Twice lost in translation, or what referee Dattilo really said to Colombo in the greatest upset in World Cup history, England v U.S.A. 1950
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Abstract
This paper offers an explanation of an episode that took place in a 1950 World Cup game that saw the US defeat England by 1–0. It focuses on a linguistic misunderstanding between Italian referee Generoso Dattilo and US centre back Charles Colombo, an Italian-American from St. Louis. More precisely, the paper offers an explanation of what referee Dattilo said to Colombo following a rugby-like foul committed by the latter on English forward Stanley Mortensen. Colombo, as well as many others who recounted the story afterwards, maintained that the referee, surprisingly, complimented him. This article argues that what Colombo took as a compliment in Italian was instead a warning issued in Roman dialect. The meaning of the referee’s words was lost in translation and Dattilo’s warning turned into an unlikely compliment that has since entered soccer folklore as one of the defining moments in the greatest upset of World Cup history.
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