Ranking the best British football exports this century

Gazza's baggy Roman shellsuit, John Charles plundering black-and-white goals in Turin, King Kev's floodlit perm dazzling Volksparkstadion terraces, Glenn Hoddle's minuscule Monegasque shorts.

They were all trailblazers and trendsetters, their tales relayed through continental dispatches and espresso-fuelled Saturday morning showreels.

Yet what was once an exotic European escapade for Britain's star footballers is now a well-trodden pilgrimage, as an increasing number of players eye opportunities further afield.

Eight of England's most recent World Cup squad are currently playing abroad - from Munich to Madrid, and Milan to the Middle East - while Scotland have even more overseas, predominantly in Serie A.

So while we acknowledge and applaud the groundwork put in by those early jetsetters, this week we're looking at the best British exports since the turn of the century.

I've ranked my top 10 below - you can have you say in the comments, too.

Kieran Trippier was seemingly deemed surplus to requirements at Tottenham after the north London outfit's Champions League final defeat by Liverpool in 2019, but the defender managed to renew his career under Diego Simeone in Spain.

The right-back became Atletico Madrid's first English player in almost a century, and then helped Los Rojiblancos win only their second La Liga title since the turn of the millennium, breaking the Barcelona and Real Madrid stranglehold.

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