# Which football club has had most international captains in the same team? \| The Knowledge

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1 outlet covering · First listed: Guardian, Nov 11, 2026, 2:00 AM · Read it: <https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/nov/11/football-club-most-international-captains-same-team-the-knowledge>

Plus: more speedy marathons by footballers, headed goals of the season and chairs acting as managersMail us with all of your questions and answers“Which club team has had the most international captains playing together at one time?” asks MH Zahid. “Conversely, which international team has had the most club captains in its starting lineup at one time?”A quick web search finds a fuss being made in various corners of the internet of Chelsea’s 2009-10 squad because it contained six national team captains in Michael Ballack (Germany), Petr Cech (Czech Republic), Didier Drogba (Côte d’Ivoire),…

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- Nov 11, 2026, 2:00 AM: [Which football club has had most international captains in the same team? \| The Knowledge](<https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/nov/11/football-club-most-international-captains-same-team-the-knowledge>) — Guardian (Newspaper, United Kingdom)
  Plus: more speedy marathons by footballers, headed goals of the season and chairs acting as managersMail us with all of your questions and answers“Which club team has had the most international captains playing together at one time?” asks MH Zahid. “Conversely, which international team has had the most club captains in its starting lineup at one time?”A quick web search finds a fuss being made in various corners of the internet of Chelsea’s 2009-10 squad because it contained six national team captains in Michael Ballack (Germany), Petr Cech (Czech Republic), Didier Drogba (Côte d’Ivoire),…
