Wednesday, October 22, 2008

MLS Player Pronunciation Guide

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


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

Andy Iro
EYE-roh

Andy Gruenebaum
GREEN-uh-BOHM

Stanley Nyazamba
NIGH-uh-ZAHM-buh

Chivas USA
Sacha Kljestan
KLESH-tahn

FC Dallas
Adrian Serioux
seh-REE-oo

Pablo Richetti
ri-Chetty

Andre Rocha
ro-sha

DC United
Marcelo Gallardo
Mar-CELL-oh Ga-ZHAR-do

Houston Dynamo
Dwayne de Rosario
DAY-row-SAR-ee-oh
That's what it says in the official game guide but I've actually heard the man himself say DEE-row-SAR-ee-oh in an interview.

Patrick Ianni
ee-YON-ee

Nate Jaqua
JAKE-wuh

Guy-Roland Kpene
ghee ROLE-und ka-penny

Kei Kamara
Kye Kuh-MAH-ruh

Kansas City Wizards
Davy Arnaud
are-NO

Los Angeles Galaxy
Ante Jazic
AHN-tay JAH-zic

Peter Vagenas
vye-YAY-nuss

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

John Wolyniec
WALL-ah-nick

Kevin Goldthwaite
GOAL-thweight

Danny Cepero
se-PEAR-row

Matthew Mbuta
em-BOO-tah

Gabriel Cichero
see-CHAIR-oh

Sainey Touray
SAY-nee TOUR-ray

Juan Pietravallo
PIET-trah-vah-loh

Real Salt Lake
Fabian Espindola
ess-PEEN-dola

Nikolas Besagno
buh-ZAN-yo

San Jose Earthquakes
Francisco Lima
LEE-ma

Mikel Arce
MEE-kel

Toronto FC
Rohan Ricketts
ROW-en

Nana Attakora-Gyan
NA-na at-ta-KO-ra GI-yan



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