69. The European Super League: Explained! (English Vocabulary Lesson)

Twelve of the biggest European football clubs have announced their intention to form their own competition, known as the Super League. This has become a major news story, and has been criticized by fans, players, football club owners, and politicians across Europe. So, in this episode of Thinking in English I will explain what a Super League is, why clubs want to join it, and why it is such a controversial topic! TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/04/19/69-the-european-super-league-explained-english-vocabulary-lesson/ CONTACT US!! INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/) Twitter - @thinkenglishpod Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog Gmail - [email protected] Vocabulary List Fixture (n) - a day and time agreed for a sports event Next season’s fixtures will be published early next month To establish (v) - to start a company or organization that will continue for a long time The brewery was established in 1822 Unanimously (adv) - in a way that is agreed or supported by everyone in a group All four proposals were unanimously approved To qualify (v) - to succeed in getting into a competition Nigeria was the first team to qualify for the world cup Founding (adj) - involved in establishing or originating an institution or organization There are three founding members of our company Domestic (adj) - relating to a person’s own country Domestic opinion has turned against the war Broadcasting (n) - the activity or business of sending out programmes on television or radio Huge amounts of money are spent on sports broadcasting Theoretically (adv) - used to say what is possible, although it may not actually happen It is theoretically possible --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support