LISTENING to Arsenal's French players giving their comments after their historic record breaking match on Saturday, I was struck by the fluency and grace of their comments. Intelligent thoughts, elegantly expressed in impeccable English.
And I wondered if English footballers playing foreign teams would be as good.
Then David Beckham playing for Real Madrid was sent off for swearing in Spanish at a linesman. Don't know about intelligence, grace or elegance, he apparently called him "a son of a bitch".
Ah well, at least he was fluent...
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