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***Official 2014 World Cup Thread*** (2 Viewers)

Are most or all of these international players multilingual? I always wonder when opposing players are conversing or arguing on the field, what language they are speaking to each other, and the officials for that matter. Is there a particular language that has become commonly used in international soccer? Yes, I wonder strange things sometimes.

 
coyote5 said:
Are most or all of these international players multilingual? I always wonder when opposing players are conversing or arguing on the field, what language they are speaking to each other, and the officials for that matter. Is there a particular language that has become commonly used in international soccer? Yes, I wonder strange things sometimes.
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pig latin, imo

 
coyote5 said:
Are most or all of these international players multilingual? I always wonder when opposing players are conversing or arguing on the field, what language they are speaking to each other, and the officials for that matter. Is there a particular language that has become commonly used in international soccer? Yes, I wonder strange things sometimes.
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I would say many of the players in Europe are multi-lingual - combination of the culture, and the fact that many have played in multiple countries.

 
coyote5 said:
Are most or all of these international players multilingual? I always wonder when opposing players are conversing or arguing on the field, what language they are speaking to each other, and the officials for that matter. Is there a particular language that has become commonly used in international soccer? Yes, I wonder strange things sometimes.
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As I understand the ref needs to speak english (or maybe french) since english is the most common language. One issue with the croatia brazil ref was he only spoke Japanese and shouldnt be on the pitch...

 
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B Maverick said:
coyote5 said:
Are most or all of these international players multilingual? I always wonder when opposing players are conversing or arguing on the field, what language they are speaking to each other, and the officials for that matter. Is there a particular language that has become commonly used in international soccer? Yes, I wonder strange things sometimes.
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As I understand the ref needs to speak english (or maybe french) since english is the most common language. One issue with the croatia brazil ref was he only spoke Japanese and shouldnt be on the pitch...
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There is a video of him, from some sort of FIFA referee's guide, in which speaks english.

 
Norman Paperman said:
coyote5 said:
Are most or all of these international players multilingual? I always wonder when opposing players are conversing or arguing on the field, what language they are speaking to each other, and the officials for that matter. Is there a particular language that has become commonly used in international soccer? Yes, I wonder strange things sometimes.
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I would say many of the players in Europe are multi-lingual - combination of the culture, and the fact that many have played in multiple countries.
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I always assumed English and Spanish.

http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/most_spoken_languages.htm

Most common languages spoke in the world. Unless you assume Chinese, the language that makes the most sense is English. and if you include all the other reasons why English as a second language makes sense, seems like most international footie conversations are in English.

 
Jaysus said:
B Maverick said:
coyote5 said:
Are most or all of these international players multilingual? I always wonder when opposing players are conversing or arguing on the field, what language they are speaking to each other, and the officials for that matter. Is there a particular language that has become commonly used in international soccer? Yes, I wonder strange things sometimes.
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As I understand the ref needs to speak english (or maybe french) since english is the most common language. One issue with the croatia brazil ref was he only spoke Japanese and shouldnt be on the pitch...
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There is a video of him, from some sort of FIFA referee's guide, in which speaks english.
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Interesting. Heard the players couldnt get answers on things since he only spoke japanese and not a common language

 
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