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    What happened for the first time in the history of the English Premiership on Boxing Day, 1999?

    Question #124711. Asked by tadpoles_uk. (Jan 11 12 9:38 PM)


    star_gazer

    		A Premiere League team fielded an all-English starting XI.

    http://www.sportingintelligence.com/2011/01/25/melting-pot-27-players-22-nationalities-the-most-cosmopolitan-game-in-premier-league-history-250105/

    Jan 11 12, 9:48 PM
    tadpoles_uk

    		The referenced article by star_gazer does have the correct information.

    Boxing Day, 1999 was the first time in any English professional soccer league that a team started eleven non-English players. Chelsea fielded eleven foreign players that day.

    Jan 11 12, 10:05 PM

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