Showing posts with label Camp Nou. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Camp Nou. Show all posts

Friday, August 17, 2012

DID YOU KNOW THE ONLY PLAYER TO HAVE EVER WON THE SPANISH LA LIGA TITLES FIVE TIMES IN A ROW PLAYING FOR TWO DIFFERENT CLUBS?

Danish football legend Michael Laudrup is one of the few illustrious players to have played for the El-Clásico rivals of FC Barcelona and Real Madrid intermitently from 1989/1990 season to the 1995/1996 season. Laudrup is the only player ever to win the Spanish La Liga five times in a row playing for two different clubs in the 1990/1991, 1991/1992, 1992/1993, 1993/1994 for FC Barcelona and in 1994/1995 season for Real Madrid.

He appeared for Real Madrid in a 5-0 win over FC Barcelona and also played for FC Barcelona when they beat Real Madrid 5-0 while he was playing at Camp Nou. He is now the manager of Swansea City in the English Premier League (EPL) replacing Northern Irishman Brendan Rodgers who left for Liverpool FC.








Friday, May 04, 2012

DO YOU KNOW THE REFEREE THAT RETIRED FROM THE GAME ALL BECAUSE OF JOSE MOURINHO'S ACCUSATIONS OF SPEAKING WITH THE OPPONENT'S MANAGER?

Anders Frisk send-off Didier Drogba
Anders Frisk from Sweden is the referee that Jose Mourinho (then manager of Chelsea FC) accused of speaking to Frank Rijkaard ex FC Barcelona manager in their first leg second round UEFA Champions League match in the 2004/2005 season at the Camp Nou which led to his sudden retirement from the game due to threats from Chelsea FC gang fans. Incidentally, he also officiated their duel in April 1999 also at the Camp Nou in the same competition which FC Barcelona won in a 5-1 win.