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Di Browneh? Duh Brine? Deh Broynuh? Kevin de Bruyne explains how to pronounce his name

Published 17:33 22 Apr 2016 BST

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Di Browneh? Duh Brine? Deh Broynuh? Kevin de Bruyne explains how to pronounce his name

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We've had Dirk Kuyt, we've had Emre Can and we're not even going to touch Sokratis Papastathopoulos.

Footballers and their names can be a tricky ol' conundrum which is why it comes as such a handy relief for players to clarify the pronunciation early on. Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne is the latest to set the record straight in terms of his surname (we think you can tackle his first name). Commentators the world over teeter back and forth between the various possible pronunciations of the Belgian's name but now we have a definitive answer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=9&v=ekb7tdvzqIc So that's "Deh Broohneh" then?

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Di Browneh? Duh Brine? Deh Broynuh? Kevin de Bruyne explains how to pronounce his name