One game - one language ?
The 32 countries competing in the World Cup speak 18 official languages between them .There are also many local dialects which players speak.
So, how are officials, players and managers meant to communicate? The problem has been solved by creating a new shared international language.
It has been named Socceranto and it is made up out of words created from both the names of famous players and from soccer slang and jargon .Some examples of Socceranto words...
ronaldinho: a no-look pass — named after Brazil’s Ronaldinho, who is a master at finding a team-mate without apparently looking up.
kaka: a volley. Named after Kaka, the Brazil and AC Milan midfielder, famed for his superb volleying.
zizou: a 360-degree, spin-turn. Named after Zinadine Zidane, alias "Zizou", master of this kind of turn.
pelé: a bicycle-kick. The brilliant Brazilian star made the overhead kick his trademark.
roberto: a banana kick. Named after two Brazilian greats, both famed for their banana-kicks, seventies icon Roberto Rivelino and Real Madrid’s galactico Roberto Carlos.
baggio: a missed penalty. Named after Roberto Baggio of Italy, who missed a crucial spot-kick in the penalty shoot-out at the end of the 1994 World Cup Final.
Read more about Socceranto here