João Palhinha on Bayern Munich, Vincent Kompany and more
João Palhinha is all revved up and ready to go after sealing a dream move to Bayern Munich in the summer. bundesliga.com spoke to the Portugal midfielder ahead of the record champions' opening fixture of the 2024/25 top-flight campaign in Wolfsburg...
bundesliga.com: So, the Portuguese questions, they already said your name might be a bit difficult to pronounce. I'd like to ask you to introduce yourself into the camera, so I can listen to how you properly pronounce it...
João Palhinha: "So, my name is João Maria Lobo Alves Palhinha Gonçalves. When I married my wife, I put these two names together."
bundesliga.com: People in England had problems pronouncing your name, right? I think they do with other Portuguese players as well. How about your teammates or other people you met in Germany? Did they pronounce it correctly?
Palhinha: "I think my teammates don't know my full name yet. They just use 'João' or 'Palhinha'. That's fine with me."
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