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Arsenal legend Ian Wright reveals Dennis Bergkamp was surprisingly named after Ballon d'Or winner

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LONDON - JANUARY 25: Thierry Henry and Dennis Bergkamp of Arsenal with ex-Arsenal player Ian Wright before the FA Cup, fourth round match between Farnborough Town and Arsenal held on January 25, 2003 at Highbury in London, England. Arsenal won the match 5-1. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images).

Arsenal legend Ian Wright has revealed that Dennis Bergkamp was surprisingly named after a British Ballon d'Or winner.

A phenomenal footballer in his own right, Bergkamp - who ranked at no.18 in FourFourTwo's list of the best Premier League players of all time - never quite managed to secure the coveted individual award like his namesake, finishing second in the Ballon d'Or in 1993 after coming third the year before.

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