Daves On Soccer

One of the great joys of soccer, and the World Cup especially, is that it provides a glimpse into other cultures. One of the simplest and most entertaining ways it does so is through the names of the players themselves. In addition to twisting the tongues of ESPN/ABC commentators, they're just darn fun to pronounce. So what are the most interesting and intriguing names at Germany 06? Here's my list:

Angola	Mendonça
	Love
Brazil	Fred
Côte d'Ivoire	Yapi Yapo
	Boubacar Barry
Croatia	Dado Pršo
Czech Republic	Tomáš Ujfaluši
France	Zinedine Zidane
Ghana	Otto Addo
	Razak Pimpong
Holland	Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink
Paraguay	Aldo Bobadilla
Switzerland	Hakan Yakin
	Pascal Zuberbühler
Togo	Ludovic Assemoassa
Ukraine	Ruslan Rotan
USA	Oguchi Onyewu