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Arsenal are fierce rivals with their north London neighbours, Tottenham Hotspur
Alice and Stephen talk about football rivalries and hear how fans can be passionate, but sometimes get very angry when watching a football match.
This week's question:
Which city do these two teams come from? Al Ahly and Zamalek. Is it:
a) Cairo
b) Beirut or
c) Damascus
Listen out for the answer at the end of the programme!
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Football Rivalries
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Grammar
- rivalries
competition between people, often based on their political views or support for a sports team
- spill over
here, influencing or causing something else to start, or become more serious
- derby
here, a football match between two football teams based in the same town, city or region
- heated exchanges
passionate or angry discussions
- mayhem
uncontrolled, chaotic situation
- ugly confrontation
argument or fight between people, possibly involving violent behaviour or insulting language
- role models
people who are well-known to the public, and shown as positive examples of how to live your life
- domestic violence
physical abuse in the home, usually where one family member attacks another
- licensing laws
regulations or rules laws about where and when alcoholic drinks can be sold