10 sportspeople who speak other languages

Cesc Fàbregas

The Spanish professional footballer speaks Spanish, Catalan, English and French. He has previously played for Arsenal and Barcelona and is currently a central midfielder at Chelsea.

Novac Djokovic

The world-class Serbian tennis player, who resides in Monte Carlo, speaks Serbian, English, German, Italian and French.

Arsene Wenger

The current Arsenal manager speaks English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and a bit of Japanese. He managed at Nancy and Monaco between 1984 and 1994 and then went on to manage Japanese team Nagoya Grampus Eight between 1995 and 1996.

Jose Mourinho Mourinho is a Portuguese football manager and former football player. In addition to Portuguese, his mother tongue, he speaks French, Spanish and Catalan (after managing Real Madrid from 2010-2013), Italian (due to his stint at Inter Milan) and English (due to spending 6 years managing Chelsea).

Zlatan Ibrahimović The Swedish footballer speaks Swedish, Bosnian, English, Spanish and Italian. He had spells at Juventus and Internazionale (Inter Milan) between 2004 and 2008, he moved to Barcelona in 2008, back to Inter Milan’s rivals, AC Milan from 2010-2012 and then signed up to Paris Saint-Germain.

Gelson Fernandes Although professional footballer Fernandes is a Swiss national, his native tongue is actually Portuguese.After playing for Manchester City, Italian team A.C Chievo Verona, Sporting Lisbon, German team SC Freiburg and French club Stade Rennais (where he is still under a contract) he also speaks English, French, German, Spanish and Italian.

Thierry Henry

The retired French professional footballer speaks English, French, Italian and Spanish after stints at Monaco, Juventus, Arsenal, Barcelona and New York Red Bulls.

Gary Lineker

Lineker, the face of Walkers crisps and retired English footballer and commentator, speaks English, Spanish and Japanese.During his football career he played for Leicester City, Everton, Barcelona, Tottenham Hotspur and Japanese team Nagoya Grampus Eight.

Pep Guardiola

Spanish professional football coach and former player speaks Catalan, English, German, French and Italian.He currently manages German club Bayern Munich and previously played for Barcelona and Italian clubs Brescia and Roma.

Petr Čech

Čech speaks Czech, English, French, Spanish and German. The Czech professional footballer and goalkeeper played for Rennes and Chelsea and is currently the goalkeeper at Arsenal.