Podcasts: 2025-26 Archives - Learn English Through Football

In this football phrase of the week we look at the phrase 'caught napping', a phrase usually used to talk about defending.

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In this week's football-language podcast we look at a football phrase that has come out of AFCON 2025: 'stripped of their title' after what happened in the Senegal versus Morocco final. We will also try to predict the English League Cup final and the Madrid derby.

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In this football phrase of the week we look at the expression, 'defend their title' after Chelsea defeated Manchester United in the Women's League Cup final this weekend. 

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In this week's football-language podcast we look at football phrases to talk about goalkeeping mistakes, including 'goalkeeping gaffe'.

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In this football phrase of the week we look at the expression, 'To be into the next round' after League One side Port Vale qualified for the quarter-final of the FA Cup. 

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In this week's football-language podcast we look at some language connected with defending or controlling the ball.

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In this football phrase of the week we look at the cliche, 'one for the team', a phrase used alongside yellow cards.

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In this week's football-language podcast we look at some language from the Champions League second leg tie between Juventus and Galatasaray. We will explain the phrases, 'hold off a fightback'; 'trailing' and the expression, '3-0 on the night and 5-5 on aggregate'.

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In this football phrase of the week we look at the cliche, 'too good to go down' after my favourite team Tottenham lost again and are only four points above the drop zone.

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In this week's football-language podcast we look at some of the football language connected with this week's Women's Champions League play off fixtures.

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