Anyone for Some Football?

George Boateng

Four ex-professional football players are here in the mix today on Day 1b, and will be looking to add a poker trophy to their trophy case.

Henrik Larsson is a retired professional footballer from Sweden who was a Celtic FC legend scoring 174 goals in 221 games and voted Celtic’s greatest ever foreign player. Larsson also played for Barcelona and Manchester United.

Phil Babb is a retired professional footballer playing mainly for Liverpool FC and had 35 international caps for the Republic of Ireland. In 1994 his transfer fee of £3.6million made him the most expensive defender in Britain at the time.

George Boateng is a former Dutch footballer who is of Ghanaian descent. During a near 20-year career, Boateng played for Feyenoord, Coventry City, and Aston Villa.

Reggie Blinker is a retired Dutch footballer, during his 17-year career he played for Feyenoord, Sheffield Wednesday, and Celtic.

Henrik Larsson 20,000 20,000
Phil Babb 20,000 20,000
George Boateng 20,000 20,000
Reggie Blinker 20,000 20,000