Hart thrives in Italy while replacement Bravo flounders


Britain Football Soccer - England Training - Tottenham Hotspur Training Centre - 14/11/16 England's Joe Hart during training Action Images via Reuters / John Sibley Livepic

MILAN (Reuters) - An early lesson Joe Hart learned after moving to Torino was that the English soccer term "clean sheet" does not translate literally into Italian.

England's goalkeeper caused much amusement among Torino fans when he chose the words "lenzuola pulite" (which means 'two clean bed sheets') to express his satisfaction at completing two games without conceding a goal in September.

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