By Matt Majendie BBC Sport Online

When the Premiership kicked off for the first time in 1992, just 11 foreigners started for the clubs in the top flight.

A decade on, a total of 101 foreign imports played on day one of the Premiership season.

Are you a fan of foreign players?

BBC Sport Online looks back at the original 11 and asks what are they doing now?

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Eric Cantona (Manchester United): Cantona stunned the sport when he retired altogether a week before his 31st birthday.

Since then, the former French striker has cropped up in a variety of guises.

He starred as Monsieur de Foix in the movie Elizabeth, has been a regular ambassador for beach football and even returned to coach youngsters at Manchester United.

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Craig Forrest (Ipswich): Forrest retired at the end of last season as West Ham's reserve goalkeeper.

Forrest is aiming for a media career

The former Canadian international, who played for Ipswich on day one of the Premiership, underwent surgery for testicular cancer last October and won his battle with the illness.

He worked as a commentator for Canadian television during the World Cup and is planning to pursue a full-time career in the media.

Gunnar Halle (Oldham): Halle made his Premiership debut for Oldham, before switching to Leeds where he spent three seasons.

Following moves to Bradford and Wolves, he ended his career in the British game and moved to Lillestrom.

He joined the Norwegian side on a free transfer in the closed season.

John Jensen (Arsenal): The former Danish midfielder returned home to Brondy after a spell at Arsenal.

Jensen is now back in Denmark

He was appointed assistant to new manager Michael Laudrup for the start of the season.

His last major achievement as a player saw him lead Herfolge to the Danish league title and European football.

Andrei Kanchelskis (Manchester United): Everton, Fiorentina and Rangers have all been home to Kanchelskis since he brought down the curtain on his Old Trafford career.

The diminutive Ukrainian was let go by Rangers and is currently training with Southampton with a view to a permanent move to St Mary's.

Talks are currently ongoing between the player and Saints officials.

Anders Limpar (Arsenal): Limpar's playing days are now over.

Limpar owns a Swedish bar

After debuting in the Premiership with the Gunners he joined Everton for �1.6m before joining Birmingham briefly.

His playing days ended at the Colorado Springs in the United States in 2000.

He has since opened a bar in Stockolm called the Limp Bar.

Roland Nilsson (Sheffield Wednesday): Nilsson's time in English football ended abruptly when he was sacked as manager of Coventry City last season.

The former Swedish international also hung up his boots in the same year.

He is currently coaching back in Sweden.

Peter Schmeichel (Manchester United): Schmeichel is the only player of the original 11 to still have a contract with a Premiership club.

The Dane looked to have said goodbye to English football when he moved to Sporting Lisbon.

But last season he switched back to Aston Villa and started the current campaign on Manchester City's books.

Hans Segers (Wimbledon): Segers finished his playing career in the Tottenham reserves.

Segers - now at Spurs

After leaving the Dons, he had spells at both Wolves and Woking.

In 1997 the Dutchman was acquitted in the "Match-fixing Trial", which was billed as the Football Trial of the Century.

He is currently employed at White Hart Lane as the goalkeeping coach to Neil Sullivan and Kasey Keller.

Jan Stejskal (QPR): One of four goalkeepers in the list of 11, Stejskal parted company with QPR in 1994.

The Czech player returned home and is currently working as a commentator for national television.

Michel Vonk (Manchester City): Vonk is currently the coach of the under-14 B team at PSV Eindhoven.

Vonk left Man City in 1995, joining Oldham before hanging up his boots at Sheffield United.