Behind the Scenes: “Capello’s Substitution!”

Now that the referees have been given the list of the “top twenty” English cuss words, Fabio Capello has warned his players that saying something as simple as “bloody basket” can get them a yellow card…

But the wily Capello is not leaving it at that.  He has, SoccerBlog.com learned, issued a substitution list of “safe” words the referees won’t understand! We caught a glimpse of him handing a crib-sheet to the Roonster:

SoccerBlog.com managed to get peek at the list.  Here are the top 5 cuss words we noted (more to come later as we go deeper with this investigation):

1. “British Petroleum” – a nice way to remind the referee to keep better watch on the spills going on in deep water, er, the penalty box.

2. “Sven Goran” – motivational words to remind the lads about what happened at the last World Cup, and why they should avoid repeating history.

3. “Tony Blair” – for obvious reasons.

4. “Vuvuzela” – no explanation required.

5. “Porca vacca!” – Capello’s favorite Italian phrase.

We found a few more after using the Palomar Observatory telescope.

6. “Blatter” – for insinuating the referee has been bought like our dear FIFA president. (h/t, Darell). 

7. “You sir, are a cunning plan”– a bit of sarcasm for incompetent referees.

8. ” Goldman Sachs” – if the referee has been deceived into buying a bad investment, er ah, giving a spot kick. Closely mirrors British Petroleum.

Can you help us find the rest?  Leave em in the comments.  Thanks, all!