Before we dive into the technical steps, let's establish why you should make the switch.
If you have installed Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 and find yourself stuck with Russian text or commentary, you likely have a region-specific version of the game. Simply changing the setting in the main menu often changes the text but leaves the commentary silent or in the wrong language.
To properly switch everything to English—including the highly sought-after English commentary—you need to adjust the game’s configuration files. Here is the step-by-step guide to doing this effectively.
Use this if the game derives its language from the OS.
Most mods (Option Files, Stadiums, Scoreboards) are designed for the English version. Running a Russian executable often leads to garbled text (?????) or crashes when installing popular patches like Smoke Patch or VirtuaRED.
