Who Are The Multilingual Football Players In The World

When it comes to football (or as some may call it "soccer"), the pitch is the stage and the athletes are the players. The stage is always a luscious green, but the talent is truly global.

If you’re wondering whether or not you should see a match, the answer is oui, ja, sì, sí, sim, and tak—one-word answer: yes. Interestingly, these stars are not only skilled in their hat tricks but many of them are also gifted multilinguals. They frequently use these language skills in press conferences and everyday team interactions.

Would you care to know who these football language brainiacs are?

• Kylian Mbappé: Fluent in French, English, and Spanish. As an avid learner, he is also exploring Portuguese, Italian, and Arabic.
• Romelu Lukaku: A true polyglot, the Belgian striker speaks French, Dutch, German, Italian, English, Portuguese, and Lingala.
• Christiane Endler: The Chilean goalkeeper speaks German, Spanish, English, Portuguese, and some French.
• Zlatan Ibrahimović: The legendary striker speaks five languages: English, Italian, Bosnian, Swedish, and Spanish.
• Henrikh Mkhitaryan: An incredible linguist, he speaks Russian, French, Armenian, Ukrainian, English, Italian, Portuguese, and German.
• Cristiano Ronaldo: Known as one of the greatest of all time, he is fluent in Portuguese, English, Italian, and Spanish.
• Paul Pogba: This central midfielder is multilingual and can speak French, English, Italian, and Spanish.
• Barbra Banda: The Zambian forward is bilingual in English and Nyanja (a Bantu language).
• Miralem Pjanić: This midfield genius speaks English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, and Luxembourgish.
• Radja Nainggolan: The Belgian midfielder speaks four languages: Dutch, English, Italian, and French.