“He should go for a cheeky chip”: British terms, once rare on this side of the Atlantic, are spreading among American soccer fans and commentators
Americans still largely call it soccer. But when they talk about the World Cup, which concludes Sunday with an epicAs England striker Harry Kane prepared to take a penalty shot during
When soccer enthusiasts and analysts talk about matches, they use adjectives such as cheeky, cracking and clinical. In soccer bars and online-chat groups, Americans call each other lads. During a recent round-of-16 game, American TV commentator John Strong announced the half-time score as “four-nil to Brazil.”
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