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supermicahrichards said:BTW, what country created the term "soccer" for football? Could someone answer me that?
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rhetorical question, as I'm sure most of us know the answer.
association Football was given the Knickname Soccer by us in England but never used as a real term tbh..
association was the word that soccer came from shortened (god knows why)..
Just a knickname is all.
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Dax777 said:I have seen this 2ice now and must say I se nothing wrong with it. Savic is a veteran. He has played for his national team and was the captain of hid Europa league team before joining City. That is the a Veteran of the game in my opinion.SamTheGuru said:I have to say I quite enjoyed the commentary from laughing at their expense but I couldn't take 1 more game of it.
Some classics that were repeated over and over.
"The Belgian Vincent Kompany"
"The veteran Savic"
"The 30 year old Gareth Barry"
"The England No. 1 Joe Hart"
I am sure the list could go on and on.
Besides commentary using hyperbolic adjectives to contrast players is neither new nor American.
Come to think of it, there really is nothing wrong with any of the above. The 30 year old is a bit odd. But the Belgian Vincent Kompany is appropriate.It is calling the viewers attention to the international nature of these big clubs that come to play against their MLS teams. And I have on many occasions heard English Commentators say the "Muntari, the Ghanian International" Muntari, or the "Nigerian international" when they don't feel like saying Odemweinge. The real problem here is the fact that these guys no FA about the players, so the statement "The Belgian VIncent Kompany" just hangs like a chad. (yeah, that's an American reference too :P).
You are having a laugh aren't you? Vieira is a veteran. Maybe a definition will help you:
vet·er·an
[vet-er-uhn, ve-truhn] Show IPA
–noun
1.
a person who has had long service or experience in an occupation, office, or the like: a veteran of the police force; a veteran of many sports competitions.
Savic is 20 years old for christ sake. But you seem to be missing the point anyway. It was the repetition that I found funny. I mean come on, how many times do people need to be told that Barry is 30 years old?
Yes, but no one listens to you.anymore than 2sheiks said:Said it in another thread, Yanks don't get football. Never have, never will.
Lol!<br /><br />-- Mon Jul 25, 2011 3:09 pm --<br /><br />taconinja said:Yes, but no one listens to you.anymore than 2sheiks said:Said it in another thread, Yanks don't get football. Never have, never will.
All good. I get the annoyance with the repetition. It is really a function of having nothing to say about these guys they know too little about.SamTheGuru said:Savic is 20 years old for christ sake. But you seem to be missing the point anyway. It was the repetition that I found funny. I mean come on, how many times do people need to be told that Barry is 30 years old?
As for the use of Veteran, like I said, it is meant as a hyperbolic adjective, and it happens al the time. Saying "Messi is lightning quick" something an English commentator may very well say, does not mean we are all supposed to take it literally. The same applies here. Compared to the 16 year old in his 1st year of professional football, Savic " an International and Captain of a professional club" is a veteran. The use of the term was for the purpose of contrasting the 2 players. If Messi can be lightning quick, certainly, Savic can be a veteran compared to a first year player.
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As an American, I was embarassed by the commentators. Especially Taylor Twellman, who scored some nice goals in MLS but did fuckall for the national team. He was the one going on and on about how Balotelli crucified Christ and then started the holocaust. It was terrible.
And they couldn't pronounce anybody's name. It's prounced jeko not zeko, and de yong not de shong or however they were saying it.
And when he started talking about how Nigel is a dirty player, I really wanted to reach into the tv and smack the shit out of him.
Not all Americans are completely clueless about football.
And they couldn't pronounce anybody's name. It's prounced jeko not zeko, and de yong not de shong or however they were saying it.
And when he started talking about how Nigel is a dirty player, I really wanted to reach into the tv and smack the shit out of him.
Not all Americans are completely clueless about football.
MarylandBlue said:As an American, I was embarassed by the commentators. Especially Taylor Twellman, who scored some nice goals in MLS but did fuckall for the national team. He was the one going on and on about how Balotelli crucified Christ and then started the holocaust. It was terrible.
And they couldn't pronounce anybody's name. It's prounced jeko not zeko, and de yong not de shong or however they were saying it.
And when he started talking about how Nigel is a dirty player, I really wanted to reach into the tv and smack the shit out of him.
Not all Americans are completely clueless about football.
But the ones that are always become commentators..;)
Tbh Football is our number 1 sport so we do tend to get protective over it.
You just did.taconinja said:Yes, but no one listens to you.anymore than 2sheiks said:Said it in another thread, Yanks don't get football. Never have, never will.
anymore than 2sheiks said:You just did.taconinja said:Yes, but no one listens to you.anymore than 2sheiks said:Said it in another thread, Yanks don't get football. Never have, never will.
This is the bit where taconinja has to ignore you... ;)