"Sometimes I talk to myself in Italian"

Simon Cambers è nato a Londra, in Inghilterra, nel 1973

Simon Cambers è nato a Londra, in Inghilterra, nel 1973 Source: SBS - Dario Castaldo

How british reporter Simon Cambers fell in love with a tricky foreign language.


A freelance sports journalist who has covered international events for newspapers, magazines and online for more than 20 years, Simon Cambers was born in Bournemouth in 1973. Specialised in tennis, he's always been 'equally happy' writing about football.

It was indeed because of 1990's football World Cup that he fell in love with Italy and the Italian language.
Simon Cambers con Andy Murray
Simon Cambers con Andy Murray Source: Facebook
In this interview (recorded during the 2020 Australian Open, where Simon did not miss a press conference featuring Italian players) he tell the story of how that passion evolved.

And although rusty, sometimes he still talks to himself in Italian... 

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