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PREDICTION
This week’s featured match sees Ireland play Russia in Dublin. Below is Damian’s prediction – what do you think?
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FOOTBALL EXPRESSION
This weeka€™s English for Football phrase is a call up which means to be asked to play for your country. This phrase is used with the verb to receive or get while it can also be used with the verb to be and the -ed form, to be called up. To receive a call up is often used in military terms and means that you have been asked to serve or represent your country in war, to fight for your country. In football, to receive a call up meas to be asked to play for your country in an international game. This week 33 yea old Bolton Wanderers striker Kevin Davies received his first ever England call up and hopes to play against Montenegro next week and receive a first cap.
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This week’s QUIZ QUESTION:
In what year did Denmark win the European Championship?
a. 1988
b. 1992
c. 1996
d. 2000
Answer next week.
The answer to last week’s question was C – only three teams from London have won the English league title (Arsenal, Spurs and Chelsea)
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