa-and-valbuena/#respond Mon, 21 Sep 2015 13:15:48 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=37328 In this week's football review we welcome Martial and Son to the Premier League, are amazed at Diego Costa and sympathise with Valbuena

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-martial-and-son-costa-and-valbuena/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Iceland, Holland and Malaysian Fans https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-iceland-holland-and-malaysian-fans/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-iceland-holland-and-malaysian-fans/#respond Fri, 11 Sep 2015 02:03:05 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=37238 In this week's football review we congratulate Iceland, are puzzled at the demise of the Dutch and wonder what happened with the Malaysian fans.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-iceland-holland-and-malaysian-fans/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Dortmund, Chelsea and Piqué https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-dortmund-chelsea-and-pique/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-dortmund-chelsea-and-pique/#respond Thu, 20 Aug 2015 02:19:21 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=37071 In this week's football review we marvel at the 'new' Dortmund, are unsure what is happening with Chelsea and were surprised at a Barcelona star's reaction

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-dortmund-chelsea-and-pique/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: West Ham, Cech and Marseille https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-west-ham-cech-and-marseille/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-west-ham-cech-and-marseille/#respond Mon, 10 Aug 2015 14:13:53 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=36997 In this week's football review we applaud West Ham, sympathise with Petr Cech and wonder what's going on at Marseille.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-west-ham-cech-and-marseille/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Copa America 2015 Review https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-copa-america-2015-review/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-copa-america-2015-review/#respond Sat, 11 Jul 2015 05:41:10 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=36359 Copa America 2015 Review: We congratulate Chile, sympathise with Argentina and are surprised at Gonzalo Jara.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-copa-america-2015-review/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Barcelona, Greece and Bhutan https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-barcelona-greece-and-bhutan/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-barcelona-greece-and-bhutan/#respond Sun, 14 Jun 2015 10:46:57 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=35483 In this week's football review we congratulate Barcelona, wonder about Greece and sympathise with Bhutan.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-barcelona-greece-and-bhutan/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Sevilla, Blatter and FIFA https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-sevilla-blatter-and-fifa/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-sevilla-blatter-and-fifa/#respond Sat, 30 May 2015 07:20:38 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=35224 In this week's football review we congratulate Spanish side Sevilla on retaining the Europa League title and we wonder about all the goings on at FIFA

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-sevilla-blatter-and-fifa/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Title Winners, Relegation and Managers https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-title-winners-relegation-and-managers/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-title-winners-relegation-and-managers/#respond Mon, 25 May 2015 09:05:53 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=35129 In this week's football review we congratulate all the title winners, commiserate with those teams that were relegated and sympathise with managers who...

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-title-winners-relegation-and-managers/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Barcelona, Hull City and Match-fixing https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-barcelona-hull-city-and-match-fixing/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-barcelona-hull-city-and-match-fixing/#respond Sat, 23 May 2015 05:15:31 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=34958 In this week's football review we congratulate Barcelona for regaining La Liga title, feel a little sorry for Hull City in England and worry about a match-fixing scandal in Italy.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-barcelona-hull-city-and-match-fixing/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Juventus, Real Madrid and the Superclasico https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-juventus-real-madrid-and-the-superclasico/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-juventus-real-madrid-and-the-superclasico/#respond Sat, 16 May 2015 03:42:30 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=34865 In this week's football review we congratulate Juventus, commiserate with Real Madrid and simply do not understand Boca Juniors fans.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-juventus-real-madrid-and-the-superclasico/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Chelsea, Newcastle and Blackpool https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-chelsea-newcastle-and-blackpool/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-chelsea-newcastle-and-blackpool/#respond Tue, 05 May 2015 14:37:47 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=34355 This week's football review congratulates Chelsea for winning the English title, sympathises with Newcastle United fans and wonders about Blackpool.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-chelsea-newcastle-and-blackpool/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Hazard and Bayern, David Cameron and crowd trouble in Turin https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-hazard-bayern-david-cameron-and-crowd-trouble-in-turin/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-hazard-bayern-david-cameron-and-crowd-trouble-in-turin/#respond Mon, 27 Apr 2015 15:32:27 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=34137 In this week's football review we congratulate Eden Hazard and Bayern Munich, laugh at David Cameron and worry about Italian football violence

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-hazard-bayern-david-cameron-and-crowd-trouble-in-turin/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Ronaldo, Man City and Fenerbahce’s Bus https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-ronaldo-man-city-and-fenerbahces-bus/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-ronaldo-man-city-and-fenerbahces-bus/#respond Wed, 08 Apr 2015 10:29:54 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=33615 In this week's football review section we congratulate Cristiano Ronaldo, cannot understand Manchester City and worry about happenings in Turkey.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-ronaldo-man-city-and-fenerbahces-bus/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: England, Holland and Montenegro vs Russia https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly_england-holland-and-montenegro-vs-russia/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly_england-holland-and-montenegro-vs-russia/#respond Mon, 30 Mar 2015 12:29:56 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=33474 In this week's football review section we congratulate England, wonder about the Dutch's chances of qualification and are surprised at the events of Montenegro vs Russia.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly_england-holland-and-montenegro-vs-russia/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Bhutan, Real Madrid and a Pitch Invasion https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-bhutan-real-madrid-and-a-pitch-invasion/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-bhutan-real-madrid-and-a-pitch-invasion/#respond Fri, 13 Mar 2015 15:10:26 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=32871 This week's football review looks at stories featuring Bhutan, Real Madrid and a pitch invasion

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-bhutan-real-madrid-and-a-pitch-invasion/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: European Football Review – Italy, England and Crowd Trouble https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-european-football-review-italy-england-and-crowd-trouble/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-european-football-review-italy-england-and-crowd-trouble/#respond Fri, 27 Feb 2015 13:04:52 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=32609 European Football Review - Italy, England and Crowd Trouble: In this week's football review section we look back at some of the European matches

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-european-football-review-italy-england-and-crowd-trouble/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: The 2015 Europa League Knock Out Stages https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-the-2015-europa-league-knock-out-stage/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-the-2015-europa-league-knock-out-stage/#respond Fri, 20 Feb 2015 06:20:39 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=32476 In this week's football review section we look back at the 2015 Europa League knock-out stages that took place yesterday which included goals, disrespect and fighting

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-the-2015-europa-league-knock-out-stage/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Australia, Bayern Munich and Equatorial Guinea https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/good-bad-ugly-australia-bayern-munich-equatorial-guinea/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/good-bad-ugly-australia-bayern-munich-equatorial-guinea/#respond Wed, 04 Feb 2015 13:41:35 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=32105 Australia win the Asian Cup, Bayern are thrashed and controversy in Equatorial Guinea

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/good-bad-ugly-australia-bayern-munich-equatorial-guinea/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: FA Cup Shocks, Drawing Lots and Diego Costa https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/good-bad-ugly-fa-cup-shocks-drawing-lots-diego-costa/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/good-bad-ugly-fa-cup-shocks-drawing-lots-diego-costa/#respond Sat, 31 Jan 2015 01:59:49 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=32067 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: FA Cup Shocks, Drawing Lots and Diego Costa

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/good-bad-ugly-fa-cup-shocks-drawing-lots-diego-costa/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Asian Cup, AC Milan and Referees https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/good-bad-ugly-asian-cup-ac-milan-referees/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/good-bad-ugly-asian-cup-ac-milan-referees/#respond Tue, 20 Jan 2015 16:14:59 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=32023 This week's football review section looks back at some of the big football stories from the past few days including the Asian Cup group stage, problems at AC Milan and the criticism of referees in England.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/good-bad-ugly-asian-cup-ac-milan-referees/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Southampton, Aston Villa and Gareth Bale https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-southampton-aston-villa-and-gareth-bale/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-southampton-aston-villa-and-gareth-bale/#respond Mon, 12 Jan 2015 13:50:45 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=31924 In this week's football review section we look back at some of the football news from the weekend, including stories about Southampton and Gareth Bale

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-southampton-aston-villa-and-gareth-bale/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Atlético, FA Cup and Barcelona https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-atletico-fa-cup-and-barcelona/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-atletico-fa-cup-and-barcelona/#respond Mon, 05 Jan 2015 22:56:52 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=31852 This week's football review: Atlético, FA Cup and Barcelona

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-atletico-fa-cup-and-barcelona/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Real Madrid, Premier League Top 4 and Twitter Abuse https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-real-madrid-premier-league-top-4-and-twitter-abuse/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-real-madrid-premier-league-top-4-and-twitter-abuse/#respond Wed, 24 Sep 2014 10:16:22 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=31378 In this week's football review section we look back at some of the football stories from last weekend, including stories from Spain and England.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-real-madrid-premier-league-top-4-and-twitter-abuse/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Chelsea, Newcastle and Casillas https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-chelsea-newcastle-and-casillas/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-chelsea-newcastle-and-casillas/#respond Wed, 17 Sep 2014 12:47:07 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=31352 In this week's football review section we look back at some of the football stories from last weekend including: Chelsea, Newcastle and Iker Casillas

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-chelsea-newcastle-and-casillas/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Roma, Tottenham and AC Milan https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-roma-tottenham-and-ac-milan/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-roma-tottenham-and-ac-milan/#respond Wed, 09 Oct 2013 12:14:38 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=28016 In this week's football review section we look back at some of the big stories from the recent matches over the weekend to help learners of English improve their vocabulary. This week we look at Roma's amazing start to the season, wonder whether Spurs are in trouble and ask why Milan will have no fans at their next home match.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-roma-tottenham-and-ac-milan/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Atletico Madrid, Man City and Celtic https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-atletico-madrid-man-city-and-celtic/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-atletico-madrid-man-city-and-celtic/#respond Sun, 06 Oct 2013 07:45:10 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=27993 In this week's football review section we look back at some of the big stories from the recent Champions League group matches to help learners of English improve their vocabulary. This week we review Atletico Madrid's remarkable start to the season, wonder about Manchester City and Celtic's red card.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-atletico-madrid-man-city-and-celtic/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: FC Basel, Valencia and Match-fixing allegations https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-fc-basel-valencia-and-match-fixing-allegations/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-fc-basel-valencia-and-match-fixing-allegations/#respond Fri, 20 Sep 2013 06:17:04 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=27753 In this week's football review section we look back at some of the big stories from the world of football to help learners of English improve their vocabulary. This week we feature stories from the Champions League, the Europa League and from Singapore.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-fc-basel-valencia-and-match-fixing-allegations/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Football Review: World Cup Qualification, Trapatonni and Cape Verde https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-football-review-world-cup-qualification-trapatonni-and-cape-verde/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-football-review-world-cup-qualification-trapatonni-and-cape-verde/#respond Sun, 15 Sep 2013 07:04:58 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=27698 This week we congratulate those countries who have made it to next year's World Cup finals in Brazil, look at why both Ireland and Mexico fired their coaches and wonder what happened to Cape Verde's World Cup qualification chances.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-football-review-world-cup-qualification-trapatonni-and-cape-verde/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Football Review: New Transfer World Record, England’s injuries and Rooney’s stitches https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-football-review-new-transfer-world-record-englands-injuries-and-rooneys-stitches/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-football-review-new-transfer-world-record-englands-injuries-and-rooneys-stitches/#respond Thu, 05 Sep 2013 15:34:54 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=27639 In this week's football review section we look back at some of the big stories from the world of football to help learners of English improve their vocabulary. This week we congratulate Gareth Bale on his world-record transfer, worry about England's injury crisis and hope Wayne Rooney can recover soon.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-football-review-new-transfer-world-record-englands-injuries-and-rooneys-stitches/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Football Review: Champions League Qualifiers, Man Utd-Chelsea and Fenerbahce https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-football-review-champions-league-qualifiers-man-utd-chelsea-and-fenerbahce/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-football-review-champions-league-qualifiers-man-utd-chelsea-and-fenerbahce/#respond Thu, 29 Aug 2013 14:35:05 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=27588 In this week's football review section we look back at some of the big stories from the world of football to help learners of English improve their vocabulary. This week we congratulate those sides making it into the Champions League group stage, report on the 'bore-draw' between Manchester United and Chelsea and look at why Fenerbahce are in trouble.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-football-review-champions-league-qualifiers-man-utd-chelsea-and-fenerbahce/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: AC Milan, Arsenal and Lyon Fans https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-ac-milan-arsenal-and-lyon-fans/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-ac-milan-arsenal-and-lyon-fans/#respond Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:09:45 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=25268 In this week's review section we look back at some of the big stories from the world of football to help learners of English improve their vocabulary. This week we congratulate AC Milan on defeating Barcelona, report on Arsenal's cup troubles and Spurs fans in France.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-ac-milan-arsenal-and-lyon-fans/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Nigeria, Manchester City and Racist Chants https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-nigeria-manchester-city-and-racist-chants/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-nigeria-manchester-city-and-racist-chants/#respond Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:24:23 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=25098 In this week's review section we look back at some of the big stories from the world of football to help learners of English improve their vocabulary. This week we congratulate Nigeria for winning the Africa Cup of Nations tournament, wonder what is going wrong at Manchester City and share the Inter Milan president's disappointment at racist chants.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-nigeria-manchester-city-and-racist-chants/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Bradford, Barcelona and a Ball Boy https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-bradford-barcelona-and-a-ball-boy/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-bradford-barcelona-and-a-ball-boy/#respond Fri, 25 Jan 2013 02:54:40 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=24672 In this week's review section we look back at some of the big stories from the world of football to help learners of English improve their vocabulary. This week we congratulate underdogs Bradford City, worry about Barcelona and a Swansea City ball boy.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-bradford-barcelona-and-a-ball-boy/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Guardiola, Southampton Sacking and Suarez https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-guardiola-southampton-sacking-and-suarez/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-guardiola-southampton-sacking-and-suarez/#respond Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:57:21 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=24628 In this week's review section we look back at some of the big stories from the world of football to help learners of English improve their vocabulary. This week we look at two new managerial appointments and note that Luis Suarez is in the news again.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-guardiola-southampton-sacking-and-suarez/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Messi’s Record, Arsenal Out and Man City Fans https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-messis-record-arsenal-out-and-man-city-fans/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-messis-record-arsenal-out-and-man-city-fans/#respond Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:09:03 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=24138 In this week's review section we look back at some of the big stories from the world of football to help learners of English improve their vocabulary. This week we congratulate Leo Messi, wonder what happened to Arsenal and are disappointed at Man City fans.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-messis-record-arsenal-out-and-man-city-fans/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: LA Galaxy, Chelsea and Real Madrid https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-la-galaxy-chelsea-and-real-madrid/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-la-galaxy-chelsea-and-real-madrid/#respond Sat, 08 Dec 2012 16:14:02 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=24060 In this week's review section we look back at some of the big stories from the world of football to help learners of English improve their vocabulary. This week we congratulate MLS champions LA Galaxy, lament the performances of Man City and Chelsea in the Champions League and wonder what will happen at Real Madrid.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-la-galaxy-chelsea-and-real-madrid/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Atletico, UEFA and West Ham ‘Fans’ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-atletico-eufa-and-west-ham-fans/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-atletico-eufa-and-west-ham-fans/#respond Sat, 01 Dec 2012 02:23:52 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=24019 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Atletico, UEFA and West Ham 'Fans'

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-atletico-eufa-and-west-ham-fans/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Fluminense, Chelsea and Shakhtar https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-fluminense-chelsea-and-shakhtar-2/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-fluminense-chelsea-and-shakhtar-2/#respond Fri, 23 Nov 2012 04:45:20 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=23924 In this week's review section we look back at some of the big stories from the world of football to help learners of English improve their vocabulary. This week we congratulate Fluminense, wonder what has happened at Chelsea and are amazed at some very unsporting behaviour.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-fluminense-chelsea-and-shakhtar-2/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Atlético Madrid, el Superclásico and Racism https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-atletico-madrid-el-superclasico-and-racism/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-atletico-madrid-el-superclasico-and-racism/#respond Sat, 03 Nov 2012 06:14:08 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=23727 In this week's review section we look back at some of the big stories from the world of football to help learners of English improve their vocabulary

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-atletico-madrid-el-superclasico-and-racism/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Malaga, English Clubs in Europe and Racism Row https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-malaga-english-clubs-in-europe-and-racism-row/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-malaga-english-clubs-in-europe-and-racism-row/#respond Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:33:38 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=23496 In this week's review section we look back at some of the big stories from the world of football to help learners of English improve their vocabulary. This week we wonder why English teams performed so badly in the Champions League, why racism's ugly head will no go away and why Malaga, yes, Malaga are the talk of the Champions League

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-malaga-english-clubs-in-europe-and-racism-row/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Argentina, Germany and Serbia https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-argentina-germany-and-serbia/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-argentina-germany-and-serbia/#respond Sat, 20 Oct 2012 04:36:37 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=23444 In this week's review section we look back at some of the big stories from the world of football to help learners of English improve their vocabulary, including the World Cup qualifiers that recently took place.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-argentina-germany-and-serbia/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: BATE, Big Spenders and Italian Match-fixing https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-bate-big-spenders-and-italian-match-fixing/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-bate-big-spenders-and-italian-match-fixing/#respond Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:31:59 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=23239 In this week's review section we look back at some of the big stories from the world of football to help learners of English improve their vocabulary, including the Champions League games involving BATE and Bayern Munich.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-bate-big-spenders-and-italian-match-fixing/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Klose, Almeyda and Terry https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-klose-almeyda-and-terry/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-klose-almeyda-and-terry/#respond Sat, 29 Sep 2012 04:17:42 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=23042 In this week's review section we look back at some of the big stories from the world of football to help learners of English improve their vocabulary

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-klose-almeyda-and-terry/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Málaga, Milan and Handshakes https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-malaga-milan-and-handshakes/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-malaga-milan-and-handshakes/#respond Wed, 19 Sep 2012 15:25:39 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=22875 On this week's reading review section we look back at some of the first games from the 2012-13 Champions League group stages seasons, wonders what is happening in Milan and report another handshake problem in England.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-malaga-milan-and-handshakes/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Week 4 https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-week-4-3/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-week-4-3/#respond Sat, 15 Sep 2012 09:19:17 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=22829 On this week's review section who did well in the World Cup qualifiers, Terry in the headlines gain, and new revelations about an old injustice.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-week-4-3/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: big wins, flops, and managers losing their cool https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-big-wins-flops-and-managers-losing-their-cool/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-big-wins-flops-and-managers-losing-their-cool/#respond Sun, 09 Sep 2012 08:20:07 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=22621 On this week's review section we look back at some of the first games of the Spanish and English seasons and wonder what is happening in Paris.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-big-wins-flops-and-managers-losing-their-cool/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Real, Liverpool and Manchester United https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-real-liverpool-and-manchester-united/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-real-liverpool-and-manchester-united/#respond Fri, 31 Aug 2012 03:26:14 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=22537 Some silverware, a horrible back pass and a nasty gash all feature this week.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-real-liverpool-and-manchester-united/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: 5 goals, PSG and Pardew https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-5-goals-psg-and-pardew/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-5-goals-psg-and-pardew/#respond Tue, 21 Aug 2012 23:33:53 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=22458 On this week's review section we look back at some of the first games of the Spanish and English seasons and wonder what is happening in Paris.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-5-goals-psg-and-pardew/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Chelsea, Montpellier, Napoli, Bayern Munich and Auxerre https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-chelsea-montpellier-napoli-bayern-munich-and-auxerre/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-chelsea-montpellier-napoli-bayern-munich-and-auxerre/#respond Mon, 21 May 2012 06:26:37 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=20667 On this week's review section we congratulate the new champions of Europe, the new champions of France and the new Italian Cup winners, while Bayern and Auxerre also feature in our bad and ugly sections.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-chelsea-montpellier-napoli-bayern-munich-and-auxerre/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Man City, Aston Villa and Joey Barton https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-man-city-aston-villa-and-joey-barton/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-man-city-aston-villa-and-joey-barton/#respond Tue, 15 May 2012 21:10:39 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=20592 On this week's review section we salute the new champions of England, while Aston Villa fire their manager and Joey Barton also feature in our bad and ugly sections.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-man-city-aston-villa-and-joey-barton/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Atletico, Juventus, Blackburn and Granada Ban https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-atletico-juventus-blackburn-and-granada-ban/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-atletico-juventus-blackburn-and-granada-ban/#respond Thu, 10 May 2012 18:39:09 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=20341 On this week's review section we salute the champions of Italy and the Europa League, while relegated Blackburn and Spanish side Granada both feature in our bad and ugly sections.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-atletico-juventus-blackburn-and-granada-ban/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Real Madrid, Ajax, Manchester United and a Fiorentina Punch https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-real-madrid-ajax-manchester-united-and-a-fiorentina-punch/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-real-madrid-ajax-manchester-united-and-a-fiorentina-punch/#respond Thu, 03 May 2012 19:48:40 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=20197 On this week's review section we salute the champions of Spain and Holland, wonder what happened to Manchester United and are shocked to see a manager attack a player in Italy.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-real-madrid-ajax-manchester-united-and-a-fiorentina-punch/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: 2012 Dortmund Champions, Dark Days for Barcelona and Genoa Fans https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-dortmund-champions-dark-days-for-barcelona-and-genoa-fans/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-dortmund-champions-dark-days-for-barcelona-and-genoa-fans/#respond Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:36:17 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=20112 Champions crowned, champions dethroned and shameful scenes in Italy - the weekly Good the bad and the Ugly from languagecaster

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-dortmund-champions-dark-days-for-barcelona-and-genoa-fans/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Muamba, Wigan, Edinburgh, Morosini and Chelsea Fans https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-muamba-wigan-edinburgh-morosini-and-chelsea-fans/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-muamba-wigan-edinburgh-morosini-and-chelsea-fans/#respond Wed, 18 Apr 2012 23:12:08 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=19989 On this week's review section we congratulate Hearts, Hibernian and Wigan and we smile at Muamba's release from hospital but are sad at the death of Italian player Morosini and are amazed at the behaviour of Chelsea Fans

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-muamba-wigan-edinburgh-morosini-and-chelsea-fans/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Dortmund, Celtic, Robben and Referee Bashing https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-dortmund-celtic-robben-and-referee-bashing/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-dortmund-celtic-robben-and-referee-bashing/#respond Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:49:30 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=19866 On this week's review section we congratulate Messi, Dortmund and Celtic, while we report on Arjen Robben's nightmare game and sympathise with English referees.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-dortmund-celtic-robben-and-referee-bashing/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Champions League, Sour Grapes and Fighting Wolves https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-champions-league-sour-grapes-and-fighting-wolves/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-champions-league-sour-grapes-and-fighting-wolves/#respond Wed, 04 Apr 2012 23:08:56 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=19818 On this week's review section we congratulate Barcelona, Bayern, Chelsea and Real Madrid, laugh at sour grapes and wonder at a pair of fighting Wolves.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-champions-league-sour-grapes-and-fighting-wolves/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Estudiantes, Neil Lennon and a Bradford Brawl https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-estudiantes-neil-lennon-and-a-bradford-brawluch-neil-lennon-and-a-bradford-brawl/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-estudiantes-neil-lennon-and-a-bradford-brawluch-neil-lennon-and-a-bradford-brawl/#respond Fri, 30 Mar 2012 20:25:04 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=19717 On this week's review section we marvel at Estudiantes, wonder at Neil Lennon and laugh at a brawl in Bradford.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-estudiantes-neil-lennon-and-a-bradford-brawluch-neil-lennon-and-a-bradford-brawl/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Independiente, a Little Englander and Fabrice Muamba https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-a-little-englander-and-fabrice-muamba/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-a-little-englander-and-fabrice-muamba/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 01:05:20 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=19595 Here's the latest review from languagecaster.com. Listen to this report on our podcast and visit for the transcript and vocabulary support.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-a-little-englander-and-fabrice-muamba/feed/ 2 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Chelsea, Manchester and Teixeira https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-chelsea-manchester-and-teixeira/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-chelsea-manchester-and-teixeira/#respond Thu, 15 Mar 2012 22:28:23 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=19436 Another great week of footballing news. Check out our good, bad and ugly selections this week at languagecaster.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-chelsea-manchester-and-teixeira/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Messi, Apoel and Rangers https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-messi-apoel-and-rangers/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-messi-apoel-and-rangers/#respond Sat, 10 Mar 2012 00:52:49 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=19306 On this week's review section we marvel at Messi, applaud Apoel and worry for Rangers.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-messi-apoel-and-rangers/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: 5-2 Thriller, Disallowed Goals, and NOT a Superhero https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-5-2-thriller-disallowed-goals-and-not-a-superhero/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-5-2-thriller-disallowed-goals-and-not-a-superhero/#respond Wed, 29 Feb 2012 01:45:42 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=19197 On this week's review section we look at a really good weekend for North London club, Arsenal, a terrible decision by officials in a crunch game, and a petty complaint by Porto.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-5-2-thriller-disallowed-goals-and-not-a-superhero/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Milan, Arsenal and Administration https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-milan-arsenal-and-iran/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-milan-arsenal-and-iran/#respond Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:16:34 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=19112 Listen to this week's review section where we look at a really good week for AC Milan but a really bad one for their city rivals Inter and London club Arsenal. We also feature a controversy involving Iranian football.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-milan-arsenal-and-iran/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Zambia are African Champions, Barcelona and Liverpool https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-zambia-are-african-champions-barcelona-and-liverpool/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-zambia-are-african-champions-barcelona-and-liverpool/#respond Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:12:08 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=19004 On this week's review we congratulate Zambia on winning the Africa Cup of Nations, we wonder if Barcelona are in a crisis and ask whether Luis Suarez' days may be numbered at Liverpool.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-zambia-are-african-champions-barcelona-and-liverpool/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Zambia, Capello and Red Cards https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-zambia-capello-and-socks-the-cat/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-zambia-capello-and-socks-the-cat/#respond Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:33:57 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=18950 On this week's review section we congratulate Zambia and the Ivory Coast on making it through to the Africa Cup of Nations final, while we look at the crisis with the England national team. You can listen to these and other stories on our weekly podcast

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-zambia-capello-and-socks-the-cat/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Liverpool, women’s football, and violence in Egypt https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-liverpool-womens-football-and-violence-in-egypt/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-liverpool-womens-football-and-violence-in-egypt/#respond Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:54:27 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=18864 Languagecaster's ggod, bad and ugly: a side doing well in both the English Cup competitions, a bizarre situation for women's football in the USA and tragic events in Egypt.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-liverpool-womens-football-and-violence-in-egypt/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: African Hosts and Unpunished Stamps https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-manchester-2-0-london-and-unpunished-stamps/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-manchester-2-0-london-and-unpunished-stamps/#respond Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:04:29 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=18783 In this week's review of the footballing action we focus on the start of the African Cup of Nations and we wonder why stamps in Manchester and Madrid go unpunished.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-manchester-2-0-london-and-unpunished-stamps/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Inter, Swansea, Pepe and Scandal in Swiss Football https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-inter-swansea-pepe-and-scandal-in-swiss-football/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-inter-swansea-pepe-and-scandal-in-swiss-football/#respond Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:39:18 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=18707 In this week's review of the footballing action we focus on swansea's rise, Inter Milan's unbeaten run and a bad week for Real Madrid's pepe.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-inter-swansea-pepe-and-scandal-in-swiss-football/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Messi Ballon d’Or Winner and QPR Fire Manager https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-messi-ballon-dor-winner-and-qpr-fire-manager/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-messi-ballon-dor-winner-and-qpr-fire-manager/#respond Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:16:37 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=18545 In this week's review of the footballing action, we congratulate Lionel Messi for winning his third FIFA Ballon d'Or award, look back at a bad week for his club Barcelona and an ugly end for Neil Warnock as he is fired from QPR.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-messi-ballon-dor-winner-and-qpr-fire-manager/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: A Blue New Year, Mosquitos and Liverpool https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-a-blue-new-year-mosquitos-and-liverpool/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-a-blue-new-year-mosquitos-and-liverpool/#respond Fri, 06 Jan 2012 01:15:41 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=18399 In this week's review of the footballing action, we congratulate Manchester City, wonder how long Ronaldo will be out after picking up a nasty illness and spotlight Liverpool's controversial defence of their banned Uruguayan striker, Suarez.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-a-blue-new-year-mosquitos-and-liverpool/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Manchester United, Luis Suárez and Kung-Fu Goalkeepers https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-manchester-united-luis-suarez-and-kung-fu-goalkeepers/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-manchester-united-luis-suarez-and-kung-fu-goalkeepers/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:15:29 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=17851 In this week's review of the footballing action, we congratulate Manchester United, wonder about Luis Suarez and look on in shock at the Dutch Cup.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-manchester-united-luis-suarez-and-kung-fu-goalkeepers/feed/ 1 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Barcelona World Champs, Sevilla in trouble and Italian match-fixing https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-barcelona-world-champs-sevilla-in-trouble-and-italian-match-fixing/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-barcelona-world-champs-sevilla-in-trouble-and-italian-match-fixing/#respond Mon, 19 Dec 2011 22:25:31 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=17746 In this week's review of the footballing action, we congratulate Barcelona on becoming champions of the world and feature two financial scandals: one from Spain and one from Italy.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-barcelona-world-champs-sevilla-in-trouble-and-italian-match-fixing/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Barca, Bolton and Bust-ups https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-barca-bolton-and-bust-ups/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-barca-bolton-and-bust-ups/#respond Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:32:32 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=17633 n this week's review of the footballing action, we take a look back at the first El Clásico of the season, wonder what has happened to Bolton and hear about a clash in the Ajax boardroom.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-barca-bolton-and-bust-ups/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Sócrates, Corinthians and Inter Milan https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-socrates-corinthian-and-inter-milan/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-socrates-corinthian-and-inter-milan/#respond Fri, 09 Dec 2011 23:08:36 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=17463 In this week's review of the footballing action, we take a look back at the football life of the great Brazilian player Socrates as well as congratulating his former club Corinthians on winning the Brazilian title.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-socrates-corinthian-and-inter-milan/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Real Madrid, Sunderland and Gary Speed https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-real-madrid-sunderland-and-gary-speed/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-real-madrid-sunderland-and-gary-speed/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:13:13 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=17373 In this week's review section, we feature a brief look back the footballing life of former Welsh manager Gary Speed after his tragic death at the weekend. In addition to this sad story we feature a good week for Real Madrid and a bad one for one Premier League manager

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-real-madrid-sunderland-and-gary-speed/feed/ 1 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Galaxy Champions, United and City Struggle in Europe https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-galaxy-champions-united-and-city-struggle-in-europe/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-galaxy-champions-united-and-city-struggle-in-europe/#respond Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:10:14 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=17281 In this week's review section, we congratulate the new MLS champions LA Galaxy, while we also feature the poor results of the two Manchester clubs in Europe.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-galaxy-champions-united-and-city-struggle-in-europe/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Euro 2012 Glory, Hiddink Out and Suarez in Trouble https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-euro-2012-glory-hiddink-out-and-suarez-in-trouble/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-euro-2012-glory-hiddink-out-and-suarez-in-trouble/#respond Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:27:23 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=17107 In this week's review section, we congratulate The Czech Republic, The Republic of Ireland, Portugal and Croatia on Euro 2012 qualification

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-euro-2012-glory-hiddink-out-and-suarez-in-trouble/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Ronaldo, Moggi and Wigan Spitting Row https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-ronaldo-moggi-and-wigan-spitting-row/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-ronaldo-moggi-and-wigan-spitting-row/#respond Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:45:34 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=17046 In this week's review section, we congratulate Ronaldo, while former Juventus boss is jailed and Wigan defender causes a spitting row.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-ronaldo-moggi-and-wigan-spitting-row/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Apoel, Al Badd, and a big away win https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-apoel-al-badd-and-a-big-away-win/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-apoel-al-badd-and-a-big-away-win/#respond Sat, 05 Nov 2011 06:03:32 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=16983 This week - it's not all good for ACL finalists, Al Sadd: and, minnows on the brink and Leeds humbled at home.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-apoel-al-badd-and-a-big-away-win/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Levante Shock, Italian Bore Draws, Evra and Suárez in Racism Row https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-levante-shock-italian-bore-draws-evra-and-suarez-in-racism-row/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-levante-shock-italian-bore-draws-evra-and-suarez-in-racism-row/#respond Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:37:15 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=16820 In this week's review section, we look back at stories from Serie A, La Liga and the Liverpool-Manchester United game.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-levante-shock-italian-bore-draws-evra-and-suarez-in-racism-row/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Rooney Red, South Africa Red-Faced https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-rooney-red-south-africa-red-faced/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-rooney-red-south-africa-red-faced/#respond Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:47:25 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=16725 In this week's review section, we look back at stories from the African Natios Cup qualifying groups as well as at England striker Wane Rooney'd red.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-rooney-red-south-africa-red-faced/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Derby wins, a Leaky Defence and Ugly Chanting https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-derby-wins-a-leaky-defence-and-ugly-chanting/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-derby-wins-a-leaky-defence-and-ugly-chanting/#respond Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:29:03 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=16657 In this week's review section, we look back at stories from the North London and Merseyside derbies.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-derby-wins-a-leaky-defence-and-ugly-chanting/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Korean Clubs, Sunderland and Carlos Tevez https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-korean-clubs-sunderland-and-carlos-tevez/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-korean-clubs-sunderland-and-carlos-tevez/#respond Sat, 01 Oct 2011 14:35:29 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=16602 In this week's review section, we look at stories from the Asian Champions League (Korean clubs), pressure at Sunderland and Carlos Tevez ...

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-korean-clubs-sunderland-and-carlos-tevez/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: The Magpies vs the Old Lady https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-the-magpies-vs-the-old-lady/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-the-magpies-vs-the-old-lady/#respond Thu, 15 Sep 2011 02:02:13 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=16380 In this week's review section, a wonderful gesture by the Old Lady, Korean clubs in the Asian Champions League and a football executive forced to resign in England.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-the-magpies-vs-the-old-lady/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: The big guns cruise and possibly the worst ever penalty? https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-the-big-guns-cruise-and-possibly-the-worst-ever-penalty/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-the-big-guns-cruise-and-possibly-the-worst-ever-penalty/#respond Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:59:08 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=16302 languagecaster.com brings you weekly news from the footballing news with vocabulary support for football phrases and cliches - this week we focus on the European Championships. In this week's review section, success in Europe for the big teams as they march towards the European finals in Poland and the Ukraine in 2012

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-the-big-guns-cruise-and-possibly-the-worst-ever-penalty/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Manchester vs London https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-manchester-vs-londo/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-manchester-vs-londo/#respond Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:21:22 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=16182 Manchester vs London: This week we feature a huge story from the Premier League - the thrashings of Spurs and Arsenal

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-manchester-vs-londo/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: La Liga strike is over, Mourinho and Nasri https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-la-liga-strike-is-over-mourinho-and-nasri/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-la-liga-strike-is-over-mourinho-and-nasri/#respond Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:58:15 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=16110 La Liga strike is over, Mourinho and Nasri: This week's Good, the Bad and the Ugly features stories about La Liga strike, Jose Mourinho and Samir Nasri - complete with vocabulary support

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-la-liga-strike-is-over-mourinho-and-nasri/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Man U win, QPR crash and Barton makes the headlines https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-man-u-win-qpr-crash-and-barton-makes-the-headlines/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-man-u-win-qpr-crash-and-barton-makes-the-headlines/#respond Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:00:38 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=16060 All this week's stories come from the opening fixtures of the English Premier League.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-man-u-win-qpr-crash-and-barton-makes-the-headlines/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Manchester, FA Cup Day and Ajax Keeper’s Howler https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-manchester-fa-cup-day-and/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-manchester-fa-cup-day-and/#respond Wed, 18 May 2011 21:41:50 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=15339 A great week for Manchester as both United and City win trophies - United win their 19th League title and City win their first silverware in 35 years - the FA Cup.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-manchester-fa-cup-day-and/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Barcelona, AC Milan, Busquets and Neil Lennon https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-barcelona-ac-milan-busquets-and-neil-lennon/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-barcelona-ac-milan-busquets-and-neil-lennon/#respond Thu, 12 May 2011 18:37:45 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=15293 This week we congratulate Barcelona and AC Milan for winning the Spanish and Italian leagues respectively, while we also feature some bad and ugly stories from Spain and Scotland.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-barcelona-ac-milan-busquets-and-neil-lennon/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Dortmund, Technology and French Racism Row https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-dortmund-technology-and-french-racism-row/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-dortmund-technology-and-french-racism-row/#respond Thu, 05 May 2011 14:31:21 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=15145 Congratulations to Dortmund on winning the Bundesliga title, poor refereeing decisions allow Chelsea a chance of catching Man Utd in England, while a racism row is brewing in France. These stories appear on this week's good, bad and ugly - for all learners of English who love football.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-dortmund-technology-and-french-racism-row/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Messi, Mourinho and Twitter https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-messi-mourinho-and-twitter/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-messi-mourinho-and-twitter/#respond Wed, 27 Apr 2011 21:09:53 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=15065 Leo Messi lights up a nasty Champions League semi-final, one that had been darkened by Jose Mourinho, while Darren Gibson decides that twitter is not for him. You can listen to these and other stories on our weekly podcast where can find explanations of key vocabulary

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-messi-mourinho-and-twitter/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Raul, Gomes and Neymar https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-raul-gomes-and-neymar/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-raul-gomes-and-neymar/#respond Thu, 14 Apr 2011 23:37:34 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=14649 On this week's football review we feature Champions League hero Raul, a goalkeeping gaffe and a spot of petulance from Neymar.

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-red-devils-joy-spurs-slump-and-egyptian-riot/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: A GK’s ton, a bad hair day and ‘Bananagate’ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-a-gks-ton-a-bad-hair-day-and-bananagate/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-a-gks-ton-a-bad-hair-day-and-bananagate/#respond Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:00:41 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=14035 [print_link] | Subscribe: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly In this week’s roundup of the football news from around the world, we focus on Brazil – an amazing goalkeeper, a terrible haircut and claims of racism in a friendly match between the South American side and Scotland. You can listen to these and other […]

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-a-gks-ton-a-bad-hair-day-and-bananagate/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: John Terry, New Zealand FA and Man City https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-john-terry-gerard-houllier-and-man-city/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-john-terry-gerard-houllier-and-man-city/#respond Wed, 23 Mar 2011 20:36:08 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=13965 [print_link] | Subscribe: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly An interesting week for Chelsea captain John Terry, the New Zealand FA doesn’t cover itself in glory and not so good for Manchester City. You can listen to these and other stories on our weekly podcast and can find explanations of key vocabulary in bold […]

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]]> https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-john-terry-gerard-houllier-and-man-city/feed/ 0 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Inter show their class while Fergie doesn’t https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-inter-show-their-class-while-fergie-doesnt/ https://learnenglishthroughfootball.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-inter-show-their-class-while-fergie-doesnt/#respond Wed, 16 Mar 2011 23:23:15 +0000 http://languagecaster.com/?p=13869 [print_link] | Subscribe: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Inter Milan showed the stuff of champions in Munich, Arsenal can now only win trophy, while Fergie is hit with a big ban. You can listen to these and other stories on our weekly podcast and can find explanations of key vocabulary in bold below. […]

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