It is pronounced ‘Gooch-an-ee-chad’, in case you were wondering. Charlton Athletic striker Reza Ghoochannejhad boasts the longest surname in English football. He will face the likes of Argentina’s Lionel Messi and Edin Dzeko of Bosnia and Manchester City at the World Cup with this summer, so we better get used to it. Good luck to all commentators, pundits and Sky’s Soccer Saturday panel getting the hang of this particular moniker. Ghoochannejhad, 26, is set to make his FA Cup debut against Sheffield Wednesday tomorrow after joining Charlton from Standard Liege in January, one of four imports from the Belgians during the window. Businessman Roland Duchatelet now owns both clubs after taking over at The Valley last month.
