Late Tackle Football Magazine

EURO VISION

STUART STEELYARD LOOKS BACK AT 11 ENGLISHMEN WHO WON A LEAGUE TITLE WHILE PLAYING ABROAD...

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Englishmen who tasted success

AS MANY more homegrown youngsters like Jaden Sancho (Borussia Dortmund) are moving overseas in opment, just how much success have Here are 11 English players who over the four European leagues – Serie A, La Liga, Ligue 1 or the Bundesliga. JIMMY GREAVES Club: AC Milan League title wins: 1 (Serie A – 1961/62) English First Division top scorer tried to ed the money and forced the transfer Greaves, he then missed his scheduled lunch at Heathrow airport, turning up in Milan six hours later relationsh­ip with his new Regardless of the chaos off the pitch, Greaves actually started well, scoring nine goals in 12 matches, continuing his goal-scoring reputation he had stant arguments with manager Neroe Rocco and an unwillingn­ess to adapt to the Italian lifestyle meant the striker’s time at Milan came to a premature end.

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Goal king: Jimmy Greaves
The Real thing: David Beckham in trademark action for Real Madrid in the 2006/07 season Goal king: Jimmy Greaves
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