Italian · 5 phrases

At the Match

Italian football runs on ritualized abuse, and the terraces have a liturgy: "forza!" to lift your team, "rigore!" to demand the penalty, and the unison roar of "arbitro cornuto!" and "venduto!" when the referee robs you. Genuinely offensive out of context — keep it in the stands.

Dai! DYE Come on! / Come off it! / Please! Forza! FOR-tsah Come on! / Let's go! / Go [team]! Rigore! ree-GO-ray Penalty! (screamed appeal) Arbitro venduto! AR-bee-tro ven-DOO-to The ref's been bought! / Bent referee! Arbitro cornuto! AR-bee-tro kor-NOO-to You cheating cuckold of a ref!