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[MannyJello]

here's a cheatsheet for you Yank newbies...

America = jersey      
UK = shirt

America = uniform
UK = kit/strip

America = alternate uniform
UK = change strip

America = cleats
UK = boots

America = spikes
UK = studs

America = manager
UK = gaffer

America = trainer/doctor
UK = physio

America = speed
UK = pace

America = fast
UK = pacey

America = schedule
UK = fixtures

America = standings/rankings
UK = table

America = injury
UK = knock

America = field
UK = pitch

America = great
UK = brilliant

America = zero
UK = nil

America = shutout
UK = clean sheet

America = goalie
UK = keeper

America = fight
UK = row

America = team
UK = club

America = fan
UK = supporter

America = health/healthy
UK = fitness/fit

America = tie
UK = draw

America = game
UK = match/tie/fixture

America = ejection
UK = expulsion

America = error
UK = howler

America = huge
UK = massive

America = bunny/gimmie
UK = sitter

America = scum
UK = Liverpool

America = c*nts
UK = Sp*rs

America = old drunkard
UK = Sir Alex Ferguson

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[Maksimov]

"MannyJello":1bknilql said:

America = alternate uniform
UK = change strip

Away kit?  {SMILIES_PATH}/300.gif

[andy]

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They just don't speak proper English like what we do

[Jack]

Pet hates include:

"It's time xxxxxx stepped up to the plate." A term that has nothing to do with football but is increasingly used by pundits. I did like the twist put on it by someone:

"He stepped up to the plate, and ate the bloody lot!"  Better, much better.

Also,

"It'll go down to the wire."

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[MannyJello]

"Jack":3ol59ue7 said:

Also,

"It'll go down to the wire."

Which wire exactly? Earth? Neutral? {SMILIES_PATH}/300.gif

The origin is from another sport:  horse-racing. American racetracks in the latter part of the nineteenth century — before the days of cameras — had a wire strung across the track above the finishing line to help stewards decide which nose had got across the line first. An early example appeared in Scribner’s Magazine in July 1889: “As the end of the stand was reached Timarch worked up to Petrel, and the two raced down to the ‘wire,’ cheered on by the applause of the spectators. They ended the first half mile of the race head and head, passing lapped together under the wire, and beginning in earnest the mile which was yet to be traversed”. So, a race that was undecided until the very last moment was said to go down to the wire.

Another wire was often placed across the track at the starting post to help check for false starts; this led to another expression: "from wire to wire," from the starting post to the finishing line, hence from end to end of a contest. When you are "under the wire," you’re at the finishing line, figuratively at the last possible opportunity or just in time.

[mad_mac]

Upper 90, that one is hilarious

Scott

[lauren]

I have the misfortune of having to watch Fox Soccer (bleh) or ESPN. I hate the American expressions for our game.

Extra time = overtime

wings = sidelines

offence and deeeeeefence - yuk

they have no idea who the players are

they always called penalties, penalty kicks

if we are winning 1 nil they say 1 oh

a nil nil draw is oh oh and tied

and they put the teams round the wrong way so if we are at home we are listed as second on their TV schedules and sometimes on TV depending on who has filmed the game

[Makelele]

The best is watching "sports center" and seeing "TERRY HENRY" score

[JT26CFC]

well the other day I was wearing my cfc shirt in school and someone came up to me and said "I've never seen Chelsea before?  that's not an NFL team!" (because it says football club on the crest)
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and another one is "does Pele play anymore?"

*sorry about jersey, but I corrected myself^

[Maksimov]

When someone says 'Jersey', I think of Bergerac, so please stop doing it.  {SMILIES_PATH}/actions1.gif  {SMILIES_PATH}/icon_lol.gif

[superdan]

I get annoyed by calling linesmen referee's assistants.
Not to mention having a premier league and a championship followed by division one.
And they're not even americanisms?

[Kev123]

"superdan":1mti1b9p said:

Not to mention having a premier league and a championship followed by division one.
And they're not even americanisms?

That drives me crazy as well since they changed it. Can't even remember the f**king names of what is what. Which w**ker thought that one up?

[c3blu]

What about an O.G is that the same as friendly fire???

[Barn]

Yanks and freindly fire are not something that should be joked about.

[c3blu]

I'll get my coat:roll: