Official World Cup Thread

[Soulforged]

Michael Owen Hargreaves?

Now I was thinking more like, Michael Hargreaves Owen... but Hardgreaves sounds more like a last name.

Well we're all familiar with how Spanish football players are known by a single brief abbreviation. That's because their full name would take up several football shirts - the Spanish insist on having a name that reads like a full family genealogical tree.

Well that's not true in all cases... I think it's more a case of tradition.

That somebody could be called 'John Smith', and 'John Smith' only is puzzling to the Spanish world. 'Michael Owen' can't be a name, it must be an abbreviation.

LOL - I don't know, maybe with the Spaniards that's true. But I assure you that this is not the case here.

In real life, Soulforged is probably named something like Juan Pérez Martínez María González y González Alonso Pedro Muy Magnifico Soulforged de Montoya.

Muy Magnifico? LOL - You once again show your sense of humour Louis , as always "magnifique". Nah... My name is only one, followed by my last name wich of course designates my italian ascendence. But it's nothing like Juan, Gonzalo, González (pretty rare in Argentina, unless it's a last name), Pedro or Pepe (wich happens to be an abbreviation too).

[Louis VI the Fat]

I think it's more a case of tradition, maybe with the Spaniards that's true. But I assure you that this is not the case here.

My name is only one, followed by my last name wich of course designates my italian ascendence.

Meh, I should get my Latin American stereotypes right - didn't think of all the Italians in Argentina.

I thought you were all named something like Gabriel García Márquez or Mario Vargas Llosa over there.