German character representing double s, usually when it is pronounced as a hiss

I haven't watched MOTD for years. Do they usually apply eg accents in names of French or Spanish origin or the Scandinavian o? If so, this is fine, but if they don't it would feel pretentious in this one instance. Also, what is on the back of his shirt?

Posted By: watfordcanary on February 1st 2026 at 10:06:54

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motd: caption "Substitution 30 Groß 90'+6'" (Other Football) - Tombs, Feb 1, 08:59:03
- I saw that. (Other Football) - Garry Brooke, Feb 1, 09:43:48
  - Hiyaaa! (Other Football) - APB, Feb 1, 11:20:01
    - Danke! (Other Football) - Garry Brooke, Feb 1, 11:36:13
      - Sehr lustig (Other Football) - APB, Feb 1, 12:00:09
  - they will be using hangul next for south korean players or kanji for japanese ones (Other Football) - Tombs, Feb 1, 09:56:58
    - And so they should (Other Football) - APB, Feb 1, 11:28:09
      - 네, 하지만 그러면 제가 이해할 수 없을 텐데요? (Other Football) - Tombs, Feb 1, 14:30:58
    - "Yes, the eszett ß is still very much in use, but only in Germany and Austria (Other Football) - Tombs, Feb 1, 10:09:44
- What does it mean? (n/m) (Other Football) - DrDublin, Feb 1, 09:42:59
  - German character representing double s, usually when it is pronounced as a hiss (Other Football) - watfordcanary, Feb 1, 10:06:54
    - Oh, learn something new everyday. Cool. (n/m) (Other Football) - DrDublin, Feb 1, 10:23:51

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