So much for the Queen's Word of the Day. Frankly, I can't keep up with all these bloody words and phrases. Instead, some football commentary:
"Football"
As most of you folks who live in Blue states probably know, "football" - in all other parts of the world, is actually what we North Americans refer to as "soccer." And what we refer to as "football" is called "American football" everywhere but North America.
As I type, I'm watching the Liverpool FC v Debreceni VSC football game, eating some sort of microwaveable, traditional British dish and drinking a glass of cheap red wine. Listening to the European football announcers call the game is the highlight of my day. They just seem to love it.
At this point several of you have probably asked, "where and what in the bloody h*ll is Debreceni?" (sorry, I still won't curse in front of my parents)...well I asked myself the same thing. After less than 10 seconds of Googling and a little Wiki magic, I learned the following:
-Debrecen is a city in Hungary
-The Hungarian spelling is dɛbrɛt͡sɛni veː ɛʃ t͡se
-In August 2009, they defeated PFC Levski Sofia (you'll have to Google that one on your own) 4–1 on aggregate to become the first Hungarian team in 14 years to qualify for the group stage of the Champions League
-You can read more about Debrecen VSC here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debreceni_VSC .
I've decided to be a Liverpool fan and have therefore begun to learn more about them. In a nutshell, I've learned that Liverpool are the arch rivals of Manchester United. Think of it as Mets v Yankees.
*The professional football teams in England are collectively known as the "Premier League."
Meanwhile, Liverpool has just won 1-0. Then again, they're playing dɛbrɛt͡sɛni veː ɛʃ t͡se, so nothing to get excited about (pardon the dangling preposition).
"Football"
As most of you folks who live in Blue states probably know, "football" - in all other parts of the world, is actually what we North Americans refer to as "soccer." And what we refer to as "football" is called "American football" everywhere but North America.
As I type, I'm watching the Liverpool FC v Debreceni VSC football game, eating some sort of microwaveable, traditional British dish and drinking a glass of cheap red wine. Listening to the European football announcers call the game is the highlight of my day. They just seem to love it.
At this point several of you have probably asked, "where and what in the bloody h*ll is Debreceni?" (sorry, I still won't curse in front of my parents)...well I asked myself the same thing. After less than 10 seconds of Googling and a little Wiki magic, I learned the following:
-Debrecen is a city in Hungary
-The Hungarian spelling is dɛbrɛt͡sɛni veː ɛʃ t͡se
-In August 2009, they defeated PFC Levski Sofia (you'll have to Google that one on your own) 4–1 on aggregate to become the first Hungarian team in 14 years to qualify for the group stage of the Champions League
-You can read more about Debrecen VSC here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
I've decided to be a Liverpool fan and have therefore begun to learn more about them. In a nutshell, I've learned that Liverpool are the arch rivals of Manchester United. Think of it as Mets v Yankees.
*The professional football teams in England are collectively known as the "Premier League."
Meanwhile, Liverpool has just won 1-0. Then again, they're playing dɛbrɛt͡sɛni veː ɛʃ t͡se, so nothing to get excited about (pardon the dangling preposition).
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