10 Ways To Interpret Soccer Players' Body Language

Soccer players are so complicated. But thanks to Tide, you no longer have to wonder about what soccer players are trying to say with their strange on-the-field gestures.

1. The "You Ain't Ready for This"

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Context: This happens when a player is about to do someone up like there's no tomorrow.

What it means: "Do u dance bro? DO U?!"

2. The "Passive-Aggressive Head Pat"

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Context: This happens when one player fouls another and is supposed to be a gesture of apology.

What it means: "You were lucky this time around."

3. The "Yooooooooo!"

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Context: This is one of many gestures coaches use to acknowledge something awesome that one of their players just did.

What it means: "Hey, that was sick!"

4. The "Skip to My Lou"

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Context: This usually happens when two players are trying to wrestle for position on the ball.

What it means: "The ball is mine, and I don't care how ridiculous I have to look in order to get it."

5. The "Get Off Me, Ball!"

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Context: This happens when players need to show the ball what's up.

What it means: "Come on, ball! You ain't got nothin' on this!"

6. The "Jersey Exchange"

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Context: This is always done at the end of a match between opponents.

What it means: "I hope this jersey smells awful, and you never manage to clean out the stench. Have fun with that!"

7. The "Teamwork Makes the Dream Work"

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Context: This happens when two players go up for a header... and miss the header.

What it means: "Erm, well, this is awkward."

8. The "Handshake"

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Context: Players generally perform this gesture with one another before and after the match.

What it means: "We may be on good terms now, but if you slip up just once, I'll be after you so fast..."

9. The "Come at Me, Bro"

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Context: This is that tense body position players get when they have the ball and defenders are in their way. Sometimes players will wink at the defenders in this position, because it makes them mad.

What it means: "Bring it! I got this! You can't handle me!"

10. The "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"

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Context: That face keepers make when they're the last line of defense and must put everything on the line to keep the other team from scoring.

What it means: "YOU SHALL NOT PASS!"

Keep it real, keep it clean!

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