From Moo-chee, Cha-seem Lah-chay, to Jim-shee-tee and Gya-soo-la, how do the names of Albanian footballers sound

Participation in international activities often puts people from one country or another in difficulty when it comes to pronouncing the names of foreign footballers. For this reason, UEFA has dedicated a special article to how to say the names of footballers that may sound strange in another language.

Of course, in the published list, there are many names of Albanian players, which he explained based on English. The letter "j" is soft like an English 'y'. The letters 'x' and 'q' don't sound much like their English equivalents,' UEFA explains on its website, then listing the names of some Albanian footballers and how they should sound based on English.

Albania players list:

Arlind Ayeti – A-yeti

Naser Aliji – Nas-air Al-ee-hee

Nedim Bajrami – By-rah-mee

Iván Balliu – Ba-lee-oo

Armando Broja – Bro-ya

Berat Djimsiti – Jim-shee-tee

Klaus Gjasula – Gya-soo-la

Arbër Hoxha - Ho-jar

Elseid Hysaj – El-say-d Hoo-sigh

Qazim Laçi – Cha-seem Lah-chay

Ray Manaj – Ray Man-eye

Enea Mihaj – Mee-high

Mario Mitaj - Mee-tie

Ernest Muçi – Moo-chee

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