Top 5 Asian players in Premier League history

Only a small number of Asian players are remembered for their time in the Premier League. And from that short list, we have picked top five Asian players to ever play at the highest level in England. Honorable mentions go out to Lee Young-pyo, Lee Chung-yong and Ali Al-Habsi. 5) Ashkan Dejagah (Iran, Fulham) The Iranian attacking midfielder/winger stayed in the Premier League for only two seasons, but he was voted as Fulham’s player of the year by club fans for the season 2013-14. He scored five goals in 22 appearances for…

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Top five controversial transfers from the Premier League era

The winter transfer window is truly on, and a bunch of Premier League clubs are being linked with players left and right. In this feature, we take a trip down memory lane and take a look at the five most controversial transfers from the Premier League era. 5) Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano (Corinthians to West Ham, 2006) The two Argentinian players signed for West Ham from Brazilian club Corinthians in 2006 and played crucial roles in saving the Hammers from relegation that season. However, both transfers were found to…

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Top five Instagram posts from Lord Bendtner

Lord Bendtner aka Nicklas Bendtner has become a cult figure in the world football. He has come a long way from starting his senior career at Arsenal back in 2005. The 27-year-old striker has featured for five teams since: Arsenal, Birmingham, Sunderland, Juventus and currently Wolfsburg. He has scored a total of 32 Premier League goals, but has been more famous for his performances off the pitch rather than on it. Therefore, let’s delve deeper into the legend’s life by taking a look at the five of the best posts from…

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The reason everyone will miss Jermaine Pennant: his stunning wife

Jermaine Pennant looks to be on his way to Singapore. The former Liverpool star is willing to extend his trial for S. League side Tampines Rovers in order to secure a contract, as reported by ESPN FC. The trial was supposed to be one week but Pennant has indicated that he’s willing to extend his stay in Singapore to earn a spot for the upcoming season. If Pennant moves to Signapore, Premier League fans will no doubt miss his stunning wife, Alice Goodwin. Before the 33-year-old leaves, here are Goodwin’s best posts on Instagram:…

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Top ten one-season wonders from Premier League history

Some players don’t have it in them to keep their place at the top on a consistent basis. Such is the life of one-season wonders. They did manage to capture our attention, but very briefly. Here we take a look at the 10 best one-season wonders from Premier League. 10. Roque Santa Cruz (Blackburn Rovers, Man City): He arrived at Blackburn Rovers from Bayern Munich in 2007 and scored 19 league goals in his debut season. One year down the line, he sealed a £17.5 million to Man City. But he…

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Five footballers to have rocked the bearded look

Only a handful of footballers sport a beard on the pitch, and still fewer manages to rock that bearded look. Here we will take a look at some of the modern footballers who nailed the bearded look during their playing days. 5. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) Arsenal fans call him the ‘Handsome French Bloke’. Opinion might be divided on whether he is a world-class striker or not. But when it comes to his looks, the opinion is almost unequivocal. 4. Gennaro Gattuso (former AC Milan) The former AC Milan legend was a…

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WAG of Watford boss looks stunning

It seems Watford manager Quique Sanchez Flores hasn’t only made quite an impact on the pitch. The Spanish boss is currently having as much success off the pitch, The Daily Mirror has found out. Flores has been dating Hungarian model Orsi Fehér for the last six years. And one look at the 34 year-old’s Instagram account suggests the Watford manager really is living the dream right now… @theivorystore check out my New bikinis Een foto die is geplaatst door Orsi Fehér (@orsyfeher) op 29 Mei 2015 om 5:28 PDT Already missing Lisbon…

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Aston Villa fans see the funny side?

Aston Villa fans have got little to smile about at the moment after a pitiful start to the season that has seen them enter December with just one Premier League win and five points in total. The season has also seen a managerial change but, as yet, Tim Sherwood’s replacement Remi Garde has done little to improve the situation. Garde had an encouraging start to his managerial reign at Villa Park with a 0-0 draw with Manchester City. However, this was followed by a 4-0 drubbing at the hands of Everton and a 3-2 home…

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Footballers You Should Be Following on Twitter – Jonathan Walters

Jonathan Walters @JonWalters19 Stoke City forward and Republic of Ireland international, Jonathan Walters is definitely a footballer worthy of a follow on Twitter. He may not tweet that prolifically but when he does it usually brings a good old smile to the face. Of course, his most memorable tweet came earlier this year in April. The Raheem Sterling transfer debacle was beginning to rumble. Amid reports of Sterling’s excessive wage demands, Walters unleashed this gem on the twittersphere: https://twitter.com/JonWalters19/status/584001054733373440 It is was a typically witty Walters response following a Daily Mail article that ran with a headline highlighting the stat…

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