SPORTS NEWS

TUPNews nearly exploded with joy to see today’s The Knowledge on the Guardian’s football pages. It is a list of foreign football terms for which there is no direct English translation – view it immediately on the Guardian’s website. A few highlights:

Anschlusstreffer - the goal that reduces the deficit to one, eg brings the score to 2-1 rather than 2-0. (German)

Cucchiaio ("spoon") - The chipped penalty into the middle of the goal. (Italian)

Optimistblikket ("the optimist look") - describes the focused expression on a player's face as he intently watches the trajectory of a shot, suggesting it is going close when in fact it is travelling miles wide. (Danish)

Angličan ("Englishman") - a goal that goes in off a post. (Czech)