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The various Euro 2008 commentators might be dancing around it, but there’s no avoiding the fact that Russia’s brilliant attacking mid and their marauding thunder-footed left back have names that sound hilarious in English.
Click that fella’s mischievous face (or click here) for the full comic, and leave any pretensions of maturity at the door.
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yes arse-shaving jerk-off
we get it o_o
Posted from 
United States
And what about ‘Arse-nal’ and ‘Arse-ne’ Wenger? How it sounds in English? 
BBC commentator during the France – Netherlands game: “Now they’re bringing on Gomis.. What a name for a striker, go miss, that’s a little ironic isn’t it?” 
Posted from 
Netherlands
And who’s this “Pearl-0″ guy who plays for Italy and was suspended for the Spain game?
Some of these commentators can’t even get the easy names right.
Posted from 
Australia
One should definitely not watch Russia games with a thirteen-year-old boy. Especially when one has a similar level of maturity. Just sayin’.
My favorite anglicization of a name is making Claude Makelele’s name (mah-Keh-leh-leh) rhyme with ukelele by pronouncing it MACK-uh-Lay-lee
Posted from United States
The ESPN studio commentators can’t even get the city names right. I’ve heard Basel pronounced BAYsel and BasEEL. It’s just embarassing…
Posted from United States
commentators are embarrassing period!
Posted from Australia
Russian commentator said during Rus-Holland game: Van Basten, Van Der Sar, Van Nistelrooy… VAN – ZERO!
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You brits could just learn to pronounce it the right way, wouldn’t sound that hilarious anymore. And you wouldn’t neither.
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Germany