Top 5 Players who have played for Rival Teams

The transfer window is one of the most interesting times during the football season. For all the audacious rumors that fly around, only a few actually do take place. But every now and again there comes one transfer that will shake the footballing world as a whole. In footballing history there have been some players who have played for rival teams.

Often this will lead to controversy and infighting among opposing supporter as well as opposing managers. Some of the biggest names in football have played for rival teams. One moment they were icons of their teams and the next they are called a judas.

So let us look at some of the most controversial player transfers of all time.

5) Ronaldo – Barcelona, Real Madrid, Inter Milan, AC Milan

While this may come as a surprise to many but Ronaldo Nezario has not only played for some of the biggest teams in the world but also for the biggest rivals in world football.

He played one season for Barcelona in which he broke almost all the goal scoring records over in Spain. He then made a huge transfer to Inter Milan where he dominated the Italian league with his skills and class.

After a victorious 2002 Word Cup, Real Madrid came calling for his services. Ronaldo duly obliged and he made a mega move to Real. Finally he made a move to AC Milan from Real in 2007 but by then he was not the same player that he was a good few years ago.