as some footy fan's would have already known of the exhibition tour in the U S of A by the likes of Celtic, Liverpool, Manyooooooooo, Chelsea and wotsit; i returned home this evening to the telly showing the Celtic vs Chelsea game.
as the commentator was american, i told me bro that - apart from the totally incomprehensible droning's disguised as commentary :D - americans would never be a footy force to reckon with.
how come?
- us, 95% of the blue marble = footy, futbol, le pied de terre wotsit somesuch football
'em = soccer
[including antipodeans, and 'em italians who called it "calcio", that's why the figures]
- us, 98% of the blue marble = goalkeeper
'em = goaltender
- us, yaddablah = half time
'em = intermission
- us, ditto = first / second half
'em = first / second period
- us, ditto = the clock starts from 00:00
'em = the clock starts from 90:00
erm, the USA women soccer team are a force to reckon with, anyhooo.
and the other day, i overheard a yank cow-orker uttering, and i swear my hearing wasn't wonky, "umpire" instead of "ref". i should have given him some stick. but knowing what a complete pain in the derierre he was, i walked away sniggering.
don't get me wrong, my american friends, i'm not winding anyone up. in fact, i understand NHL and sportscenter better whilst watching the telly at the workplace.
and i must say that whenever the odd american or two says "football", or even plays it, i'd never fail to utter, "bless you, son!".
just like that sneaky glancing american lawyer who has a couple of English Premiership posters on the wall of his office. now you's know why i'm so fascinated with him.
as enscribed by the letter b @ July 27, 2004 04:29 PM