Friday, December 06, 2013

DO YOU KNOW THE TWO MANAGERS THAT HAVE THE RECORD OF COACHING FIVE DIFFERENT NATIONAL TEAMS TO THE FIFA WOLD CUP TOURNAMENT?

Parreira & Milutinovic
Bora Milutinović and Carlos Alberto Parreira are the only two managers to have coached five different teams at the FIFA World Cup.  

Milutinović managed the host Mexico in 1986, Costa Rica at Italia 1990, host the United States in 1994, Nigeria at France 1998 and China in Korea/Japan 2002.  

Parreira managed Kuwait at Espana 1982, United Arab Emirates at Italia 1990, Brazil in USA 1994 and Germany 2006, Saudi Arabia in France 1998 and host South Africa in 2010.

WHO WAS THE TEAM THAT ENDED JUVENTUS' 49 GAME UNBEATEN ITALIAN SERIE A RUN?

Inter Milan with two goals from Diego Milito and one from Rodrigo Palacio on November 3 2012 handed Juventus FC a 3-1 Italian Serie A defeat at their new Juventus Stadium to end their 49 unbeaten run which spanned 3 seasons from the back end of the 2010/2011 season, with a 2-2 draw against Napoli.


 

DO YOU KNOW THE CLUB WHERE FRANK RIJKAARD JOINED AC MILAN FROM IN 1988/1989 SEASON?




Before joining AC Milan in 1988/1989 where he played five seasons to 1992/1993, Dutch utility player Frank Rijkaard played a season on loan at Real Zaragoza in the 1987/1988 season from parent club at that time Sporting Lisbon.



Friday, November 29, 2013

DO YOU KNOW THE FIRST BROTHERS TO CAPTAIN OPPOSING TEAMS IN A ENGLISH TOP FLIGHT MATCH?

                                                    
Gary Neville and Phil Neville on November 29 2006, became the first brothers to captain opposing teams in the English top flight when Manchester United beat Everton FC 3-0 in an English Premier League (EPL) match.




DO YOU KNOW THE FIRST PLAYER TO WIN THE ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE (EPL) PLAYER OF THE MONTH AWARD?

German goal bomber Jurgen Klinnsmann was the first player to win the English Premier League (EPL) Player of the Month Award in August 1994 which he did while playing for Tottenham Hotspur







Thursday, November 28, 2013

DO YOU KNOW THE YOUNGEST CAPTAIN TO LIFT THE UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE / EUROPEAN CUP?

Didier Deschamps at the age of 24 years is the youngest ever captain to lift the UEFA Champions League / European Cup trophy. 

The current France's LesBleus manager lifted the trophy with Olympique Marseille in May 1993 when they defeated AC Milan 1-0 in Munich courtesy of Basile Boli's header in the first half.That Marseille team was coached by the late Belgian, Raymond Goethals who was also the oldest man to do so at 72 years old.







Tuesday, November 26, 2013

DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY PLAYERS ARSENAL FC HAS SOLD TO FC BARCELONA UNDER ARSENE WENGER'S MANAGEMENT SINCE 2000?

Arsene Wenger
  
At seven, Marc Overmars, Emmanuel Petit, Gio Van Bronckhorst, Thierry Henry, Aleksandr Hleb, Cesc Fabregas and Alex Song are Arsenal FC players sold to FC Barcelona since 2000 under Arsene Wenger's management.