Do You Speak Football? (eBook)

A Glossary of Football Words and Phrases from Around the World

Williams Tom Williams (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
272 Seiten
Bloomsbury Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-4729-4720-8 (ISBN)

Infos

'At last, the definitive guide to football phraseology across the world... Sparky and very funny.' - Paul Hayward, Daily Telegraph'Amusing and informative in equal measure.' - Oliver Kay, The TimesAn expertly compiled and utterly fascinating compendium of the weird and wonderful words and phrases used to describe football around the world.In this ground-breaking global glossary of football words and phrases, you'll discover the rich, quirky and joyously creative language used by fans, commentators and players across the world.From placing a shot 'where the owl sleeps' in Brazil, to what it means to use your 'chocolate leg' in the Netherlands, via Wembley-Tor a phrase adopted by Germans to describe a dubious goal this comprehensively researched book will entertain and inform in equal measure.Discover the unfortunate Finnish term for a holding midfielder, what it means when South Korean fans get nostalgic about a 'Leeds season' and why Dundee United supporters should keep their heads down in Nigeria.With over 700 terms from 89 countries (including 29 ways to describe a nutmeg), this is the definitive guide to the global language of football.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.5.2018
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Comic / Humor / Manga ► Humor / Satire
• Themenwelt: Sport ► Ballsport ► Fußball
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
• Themenwelt: Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
• ISBN-10: 1-4729-4720-7 / 1472947207
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4729-4720-8 / 9781472947208