May 2013
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TWITTER QUIZ: Tuesday, 21 May
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - When Pep Guardiola was suspended for the Bayern match in the 2008/2009 Champions League, who took his place on the bench? Today’s answer: Tito Vilanova Want to guess the association? Click this Link. [[MORE]] Points earned in today’s quiz: 5 - @marcobinnekamp_ 4 - @G_o_s_h_a 3 - @poirot986 2 - @evadl 1 - @hugooke Weekly standings: 6- @poirot986 5 -...
May 21st
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TWITTER QUIZ: Monday, 20 May
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - Who is the youngest player to score for England in a FIFA World Cup match? Today’s answer: Michael Owen Want to guess the association? Click this Link. [[MORE]] Points earned in today’s quiz: 5 - @TLMSenFoot 4 - @sportzeloot 3 - @poirot986 2 - @Yusuf_Official 1 - @G_o_s_h_a Weekly standings: 5 - @TLMSenFoot 4 - @sportzeloot 3 - @poirot986 2 -...
May 20th
ANALYSE THIS: How good was Arsenal’s 2012/2013...
FOOTBALL - Arsenal’s fourth place in this season’s Premier League table owes a lot to an impressive run after the transfer window closed at the end of January. The Gunners took 35 points out of a possible 42, losing only to North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur but how good was that run when put into historic context? Infostrada Sports’ Head of Analysis @simongleave takes a look. [[MORE]] Arsenal...
May 20th
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REVIEW: Ibrahimovic sets personal best
FOOTBALL - Paris Saint-Germain beat Stade Brest 3-2 on Saturday. Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice and has now scored 29 goals this Ligue 1 season. Ibrahimovic is first player in 23 years to reach 29 league goals in the French top flight.[[MORE]] In 1989/90, Jean-Pierre Papin was the last to achieve this feat, when he totalled 30 goals for Olympique Marseille that season. The last non-Frenchman...
May 18th
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PREVIEW: Nadal facing Federer in Rome final
TENNIS - Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer both reached the final in the ATP Masters Series in Rome on Saturday. Nadal has reached the final in Rome for a record eighth time.[[MORE]] Nadal can beat Federer for a record 20th time in ATP men’s singles matches. Nadal is also on 19 wins against Novak Djokovic and David Ferrer. This is Nadal’s 35th Master Series final. Federer will play his...
May 18th
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REVIEW: Atlético trump Real in Copa final and...
FOOTBALL - Atlético Madrid stunned crosstown rivals Real Madrid 2-1 in extra time in winning their 10th Copa del Rey in club history. They also trumped Real in another aspect. Since José Mourinho’s arrival in Madrid in the summer of 2010, Atlético Madrid have won four major trophies against Real Madrid’s three.
May 17th
REVIEW: Cristiano Ronaldo scores in another Copa...
FOOTBALL - According to our statistics friend @2010MisterChip Cristiano Ronaldo has joined the following Real Madrid players by scoring in at least two Copa del Rey finals: Prast, Sánchez Neyra, Lazcano, Hilario, Pruden, Puskás, Pirri and Santillana
May 17th
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TWITTER QUIZ: Friday, 17 May
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - Which is the only country to have won two penalty shooutouts in the same FIFA World Cup? Today’s answer: Argentina Association quiz answer: Mario Kempes was born in 1954 in Argentina. His clubs included Valencia CF and River Plate. He was the top scorer at the 1978 FIFA World Cup. [[MORE]] Points earned in today’s quiz: 5 - @G_o_s_h_a 4 - @evadl 3 -...
May 17th
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TWITTER QUIZ: Thursday, 16 May
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - Which team has featured in four Copa Libertadores finals, each time in a year ending in ‘6’ (as in, for example, ‘2016’)? Today’s answer: River Plate Want to guess the association? Click this Link. [[MORE]] Points earned in today’s quiz: 5 - @G_o_s_h_a 4 - @sportzeloot 3 - @poirot986 2 - @Yusuf_Official 1 - @babeljaro Weekly...
May 16th
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TWITTER QUIZ: Wednesday, 15 May
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - Argentine born goalkeeper Ramón Quiroga once famously conceded six goals in a World Cup match in which year? Today’s answer: 1978 Want to guess the association? Click this Link. [[MORE]] Points earned in today’s quiz: 5 - @sportzeloot 4 - @poirot986 3 - @LEENxVVAC 2 - @G_o_s_h_a 1 - @evadl Weekly standings: 14 - @sportzeloot 11 - @G_o_s_h_a 9 -...
May 15th
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BREAKING: Longest Bundesliga coaching stint ends
FOOTBALL - Thomas Schaaf will step down at Werder Bremen following the 2012/2013 season, his 15th in succession at the club. When he embarked on the current campaign Schaaf broke the Bundesliga record of 14 consecutive seasons in charge of the same club. That record was held by Otto Rehhagel (1981-1995), remarkably enough also at Werder Bremen.
May 15th
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TWITTER QUIZ: Tuesday, 14 May
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - In which year did ‘Das Wunder von Bern’ take place at the Wankdorf Stadion? Today’s answer: 1954 Want to guess the association? Click this Link. [[MORE]] Points earned in today’s quiz: 5 - @sportzeloot 4 - @G_o_s_h_a 3 - @poirot986 2 - @RJStroo 1 - @planetcycling Weekly standings: 9 - @G_o_s_h_a 9 - @sportzeloot 5 - @poirot986 3 - @evadl 2 -...
May 14th
ANALYSE THIS: Wigan’s ‘great escape’ was exception...
FOOTBALL - FA Cup winners Wigan Athletic travel to Arsenal on Tuesday probably needing to win their last two matches to have any hope of survival in this year’s Premier League. There has been some media focus on their finish to last season’s competition but that run of five wins in their last six matches was an extremely rare occurrence for the club during their eight Premier League seasons. ...
May 13th
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TWITTER QUIZ: Monday, 13 May
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - Rafael Benítez won his first major European cup competition as a coach of which team? Today’s answer: Valencia CF Want to guess the association? Click this Link. [[MORE]] Points earned in today’s quiz: 5 - @G_o_s_h_a 4 - @sportzeloot 3 - @evadl 2 - @poirot986 1 - @DjeehanParma Weekly standings: 5 - @G_o_s_h_a 4 - @sportzeloot 3 - @evadl 2 - @poirot986 1 -...
May 13th
ANALYSE THIS: Newcastle United on target for one...
FOOTBALL – After 36 matches of this Premier League season, Newcastle United have taken 25 points fewer than they did from the same 36 fixtures last season when they finished fifth. Declining so much from one season to the next is relatively rare and has only occurred 15 times in the past 31 seasons and just once since 1995/1996. [[MORE]] Perhaps not surprisingly, eight of the clubs whose points...
May 12th
REVIEW: FC Barcelona claim 22nd La Liga title
FOOTBALL - By holding Real Madrid to a 1-1 draw, RCD Espanyol have helped city rivals FC Barcelona to their 22nd La Liga title and their fourth in the last five seasons. Spanish league titles since La Masia, FC Barcelona’s youth academy, reopened in 1979: Real Madrid (13), FC Barcelona (13), others all less than three.
May 11th
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PREVIEW: Portugal awaits battle of the undefeated...
FOOTBALL - On Saturday, the penultimate matchday of the 2012/2013 Portuguese Liga Sagres season features the top two ranked teams, FC Porto and Benfica, who are both still undefeated, facing each other. Should this match be drawn, it becomes very likely that FC Porto complete an undefeated season and miss out on the championship. This has occurred once in the Portuguese top flight. In 1977/1978...
May 11th
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REVIEW: FA Cup winners Wigan not yet safe in...
FOOTBALL - Wigan Athletic have won the 2012/2013 FA Cup. They are still not safe from relegation in the Premier League. No top flight club has ever won the FA Cup final and been relegated in the same season.
May 11th
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REVIEW: British continue recent domination of time...
CYCLING - Alex Dowsett and Sir Bradley Wiggins finished first and second respectively in Saturday’s individual time trial in the Giro d’Italia. Before July 2012, British riders had never recorded 1-2 finishes in individual time trials in Grand Tours. Now, this feat has been achieved three times in the last 10 months.
May 11th
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REVIEW: Lampard becomes Blues' all-time top scorer
FOOTBALL - Frank Lampard scored twicetoday  to become the outright highest ever goalscorer in Chelsea’s history with 203 goals, moving one ahead of Bobby Tambling (202). Lampard scored his 164th and 165th PL goals – the outright-fourth most of any player in the PL era. Lampard scored his 12th and 13th PL goals against Aston Villa – more against them than any other team he has faced in his career.
May 11th
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ANALYSE THIS: Chelsea nearly there, Arsenal to...
FOOTBALL – A further fortnight has passed since we last looked at the race for the Champions League places in England and Chelsea and Arsenal are still in pole position. Chelsea’s chance has strengthened and they are almost there whilst Arsenal’s chance of a top four spot has increased slightly. Tottenham Hotspur are still the outsiders. [[MORE]] Our predictive model, the Euro Club Index now...
May 10th
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TWITTER QUIZ: Friday, 10 May
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - Which country finished in fourth and third place respectively in its first two appearances at the FIFA World Cup? Today’s answer: Austria Association quiz answer: Giovanni Trapattoni, Johan Vonlanthen, Otto Baric, Thomas Linke and Austria can all be associated with Red Bull Salzburg. [[MORE]] Points earned in today’s quiz: 5 - @sportzeloot 4 - @poirot986 3 -...
May 10th
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TWITTER QUIZ: Thursday, 9 May
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - Which player won a UEFA Cup with one team before winning 5 Bundesliga titles and the Champions League with Bayern München? Today’s answer: Thomas Linke Want to guess the association? Click this Link. [[MORE]] Points earned in today’s quiz: 5 - @StuartOHara83 4 - @JeremyInson 3 - @benny_berger 2 - @Sachk0 1 - @lupin5 Weekly standings: 15 - @sportzeloot 10 -...
May 9th
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Cristiano Ronaldo 6th player to score 200 goals...
FOOTBALL - On Wednesday, Cristiano Ronaldo reached the 200-goal mark for Real Madrid by scoring in Real’s 6-2 win at Malaga. Ronaldo is the sixth Real player score 200 goals for Real in all competitions. He has netted 146 in La Liga, 35 in the Champions League, 16 in the Copa del Rey and 3 in the Spanish Super Cup. [[MORE]] All-time top scorer Real Madrid – all competitions Goals ...
May 8th
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TWITTER QUIZ: Wednesday, 8 May
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - Which 72-year-old was the oldest coach among the coaches leading the 16 teams talking part in Euro 2004? Today’s answer: Otto Baric Want to guess the association? Click this Link. [[MORE]] Points earned in today’s quiz: 5 - @sportzeloot 4 - @poirot986 3 - @G_o_s_h_a 2 - @jaymingupta 1 - @MemetcanKutlay Weekly standings: 15 - @sportzeloot 10 - @G_o_s_h_a 8 -...
May 8th
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INFOGRAPHIC: Sir Alex's trophy cabinet at Man Utd
FOOTBALL - Sir Alex Ferguson will step down as Manchester United manager at the end of the season. Since he became the manager of the club in 1986, he has won 38 trophies, of which four in 1999 and four in 2008.[[MORE]]
May 8th
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TWITTER QUIZ: Tuesday, 7 May
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - Who is the youngest player ever to score a goal at a European Championship (countries, final tournament)? Today’s answer: Johan Vonlanthen Want to guess the association? Click this Link. [[MORE]] Points earned in today’s quiz: 5 - @sportzeloot 4 - @poirot986 3 - @G_o_s_h_a 2 - @michielschrijft 1 - @_TheLibero Weekly standings: 10 - @sportzeloot 7 -...
May 7th
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TWITTER QUIZ: Monday, 6 May
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - Which football coach once concluded a famous press conference rant with the words “Ich habe fertig” (“I have ready”)? Today’s answer: Giovanni Trapattoni Want to guess the association? Click this Link. [[MORE]] Points earned in today’s quiz: 5 - @sportzeloot 4 - @G_o_s_h_a 3 - @evadl 2 - @Tijmenl 1 - @HCE__ Weekly standings: 5 -...
May 6th
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REVIEW: Walcott scores Arsenal's fastest PL goal
FOOTBALL - Theo Walcott’s goal after 20 seconds on Saturday is the fastest of the 2012/2013 Premier League season. His goal (20 secs) was also Arsenal’s fastest in the Premier League era, beating Robin van Persie’s strike after 29 seconds on 16 October 2011.
May 4th
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REVIEW: Wolves are relegated yet again
FOOTBALL - Wolverhampton Wanderers were relegated from the Championship, the second tier of English league football, one season after dropping from the top flight. In the Premier League era (1992-present), they join 1994-1995 Swindon Town as the only sides to have suffered successive relegations.
May 4th
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TWITTER QUIZ: Friday, 3 May
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - Which country - in both cases acting as defending world champions - TWICE lost the opening match of a FIFA World Cup? Today’s answer: Argentina Association quiz answer: Gabriel Heinze from Argentina was born in 1978 and played for among others Manchester United, Real Madrid and AS Roma. [[MORE]] Points earned in today’s quiz: 5 - @Yusuf_Official 4 -...
May 3rd
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INFOGRAPHIC: Cavendish looking for more stage wins
CYCLING - On Saturday, the 96th Giro d’Italia starts in Naples. Mark Cavendish has won 36 stages in all three Grand Tours combined and needs one more stage win to equal Rik Van Looy on eighth place on the all-time list. See below the infographic who are ahead of the Briton. Pink stands for Giro stage wins, yellow for tour stage wins and red for Vuelta stage wins.[[MORE]]
May 3rd
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TWITTER QUIZ: Thursday, 2 May
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - Which club once won a Champions League knockout stage match by 2-1 only to lose the return leg by 7-1? Today’s answer: AS Roma Want to guess the association? Click this Link. [[MORE]] Points earned in today’s quiz: 5 - @colmshan1990 4 - @MMMikeA 3 - @Yusuf_Official 2 - @babeljaro 1 - @G_Mattu Weekly standings: 10 - @sportzeloot 6 - @Yusuf_Official 5 -...
May 2nd
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INFOGRAPHIC Bayern likely to win Champions League
FOOTBALL - Bayern München eliminated FC Barcelona in the Champions League semifinals. According to the infographic below, they should win the trophy this season.[[MORE]]  
May 1st
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TWITTER QUIZ: Wednesday, 1 May
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ  - The FIFA World Cup in which year saw Brazil finish in third place and Italy finish in fourth place? Today’s answer: 1978 Want to guess the association? Click this Link. [[MORE]] Points earned in today’s quiz: 5 - @sportzeloot 4 - @BrazilStats 3 - @NennoMad 2 - @babeljaro 1 - @Bandini83 Weekly standings: 10 - @sportzeloot 5 - @marcobinnekamp_ 4 -...
May 1st
April 2013
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TWITTER QUIZ: Tuesday, 30 April
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - Which is the only club to suffer elimination in the Last 16 round of the Champions League in six successive seasons? Today’s answer: Real Madrid Want to guess the association? Click this Link. [[MORE]] Points earned in today’s quiz: 5 - @marcobinnekamp_ 4 - @escapetosuomi 3 - @Yusuf_Official 2 - @TwiterTossen 1 - @boriszz Weekly standings: 5 - @sportzeloot 5 -...
Apr 30th
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TWITTER QUIZ: Monday, 29 April
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - Which club holds the record for winning the Premier League title with most matchdays remaining (five)? Today’s answer: Manchester United (2000/2001) Want to guess the association? Click this Link. [[MORE]] Points earned in today’s quiz: 5 - @sportzeloot 4 - @amsterdamelle 3 - @DimJeTong 2 - @akw_asi 1 - @babeljaro Weekly standings: 5 - @sportzeloot 4 -...
Apr 29th
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AWARDS SHOW: April Quiz champion unveiled
FOOTBALL - We have our first monthly winner of the 2013 Clausura season. In a wonderful effort and an enormously tight and brilliant race with the other contestants, @G_o_s_h_a has won it on a tiebreaker. Uplifting for the contestants, disheartening for the quizmasters, who are under the impression that they have posed a hard challenge. Congratulations to all participants for performing at such an...
Apr 28th
ANALYSE THIS: Arsenal and Chelsea still favoured...
FOOTBALL – Two weeks ago, our head of analysis @simongleave looked at the Premier League race for Champions League places and concluded that Arsenal were the favourites despite being in fifth position at that moment. With a fortnight’s worth of fixtures since then, has anything changed. [[MORE]] Looking at our predictive model, the Euro Club Index, it is clear that the only major difference is...
Apr 26th
TWITTER QUIZ: Friday, 26 April
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - Which country once won the FIFA World Cup after failing to win a single one of their three group phase matches? Today’s answer: Italy Association quiz answer: Born in Italy in 1966, Gianfranco Zola’s clubs as player or manager have included Napoli, Parma and West Ham United. [[MORE]] Points earned in today’s quiz: 5 - @G_o_s_h_a 4 - @evadl 3 -...
Apr 26th
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TWITTER QUIZ: Thursday, 25 April
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - Which club won the final of a major European cup competition with foreign players Georges Grün and Tomas Brolin in their ranks? Today’s answer: Parma Want to guess the association? Click this Link. [[MORE]] Points earned in today’s quiz: 5 - @sportzeloot 4 - @Jasper_ 3 - @G_o_s_h_a 2 - @eomerb 1 - @CoquelinFrancis Weekly standings: 20 - @sportzeloot 10 -...
Apr 25th
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INFOGRAPHIC - Cristiano Ronaldo six in a row
FOOTBALL - By netting against Borussia Dortmund, Cristiano Ronaldo has scored in six successive Champions League matches. Two players have done that before - Burak Yilmaz and Marouane Chamakh. However, Yilmaz and Ronaldo are the only two platyers who have scored in six straight within the same season. The Infographic below shows more. [[MORE]]
Apr 24th
TWITTER QUIZ: Wednesday, 24 April
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - In which year were Italy famously/notoriously knocked out of the FIFA World Cup through a goal by Pak Doo-Ik? Today’s answer: 1966 Want to guess the association? Click this Link. [[MORE]] Points earned in today’s quiz: 5 - @sportzeloot 4 - @poirot986 3 - @evadl 2 - @pranav_soneji 1 - @tree_united Weekly standings: 15 - @sportzeloot 10 - @poirot986 5 -...
Apr 24th
TWITTER QUIZ: Tuesday, 23 April
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - ‘Live Is Life’ by Opus is playing when which club, that goes on to win the cup, is warming up for their 1988/1989 UEFA Cup semifinal? Today’s answer: Napoli Want to guess the association? Click this Link. [[MORE]] Points earned in today’s quiz: 5 - @sportzeloot 4 - @Jasper_ 3 - @poirot986 2 - @alfro_j 1 - @G_o_s_h_a Weekly standings: 10 -...
Apr 23rd
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INFOGRAPHIC: Messi's goal overview in Champions...
FOOTBALL - FC Barcelona play at Bayern München on Tuesday. Lionel Messi has scored in the most cities in the Champions League and can expand his record by scoring in the Allianz-Arena tonight. See below our infographic of Messi’s goals per stadium in the Champions League main tournament. By clicking on the image, you get to the interactive part and select the countries or stadiums he has...
Apr 23rd
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INFOGRAPHIC: Giggs extends Premier League titles...
FOOTBALL - Ryan Giggs has extended his record for most Premier League championship titles. Since the PL was introduced in 1992/1993, only Ryan Giggs (13) and Paul Scholes (11) have won more than 10 league titles. Click on the picture below to see our full Infographic. [[MORE]]
Apr 22nd
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TWITTER QUIZ: Monday, 22 April
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - In 1964/1965, which club won the Cup Winners’ Cup in a final hosted by their own city? Today’s answer: West Ham United Want to guess the association? Click this Link. [[MORE]] Points earned in today’s quiz: 5 - @sportzeloot 4 - @G_o_s_h_a 3 - @poirot986 2 - @eomerb 1 - @babeljaro Weekly standings: 5 - @sportzeloot 4 - @G_o_s_h_a 3 - @poirot986 2 -...
Apr 22nd
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INFOGRAPHIC: Man United first club to reach 20th...
FOOTBALL - On Monday, Manchester United became the first club to reach 20 league titles in English top flight football after defeating Aston Villa at Old Trafford.  
Apr 21st
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INFOGRAPHIC: Suarez vs Fowler in Premier League
FOOTBALL - Luis Suarez was well on his way to break the Liverpool Premier League scoring record for most goals in a single season. Suarez is on 22 goals and needs six more to equal Robbie Fowler’s club record from 1995/96. However, Suarez has not scored in the last four PL matches, after netting vs Tottenham on March 10. See below our graphic.[[MORE]]  
Apr 21st
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TWITTER QUIZ: Friday, 19 April
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - Spain and which other European country have never lost a FIFA World Cup qualifying match at home? Today’s answer: Italy Association quiz answer: Born in 1964, Roberto Mancini from Italy, has been employed by, among others Sampdoria, Lazio and Manchester City. [[MORE]] Points earned in today’s quiz: 5 - @G_o_s_h_a 4 - @sportzeloot 3 - @marcobinnekamp_ 2 -...
Apr 19th