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FOOTBALL LEXICON
Football Lexicon
Название: FOOTBALL LEXICON
Автор: 
Издательство: Faber and Faber
Год:  2006
Страниц:  208
Формат: PDF
Размер: 7.28 mb
Жанр: Faber and Faber
«Why is a left foot either trusty or educated, but a right foot is neither? Why is a bad back pass almost invariably suicidal? Why can you score from a corner with a free header, but never with a free shot? Why are hooligans always a tiny minority even when there seem to be hundreds of them throwing seats across Kenilworth Road? Discover how stock phrases — «schoolboy howler», «sweeper system» — are only part of the story in the artfully twisted language of football. Let Leigh and Woodhouse take you on a journey, from the «top-flight» vocabulary of commentators to the more «speculative efforts» of footballers, from the «Champions League circus» to a «Wednesday night in Rochdale». And prepare to be very entertained.»