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More Tips for Soccer-Loving German Learnesr Verlängerung (in der Verlängerung) - extra time When you're among your friends and everyone is playing armchair pundits, listen out for some of the following words to help you keep up:ĭie Schwalbe - dive (when a player feigns injury) Die Spieler sind schwach wie Flasche leer ('the players are weak like bottles empty') might not be grammatically right, but it is the perfect reaction when you think your team really needs to kick into gear.įachsimpeln (playing the expert) is a hobby no one can resist entirely, and watching sports among friends is no exception. No football coach ever did a better job of this than Giovanni Trappatoni in the 90s, when he went on a beautiful rant at a Bayern Munich press conference. Die Spieler sind schwach wie Flasche leerĭeutsch ist schwer, by now you probably know that, right? German isn't the easiest language to master, but the key thing is to get your message across. Every woman has had to learn this to prove her worth, in some kind of misogynist conspiracay of football fans.but I digress! Abseits (neuter) is the German word for offside, and this phrase is a great one to say with a knowing nod when you're out in the Biergarten with your friends. Das war kein Abseits!ĭo you know your offside trap? Yes, me too. Often you'll hear this one with a particular player's name instead of 'Deutschland' - for example we could name Germany's lone striker Miroslav Klose: Miro vor, noch ein Tor!īefore you shout this one with passion though, wait until Germany's got the first goal in: noch ein translates to 'another'. Deutschland vor, noch ein TorĪ classic chant that every German schoolkid can produce. Don't forget to pronounce those exclamation points.

This is one to shout out with passion whenever you hear the ref's whistle, favourably if it's an unfair decision or a foul.

Schiri stands for 'Schiedsrichter' (referee) - there is of course a feminine version of this job title ('Schiedsrichterin'), but to make it easier on everyone to pronounce and holler at the screen, Schiri is the one to use.

Deutschland vor noch ein tor meaning