British Premier League Players who have Played Abroad

Summer is an exciting time in the football world with much to-ing and fro-ing of players within the English Premier League clubs. So, it is a rarity to see a British player transferred to a foreign club such as England International goalkeeper Scott Carson who is about to join Bursaspor of Turkey from West Bromwich Albion or Michael Mancienne who has joined Hamburg from Chelsea. We have a look at other Premiership players who have been tempted to ply their trade abroad - whether successful or not.

David Beckham (Real Madrid 2003-07, AC Milan 2009,2010, LA Galaxy 2007 - )

Mark Pembridge (Benfica 1998-1999)

Paul Ince (Inter Milan 1995-97)

Efan Ekoku (Grasshoppers 1999-2001)

Scott Minto (Benfica 1997-99)

Dalian Atkinson (Real Sociedad 1990-91, Fenerbache 1995-96)

David Platt (Juventus 1992-93, Sampdoria 1993-95)

Steve McManaman (Real Madrid 1999-2003)

Dean Saunders (Galatasaray 1995-96, Benfica 1998-99)

Gary Charles (Benfica 1999)

Robbie Keane (Inter Milan 2000-2001)

Steve Harkness (Benfica 1999)

Chris Bart-Williams (APOEL 2204-05, Marsaxlokk 2005-06)

Des Walker (Sampdoria 1992-93)

Matt Derbyshire (Olympiakos 2009 - )

Michael Owen (Real Madrid 2004-05)

Jonathan Woodgate (Real Madrid 2004-07)

Darren Huckerby (San Jose Earthquakes 2008-09)

Brian Deane (Benfica 1998, Perth Glory 2005)

Jay Bothroyd (Perugia 2004-2005)

Jermaine Pennant (Real Zaragoza 2009-10)
Robbie Fowler (North Queensland Fury 2009-10, Perth Glory 2010-11)

Darius Vassell (Ankaragucu 2009-10)

Ian Harte (Levante 2004-07)

Steve Finnan (Espanyol 2008-09)

The following players were all loaned out to Royal Antwerp in Belgium as part of Manchester United's long standing relationship with the club 

John O'Shea (2001)

Ryan Shawcross (2007)

Frazier Campbell (2006-07)

Danny Simpson (2006-07)

Jonny Evans (2006)

Darron Gibson (2006-07)

Danny Higginbotham (1998-99)

Ronny Wallwork (1999)

As you can see from the list, Royal Antwerp players aside, there are not many players who have played outside of England. This list would also be shorter if Graeme Souness hadn't been appointed manager of Benfica in 1998 as he brought 6 players with him from the Premier League (Harkness, Minto, Deane, Charles, Pembridge and Saunders.

Also only 3 of the players on the list actually carved out a decent career abroad. David Beckham, Steve McManaman and David Platt all of which would have been successful in any league as they are world class players.

So, the question is "Why are there so few Premier League players that have played abroad?", the answer is simple - Money! Wages in the Premier League have rocketed over the last 10 years or so to the point where an average squad player can still command £20k a week at a mid-table Premier League club. The only teams on the Continent which can or will pay wages similar to what players get in the English Premier League are the likes of AC Milan, Barcelona, Real Madrid etc and lets face it not many current UK players would get in their teams anyway hence they tend to say put.

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World Cup Winners Who Have Played in the Premiership

It was announced this month that French World Cup winner Patrick Viera had been released by Manchester City after 18 months at the age of 35. With Robert Pires also being released by Aston Villa and Spain's World Cup winner Cesc Fabregas almost certainly set to leave Arsenal for Barcelona this summer it led me to do some research on World Cup winning players who have played in the English Premier League.

1990 - Winners Germany
Jurgen Klinnsmann (Tottenham 1994-95, Tottenham 1997-98)
Karl-Heinz Riedle (Liverpool 1997-99, Fulham 1999-2001)

1994 - Winners Brazil
Branco (Middlesbrough 1996)

1998 - Winners France
Patrick Viera (Arsenal 1996-2005, Manchester City 2010-11)
Bernard Lama (West Ham 1997-98)
Laurent Blanc (Manchester United 2001-03)
Stephane Guivarch (Newcastle 1998)
Youri Djorkaeff (Bolton Wanderers 2002-04, Blackburn Rovers 2004)
Didier Deschamps (Chelsea 1999-2000)
Marcel Desailly (Chelsea 1998-2004)
Robert Pires (Arsenal 2000-06, Aston Villa 2010-11)
Thierry Henry (Arsenal 1999-2007)
Fabian Barthez (Manchester United 2000-04)
Emmanuel Petit (Arsenal 1997-2000, Chelsea 2001-04)
Bernard Diomede (Liverpool 2000-2003)
Frank Leboeuf (Chelsea 1996-2001)
Christian Karembeu (Middlesbrough 2000-2001)
Christophe Dugarry (Birmingham City 2003-04)

2002 - Winners Brazil
Gilberto Silva (Arsenal 2002-08)
Juliano Beletti (Chelsea 2007-10)
Kleberson (Manchester United 2003-05)
Juninho (Middlesbrough 1995-97, 1999-2000, 2002-04)
Roque Junior (Leeds United 2003-04)

2006 - Winners Italy
Marco Materazzi (Everton 1998-99)

2010 - Winners Spain
Gerard Pique (Manchester United 2004-08)
Fernando Torres (Liverpool 2007-11, Chelsea 2011 - )
Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal 2003 - ) 
Xabi Alonso (Liverpool 2004-09)
Alvaro Arbeloa (Liverpool 2007-09)
Pepe Reina (Liverpool 2005 - )

As you would expect there are only a handful of World Cup winning players who played for English Premier League clubs during the early to mid-nineties as the league itself was in its infancy. The "Foreign Invasion" on the Premier League pretty much started in 1995 and 1996 with a huge amount of continental players joining Premier League clubs which helped increase its worldwide profile. By the time France won The World Cup in 1998 the Premier League was in full flow and regarded as the best league in the world - this is reflected by the amount of players from the successful French national squad who were either playing in the league at the time or joined Premier League clubs soon after.

The 2002 winners Brazil and the 2006 winners Italy only had 6 players between them that had experienced Premier League football but this is due to the fact that both country's domestic leagues are very strong and players from both countries rarely move abroad. This is also reflected by the number of Spanish players who were in the successful World Cup winning squad who had either played or were still playing in the English Premier League. Spain's domestic league "La Liga", is arguably as strong as the English Premier League and the majority of their World Cup winning team played in their home country - only 3 of the entire Spanish squad played outside of Spain (Torres, Fabregas and Reina).

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What Happened to Wimbledon FC?

As we welcome the addition of AFC Wimbledon to the Football League for the season 2011-2012, we look at what has happened in the careers of some of the players who were in the squad for their last ever game against Derby in May 2004.

Stuart Murdoch (Manager) - Murdoch stayed with the club until he was sacked in November 2004 after a string of poor results. He has since concentrated his efforts on his goalkeeping coaching and had spells at Bournemouth, Norwich & Southampton before joining the staff at Gillingham in November 2010.

Warren Barton - Barton only appeared in 5 games during the season and at 35 years of age this was his last professional club before dropping out of the league to play for Dagenham & Redbridge. He is now Head Coach at MLS side San Diego Flash

Dean Holdsworth - At 35 years old Holdsworth was at the end of his career but still played 28 games and scored 3 goals during the season. He dropped out of the league at the end of the season and played for a number of  non-league sides before taking on the manager's roles at Redbridge and then Newport County. He is now manager of Aldershot Town.

Jamie Mackie - Mackie was only 18 when he played 13 teams for Wimbledon during their last season. He left Wimbledon at the end of the season and had successful spells with Exeter City and Plymouth before joining Queens Park Rangers in 2010. Some fantastic appearances for QPR earned him a call up to the  Scottish national side who he has now represented on 3 occasions.

Jermaine Darlington - Darlington was released after their last season as Wimbledon FC and went onto play for Watford and Cardiff City. He then went onto join AFC Wimbledon making him the first ex-Wimbledon player to play competitively for them. He now plays for Whitstable Town.

Jason Puncheon - At 17 years old Puncheon stayed on with the club when they relocated to Milton Keynes, He stayed for 2 years before the club released him and after a couple of years playing non league football he was back in the league with Barnet. His stock rose and he moved to Southampton in 2010 but after losing his place he secured a loan spell in the Premier League with Blackpool where he scored 3 goals in 11 games.

Dean Lewington - Lewington rose through the ranks at Wimbledon and stayed on with the club when they relocated to Milton Keynes. He is now club captain of the MK Dons and is the only player left from the old Wimbledon days

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English Premier League's Worse Foreign Transfers

After being deemed surplus to requirements at Atletico Madrid, Uruguayan striker Diego Forlan is expected to try his luck in the Premier League once more after a previous unsuccessful spell with Manchester United between 2002 and 2004. It is fact that some continental players cannot cope with the physical demands of the English Premier League and also struggle to adjust to the weather, lifestyle and culture. We have listed a few "superstar" players who came to play in the Premier League and ultimately went back with tail between legs.

Diego Forlan - Joined Manchester United in 2002 from Argentinian side Independiente and only managed to score 17 goals in 95 appearances for the Premier League champions. This statistic paled in comparison to fellow striker Ruud Van Nistelrooy's tally of 150 goals in 210 appearances and Forlan was soon offloaded to Spain when Wayne Rooney joined the club in 2004.

Winston Bogarde - Often ridiculed by fans of English football, Bogarde took full advantage of his lucrative contract at Chelsea by refusing to leave the club even though he was reduced to playing with the reserves and even the youth teams. He eventually saw out his contract and subsequently retired from playing when it expired - he was on a reported £40,000 per week!

Juan Sebastian Veron - When Manchester United shelled out a then English transfer record of £28.1 million many people thought that they were getting a genuine world class superstar. Unfortunately Veron couldn't handle the pace of the Premiership and wasn't allowed the time and space he was used to and he was often very ineffective in games. United were lucky to recoup £15 million for Veron from Chelsea 2 years later but he was ineffective there too and after spending 2 seasons on loan abroad he moved back permanently.

Hernan Crespo - A prolific scorer wherever he played, Crespo found himself in South London with Chelsea in 2003 after signing from Inter Milan for £16.8 million. When Jose Mourinho took over as Chelsea manager in 2004 he was loaned out to AC Milan, then returned back to Chelsea, then loaned out again to Inter Milan. Although Crespo scored 20 goals in 49 appearances he never fully adapted to the English game and is subsequently regarded as a transfer flop.

Jon Dahl Tomasson - After being selected for the award of Best Dutch Talent in 1996 whilst at Heerenveen, Tomasson was in high demand and eventually chose to join Newcastle United to form, what then manager Kenny Dalglish said would be a perfect partnership with Alan Shearer. Although the partnership started well, Shearer got injured and Tomasson was played out of position as a striker instead of attacking midfielder. He wasn't comfortable with this new role and his performances were well below par. He ended up scoring 4 goals in 35 appearances for the Toon before returning to Holland with Feyenoord where his career was revitalised and he ended up as one of the best players in his position in Europe.

Tomas Brolin - After impressing for Sweden at Euro 92 and the World Cup in 1994, Brolin signed for Leeds United in 1995 from Italian side Parma. He was expected to make a huge impact but unfortunately this never came to fruition as a fallout with then manager Howard Wilkinson about his defensive abilities and the fact that he didn't pull his weight meant that he spent a lot of time on the subs bench. After a farcical couple of years where he went to FC Zurich and Parma on loan and also joined Crystal Palace, Brolin retired from football at the age of 29 and has since held the accolade of the worse signing in the history of Leeds United.

Andrei Shevchenko - Arguably the best striker in the world at the turn of the new century, Shevchenko left AC Milan for Chelsea with a record of 173 goals in 296 games for £30.8 million. An indifferent spell in West London resulted in the player netting 9 times in 43 games over a 3 year spell. He spent a year back at AC Milan which was also unsuccessful and he ultimately ended up back at his first club Dinamo Kiev.

Sergei Rebrov - Shevchenko's Dinamo Kiev strike partner signed for Tottenham Hotspur for £11 million in June 2000 but never realy shone and a return of 10 goals in 60 appearances for the club resulted in him getting shipped out on loan to Fenerbache. He then returned to England with West Ham and had another poor spell only scoring once in 27 games before returning back to the Ukraine with Kiev.

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Players dropping down from the Premier League

Whilst watching the summer activity going on in the transfer market yesterday I saw that Leeds United are potentially going to re-sign former players Jonathan Woodgate, Lee Bowyer and Alan Smith. This in my opinion would be a great coup as all 3 players still have a lot to offer at the highest level providing they stay injury free. The news got me thinking about other players that dropped down into the lower leagues whilst in the twilight years of their playing careers:

Craig Bellamy - After being left out of Man City's Europa League squad for the 2010-11 season, Bellamy joined his hometown Cardiff City on a season loan. He proved to be an instant success with a 35 yard free kick on his debut and he went onto to score 10 more goals in the season which helped Cardiff reach the Championship play-offs. He has since returned back to Man City but has not ruled out a permanent move back to Cardiff.

Paul Ince - After his release from Middlesbrough in 2002, Ince dropped down a division to join Wolvehampton Wanderers. In his first season he helped them get promoted to the Premier League via the play offs but after one season they were back down. Ince went on to play 115 games for Wolves scoring 10 goals. He has stated that he would love to return to the club as manager.

Denis Irwin - The Irishman joined Wolves at the same time as former Manchester United team mate Paul Ince and was part of the team that were promoted to the Premier League in 2003. Following the team's relegation in 2004, Irwin retired at the age of 38

Teddy Sheringham - When Premier League team Portsmouth decided not to offer 38 year old Sheringham a contract he decided he would drop down a division and play for West Ham. A fantastic year for Sheringham led to him becoming the  division's third-highest goalscorer with 20 goals and he also won the Championship Player of the Season award.

Dennis Wise - After his sacking from Leicester City, Wise moved to First Division Milwall in 2002, becoming player manager in 2003. A successful season with the club culminated with them reaching the FA Cup Final where they lost 3-0 to Manchester United. As United had already qualified for the UEFA Champions League, Milwall qualified for the UEFA Cup for the first time in their history unfortunately getting knocked out in the first round.

Paul Merson - Merson joined newly relegated first division club Middlesbrough in 1997 after they doubled the wage terms offered by Arsenal. He was instrumental in the club's immediate return to The Premier League. After a term with Aston Villa, Merson signed for first division club Portsmouth in 2002 and again was a key player during their successful promotion winning season.

Darren Anderton - After an injury plagued career with Portsmouth, Tottenham, Birmingham and Wolves, Anderton joined League One club Bournemouth on a "pay as you play basis" in 2006. Although the club at the time were struggling on the field, Anderton's performances were superb and he scored his first career hat-trick during his time at the club

Nick Barmby - After his club Leeds United were relegated from The Premier League in 2004, Barmby joined his hometown club Hull City. In his first season with the club he helped them gain promotion from League One and in 2008 he was instrumental in getting Hull promotion to the Premier League. Barmby is still playing for the club to this day.

Kevin Phillips - After experiencing Premier League football with Sunderland and Aston Villa, Phillips dropped down to The Championship in 2006 and joined West Brom. Phillips had 2 seasons with the club and scored 38 times in 71 games to help them gain promotion back to The Premier League in 2008. Phillips then stayed in the Championship and moved to Birmingham City where he also helped them get promoted back to The Premier League.

Ian Harte - After leaving Blackpool in 2009, Harte signed for League One club Carlisle United. He ended up helping the team regain League One status after scoring 18 goals from defence. In 2010, Harte signed for Championship team Reading and had a great season scoring 10 goals and making the PFA Championship team of the year.


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English Premier League's Most Shocking Moments

With the announcement on Friday that Alex McLeish was set to take up the vacant managerial role at arch rivals Aston Villa, we take a look at some of the other controversial moments within the history of the English Premier League.

McLeish to Aston Villa from Birmingham City

Following victory over overwhelming favourites Arsenal in the League Cup , McLeish subsequently suffered a terrible run of form in the Premier League resulting in his Birmingham team getting relegated on the last day of the season. Although the board confirmed that he would keep his job, McLeish sent his resignation by email on June 12th amid rumours that he was set to join Aston Villa a role which he accepted 5 days later even though there were huge protests from Villa fans

DiCanio pushes referee

During a game between Sheffield Wednesday and Arsenal in 1998, Paolo Di Canio saw red in both senses of the word. An altercation between Di Canio and Arsenal's Martin Keown led to referee Paul Durkin showing the former the red card. Di Canio, in a fit of rage pushed referee Durkin, who fell to the ground in an almost comical fashion. Di Canio was subsequently fined £10,000 and received an 11 match ban.

David Busst injury
Arguably the most horrific injury the English Premier League has seen, Busst was playing for Coventry City against Manchester United in 1996 when he collided with United players Denis Irwin and Brian McClair, resulting in extensive compound fractures to both the tibia and fibula of his right leg. The horrific image led to Manchester United keeper Peter Schmeichel vomitting on the pitch. Busst's career was over but he has stayed in the game with Coventry City as Director of Football in the Community.

Kieron Dyer & Lee Bowyer fight on the pitch
A true "handbags" fight kicked off during Newcastle's 3-0 defeat at Aston Villa in 2005. Both players appeared in a press conference after the game with then Newcastle manager Graeme Souness to apologise for their behaviour but they pointedly did not apologise to each other

Robbie Fowler white line celebration
After scoring for Liverpool in the Merseyside derby against Everton, Fowler used the white line of the penalty area to simulate snorting cocaine as his goal celebration. This was in reference to the accusations of drug abuse from a faction of Everton fans. Fowler ended up with a £60,000 club fine and a 4 match ban for his antics.

Gallas protest
After Arsenal threw away a 2 goal lead against Birmingham in 2008 after Gael Clichy conceded a stoppage time penalty Gallas promptly sat in the centre circle and didn't move. It was only when Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger consoled him did he leave the field of play. Some people say that he was acting like a spoilt child but the general consensus is that his actions showed how much he cared about the club. 18 months later he moved to North London rivals Tottenham.

Adebayor goal celebration
After a summer move from Arsenal to Manchester City, Adebayor played for the first time against his former club at The City of Manchester Stadium at the start of the 2009-2010 season. The 4-2 victory for Man City was marred by Adebayor who, after scoring his goal ran the length of the pitch to the away end full of Arsenal fans and proceeded to goad them with his celebrations nearly inciting a riot.

Cantona kung-fu kick
Probably the most controversial moment in English Premier League history was when Eric Cantona leapt into the crowd at Crystal Palace and performed a kung fu kick on one of their fans who had been goading him as he walked to the tunnel after being shown the red card. For his actions he was fined £20,000, issued with 120 hours of community service and was banned from playing for the remainder of the season.

Campbell going to Arsenal
Sol Campbell was for many "Mr Tottenham" during the 1990's, a tremendous defender and club captain. In 2001 after being awarded a contract which would have made him the highest paid player in the club's history, Campbell switched allegiances and moved to arch rivals Arsenal on a free transfer. This of course caused uproar as he had stated in the Spurs magazine weeks earlier that he would never play for Arsenal. 10 years on and Spurs fans still regard him as "Judas" and he is still regarded as one of the biggest traitors in Premier League football.

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History of English Premier League Grounds

When Swansea City kick off their first home game of the 2011-2012 season within the English Premier League their ground "The Liberty Stadium" will be the 52nd stadium used to host matches.

The Taylor Report which followed the Hillsborough disaster in 1989 recommended that all stadia within the English Premier League must be all seating by the start of the 1994-95 season. This resulted in major restructuring of famous stadiums such as Old Trafford and Anfield and the creation of new stadiums such as Brittania Park and The Emirates Stadium. We have a look at all 52 stadiums that have hosted English Premier League football including the ones which have been demolished

Liverpool - Anfield, opened 1884 (Capacity 45,362)

Middlesbrough - Ayresome Park, opened 1903 and closed 1995 (Capacity 26,667)
Middlesbrough - The Riverside Stadium, opened in 1995 (Capacity 34,988)
Derby - Baseball Ground, opened 1892 and closed 2004 (Capacity 18,300)
Derby - Pride Park, opened in 1997 (Capacity 33,597)
Blackpool - Bloomfield Road, opened 1899 (Capacity 16,220)
West Ham - Upton Park, opened 1904 (Capacity 35,303)
Oldham - Boundary Park, opened 1904 (Capacity 10,638)
Sheffield United - Bramhall Land, opened 1855 (Capacity 32,702)
Stoke City - Britannia Stadium, opened 1997 (Capacity 28,383)
Bolton - Burnden Park, opened 1895 and closed 1997 (Capacity 25,000)
Bolton - The Reebok Stadium, opened in 1997 (Capacity 28,723)
Norwich City - Carrow Road, opened 1935 (Capacity 27,000)
Nottingham Forest - City Ground, opened 1898 (Capacity 30,602)
Manchester City - Maine Road, opened in 1923 and closed in 2003 (Capacity 35,159
Manchester City - City of Manchester Stadium, opened 2003 (Capacity 47,726)
Swindon Town - County Ground, opened 1895 (Capacity 14,700)
Fulham - Craven Cottage, opened 1896 (Capacity 25,700)
Southampton - The Dell, opened 1898 and closed 2001 (Capacity 15,200)
Southampton - St Mary's Stadium, opened in 2001 (Capacity 32,689)
Wigan Athletic - DW Stadium, opened 1999 (Capacity 25,138)
Leeds United - Elland Road opened 1897 (Capacity 39,460)
Arsenal - Highbury, opened 1913 and closed 2007 (Capacity 38,419)
Arsenal - Emirates Stadium opened 2006 (Capacity 60,355)
Blackburn Rovers - Ewood Park opened 1890 (Capacity 31,637)
Leicester City - Filbert Street opened 1891 and closed 2002 (Capacity 22,000)
Leicester City - Walkers Stadium opened 2002 (Capacity 32,500)
Portsmouth - Fratton Park, opened 1898 (Capacity 20,978)
Everton - Goodison Park, opened 1892 (Capacity 40,157)
West Bromwich Albion - The Hawthorns, opened 1900 (Capacity 26,500)
Coventry - Highfield Road, opened in 1899 and closed in 2005 (Capacity 23,489)
Sheffield Wednesday - Hillsborough, opened in 1899 (Capacity 39,812)
Hull City - KC Stadium, opened in 2002 (Capacity 25,404)
QPR - Loftus Road, opened in 1904 (Capacity 20,000)
Reading - Madjeski Stadium, opened in 1998 (Capacity 24,161)
Wolverhampton Wanderers - Molineux, opened in 1889 (Capacity 28,525)
Barnsley - Oakwell, opened in 1887 (Capacity 23,009)
Manchester United - Old Trafford, opened in 1910 (Capacity 76,212)
Ipswich Town - Portman Road, opened in 1884 (Capacity 30,311)
Sunderland - Roker Park, opened in 1898 and closed in 1997 (Capacity 22,500)
Sunderland - Stadium of Light, opened in 1997 (Capacity 49,000)
Birmingham City - St Andrews, opened in 1906 (Capacity 30,079)
Newcastle United - St James Park, opened in 1880 (Capacity 52,387)
Crystal Palace/ Wimbledon - Selhurst Park, opened in 1924 (Capacity 26,309)
Chelsea - Stamford Bridge, opened in 1877 (Capacity 42,055)
Burnley - Turf Moor, opened in 1883 (Capacity 22,546)
Charlton Athletic - The Valley, opened in 1919 (Capacity 27,111)
Bradford City - The Valley Parade, opened in 1886 (Capacity 25,136)
Watford - Vicarage Road, opened in 1922 (Capacity 19,920)
Aston Villa - Villa Park opened in 1897 (Capacity 42,788)
Tottenham Hotspur - White Hart Lane opened in 1899 (Capacity 36,310)

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