{"id":8565,"date":"2018-11-14T17:44:23","date_gmt":"2018-11-14T23:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/?p=8565"},"modified":"2023-01-20T11:19:16","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T17:19:16","slug":"nfl-moves-mexico-game-to-l-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/nfl-moves-mexico-game-to-l-a\/","title":{"rendered":"nfl moves mexico game to l.a."},"content":{"rendered":"

mexico city lost its opportunity to host one of the biggest nfl games of the season.<\/p>\n

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the kansas city chiefs<\/strong><\/span> (9-1) were set to play the los angeles rams<\/strong><\/span> (9-1) on monday night football next week. but as this headline on the cbs los angeles<\/strong> website reports<\/a><\/p>\n

Rams-Chiefs Game Moved From Mexico City To LA Due To<\/i> Poor Field Conditions<\/h1>\n

due to<\/a><\/strong><\/i> means because of<\/i>. the accompanying article explains that<\/p>\n

the field was badly damaged during a large concert on nov. 7 hosted by the mexican television network telehit. \u201cthe combination of a difficult rainy season and a heavy multi-event calendar of events at the stadium, have resulted in significant damage to the field that presents unnecessary risks to player safety and makes it unsuitable<\/i> to host an nfl game,\u201d nfl executive vice president of international mark waller said in a statement.<\/h4>\n

unsuitable<\/strong><\/i> means unacceptable, unsatisfactory<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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the nfl declared estadio azteca was\u00a0<\/i>unsuitable<\/i><\/u> for hosting an nfl game. (christian palma\/associated press)<\/i><\/h5>\n

jarrett bell<\/strong>‘s article at usa today<\/strong> describes it like this<\/a><\/p>\n

what a mess<\/i>, nfl. and just think: it could have been<\/i> way worse. the quick decision by the league on tuesday to bolt<\/i> from mexico city \u2014 scrapping<\/i> the threat<\/i> of a potential disaster \u2014 wasn\u2019t really much of a choice. imagine if [rams running back] todd gurley or [chiefs quarterback] patrick mahomes tore up<\/i> a knee while sliding around<\/i> on a sloppy<\/i> field at estadio azteca on monday night. no, the no-brainer<\/i> decision to move the \u201cmidseason super bowl\u201d between the rams and the chiefs to the los angeles memorial coliseum was essentially made for the nfl, in consultation with the nfl players association, when transposed<\/i> against the integrity of the game and safety of the players. there\u2019s no wiggle room<\/i> there. the nfl, with a litany<\/i> of bruises<\/i> to its image in recent years, couldn\u2019t dare<\/i> risk the possibility of blowing this one<\/i> after it became apparent that the field conditions were atrocious<\/i>.<\/h4>\n

mess<\/strong><\/i> means disorder<\/i>, chaos<\/i>. could have been<\/i><\/strong> is 3rd conditional<\/a><\/strong> –> a hypothetical scenario in the past. in reality, having to change the venue<\/a><\/strong><\/i> (location) of the game was bad, but (hypothetically) an nfl superstar getting injured because of the terrible conditions of the estadio azteca field would be worse. bolt<\/strong><\/i> means leave suddenly and rapidly<\/i>. scrap<\/a><\/i><\/strong> means throw away<\/i>. a threat<\/i><\/strong> is an imminent risk<\/i>. tear up<\/i><\/strong>\u00a0is a phrasal verb that means injure drastically<\/em>. if todd gurley<\/span> or patrick mahomes<\/span>\u00a0tore up a knee<\/em> is 2nd conditional<\/strong><\/a>–a hypothetical situation at the moment.\u00a0slide<\/strong><\/i> means players not having control of their movements<\/i>. sloppy<\/i><\/strong> refers to the poor conditions<\/em>\/maintenance of the field. no-brainer<\/i><\/strong> means obvious<\/i>, no thinking required–<\/i> like this justin bieber<\/strong><\/a> track about how obvious it is that u should hook up<\/a><\/i><\/strong> with him if u have the opportunity.<\/p>\n