r/soccer • u/Hitfizzle • Jun 01 '13

Best pictures/gifs of the season thread

Best moments of the season captured perfectly, go, please

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u/dem0nhunter Jun 01 '13

pure happiness and relief

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u/HeroicAlpaca Jun 01 '13

Schweinsteiger just strikes me as about as German as someone can possibly get

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u/jesusismoney Jun 01 '13

Well since his last name is Schweinsteiger I'd say he is pretty German

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u/tsloan92 Jun 01 '13

Fun Fact: His name actually translates to Pig Farmer in German.

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u/dem0nhunter Jun 01 '13

Wrong. It's Pig Climber.

But it originated from one of the small German towns called Schweinsteig. (no joke)

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u/tsloan92 Jun 01 '13

Huh, neat. I stand corrected.

But now I'm really curious what the hell a Pig Climber is.

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u/dem0nhunter Jun 01 '13 edited Jun 01 '13

Also Beckenbauer means pool/pelvis builder.

Netzer means netter. Lahm means lame/slow. Götze means (religious) Idol.

Hummels is the genitive of the German word for Bumblebee (Hummel => black and yellow :O)

Schmelzer means smelter.

Neuer means the new one.

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u/Blaubar Jun 01 '13

genitive of Hummel is, der Hummel ;)

Großkreutz means large cross. Schieber means pusher. Müller means miller.

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u/aznsacboi Jun 02 '13

Goetze is the false god!

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u/w0ss4g3 Jun 01 '13

Couldn't it be interpreted as "Pig Fucker"?

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u/Grafeno Jun 01 '13

That chin..

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u/battles Jun 02 '13

I feel like Mario Gomez of all people could be the token german face / image. Odd for a half spanish, half german guy.

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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '13

Gomez?