Source: Daily_Mail
THE LIST: 40-31 of the best foreign players to have graced the English game
Sportsmail reporters have got their heads together and come up with their 50 favourite foreign footballers to have graced the English game, and we want you to have your say on their selection.[LNB] No 40: Allan Nielsen - the Great Dane at White Hart Lane - with the Worthington Cup he won with Spurs at Wembley in 1999[LNB] Yesterday we unveiled our first instalment - Nos 50-41[LNB]- with our vote-counting machine (aka the teaboy) turning up some rather surprising entries.[LNB]Some of you were particularly scathing about the inclusions of Henrik Larsson and Christophe Dugarry, while others thought some of their favourite players were placed scandalously low.[LNB]So, come on, let us have it on our next 10. And, as we count down to Friday's finale, we would also like to know who you think will be filling the top slots.[LNB]HAVE YOUR SAY: What do you think of our latest 10? Who do you expect to make the list as the week progresses? Click here to join the debate...[LNB][LNB][LNB] No 39: Red marauder Andrei Kanchelskis gets the better of Chelsea's Frank Sinclair during Manchester United's 1994 FA Cup Final triumph[LNB] 40. Allan Nielsen (Tottenham Hotspur 1996 - 2000; Watford 2000 - 2003)[LNB]39. Andrei Kanchelskis (Manchester United 1991 - 1995; Everton 1995 - 1996; Manchester City 2001; Southampton 2002)[LNB]38. Dietmar Hamann (Newcastle 1998 - 1999; Liverpool 1999 - 2006; Manchester City 2006 - present)[LNB]37. Marcel Desailly (Chelsea 1998 - 2004)[LNB]36. Petr Cech (Chelsea 2004 - present)[LNB]Read Nos 50-41[LNB]35. Xabi Alonso (Liverpool 2004 - present)[LNB]34. Marc-Vivien Foe (West Ham 1998 - 2002; Manchester City 2002 - 2003)[LNB]33. Temuri Ketsbaia (Newcastle 1997 - 2000; Wolves 2000 - 2001)[LNB]32. Marco Materazzi (Everton 1998 - 1999)[LNB]31. Ruud Gullit (Chelsea 1995 - 1998)[LNB][LNB][LNB] No 38: Dietmar Hamann is still going strong at Manchester City after more than a decade in the Premier League[LNB] No 37: Came to Chelsea towards the end of his career, but France rock Marcel Desailly still oozed class[LNB] No 36: Petr the Great - Chelsea keeper Cech has probably been the best foreign gloveman since Schmeichel, but will our list agree?[LNB] [LNB] No 35: Not to shabby, Xabi Alonso, the Spanish flier who adds culture to the Liverpool midfielder[LNB] No 34: Marc-Vivien Foe - pictured in his West Ham days - died playing for Cameroon in 2003[LNB] No 33: Everyone's favourite crazy Georgian, Temuri Ketsbaia, who will for ever be remembered for kicking advertising hordings after scoring against Bolton[LNB] No 32: A young-looking Marco Materazzi, admittedly more famous for being butted by Zinedine Zidane than his season at Everton[LNB] No 31: Ruud Gullit finished his glorious playing career at Chelsea, fitting in a stint in this orange and grey number - one of the finest kits ever[LNB] HAVE YOUR SAY: What do you think of our latest 10? Who do you expect to make the list as the week progresses? Click here to join the debate...[LNB] [LNB]
