Talk:John Pantsil

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5 feet 8 inches is not 179cm. It's closer to 172cm.Roman Levin 08:48, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

There is no such person as John Pantsil. Check http://ghanafa.org/gfasite/national/readnews.php?contentid=136&ctid=7 or http://www.bbc.co.uk/football. FIFA's official match reports are notorious for their inaccuracies and spelling errors. Mjefm 22:19, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

Please see http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/teams/ghana/default.stm #15 is John Pantsil. Ghanafa.org maybe incomplete or outdated.

[edit] Pantsil or Paintsil?

Is his name Pantsil or Paintsil?

Paintsil

• BBC Sport Ghana Squad List
• BBC Sport Pick Your Own XI

Pantsil

• Official World Cup Website Profile
• Times Online Profile

--  MATTYTHEWHITE  yap  stalk  16/8/06

West ham confirmed at a fans forum on the 23rd of August that his name is Paintsil, however he wears Pantsil on his shirt as the club incorrectly used this on his registration documents when signing him and are therefore required to use this name by the FA. Evomutant 23:40, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] name

His name is actually 'Paintsil' and I know that he wasn't too happy that his name has been spelt wrong by West Ham.

[edit] Paintsil

I know I am going to be asked for proof on this, which I haven't got, but I can tell you that on a Sky Sports News interview, the man himself confirmed that his name is John "Paintsil" and not "Pantsil" (the news actually had a good old joke about that afterwards). His shirt in the World Cup read "Paintsil". This is spelt correctly. His shirt at West Ham says "Pantsil". This is wrong. I'm sure he wouldn't lie about how his name is spelt on T.V. now would he? Merretto 21:30, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

According to West Ham, all his documentation (birth certificate and the like) says "Pantsil". This, therefore, is his name. That he prefers "Paintsil" or thinks of himself as "Paintsil" is something else entirely. The name issue is noted, as it should be, but until he gets it legally changed, his name is Pantsil. _└ ^OzLawyer / _talk ^┐ 22:28, 7 September 2006 (UTC)