DO YOU KNOW THE LAST MONTPELLIER HERAULT SC PLAYER TO REPRESENT THE LES BLEUS OF FRANCE?

Bruno Martini

With Oliver Giroud nearing a call-up, the last Montpellier Hérault SC player to play for the Les Bleus of France was goalkeeper Bruno Martini who had 31 caps when he made his first cap on August 12, 1987 against Germany and had his last match 29th May, 1996 against Finland.

DO YOU KNOW THE FIRST COLOMBIAN TO PLAY IN THE ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE?

 Since the advent of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 1991/1992 season, only five Colombians have played in this most followed football league in the world. The first was Faustino Asprilla who played for Newcastle United from 1995–98, followed by Hamilton Ricard played for Middlesbrough from 1998–2002. The third man is Juan Pablo Ángel played for Aston Villa from 2000–20007, the penultimate Colombian is Jhon Viáfara who played for Portsmouth from 2005–2006 while the last man who is still playing is Hugo Rodallega who joined Wigan Athletic in 2008.                                           

                            

DID YOU KNOW THE M.V.P. FOR THE JAPAN 1979 FIFA WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP?

Diego Armando Maradona was announced the Most Valuable Player (MVP) at the 2nd Japan 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship after impressing with his goalscoring abilities (second best marksman in the tournament with six goals), a free-kick specialist, deft passer, Maradona had it all. He was a fine crosser of a ball too, with a change of pace that would leave the best defenders bewildered.

DO YOU KNOW THE PLAYER NICKNAMED ''THE MARADONA OF THE CARPATHIANS'' FOR HIS WIZARDRY LEFT LEG SKILLS ON THE BALL?

The Romanian football legend, Gheorghe Hagi fondly called "The Maradona of the Carpathians", retired from international football in the year 2000 as an attacking midfielder with 125 caps and scored 35 goals, is the country's national team all-time Top Scorer. Interestingly, Adrian Mutu who is still playing has scored 34 goals from 72 caps. 

DO YOU KNOW THE PLAYER DIEGO FORLAN PIPPED TO WIN THE TWO PICHICHI TROPHY AWARDS FOR THE TOP SCORER WHILE HE WAS IN THE SPANISH PRIMERA LIGA?

Diego Forlan is a two-time winner of the Pichichi Trophy for the top-scorer in the Spanish Primera Liga with two different clubsides. His first Pichichi Trophy was with Villarreal CF 2004–05 season when he scored 25 goals in 38 appearances (averaging a goal every 1.5 games) and helped Villarreal CF to their first ever UEFA Champions League spot. He also jointly won the European Soccer Magazine (ESM) Golden Boot award with Thierry Henry (then of Arsenal FC). Forlan's second Pichichi Trophy came in the 2008-2009 season while at Atletico Madrid and he notched up an impressive 32 goals in 33 matches (essentially a goal per game). Interestingly on both occasion, he came from behind to pip Samuel Eto'o then with FC Barcelona to the prize.

DO YOU KNOW WHEN THE DEFUNCT UEFA CUP FINAL BECAME A ONE-OFF MATCH IN A NEUTRAL GROUND?

Starting with the 1997–98 season, the UEFA Cup Final became a one-off match in a neutral stadium unlike the two legged affair of both finalists when it began in the 1971/1972 season and it was an all Italian affair between Inter Milan and SS Lazio played at Parc des Princes in Paris on May 6, 1998 with the Nerazzurri from Milan coming victorious with a 3-0 win.

DO YOU KNOW THE URUGUAYAN FOOTBALL LEGEND THAT INFLUENCED ZINEDINE ZIDANE'S STYLE OF FOOTBALL?



 The El Príncipe or Le Prince of Uruguayan football

 Enzo Francescoli noted for his elegance, fluid abilities on the ball with his dribbles and passes, coupled with his potent goal-scoring records which the great Zinedine Zidane emulated to become a legend in the game of football too, played 72 times for the Uruguay national team between 1982 and 1997, making him of the the most capped outfield player in Uruguayan international football.