Sven-Goran Eriksson (Sweden) is the first foreign manager of the English football team.
Eric Cantona (France) was the first foreign player to captain an FA Cup-winning team as he led Manchester United to victory over Liverpool in 1996.
England cricket coach Duncan Fletcher (Zimbabwe), who led the team to victory in the Ashes, was recently granted British citizenship.
The first foreign manager to lead his team to an FA Cup win was Chelsea's Ruud Gullit (Holland) in 1997. Chelsea was also the first club to field an all-foreign starting XI in their match against Southampton in 1999.
Arsenal became the first club to field an all-foreign squad when they won against Crystal Palace at Highbury on Feb 14, 2005.