Foreigners in the English Premiership

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1. Gianfranco Zola joined Chelsea in November 1996 in a transfer from which Italian team? Sampdoria Napoli Parma Empoli

2. Three of the four foreign internationals listed who have played for Middlesbrough FC and have the letter Z in their Christian names (first names). Which one is 'Z-less'? Ravenelli Boksic Mendieta Nemeth

3. Name the Costa Rican international? Stern John Hamilton Ricard Paulo Wanchope Raidi Jaidi

4. In Feb 2005, Arsenal played Crystal Palace in a league game at Highbury. What made the headlines alongside the score in the following mornings newspapers? Arsenal won 5-1 and their scorers were all foreign defenders The match was watched in 47 countries yet Londoners lost the satellite pictures and never saw the game Cesc Fabregas, the classy Spanish youngster ,scored all five for Arsenal in a 5-1 win Arsenal's starting eleven PLUS the five substitutes were foreigners

5. Which country did 2002 Blackburn Rovers international midfielder, Tugay, come from? Albania Turkey Venezuela Bermuda

6. Between 1996 and 2002, which Italian striker played in the Premiership for Sheffield Wednesday, Aston Villa, Bradford, Derby County and, finally, a loan period at Middlesbrough, before returning to Italy? Benito Mussolini Guissepe Verdi Luciano Pavarotti Benito Carbone

7. Who is the non-European of these four Manchester United players? Cristiano Ronaldo Ole Gunnar Solksjaer Gabriel Heinze Edwin Van der Sar

8. In 2006, if Chelsea played Didier Drogba up front alongside Andrei Shevchenko and Arjen Robben, then which nationality was not represented? Belgium Holland Ivory Coast Ukraine

9. Which of these Newcastle players is a Republic of Ireland international? Scott Parker Damien Duff Nicky Butt Shola Amoebi

10. Which player listed went on to manage the Premiership club they played for? Gianluca Vialli (Chelsea) Jan Molby (Liverpool) Steffan Freund (Tottenham) Eric Cantona (Manchester United)