The Guide to deciding which team to support

[wufc]

http://www.planetworldcup.com/GUESTS/peter20060522.html

The Team With The Best Nickname. Team nicknames always add color to football. For example, Germany calls their team the Mannschaft, meaning “team,” Brazil calls theirs the Seleção, meaning “team,” and Iran calls theirs Team Melli, meaning “national team.” Some of the best nicknames involve colors: Mexico calls their team el Tri, short for Tricolor, and Ecuador calls theirs la Tri, short for Tricolor. Costa Rica, ever inventive, has two nicknames: la Selección, meaning “team,” and la Tricolor, meaning Tricolor. The best nicknames of all are in Africa, where you can find teams called Scorpions, Squirrels, Crocodiles, and Zebras. Personally, I recommend Angola, known as the Palancas Negras, which is Portuguese for “black palancas.”

[Rakim_22]

This is ridiculous. Judging a team based on nickname.

[Jessica_Alba,pirate]

It's a joke article smartass

[bsas]

Hilarious!!!

[arthur d]

http://www.planetworldcup.com/GUESTS/peter20060522.html

The Team With The Best Nickname. Team nicknames always add color to football. For example, Germany calls their team the Mannschaft, meaning “team,” Brazil calls theirs the Seleção, meaning “team,” and Iran calls theirs Team Melli, meaning “national team.” Some of the best nicknames involve colors: Mexico calls their team el Tri, short for Tricolor, and Ecuador calls theirs la Tri, short for Tricolor. Costa Rica, ever inventive, has two nicknames: la Selección, meaning “team,” and la Tricolor, meaning Tricolor. The best nicknames of all are in Africa, where you can find teams called Scorpions, Squirrels, Crocodiles, and Zebras. Personally, I recommend Angola, known as the Palancas Negras, which is Portuguese for “black palancas.”

That's kind of funny. But I wish someone would tell the world that we Germans don't call our football team the mannschaft. We call them 'die klinsmaenner', 'die rumpelfussballer', or 'diedenadlertragen'. The mannschaft doesn't make any sense.

[nicephoras]

mannschaft sounds funnier

[arthur d]

mannschaft sounds funnier

Not in German it doesn't. I actually don't think it sounds funny in English or Dutch either (trust me I am German so obviously a humour expert), it's just a load of pretentious bollocks which completely backfires, a bit like when they call German beerglasses 'stein' in the UK. LOL.

[midknight]

mannschaft sounds funnier

and 'rumpelfussballer', or 'diedenadlertragen' isn't? :p

[Leto]

mannschaft sounds funnier

Not in German it doesn't. I actually don't think it sounds funny in English or Dutch either (trust me I am German so obviously a humour expert)

Man-shaft. Heh heh.

[arthur d]

Man-shaft. Heh heh.

I didn't think of that. I guess it's kind of fitting given that many people think the mannschaft will be shafted in a few weeks.

[eu sou eu]

welcome to the mineshaft:rolleyes:


2. Brazil. Lots of people support Brazil, so why not you? If you don’t know which one is Brazil, just look for the team winning the most games, scoring the most goals, and having the most fun. They will be in yellow shirts, but don’t confuse them with Australia, who will also be in yellow shirts. Here’s how to tell: Brazil will have a player named Ronaldinho, and Australia will not--although they may have a player named Ronald Dinjovic. (Note: you can disregard this paragraph if you are from Argentina.)

3. The Team That Plays the Most Beautiful Football. See 2).

haha...take that Argentina:cool:

[jameseyla]

I'll stick with The Yanks