RussiaI won’t go into the murky expanses of the rude cheers fans yell in mat (the Russian cuss-word dialect), but I will mention the popular chant, “Sudyu na miylo!”, which means, “Judge into the soap!” The phrase is shouted in disagreement with a referee’s call. What’s not so clear is where this phrase actually comes from. My inquiries have turned up several theories: 1. The ref has tainted himself with his unfair call and should be washed clean. 2. As the joke goes, never bend over to retrieve a fallen bar of soap in a prison shower room. A bad ref should bend over to pick up the soap, exposing his rear for swinish retribution. 3. In ancient times, athletic teams would supposedly kill a crooked ref, make soap out of him, and bathe in it.
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