Growing up i always watched Football Italia on Channel 5 or was it 4? and became a big fan of Fiorentina. Gabriel Batistuta everytime. BatiGol!

Also loved watching Zidane and Ronaldo. Simply superb players.

As a Bolton fan- Kevin Davies. 100% everygame. Legend.

As an England fan- Michael Owen. WC 1998 was the first tournement that i really watched and can remember moment by moment. Pretty much explains why i'm a massive Owen fan.

Shearer, need I say more?

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Growing up i always watched Football Italia on Channel 5 or was it 4? and became a big fan of Fiorentina. Gabriel Batistuta everytime. BatiGol!

It was Channel 4 then it changed to 5 after a few years. I also used to watch it loads back then and 1 player who I admired back then was Alessandro Del Piero, he was class, as well as George Weah.

My favourite player to have played in the EPL while growing up was Eric Cantona

As a Spurs fan it's got to be Jermaine Jenas- top midfielder, comes across as a really nice guy in interviews and seems to love playing for us.

In world football I always find myself rooting for Quaresma. I think he's been under-used since his Inter move, especially at Chelsea where he looked effective when he actually played.

When I was younger I loved Luis Enrique of Barcelona- a proper midfielder. Xavi's up there for the same reasons.

lol who actually calls ronnie CR9! my favourite players gotta be rooney i just admire his drive and determination

Super John McGinlay. Like SKD, but even better.

Lil Luis for obivious reasons, and GOD. Best natural finisher ive ever seen.

Noadays my fave player would be Miralem Pjanić, godlike on the ball, great passing vision and still only 19

Roy Keane had to be in his day for the passion and determination he showed.

My favourite player ever is probably Paul Scholes. Really top-class, as good as any midfielder to play in the Premiership. Roy Keane I've never seen anyone with more desire to win than him.
Dwight Yorke always played with a smile on his face. Was cool under pressure and a class finisher. His partnership with Cole was one of the best.
Theirry Henry, so graceful at full speed. His best 10 Arsenal goals are some of the best I've ever seen.

Also Andy Reid, plays the banjo, Wayne Rooney, great determination and skill, Andres Iniesta, fantastic all-rounder and Andrey Arshavin, makes the game look so effortless, written off for being too old coming to Arsenal but has proved doubters wrong.

Henrik Larsson could do it all. he had strength, pace, agility, quality finishing, brilliant link up play, and was a threat in the air too. he was an all round striker.
scott brown is great to have in your team as he is a wee ****** and thrives on being hated, luckily hated for him, he is hated. the more he is abused, the better and more aggressive he gets. i like his way of getting riped in to a game.
roy Keane was kinda the same as broonie but i just enjoyed his battles he had with big frenchman and italians, against a lad from ireland.
John Oshea for his ability to play anywhere
Zidane was instictivly class, he knew what to do all the time with unbelievable composure.
Guti - could read the game seconds before others.