Книга Do You Speak Football? A Glossary of Football Words and Phrases from Around the World (1092349)

<p style="text-align: justify;">Tom Williams lives in London and covers football for the Agence France-Presse international news agency. His writing has also been published by The Blizzard, The Guardian and Bleacher Report. He has featured on BBC Radio 5 Live, BT Sport, CNN, BBC News 24, the BBC World Service, talkSPORT and the Totally Football Show.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">@tomwfootball #doyouspeakfootball</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>'At last, the definitive guide to football phraseology across the world... Sparky and very funny.' </strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Paul Hayward, Daily Telegraph</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>''Amusing and informative in equal measure.' </strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong> Oliver Kay, The Times</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">An expertly compiled and utterly fascinating compendium of the weird and wonderful words and phrases used to describe football around the world.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">To speak football is to speak a language of a thousand tongues.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">In this ground-breaking global glossary of football words and phrases, you'll discover the rich, quirky and joyously creative language used by fans, commentators and players across the world.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">From placing a shot 'where the owl sleeps' in Brazil, to what it means to use your 'chocolate leg' in the Netherlands, via Wembley-Tor - a phrase adopted by Germans to describe a dubious goal - this comprehensively researched book will entertain and inform in equal measure.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Discover the unfortunate Finnish term for a holding midfielder, what it means when South Korean fans get nostalgic about a 'Leeds season' and why Dundee United supporters should keep their heads down in Nigeria.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">With over 700 terms from 89 countries (including 29 ways to describe a nutmeg), this is the definitive guide to the global language of football.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p>