{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a306ae5252d86e8466f67d0/6a94d92353508d8b544c2789?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"B1 French News | Why Ollie Watkins's Villa Exit Feels So Sudden","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a306ae5252d86e8466f67d0/1dfa2365-c7b9-424b-bee9-50f866220731.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Learn French through today’s real news. Natural-pace French at B1, with a full transcript and English translation.</p>\n\n<p>In this episode: Ollie Watkins leaves Aston Villa for Al-Hilal in a £51m move, and explains why he never expected it to end this way. Also: Zambian opposition leader Brian Mundubile is charged with treason after a tense political standoff, with 17 others also accused.</p>\n\n<p>Aujourd&#x27;hui : Watkins quitte Aston Villa pour Al-Hilal · Mundubile inculpé pour trahison en Zambie.</p>\n\n<p>Today’s French focus: être inculpé, to be charged officially = to be charged officially. Vocabulary: inculpé (charged officially), trahison (treason), tribunal (court).</p>\n\n<p>Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: <a href=\"https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-b1-2026-08-31\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-b1-2026-08-31</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}