- Frank Lampard
Frank James Lampard, Jr., (born 20 June 1978) is an English football player currently at Chelsea and previously with West Ham United and Swansea City. He is a central midfielder known for his powerful long-range shots and prolific goalscoring abilities from midfield. Lampard was born in Romford, Havering, England. He is the son of Frank Lampard Sr., the former England full back and two-time FA Cup winner with West Ham United.
- Harry Redknapp
Henry "Harry" Redknapp (born March 2 1947) is an English former footballer who has had a long career in football management and is the current manager of Portsmouth F.C. of the English Premiership. Harry Redknapp was born in Poplar, London and supported Arsenal as a boy, his father taking him to Highbury from a young age. His son, Jamie Redknapp played under him at A.F.C. Bournemouth and at Southampton F.C.. He is also uncle to Chelsea player Frank Lampard.
- Roman Abramovich
Roman Arkadyevich Abramovich (born 24 October 1966 in Saratov, Russia) is a Russian oil billionaire and the main owner of private investment company Millhouse Capital, referred to as one of the Russian oligarchs. According to the 2006 "Forbes" magazine, as of 13 February 2006, he had a net worth of $18.2 billion, and according to Russian "Finance" magazine, as of January 2007, his fortune was $21.0 billion.
- Steve McClaren
Stephen "Steve" McClaren is an English former professional footballer and the current manager of the England national football team, having succeeded Sven-Göran Eriksson on 1 August2006. He is also a former professional footballer and former manager of English Premiership team Middlesbrough. At Middlesbrough he won them their only trophy to date, winning the 2004 Carling Cup, knocking out Arsenal over two legs in the semi-final, …
- Mikel Arteta
Mikel Amatriain Arteta (born March 26 1982 in San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain) is a professional Spanish footballer. He is an attacking midfield player, currently playing in the English Premiership for Everton.
- Jermaine Jenas
Jermaine Anthony Jenas (born 18 February 1983 in Nottingham) is an English football midfielder currently playing for Tottenham Hotspur, in the English Premiership.
- Shola Ameobi
Foluwashola "Shola" Ameobi (born October 12, 1981 in Zaria, Nigeria) is an Anglo-Nigerian football player. He currently plays for Newcastle United in the English Premiership as a centre forward. He has spent his entire career at the club.
- Nolberto Solano
Nolberto "Nobby" Albino Solano Todco (born December 12, 1974, Callao, Peru) is a Peruvian football player who currently plays for English club Newcastle United. He is a popular figure in his native Peru, where he is seen as one of the most famous Peruvians. He even has a postage stamp in his name and figure. His talents in football range from accurate crosses to accomplished dead-ball skills and he has traditionally played either on the right wing, …
- Tal ben Haim
Tal Ben Haim (born March 31, 1982 in Rishon LeZion, Israel) is an Israeli professional football player. Ben Haim plays both centre back and right back, and is currently contracted to Chelsea in the Barclays Premier League and is a member of the Israel national football team.
- Khalid Boulahrouz
Khalid Boulahrouz is a Dutch footballer of Moroccan descent, who plays for the Netherlands and Sevilla of the La Liga, on loan from Premier League side Chelsea. His nickname is "Khalid the Cannibal" for his ability to "eat up" his opposition. He joined Chelsea in August 2006 from Hamburger SV. However, due to his lack of form at Chelsea he was linked with moves to Atlético Madrid, Sevilla, Bayern Munich and Newcastle United, before moving to Sevilla on loan.
- Younes Kaboul
Younes Kaboul (born January 4 1986 in France) is a professional football player who plays for Tottenham Hotspur, and the French under 21 national team. He plays in a central defensive/midfield position.
- Shaun Maloney
Shaun Richard Maloney was born (January 24, 1983) in Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia, and is a Scottish international footballer currently playing for English Premiership club Aston Villa. He plays as an attacking midfielder or striker and is also renowned for his ability at set-pieces.
- Celestine Babayaro
Celestine Babayaro (born August 29, 1978 in Kaduna, Nigeria) is a footballer who plays left-back and is currently contracted to Newcastle United of the English Premiership. Babayaro began his playing career at Nigerian side, Plateau United before moving to Belgium and Brussels outfit, Anderlecht in 1994 and made a name for himself through his performances for Nigeria in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where the African nation won the golden medal.
- Iain Dowie
Iain Dowie, (born January 9 1965 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England), is a football manager and coach, and former professional football player and Northern Ireland international. He was appointed manager of Coventry City on 19 February 2007.
- Francis Jeffers
Francis "Franny" Jeffers is an English footballer, currently playing for Blackburn Rovers. A striker, Jeffers began his career at Everton, making his debut in 1998 at the age of 17. Showing a lot of early promise and talent, he scored 20 goals in 60 matches for the Toffees. His performances caught the eye of Arsène Wenger, who signed him for Arsenal in 2001 for a fee over £8m. However, Jeffers did not live up to the "fox in the box" tag, …
- Lee McCulloch
Lee Henry McCulloch (born May 14 1978 in Bellshill) is a Scottish professional football player. He currently plays for Rangers in the Scottish Premier League.
- Hidetoshi Nakata
Hidetoshi Nakata, is a Japanese former football player. He was one of the most famous Asian footballers of his generation. Nakata began his professional career in 1995 and won the Asian Football Confederation Player of the Year award in 1997 and 1998, the Scudetto with A.S. Roma in 2001, played for Japan in three FIFA World Cup tournaments(1998, 2002 and 2006) and played in the Olympics twice (1996 and 2000).
- Mark Wilson
Mark Wilson (born June 5, 1984 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish footballer. He currently plays in defence for Scottish Premier League club Celtic. He has represented Scotland at most youth levels up to under-21 and was recently under-21s captain before becoming ineligible due to his age.
- Michael Brown
Michael Robert Brown (born January 25, 1977 in Hartlepool, England), is a professional footballer who plays in a midfield position for Fulham in the English Premiership. Brown is notable for his competitiveness, after a series of vicious fouls on players such as Sean Davis, Ryan Giggs, Ashley Cole and most recently a head butt on Xabi Alonso.
- Paul Stalteri
Paul Stalteri (born October 18, 1977 in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian soccer player, who is currently a defender for Tottenham Hotspur in the English Premiership. Stalteri signed with Spurs in May 2005. A defender who can play either side of the field as well as in midfield, Stalteri played 7 seasons for Werder Bremen of the 1. Bundesliga, from 1998 to 2005. Paul began his soccer career playing one year of college soccer at Clemson University in 1996, …
- Christian Dailly
Christian Edward Dailly (born October 23 1973 in Dundee, Scotland), is a Scottish professional football player. He currently plays for English Premiership side West Ham United and is a key player for the Scotland national team. He is a versatile player, often seen in defence or defensive midfield, but has played in most outfield positions during his career. Unlike most modern footballers he does not have an agent and negotiates deals on his own behalf.
- Jason Euell
Jason Euell (born February 6, 1977 in Lambeth, London) is an Jamaican-English football player. He currently plays for Middlesbrough in the English Premiership as a midfield player having previously been a forward. Euell has been capped once for Jamaica national football team. Euell rose through the ranks at the Wimbledon youth academy to establish himself as a first team player in 1997.
- Boudewijn Zenden
Boudewijn "Bolo" Zenden (born August 15, 1976 in Maastricht) is a Dutch footballer who plays most often as a midfielder. Zenden is currently playing for Marseille. He has earned 54 caps and scored 7 goals for the Dutch national team, and he represented his country in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2000 and Euro 2004 tournaments. Prior to joining Marseille, Zenden played for PSV Eindhoven (1994-98), Barcelona (1998-2001), Chelsea (2001-03), …
- Collins John
Collins John (born October 17 1985 in Zwedru, Liberia) is a Liberian-Dutch footballer playing for Fulham in the English Premiership. John was born in Liberia, but his family emigrated to the Netherlands after the murder of his father, during the Liberian Civil War. He was a member of the Dutch squad that won the UEFA U-21 Championship in 2006.
- Joe Jordan
Joe Jordan (born 15 December, 1951 in Carluke, Scotland) was a centre-forward in the Leeds United team of the 1970s. He is the only Scottish player to score in three World Cups (1974, 1978 and 1982). He is currently a coach at Portsmouth.
- Julius Aghahowa
Julius Aghahowa (born February 12, 1982 in Benin City, Nigeria) is a football striker from Nigeria who currently plays for Wigan Athletic in the English Premiership, after playing over six years for the Ukrainian team Shakhtar Donetsk. He has played 32 matches and scored 14 goals for the Nigerian national team, including their only goal at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He became Nigeria's top goalscorer at the 2002 African Nations Cup. He also played at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
- Andy van der Meyde
Andy van der Meyde (born September 30, 1979 in Arnhem, Gelderland) is a Dutch international footballer, who usually plays as a attacking midfielder. He currently plays his club football for Everton of the English Premiership. He is a right-footed winger, and can play on either wing, although for the Netherlands national football team and during his time at Ajax, he usually played on the right wing. He was signed up to the famous Ajax youth academy as a youngster, …
- Adrian Boothroyd
Adrian "Aidy" Boothroyd (born February 8, 1971) is the current manager of Watford Football Club of the Championship, and is the youngest manager in the division.
- Craig Gardner
Craig Gardner (born November 25, 1986 in Solihull, Birmingham) is an English footballer, who plays for the English Premiership club Aston Villa as a midfielder. He grew up in the Yardley district of Birmingham and was offered the chance to play for Aston Villa's rivals Birmingham City but turned it down as he and his family are all such avid Villa fans. He currently weighs 75kg (11.8 stone) He turned professional on January 31, 2005.
- Gary McSheffrey
Gary McSheffrey, is an English football player, currently playing for Birmingham City in the English Premiership. McSheffrey started his career for his home town club Coventry City, where he won England U-21s honours. During his time at Coventry he spent loan spells at Luton Town and Stockport County. He plays either on the left of midfield or as a striker.
- Henrik Pedersen
Henrik Pedersen (born June 10, 1975) is a Danish professional football player who plays as a forward. He has played three games for the Danish national team and has recently left Bolton Wanderers after six years. Pedersen started his career with Danish club Silkeborg IF in 1995. He made his debut for the Danish national team in an August 2000 game against the Faroe Islands.
- Dan Petrescu
Daniel Vasile Petrescu is a former international football player, whose teams included Steaua Bucureşti, English Premiership clubs Chelsea and Sheffield Wednesday, and the Romanian national side. He is currently the manager of Romanian Liga 1 team Unirea Urziceni.
- Malcolm Christie
Malcolm Christie (born April 11, 1979 in Stamford) is an English football player. He plays as a centre forward. Christie started his career at Deeping Rangers before moving to another non-league club Nuneaton Borough. Whilst playing non-league football he was also a supermarket shelfstacker. Christie's big break came in 1998 when Derby County manager Jim Smith purchased him from Nuneaton Borough.
- Souleymane Diawara
Souleymane Diawara is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a defender for Charlton Athletic in the English Premiership as well as for the Senegal national football team He has previously played for Le Havre and FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. He also has a French passport.
- Tom Smith
Tom Smith (31 October 1971 -)is a rugby player born in London, England. He was educated at Rannoch School in Scotland and declared for Scotland. He plays for Northampton Saints in the English premiership, and has also played for the British and Irish Lions.
- Ahmad Elrich
Ahmad Elrich (born May 30, 1981 in Sydney) is an Australian football (soccer) midfielder who currently plays for Fulham F.C. in the English Premiership and for the Australian national team. He is of Lebanese descent and is the older brother of Newcastle Jet Tarek Elrich. Elrich signed a 3 year deal with Fulham in the Summer of 2005 from K-League club Busan I'cons. He has also previously played for Parramatta Power. He was loaned out to F.C. Lyn Oslo from April to May 2006.
- Claude Makélélé
Claude Makélélé (born February 18, 1973 in Kinshasa, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) is a French international football player, who currently plays defensive midfield for Chelsea in the English Premiership. He is married to the French supermodel Noémie Lenoir with whom he has three sons named Kelyan, Hayden and Sam. Prior to joining Chelsea, Makélélé played for Nantes (1992-1997), Olympique de Marseille (1997-1998), Celta Vigo (1998-2000), …
- Tiago Mendes
Tiago Cardoso Mendes (born May 2, 1981 in Viana do Castelo, Norte) is a Portuguese professional football player. Tiago plays as a defensive midfielder in the Italian Serie A for Juventus and the Portugal national football team. A skilful Portuguese midfield player who is effective in protecting the defence and supporting strikers, Tiago is also a splendid passer with a keen eye for goal.
- Paul Bosvelt
Paul Bosvelt (born March 26, 1970 in Doetinchem) is a former Dutch footballer. Bosvelt worked his way through the Dutch leagues with Go Ahead Eagles and FC Twente before making his big move to Feyenoord in 1997. He went on to develop a reputation as a fearsome midfield general at de Kuip, making 167 top-flight appearances and leading the side to the Eredivisie title in 1999 and in the 2002, guided his team to UEFA Cup victory as a captain.
- Robbie Blake
Robert James "Robbie" Blake (born 4 March 1976 in Middlesbrough, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Football League Championship side Burnley. He plays as a striker. His previous clubs include Birmingham City, Bradford City, Darlington and Leeds United. A tricky player with good ball control and quick feet, and most importantly for a striker, a prolific goal scorer, he had two long periods at Bradford City, and Burnley.