DO YOU KNOW THE MOST CAPPED GOALKEEPER TO EVER PLAY FOR THE SELACAO OF BRAZIL?

Cláudio Taffarel is the most capped goalkeeper to have played for the Selecao of Brazil winning 101 caps from 1988 to 1998 with his last against the Les Bleus in the France 1998 FIFA World Cup final in a 0-3 loss. He made his debut for the national team on July 7, 1988 against Australia in a  Australia Bicentenary Gold Cup, playing all four games and conceding two goals in an eventual win. He was also in goal for the following year's Copa América, in another international conquest (during his 10-year career, he appeared in five editions of the tournament).

Claudio Taffarel

He played for clubs like FC Parma of Italy (twice), Internacional of Brazil, Reggiana of Italy, Atlético Mineiro of Brazil and Galatasaray SK of Turkey where he helped win the UEFA Cup in 2000 against Arsenal FC by saving penalties in that final.

 

 

 

DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY ITALIAN SERIE A TITLES CARLO ANCELOTTI WON WHILE HE MANAGED IN HIS HOME COUNTRY?

Carlo Ancelotti pointing the way forward

As respected as Carlo Ancelotti is in Italian club football with Reggiana, FC Parma, Juventus and AC Milan, he only won the Italian Serie A Scudetto only once in the 2003/2004 season with the Rossoneri from Milan. He was appointed in 2001 to replace Turkish Fatih Terim who was having a bad patch at the San Siro.