This week’s football-language podcast looks ahead to the big game between Liverpool and leaders Manchester City, we also explain some new football language and we have another football quiz. If you have questions or comments, email us at:: [email protected] (Damon= DB; Damian  DF).

Football Language Podcast: 2018 Liverpool vs Manchester City

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DF: You are listening to Languagecaster’s football-language podcast. Hello everybody and welcome to the podcast for all football fans and for those interested in improving their English. My name is Damian and I am back in London where the weather is grey and cold but at least it’s dry – perfect weather for football. After the excitement of the FA Cup 3rd round last week, the Premier League returns this weekend and we feature some of the big games in our predictions including Liverpool at home to Manchester City and that game takes place on Sunday. Talking of Liverpool, Damon who is of course based in Tokyo and is a big Reds fan, won’t be with us this week but I am sure he will be watching that Liverpool-City game.

You’re listening to languagecaster.com (in Lao)

Line up

DF: Yes, you are listening to the football-language podcast; languagecaster.com. Now, I’ve already mentioned that we will be looking ahead to some of the big games in our predictions section but we will also be looking back at some of the good, the bad and the ugly from the week in football, including a ‘difference of opinions’ between the Chelsea and Manchester United managers! There will also be a quiz question and of course we’ll explain some football language as well, including the phrase ‘natural goalscorer‘.

Good

DF: OK, let’s start with some good news from the week in football. It was a good week for Barcelona as they finally signed Philippe Coutinho from Liverpool for an amazing £142 million, they also thrashed Celta in the Copa del Rey to qualify for the quarter-finals and then they saw Real Madrid lose their second home game in a row which leaves Los Blancos 16 points behind them. A good week for Barca.

Bad

DF: Now, bad. VAR – Video Assistant Referee – has been in the news all week as it made its competitive debut on Monday in the FA Cup match between Brighton and Crystal Palace. There was little controversy in that game but the fact that it was not used in other matches raised some concerns. But in one of yesterday’s Premier League games there were calls for VAR to be introduced in the Premier League as Watford scored a very controversial last-minute