Tuesday, May 27, 2008

2008 MLS Player Name Pronunciation Guide

Here is a guide to some of the most difficult names to pronounce in Major League Soccer this season.


Chicago Fire

Bakary Soumare
ba-CAR-ay soo-MAR-ay

Cuauhtemoc Blanco
quaw-TEH-mok

Colorado Rapids
Pablo Mastroeni
MAHS-troh-eny

Ugo Ihemelu
OO-go ee-HEM-meh-loo

Kosuke Kimura
Kos-kay

Columbus Crew
Guillermo Barros Schelotto
ghee-ZHER-moh BARR-ohs SKEH-lo-TOH

Stefani Miglioranzi
MEEL-you-RAHN-zee

Duncan Oughton
OUT-uhn

Frankie Hejduk
HAY-duck

Guilherme So
ghee-HER-meh SAH

Andy Iro
EYE-roh

Chivas USA
Sacha Kljestan
KLESH-tahn

FC Dallas
Adrian Serioux
seh-REE-oo

Pablo Richetti
ri-Chetty

Andre Rocha
ro-sha

DC United
Franco Niell
Nee-El

Marcelo Gallardo
Mar-Cell-o Ga-zhar-do

Houston Dynamo
Franco Caraccio
car-AH-chee-oh

Dwayne de Rosario
DAY-row-SAR-ee-oh

Kansas City Wizards
Davy Arnaud
are-NO

Los Angeles Galaxy
Ante Jazic
AHN-tay JAH-zic

Peter Vagenas
vye-YAY-nuss

Able Xavier
able ex-AH-vee-AIR

Ruud Gullit
rood KHU-lit

New England Revolution
Amaechi Igwe
ah-MEHCH-ee IG-way

Sainey Nyassi
SIGN-nee ny-AH-see

Kheli Dube
Kelly doo-BAY

New York Red Bulls
Juan Pablo Angel
AHN-hell

Jozy Altidore
JO-zee al-ti-door

John Wolyniec
WALL-ah-nick

Kevin Goldthwaite
GOAL-thweight

Real Salt Lake
Fabian Espindola
ess-PEEN-dola

Nikolas Besagno
buh-ZAN-yo

San Jose Earthquakes
Kei Kamara
Kye Kuh-MAH-ruh

Toronto FC
Laurent Robert
Lo-rahn Ro-bare

Rohan Ricketts
ROW-en

Maurice Edu
EH-doo



5 comments:

  1. Chris Lancos is no longer on RSL roster. He was cut prior to season starting.

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  2. My bad, I was looking at an old match report when I saw the pronunciation. Thanks for the heads up.

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  3. I'm pretty sure Kljestan is pronounced like Klest-gin. Cool idea, btw.

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  4. Thanks ryan.

    That's how I've always pronounced it, and most announcers seem to pronounce it that way or rhyme it with "question".

    I just wonder if it is really something like Klest-in without the "sh" or "g" sound in the middle. It seems like the "official" pronounciation would be listed somewhere but it seems to be a mystery, even to Chivas.

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  5. Update: Sacha's brother, Gordon Kljestan was recently signed by New York, and they listed his last name pronuncation as KLESH-tahn on their official MLS page.

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