Comments on: My 10 Favourite Foreign Language Football Phrases http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/my-10-favourite-foreign-language-football-phrases.html League Football, Soccer News and Views from Around the World Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:57:06 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: MattyDub http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/my-10-favourite-foreign-language-football-phrases.html/comment-page-1#comment-151814 MattyDub Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:35:48 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/my-10-favourite-foreign-language-football-phrases.html#comment-151814 Thanks for the feedback guys. Yes it refers to shot that goes right into the corner... I believe I heard it in a Latin-American dialect of Spanish Thanks for the feedback guys. Yes it refers to shot that goes right into the corner… I believe I heard it in a Latin-American dialect of Spanish

]]> By: kabir http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/my-10-favourite-foreign-language-football-phrases.html/comment-page-1#comment-151774 kabir Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:05:35 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/my-10-favourite-foreign-language-football-phrases.html#comment-151774 calcio also means calcium in italian. the only reason i brought that up is because it reminds me of a commercial in italy with ibrahimovic where they made a pun with calcio. i would translate it, but it wouldnt be as funny in english...the link is here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otjrc6N-LyI the subtitles are a little bit dubious, but you should get the gist of it calcio also means calcium in italian. the only reason i brought that up is because it reminds me of a commercial in italy with ibrahimovic where they made a pun with calcio. i would translate it, but it wouldnt be as funny in english…the link is here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otjrc6N-LyI
the subtitles are a little bit dubious, but you should get the gist of it

]]> By: kabir http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/my-10-favourite-foreign-language-football-phrases.html/comment-page-1#comment-151773 kabir Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:59:52 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/my-10-favourite-foreign-language-football-phrases.html#comment-151773 I love it when the Italian commentators say "attenzione". They say it so abruptly when something interesting is happening I love it when the Italian commentators say “attenzione”. They say it so abruptly when something interesting is happening

]]> By: marko http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/my-10-favourite-foreign-language-football-phrases.html/comment-page-1#comment-151750 marko Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:19:26 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/my-10-favourite-foreign-language-football-phrases.html#comment-151750 I love the sound of the Italian word for offside: fuorigioco I love the sound of the Italian word for offside: fuorigioco

]]> By: Matilda http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/my-10-favourite-foreign-language-football-phrases.html/comment-page-1#comment-151748 Matilda Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:18:02 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/my-10-favourite-foreign-language-football-phrases.html#comment-151748 MattyDub, it is Spanish, it actually literally means "Where the spiders have their webs (or nests if you're going really literal)" I think it refers to when a ball is struck into the top corner of a goal, though I could be wrong MattyDub, it is Spanish, it actually literally means “Where the spiders have their webs (or nests if you’re going really literal)” I think it refers to when a ball is struck into the top corner of a goal, though I could be wrong

]]> By: lgarzone http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/my-10-favourite-foreign-language-football-phrases.html/comment-page-1#comment-151730 lgarzone Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:57:10 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/my-10-favourite-foreign-language-football-phrases.html#comment-151730 in italian certain commentators will yell "si gonfia la rete!!" which translates into something along the lines of "the net/goal is filled!" it sounds very exciting when yelled in italian certain commentators will yell “si gonfia la rete!!” which translates into something along the lines of “the net/goal is filled!” it sounds very exciting when yelled

]]> By: Diane http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/my-10-favourite-foreign-language-football-phrases.html/comment-page-1#comment-151729 Diane Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:50:21 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/my-10-favourite-foreign-language-football-phrases.html#comment-151729 Spanish, MattyDub, and I think it refers to where a good poacher lurks -- was that your impression? Spanish, MattyDub, and I think it refers to where a good poacher lurks — was that your impression?

]]> By: KMS http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/my-10-favourite-foreign-language-football-phrases.html/comment-page-1#comment-151724 KMS Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:46:54 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/my-10-favourite-foreign-language-football-phrases.html#comment-151724 i live in jerusalem and the commentators always shout something that sounds like "eze (like eh-zay) shah / eze goal". its fun to hear, and it basically means "what a goal". ive heard "eze idiot" which was quite entertaining (what an idiot) mattydub, that looks like spanish to me i live in jerusalem and the commentators always shout something that sounds like “eze (like eh-zay) shah / eze goal”. its fun to hear, and it basically means “what a goal”. ive heard “eze idiot” which was quite entertaining (what an idiot)
mattydub, that looks like spanish to me

]]> By: Elliott http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/my-10-favourite-foreign-language-football-phrases.html/comment-page-1#comment-151723 Elliott Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:38:34 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/my-10-favourite-foreign-language-football-phrases.html#comment-151723 In Spanish the chip shot is also called "La cucharra" (spoon), but also has been called "arco iris" (rainbow). And "Libero" is normally the Beckenbauer/cerebral central defender that sets up the attack, not exactly the same role as a destroyer/sweeper. Great post Daryl! I loved the German. Guten morgan? In Spanish the chip shot is also called “La cucharra” (spoon), but also has been called “arco iris” (rainbow).

And “Libero” is normally the Beckenbauer/cerebral central defender that sets up the attack, not exactly the same role as a destroyer/sweeper.

Great post Daryl! I loved the German. Guten morgan?

]]> By: Al http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/my-10-favourite-foreign-language-football-phrases.html/comment-page-1#comment-151722 Al Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:26:07 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/my-10-favourite-foreign-language-football-phrases.html#comment-151722 Except Calcio has a horrid, nationalistic, history to its use. Was football in Italian before it was fed to people that it was an Italian game and could not be named an English word. To fascists everywhere- this is a better Italian word- Vaffanculo! Va Livorno, Sankt Pauli, HAPOEL Tel Aviv... Antifa per sempre. Except Calcio has a horrid, nationalistic, history to its use. Was football in Italian before it was fed to people that it was an Italian game and could not be named an English word. To fascists everywhere- this is a better Italian word- Vaffanculo!
Va Livorno, Sankt Pauli, HAPOEL Tel Aviv… Antifa per sempre.

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