BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- With the Premier League turning 25 on Aug. 15, there is naturally nostalgia to be had about those first early years, in which England's top division gradually opened up to foreign imports.
On the lists being produced to commemorate the occasion, Colombia's first Premier League player, Faustino Asprilla, will probably not get much of a mention. After all, "Tino" scored only nine goals in 48 Premier League games for Newcastle United.
But few players have been more eccentric and beloved than Asprilla. This is someone who turned up to Newcastle wearing a fur coat in the snow following his transfer in 1996 from Parma and didn't look back from there.