The world’s most popular sport delivers a trove of tropes, phrases and colorful descriptions for what happens on the field — and now there’s a book for those who are fascinated by soccer, languageand culture: “Do You Speak Football?: A Glossary of Football Words and Phrases from Around the World,” byBritish author Tom Williams.
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