Bases British on Balls

Today I stayed home from classes since I was sniffing, sneezing, coughing so I couldn't rest because of no medicine (appologies to the folks at NyQuil for stealing their slogan). Since I was home I caught my fair share of daytime programming, which in this case included Champions League Soccer on ESPN2, featuring Real Madrid and Dynamo Kiev. During the match, Real Madrid striker Ronaldo (a Brazilian) was hit in the groin area on two separate occasions a few minutes apart. The British announcers then began a series of remarks all the way to the end of the game.

"X marks the spot once again"

"He's gonna be singing in a different key that's for sure."

"This game's got a good tempo to it...wide open...and entertainment provided by Ronaldo for good measure."

"A lot of the passes by Dynamo Kiev are just because the balls been taking awkward bounces. The ball has just done a lot of bouncing tonight...just ask Ronaldo."