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AudibleNod t1_iy8h8j0 wrote

Why's he an invader in the title?

Is that the word the Qatari government used? He seems more like a disruptor or protestor. Invader implies he's there to stay or he's somehow going to make the place his own. I don't believe that's the case.

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sonicMayhem t1_iy8kei4 wrote

What's what "storming the field" is in futbol.

Pitch invasion.

Ergo he is a pitch invader vis-a-vis his actions.

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dhork t1_iy8m38l wrote

When this story first broke every article called him a "pitch invader". I guess it's just the term that the people who call soccer "football" use for "idiot who runs onto the field".

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WhatDaHellBobbyKaty t1_iyapkwx wrote

You're correct. I think they use the same term in baseball and American football too, isn't it? I am seriously asking because I get mixed up w/ terms like that.

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Substantial_Term_468 t1_iyaqlyn wrote

Not used in the slightest in American sports, this is the first time Iā€™m hearing the phrase as an American sports fan.

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WhatDaHellBobbyKaty t1_iyb03pu wrote

Thanks for the response. I have dual citizenship. My parents are English and several of my friends but I have grown up in the US. Quite often, I get mixed up as to where I heard things.

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Ghost273552 t1_iy9cl2h wrote

Pitch invader is what the British press calls anyone who runs on the field. They are probably just following that precedent.

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TintedApostle t1_iy8kgn6 wrote

Yeah interesting their choice of words.

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Nerdlinger t1_iy8mjzb wrote

No, it's the standard term.

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TintedApostle t1_iy8o6cf wrote

I disagree, but if you can show me where it has been used before in this context - I am open.

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Nerdlinger t1_iy8oyqp wrote

Does Wikipedia count?

If not, will these do?

I can link another few hundred of these if you still "disagree".

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TintedApostle t1_iy8p0zp wrote

Thank You. Also being snippy isn't a good look. I asked politely.

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Nerdlinger t1_iy8pjkl wrote

You also disagreed while having no knowledge of the topic and not even bothering to do a five second google search. But instead of taking a moment to verify it for yourself you asked someone else to do the work for you while also implying that the person you are asking for help is wrong.

It may have been polite on the surface, but that's it.

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TintedApostle t1_iy8pxsu wrote

So someone having a different point to you is a problem, but when they also ask for a correction you get snippy.

Sorry you feel put upon to inform people when they ask politely. I usually answer because I like to help people.

>It may have been polite on the surface, but that's it.

It is totally polite. I ask for a context and said I was open. Wow.

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Nerdlinger t1_iy8r8rq wrote

> So someone having a different point to you is a problem

It's not a different point. It is you disagreeing with an indisputable, easily verified fact. There is a difference between "it's a bit chilly today" and "it is snowing in Ecuador right now".

> It is totally polite. I ask for a context and said I was open. Wow.

No, totally polite may have been something along the lines of "Oh that's interesting, I didn't know that. Do you have an example of its use in a regular game so I can familiarize myself with it a bit more?" But even that is showing a lack of willingness on your part to look for yourself before asking others to do your research for you.

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IrishKing t1_iy8vklj wrote

You were the one being a snippy shit, don't even act like that was genuine politeness.

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Turbulent-Pair- t1_iy8pr3t wrote

" I disagree. " šŸ‘„

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