Manchester City midfielder James Milner is taking Spanish lessons.
Milner is learning Spanish so that he can communicate with Manchester City team-mates such as David Silva and Sergio Aguero - and manager Manuel Pellegrini.
Richards, who signed for Serie A side Fiorentina this summer, told the Guardian that at City: "Vincent Kompany tried to speak to the boys at one point and said they had to learn English but there are so many Spaniards and South Americans they just slip into their own language.
"James Milner has actually been having Spanish lessons for a couple of years."
