The most important bit of information from this article isn't that K-league players are getting in trouble for excessive goal celebrations, but that Honam University has a football studies department. Course catalogue here. Video here of Pnctnk Ristik Tebnlia Stevica's celebration.
I think about this sometimes, and a great celebration should I ever score a goal or a touchdown in Korea would be an imitation of a speed skater in the corner.
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what happened? did somebody plant a flag after a goal?
Korea Times:
For its part, the K-League says it is toeing the line of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA).
I think if the writer/editor opened the AP Style Guide, they'd see that it is supposed to be "towing the line."
ZenKimchi:
You're joking, right? The correct expression is "toe the line."
ZenKimchi used a popular eggcorn!
http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/english/72/tow/
Also, you can't blame him. It's language change in progress.
Eggcorn, language change? Give me a break. Whatever happened to just being wrong? Please, don't lecture me about the difference between descriptive and prescriptive grammar. I've heard it before.
Ugh, let's keep it "toe." End of discussion.
I was really wrong on that one. Thanks.
Roboseyo: I know you're trying to be funny by referencing the Korean baseball team's actions at the World Baseball Classic, but it doesn't really work in this situation. Did you watch the video? It's a different sport, a different (historical) context, and a player of a different nationality involved.
Just prior to the 2006 World Cup FIFA's head honchos came out with a memo that they wanted to cut down on both 'simulation' and over-the-top goal celebrations -- the latter meant that even taking you shirt off after scoring a goal could see you get a yellow card. This is what led the K-League official to claim that it's an international standard being upheld. (Which is not to say that fans in other countries accept the ruling any more so than fans in Korea.)
A quote in the article mentions "Another player was suspended because he imitated the snorting of cocaine." That player was Robbie Fowler, and you can see his goal celebration here. Meanwhile, both Ivan Klasnic (in Germany) and Robbie Keane (in England) have had goal celebrations where they pretend to shoot fans in the stands, but I have yet to see either one receive a caution for their actions. I can only wonder at what happens in the emotionally-charged matches between Red Star and Partizan in Serbia or Galatasaray and Fenerbahce in Turkey ...
An excellent book for anyone interested is "The Soccer Tribe" by Desmond Morris. It's an anthropological look at soccer and includes a chapter on the symbolic meaning of goal celebrations.
/gets off soapbox and goes out to enjoy the nice weather
hiya Samuel. sry frd.. things is only wrong until theys not no more...ya know?
Samedi: yeah. Just going for a joke there.
I can't remember which one, but a hall of fame hockey player used to hold his gun like a rifle and shoot into the stands after he scored.
Sorry, Procyin, but that just ain't true.
You kids need to take a Linguistics class or two.
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