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  1. Here are the 368 players who will participate in the Euro 2012 Finals according to the National Leagues in which they play...

    England 79

    Germany 48

    Spain 33

    Italy 31

    Russia 29

    Ukraine 27

    France 25

    Greece 17

    Netherlands 16

    Portugal 12

    Turkey* 9

    Czech Republic 8

    Denmark 8

    Poland 6

    Croatia 4

    Scotland* 4

    Sweden 3

    Belgium* 3

    Cyprus* 1

    Israel* 1

    Romania* 1

    Saudi Arabia* 1

    Switzerland* 1

    United States of America* 1

    Republic of Ireland 0

    Total Players (16 squads of 23) 368

    *Country not competing in Finals

    Full details of club affiliations for all 368 players can be found here:

    Euro 2012 Finals

  2. I'm guessing Motherwell as they only have a few right now.

    Good guess!

    Motherwell have used just 37 different Foreign Players during the past 14 seasons.

    By contrast, Rangers have used 98 during the same period.

    Scottish Premier League Foreign Players by Club & Country 1998-99 to 2011-12

    Friday 18th May 2012:

    Who were the first British club team to lose a penalty shoot-out and what was the competition?

    You can find the answer here...

    Football Trivia Question of the Day

    Good luck!

  3. A total of 1,347 Foreign (i.e, non-British Isles) players from 94 different countries have made at least one Premier League appearance from season 1992-93 to 2011-12.

    Here is the total number of Foreign Players arranged according to club affiliations (some players will have played for more than one club):

    102 Chelsea

    95 Manchester City

    89 West Ham United

    89 Bolton Wanderers

    89 Arsenal

    87 Liverpool

    82 Fulham

    79 Blackburn Rovers

    77 Tottenham Hotspur

    76 Newcastle United

    75 Portsmouth

    62 Everton

    61 Manchester United

    57 Aston Villa

    55 Sunderland

    51 Wigan Athletic

    50 Middlesbrough

    48 Derby County

    44 West Bromwich Albion

    43 Birmingham City

    38 Southampton

    33 Charlton Athletic

    30 Leeds United

    29 Coventry City

    26 Crystal Palace

    26 Sheffield Wednesday

    22 Watford

    21 Wolverhampton Wand

    19 Ipswich Town

    19 Queens Park Rangers

    17 Hull City

    16 Stoke City

    16 Leicester City

    16 Nottingham Forest

    15 Reading

    14 Wimbledon

    13 Sheffield United

    13 Norwich City

    11 Barnsley

    9 Burnley

    8 Swansea City

    7 Bradford City

    7 Blackpool

    3 Oldham Athletic

    2 Swindon Town

    And here are the 94 different countries:

    152 France

    88 Netherlands

    59 Spain

    54 Italy

    52 Norway

    52 Sweden

    47 Denmark

    45 Brazil

    43 Portugal

    42 Australia

    41 Argentina

    34 United States of America

    33 Germany

    28 Jamaica

    26 Nigeria

    25 Belgium

    22 Senegal

    21 Cameroon

    21 Czech Republic

    21 Serbia

    19 Croatia

    18 Switzerland

    17 Finland

    17 Greece

    15 Iceland

    15 Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)

    14 Ghana

    13 Israel

    12 Poland

    12 Slovakia

    12 South Africa

    12 Uruguay

    11 Algeria

    11 Morocco

    10 Hungary

    10 Trinidad and Tobago

    10 Turkey

    9 Canada

    9 Korea, South

    9 Romania

    8 Austria

    8 Chile

    8 Ecuador

    8 Mali

    8 Mexico

    8 Russia

    7 Bulgaria

    6 Egypt

    6 New Zealand

    5 China

    5 Colombia

    5 Congo DR

    5 Georgia

    5 Honduras

    5 Paraguay

    5 Slovenia

    5 Ukraine

    4 Guinea

    4 Japan

    4 Latvia

    4 Peru

    4 Saint Kitts & Nevis

    3 Barbados

    3 Bosnia & Herzegovina

    3 Costa Rica

    3 FYR Macedonia

    3 Togo

    3 Tunisia

    3 Zimbabwe

    2 Belarus

    2 Bermuda

    2 Bolivia

    2 Congo

    2 Cyprus

    2 Grenada

    2 Iran

    2 Liberia

    2 Montenegro

    2 Sierra Leone

    1 Albania

    1 Angola

    1 Antigua and Barbuda

    1 Benin

    1 Cape Verde

    1 Curaçao

    1 Estonia

    1 Faroe Islands

    1 Gabon

    1 Lithuania

    1 Montserrat

    1 Oman

    1 Pakistan

    1 Seychelles

    1 Zambia

    1,347 Total Foreign Players

    Premier League Foreign Players 1992-2012

  4. Wigan manager Roberto Martinez is named April's Manager of the Month while Everton's Croatian striker Nikica Jelavic wins the Player of the Month award.

    Martinez is the 64th different manager to win the award, the 6th time it has gone to a Spanish manager and the 3rd time it has been won by a Wigan Athletic manager.

    http://www.myfootballfacts.com/Premier_League_Manager_of_the_Month_Awards.html

    Jelavic is the 108th different player to win the player's award, the first from Croatia and the 6th time it has gone to an Everton player.

    http://www.myfootballfacts.com/Premier_League_Footballer_of_the_Month_Awards.html

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