Podcast Episodes

Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2026 World Cup – Favourites, Dark Horses and Flops

The men’s World Cup starts this week and in this week's football-language podcast we look at some language to describe the favourites, the dark horse…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Learn English through Football Podcast: 2026 World Cup in Numbers

The men’s World Cup starts on June 11th and in this week's football-language podcast we look at some of the numbers behind the tournament in our firs…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2026 Champions League Final – Clash of Styles

In this week's football-language podcast we look at some language connected to this season's [2026] Champions League final, including the phrases, 'c…

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Weekly Football Phrase: (an) Out-and-out

In this football phrase of the week we look at the adjective phrase, 'out-and-out' which is used to talk about players' styles of play.

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Learn English Through Football Podcast: On the Plane

In this week's football-language podcast we look at some phrases connected with choosing squads for the World Cup, including 'to be on the plane'. We…

5 months ago

Weekly Football Phrase: (to) Hit the Byline

In this football phrase of the week we look at the verb phrase, 'to hit the byline' which describes a way of attacking.

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5 months ago

Learn English Through Football Podcast: Flicked finish

In this week's football-language podcast we look back at a phrase from this weekend's FA Cup final in England between Manchester City and Chelsea: Fl…

5 months, 1 week ago

Learn English Through Football Podcast: Set up

In this week's football-language podcast we look back at some language from the Champions League semi-final second legs and in particular the multipl…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Weekly football Phrase: (to) Fly Out of the Traps

In this football phrase of the week we look at the expression, 'to fly out of the traps' which was used to describe how Manchester United played in t…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Weekly Football Phrase: Come out on top

In this football phrase of the week we look at the expression, 'come out on top' which was used to describe PSG's win over Bayern Munich in the Champ…

5 months, 3 weeks ago