Do You Speak Football? - A Glossary of Football Words and Phrases from Around the World

''Sparky and very funny... At last, the definitive guide to football phraseology across the world...'' Paul Hayward, Daily Telegraph A new edition of a fascinating round-the-world exploration of the weird and wonderful football lexicon, with new entertaining entries and a foreword by renowned Dutch midfielder Clarence Seedorf. To speak football is to speak a language of a thousand tongues.In this new and revised global glossary of football words and phrases, discover the rich, quirky and joyously creative language used by fans, commentators and players across the world.From placing a shot ''where the spiders nest'' in Spain, to what it means to use your ''chocolate leg'' in the Netherlands, via ''Anglican'' - a phrase adopted by Czechs to describe an arguable goal - and the now legendary ''it''s coming home'', this comprehensively researched book entertains and informs in equal measure.Discover why a ''cafe creme'' is more than a classic bistro order, what it means when Indonesian players fancy a ''turun minum'' and why Dundee United supporters should keep their heads down in Nigeria.With 750 terms from 88 countries (including 29 ways to describe a nutmeg), this is the definitive guide to the global language of football.>

Product details

• Authors: Tom Williams
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.2024
• EAN: 9781399410212
• ISBN: 978-1-399-41021-2
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 134 mm x 202 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire; Guides > Sport > Ball sport; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Foreign-language dictionaries; HUMOR / Topic / Sports, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, REFERENCE / Quotations, HUMOR / Form / Anecdotes & Quotations, Gift books, Humour collections & anthologies, Language: history & general works, Humour collections and anthologies, Association football (Soccer), Dictionaries Of Quotations, Quotations, proverbs and sayings, Language: history and general works