Dennis Rommedahl (born 22 July 1978 in Copenhagen) is a Danish footballer, who currently plays as a right winger for Brøndby IF. He has played 112 matches and scored 21 goals for the Danish national side. Rommedahl was selected for the Danish squads at the 2002 World Cup, Euro 2004 and the 2010 World Cup. He was nominated for Danish Footballer of the Year in 2007, though he later won the award in 2010. Rommedahl was born in the Bispebjerg borough of Copenhagen went on to play youth football for a number of clubs, including B 93 and Lyngby. He got his senior debut in 1995 for Lyngby, playing in the Danish Superliga championship.

Ryan Dominic Bertrand is an English footballer who plays for Chelsea and England national team. Primarily a left-back, Bertrand has been described by his former manager Glenn Roeder as a defender who "likes to bomb forward and is tenacious in the tackle when defending."

Born in Southwark, London, Bertrand began his youth career at Gillingham, before signing for Chelsea in July 2005. Where he graduated from their youth system and was sent on-loan to various club between 2006 and 2010. He made his full debut for Chelsea on 20 April 2011, six years after joining them, in a fixture against Birmingham City. In the 2011-12 season, Bertrand signed a new four-year contract with Chelsea and was made understudy to Ashley Cole, whom he described a "fantastic role model." On 19 May 2012, Bertrand became the first player to make his Champions League debut in the final, starting in an unfamiliar left wing role in front of Cole; the club beat Bayern Munich 4-3 on penalies. He has honours with Chelsea, including an FA Cup and UEFA Champions League titles.

Bertrand is an England international, having represented 'the three Lions' at under-17, under-18, under-19, under-20, under-21 and senior levels. On 15 August 2012, he made his debut for the England senior team in a friendly against Italy, ending in a 2-1 win.

Chelsea 2012-13 season
Bertrand scored his first professional goal for Chelsea in the Community Shield match against Manchester City on 12 August 2012, which they went on to lose 3-2. He started in the first league game of the season against Wigan playing as a winger. On 5 September 2012, Bertrand signed a new improved five-year contract with Chelsea. Bertrand scored his second goal of the season, in a Capital One Cup match against Wolves on the 25th September, scoring from 23 yards out, as Chelsea won 6-0

Francesc "Cesc" Fabregas Soler (born 4 May 1987) is a Spanishfootballer who plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club FCBarcelona.

Fabregas started his career as a trainee with Barcelona but was signedby Premier League side Arsenal in September 2003 at the age of 16.Following injuries to key midfielders in the 2004-05 season, he went onto establish himself as Arsenal's starting central midfielder,playmaker, and captain. He broke several of the club's records in theprocess, earning a reputation as one of the best young players for hisposition. In 2011, he returned to Barcelona for an initial fee of £29m(34m Euro's) with a further £4m (5m Euro's) in variables.

In international football, the Spaniard's national career began when herepresented the Under-17 side at the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championshipin Finland. As a result of his club performances, he was called up tothe senior squad in 2006. He has played in the 2006 FIFA World Cup,UEFA Euro 2008 and 2010 FIFA World Cup, helping Spain to becomeeventual winners in the two most recent tournaments.

On 15 August 2011, Barcelona signed Fabregas for an initial fee of £29million (34 million Euro's) with a further £4 million (5 millionEuro's) in variables, ending one of the most protracted transfer sagasin recent times. Fabregas joined a team that had won three La Ligatitles in a row and two Champions League titles in three years, and onethat featured the likes of Lionel Messi, Xavi Hernandez, AndresIniesta, and David Villa. He made his debut in the second leg of theSupercopa de Espana, coming on as a substitute against Real Madrid.Barcelona won the tie 3-2 and 5-4 on aggregate. He scored his firstgoal in a 2-0 win against FC Porto as Barcelona won the 2011 UEFA SuperCup, and his first league goal on his league debut against VillarrealCF.

Kleper Laveran Lima Ferreira ‘Pepe’ was born on 26 February 1983 in Maceio, Brazil. He began his football career with a local neighborhood team and put the finishing touches on his development with Corinthians Alagoano. At the age of 18 he signed for the Portugal’s CS Maritimo B squad on the island of Madeira. Although he had difficulty adjusting to island of life, Pepe made fast progress, which happened to match the attention of European football giant, Porto, who he signed for in 2004.

Pepe has been considered by many as the perfect 21st century centre-back. He is said to have scissors attached to his legs because he cuts off absolutely everything, but he also exhibits uncanny technique, perfect tactical prowess, great placement, strength, intelligence, a dominant aerial game.

Performances like that displayed in Real Madrid’s 0-1 victory in the Camp Nou in 2007/08 only confirm Pepe’s status among the world’s best. His perfect match, and perhaps the best of his blossoming career, garnished him Man of the Match honours.

Real Madrid
On 10 July 2007, Real Madrid signed Pepe to a five-year contract, for a fee of 30 million. On 15 March 2008, he scored the only (own) goal in a 1-0 away loss against Deportivo de La Coruna. Eight months later, he was involved in a fight during training with teammate Javier Balboa. The defender would be nonetheless called-up for Real's next match, whereas the winger was not. As the Merengues were eventually crowned La Liga champions, he delivered a Man of the match performance in a 1-0 win at FC Barcelona.
During the 2009-10 season, Pepe returned to claim his place back in the starting line-ups. On 4 October 2009, he scored his first goal in the league, against Sevilla FC at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, heading home from a Guti free kick in a 1-2 loss. On 12 December, however, during a game at Valencia CF (2-3 win), he landed awkwardly following an aerial challenge, and was stretchered off the pitch in the dying minutes of the first half. Scans later showed that he ruptured his right knee's anterior cruciate ligament, going on to miss the rest of the season and jeopardizing his FIFA World Cup chances.

Timothy Michael "Tim" Krul is a Dutch footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Newcastle United and the Netherlands national team. In his home town he is known as "Bakkers Handen", which roughly translates to "Baker's hands", in reference to how 'safe' his hands are in goal.

Newcastle United
Krul began his career at hometown club RAS and later at local Eredivisie club ADO Den Haag. He joined Premier League club Newcastle United in the summer of 2005 on a three-year deal after failing to sign professional terms. ADO demanded a compensation fee and objected with the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber (DRC). The DRC denied the claim and ADO took the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The CAS ruled in February 2007 in favor of ADO ordering Newcastle to pay 220,000 Euro's as compensation for the transfer.

He played in the Under-17 European Championship for the Netherlands in Italy in May 2005 and eventually made the step up to the Dutch under-21 squad. He made his first senior appearance for Newcastle in a pre-season defeat to PSV Eindhoven on 29 July 2006.

Following the injury to Newcastle's first-choice goalkeeper, Shay Given, Krul was on the bench for a few games as back-up to second-choice Steve Harper. Krul made his Newcastle debut in the UEFA Cup game on 2 November 2006, away to Palermo. His debut was hailed by critics as he displayed his shot-stopping abilities, saving efforts from Giuseppe Biava and David Di Michele and recording a clean sheet in the process.

He injured himself in the warm up prior to the second leg tie against Palermo and then aggravated that injury in the warm up before a game against Watford. He required two cartilage operations as a result, keeping him out of action for almost 6 months. He returned to action in April 2007.
On 13 June 2007, he signed a new four year contract with Newcastle. In the same month, he was part of the Dutch Under-21 squad that won the European Championships and also qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Rio de Janeiro-born Rio de Janeiro-born Rafael is very much a modern full-back: he loves to bomb down the right flank - but he's not all just Brazilian flair, he's also made of tough stuff.

Rafael is a full Brazil international and settled quicker than his twin Fabio after making his debut against Peterborough in Barry Fry's testimonial back in August, 2008. It was soon evident United had a ready-made first-teamer on their hands, even though he was only 18 at the time. Finally, it was the end of one long journey from his former Brazilian club Fluminense, and the start of a new one with United.

What made Rafael's debut all the more startling was that he hadn't played for over a year. The Reds had been waiting for international clearance on the pair's transfer from Brazil, so they had been unable to turn out for United during that time and, in fact, didn't play any regular competitive football. Both brothers were spotted by Les Kershaw, then Academy Manager, in the summer of 2005 while playing for Fluminense in a Hong Kong youth tournament.

Rafael seems dauntless, and his ten-minute cameo on his competitive debut against Newcastle appeared to back up that claim, as did his first goal in a red shirt - a stunning last-minute volley in the defeat at Arsenal in November 2008. He quickly began stringing together top-level performances, displacing fit-again club captain Gary Neville and England international Wes Brown at various stages of the campaign. Rafael copes with high-pressure matches with a calm which belies his tender years.

Sir Alex Ferguson handed Rafael a two-year contract extension before the defender had even completed his first season in England. The Brazilian ended 2008/09 with a nomination for the PFA Young Player of the Year award, and a place on the bench in the Champions League final, just a year after watching from the stands in Moscow.

Anthony Stokes is an Irish professional footballer who plays as astriker for Scottish Premier League club Celtic and the Republic ofIreland national football team.

Stokes began his senior career with Arsenal, but established himselfwith a successful loan spell with Falkirk in 2006, scoring 14 goals in16 SPL games. Stokes then signed for Sunderland in a 2 million deal,but he struggled to hold down a place in the Sunderland first team. Hemoved back to Scottish football when Hibernian signed him for 500,000in August 2009. He again enjoyed success in the SPL, scoring over 20goals in his only full season with Hibs.

Stokes moved to boyhood heroes Celtic shortly after the start of thefollowing season, for a fee of around 1.2 million.

On 31 August 2010, Stokes signed a four year contract with Celtic.Stokes made his Celtic debut on 11 September 2010, in a 3-0 win againstHearts. He scored his first goal for the club in his second appearanceon 19 September, the winning goal in a 2-1 victory against Kilmarnock.Stokes scored a brace in a League Cup tie, against Inverness in a 6-0win and another double in the quarter final against St. Johnstone in a3-2 win. On 6 November, Stokes recorded his first hat-trick for Celticin an SPL record 9-0 victory over Aberdeen.

After scoring a 90th minute penalty in 1-1 draw at New Douglas Parkwith Hamilton on 12 January 2011, Stokes entered a rich vein of form,scoring another penalty and an over-the-shoulder volley in a 3-0 win atEaster Road against Hibernian three days later. He rounded thegoalkeeper and scored the winner in a 1-0 home win against Aberdeen thefollowing week. He scored from a free-kick and a tap-in from a goodrefereeing advantage in a 4-0 home thrashing of Hearts on 26 Januaryand kept his cool from the spot and scored another penalty in a 4-1 winat Hampden Park in the semi-final of the League Cup against Aberdeen.

Belfast-born Jonny Evans is a tall and agile centre-back. An intelligent defender, he combines an uncompromising physical approach with the ability to pass the ball out from the back.

Jonny has risen through the United ranks to become an integral part of the first-team squad and 2011/12 was the season in which he truly came to the fore. The Northern Ireland international who received his first call-up before he had even made his United debut has blossomed into one of the best young defenders around. Handed a Champions League squad number at the start of the 2005/06 season, aged just 17, Evans was a burgeoning talent waiting to burst to prominence.

Given his opportunity by the sale of Gerard Pique in the summer of 2008, Jonny did that during the course of the 2008/09 campaign. Whenever called upon, Jonny's ice-cool calm is immediately apparent, even on huge stages like the San Siro or Stamford Bridge. His capacity for handling pressure is incredible, and stems partially from the extensive experience he gained out on loan.

Roy Keane, Jonny's boyhood hero, enlisted his former team-mate when he took the managerial reins at Sunderland, and Evans played a lead role in helping the Black Cats reach the Premier League. Midway through the 2007/08 campaign, by which time Jonny had made his United debut against Coventry, Keane came calling again and took Evans back to the Stadium of Light for another six months.

After returning from Wearside, he featured in every one of United's 2008/09 pre-season games and quickly became the Reds' contingency plan for whenever the rock-solid partnership of Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic was broken up, filling the breach in every competition including the Reds' Club World Cup final and League Cup final victories, while 16 Premier League starts ensured a hat-trick of medals for the defender.

In the 2010/11 season Evans found himself competing with summer signing Chris Smalling for his place, and in March he picked up a straight red card for a tackle on Bolton's Stuart Holden. But the campaign finished on a high note as 13 league appearances were enough to earn Evans another winners' medal. The 2011/12 season was arguably Evans' best in a red shirt. Deputising for the injured Vidic, he made 28 league starts and found some fantastic form through playing regularly. He also broke his goal-duck in United's 5-0 demolition of Wolves in March.