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A Wide Range of EPL Stars Present at The O2 Arena in London For an NBA Game

New York Knicks beat Detroit Pistons in an NBA(Basketball) regular season game in front of almost 20,000 spectators at the O2 Arena in North Greenwich.

But it was not just the basketball players who were the center of attention. A vast number of EPL stars, both current and past were present to witness the match, only adding to the glamour.

Arsenal was represented well when ex stars Thierry Henry,Robert Pires and Patrick Vieira were joined by the current players Bacary Sagna, Wojciech Szczesny and Marouane Chamakh.

Thierry Henry
Thierry Henry

The other London clubs – Chelsea and QPR made their mark too as they were represented by their own stars. 

QPR’s Shaun Wright-Phillips, Anton Ferdinand and Armand Traore were seen enjoying the game.

Anton Ferdinand
Anton Ferdinand

Chelsea had a few of stars of their own. The ever controversial Ashley Cole and probably the most loved EPL star David Luiz were present too. Ryan Bertrand was also present.

Geezer
Geezer

Other EPL players who made it to the game were Clint Dempsey, Darren Bent,Jack Butland, Sylvain Distin, Tim Howard and recently retired Fabrice Muamba.

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