Shownotes Transcript
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!
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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
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