Some funnies...
Nice to see you're talking about soccer/football over there. I'm in England, where football is a religion (as it is in most parts of the world). I support a little team from West London called Queens Park Rangers (or QPR for short), who are doing terribly this season.
Actually, I work for a firm of US attorneys, and I've persuaded a few of them to come and watch games at "Rangers Stadium" and they've thoroughly enjoyed it.
Anyway, someone gave me a list cock ups which English commentators made during France 98:
>> "Pires has got something about him, he can go both ways depending on
>> who's facing him" - David Pleat
>>
>> "Batistuta gets most of his goals with the ball" - Ian St John
>>
>> "The good news for Nigeria is that they're two-nil down very early in
>> the game" - Kevin Keegan
>>
>> "Moreano thought that the full back was gonna come up behind and give
>> him one really hard" - Big Ron
>>
>> "Adams is stretching himself, looking for Seaman" - Brian Moore
>>
>> "I wouldn't be surprised if this game went all the way to the finish" -
>> Ian St John
>>
>> "Apart from their goals, Norway haven't scored" - Terry Venables
>>
>> "The Croatians don't play well without the ball" - Barry Venison
>>
>> "It had to go in, but it didn't" - Peter Drury
>>
>> "That's lifted the crowd up into the air" - Barry Davies
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>> "He never fails to hit the target. But that was a miss." - Bobby Robson
>>
>> "Batistuta is very good at pulling off defenders" - Kevin Keegan
>>
>> More Kevin Keegan (retired footballer/active TV audience annoyer)
>> specials:
>>
>> "Only one team can win this game....and that team is England", followed
>> by Brian Moore "But wait a minute, here's Dan
>> Petrescu...................."
>>
>> "Chile have three options - they could win or they could lose"
>>
>> "That would have been a goal if the goalkeeper hadn't saved it"
>>
>> "I came to Nantes two years ago and it's much the same today, except
>> that it's completely different"
>>
>> "A tremendous strike which hit the defender full on the arm - and it
>> nearly came off"
>>
>> Some Big Rons:
>>
>> "Zidane is not very happy, because he's suffering from the wind"
>>
>> "He dribbles a lot and the opposition don't like it - you can see it all
>> over their faces"
>>
>> "They've picked their heads up off the ground and they now have a lot to
>> carry on their shoulders"
>>
>> "Well, either side could win it, or it could be a draw"
>>
>> "He sliced the ball when he had it on a plate"
>>
>> "I'm afraid they've left their legs at home"
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