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href="/web/20111231223038/http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/atoz/letter=A/index.html">A</a></li><li><a href="/web/20111231223038/http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/atoz/letter=B/index.html">B</a></li><li><a href="/web/20111231223038/http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/atoz/letter=C/index.html">C</a></li><li><a href="/web/20111231223038/http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/atoz/letter=D/index.html">D</a></li><li><a href="/web/20111231223038/http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/atoz/letter=E/index.html">E</a></li><li><a href="/web/20111231223038/http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/atoz/letter=F/index.html">F</a></li><li><a href="/web/20111231223038/http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/atoz/letter=G/index.html">G</a></li><li><a href="/web/20111231223038/http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/atoz/letter=H/index.html">H</a></li><li><a href="/web/20111231223038/http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/atoz/letter=I/index.html">I</a></li><li><a href="/web/20111231223038/http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/atoz/letter=J/index.html">J</a></li><li><a href="/web/20111231223038/http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/atoz/letter=K/index.html">K</a></li><li><a href="/web/20111231223038/http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/atoz/letter=L/index.html">L</a></li><li><a href="/web/20111231223038/http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/atoz/letter=M/index.html">M</a></li><li><a href="/web/20111231223038/http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/atoz/letter=N/index.html">N</a></li><li><a href="/web/20111231223038/http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/atoz/letter=O/index.html">O</a></li><li><a href="/web/20111231223038/http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/atoz/letter=P/index.html">P</a></li><li><a href="/web/20111231223038/http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/atoz/letter=Q/index.html">Q</a></li><li><a href="/web/20111231223038/http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/atoz/letter=R/index.html">R</a></li><li><a href="/web/20111231223038/http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/atoz/letter=S/index.html">S</a></li><li><a href="/web/20111231223038/http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/atoz/letter=T/index.html">T</a></li><li><a href="/web/20111231223038/http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/atoz/letter=U/index.html">U</a></li><li><a href="/web/20111231223038/http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/atoz/letter=V/index.html">V</a></li><li><a href="/web/20111231223038/http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/atoz/letter=W/index.html">W</a></li><li><a href="/web/20111231223038/http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/atoz/letter=X/index.html">X</a></li><li><a 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