As the 2014 World Cup quickly approaches the 32 nations have now named their 30-man squads for the tournament, which will be narrowed down to 23 on June 2. As always there are a number of representatives from the Premier League and here are the 10 top flight teams to have the most. 10. Fulham - 5 players - Ashkan Dejagh (Iran), Pajtim Kasami (Switzerland), Kostas Mitroglou, Giorgos Karagounis (both Greece), Bryan Ruiz (Costa Rica). They may have been relegated as the bottom placed team but until the last domestic match of the season has been played the Cottagers are still technically a top flight side. 6=. Newcastle United - 6 players - Shola Ameobi (Nigeria), Mathieu Debuchy, Moussa Sissoko (Both France), Curtis Good (Australia), Tim Krul (Netherlands) Cheick Tiote (Ivory Coast). Alan Pardews job as manager is safe for a little while longer and whilst the Magpies have a reputation of being full of Frenchman, only two are included in this list. 6=. Southampton - 6 players - Dejan Lovren (Croatia), Adam Lallana, Rickie Lambert, Luke Shaw (all England), Morgan Schneiderlin (France), Maya Yoshida (Japan). It shows just how far the Saints have come in just two years back in the top flight by their number of players who are good enough to play at international level. 6=. Tottenham Hotspur - 6 players - Nabil Bentaleb (Algeria), Nacer Chadli, Moussa Dembele, Jan Vertonghen (all Belgium), Hugo Lloris (France), Paulinho (Brazil). For the first time since 1954 not a single English player in the World Cup squad is from White Hart Lane, but Spurs do have the captain of France. 6=. Everton - 6 players - Leighton Baines, Ross Barkley, Phil Jagielka, John Stones (all England), Tim Howard (USA), Kevin Mirallas (Belgium). For the Toffees it is the first time since 1986 that they have had players in the Three Lions squad and its not just one, its four. 4=. Liverpool - 12 players - Sebastian Coates, Luis Suarez (both Uruguay), Jon Flanagan, Steven Gerrard, Jordan Henderson, Glen Johnson, Raheem Sterling, Daniel Sturridge (all England), Lucas Leiva (Brazil), Simon Mignolet (Belgium), Mamadou Sakho (France), Kolo Toure (Ivory Coast). After having their best league season since 2009 the Reds have also contributed the most players from a single club to the English national squad with six. 4=. Arsenal - 12 players - Joel Campbell (Costa Rica), Park Chu- Young (South Korea), Santi Cazorla (Spain), Olivier Giroud, Laurent Koscielny, Bacary Sagna (all France), Per Mertesacker, Mesut Ozil, Lukas Podolski (all Germany), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jack Wilshere (both England), Thomas Vermaelen (Belgium). Keeping up appearances as a top side and the Gunners have plenty on show at the World Cup, with international giants France and Germany their biggest beneficiaries. 3. Manchester City - 13 players - Sergio Aguero, Martin Demichelis, Pablo Zabaleta (all Argentina), Edin Dzeko (Bosnia), Fernandinho (Brazil), Joe Hart, James Milner (both England), Vincent Kompany (Belgium), Jesus Navas, Alvaro Negredo, David Silva (all Spain), Karim Rekik (Netherlands), Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast). As a true superpower in European football now it only makes sense that City have increased their international quota with one of the most expensive lists of players you are ever likely to see. 1=. Manchester United - 16 players - Michael Carrick, Tom Cleverley, Phil Jones, Wayne Rooney, Chris Smalling, Danny Welbeck (all England), David de Gea, Juan Mata (both Spain), Patrice Evra (France), Marouane Fellaini, Adnan Januzaj (both Belgium), Shinji Kagawa (Japan), Javier Hernandez (Mexico), Luis Nani (Portugal), Antonio Valencia (Ecuador), Robin van Persie (Netherlands). They may have finished with their lowest ever Premier League points tally and no Champions League football for next campaign, but the Red Devils can still boast a plethora of international talent. 1=. Chelsea - 16 players - Cesar Azpilicueta, Fernando Torres (both Spain), Gary Cahill, Frank Lampard (both England), Thibaut Courtois, Eden Hazard, Thorgan Hazard, Romelu Lukaku (all Belgium), Samuel Etoo (Cameroon), David Luiz, Oscar, Ramires, Willian (all Brazil), Victor Moses, John Obi Mikel (both Nigeria), Andre Schurrle (Germany). Sitting atop the pile along with United is the Blues, who bizarrely are represented the most at the World Cup by Brazil and the four stars they have from the nation at Stamford Bridge.
Posted on: Fri, 16 May 2014 06:08:56 +0000
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