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SteveB
Found this on the internet (where else?)
Since we are all interested in football and Brazil, (Brazil football second-best thing about Brazil, as all on EI know) I thought I would post it here.
Brazilian Football Sayings
Where the owl sleeps (onde a coruja dorme) refers to the corner of the goalpost.
To give a hat (dar um chapéu) means to chip the ball over a defender’s head and run past them.
A defender went to buy bread (comprar pão) when he’s been so totally flummoxed by an attacker that he’s simply left standing. Another way to describe this situation is that the defender was left without mom and dad (ficar sem pai nem mãe) .
A cow dribble (o drible da vaca) is a play where you kick the ball to one side of an opponent and run around the other.
To give a small egg (dar um ovinho) means to kick the ball through a defender’s legs. The term is specific to Rio de Janeiro, while in other parts of Brazil they say to give a pen (dar uma caneta).
A pigeon without wings (um pombo sem asas) is a ball that’s been kicked towards the goal, with incredible force, from very far away.
During a game in 1961 in Rio’s Maracanã stadium, Pelé scored a goal so awe-inspiring that a plaque was erected, stating, “In this stadium on March 5, 1961, Pelé scored the most beautiful goal in the history of the Maracanã”. It was the first plaque goal (gol de placa), and ever since um gol de placa refers to a goal so superlative that it deserves comparison to Pelé’s original.
A really beautiful play can be referred to as a painting (uma pintura).
A goalie gets a chicken or gets a rooster (levar um frango/levar um peru) when he makes a bad mistake.
If he misses an easy save, he had lettuce hands (ele tem mãos de alface).
Brazilian Football Sayings
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