Learn English Through Football

In this football language podcast we look at the phrase ‘injury crisis‘ and other injury-related words and expressions. 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.
 
Learn English Through Football Podcast: Injury Crisis
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DB: Hello everyone. You’re listening to languagecaster.com’s   football language podcast. A podcast for everyone who wants to improve their English and loves the beautiful game of football. Welcome from a sunny Tokyo, where I’m based.
J1 Champions
In Japan, Kobe have just been crowned J1 Champions for the first time in their history, having sealed the crown last week, with one game to go. Congratulations to them. And joining the top flight next season will be Machida Zelvia Júbilo Iwata, and Tokyo Verdy, who all won promotion. Well done those three teams. So, the league season is over here on Japan but is just about to enter its busiest period in the Premier League in England. I wonder how it is over there in England. Let’s hear what Damian, the other half of the languagecaster team has to say from London.
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Frozen Pitches
DF: Hi Damon and hello to all our listeners from a very cold London where it is so cold that we have even seen a little bit of snow. There are also some pitch inspections taking place before some of this weekend’s game due to the snow. Now, a pitch inspection is when the referee looks at the pitch before the match starts to see whether the game can take place (or go ahead) because of bad weather such as heavy rain or snow. If the pitch passes the pitch inspection then the game will go ahead and be played. However, if the referee feels that the pitch is unplayable – maybe waterlogged or frozen, then the game will be called off or postponed. Let’s hope there are not too many postponements this weekend! 
DB: Frozen pitches reminds me of PE class when I was in secondary school. Playing football on a frozen pitch was bad, but rugby was awful. You didn’t want to fall down on the hard surface: cuts, bruises, twisted ankles, and other injuries were common – and injuries is the focus of today’s podcast.