Když se řekne fotbal - Fotbalový slovníček od Argentiny až po Zimbabwe – Williams Tom (2023)

What do Italians call a penalty taken in the style of Antonín Panenka, and is his name really that famous in the world? Where does a footballer go when they say in Saudi Arabia that he is hunting pigeons? Why do footballers in Portugal shout 'thief,' while in Brazil they shout 'police'? Why do some places look for spider or wasp nests in the goal? All of this will be answered by the original glossary of football phrases from around the world, When Football is Mentioned. Football is a global sport, and although the terminology is partially transferred from language to language, there are still many specific phrases in each country that leave one puzzled (even if it's not the underestimated intelligence of a footballer). It's hard to guess what 'sušenčička' means in Polish football, 'brambora' in Norwegian, 'slice of cheese' in Australian, and 'chocolate foot' in Dutch. Why do they break eggs in a Thai match and step on a snake in a Congolese one? When football is mentioned, it is anything but a dry glossary. Each entry is explained through often quite quirky stories from the history of world football, and you will encounter rarities you probably haven't heard of before. About a season in Colombia that lasted more than 15 months; about the limited number of allowed draws in the Soviet league; about the bizarre...