What would they be called if they were English?

[Trufflehound]

Diego Maradona - Go and die, Rodent-Woman

 

[Deportivo Seagull]

"Of" means "or" in Dutch. I guess his mother couldn't remember who the father was.

 

[Tooting Gull]

Sven-Goran Eriksson - Eric's lad

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

Now that's a name that has me intrigued when lovingly gazing down at my bursting Panini - where does that very English "of" (rather than the Dutch "de") come from?

its like a double barrell name, the equivalent of a hyphen

i think




diego maradona- david mermaid

 

[Trufflehound]

its like a double barrell name, the equivalent of a hyphen

i think

Er no, it's just weird. The equivalent of a hyphen over here is a hyphen.

 

[Man of Harveys]

Dunno why I didn't consult Wikipedia before - as ever, Truff hat recht:

Trivia
His name - the longest in Dutch football - derives from the merger of two farms in the Enschede region, Vennegoor and Hesselink, while 'of' in Dutch means 'or' in English.

 

[Trufflehound]

Trivia
His name - the longest in Dutch football - derives from the merger of two farms in the Enschede region.

The merger of two farms eh? I wonder which one they bred Van Nistelrooy on?

 

[magoo]

Dave Threequeers

 

[Frutos]

Dave Threequeers

Actually, "Trez", sounds more like "Treize", which is French for 13, not 3 (the French for which is "trois"), so it might be closer to David Thirteenqueers

 

[The Large One]

Paolo Rossi - Paul Red

 

[zefarelly]

Gianluca Vialli : Julian Veal

 

[Norman Baker suck my lozenge]

Christian karembou-Chris mousse
Alex Frutos-Alex shirtlifter.

 

[sullyupthewing]

Ronaldinho - Plug

 

[O Lads]

Pierre VanHooidonk (not sure if thats how you spell it)
Peter House

 

[Frutos]

Alessandro Del Piero = Alex Peters
Ronaldo = Ronald
Michel Kuipers = Michael Kippers (I believe he was actually announced as such over the PA at any away game once by an announcer who couldn't pronounce his name right)
Roberto Carlos = Robert Charles

Somehow, the English versions just sound....less impressive

 

[Billy the Fish]

Kanu = Ken
Mark Schwartzer = Mark Blackman
Paulo Ferreira = Paul Ferrier
Frank Lebeouf = Frank Thebeef

 

[Munkfish]

roberto carlos-bobby charlton

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Kerry Mayo = Sussex Hertfordshire

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Shittu and Doudou = Crystal Palarse

 

[Long Saulty Seagull]

Ronaldinho - Plug