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Jeff Wrangler:
Can anybody explain to me why football--soccer if you're an ignorant Yankee like me--is called "the beautiful game"? I've heard it used a couple of times this week in news reports about the run-up to the beginning of the World Cup competition.
oilgun:
You probably have me on ignore so you won't see this, but hey, here it is:
The Beautiful Game is a nickname for association football, first said by the Brazilian footballer Pelé, although football commentator Stuart Hall is the only individual to have claimed to have coined "The Beautiful Game". In his youth, Hall admired Peter Doherty when he went to see Manchester City play at Maine Road and used the term "The Beautiful Game" to describe Doherty's style when playing. Consequently, he used the term "The Beautiful Game" in his commentary career later on in life which popularised the phrase.[1]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beautiful_Game
southendmd:
In case he does, I'll quote you so he can see it.
--- Quote from: oilgun on June 12, 2014, 05:25:24 pm ---You probably have me on ignore so you won't see this, but hey, here it is:
The Beautiful Game is a nickname for association football, first said by the Brazilian footballer Pelé, although football commentator Stuart Hall is the only individual to have claimed to have coined "The Beautiful Game". In his youth, Hall admired Peter Doherty when he went to see Manchester City play at Maine Road and used the term "The Beautiful Game" to describe Doherty's style when playing. Consequently, he used the term "The Beautiful Game" in his commentary career later on in life which popularised the phrase.[1]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beautiful_Game
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Penthesilea:
The Netherlands beat Spain with 5:1! :o
Now that's what I call a surprise, a big one. What an exciting match, it was plenty fun to watch.
Our family has a little football pools game. You get one point for betting on the correct winner and three points for predicting the exactly correct result. No one scored a single point tonight, all six of us betted on Spain as the winner, even though the Netherlands are a well-established football nation.
The Netherlands beating Spain isn't that unlikely to think, but 5:1 isn't just a victory, they mopped the floor with the Spaniards in the second half. Wow. 8)
oilgun:
--- Quote from: Penthesilea on June 13, 2014, 05:39:35 pm ---The Netherlands beat Spain with 5:1! :o
Now that's what I call a surprise, a big one. What an exciting match, it was plenty fun to watch.
Our family has a little football pools game. You get one point for betting on the correct winner and three points for predicting the exactly correct result. No one scored a single point tonight, all six of us betted on Spain as the winner, even though the Netherlands are a well-established football nation.
The Netherlands beating Spain isn't that unlikely to think, but 5:1 isn't just a victory, they mopped the floor with the Spaniards in the second half. Wow. 8)
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No kidding! I really felt bad for my idol, Iker Casillas! Spain was totally humiliated. I was really conflicted because I love both teams. It was an exciting match and van Persie is the hero, that head shot was sublime!
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