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People are in hysterics at how BT Sport commentator pronounces Fabregas’ name

Published 21:17 25 Oct 2018 BST

Updated 09:56 26 Oct 2018 BST

Reuben Pinder
People are in hysterics at how BT Sport commentator pronounces Fabregas’ name

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Fabre-who?

Football is a sport full of names that some people - usually Paul Merson - find difficult to pronounce. Mkhitaryan, Aubameyang, Milivojević. The Premier League is full of them. But usually, once you've broken up the syllables and pieced them back together, they're easy. Cesc Fàbregas, though, is not usually a name people have trouble with. Three syllables, all very easy on the tongue. Fa-bre-gas. We all mastered it about 14 years ago when he broke through at Arsenal. All of us other than BT Sport co-commentator Clive Allen, who caught people's attention with his strange pronunciation of his name during Chelsea vs BATE Borisov. Every time Fabregas got the ball during the Europa League group stage game, Allen would discuss 'Fabregarse's difficult start to the season. Safe to say people enjoyed it. https://twitter.com/matchofthedave/status/1055543712133120003?s=21 https://twitter.com/GilesyL14/status/1055541492142534657 https://twitter.com/ReubenPinder/status/1055541745545605120 https://twitter.com/Limpar33/status/1055538257986011138 https://twitter.com/grampyrabbit/status/1055538113852985344 https://twitter.com/MrMikePearce/status/1055542003507888128 https://twitter.com/19rodders71/status/1055538139371110400

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