Top Feeder Clubs for the World Cup

2010-07-08T12:01:00.000-07:00

The World Cup draws a lot of players from all over the world. Here is the list of clubs that has contributed the most number of players:

1. Barcelona

13 Players at the World Cup come from Barcelona. These are Pedro, Busquets, Valdes, Xavi, Iniesta, Puyol and Pique for Spain, Yaya Toure for Ivory Coast, Dani Alves for Brazil, Lionel Messi for Argentina, Henry and Abidal for France and Rafael Marquez for Mexico.

2. Liverpool

12 Player from Liverpool made it to the World Cup including Gerrard, Carragher and Johnson for England, Mascherano and Rodriguez for Argentina, Kyrgiakos for Greece, Kuyt and Babel for Holland, Agger for Denmark, Skrtel for Slovakia and Torres and Reina for Spain.

- Chelsea

12 players made it from Chelsea too. These include Ashley Cole, Joe Cole, Terry and Lampard for England, Malouda and Anelka for France, Ivanovic for Serbia, Kalou and Drogba for Ivory Coast, and Deco, Ferreira and Carvalho for Portugal.

4. Bayern Munich:

11 Players from Bayern were picked. These include Schweinsteiger, Klose, Muller, Gomez, Lahm, Butt and Badstuber for Germany, Ribery for France, Demechellis for Argentina, and Robben and van Bommel for Holland.

5. Arsenal:

10 players form Arsenal were selected, and not surprisingly, none played for England. The players include Vela for Mexico, Sagna, Diaby, Gallas and Clichy for France, van Persie for the Dutch, Bendtner for the Danes, Song for Nigeria, Eboue for Ivory Coast and Fabregas for Spain.

- Inter Milan

10 players made it from Inter too and again, none played for Italy. The players include Samuel and Milito for Argentina, Krhin for Slovenia, Stankovic for Serbia, Muntari for Ghana, Etoo for Cameroon, Sneijder for Holland, and Julio Cesar, Lucio and Maicon for Brazil.

-Panathanikos
10 players were picked from the Greek club too. They include Seitaridis, Spiropolous, Karagounis, Vyntra, Tzorvas, Salpingidis, Ninis and Katsouranis for Greece, Gilberto Silva for Brazil and Cisse for France.

-Real Madrid

Despite heavy spending from Florentino Perez, only 10 galacticos made it to the World Cup. These include Arbeloa, Ramos, Albiol, Alonso and Casillas for Spain, Pepe and Ronaldo for Portugal, Kaka for the Brazilians, van der Vaart for the Dutch and Higuain for Argentina.

9. Ajax

They have been producing quality players for ages. They sent 9 to the World Cup this time. They include Stekelenberg, van der Weil and de Zeeuw for the Dutch, Suarez and Lodeiro for Uruguay, Pantelic for the Serbians, Rommedahl and Eriksen for the Danes, and Enoh for Cameroon.

- Juventus

The Old Lady sent 9 of her personnel to the World Cup, including Buffon, Chiellini, Cannavaro, Iaquinta, Marchisio and Camoranesi for Italy, Felipe Melo for the Brazilians, Christian Poulsen for the Danes and Caceres for Uruguay.

-Tottenham

Tottenham had 9 players at the World Cup too. They were Dawson, Lennon, Crouch, Defoe and King for England, Assou Ekotto and Bassong for Cameroon, Gomes for Brazil, and Palacios for Honduras

-Wolfsburg

Wolfsburg had 9 players, none of whom were German. They include Martins for Nigeria, Ziani for Algeria, Kahlenberg for the Danes, Hasebe for the Japanese, Santana for Paraguay, Pekarik for Slovakia, Josue and Grafite for Brazil, and Benaglio for the Swiss.

13. Portsomouth!:

For a team that has been relegated, 8 players is quite a number! These include Dindane for Ivory Coast, Boateng for Ghana, Yebda and Belhadj for Algeria, James for England, Kanu and Utaka for Nigeria, and Mokoena for South Africa.

-Udinese:

Despite just avoiding relegation, they ended up sending 8 players to the World's biggest stage. These include Pepe and Di Natalie for Italy, Handandovic for Slovenia, Lukovic for Serbia, Kwando Asamoah for Ghana, Inler for the Swiss, and Isla and Sanchez for Chile.

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Top Feeder Clubs for the World Cup