Big Seb

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When he played in Scotland it was Coats

Now he's Uruguayan it's Koa-tez
This is about right. As Big Seb himself clarified when he signed for Liverpool and said:
"In reality, my roots are Scottish,"
"The family came here from Scotland three or four generations back. The first one to come to Uruguay, the first Coates, came by boat from Liverpool."
In light of that, should we change our pronunciation of the defender's surname? "Not now," he cautioned. "Everyone says Co-ah-tess. I imagine my grandparents may speak a bit, but no-one else in the family speaks English."
 
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