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David de Gea Quintana (Spanish pronunciation: [daˈβið de 'xea]; born 7 November 1990) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Manchester United. He is 6ft. 4" tall. David has recently signed with Manchester United from Spanish side...

Carles Puyol i Saforcada (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈkaɾɫes puˈjɔɫ i safoɾˈkaða]; born 13 April 1978) is a Spanish footballer who plays for FC Barcelona and the Spanish national team. Mainly a central defender, he can also play on either flank, especially as...

Xavier "Xavi" Hernández i Creus (Catalan: [ˈ(t)ʃaβi ərˈnandəz i ˈkɾɛws], Spanish: [ˈtʃaβi erˈnandeθ]; born 25 January 1980), is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club FC Barcelona, and the Spanish national team.

Ignacio Garrido (born 27 March 1972) is a Spanish professional golfer. He is the eldest son of Antonio Garrido who won five times on the European Tour and who played in the 1979 Ryder Cup.

Lilian Thuram (French pronunciation: [li.ljɑ̃ ty.ram] ; born Ruddy Lilian Thuram-Ulien on 1 January 1972 in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe) is a retired professional football defender and is the most capped player in the history of the France national team, and one of the...

Rutgerus Johannes Martinus van Nistelrooy, (Dutch pronunciation: [ryt vɑn ˈnɪstəlroːi̯] ( listen); born 1 July 1976), better known as Ruud van Nistelrooy, is a Dutch footballer who plays as a striker for Málaga CF in Spain's La Liga. He is the second-highest...

Iker Muniain Goñi (born 19 December 1992 in Pamplona, Navarre) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao in La Liga, mainly as a left winger.

Fernando Llorente Torres (Spanish pronunciation: [ferˈnando ˈʎoɾente ˈtores]; born 26 February 1985), nicknamed El Rey León (The Lion King in Spanish) .

Gorka Iraizoz Moreno (born 6 March 1981) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish first division, as a goalkeeper.

Rafael Cabrera-Bello (born 25 May 1984) is a Spanish professional golfer.