Why do football players learn more foreign languages?

If football players can master many foreign languages, it will be of great help to their career development.

First of all, if football players can master many foreign languages, they will have more choices for clubs when they enter professional leagues. For example, when China players join overseas clubs, the first thing to do is to pass the language barrier. At first, Yang Chen played well in Frankfurt, but after changing coaches, he was suddenly left out in the cold, sitting on the bench in every game, still wondering why. The reason is that Yang Chen can't communicate directly with the head coach because of his poor German. As a result, when the head coach has misunderstood him, he can't defend himself, and finally the misunderstanding will only get bigger and bigger.

Secondly, if football players can master many foreign languages, it will also help players to play better on the court. Nowadays, with the internationalization of football matches, the referees of heavyweight matches are likely to be foreigners. If you can communicate with the referee in your mother tongue, it will undoubtedly make the referee better understand the demands of the players and let the players play in a more fair and just environment.

Finally, if the football player's foreign language level is high enough, he may use his foreign language ability to act as a spy, eavesdrop on the opponent's tactical arrangements, or irritate the opponent with words. The most typical example is China's Qin Sheng, who is known as "knowing eight foreign languages". While playing for Guangzhou Evergrande, Qin Sheng was replaced at the last minute in the game against South Korea FC Seoul, and immediately quarreled with the coach of FC Seoul in fluent Korean, which not only led to the punishment of Seoul FC, but also saved the victory for Guangzhou Evergrande.