{"id":290967,"date":"2023-09-23T06:49:47","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T06:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=290967"},"modified":"2023-09-23T06:49:47","modified_gmt":"2023-09-23T06:49:47","slug":"football-stars-names-translated-including-guardiolas-which-rivals-will-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/football-stars-names-translated-including-guardiolas-which-rivals-will-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Football stars’ names translated including Guardiola’s which rivals will love"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    Names aren’t meant to be literally translated – and there’s a good reason for that.<\/p>\n

    Daily Star Sport<\/i><\/b> would like to apologise in advance for pulling back the curtain a bit too much, and players who have developed an aura over the years are about to have them shattered. Do you think Francesco Totti would have the same amount of hype on these shores with the name Francis?<\/p>\n

    Fortunately for Totti, his surname doesn’t really translate – but some do, and it’s hard to look at them the same way. You see, adding ‘inho’ to the end of your name makes your a better footballer – we don’t make the rules. However, turning a foreign or funny sounding name into something anglophone, well let’s just say you won’t like the results – unless you’re a rival fan.<\/p>\n

    So without any further ado, let’s delve into this weird alternative universe filled with Joseph Piggybank and John Square.<\/p>\n

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      Pep Guardiola – Joseph Piggybank<\/h3>\n
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      It’s fair to say, in recent seasons, Manchester City have handed Pep Guardiola quite the sizable piggybank to play with in the transfer market. But can you imagine City winning the treble with Piggybank at the wheel? No? Neither can we.<\/p>\n

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