Consider what the multiple award winning show Game of Thrones might look like if it were cast exclusively by footballers and their managers:

ARSENE WENGER as STANNIS BARATHEON
Really ought to be king by now but repeatedly (and fatally) undone by his own stubbornness.

LEICESTER CITY as DAENERYS TARGARYEN
Rising from the ashes of a seemingly dead house to 'break the wheel' of the usual suspects' bickering over the throne.


JURGEN KLOPP as TYRION LANNISTER
You might not love his team but you kind of have to love him. Always has an amusing quote ready to go.


LUIS SUAREZ as SER GREGOR CLEGANE
Not so much given orders as let loose. Terrifying on the attack but prone to going too far. Really, really bad for PR.

RAVEL MORRISON as ARYA STARK
Full of promise as an innocent youngster but his career path since those days has been a cause for serious concern.

JOSE MOURINHO as PETYR 'LITTLEFINGER' BAELISH
Came from nowhere and hobnobbed with the big names until he became one himself. A master manipulator who has a way with words but only grows more sinister as the seasons pass. Keeps being spotted all over the place. Nobody knows what his next move will be but it'll likely have huge ramifications.

LUKE SHAW as BRAN STARK
Still recovering from a serious injury. We haven't seen him for a while but he's still probably the next big thing.

CRISTIANO RONALDO as THE NIGHT'S KING
An improbably impressive physical specimen for his age, driven by an otherworldly determination. Unless you oppose him with an incredibly well- organised defence, he will almost certainly destroy you.

PEP GUARDIOLA as MARGAERY TYRELL
The good-looking schemer making a habit of marrying into rich and powerful families.

SIR ALEX FERGUSON as TYWIN LANNISTER
The old disciplinarian who might not always have had everyone getting along but undoubtedly got results. In his absence, the lunatics are running the asylum and his legacy is falling apart.

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PS: Who would Leo Messi be?!

I think Luis Suarez will fit more as King Jeffrey - the villain, hated by all, but highly talented.