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Spain 1 Netherlands 5: Not even Google can be bothered to pronounce Cesar Azpilicueta

The search engine giants have taken to calling the Spain defender Dave

Simon Rice
Saturday 14 June 2014 09:58 BST
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With possibly the most unpronounceable name in football, Spain defender Cesar Azpilicueta is called Dave by his Chelsea team-mates.

The affectionate nick-name, which the 24-year-old spoke about in an interview with The Independent, has now spread to Google.

The world's largest search engine has unveiled a new latest score feature in which the team line-ups can be accessed.

While the names of every other player are spelt out in full, including those of team-mates including Gerard Pique, Andres Iniesta and Diego Costa, in place of Azpilicueta is 'Cez (Dave)'.

The Google team line-up page

With 'Dave' playing for Spain

Following Spain's humiliating 5-1 defeat to the Netherlands, Azpilicueta might have preferred his name, whether real or a joke, hadn't appeared on the line up at all.

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