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Footballers' names
It always makes me chuckle when I see things like Fred, Hulk Oscar and Kaka - instead of their proper surname ie we see Sturridge, Gerrard etc on the back of a shirt - why don't we go down the Shrek, Stevie G or Ox route? Or even just, er, John?
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What about that German with the impossibly long triple-barrelled name they managed to fit on the back of his shirt?
Edit: Dutch actually http://www5.picturepush.com/photo/a/...0/12008303.png |
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I made a thread about this previously
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1647693 |
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I was amused to find out there's a player from Ghana called "John Boy" I thought he was a character from the Waltons . Actually Ghana have a few interesting names.
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I chortled when I saw 'Ameobi' on the back of a player's shirt.
Then I realised Shola was actually there. |
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I was amused to find out there's a player from Ghana called "John Boy" I thought he was a character from the Waltons . Actually Ghana have a few interesting names.
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I noticed a couple of players having different names on their international shirts than on their club shirts - Kun Aquero for Man City, just Aquero for Argentina and Chicarito for Man Utd and J Hernandez for Mexico - i? the reason for club shirts names is because its what they're best known as, shouldn't the international shirts be the same?
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Yoo Seuk Bum is having a good game here.
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I was amused to find out there's a player from Ghana called "John Boy" I thought he was a character from the Waltons . Actually Ghana have a few interesting names.
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Are they the country that has Goodluck Jonathon as president?
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That's Nigeria isn't it?
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I was amused to find out there's a player from Ghana called "John Boy" I thought he was a character from the Waltons . Actually Ghana have a few interesting names.
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That is just tailor-made for the commentator to say "Goodnight, John Boy" if he gets sent off or substituted.
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It always makes me chuckle when I see things like Fred, Hulk Oscar and Kaka - instead of their proper surname ie we see Sturridge, Gerrard etc on the back of a shirt - why don't we go down the Shrek, Stevie G or Ox route? Or even just, er, John?
![]() Often parts they add to names mean things for example "inho" means small. So Ronaldinho was actually "Little Ronaldo". They also use Geographical references too. Although there does seem to have been a rise in other countries using nicknames such as Kun Aguero, Chicarito etc. and it's a good point about why some do and some don't. As you say, Kun Aguero (named due to his resemblance to a cartoon character) is literally the same as "Shrek Rooney"! Quote:
What about that German with the impossibly long triple-barrelled name they managed to fit on the back of his shirt?
Edit: Dutch actually http://www5.picturepush.com/photo/a/...0/12008303.png Quote:
I noticed a couple of players having different names on their international shirts than on their club shirts - Kun Aquero for Man City, just Aquero for Argentina and Chicarito for Man Utd and J Hernandez for Mexico - i? the reason for club shirts names is because its what they're best known as, shouldn't the international shirts be the same?
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The best one has to be the Portuguese keeper who had "Quim" on his back. (Look it up if you don't get it.)
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Carlos Costly is up front for Honduras
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Carlos Costly is up front for Honduras
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Top Spainish player in 82 was Lopez Ufarte
(Ryhmes with party) ☺ |
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I could never not laugh at Bernt Haas
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A nickname in place of an impractical name is one thing. Replacing "Hernandez" with "Chicharito" is another.
I don't see the need for names on the back of shirts anyway. We should also go back to 1-11 for matchday teams. |
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Charlton Athletic have Anil Koc
RC Lens have Alphonse Areola Olympique de Marseille have a Rod Fanni Dynamo Dresden had a Ralf Minge FC St. Gallen had a Bernt Haas Sheffield Wednesday had Peter Shirtliff Germany had a Stefan Kuntz S.L. Benfica had Argel......AKA...Argelico F@cks |
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Charlton Athletic have Anil Koc
RC Lens have Alphonse Areola Olympique de Marseille have a Rod Fanni Dynamo Dresden had a Ralf Minge FC St. Gallen had a Bernt Haas Sheffield Wednesday had Peter Shirtliff Germany had a Stefan Kuntz S.L. Benfica had Argel......AKA...Argelico F@cks Speaking of Charlton, 2001-02 they had players, Jonathan Fortune, Mark Fish & Jorge Costa, which lead to the line Fish Costa Fortune.
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In the Pele style etc it would be great to see some of our players with shirts on bearing names like "Gormless"
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