This week saw the retirement of one of the greatest strikers of this generation, O Fenomeno, Ronaldo.

The post Main Listening Report: Ronaldo – O Fenomeno [From the archives] appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

This week we explain the cliche 'to leave everything on the pitch' which means that...

The post Football Cliche: Leave everything on the pitch appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

With Manchester United on the verge of a record-breaking 19th league title and a Champions League final to look forward to, this week languagecaster profiles the Red Devils Manager, Sir Alex Ferguson.

The post Main Listening Report: Profile of Sir Alex Ferguson appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

2011 Champions League Semi-Final: This week languagecaster previews the semi-finals of the Champions League and attempts to predict the finalists at Wembley in May.

The post Main Listening Report: 2011 Champions League Semi-Final (El Clásico Parts 3 and 4) appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

This week's main report talks about the English FA Cup competition.

The post Main Listening Report: Change the FA Cup? appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Squander a lead: This time we look at the phrase 'to squander a lead' which is connected to comebacks.

The post Weekly English for Football Phrase: To Squander a Lead appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

On this week's podcast we review the 2011 Asian Cup.

The post Podcast 26: Review of the 2011 Asian Cup appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

On this week’s podcast we look at the controversy surrounding the future of the Olympic Stadium in London, as well as all the regular favourites on the show. Remember on this week’s podcast you can also: Listen only to the main report here – complete with transcript and vocabulary Check out a new football expression […]

The post Languagecaster Podcast: Week 24 – The Olympic Stadium appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

Weekly Football Phrase: To dump out of a competition. This phrase is usually used when talking about cup competitions, such as the FA Cup (England)

The post Football Phrase: To dump out of appeared first on Learn English Through Football.

A manager speaks: Continuing with our look at the world of football language, we post an interview from 2007 that we carried out with manager on what kind of clichés he uses and why

The post Football Cliches: A manager speaks appeared first on Learn English Through Football.