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Biggest Traitors

There are some things in football you just don't do, like praising the referee, taking a packed lunch to the game and complimenting Mark Lawrenson on his choice of shirt. You could also add to that the list of those players who have dared to cross the unholy divide in the world of football. Join us then as we trawl through FOOTBALL'S BIGGEST TURNCOATS. Altogether now, JUDAS!

Luis Figo - Barcelona to Real Madrid, 2000

Not the first to have swapped Catalonia for Castilla - Luis Enrique and Michel Laudrup are other distinguished players to have moved between the two Spanish giants, but hirsute Luis's move caused such a stir that a pig's head was thrown on the pitch during his first return to the Nou Camp in Madrid colours. They obviously thought he loved his pork.

Sol Campbell

Club Captain, England international and fan' favourite. Sol Campbell was the pride and joy of Tottenham Hotspur. So burning effergies were the least of his worries when he decided to earn his money with them over the road. Arsenal fans thought it was hilarious.

Lee Clark

Not many manage to win teh hearts of Mackems after a move from Newcastle, especially a born and bred Geordie. Clark did though by starring in a record-breaking promotion, only to throw it all down the pan by being photographed with Newcastle fans wearing a "Sad Mackem B******s" t-shirt. Michael Chopra beware. 

Alan Smith

Leeds are always losing their best players, more often than not to Man Utd - Jordan, McQueen, Ferdinand, Cantona, the list goes on. But the one that hurt the most for Leeds fans was Alan Smith's move across the Pennines in 2004, not least a) his hometown club had just been relegated b) he once said he would never play for Man United 

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Heroes and zeroes April 2008

It's been a good month for

Cristiano Ronaldo
Will this man ever stop scoring? On and off the pitch?

Cardiff City
First FA Cup Final since 1927 for the Welsh Club. Yakki dar!

Rafa Benitez
Liverpool are finishing the season like an express train. Despite the tiresome boardroom wrangles.

It's not been such a good month for

 

Petr Cech
How Fifty more stiches for the accident-prone Chelsea keeper.

George Gillett and Tom Hicks
Two grown men bickering like school kids, albeit American ones.

Gordon Strachan
ThIs the writing on the wall for the Celtic boss?

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