Rule reminder

Italian sports journalism, especially football (calcio), has a highly distinctive language characterised by: hyperbole ('un gol capolavoro', 'la partita del secolo'), melodrama ('tragedia sportiva', 'umiliazione storica'), technical vocabulary ('fuorigioco', 'calcio di rigore', 'centrocampista'), and metaphors that cross over into political language ('fare squadra', 'giocare in difesa', 'contropiede'). La Gazzetta dello Sport (pink newspaper) sets the standard for Italian sports journalism style.