'ballers? (1 Viewer)

[clint van damme]

when did people start referring to footballers as 'ballers?
Danny Murphy said it during commentary of the France v Argentina game yesterday and heard it a few times recently.
Cuntish behaviour of the highest order.

 

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[Otis]

when did people start referring to footballers as 'ballers?
Danny Murphy said it during commentary of the France v Argentina game yesterday and heard it a few times recently.
Cuntish behaviour of the highest order.

I prefer the term 'footies' myself.

 

[shmmeee]

when did people start referring to footballers as 'ballers?
Danny Murphy said it during commentary of the France v Argentina game yesterday and heard it a few times recently.
Cuntish behaviour of the highest order.

Yet more Yank fetishisation. It used to be just basketball players, now all the chavs want to be from LA or whatever. Same as little scrotes who talk about being chased by “the feds”.

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

I get fed up of hearing 13/14 year olds constantly referring to 'going to bang 'im out'. Makes my blood boil (know idea why, but it does...)

 

[ConnorDevine]

in a non sporting context people use 'baller' to refer to someone who's rich and flashy, I wonder if maybe it's the kind of swagger and confidence he's referring too? I can kind of let it fly if its in that sense, if it's just an abbreviation of footballer then that's unacceptable

 

[Covstu]

in a non sporting context people use 'baller' to refer to someone who's rich and flashy, I wonder if maybe it's the kind of swagger and confidence he's referring too? I can kind of let it fly if its in that sense, if it's just an abbreviation of footballer then that's unacceptable

That’s my understanding, still bullshit but nowt to do with football!

 

[clint van damme]

That’s my understanding, still bullshit but nowt to do with football!

the context I've heard it used in definitely referring to footballers. Criminal!

 

[Covstu]

the context I've heard it used in definitely referring to footballers. Criminal!

Must have been ballbags!

 

[shmmeee]

in a non sporting context people use 'baller' to refer to someone who's rich and flashy, I wonder if maybe it's the kind of swagger and confidence he's referring too? I can kind of let it fly if its in that sense, if it's just an abbreviation of footballer then that's unacceptable

No it’s from basketball. It’s just that basketball players tend to be flashy. So it started to be used for that too: baller - Wiktionary

Then young English footballers started wanting to be American.

For reference see the 1995 Skee-Lo hit I Wish.

 

[Nick]

I'm all about calling people broski

 

[Liquid Gold]

 

[CJ_covblaze]

When FIFA UT started probably. The same individuals became experts on players they had never seen live around the same time too.

 

[Nick]

Do you need a German Whip to be a baller?

 

[ajsccfc]

Tekkers and top bins can fuck right off too.

 

[Nick]

Tekkers and top bins can fuck right off too.

Limbs if we score?

 

[ajsccfc]

Oh bloody hell, don't tell me that's becoming a thing too

 

[tommydazzle]

Can't stand Murphy as a co-commentator - no real insights just banalities and the bleeding obvious.