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Welcome to the Italian podcast. This is an intermediate episode in which we will talk about Italian football. On podcastitaliano.com, you will find a transcription of the text, which will help you follow the text more easily and learn new words. let’s start.
There are a lot of sports in Italy Has a long tradition (Long history, long tradition), But Italian football is Far (Far away) The one that has received the most attention and practice. According to statistics, 4 out of 10 Italians claim to be “fans.” But what do fans mean?The word fan is used to mean a person hold (The meaning here is stand by), o “Tifa” (cheer) A football team; from “typhus” (typhus), An infectious disease characterized by high fever Feel fuzzy (Numbness). It can be said that in a sense, even sports “cheering” can sometimes cloud the senses, because in sports-but in other fields, such as politics-we “cheer” and in any situation We all support a team (or a Party) Draw the sword (Struggling to defend, picking up a stick), Like they said (As we said)This is a strange etymology, as interesting as the origin of the word “football”. In fact, in many languages, there is a word derived from either “football” or “soccer”, but it does not exist in Italian. Football actually means “kick”. why?During the period of fascism, many forestry (foreign word, From “forestiero”, a not very common word meaning “foreigner”, straniero), Or foreign words that the regime does not appreciate, have been replaced by equivalent Italian words.some Not yet rooted (Failed to catch up) They were not used after the fall of the regime, others were used. Football is one of them, replace (Replaced) Completely “football”.
Etymology aside, for many Italians, football is very important, and it must be because Disagreement (Reason for disagreement) with Lively discussion (Lively discussion) (Actually, it’s like politics).Football is one of the topics that Italians like to discuss obsessed (obsessed)in daily life.
Italian clubs have It played an important role (There is an important part) In the history of European and even world football, he has won many international trophies; Italy National Team (Italian National Team) Second only to Brazil As for (As for) Won the World Cup (4 vs. 5 Brazilians). In the Italian league known as Serie A, countless Italian and foreign champions have participated in the competition.
However, in recent years, the quality of Italian football has declined significantly: Italian teams often participate in international competitions They struggle (struggle) Against foreign countries, lose or draw More than it should (More than they should), Let’s say. Fewer and fewer champions choose to play in Italy. Italian clubs are poorer than foreign clubs. In general, the “attractiveness” of Serie A is declining. Use this English word, Serie A.This is due to several factors, including this Dilapidated stadium (Dilapidated, dilapidated), Usually built decades ago, and supporter (Organized fan groups, or “Fans”) (But not only that). In fact, in the history of Italian football, there have been many cases of conflicts between fans on both sides or with the police.More fans fiercely (fiercely)They are called “super” and although they can cheer for the team peacefully by singing and cheering for the players, sometimes They commit violent acts (Guilty of violence) This is unforgivable. It is for this reason that many families or ordinary people are unwilling to go to the stadium to watch the game, and they are unwilling to watch the game on TV, afraid of organized cheers. It is also because of this that the average number of spectators in Serie A matches is decreasing.
Despite the many problems in Italian football, it is still a sport loved by the Italian people, who support their national team very enthusiastically in international competitions (although this support can be said recently It was not rewarded for outstanding performance (Not rewarded with an outstanding performance) :D).
Many children have played football since they were young So-called “Football school”, but football is also a pastime for almost all boys (but not only that): a ball and two trees (or objects are enough to create one”Gate“(the goal The one defending as a goalkeeper. Your goal of scoring is “gol” or “rete”) Impromptu performance, you can play anywhere in the school garden, park, square and street. People who grew up in Italy hardly played football when they were young, even those who didn’t like football.
Despite this, there are still many people who are Not at all (Not at all). Sometimes at send (Faction, one side) Those stupid fans obsessed with millionaires Catch up (Catch up) A ball” and “an alternative/fashionable person who does not pay attention to football but prefers geopolitics and comparative law conferences.” Joke aside (Joking while), I personally like football, I also follow it, but I think it is meaningless to criticize people other than their own interests. We all have some love that is not necessarily “productive” It’s these (The meaning here “No matter it is X or Y”) Watch a football match on TV, go to a bar to drink beer or play Pokemon Go. Our brain needs to be distracted from the complex and stressful daily life. The important thing is to keep balance and remember, how long Exciting (How exciting, how exciting), It’s still just a game.
I hope you like this episode and listen to it again to improve your understanding. As usual, you will find transcripts with the most complex words and expression translations on the website. I just need to say goodbye, see you soon! Hello there.
