The Premier League kicks off this weekend which means that languagecaster’s football podcast is back. On this week’s first show of the season we hear from an Arsenal fan on his team’s prospects for the year. We also review the big football stories from around the world in the good, the bad and the ugly, including Scotland’s thrashing in Norway in a vital World Cup qualifier. Come along to the site at languagecaster.com to read about these and many other footballing stories.
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PREDICTION
Featured match
Damian: Spurs 1-1 Liverpool | Damon: Spurs 2-1 Liverpool
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FOOTBALL EXPRESSION
This week’s English for football is, ‘to suffer a blow‘. This expression combines ‘to suffer‘ – to have something bad happen to you – with ‘a blow‘ – a punch, a strike, a physical stroke with a hand or weapon. If you suffer a blow, you are hit by someone or something, you are punched. However ‘a blow‘ also means a setback, or a disappointment, so to suffer a blow can mean to have some bad news, to have your chance of doing something reduced. This week, Ben Foster, Manchester United’s number two goalkeeper, was injured before the England v Holland game. people thought he had a good chance to become England’s number one goalkeeper. However, his chances suffered a blow with the injury; he may have missed his chance to become England’s main goalkeeper.
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This week’s QUIZ QUESTION:
What year were Burnley last in the top division?
a) 1969
b) 1972
c) 1976
d) 1980
Answer next week.
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This week’s POLL
This week’s poll asks which teams do you think will win the Premier League. Come along to the site in order to vote.
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