Learn how to correctly pronounce the names of some of the players competing in this year’s Champions League
Yesterday, it was FC Porto’s turn to make their debut in the 2023/24 Champions League, and today Benfica and SB Braga will take to the field (8pm). If we here were familiar with the names of players from Portuguese clubs, we certainly would not recognize the stars of Estrela Vermelha or Antwerp, for example. To help all fans, UEFA has created a guide on how to pronounce some players’ names correctly…
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Antwerp
Toby Alderweireld – Alda Faye Reild
Jelly Batai – Yell-uh Bat-eye
Jan Botez – John Botez
Richie De Lat – Boring
Arbanor moja – mo kha
Jakub Ondrejka – Yar Kop On Dry Ka
Arsenal
Jacob Kewer – Hey, Koop Kewer
Martin Ødergaard – Erder Gore
Atletico Madrid
Cesar Azpilicueta – Say-zar ath-billy-queta
Çağlar Soyuncu – Charla Su-Inger
Ivo Grbić – Ivo Grbić
Antoine Griezmann – An-twan Gree-ez-man
Cookie – ko kai
Marcos Llorente – Llorentai
Stefan Savic – Savic
Barcelona
Ronald Araujo – A-row-ho (‘row’ to rhyme with ‘cow’) [‘row’ a rimar com ‘cow’])
Ilkay Gundogan – Il-ki Jun-duh-wan
Joao Cancelo – Joe Wow
Joao Felix – Joe Wow Fay Licks
Robert Lewandowski – Lewandowski
Inaki Peña – Inaki Peña
Bayern
Matthijs de Ligt – What’s the matter?
Rafael Guerrero – Goh Ray Rowe
Joshua Kimmich – Yos Wa Kim Ik
Manuel Neuer – Noy Air
Sven Ulreich – First opinion
Benfica
Frederic Orsnes – aw-r-shnes
David Jurassic – Yo-rah-shik
Orkun Kukcu – Kirk Sherr
Tomas Araujo – A-row-ho (‘row’ to rhyme with ‘cow’)
S Braga
Lukacs Hornicek – corneal examination
Joao Moutinho – Mo-Shin-O
Sardar Saçi – Saçi
Celtic
Ryu Hatate – Hatar Tai
Copenhagen
Victor Claesson – Clar Son
Elias Gellert – Yay Gellert
Christian Sorensen – Cern Sin
Red star/Red Star Zvezda (Servai na Zvezda)
Aleksandar Dragovic – Dragovic
Mirko Ivanic – Ivanic
Uros Kapic – Uros Kapic
Vladimir Lucic – Lu Cic
Srjan Mijajlović – Serd yan mi yay le fec
Jovan Mijatović – Jovan Mi-yato-vić
Nemanja Milunović – Nemanja Milunović
Stefan Mitrovic – Mitrovic
Kosta Nedejlikovic – Nedejlikovic
Zoran Popović – Popović
Milan Rodic – Rodic
Marko Stamenic – Stam in Eich
Nikola Vasilievich – Vasil Yayevich
Dortmund
Lukas Nmecha – N-Mecha
Salih Ozcan – Sarli Erez Can
Feyenoord
Thomas Bailin – Bailin
Justin Bigelow – Bai Lou
Lucharel Gertruida – Hairdresser
David Hanko – Hunts Company
Igor Paixao – Pye-show (“show” to rhyme with “cow”)
Luka Ivanushek – Eva-No-Sheets
Bart Newcoop – New Deal
Timon Wellenther – Felin Royta
Galatasaray
Abdul Karim Al Bardaksi – Bar Dak Sher
Gunay Govinc – Goo-ni Goo-Venc
Kazymjan Karataş – Karataş
Kerem Akturkoglu – Akter-ko-loo
Inter
Marko Arnautović – now Toe Fitch
Juan Cuadrado – Code Rado
Stefan de Vrij – Dov Ray
Hakan Calhanoglu – Chal Han Oh Lou
Marcus Thuram – To-Ram
Lazio
Matteo Guendouzi – Gwen Do Zee
Mr. Hisage – Mr. Ho sighed
Ciro Immobile – imo-by-lay
Adam Marušić – Ma Ru Chić
Alessio Romagnoli – Roman Yu Lee
Leipzig
Fabio Carvalho – Car Val U
Emil Forsberg – Forsch Berry
Peter Gulaxy – Joe Lar Chi
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Ruben Aguilar – Aaj We Yar
Neil Al-Aynawy – Al-Arifa
Przemyslaw Frankowski – Prem Is Waf Frankowski
Morgan Guilafuji – Joey Ah Fu Ji
Fitout Mawasa – Mawasa
Wesley Said – Sa yid
Manchester city
Nathan Acai – nah tan acai
Kevin De Bruyne – De Bruh Neer
Ruben Dias – Ro Ben De Ash
Ederson – Ed Air Sun
Erling Haaland – Erling Haarland (at least that’s how he pronounces it himself)
Mateo Kovacic – Kova Cic
Manchester United
Diogo Dalot – Dalo
Rasmus Hoglund – Hoy Land
Sergio Reguilon – Reg-ee-on
Milan
Olivier Giroud – J. Rou
Luka Jovic – Jovic
Simone Kjaer – Care
Rade Krunic – Staff
Mike Minyan – Min Yun
Tijani Reynders – Reynders
Malik Thiaw-Chow
Naples
Jens Kajusti – Ka Youster
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia – Kwicha Kvaratskhelia
Leo Østegaard – Östi Gore
Newcastle
Fabian Char – Share
Paris Saint-Germain
Ousmane Dembélé – Diem Bye Lay
Marquinhos – Mar Ken Yos
Kylian Mbappé – M-ba-pay
Milan Skriniar – Shukrin Yaar
Porto Club
Stephen Eustaquio – You pile eu
Francisco Conceicao – Con-say-sow (“sow” to rhyme with “cow”)
Marko Grujic – Grujic
Eindhoven Eindhoven
Andre Ramalho – Ramalho
Olivier Buscagli – Boss Kal Yi
Luke de Jong – Look at Jong
Frederik Opegaard – Obi Gore
real madrid
Dani Carvajal – Car Va Hull
Dani Ceballos – SIP IOS
Thibaut Courtois – T-Bo Cor-Tua
Éder Militão – Milly-tow (‘drag’ to rhyme with ‘cow’)
Luka Modric – Rich in resources
Aurelien Chouamini – Chu Mai Nee
Real Sociedad
Ander parentaxia – Baren et Shay A
Ayhan Muñoz – Moon Use
Salzburg
Amar Didik – Dead-itch
Lukas gurna doath – gur na do att
Maurits Kjaergaard – Care-yord
Strahinya Pavlovich – Strahinya, Pav le Vetch
Kamil Piatkowski – Point Cove Ski
Roko Simic – Shem-itch
Luka Soucic – Soucic
Alexa Terzic – Terzic
Seville
Marcos Acuña – A-Ko-Nya
Loek Badi – Lo Ek Pa Dey
Marko Dimitrovic – Dmi-true-fetch
Nemanja Godele – Joe Dele
Ivan Rakitic – Racket itch
Gabriel Su – So (to rhyme with “snow”)
Shakhtar Donetsk
Denil Castillo – CA-ST-O
Iguinaldo – Iggy Naldo
Pedrinho – ped-rin-yo
Union Berlin
Paul Jekyll – Jekyll
Josip Goranović – Josip U. Ranović
Robin Knoch – Kenoker
Frederic Renault – Renault
Jérôme Roussillon – Roux en
Alexander Shulu-Shvolov
Young Boys
Lucas Lakomi – Wacko-me
Anthony Racioppi – Ra is intermittent
David von Palmos – Palmoss
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