Learn English Through Football Podcast: 2024 Olympic Finals









In this football language podcast we look back at some of the good, the bad and the ugly from the 2024 Olympics. We also explain the phrases ‘to take on‘ and ‘to take place‘ and give some predictions. You can read the transcript for this podcast below, while you can also check out our glossary of footballing phrases here and visit our site to access all our previous posts and podcasts. If you have any suggestions or questions then you can contact us at admin@languagecaster.com.









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Introduction







DF: You’re listening to Languagecaster.com’s football-language podcast.







DF: Hello and welcome to the show for everyone who wants to practise their English and who loves the beautiful game of football. My name is Damian and I am in London where the weather is actually quite nice – not too hot but we also have some blue skies. How is the weather where you are at the moment? I have been watching the Olympics from Paris and seen some really, very hot days there. And I wonder what the temperature in Tokyo, Japan is at the moment where of course the other member of the Learn English Through Football team Damon is living?







Stinger: You are listening to languagecaster.com (from a Brazilian fan)







DF: It’s good to be back after our short break; the pre-season seems to be getting shorter each year. It seems like only yesterday that Spain were winning their fourth European Championship title. What was your favourite moment from that tournament? Can you remember who scored the best goal? Or which team had the best defensive record? Or what was the dirtiest game at the finals? We discussed some of these in our last podcast which was a review of the Euro 2024 competition.







Stinger: You are listening to languagecaster.com (in Chinese)







DF: Now, I hope you are all doing well and enjoying the Olympics – what sports are you watching where you are? What new sports language have you learned? I have been watching the BMX and have learned what a ‘double tailwhip’ is – check it out online, I can’t explain it – it’s amazing! Now on today’s show we are going to look at some language from the Olympic football tournament and we are also going to have some predictions for some of the big games that took place at the weekend, including the Olympic finals and the <a href="https://languagecaster.