English In Use – ‘Blatt’s All Folks’
A selection of headlines from stories in the news. They use English in a way that you might think is intended to confuse but it’s all perfectly clear to the native speaker.
Football Diary 43
Football Diary
by Patrick O’Connor
LOVE the idea being suggested by a part-time professional league which operates in the north of England.
The Northern League, said to be one the world’s oldest professional leagues, is set to introduce “secret shoppers” to spot officials and players who swear during games.
Football Diary 28
Football Diary
by Patrick O’Connor
FABIO Capello and Harry Redknapp have been the names in the headlines this past week but for the majority of football clubs in England there are more pressing matters.
Apparently those wise men at Fifa are planning to scrap the emergency loan window (whereby clubs outside the Premier League can loan players outside the main transfer windows) in 2014.
Football Diary 12
Football Diary
by Patrick O’Connor
AT last, a football referee exercising common sense!
When the Doncaster Rovers striker Billy Sharp scored in the 14th minute of their Championship home game against Middlesbrough last week he ‘celebrated’ by revealing a message on a T-shirt underneath his Rovers shirt.
Sports Diary 10
Sports Diary
by Patrick O’Connor
YOU might think that British Members of Parliament have enough on their plate at the moment dealing with the phone hacking scandal that has engulfed the country but far from it, some of them want to sort out football.
The House of Commons culture, media and sport committee has suggested that the Football Association tackles financial instability and debt in the game.