On this week’s show Damon and Damian discuss some of the news related to the Champions League (CL) groups, which were announced last Thursday. There are also some football phrases discussed, related to penalties and the awarding of yellow and red cards – harsh and clear cut. The show finishes with a look at three of the big games in the Premier League in week 3 of the season. There is also a transcript for those who wish to practise their reading and listening skills (Damian = DF, Damon = DB).

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Transcript of the show

DB: You are listening to Languagecaster’s football-language podcast. Hi everyone. My name’s Damon and I’m back in Tokyo after meeting up with Damian last week in London. Damian is now in France, but I’m hoping he is at the other end of the line. Damian, how is Paris?

DF: Paris is fantastic – the weather is bright and sunny and the city is loving their team PSG and their new star Neymar Jr. We saw lots of fans wearing his shirt name on Friday night as they travelled out to the stadium for the game against St Etiennne which they won comfortably 3-0. And how about Tokyo?

DB: The summer heat is still here but at least the sun is shining and there has been lots of football to enjoy. Now, you might not want to hear this question, but you went to see your team Spurs versus Chelsea last weekend. Tottenham have moved to Wembley as they build their new stadium, can you tell us how it was watching them playing in a different ground?

DF: It’s not White Hart Lane so although the atmosphere was great – there were over 75.000 fans there – I didn’t feel it was as good as our old ground. That could be because of the fact we were very high up making the view rather distant – and of course the defeat! I have posted some photos which you can see on our Instagram account. Ok, now, let’s get started with the show. Damon, what are we going to be talking about this week?

Line up

DB: Well, Damian, it was the week when the Champions League play-off games finished and the groups were decided, so we’ll take a quick look at that in our good, bad and ugly section – the part of the show when we look at the footballing news – and after that, we have a couple of football phrases that you might hear when discussing penalties and yellow and red cards – and they are clear cut and harsh.

DF: OK, and have we got predictions this week?

DB: Yes we do. I can tell you that you are leading the predictions battle with 15 points after two weeks with Johnny Magicboots second on 13 followed by HP Sauce on 12 – I’m not even on the leader board! Anyway, we have three games to talk about, including Liverpool against Arsenal – which kicks off in a few hours. There’s usually goals in this one!

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