Scottish/American terms for the beautiful game

Stolen from a post on an Aberdeen Football Club fan site by a Aberdonian ex-pat in Houston (I assume Houston, that’s where they all seem to be):

Picked up from watching ESPN and Fox and playing in a team here…I’m picking up the lingo, it’s like watching that Washington Whips video.


Fitba: sahhker

Attack: aw-fence

Midfield: the mid-field

Defence: dee-fense

Kickabout: pick-up game

Rearranged match: make-up game

Mixed blokes and burds team: co-ed

Drew: made a tie

What the f**k are you doing, get stuck in Brad/Dwain/Trent/Zac/Jay you fkin pussy:
bad luck Brad/Dwain/Trent/Zac/Jay

What are you doing shooting from there you nugget, there’s three folk wide open in the middle:
great shawht Brad/Dwain/Trent/Zac/Jay

This is getting embarrassing now you bunch of balloons: Go Sting

Corner: Corner ball

Did you see the huns game?: The Rangers, all they want to do is make a tie, I prefer the Celtics

Top of the league: leading the Western/Eastern conference

Best move of the game: Play of the day

Teamsheet: Roster

Fixture List: Schedule

Houston vs Dallas: Dallas v Houston

Da let it fkin bounce: ________

Gogggggsyyy’s baaaaaaaaa: brad’s play

Much changed side: extremely altered squad

Disallowed for offside: Nullified by an offside call

Took it first time: One-touched the ball

Record time without conceding a goal: Franchise-record shut out span

Failed a random dope test: Flunked the steroid test

Come on boys, we hinna started yet: Get with the game

Come on tae f**k, let’s get into this shower of pish: Go Sting

Holding Midfielder: Deep Lying Playmaker

Jinky wee mazy: ee-fective wing play

Poaching c**t: goal hanger

Credit to Tarapoa fae AberdeenMAD.

What?

Had a good chuckle over that.

I don’t follow the game, but with this one:

Record time without conceding a goal: Franchise-record shut out span

…at least the Scottish version is, more or less, intelligible.