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Bob Bradley defends soccer Americanisms in face of British ridicule

Swansea City manager Bob Bradley does not see why his vocabulary has caused such a stir in British soccer.

Bradley became the first American to manage in the Premier League when he arrived at the Liberty Stadium in October, taking over from Francesco Guidolin.

After Saturday's 3-0 defeat to Middlesbrough — a "road game" — the former U.S. national team coach referred to the penalty Swansea conceded as a "PK", standard terminology for a spot-kick in his homeland.

That interview prompted ridicule from some on social media, but as Bradley prepares for the visit of West Ham on Boxing Day, he brushed off the issue.