BUT SERIOUSLY: The unsung stars of the beautiful game
The Netherlands’ opportunistic Robin van Persie, Germany’s legendary Miroslav Klose, Argentina’s incomparable Lionel Messi. These are just a few of the many stars glittering on the group stage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
The Netherlands’ opportunistic Robin van Persie, Germany’s legendary Miroslav Klose, Argentina’s incomparable Lionel Messi. These are just a few of the many stars glittering on the group stage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
But from where I sit – in front of the tube in a bar or on the couch – the coterie of engaging British football announcers are doing just as much to elevate interest in the beautiful game. Their elegant play-by-play brings tears to the eyes.
The following are a few of the standard cliches we typically hear while tuning in to hockey, basketball or baseball telecasts, followed by the mellifluous equivalents we’re treated to during the World Cup.
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1. They’re really stinking out the joint today.
They are delivering a truly most unflattering performance.
2. Boy, did he ever get caught with his pants down.
He paid dearly for his inopportune moment of uncertainty.
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3. Talk about running around like chickens with their heads cut off.
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