How’s your World Cup going? If you’ve been watching/ listening closely you’ve probably noticed how vastly superior soccer commentators are compared to announcers in almost any other sport (the ESPN crew on Mexico goalie Guillermo Ochoa on Tuesday: “Boy, are they building a statue of him back in Mexico City or what!”). Colombia-Ivory Coast starts in 30 minutes; your assignment until then is to perfect all seven of these international “gol” calls. [NYT]
“Gol,” Seven Ways
How’s your World Cup going? If you’ve been watching/ listening closely you’ve probably noticed how vastly superior soccer commentators are compared to announcers in almost any other sport (the ESPN crew on Mexico goalie Guillermo Ochoa on Tuesday: “Boy, are they building a statue of him back in Mexico City or what!”). Colombia-Ivory Coast starts in 30 minutes; your assignment until then is to perfect all seven of these international “gol” calls. [NYT]
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