Weekend Quiz: League Loyalty

By: Laurie | April 25th, 2009
   

This quiz is all about loyalty. As in: Which players have spent their entire careers in only one country?

(I know the title says “League,” but given promotion/relegation etc. that’s not 100% accurate. But “Country Loyalty” just doesn’t have quite the same ring to it.)

Some caveats:

1) I tried to keep youth play in mind, but may have missed one or two.
2) Loans don’t count. As long as a player was owned by a club in the country in which he now plays, he counts for our purposes.
3) Technically, “loyalty” may not always apply. Some of these may more accurately be described as “has not yet had the opportunity to jump ship.”

As always, leave guesses in the comments. Answers tomorrow.



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  • Madridista
    Oh LOL I didn't think I'd have to post three times, but I thought I should clarify - I'M not a guy. I didn't mean to say Sergio Ramos isn't. Too easy to misconstrue that one!
  • Madridista
    P.S. not a guy.
  • Madridista
    #10 is Sergio Ramos.
  • Fabio, Chris and I were talking about this last week. I'll ask him.
  • Fabio
    Hey, speaking of Maldini, does anyone know anything about the "Zidane and friends" tour going on?? Of which Maldini and Vieri will be participating in???
  • Those are really obvious lips. I actually thought for SURE that somebody would have guessed them by now. I myself look at them and it's like looking at an entire face, they're so distinctive.

    And come on, people, I've done mouths before! Is there something special about this mouth that makes you not want to guess?

    Hint: The reason I did the lips is that I have used his eyes already in at least one and possibly two other quizzes.
  • Jatin
    haha fingers will be pointed at the guy that discovers the lip man
  • Dear God, some peeps posting here clearly haven't read the criteria for the quiz...
  • Chubby...um...French league? :-)
  • Aaron
    poland:

    How can you not kno that cannavaro hasn't played in 1 club for his entire career? Hes an italian playing for madrid for gods sake!
  • poland
    8:cannavaro
  • Chubby
    And didn't Rothen play for Monaco, and then for PSG??? Or there special rules for Frenchies?
    And Laurie, #10: LIPS????? Why????
  • Chubby
    Maldini is not a player anymore, but living legend. Should not be included in this list. Separate questionnaire consisted of only one picture should be made, with people responding with correct last name. Those who will present his FULL ( he is Italian) name, will be venerated for a week around this blogpost. And no, I don't know his full name.
  • Yeah, I was looking through the pics expecting one to be Maldini, for shame Laurie.
  • Paolo
    Seriously. The guy not only played in one country for 31 years, he played for the SAME TEAM for that amount of time, including the Youth Team. I figured he was the inspiration for this post.
  • Maldini! How could I forget Maldini! (That's what I get for doing these late at night.) As penance, I'll stick a photo or two in the answers tomorrow.
  • wob
    10 Nicky Hofs
  • Johnny
    Sorry, typo

    Olsen
  • Johnny
    6. Ben Olson
  • Evan
    I am thoroughly disappointed in you that Paolo Maldini is not on your little list, even as a courtesy guess. No player has been more loyalty throughout the history of football :(
  • 5. Frank Lampard
  • 3. Toulalan
    4. Buffon
    7. Ben arfa
    11. Ryan Giggs
  • 1. Jerome Rothen
    2. Joleon Lescott
    3.
    4. Gianluigi Buffon
    5. Frank Lampard
    6.
    7. Hatem Ben Arfa
    8.
    9. Francesco Totti
    10.
    11. Ryan Giggs

    Dunno the others..
  • Migz
    2. Lescott
    7. Ben Arfa
    10. Benzema
    11. Ryan Giggs!

    ...I think =S
  • michele
    9 Totti
  • moremoremore
    5. Iker Casillas
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