5 famous foreign footballers you had no idea Indians played with

Zinedine Zidane of France and Juventus Football Club  poses for a portrait for sports clothing & accessories company Adidas a on 21 September 1999 at the Juventus Stadium inTurin, Italy.  (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images).
Zidane is a French icon
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 14:  Eric Dier of Tottenham Hotspur attempts to get past Daley Blind of Manchester United during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United at White Hart Lane on May 14, 2017 in London, England. Tottenham Hotspur are playing their last ever home match at White Hart Lane after their 118 year stay at the stadium. Spurs will play at Wembley Stadium next season with a move to a newly built stadium for the 2018-19 campaign.  (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
Eric Dier is a mainstay for both Spurs and England

#3 Eric Dier

Current India captain Sunil Chhetri had a stint with Portuguese outfit Sporting Lisbon in the 2012/13 season but failed to make much of a mark before returning home. Chhetri’s much-trumpeted move to Portugal soon hit realistic notes as he played with Sporting’s B side in the Portuguese second division. During his short spell, however, Chhetri featured alongside current Tottenham Hotspur and England midfielder Eric Dier, albeit for a very short period of time.

Chhetri played a total of five minutes in two games in the Ledman Liga Pro with Dier, with Sporting B losing the first game against Freamunde before getting the better of Braga B two match days later. Chhetri's contribution in both the games was barely meaningful, but that gave him a taste of European football at least.

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