UEFA.com's mission to appropriate the world's pronunciation continues on the UEFA European Under-21 Championships in Italy.After trying out the finished squad lists, we've picked out among the names that may trigger English audio system issues. Get the pronunciations proper now; likelihood is, you'll be utilizing these names lots within the years to return. AUSTRIAMarco Friedl – Freed-ulJohannes Kreidl – Cride-ulPhilipp Lienhart – Leen-hartDejan Ljubicic – Lyoo-bit-chitchDario Maresic – Mar-ay-shitchBELGIUMSebastiaan Bornauw – Bore-nowElias Cobbaut – Co... UEFA.com - News
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How to pronounce the finalists’ names correctly
With the UEFA Champions League final on the horizon, UEFA.com gives all you commentators and armchair pundits alike the perfect guide on how to say those tricky names correctly. JUVENTUSThe Italian 'ch' is more like a 'k' for English speakers, whereas the Croatian 'ć' is an English 'ch'. Gonzalo Higuaín's name has three vowels in a row – a red light for English speakers – but can be anglicised elegantly enough. Croatia is just across the Adriatic from Italy, so imagine Marco Pjaca's name as an Italian 'piazza' and you will be pretty much there.
How to pronounce the players’ names correctly
With the UEFA Champions League round of 16 fast approaching, UEFA.com explains how to say those tricky names correctly.ARSENALLondon is around 150km from Calais, but the linguistic distances between English and French are huge when it comes to pronunciations, a situation which has led to generations of French Arsenal players having their names mangled on the terraces.Héctor Bellerín – Hector Bay-air-eenPetr Čech – Pet-r ChekhFrancis Coquelin – Francis Cock-er-lanMathieu Debuchy – Mat-yur De-boo-sheOlivier Giroud – Olivier Gee-rooLaurent Koscielny – Lo-ron Ko-sea-el-niMesut Özil – Mesut Er-zi... UEFA.com - News
Liverpool to face tough to pronounce Turkish side
Behold, the fourth or fifth greatest football trophy! Naturally, most of you won’t have been able to sleep last night, what with the draw for the second greatest cup competition in Europe due to take place today. In future, try The Spoiler’s Guaranteed Sleeping Technique, which involves a quick five mile run, half a bottle of strong whiskey, and a motivational Alan Shearer cassette tape - seriously, you’ll be asleep within hours! Anyway, here’s how the Premier League sides fared: Liverpool v Travzonspor Rapid Vienna v Aston Villa MORE TO COME…