For every Zola, Bergkamp, Henry, Cantona or Drogba that has come to the Premiership and improved it for the better, there are other world-class players that have neglected to display their talents in England. Since the Premiership’s inception in 1992, there have been a host of European teams that have conquered the continent: from Barcelona’s “Dream Team” …
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The 5-4 Uefa Cup win over Alaves will go down as a classic in terms of entertainment. I take a look back at the team and see where they are now…
Sander Westerveld
Since leaving Liverpool in 2001, Wevsterveld has played for 7 clubs including Everton and Portsmouth. The Dutchman is currently playing …
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The FA Premier League has been home to a number of great strikers over the years, from the classic ‘fox in the box’ to more creative forwards. Fans of Premiership football have witnessed a number of goal-machines since the division started in 1992 and some strikers have racked up a serious number of Premier League goals. Whether it is old-fashioned British strikers or more modern skilful continental strikers, the Premiership has seen them all. …
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An Inauspicious Start
Ian Rush was born on the 20th October 1961. He grew up in a village called St Asaph in North Wales with five brothers and five sisters, and it was clear from an early age that Rush had a natural talent for football, and particularly for scoring goals. He started off his career at Chester, catching the eye very quickly of Liverpool …
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Gustavo Augusto Poyet Domínguez, more commonly referred to as Gus Poyet, was born 15th November 1967, in Montevideo in his native Uruguay. The Uruguayan would prove to be one of Chelsea’s greatest and most loved midfielders, with a character to match the flair of his game. He is also another Chelsea legend that would go on to try his hand at management, and clearly feels more than at home in
Throughout history there have been a number of great football teams, both domestically and internationally. At every FIFA World Cup the winning team are always compared to successful international teams in the past and the 2010 World Cup in South Africa next summer will be no different. While in domestic European football, the UEFA Champions League or the European Cup remains the pinnacle for …
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Josep Guardiola Sala, born in the Santpedor district of Barcelona on the 18th of January 1971 is renowned as one of the best defensive midfielders ever to play football after a glorious career with his local club Barcelona where he was a key part of Johan Cruyff’s “Dream Team”. Guardiola is a name who is synonymous with Barca given his fine playing career for them and his subsequent return as B team …
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Peter Beardsley was born on the 18th January 1961 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne; he would go on to become one of the greatest English players of recent times, representing his country 59 times and scoring 9 goals, not including the 4 that he scored in a friendly against Aylesbury United. His passion for the game led to him playing for a number of different clubs around the world and he continues to contribute to …
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Gianfranco Zola born 5th July 1966 in Oliena, Italy would prove to be one of the greatest foreign players to grace the game of football in England, appearing for the West London club Chelsea over 300 times, elevating them to heights they had not seen in years. His love of football and England would also lead him to a career in management within the
Raul Gonzalez Blanco was born on the 27th of June 1977 in the Spanish capital, Madrid. This is perhaps one of the lesser known facts about one of the greatest players ever to grace the football world. Everybody knows who Raul is, everybody knows who he plays for and everybody has some idea of what he’s achieved. Such worldwide acclaim does not come easily and saying that Raul has earned …
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| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
| 1 | Chelsea | 28 | 61 |
| 2 | Man Utd | 28 | 60 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 28 | 58 |
| 4 | Tottenham | 28 | 49 |
| 5 | Man City | 27 | 49 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 28 | 48 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 26 | 45 |
| 8 | Birmingham | 27 | 40 |
| 9 | Fulham | 28 | 38 |
| 10 | Everton | 27 | 38 |
| 11 | Stoke | 27 | 34 |
| 12 | Blackburn | 28 | 34 |
| 13 | West Ham | 27 | 27 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 27 | 27 |
| 15 | Bolton | 27 | 26 |
| 16 | Wigan | 27 | 25 |
| 17 | Wolverhampton | 27 | 24 |
| 18 | Hull City | 27 | 24 |
| 19 | Burnley | 27 | 23 |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 27 | 19 |
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