Learn English Through Football

This short football language podcast looks at the word ‘opposition‘ which is a way of describing the team that you are playing against in a match. 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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DF: Hello again everyone and welcome to Languagecaster.com – the football-language podcast for learners and teachers of English. I’m Damian and I’m here in London the day after I went to see my team lose at home against relegation-threatened Bournemouth. This was a disappointing result for Spurs and for me as their opponents took advantage of a bad day at the office for the home side. Of course, the other member of the Languagecaster team is Damon who is based in Japan.
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Now, I hope we are all doing well and enjoying all the football even if you are a Tottenham fan! On this podcast we take a look at the word ‘opposition‘ which is used in football to describe the team that another team is playing against – it has a similar meaning to opponent which I mentioned at the start of the show. So, Bournemouth were the opposition for Tottenham’s game yesterday and they proved to be a tough opponent. And we will also be looking at some examples of this word to get a better understanding of how it is used in football. We will also look at some of the different forms connected to this word including  ‘opposing‘.
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Learning English Through Football Podcast

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Learn English through Football Language Podcast: Opposition
So, the meaning of the word ‘opposition‘ is all about the other team (the opponents) in a game. The opposition refers more to a group of players (or a team) rather than an individual player – this would be an opponent. So,