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June 21, 2006
Soccerrisms in the World Cup
A few phrases thrown in by American commentators in the world cup:
- Looking to switch it
- Are you kidding me baby?
- Yeah baby
- They hit ‘em with a touchdown (on Argentina’s 6-0 win against Serbia Montenegro)
- Who needs a midfield when you can punt like that?
And yes, watching the US play against Italy with American commentators in the background is like watching Fox News covering the war. If knowledge equates wealth, then, compared to real football commentators, the pair of O’Brian and Balboa on ESPN is like a skint undergraduate who can’t afford new socks. It comes unnatural to them as it is for most of us hearing the word soccer from non-Americans on American TV. And we definitely don’t need to listen to Balboa’s yeehaw attitude in ANY game, it just shuts out all chances of empathy for the team he once captained.
Posted by quickness at June 21, 2006 09:35 AM
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