2010年世界盃開賽在即，關於足球的討論空前高漲，首當其衝的話題自然是對各個球隊的態度了。咱們今天就說說“支持某個隊”的英文表達。
A: The opening match of 2010 World Cup will take place between the host, South Africa, and Mexico, one of the strongest teams in the Americas. Which team do you root for?
2010年世界盃的開幕戰是東道主南非隊對美洲的勁旅墨西哥隊，你支持哪只球隊？
B: Neither, I am a big fan of Argentina. What is your favorite team?
兩個都不支持，我是阿根廷隊的鐵杆球迷，你呢？
A: My favorite team is the Netherlands. However, I am Korean, which means I definitely root for the Korean national team.
我最喜歡的是荷蘭隊。不過，因為我是韓國人，所以我當然也要支持韓國隊。
B: OK. I am curious to know if those two teams have ever played against each other during the World Cup.
哦，不過不知道這兩支隊有沒有在世界盃上交戰過。
A: Yes, I remember in the 1998 World Cup hosted by France, Holland beat Korea 5-0 in the first round. After that, the Koreans hired a Dutch head coach hoping that Korean players could get some "Dutch influence" from him.
有的，1998年法國世界盃小組賽上荷蘭隊曾5:0大勝韓國隊。後來，韓國人請了一位荷蘭人做國家隊主教練，希望他們的球員接受一些荷蘭足球的影響。
B: I think I know this Dutch guy's name. Is he Hiddink?
我想我知道那個荷蘭人是誰了，是不是叫希丁克？
A: Yes, he led Korea into the semifinals in 2002 World Cup, and then became a Korean national hero.
沒錯。因為他在2002年世界盃上帶領韓國隊打進了半決賽，於是便成了韓國的民族英雄。
從以上對話中，我們不難總結出，足球中，用於表達“支持哪個隊”的方式有：
root for a team
a big fan of a team
one's favourite team is
類似的表達還有：
support a team/ show one's support for a team
in favor of a team