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.

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. 

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.

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.

DO YOU KNOW WHO MANAGED LIVERPOOL TO THE 1985/1986 SEASON'S ENGLISH FA Cup AND LEAGUE DOUBLE?

The 1986 English FA Cup Final was a Merseyside Derby between Liverpool FC and Everton FC at Wembley Stadium. The match was played seven days after Liverpool had secured the league title, with Everton finishing as runners-up. Liverpool went on to win this match 3–1, with two goals from Ian Rush and one from Craig Johnston after Gary Lineker had put Everton ahead in the first half. Kenny Dalglish who played in that final was the player manager that led the Reds to this feat.

DO YOU KNOW THE YOUNGEST PLAYER TO HAVE SCORED 100 GOALS IN THE ITALIAN SERIE A?

Gila

The player that currently holds the record for being the youngest player to have scored 100 goals in the Italian Serie A is Alberto Gilardino. ''Gila'' as he is often nicknamed, achieved this feat on October 18 2008 at 26 years and 3 months while playing for ACF Fiorentina, thanks to a brace against Reggina. He has played for other Italian clubs like Piacenza, Hellas Verona FC, Parma FC, AC Milan, Genoa CFC and  Bologna FC.

DO YOU KNOW THE BEST POSITION WEST HAM UNITED AS FINISHED IN THE ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE SINCE IT STARTED IN 1992/1993 SEASON?

Harry Redknapp

Since the formation of the English Premier League (EPL) in 1992/1993 season where they were relegated from the old first division at the end of the 1991/1992,the best finishing West Ham United had in the new format was in the 1997/1998 season under the management of the mercurial Harry Redknapp where they finished 5th. They are yet to win the league.

DO YOU KNOW THE ONLY CLUB WHERE FRANK LAMPARD PLAYED ON LOAN FOR WHILE AT BOYHOOD CLUB WEST HAM UNITED?

Frank Lampard Sr.

Frank Lampard

Frank Lampard who began his playing career with West Ham United in 1995 for whom his father Frank Lampard Sr. had also played, was sent on loan to Swansea City AFC for the 1995/1996 season where he made 9 appearances and scored a goal as a 17 year old.

DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY CLUBS THAT HAVE WON THE SPANISH LA LIGA SINCE INCEPTION IN 1929?

Since its formation in 1929, only eight football clubs have won the Spanish La Liga and they are FC Barcelona, Real Madrid CF, Atlético Madrid, Athletic Bilboa, Valencia CF, Real Sociedad, Real Betis, Sevilla FC and Deportivo La Corona. 

DO YOU KNOW THE CITY WHERE THE GERMAN BUNDESLIGA WAS CREATED IN 1962?

The defeat of the German Nationalmannschaft (national team) by Yugoslavia (0–1) in a Chile 1962 FIFA World Cup quarter-final game was one impetus (of many) towards the formation of a national league. 

At the annual DFB convention under new Deutscher Fußball-Bund (DFB) which is the German Football Association president Hermann Gösmann (elected that very day) the German Bundesliga was created in Dortmund at the Westfalenhallen on July 28 1962 to begin play starting with the 1963/1964 season.

DO YOU KNOW THE PLAYER WHO WON HIS FIRST FOUR CAPS FOR ENGLAND WHILST PLAYING FOR FOUR DIFFERENT CLUBS?

                                                 Scott Parker was the player who won his first four caps for England's Three Lions whilst playing for four different club sides which are Charlton Athletic in 2003, Chelsea FC in 2004, Newcastle United in 2006 and West Ham United in 2011.                   

DO YOU KNOW THE YOUNGEST GOALKEEPER TO REPRESENT ENGLAND AT THE FIFA WORLD CUP FINALS?

 

Paul Robinson is the youngest goalkeeper to play for England's Three Lions at a FIFA World Cup Finals which he did at the Germany 2006 edition at the age of 26 years and 8 months. He earned 41 caps for England from 2003. 

DO YOU KNOW THE ONLY TWO MANCHESTER UNITED PLAYERS THAT WERE SELECTED BY THEIR COUNTRY FOR THEIR USA 1994 FIFA WORLD CUP SQUAD?

Only Denis Irwin and Roy Keane are the two Manchester United players that were selected by their country; the Republic of Ireland for their USA 1994 FIFA World Cup squad.       


They got to the second round stage at the tournament where they were knocked out by the Oranje of The Netherlands 2-0. They were in the same group with Italy, Norway and Mexico.

DO YOU KNOW WHO IS THE ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE'S HIGHEST SCORING ENGLISHMAN NEVER TO HAVE PLAYED FOR ENGLAND'S THREE LIONS?

Kevin Campbell is the English Premier League (EPL) highest scoring Englishman never to have played for England's Three Lions. He played for Arsenal FC, Nottinham Forest, Everton FC and West Bromwich Albion in the EPL by scoring 82 goals in total.

DID YOU KNOW THE PLAYER THAT HOLD THE RECORD FOR SCORING IN THE MOST CONSECUTIVE ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE (EPL) GAMES?

With 10, Dutchman Ruud Van Nistelrooy holds the record for scoring in the most consecutive English Premier League (EPL) games while playing for Manchester United which spanned from 2002/2003 to 2003/2004 seasons.

DO YOU KNOW THE TEAM THAT CONCEDED THE FEWEST GOALS IN AN ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE (EPL) SEASON IN THEIR AWAY GAMES?

In the 2004/2005 season, Jose Mourinho led Chelsea FC conceded just 9 goals in their 19 away games; which is fewer than any other English Premier League (EPL) team has ever managed.

DO YOU KNOW THE YOUNGEST PLAYER TO HAVE WON AN ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE (EPL) MEDAL?

French international Gaël Clichy at 18 years and 10 months, became the youngest player to win a English Premier League (EPL) medal for Arsenal FC in the 2003/2004 season where they went undefeated and dubbed The Invisibles.