Foreigners in the English Premiership

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

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'? Boksic Mendieta Ravenelli Nemeth

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

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's starting eleven PLUS the five substitutes were foreigners Cesc Fabregas, the classy Spanish youngster ,scored all five for Arsenal in a 5-1 win 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

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

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? Guissepe Verdi Benito Mussolini Benito Carbone Luciano Pavarotti

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? Ivory Coast Belgium Holland Ukraine

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

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