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Stan Collymore is former English footballer who played from 1990 until 2001.

Stan started his career with Stafford Rangers before moving to Crystal Palace and Southend, but it was at Nottingham Forest where he really made his name.

He smashed the British transfer record when he moved from Forest to Liverpool for £8.5m in 1995. In his first season at Anfield he became a Kop favourite by netting 19 times and helping them finish third in the Premier League. He famously scored twice in Liverpool’s amazing 4-3 win over Newcastle, which is regarded as one of the most exciting in Premier League history.

In 1997 he made a £7.5m move to Aston Villa and became only the third Villan to score a hat trick in Europe. He finished his career with Leicester, Bradford, Fulham and Oviedo in Spain.

He was capped three times at senior level by the England national football team against Japan, Brazil and Moldova.

Year	Club	Apps	Goals
Total		251	99
1990	Stafford Rangers
1990-92	Crystal Palace	20	1
1992-93	Southend United	30	15
1993-95	Nottingham Forest	65	41
1995-97	Liverpool	63	28
1997-00	Aston Villa	46	7
1999	Fulham (loan)	6	0
2000	Leicester City	11	5
2000-01	Bradford City	7	2
2001	Real Oviedo	3	0

Year	Side	Apps	Goals
Total		3	0
1995-97	England	3	0

1994–95 Premier League Team of the Year

"English football has made the greatest contribution the European Cup and the UEFA Champions League. From Wolves "Champions of the World" proclamation in the 50's and inspiring the creation of the original tournament, to 5 decades of English winning teams, with Manchester United possibly making it 6 and, the only league to have 4 different clubs winning the coveted trophy. Our contribution has been the most consistent!".

One of the greatest modern French footballers, Marcel Desailly was a member of the charismatic French football team which won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the 2000 European Championship. Following those triumphs, he succeeded Didier Deschamps as captain of the team and in 2001 led France to victory in the Confederations Cup held in South Korea and Japan, a feat he repeated two years later in France. He played in total 116 times for France, then a record, before retiring following the 2004 European Championship.

He was awarded the Légion d'Honneur for his part in the 1998 World Cup victory, and in 2001, on behalf of the French team, he received the Laureus World Team of the Year Award in Monaco in recognition of the nation’s European Championship victory.

He also became the first player to win back-to-back Champions Leagues with two different clubs – first with Marseilles in 1993, before triumphing under Fabio Capello at AC Milan in 94. In that 1994 final, where Milan produced one of the greatest performances in the tournament’s history to beat a star-studded Barcelona side, Marcel got on the score-sheet in a 4-0 victory.

Year	Club	Apps	Goals
Total		642	36
1986-92	Nantes	164	5
1992-93	Marseille	57	2
1993-98	Milan	164	7
1998-04	Chelsea	222	7
2004-05	Al-Gharafa	28	15
2005-06	Qatar SC	7	0

Year	Club	Apps	Goals
Total		116	3
1993-04	France	116	3

Marseille

UEFA Champions League: 1993

A.C. Milan

Serie A: 1993–94, 1995–96
UEFA Champions League: 1994
UEFA Super Cup: 1994

Chelsea

FA Cup: 2000
FA Charity Shield: 2000
UEFA Super Cup: 1998

Al Gharafa

Qatari League: 2004–05

France

World Cup: 1998
UEFA European Football Championship: 2000
FIFA Confederations Cup: 2001, 2003

Individual

Overall Team of the Decade – Premier League 10 Seasons Awards (1992/3 – 2001/2)
Chelsea F.C. captain 2000–2004
France national football team captain 2000–2004
UEFA Euro 2000 Team of the Tournament
FIFA Top 100

"Serie A has been the League where the greatest footballers in the world have always wanted to play.To prove you are the best you have to play in the best league and there is no doubt Serie A is the best."

Dietmar "Didi" Hamann (born 27 August 1973) is a German footballer who is currently a first team coach at Leicester City. Throughout his career, he has played for Bayern Munich, Newcastle United, Liverpool, and Manchester City primarily in a defensive midfield position. He also spent time at MK Dons as a player/coach before joining Leicester City as a first team coach. He was a member of the German national side from 1997 until 2006, and played in the 2002 World Cup Final.

He became an honorary Scouser during seven successful years at Liverpool, where he nurtured a host of young midfield talent and was part of the Champions League winning team of 2005.

Year	Club	Apps	Goals
Total		409	18
1992-94	Bayern Munich (A)	24	8
1993-98	Bayern Munich	105	6
1998-99	Newcastle United	23	4
1999-06	Liverpool	191	8
2006	Bolton Wanderers	0	0
2006-09	Manchester City	54	0
2010-11	MK Dons	12	0

Year	Club	Apps	Goals
Total		72	7
1993	Germany U-20	3	0
1993-95	Germany U-21	10	2
1997-06	Germany	59	5

Bayern Munich

Bundesliga: 1994, 1997
German Cup: 1998
DFB-Ligapokal: 1997
UEFA Cup: 1996

Newcastle United

Runner-up: FA Cup: 1999

Liverpool

Football League Cup: 2001, 2003
FA Cup: 2001, 2006
Charity Shield: 2001
UEFA Champions League: 2005
UEFA Cup: 2001
European Super Cup: 2001, 2005
Runner-up:
FA Charity Shield: 2002
Football League Cup: 2005
FIFA Club World Cup: 2005

German National Team

Runner-up: FIFA World Cup: 2002

"The Bundersliga has been more responsible for enriching European football than any other league."