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[El Gallo]

Hi,

I have a young basic student who is obsessed with soccer. He want's to learn English to follow UK teams (a potential hooligan no doubt)

Being a Yank, I don't follow soccer preferring the more manly American version of football (calmate - I'm joking again)

Can anyone help me with a basic reading or lesson incorporating soccer?

Thanks for your help and understanding of my cultural sports deprivation.

[Phil_K]

This page should get you up to scratch with the game. As for a basic reading, I will investigate.

You should know a few inane clich�s regularly used by British footballers in interviews:

(After a win) "I'm over the moon"
(After a defeat) "I'm as sick as a parrot"
(There's a long way to go in the game) "It's early doors"

Guide to top English teams:

Manchester United: At the top for 50 years with a few wobbles along the way. Current Premier League Champions and European Champions. Coach (know as "manager" in England), Sir Alex Ferguson has an unprecedented 22 years in charge.

Chelsea: Never really did anything for years, until Russian billionaire Roman Abromavich bought the club a few years ago and now wallowing in money and winning a few things.

Liverpool: Swept all before them in the 70s and 80s, now the "nearly men", although European champions a few years back.

Arsenal: More nearly men with a glittering history.

Honorary mention:

Manchester City: Even more "nearly", but relevant fact is that new Mexico coach, Sven G�ran Eriksson left this team last year after one season as coach.

[El Gallo]

Phil, thanks!

[Phil_K]

BTW, you could PM Reddevil. I think he is a soccer fanatic.

[Gary Denness]

[guatetaliana]

You might also see if you can adapt content from the BBC for Kids sports section online: http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/sport/default.stm

[SULLIVAN08]

im a big football/ soccer fan i support the one and only Man United,

I use to play football myself it might be an idea to explain different formations or where a player plays e.g down the wing, centre, etc As that is important to understand in football there

Examples of football teams in UK are
Manchester United-
Chelsea
Arsenal
Liverpool
Everton
Look at this website it will help , it has tones of information they sponsor the premier league

http://www.premierleague.com/page/Home/0,,12306,00.html

[Guy Courchesne]

I'm nowhere near what you would call a football fan, but I am going to the America - Santos game this afternoon, which will be the first match I've attended in my 8 years in Mexico (a possible crime, yes). Any research I can offer on this topic for a lesson?

This should be fun, even if it isn't hockey.

[dixie]

Go Santos Go!