Com a fase de grupos da Liga dos Campeões à porta, a UEFA quer que todos os adeptos consigam dizer os nomes dos seus jogadores preferidos.
Para isso, o organismo que dirige o futebol europeu divulgou no seu site oficial um guia fonético em inglês com os nomes de alguns dos jogadores presentes na Champions.
Do Benfica (Ben-fee-ka) ,Caio (Kye-oh) ,Fejsa (Fay-sa) e Zivkovic (Jiv-kov-itch) são os nomes presentes no guia.
João Félix (Joo-wow Fay-lish), João Cancelo (Joo-wow Can-say-lo), Podence (Po-dense) e Gonçalo Guedes (Gon-sarlo Gair-diss) são os nomes portugueses presentes na lista.
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AJAX (Eye-axe)
Carel Eiting – Eh-ting
Quincy Promes – Pro-mess
Dusan Tadic – Doo-shan Tad-itch
Donny van de Beek – Vonder-Bake
Hakim Ziyech – Zee-eck
ATALANTA
Martin de Roon – der-Own
Hans Hateboer – Hatta-boo-er
Simon Kjaer – Kee-air
Mario Pasalic – Pa-shah-litch
Berat Xhimshiti – Jimsh-ittee
ATLÉTICO MADRID (At-LAY-tee-co)
João Félix – Joo-wow Fay-lish
Koke – Cokka
Saúl Ñíguez – Sow-ool Nee-gess
Ivan Saponjic – Shap-on-yitch
Sime Vrsaljko – She-may Ver-sal-ko
BARCELONA (Bar-sell-owe-nah)
Antoine Griezmann – An-twan Gree-ez-man
Clément Lenglet – Long-lay
Moussa Wagué – Wa-gay
BAYER LEVERKUSEN (By-er)
Charles Aránguiz – Aran-gweess
Lukas Hradecky – Hra-dets-key
Ramazan Özcan – Erz-jan
Joel Pohjanpalo – Po-yan-pah-lo
BAYERN (By-ern Moon-shun)
Jérome Boateng – Jeh-rom Bwa-teng
Mickael Cuisance – Kweez-onss
Robert Lewandowski – Levan-dovski
Daniels Ontuzans – On-too-jans
Ivan Perisic – Perish-itch
BENFICA (Ben-fee-ka)
Caio – Kye-oh
Ljubomir Fejsa – Lubo-meer Fay-sa
Andrija Zivkovic – An-dree-a Jiv-kov-itch
BORUSSIA DORTMUND (Bo-rooss-ear)
Lukasz Piszczek – Woo-cah Peesh-check
Marco Reus – Royce
Julian Weigl – Yool-yan Vye-gul
CHELSEA
César Azpilicueta – Az-pilly-kwetta
Michy Batshuayi – Batch-why
N’Golo Kanté – Con-tay
Christian Pulisic – Police-sick
Kurt Zouma – Zoom-er
CLUB BRUGGE (Cloob Brooger)
Brandon Meckele – Meck-eh-le
Simon Mignolet – See-mon Meen-yo-lay
Siebe Schrijvers – See-ber Skrivers
Thibault Vlietinck – Tee-bo Flee-tink
CRVENA ZVEZDA (Tser-vay-nah zvez-der)
Srdjan Babic – Serd-yan Bab-itch
Richmond Boakye – Bo-atch-yay
Milos Degenek – Mil-osh
Dusan Jovancic – Doo-shan Yovan-chitch
Veljko Simic – Velly-ko Sim-itch
DINAMO ZAGREB (Dee-na-mo)
Izet Hajrovic – High-ro-vitch
Luka Ivanusec – Ivan-oo-shets
Damian Kadzior – Kon-jaw
François Moubandje – Moo-ban-jay
Danijel Zagorac – Zago-rats
GALATASARAY
Adem Büyük – Boo-yook
Selçuk Inan – Sel-chook Ee-nan
Okan Kocuk – Co-chook
Sener Özbayrakli – Shenner Erz-by-rak-ler
GENK
Gaetan Coucke – Gay-tan Cooker
Patrik Hrosovsky – Raw-shovski
Joakim Maehle – Mah-ler
Jere Uronen – Yeh-ray Oo-ro-nen
Dries Wouters – Vow-ters
INTERNAZIONALE (Inter-nats-eon-ar-lay)
Stefan de Vrij – Duv-rye
Diego Godín – God-een
Milan Skriniar – Shkreen-yar
JUVENTUS (Yoo-ven-tus)
Federico Bernardeschi – Ber-nar-desk-ee
Juan Cuadrado – Wan Kwad-rard-o
Mattia De Sciglio – De Sheely-o
Wojciech Szczesny – Voy-check Sh-chens-nay
LIVERPOOL
Xherdan Shaqiri – Jer-dan Shat-cheery
Georginio Wijnaldum – Why-naldum
LOKOMOTIV (Lokomo-teev)
Vedran Corluka – Chor-loo-ka
Guilherme – Gil-yair-may
Benedikt Höwedes – Hoover-diss
Grzegorz Krychowiak – Gregorsh Crick-ovvy-ack
LOSC LILLE (Losc leel)
Luiz Araújo – Ar-ow-joh
Jérémy Pied – P-yay
Loïc Rémy – L-oik Ray-me
Adama Soumaoro – Soom-our-oh
Xeka – Shekka
LYON (Lee-on)
Houssem Aouar – Ow-ar (to rhyme with 'how are')
Fernando Marçal – Mar-sal
Jeff Reine-Adélaïde – Ren Adder-laid
Ciprian Tatarusanu – Ship-ree-an Tata-roo-shah-noo
MANCHESTER CITY
João Cancelo – Joo-wow Can-say-lo
Kevin De Bruyne – De Brurner
Ilkay Gündogan – Eel-kye Gun-doe-wan
Gabriel Jesus – Jay-zooss
NÁPOLES
Elseid Hysaj – Hoo-sigh
Lorenzo Insigne – In-seen-yay
Kevin Malcuit – Mal-kwee
OLYMPIACOS (Olimpy-ar-koss)
Daniel Podence – Po-dense
PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN (Pah-ree San-Jer-man)
Idrissa Gueye – Gway
Layvin Kurzawa – Lay-van Kur-java
Thomas Meunier – Muh-nyay
RB LEIPZIG (Lie-pzig)
Matheus Cunha – Kun-ya
Emil Forsberg – Fors-berry
Péter Gulácsi – Goo-latch-ee
Konrad Laimer – Lime-er
REAL MADRID (Ray-al Ma-dreed)
Dani Carvajal – Carva-hal
Thibaut Courtois – Tee-bo Cor-twa
Toni Kroos – Crowss
SALZBURG (Salts-berg)
Erling Braut Håland – Hor-land
Dominik Szoboszlai – Sob-oss-lie
Cican Stankovic – Seet-san Stank-ov-itch
Albert Vallci – Val-chee
SHAKHTAR DONETSK
Dodô – Dudu
Taison – Tie-sun
Tetê – Tet-ay
SLAVIA PRAGA
Jan Boril – Yan Bor-jill
Ondrej Kolár – Ond-ray Co-larj
Premysl Kovár – Premmy-sil Co-varj
Petr Sevcík – Shev-chick
Nicolae Stanciu – Stan-choo
Ladislav Takács – Tock-arch
TOTTENHAM
Toby Alderweireld – Ol-der-vay-reld
Serge Aurier – Oh-ree-ay
Ryan Sessegnon – Sess-en-yon
VALÊNCIA (Balen-see-a)
Francis Coquelin – Coker-lan
José Gayà – Guy-ya
Gonçalo Guedes – Gon-sarlo Gair-diss
Daniel Parejo – Pa-ray-ho
Manu Vallejo – Val-ay-ho
Daniel Wass – Vess
ZENIT
Sebastian Driussi – Dree-oo-see
Yaroslav Rakits'kyy – Rack-its-key
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