Kompetisi sepak bola kasta teratas Eropa, Liga Champions, memang hanya diikuti oleh klub-klub yang berasal dari Benua Biru saja. Akan tetapi, para pemainnya berasal dari beragam negara berbeda di seluruh penjuru dunia.
Beragamnya pesepak bola dari negara berbeda di seluruh penjuru dunia tersebut terkadang membuat pengucapan nama-nama pemain sepak bola salah diucapkan. Hal itu wajar, mengingat di bumi ini ada banyak perbedaan bahasa atau aksen.
Kendati demikian, bagi pencinta sepak bola tak perlu khawatir. Sebab, UEFA memberikan panduan yang menjelaskan cara melafalkan nama-nama pemain yang paling sulit dengan benar di fase grup Liga Champions musim 2023-2024.
Berikut ini adalah pengucapan yang benar nama-nama pemain dari 32 klub yang bertanding di Liga Champions 2023-2024.
Antwerp
- Toby Alderweireld – Alda-vay-reld
- Jelle Bataille – Yell-uh Bat-eye
- Jean Butez – Jon Boo-tezz
- Ritchie De Laet – Dull-aht
- Arbnor Muja – Moo-kha
- Jacob Ondrejka – Yar-cob On-dray-ka
Arsenal
- Jakub Kiwior – Ya-koob Keev-yor
- Martin Ødergaard – Erder-gor
Atletico Madrid
- César Azpilicueta – Say-zar Ath-pilly-kwetta
- Çalar Söyüncü – Charla Soo-injer
- Ivo Grbi – Eevo Gurbitch
- Antoine Griezmann – An-twan Gree-ez-man
- Koke – Ko-kay
- Marcos Llorente – Yorrentay
- Stefan Savi – Savitch
AC Milan
- Olivier Giroud – Gee-roo
- Luka Jovi – Yov-itch
- Simon Kjær – Care
- Rade Kruni – Crew-nitch
- Mike Maignan – Main-yon
- Tijjani Reijnders – Rine-ders
- Malick Thiaw – Chow
Barcelona
- Ronald Araújo – A-row-ho
- lkay Gündoan – Eel-kye Goon-doh-wan
- João Cancelo – Joo-wow
- João Félix – Joo-wow Fay-licks
- Robert Lewandowski – Levandovski
- Iñaki Peña – Inyarkee Penya
Bayern Muenchen
- Matthijs de Ligt – Ma-tice Dull-ict
- Raphaël Guerreiro – Guh-ray-ro
- Joshua Kimmich – Yoss-wa Kim-ik
- Manuel Neuer – Noy-er
- Sven Ulreich – Ool-rike
Borussia Dortmund
- Lukas Nmecha – Nn-metcha
- Salih Özcan – Sarlee Erz-chan
Benfica
- Fredrik Aursnes – Ow-r-shness
- David Jurásek – Yoo-rah-shek
- Orkun Kökçü – Kerk-cher
- Tomás Araújo – A-row-ho
Braga
- Lukáš Horníek – Horny-check
- João Moutinho – Mo-cheen-o
- Serdar Saatç – Sartchee
Celtic
- Reo Hatate - Ha-tar-tay
Copenhagen
- Viktor Claesson – Clar-son
- Elias Jelert – Yay-lert
- Christian Sørensen – Sern-sen
Crvena Zvezda (Ser-vay-na zvezda)
- Aleksandar Dragovi – Dragovitch
- Mirko Ivani – Ivanitch
- Uroš Kabi – Oorosh Kabitch
- Vladimir Lui – Loo-chitch
- Srdjan Mijailovi – Serd-yan Mi-yay-lo-vitch
- Jovan Mijatovi – Yovan Mee-yatto-vitch
- Nemanja Milunovi – Nemanya Miloono-vitch
- Stefan Mitrovi – Meetrovitch
- Kosta Nedeljkovi – Neddely-kovitch
- Zoran Popovi – Popovitch
- Milan Rodi – Ro-ditch
- Marko Stameni – Stam-en-itch
- Nikola Vasiljevi – Vasil-yay-vitch
Feyenoord
- Thomas Beelen – Bay-len
- Justin Bijlow – Bay-low
- Lutsharel Geertruida – Hair-trow-der
- Dávid Hancko – Hants-co
- Igor Paixão – Pye-show
- Luka Ivanušec – Eeva-noo-shets
- Bart Nieuwkoop – New-cope
- Timon Wellenreuther – Vellen-roita
Galatasaray
- Abdülkerim Bardakc – Bar-dack-cher
- Günay Güvenç – Goo-nye Goo-ventch
- Kazmcan Karata – Karatash
- Kerem Aktürkolu – Akter-ko-loo
Inter Milan
- Marko Arnautovi – Are-now-toe-vitch
- Juan Cuadrado – Kwod-rado
- Stefan de Vrij – Duv-rye
- Hakan Çalhanolu – Chal-han-oh-lu
- Marcus Thuram – Too-ram
Lazio
- Matteo Guendouzi – Gwen-doo-zee
- Elseid Hysaj – El-said Hoo-sigh
- Ciro Immobile – Immo-bee-lay
- Adam Maruši – Ma-roo-shitch
- Alessio Romagnoli – Roman-yo-lee
Leipzig
- Fabio Carvalho – Car-val-yo
- Emil Forsberg – Forsh-berry
- Péter Gulácsi – Goo-lar-chee
Lens (Lonz)
- Ruben Aguilar – Ag-wee-yar
- Neil El Aynaoui – El I-know-ee
- Przemysaw Frankowski – Prem-iz-waf Frankovski
- Morgan Guilavogui – Gwee-a-vo-gee
- Faitout Maouassa – Ma-wassa
- Wesley Said – Sa-yeed
Manchester City
- Nathan Aké – Nah-tan A-kay
- Kevin De Bruyne – De Bruh-ner
- Rúben Dias – Roo-ben Dee-ash
- Ederson – Ed-air-sun
- Erling Haaland – Erling Har-land
- Mateo Kovai – Kova-chitch
Manchester United
- Diogo Dalot – Dallo
- Rasmus Højlund – Hoy-land
- Sergio Reguilón – Reg-ee-on
Napoli
- Jens Cajuste – Ca-yuster
- Khvicha Kvaratskhelia – Kwitcha Kwarat-selya
- Leo Østigård – Ustee-gor
Newcastle United
- Fabian Schär – Share
Paris Saint-Germain
- Ousmane Dembélé – Dem-bay-lay
- Marquinhos – Mar-keen-yoss
- Kylian Mbappé – M-ba-pay
- Milan Škriniar – Shcreen-yar
Porto
- Stephen Eustáquio – You-stack-ee-yo
- Francisco Conceição – Con-say-sow
- Marko Gruji – Groo-yitch
PSV Eindhoven
- André Ramalho – Ramal-yo
- Olivier Boscagli – Boss-cal-yee
- Luuk De Jong – Look de Yong
- Fredrik Oppegård – Oppe-gor
Real Madrid
- Dani Carvajal – Car-va-hal
- Dani Ceballos – Seb-eye-oss
- Thibaut Courtois – Tee-bo Cor-twa
- Éder Militão – Milly-tow
- Luka Modri – Mod-rich
- Aurélien Tchouameni – Choo-a-may-nee
Real Sociedad
- Ander Barrenetxea – Barren-et-shay-a
- Aihen Muñoz – Moon-yoz
Salzburg
- Amar Dedi – Ded-itch
- Lucas Gourna-Douath – Gor-na-Doo-at
- Maurits Kjærgaard – Care-yord
- Strahinja Pavlovi – Stra-hin-ya Pav-lo-vitch
- Kamil Pitkowski – Pyont-kov-skee
- Roko Šimi – Shim-itch
- Luka Sui – Soo-chitch
Aleksa Terzi – Ter-zitch
Sevilla
- Marcos Acuña – A-coo-nya
- Loïc Badé – Lo-eek Ba-day
- Marko Dmitrovi – Dmee-tro-vitch
- Nemanja Gudelj – Goo-delly
- Ivan Rakiti – Rackit-itch
- Djibril Sow – So
Shakhtar Donetsk
- Denil Castillo – Ca-stee-o
- Eguinaldo – Eggy-naldo
- Pedrinho – Ped-reen-yo
Union Berlin
- Paul Jaeckel – Yeckel
- Josip Juranovi – Yosip Yoo-ranno-vitch
- Robin Knoche – Kenocker
- Frederik Rønnow – Ronno
- Jérôme Roussillon – Roo-see-on
- Alexander Schwolow – Shvolov
Young Boys
- ukasz akomy – Wacko-me
- Anthony Racioppi – Ra-choppy
- David von Ballmoos – Bal-moose
Nah, itulah cara pengucapan nama pemain sepak bola di Liga Champions 2023-2024. Jangan sampai salah lagi, ya!