Showing posts with label European Cup. Show all posts
Showing posts with label European Cup. Show all posts

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.







Friday, October 25, 2013

DO YOU KNOW THE LAST BRITISH PLAYER TO BE THE TOPSCORER IN A EUROPEAN CUP / UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE COMPETITION?


Ally McCoist for Rangers F.C in the 1987/1988 season was the last British player to come Top Scorer in a European Cup / UEFA Champions League competition. He tied with Gheorghe Hagi of Steaua Bucherest, Jean-Marc Ferreri of Bordeaux, Rabah Madjer of F.C Porto, Petar Novák of Sparta Prague, Míchel of Real Madrid and Rui Águas of Benfica all on 4 goals.


Friday, June 22, 2012

DO YOU KNOW THE INTER MILAN LEGEND THAT HIS NUMBER 3 JERSEY WAS RETIRED FOR HIS EXEMPLARY SERVICE TO THE CLUB?

Giacinto Facchetti
Giacinto Facchetti who played his whole football career for Inter Milan as one of the first truly great attacking-full backs, and one of the best ever in his position from 1960 to 1978, played 634 official games and scored 75 goals.  

Facchetti won 4 Italian Serie A Scudetto in 1962/1963, 1964/1965, 1965/1966 and 1970/1971 seasons; one Coppa Italia in 1978; two European Cups (now UEFA Champions League) in 1963/1964 and 1964/1965; and two Intercontinental Cups in 1964 and 1965.

His number 3 jersey he wore for Inter Milan all through his career was retired posthumously in his honour after he died of pancreatic cancer in Milan on September 4, 2006 as the club President.




Tuesday, November 01, 2011

DO YOU KNOW THE ONLY TEAM TO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN TWO PENALTY KICK SHOOTOUTS IN THE SAME SEASON OF THE UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE?

FC Barcelona led by English man Terry Venables is the only team to have been involved in two penalty shootouts in the same season of the European Cup (now UEFA Champions League). In 1985–86 season, they beat IFK Göteborg in the semi-final, but lost to Steaua Bucharest in that cursed final in Seville, no thanks to the heroics of their goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam, who after keeping a clean sheet, saved all four of FC Barcelona's penalties to win the cup.


DO YOU KNOW THE ONLY CLUB TO HAVE WON THE UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MORE TIMES THAN THEY HAVE WON THEIR DOMESTIC LEAGUE TITLE?

Nottingham Forest is the only club to have won the European Cup (now UEFA Champions League) more times (twice) than they have won their domestic league (once). Nottingham Forest won the English Division 1 League in 1978 before winning the European Cup in 1979 and defending it in 1980. Nottingham Forest are also the only previous winners of the European Cup to be later relegated to the third tier of their national league (in 2005).