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
DC United
ReplyDeleteRod Dyachenko
FUH-king crap