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Champions League Winners, Non-Europeans

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  1. Dub13

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    There are 25 non-European players who have appeared on the winning side in the Champions League Final.

    To break it down a bit there are:

    15 South Americans, 7 Africans, and 3 Others.

    Name as many as you can.
     
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    Here is a stab at it

    Other
    Kewell


    South American
    Kaka
    Ronaldino
    Dida
    Roberto Carolos
    Cafu
    Deco (He is orginally brazlian)
    Belliti
    Cesar
    Elber
    Redondo
    Savio
    Marquez
    Serginho
    Romario
    Junior
    Solari
    Edmilson

    African
    Abidi Pele (Marseille)
    Kuffour
    Etoo
    Kanu
    Finidi
     
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    George Weah, milan? Roque santa cruz, Bayern? Messi with Barcelona definetly.
     
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    Hope know one is forgetting Grobbelaar and Johnston :D
     
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    Benni McCarthy.... African

    the 'Other' are really hard

    American???
    Asian??
    Ausssie???
     
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    Messi was injured for 2006 final
     
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    Would'nt have made a difference it was Liverpool V Milan!!! Only kidding i see your point.
     
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    sorry whats the problem :D:D
     
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    Other
    Kewell Yes


    South American
    Kaka Yes
    Ronaldino Yes
    Dida Yes
    Roberto Carolos Yes
    Cafu No,Unused Sub last year..But played in 05
    Deco (He is orginally brazlian) No,Portuguese so we will not count him for this
    Belliti Yes
    Cesar Yes
    Elber Yes
    Redondo Yes
    Savio Yes
    Marquez Yes
    Serginho Yes
    Romario No,Played for Barcelona betweent 93 & 95
    Junior No,did not play in 03
    Solari Yes
    Edmilson Yes

    African
    Abidi Pele (Marseille) Yes
    Kuffour Yes
    Etoo Yes
    Kanu Yes
    Finidi Yes

    Well done KopIrish thats a good few,I will go throught the rest in a while.
     
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    Rivaldo, Thiago Motta, Santiago Solari and Dwight (piano teeth) Yorke im sure there are more.
     
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    I will get back to this as soon as I can...I have 3 kids recking a house here.
     
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    Yorke, can't believe I missed him. arggghhhh
     
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    Yea he is an obvious one but easy to miss.There is at least one more obvious one.
     
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    Did Geremi win it with Madrid? not sure if he played?
    Elber for Bayern was Brazilian wasnt he? ( soz Kop hes on your list)
     
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    George Weah played for Milan between 1995 - 1999 they did not win the EC in this spell.

    Roque Santa Cruz was an unused sub in 2001

    Messi was injured for 2006 final
     
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    Rivaldo was an unused sub with AC Milan in 03.

    Thiago Motta No

    Santiago Solari Yes

    And yes unfortunately York also won it.
     
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    Folks I cant believe nobody has got.....Djimi Traoré come on lads whats wrong with you.
     
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    D'OH
     
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    F*** how did we not remember that 1. Excellent question wana wreck peoples head in pub the weekend ask them that.
     
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    :D:D:D...I was not going to say anything and see how long it took for someone to name him.But I just could not keep it in any longer.
     

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