Season 4 Episode 21

Initiations

Welcome to the sometimes fun, sometimes bizarre and sometimes outright illegal world of football initiations.
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Episode Notes

新たなチームに加入するサッカー選手たちは、チームに迎え入れられるために、とある儀式を行います。時代遅れの慣習だと指摘する人もいますが、新加入選手たちはチームメートやスタッフの前で歌を披露します。それらは新加入メンバーを、試して、少し困らせ、当惑させるような形で歓迎をしています。楽しい瞬間ばかりではない、奇妙で、時に度を超えている、サッカー界におけるのイニシエーションを紹介していきます。

Vocabulary

  1. Initiate: to start something
    ”Club A initiated contact with Club B over the transfer of a player.”
    ”The referee decided not to give a penalty because the striker initiated the contact”
    ”Players go through an initiation ceremony when they join a new club”

  2. Camaraderie: a feeling of friendliness towards people you share an experience with
    ”The team's success on the field was a direct result of the strong camaraderie that developed among the players”

  3. Outdated: old-fashioned and therefore not as good or as fashionable as something modern
    ”Many people think initiation ceremonies are outdated”

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