Metaphors of the European Football Championship(Illustrated by Materials about the German National Team)
Journal: Izvestia of Smolensk State University
Year: 2025

The article analyzes metaphoric space of football narrative of European Football Championship 2024 using materials about one of the participants – the German national team – as illustration. Representativeness and validity of the results is provided by a wide range of authentic resources – from live match tickers to fans’ chat communication. The research determines the role of metaphor in the narrative, distinguishes metaphoric patterns reflecting realia connected with UEFA Euro-2024. Reciprocal