Despite all the Pommy sobbing that’s been going on since they were kicked out by Portugal, the UK obviously missed an important statistic – the English Premier League won the World Cup.
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Marcus Allback – Sweden (Copenhagen) 1
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Thierry Henry – France (Arsenal) 3
Hernan Crespo – Argentina (Chelsea) 3
Tim Cahill – Australia (Everton) 2
Andriy Shevchenko – Ukraine (Chelsea) 2
Steven Gerrard – England (Liverpool) 2
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Joe Cole – England (Chelsea) 1
Ruud Van Nistelrooy – Holland (Manchester United) 1
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Zied Jaziri – Tunisia (Troyes) 1
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Pauleta – Portugal (Paris St Germain) 1
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Jan Koller – Czech (Borussia Dortmund) 1
Oliver Neuville – Germany (Borussia Moenchengladbach) 1
Philipp Lahm – Germany (Bayern Munich) 1
Ze Roberto – Brazil (Bayern Munich) 1
Tranquillo Barnetta – Switzerland (Bayer Leverkusen) 1
Jaouhar Mnari – Tunisia (Nuremburg) 1
Gilberto – Brazil (Hertha Berlin) 1
Niko Kovac – Croatia (Hertha Berlin) 1
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Adriano – Brazil (Inter) 2
Marco Materazzi – Italy (Inter) 2
Patrick Vieira – France (Juventus) 2
Alberto Gilardino – Italy (AC Milan) 1
Kaka – Brazil (AC Milan) 1
Andrea Pirlo – Italy (AC Milan) 1
Filippo Inzaghi – Italy (AC Milan) 1
Esteban Cambiasso – Argentina (Inter) 1
Vicenzo Iaquinta – Italy (Udinese) 1
Sulley Muntari – Ghana (Udinese) 1
Francesco Totti – Italy (Roma) 1
Gianluca Zambrotta – Italy (Juventus) 1
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Maniche – Portugal (Dynamo Moscow) 2
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Scottish Premier League
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Serbian Meridian Superliga
Nikola Sigic – Serbia and Montenegro (Red Star Belgrade) 1
Haminu Draman – Ghana (Red Star Belgrade) 1
Spanish Primera Liga
Fernando Torres – Spain (Atlético Madrid) 3
Maximo Rodriguez – Argentina (Atlético Madrid) 3
Ronaldo - Brazil (Real Madrid) 3
Zinedine Zidane – France (Real Madrid) 3
David Villa – Spain (Valencia) 3
John Aloisi – Australia (Alaves) 1
Javier Saviola – Argentina (Seville) 1
Juanito – Spain (Seville) 1
Lionel Messi – Argentina (Barcelona) 1
Deco – Portugal (Barcelona) 1
Rafael Marquez – Mexico (Barcelona) 1
Raul – Spain (Real Madrid) 1
David Beckham – England (Real Madrid) 1
Roberto Ayala – Argentina (Valencia) 1
Spanish Segunda Division
Chun Soo Lee – Korea (CD Numancia) 1
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Sasa Ilic – Serbia and Montenegro (Galatasaray) 1
Stephen Appiah – Ghana (Fenerbahce) 1
Ukrainian Premier League
Andriy Rusol – Ukraine (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) 1
Serhiy Rebrov – Ukraine (Dynamo Kiev) 1
Darijo Srna – Croatia (Shakhtar Donetsk) 1
Danish Superliga
Marcus Allback – Sweden (Copenhagen) 1
English Premier League
Thierry Henry – France (Arsenal) 3
Hernan Crespo – Argentina (Chelsea) 3
Tim Cahill – Australia (Everton) 2
Andriy Shevchenko – Ukraine (Chelsea) 2
Steven Gerrard – England (Liverpool) 2
Tomas Rosicky – Czech (Arsenal) 2
Freddie Ljungberg – Sweden (Arsenal) 1
Robin Van Persie – Holland (Arsenal) 1
Philippe Senderos – Switzerland (Arsenal) 1
Xabi Alonso – Spain (Liverpool) 1
Peter Crouch – England (Liverpool) 1
Harry Kewell – Australia (Liverpool) 1
Didier Drogba - Ivory Coast (Chelsea) 1
Arjen Robben – Holland (Chelsea) 1
Joe Cole – England (Chelsea) 1
Ruud Van Nistelrooy – Holland (Manchester United) 1
Cristiano Ronaldo – Portugal (Manchester United) 1
Park Ji Sung – South Korea (Manchester United) 1
Radhi Jaidi – Tunisia (Bolton) 1
Craig Moore – Australia (Newcastle United) 1
French Ligue 1
Aruna Dindane – Ivory Coast (Lens) 2
Alexander Frei – Switzerland (Rennes) 2
Zied Jaziri – Tunisia (Troyes) 1
Bonaventure Kalou – Ivory Coast (Paris St Germain) 1
Pauleta – Portugal (Paris St Germain) 1
Bakary Kone – Ivory Coast (Nice) 1
Fred – Brazil (Lyon) 1
Juninho Pernambucano – Brazil (Lyon) 1
Frank Ribery – France (Marseille) 1
French Ligue 2
Mohamed Kader – Togo (En Avant Guingamp) 1
German Bundesliga
Miroslav Klose – Germany (Werder Bremen) 5
Lukas Podolski – Germany (FC Cologne) 3
Bastien Schweinsteiger – Germany (Bayern Munich) 2
Torsten Frings – Germany (Werder Bremen) 1
Jan Koller – Czech (Borussia Dortmund) 1
Oliver Neuville – Germany (Borussia Moenchengladbach) 1
Philipp Lahm – Germany (Bayern Munich) 1
Ze Roberto – Brazil (Bayern Munich) 1
Tranquillo Barnetta – Switzerland (Bayer Leverkusen) 1
Jaouhar Mnari – Tunisia (Nuremburg) 1
Gilberto – Brazil (Hertha Berlin) 1
Niko Kovac – Croatia (Hertha Berlin) 1
German 2.Bundesliga
Jung Hwan Ahn – Korea (MSV Druisburg) 1
Italian Serie A
Luca Toni – Italy (Fiorentina) 2
Adriano – Brazil (Inter) 2
Marco Materazzi – Italy (Inter) 2
Patrick Vieira – France (Juventus) 2
Alberto Gilardino – Italy (AC Milan) 1
Kaka – Brazil (AC Milan) 1
Andrea Pirlo – Italy (AC Milan) 1
Filippo Inzaghi – Italy (AC Milan) 1
Esteban Cambiasso – Argentina (Inter) 1
Vicenzo Iaquinta – Italy (Udinese) 1
Sulley Muntari – Ghana (Udinese) 1
Francesco Totti – Italy (Roma) 1
Gianluca Zambrotta – Italy (Juventus) 1
Allessandro Del Piero – Italy (Juventus) 1
Fabio Grosso – Italy (Palermo) 1
Italian Serie B
Asamoah Gyan – Ghana (Modena) 1
Polish Elkstraklasa
Bartosz Bosacki – Poland (Lech Posnan) 2
Portuguese SuperLiga
Simao Sabrosa – Portugal (Benfica) 1
Nuno Gomes – Portugal (Benfica) 1
Russian Premier League
Maniche – Portugal (Dynamo Moscow) 2
Maksym Kalinichenko – Ukraine (Spartak Moscow) 1
Scottish Premier League
Shunsuke Nakamura – Japan (Celtic) 1
Serbian Meridian Superliga
Nikola Sigic – Serbia and Montenegro (Red Star Belgrade) 1
Haminu Draman – Ghana (Red Star Belgrade) 1
Spanish Primera Liga
Fernando Torres – Spain (Atlético Madrid) 3
Maximo Rodriguez – Argentina (Atlético Madrid) 3
Ronaldo - Brazil (Real Madrid) 3
Zinedine Zidane – France (Real Madrid) 3
David Villa – Spain (Valencia) 3
John Aloisi – Australia (Alaves) 1
Javier Saviola – Argentina (Seville) 1
Juanito – Spain (Seville) 1
Lionel Messi – Argentina (Barcelona) 1
Deco – Portugal (Barcelona) 1
Rafael Marquez – Mexico (Barcelona) 1
Raul – Spain (Real Madrid) 1
David Beckham – England (Real Madrid) 1
Roberto Ayala – Argentina (Valencia) 1
Spanish Segunda Division
Chun Soo Lee – Korea (CD Numancia) 1
Swedish Allsvenskan
Henrik Larsson – Sweden (Helsingborgs) 1
Turkish Premier Super League
Sasa Ilic – Serbia and Montenegro (Galatasaray) 1
Stephen Appiah – Ghana (Fenerbahce) 1
Ukrainian Premier League
Andriy Rusol – Ukraine (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) 1
Serhiy Rebrov – Ukraine (Dynamo Kiev) 1
Darijo Srna – Croatia (Shakhtar Donetsk) 1
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