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Football and languages

Postby Kraut » Sun Jul 22, 2018 5:50 pm

Mod note: This thread is about association football (soccer). Future posts about (American) football vs soccer will be deleted.
Also, if you don't care about football, avoid making a post just to say that.

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Football coaches speaking in foreign tongues

Trapatoni going berserk is a German classic
Trapattoni - Was erlaube Strunz? Ich habe Fertig

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yU5bqG9Fx8g

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Guardiola's farewell speech in Munich
Pep Guardiola: Emotionale Worte zum Abschied

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4cfnmn2UOE

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Jürgen Klopp interviewed by American kids in California

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8KPn_jf6lk

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Thomas Tuchel new coach of PSG

Thomas Tuchel: Seine Begrüßungsworte auf Französisch | Paris Saint-German |

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3RIsk26CHY

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Jose Mourinho Press Conference | Manchester United v Club America | USA Tour 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m51s5DxJSE

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Swiss German

Christian Gross in der FCB-Garderobe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ylq_rzT2shI
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Re: Football coaches speaking in foreign tongues

Postby Jaleel10 » Sun Jul 22, 2018 6:01 pm

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Re: Football coaches speaking in foreign tongues

Postby Kraut » Mon Jul 23, 2018 4:18 pm

Heinckes' good command of Spanish is due to his coaching years in Spanish clubs

Entrevista que Mundo Deportivo ha hecho al ex entrenador del Bayern Múnich Jupp Heynckes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ow_Y2tiKMM
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Re: Football coaches speaking in foreign tongues

Postby Kraut » Wed Jul 25, 2018 1:51 pm

Lucien Fravre, he is a French-speaking Swiss, the new coach of Borussia Dortmund
After two years in France, he's back in Germany.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPn5CBjJI_I
BVB-PK mit Lucien Favre nach dem 3:1 gegen Liverpool

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Lucien Favre - Ma vision du football

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1-Onrwdj7k
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Re: Football coaches speaking in foreign tongues

Postby Kraut » Tue Sep 18, 2018 5:12 pm

The match is tonight!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_KSzH985D0
Thomas Tuchel & Thiago Silva Full Pre-Match Press Conference - Liverpool v PSG - Champions League

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Klopp and Henderson's PSG press conference | Neymar, Firmino and Champions League chances

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72vgB_TwcBM
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Re: Football coaches speaking in foreign tongues

Postby Speakeasy » Tue Sep 18, 2018 7:16 pm

In my view, all of the erstwhile "football coaches" above speak in foreign tongues ...

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Re: Football coaches speaking in foreign tongues

Postby Kraut » Tue Sep 18, 2018 8:09 pm

https://www.businessinsider.de/the-20-b ... ?r=US&IR=T
The 20 best football coaches in the world
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Re: Football coaches speaking in foreign tongues

Postby brilliantyears » Wed Sep 19, 2018 11:18 am

Speakeasy wrote:In my view, all of the erstwhile "football coaches" above speak in foreign tongues ...
#nope

A sport played with your hands and not with your feet simply cannot be called football, the end, no room for discussion :lol:
(although I do like the word 'soccer')
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Re: Football coaches speaking in foreign tongues

Postby Speakeasy » Wed Sep 19, 2018 11:42 am

brilliantyears wrote: ... A sport played with your hands and not with your feet simply cannot be called football ...
Actually, it should be called something like "Rugby, American Rules", but that would never sell.
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Re: Football coaches speaking in foreign tongues

Postby tarvos » Wed Sep 19, 2018 12:07 pm

brilliantyears wrote:
Speakeasy wrote:In my view, all of the erstwhile "football coaches" above speak in foreign tongues ...
#nope

A sport played with your hands and not with your feet simply cannot be called football, the end, no room for discussion :lol:
(although I do like the word 'soccer')


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