The Offside 10 November @ 02:00 PM EST
One of my favourite things about The Offside and WorldCupBlog is that we're a bit international. As
a result, I've been exposed to a lot of non-English language football words and phrases that I
otherwise may not have discovered. There are far too many to list them all, obviously, so below
I've put together a [.
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I've been very busy tonight.
Since about 8pm I have been doing the following, many simultaneously;
- Talking to the King of Rock (who happens to be a Reading fan) and his Queen (aka my lover's son
and girlfriend - who will probably support Reading in due course) in two languages (English and
American)
- Watching my lover (who also supports Reading from time to time) make the tea
- Eating the tea made by my lover (the part-time Reading fan)
- Listening to music
- Popping out for a committee meeting
- Popping back again
- Tracking the Leicester City score (0 -1 victory against.
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Just in case you were thinking of brushing up on some of the local languages before heading to
South Africa for World Cup 2010, you should know that watching this clip is far cheaper than buying
Rosetta Stone: Afrikaans Edition. You'll never learn how to find a toilet or order a beer with this
but at the very least you'll still have money to buy the beer you can't order.
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PICTURE REMOVED DUE TO EMBARRASSMENT CAUSED TO PORTRAYED PARTY
A "close-up" of this "Uncle" who is a regular at most games, renown for his ranting
So this is the another "Uncle", other than that "Uncle Party-popper", whom I had been tracking down
who he is, ever since I last filmed him at Toa Payoh Stadium many years back.
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Arsene Wenger celebrates today the achievement of becoming the longest serving and most
successful manager in the history of the club. ArsenalInsider would like to give you the
opportunity to join in those celebrations and also testing your knowledge of Arsene Wenger. All you
have to do is answer 13 questions about the great man and your replies will be entered into a
draw.
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The Offside 28 September @ 05:02 PM EST
Not entire languages of course. Just the football words. Because football is global, it's a great
way to learn about other cultures. Most recently, Alessio posted an excellent article on Juventus
Offside titled Alessio's Comprehensive Calcio Dictionary, which is basically and English-Italian
football phrasebook.
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The Offside 22 September @ 12:42 AM EST
Apologies for the Google Translate inspired translations in the title. Any language mangling was
unintentional. I just wanted to get your attention. Longtime Offside readers will know that the
majority of our blogs are written in English. We are now planning to expand beyond that, and offer
blogs in other languages.
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MLS Rumors 30 July @ 10:10 PM EST
From the Seattle Times's Jose Romero:
The Moroccan national was indeed at training today at Starfire. The
midfielder/attacking wing is in the middle of this photo wearing orange.
Date of Birth: 3 September 1985
Height:(5'9" feet) Citizenship: Morocco
Age: 23 Weight: (150lbs)
Languages: French /Arabic
Position: Central Midfield
Moroccan U23 National Team (2007 - present)
Wydad Athletic Casablanca (2005 - present)
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Since football knows no boarders and the intertwining of foreign players into Europe's top
leagues leads to a melange of languages that need to be translated and sometimes translated again,
there can be misunderstandings and unintended meanings to words and phrases that arise from time to
time.
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Wrighty7 09 September @ 12:36 PM EST
Le Boss speaks several languages in fluent tongue but if reports in Italy are to go by then he
better get Italian added to his forte!
Apparently AC Milan are lining up Arsene Wenger as a potential replacement for boss Carlo Ancelotti
after yet another poor start to the Serie A season for the Rossoneri.
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Fred is from Brazil. Fred's language of origin is, therefore, Portuguese (I know, I was confused
to learn that he doesn't speak Brazilian, too). Fred also speaks a bit of Spanish - and less
English - but whenever he gets interview requests, folks ask him to speak in either of those two
languages and not his native Portuguese.
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No, NSC hasn't suddenly switched languages. The title is Dutch slang for "What's goin'
on?" - a question being asked thousands of times daily by impatient stateside fans that can't
figure out why the Eredivisie season kickoff is rapidly approaching with Michael Bradley still in a
Heerenveen uniform.
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The Offside 21 July @ 09:31 PM EST
Some news to read as you visit the Museum of the American Cocktail: Tunisian football terminology
101. Because you can't know how to say "nutmeg" in too many languages (Tunisia blog)
Three reasons why English footballers cost more (SoccerLens) [...] If just one person falls over
when there are many standing, this can cause a [.
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Former Portugal manager Felipe Scolari taking over the Chelsea helm could prove to be the most
crucial move of this summer, although in a different way than you may think. Scolari leaving the
Portuguese post means that the Portuguese FA is now trying to convince Manchester United assistant
manager Carlos Queiroz to take over.
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Le jeu de boule ronde
21 Ways To Say 'Football' In Different Parts Of The World
1. Futboll (Albania)
2. Futebol (Brazil)
3. Nogomet (Croatia)
4. Kopaná (Czech Republic)
5. Fodbold (Denmark)
6. Jalkapallo (Finland)
7. ფეხბურთი (Georgia)
8.
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