This article is dedicated to all the “futboler@s” kids of the Salvat Papasseit.
Football is the most popular sport in London.
For the 2013-2014 season there are 6 London clubs in the Premier League (wow! 6 teams in the Premier, in Barcelona we have just 2 clubs in “Primera División”).
Here is the list:
CLUB |
NICKNAME |
STADIUM |
CAPACITY |
FOUNDED |
MANAGER |
Arsenal | Gunners | Emirates Stadium |
60.360 |
1886 |
Arsene Wenger |
Chelsea F C | Blues | Stanford Bridge |
42.450 |
1905 |
Jose Mourinho |
Crystal Palace F C | Eagles | Selhurst Park |
26.300 |
1905 |
Tony Pulis |
Fulham | Cottagers | Craven Cottage |
25.700 |
1879 |
Felix Magath |
Tottenham Hotspur | Spurs | White Hart Lane |
36.230 |
1882 |
Tim Sherwood |
West Ham United | Hammers | Boleyn Ground |
34.300 |
1895 |
Sam Allardyce |
There are some good Spanish players in these clubs:
Santi Cazorla, Mikel Arteta, Nacho Monreal, Jon Toral and Héctor Bellerin play for Arsenal.
Fernando Torres and César Azpilicueta play for Chelsea.
Roberto Soldado plays for Tottenham.
Adrián plays for West Ham United; he is the goalkeeper (or goalie).
Most clubs’ nicknames come from when the club was originally founded.
v For example, in 1886 workers at Woolwich Arsenal Armament Factory decided to form a football club. Today Arsenal keeps the name associated with that origin: Gunners, and a cannon in his badge.
v The Thames Ironworks Football Club, founded in 1895 for metal workers, became over time West Ham United. His badge shows one of those men’s tools: two crossed hammers, and the club has been known as the Hammers ever since.
v Fulham’s nickname (“Cottagers”) comes from the famous cottage which is an iconic part of Fulham’s Craven Cottage ground.
And finally, my question:
Do you know why followers of Barça and Espanyol are called “culés” (or “culers”) and “periquitos”?
Vocabulary
Goalkeeper: his duty is to prevent the ball from entering in the goal.
Gunner: in the British Army, an artilleryman (in Spanish: artillero)
Badge: a distinguishing emblem or mark worn to signify membership, employment, achievement, etc (in Catalan: escut)
Tool: in Catalan: eina
Hammer: a hand tool consisting of a heavy usually steel head held transversely on the end of a handle, used for driving in nails, beating metal, etc. (in Catalan: martell)
Cottage: small simple house, especially in a rural area.
hello Pili How are you?
Are you happy in London?
Do you miss Santa Coloma?
What’s the biggest difference between London and Santa Coloma?
See you soon!
hello pili i’m luciaI
what football team are you?
london and beyond that normally football team is the people
kisses lucia
Hello Melania! I’m fine, very happy to be here! I think the biggest difference between London and Sta Coloma is that London is full of huge parks where you can step on the grass, beautiful trees and flowers, and you can see green everywhere. I miss Sta Coloma’s people. See you soon!
Hello Lucia! My football team in Barcelona is Barça, although this season they are not working very well! In London I like Arsenal… I will see you soon! Kisses!
Hellow Pili
i’m sory pili i’m don’t know the question 🙁
Hello Salwa! Don’t worry, it’s a difficult question! Take care!
Kisses!
The class love football . Pili sorry,i’m no time write you.Thank you for football article,i’ts very cool.The cuestion is very dificult. BYE PILI. **
Hello Pili! the question is difficult
Hi Helene! Thank you very much for your answer! I know the question was very difficult! Kisses!
Hello Jessica! Ha! Ha! Yes, the question was difficult, thanks for trying!
Sorry Pili for not write you but I know the question.
Why the followers of español call them ‘periquitos’, because in the place where their old stadium were build there were lots of ‘periquitos’.And why the followers of Barcelona call them ‘culés’, because the old stadium of barcelona,when the people sit down in their chairs it looked their ‘culo’.
good bye Pili : )
Hi Pili am Ainhoa, I have the answer for your question.
for Barcelona:
between 1909 and 1922, Barcelona played their home games at the stadium in Industry Street, this stadium was only six thousand seats, so in big games most of the fans had to sit on the wall surrounding the stadium, so from the street they could see the ass, providing big laughs to passersby, who began to call on “culers” who took his “r” and “cules”.
Espanyol for:
For where the stadium is built Sarria had many parakeets and once built the countryside around there were still many trees full of birds. Hence the nickname “parakeets” or “Pericos”.
Hope you’re having a great time in London, and that I love you, you’ve been part of my life for many years and I wish that one day return to Barcelona forever.
Dear Carlos! thank you very much for your answer. “Culo” in English is called “bottom”, “ass”, “arse”… Ha! Ha! See you soon!
Hello Ainhoa! Thanks for your answer, I think it’s right! I appreciate very much your sweet words about me! I miss you!
hello pili
how are you?
I like going for london? hope good.
when you coming to school?
owed a big kiss
Pili hello how are you? that team? Are you happy in London? I’m sure you do. A giant kiss goodbye
Hello Pili I’m David Navarro
Pili sorry not to have commented,I
was very busy with exams.
My question is:
For you who is the best English player?
Hello Charlotte! Thanks for your participation! I’m well but I miss you all! See you soon!
Hello David, I know you are a good student so I can imagine you are studying hard every day. I like Steven Gerrard, he has played all his life for Liverpool FC and he reminds me Xavi Hernandez, because he has spent his entire career at Anfield. He captains the English National team as well. See you soon!
I STILL DO NOT KNOW THE QUESTION!Is very dificult!
Hi Helene! Don’t worry about the answer, your classmates have already answered it… See you!
Hi Pili I’m Saray, how are you?
Hello Saray! You are the first writter this year, congratulations! See you soon