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Ilk-eye Gun-doe-wan, Dee-bar-lah and De Bruh-nah: UEFA guide on how to properly pronounce the names of Champions League stars

The Champions League is back this week which use to mean one thing... the mispronunciation of some of Europe's finest football players.

Well, no more. UEFA have taken it upon themselves to change things this year.

The governing body have produced a list of stars who have names that are notoriously difficult to pronounce in order to buck the common trend.

u00a0Paulo Dybala oru00a0Dee-bar-lah is one of the names on UEFA's list of proper pronounciations
Paulo Dybala or Dee-bar-lah is one of the names on UEFA's list of proper pronounciations
Many English speakers are overwhelmed by the pronunciation of Ilkay Gundogan's nameu00a0
Many English speakers are overwhelmed by the pronunciation of Ilkay Gundogan's name

As teams prepare themselves for the start of the knock-out rounds, UEFA have lent fans (and more importantly commentators) a hand in how to properly pronounce their favourite players.