Rhyming XIs

[Scandi Red]

Team Aka

........................ Zaka .......................
..... Daka - Kaka - Maka - Saka .......
....................... Xhaka ......................
.... Naka - Aka - Botaka -Tanaka ...
....................... Straka .....................

Rules:
1. No repeating last names (i.e two or more players with the same last name)
2. No patronymics or common suffixes (-son, sen, -ic, -ski, -inho etc)
3. Minimum two syllables in the rhyme

 

[ROFLUTION]

All serbian players

 

[Jev]

-ic must be the winner, surely. Mihajlovic, Vidic, Ibrahimovic, Perisic, Modric etc.

 

[Annihilate Now!]

Traore

Traore Traore Traore Traore

Traore Traore Traore Traore

Traore Traore

 

[Scandi Red]

-ic must be the winner, surely. Mihajlovic, Vidic, Ibrahimovic, Perisic, Modric etc.

That's too easy. See rule 2 and 3.

@Annihilate Now! and rule 1

 

[diarm]

GK -
RB -
CB - Liam Donnelly
CB - Severino Minelli
LB -
RW - Ousamane Dembele
CM - Marco Tardelli
CM - Carlos Marinelli
LW - Gabriele Martinelli
RW - David Connolly
FW - Fabrizio Ravanelli

I’m not finished but this is a placeholder so nobody steals my idea!

 

[AngeloHenriquez]

That's too easy. See rule 2 and 3.

@Annihilate Now! and rule 1

Have you not done the same thing? You used "aka" at the end of each but say you cannot use "ic" at the end of each? Unless I'm being simple...

 

[didz]

-----Shannon-Alan-Cannon-----
Allen-Bannan-Allan-Buchanan
------Gannon-Anon-Anon--------
-----------------Maignan--------------

Club colours of Al Ain FC. The two "Anon" guys never disclosed their names, so chances are they meet the criteria.

 

[Scandi Red]

Have you not done the same thing? You used "aka" at the end of each but say you cannot use "ic" at the end of each? Unless I'm being simple...

"Aka" is not a patronymic/suffix as far as I know?

 

[harms]

GK -
RB -
CB - Severino Minelli
CB -
LB -
DM - Marco Tardelli
CM -
AM - Carlos Marinelli
RW - Ousamane Dembele
LW - Gabriele Martinelli
FW - Fabrizio Ravanelli

I’m not finished but this is a placeholder so nobody steals my idea!

The OP shot himself (or, rather, the potential of this thread) in the foot with his overly strict rules. -elli is a diminutive suffix similar to -inho in Portuguese, so this wouldn't count either.

 

[Invictus]

Does “Team -er” qualify?

T. Müller—G. Müller—Seeler
Breitner—Netzer— Schweinsteiger
Schnellinger—Beckenbauer—Kohler—Reuter
Neuer

Subs: Maier, Förster, Sammer, Schuster, Walter, Häßler, Schäfer et cetera.
Manager: Arsène Wenger, assistant: Hennes Weisweiler.​

 

[MegadrivePerson]

Peter McCloy

Roger Hoy
Danny Malloy
John O’Shoi
Simpson Fitzroy

Jimmy Soye
Bryan Roy
Callum Hudson-Odoi
Aleksandr Mostovoi

Deeney Troy
Kris Boy
d

Managed by Hodgson Woy
Refereed by Chris Foy

 

[Scandi Red]

Does “Team -er” qualify?

That breaks rule 3

 

[Bowlcut11]

Peter McCloy

Roger Hoy
Danny Malloy
John O’Shoi
Simpson Fitzroy

Jimmy Soye
Bryan Roy
Callum Hudson-Odoi

Deeney Troy
Emile Heskoy
Kris Boy
d

Managed by Hodgson Woy
Refereed by Chris Foy

I love Kris Boy
d

and Hodgson Woy

This has my vote

 

[Invictus]

That breaks rule 3

 

[diarm]

The OP shot himself (or, rather, the potential of this thread) in the foot with his overly strict rules. -elli is a diminutive suffix similar to -inho in Portuguese, so this wouldn't count either.

I don’t think OP really understands how rhyming works. If ‘aka is eligible then so is everything else.

 

[Scandi Red]

I don’t think OP really understands how rhyming works. If ‘aka is eligible then so is everything else.

I just wanted a fun challenge Without the rules it becomes incredibly easy.

 

[diarm]

I just wanted a fun challenge Without the rules it becomes incredibly easy.

Whereas 11 players with names ending ‘aka was a real challenge?

It’s a good thread and great idea, but arbritary rules meant yours was almost the only legitimate team possible.

 

[Scandi Red]

Whereas 11 players with names ending ‘aka was a real challenge?

Yes.

yours was almost the only legitimate team possible.

No.

 

[Scandi Red]

By the way, my team's song is Waka Waka.

 

[didz]

I don’t think OP really understands how rhyming works. If ‘aka is eligible then so is everything else.

So long as you allow assonance (aka the poet's rhyme), make up a couple of names, and also maybe spend a bit too much of your life on it, I think it's a pretty doable challenge.

 

[diarm]

So long as you allow assonance (aka the poet's rhyme), make up a couple of names, and also maybe spend a bit too much of your life on it, I think it's a pretty doable challenge.

Does assonance mean I can have Donnelly, Connolly, Dembele and Zanetti, but only one ‘elli?

 

[didz]

Does assonance mean I can have Donnelly, Connolly, Dembele and Zanetti, but only one ‘elli?

Sure, why not? You can have Amaretti as your official club biscuit too.

Dunno how the OP will feel about it, but I won't call the police on you.

 

[KiD MoYeS]

Angus Gunn

John Lunn
Harry Bunn
Richard Dunne
Kieran Richadson

David Dunn
Danny Blum
Bradley Munn

Heung-min Son
George Nunn
Park Ji-sung

A lot of Google was used here. Been a slow day.

 

[Oranges038]

O has to be the easiest, unless the whole last syllable has to rhyme. Op misses out on John Utaka, Portsmouth legend.

Bravo
Alberto Cannavaro Lucio Aurelio
Songo'o Endo
Redondo
Ronaldo Adriano Pedro
​

Subs: Leno, Ojo, Leto, Pedro, Couto, Carvalho, Rodrygo

Manager: Mauricio Pochettino
Assistant Manager: Nuno Esperito Santo

 

[Pronewbie]

Kim
Yim Yim Yim
Lim Lim Lim Lim
Im Im Im​

 

[youngrell]

O has to be the easiest, unless the whole last syllable has to rhyme. Op misses out on John Utaka, Portsmouth legend.

Bravo
Alberto Cannavaro Lucio Aurelio
Songo'o Endo
Redondo
Ronaldo Adriano Pedro
​

Subs: Leno, Ojo, Leto, Pedro, Couto, Carvalho, Rodrygo

Manager: Mauricio Pochettino
Assistant Manager: Nuno Esperito Santo

Eto'o?

 

[WeePat]

GK -
RB -
CB - Liam Donnelly
CB - Severino Minelli
LB -
RW - Ousamane Dembele
CM - Marco Tardelli
CM - Carlos Marinelli
LW - Gabriele Martinelli
RW - David Connolly
FW - Fabrizio Ravanelli

I’m not finished but this is a placeholder so nobody steals my idea!

GK: Marcus Bettinelli

 

[Oranges038]

Eto'o?

Forgot about him.

St Clair
McNair Claire Laire Nair Umair
Sinclair Chair McClair
Bair Blair
​

This is a great tool for this.

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/detailsuche/spielerdetail/suche

 

[Plant0x84]

B. Lama
W. Fofana
G. Diangana
I. Gana
J. Garner
A. Onana
O. Farmer
T. Harmer
J. Sharma
T. Sana
A. Zama

 

[SuperiorXI]

I'm not doing this but this is great, and important.

 

[ArbeitervonWien]

Does “Team -er” qualify?

T. Müller—G. Müller—Seeler
Breitner—Netzer— Schweinsteiger
Schnellinger—Beckenbauer—Kohler—Reuter
Neuer

Subs: Maier, Förster, Sammer, Schuster, Walter, Häßler, Schäfer et cetera.
Manager: Arsène Wenger, assistant: Hennes Weisweiler.​

This cannot count. Every single German surname ends with "er"

 

[harms]

Alisson Becker
Klaus Decker - Johny Ecker - Brian De Keersmaecker - Jörn Kuchenbecker
Nico Hecker - Florian Flecker - József Windecker - Lucien Decoussemaecker
Gustav Flachenecker - Josef Leidenecker​

Spoiler

Who?

 

[Plant0x84]

I'm not doing this but this is great, and important.

I would have thought if you gave it a go you could come up with a **superiorXI** snarf snarf

 

[Lyricist]

Peter McCloy

Roger Hoy
Danny Malloy
John O’Shoi
Simpson Fitzroy

Jimmy Soye
Bryan Roy
Callum Hudson-Odoi

Deeney Troy
Emile Heskoy
Kris Boy
d

Managed by Hodgson Woy
Refereed by Chris Foy

Is Roy Makooy injured?

 

[duffer]

Varane
Zidane Keane
Sane Kane Mane

I gave up.

 

[Malkovich]

Rubinho

Serginho
Marquinhos
Fabinho
Mazinho

João Moutinho
Zinho
Juninho (Lyon)
Juninho

Ronaldinho
Jairzinho

Manager : Mourinho

 

[ArbeitervonWien]

Conan - Griezman - Lookman
Guzman
Whiteman - Brugman
Kilman - Botman - Klostermann - Veltman
Woodman

Most likely a patronymic suffix, but I only realised as I was half through the -mans

 

[GueRed]

United XI

Romero

Fabio
Rojo
Dalot

Casemiro
Sancho
Diallo
Garnacho

Nardiello
Manucho
Ighalo

Manager. Mourinho

 

[duffer]

United XI

Romero

Fabio
Rojo
Dalot

Casemiro
Sancho
Diallo
Garnacho

Nardiello
Manucho
Ighalo

Manager. Mourinho

Can't believe you left out Keano.