(CNN) It's been dubbed the "best league in the world," but when the English Premier League kicked off 25 years ago a foreign name on the teamsheet was rare. 1992/93Leeds United's Eric Cantona (left) scored the first ever Premier League hat trick in a 5-0 win over Tottenham in August 1992. That game was also the fourth consecutive Champions League final contested by at least one Premier League team. Now, 25 years on, the Premier League continues to have by far the highest proportion of foreign players. Just 13 players from outside the British Isles took to the field in the first ever Premier League weekend.

Source: CNN August 15, 2017 13:41 UTC