Comments on: An Englishman abroad? Rooney might not have fitted the bill http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2010/11/26/an-englishman-abroad-rooney-might-not-have-fitted-the-bill/ World Soccer views and news Thu, 23 May 2013 03:42:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: MarkMeadows http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2010/11/26/an-englishman-abroad-rooney-might-not-have-fitted-the-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-356497 MarkMeadows Tue, 30 Nov 2010 11:31:07 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/?p=17815#comment-356497 Yes those are good calls dy158. I suppose we think of Spain and Italy when looking for english successes so it's easier to overlook other leagues. I guess Gazza and Butcher and Stevens were successes at Rangers, but that doesnt really count... But for every success there are probably two Des Walkers and Jermain Pennants Yes those are good calls dy158. I suppose we think of Spain and Italy when looking for english successes so it’s easier to overlook other leagues. I guess Gazza and Butcher and Stevens were successes at Rangers, but that doesnt really count…
But for every success there are probably two Des Walkers and Jermain Pennants

]]> By: dy158 http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2010/11/26/an-englishman-abroad-rooney-might-not-have-fitted-the-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-356490 dy158 Fri, 26 Nov 2010 14:15:44 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/?p=17815#comment-356490 More suggestions of successful Englishmen playing abroad... How about Kevin Keegan at Hamburg? He even managed to win a Bundesliga title during his time there since he made the move from Liverpool. Hamburg has not won a domestic title since he left, curiously enough. He has always been considered as one of Hamburg's best foreign signings. And there's Chris Waddle at Marseille. If I am not wrong in terms of what I once read, back in the late 90s, Marseille fans voted him to be the second-best player of all time at the club, only behind Jean-Pierre Papin. More suggestions of successful Englishmen playing abroad…

How about Kevin Keegan at Hamburg? He even managed to win a Bundesliga title during his time there since he made the move from Liverpool. Hamburg has not won a domestic title since he left, curiously enough. He has always been considered as one of Hamburg’s best foreign signings.

And there’s Chris Waddle at Marseille. If I am not wrong in terms of what I once read, back in the late 90s, Marseille fans voted him to be the second-best player of all time at the club, only behind Jean-Pierre Papin.

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