Showing posts with label Sports. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sports. Show all posts

27 July 2010

So Iceland don't know how to play football...

...but they sure know how to celebrate when they finally manage to score a goal

15 July 2010

7 July 2010

World Cup meets Tour de France


The final ought to be very interesting for the Rabobank team. (Also, note the Hela Curry Kruiden Ketchup - if anyone is planning on coming this way: pannenkoekenmix and Hela Curry Kruiden Ketchup).

And Nierman after the match:

E-mail to the Beeb

Dear Sir/Madam,

I'm probably sending this to the wrong person, but I'd really like to see this problem addressed. During the entire World Cup, your (and ITV's) commentators have been systematically mispronouncing the names of virtually all Dutch players. We have rather accepted this fact and are very pleased with your overall coverage of the Cup.

However, in light of our possible Final against Germany, I'd like to address your pronunciation of 'Sneijder'. As opposed to German names like 'Schweinsteiger', you'd might note the absence of the 'ch' after the initial S. This means that 'Sneijder' is NOT pronounced as 'Schneijder', as you keep insisting on doing. Some examples of how his name ought to be pronounced can be heard in the snippet (<- also an 'sn' there rather than a 'schn') of the radio coverage I've included in this message.

I, and the rest of the Dutch community in England, would be very pleased if you would take this into consideration. We would hate to hear 12 German names in the final (or even 1 if we end up competing against Spain).

Kind regards,
Linda Wijlaars

2 July 2010