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 TWO REAL MADRID MANAGERS SINCE 1989 THAT HAVE SURVIVED TWO CALENDAR YEARS?

                           

Jose Mourinho & Vicente del Bosqu

Since the year 1989, only Vicente del Bosque and Jose Mourinho have survived 2 calendar years as Real Madrid manager.


In 1999/2000, Del Bosque took over from John Toshack in November 1999 and he lasted till June 2003 when his contract was not renewed. 

Mourinho took over the Real Madrid managerial reigns from Manuel Pellegrini in July 2010 after he led Inter Milan to a treble of the Italian Serie A, Coppa Italia and the UEFA Champions League in the highly successful 2009/2010 season. He threw in the towel at the Santiago Bernabeu in May 2013.

HOW MANY SEASONS DID DIDIER DROGBA SPENT AT OLYMPIQUE MARSEILLE BEFORE JOINING CHELSEA FC IN 2004?

Didier Drogba in Marseille's colours

Signed from Guingamp for a fee of £3.3 million by Olympique Marseille in the summer of 2003,  Didier Drogba spent just one season at the Stade Valedrome. 

He appeared in 35 games and scored 19 goals in all competition especially the 5 goals he scored in the UEFA Champions League and 6 goals he delivered in the UEFA Cup in that same season. 

He subsequently signed for Chelsea FC in the summer of 2004 for £24 million under Jose Mourinho till 2012 where he became their fourth highest goalscorer of all time with 157 goals in all official competition behind of Frank Lampard.

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.