Talking Smart: Foreign Names

FC Midtjylland (Dan.)
Jylland is pronounced in Denmark as [yullann], while "Midt-" means "middle" and is pronounced as [mitt]. So, [mitt-yullann].

FC Nordsjælland (Dan.)
An "rd" combination at the end of the word is read as [r], while "sj" is [sh], and "nd" is [nn]. So, [nor-shellann]

Beerschot (Dut./Belg.)
Since a big part of Belgium speaks Dutch, the name of the club shuld be pronounced in Dutch too - [bers-hot].

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