
Why Does Marco Van Basten Swear In English
HOLLAND v Russia in Euro 2008. A foul. Says Marco van Basten, the Dutch coach: “F*****’ Hell.”
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Posted: 21st, June 2008 | In: Back pages, Twitterings Comment (1) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink
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June 22nd, 2008 at 12:02 am
English is the lingua franca of the football world just as it is in air traffic control. It does no good for an Italian to tell a Brazillian he is a ‘Grando Gatzo’ in the heat of the moment. Better to tell him he is a ******* **** in English and lay out the ground rules for the rest of the match