Just like the Football game, views and opinions on the match are as amusing. Somewhere, football matches are enjoyed on the verge of worship. When the favorite team is not performing well or even losing then these witty sayings and quotes start pouring, ranging from being simple jokes to comically hard mockeries.
And it is not just the UK, most of the football game playing countries have their own signature comebacks, widely used while watching matches.
Here is an infographic with some of the funniest sayings on football across the globe with literal translations and meaning.
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Riccardo Tafà
Riccardo Tafà is the founder and Managing Director of RTR Sports Marketing, the independent motorsport sponsorship agency he established in 1995. A law graduate of the University of Bologna, he began his career in PR in London before moving into motorsport, and has spent more than 30 years structuring sponsorship partnerships in Formula 1 and MotoGP — closing over 100 deals across eight championships with properties including McLaren, Williams, Ducati, Honda HRC, Yamaha Factory Racing and Dorna Sports. He writes on sponsorship strategy, commercial rights, pricing, and ROI measurement for brands entering motorsport at every budget level.
