Someone in a World Cup community I'm in, made a list of all the mistakes/goofs that U.S. commentators have made so far. I caught the Michael Beckham one yesterday while watching that game. Oy, you think they could at least get his name right!!
10: The capital of Portugal is "Lesbiana."
9: "Well Suzie, we got to see David actually 'Bend It Like Beckham' today, scoring a wonderful goal from the right side of the grass."
(I'm one of the biggest Becks fans on here and even I admit he had help on that one... and it was from the left... of the pitch.)
8: "Michael Beckham," "David Becket" and "Victoria Posh."
7: "A lot of these Mexican players play down south."
6: "Marquez plays with Ronaldinho in Italy."
5: "Beckham, the captain, as may not know, was captain of Manchester United who plays soccer in France now."
4: "How does Beckham bend it like that ? Well, you know, Suzie, they're using a specially designed ball for this tournament." (Kind of makes you wonder how he was bending it before.)
3: Female: "Prostitution is legal in Germany..." Male: "Oh my, really ?"
2: "Tim Howard was having a great year until van der Saar showed up."
1: "America's chances ? Well you know we are ranked number 5 in the world."
10: The capital of Portugal is "Lesbiana."
9: "Well Suzie, we got to see David actually 'Bend It Like Beckham' today, scoring a wonderful goal from the right side of the grass."
(I'm one of the biggest Becks fans on here and even I admit he had help on that one... and it was from the left... of the pitch.)
8: "Michael Beckham," "David Becket" and "Victoria Posh."
7: "A lot of these Mexican players play down south."
6: "Marquez plays with Ronaldinho in Italy."
5: "Beckham, the captain, as may not know, was captain of Manchester United who plays soccer in France now."
4: "How does Beckham bend it like that ? Well, you know, Suzie, they're using a specially designed ball for this tournament." (Kind of makes you wonder how he was bending it before.)
3: Female: "Prostitution is legal in Germany..." Male: "Oh my, really ?"
2: "Tim Howard was having a great year until van der Saar showed up."
1: "America's chances ? Well you know we are ranked number 5 in the world."