Sports

A sports interpreter enables communication with athletes and coaches, no matter what language they speak. Score points with your fans by giving them full linguistic access, from the locker room to the post-game conference.

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It’s no secret that some of Hollywood’s biggest celebrities are bilingual: Heidi Klum, Penelope Cruz and Shakira are among the first that come to mind. But other multilingual celebrities aren’t so obvious. Find out which other stars speak a second language.

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Recent successful lawsuits against teams that have failed to provide captions for sports fans who are deaf or hard-of-hearing have shown that sporting events must be made accessible to all.

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American football can be confusing to newcomers from outside the US. With an interactive tutorial from the NFL, sports fans around the world can huddle up and learn the rules of the “other football.”

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The Super Bowl may be an unofficial holiday in the United States, but around the world other international sports whip their fans into a frenzy with their signature games.

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The Super Bowl’s average audience of 80 to 90 million Americans makes it an annual contender for TV’s biggest event of the year in the US. But its international broadcast is far from a benchwarmer on the global stage.

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As the World Cup enters the quarterfinal rounds, eight teams vie for the top prize. Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Ghana, the Netherlands, Paraguay, Spain and Uruguay all have a shot at the Cup.

With this guide, you can show your support in the native language of your favorite team, whether you’re cheering for your favorite team or shouting at their opponents.

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The diversity of official languages is greater in South Africa than nearly anywhere else on the planet. Despite this, one language at the 2010 World Cup reigns supreme in the stands, and it needs no translation.

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In the great soccer vs. football terminology debate, it seems that Americans are the only ones on the soccer side of the line – but who’s right? And while we’re at it, where did the term “soccer” come from, anyway?

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The languages of the World Cup are as diverse as the teams on the pitch, to say nothing of the millions of fans adding their voices to the mix. While none of them are official languages, the World Cup has turned the already linguistically diverse South Africa into a temporary Tower of Babel.

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