Seemingly only 91 out of 14,000 Berlin taxi drivers are learning English for the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Six of the 64 World Cup matches will be held in Berlin's renovated Olympic stadium, including the opening ceremony and the final.
As well as useful phrases such as turn right and straight ahead, the taxi drivers studying at Berlin's language academy are also learning handy football terms such as offside, referee and, in case reference is made to England's usual method of elimination from major tournaments, penalty shootout. They also learn how to give an opinion on which side will win.
After 100 hours of study, the graduates will get an "English spoken" sticker that they can put in their yellow Mercedes cabs, possibly with a World Cup logo on it.