Getting your player ready...
Watch those mouths, boys. Same for fingers, elbows, fists and anything else that could be construed as, uh, universal gestures. Brazilian referee Carlos Simon and his assistants for Saturday’s England-U.S. game at the World Cup are brushing up on the lexicon of English-language obscenities. The crash course in cursing is thanks in part to hot-tempered English star Wayne Rooney, who received a yellow card after referee Jeff Selogilwe claimed the striker swore at him during an exhibition game Monday. “All players swear, and we know we will hear a few,” assistant referee Altemir Hausmann said.
