December 2012
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TWITTER QUIZ: Monday, 31 December
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - Which club was the (at least joint) main provider to all three of France’s Euro and World Cup squads from 1982 through 1986?
Today’s answer: Girondins Bordeaux
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Points earned in today’s quiz:
5 - @___10___
4 - @sportzeloot
3 - @G_o_s_h_a
2 - @Badgerous1
1 - @segunafc
Weekly...
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ASSOCIATION QUIZ: 31 December-4 January
FOOTBALL - Our daily quiz returns to Twitter at 14:00 CET and the answers to the five daily questions this week are clues that lead to the association. You can only submit one association per week. We will give you this for this week: the answers are all European club teams. That is NOT the association, which is much more specific. Click Read More for tips on the right strategy!
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AWARDS SHOW: December Quiz champion unveiled
QUIZ - This weekend, the four weekly winners of our December quizzes have matched their wits in our December Grand Final Quiz. Whereas each contestant has registered a fantastic answer sheet, our winner is @G_o_s_h_a with a smashing perfect score! Congratulations! You will advance to our Apertura Championship final in March 2013. Not qualified for the December final and still want to play the...
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IN THE NEWS - There is no place like Luton
FOOTBALL - Everton was defeated at home by Chelsea in the English Premier League on Sunday (2-1). This ended a 13-match home unbeaten run, which started in March this year, leaving Stoke City as the only team still unbeaten in all their home matches this Premier League season.
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The last team to beat Stoke in a league match at the Britannia Stadium is Sunderland in February 2012.
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Gunners shoot for Premier League club record
FOOTBALL - Arsenal defeated Newcastle United 7-3 in their Premier League match on Saturday. This was the first time ever in 157 league matches they scored seven goals against Newcastle. Arsenal equalled their club record of scoring seven Premier League goals in a match.[[MORE]]
They also netted seven PL goals against Everton in 2005 (7-0), Middlesbrough in 2006 (7-0) and Blackburn in January...
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Van Persie back-to-back calendar year PL top...
FOOTBALL - Robin van Persie scored his 27th Premier League goal in 2012 when he netted in the final minute against West Bromwich Albion on Saturday. The closest player who can still score more in this year is Luis Suarez. He needs 11 goals at Queens Park Rangers to overtake Van Persie on Sunday.
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Last year, Van Persie also was the PL top scorer, when he netted 35 goals for Arsenal.
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TWITTER QUIZ: Friday, 28 December
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - Italy and which other country/team are the only ones to have lost a penalty shootout in successive World Cups (final tournaments)?
Today’s answer: Romania
Association quiz answer: Born in 1967, Romania’s Gheorghe Popescu represented among others PSV, FC Barcelona and Galatasaray at club level.
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Points earned in today’s quiz:
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TWITTER QUIZ: Thursday, 27 December
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - Which is the only club that has won the Dutch domestic league Eredivisie in a record four successive seasons?
Today’s answer: PSV
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Points earned in today’s quiz:
5 - @poirot986
4 - @ayush_1901
3 - @JoostNederpelt
2 - @CoquelinFrancis
1 - @Gurpal_1
Weekly standings:
6 - @CoquelinFrancis
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REVIEW: Comebacks bring United from 16th place to...
FOOTBALL - Where would Manchester United be ranked if the match ended after the first goal? The comeback kids of this season’s Premier League would be ranked 16th if it was not for the eight matches they won after conceding the opening goal. Read more to find out where your team would be after the opening goal.
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Premier League standings after first goal in match
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TWITTER QUIZ: Wednesday, 26 December
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - Which club has played most matches (485) in European club competitions (CC/CL, CWC, FC/UC/EL and ESC)?
Today’s answer: FC Barcelona
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Points earned in today’s quiz:
5 - @G_o_s_h_a
4 - @CoquelinFrancis
3 - @thoford75
2 - @Yusuf_Official
1 - @tatapitra
Weekly standings:
5 - @HEGS_com
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TWITTER QUIZ: Tuesday, 25 December
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - Which club accounts for its country’s only Euro club competition trophy and also its only final berth, in this case in the UEFA Cup?
Today’s answer: Galatasaray
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Points earned in today’s quiz:
5 - @___10___
4 - @ahmadibrahim442
3 - @ImmoralBastardd
2 - @elliasajadi
1 - @JacoKoster1
Weekly...
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TWITTER QUIZ: Monday, 24 December
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ- Which is the year in which a British club won the Champions Cup (now called: Champions League) for the first time?
Today’s answer: 1967 (Celtic)
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Points earned in today’s quiz:
5 - @HEGS_com
4 - @SeanGilmore99
3 - @Jasper_
2 - @Gurpal_1
1 - @DermotODonnell1
Weekly standings:
5 - @HEGS_com
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INFOGRAPHIC - All things Lionel Messi in 2012
FOOTBALL - Still dizzy from Lionel Messi’s goalscoring avalanche in 2012? Our own Rick Thomson has sorted the pile and shows you what he did and how he did it. Where in the world he was and which opponents he was playing. Which body parts he used. And much more. Click Read More to see (part of) our Mega-Infographic and then click on the graphic to enable ALL of its interactive features.
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ASSOCIATION QUIZ: 24-28 December
FOOTBALL - Our daily quiz returns to Twitter at 14:00 CET and the answers to the five daily questions this week are clues that lead to the association. You can only submit one association per week. We will give you this for this week: we are looking for a person. Click Read More for tips on the right strategy!
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Strategy when it comes to answering association quiz
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REVIEW: Messi ends year on 91 goals
FOOTBALL - Lionel Messi scored once in FC Barcelona’s 3-1 La Liga win at Real Valladolid to end his year tally on 91 goals for club and country. Check out some stats on this incredible number of goals.
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> Messi scored 59 La Liga goals in 2012, 13 in the Champions League, 5 in the Copa del Rey, 2 in the Spanish Super Cup and 12 for Argentina.
> He scored most goals against...
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PREVIEW: La Liga Matchday 17
FOOTBALL - The following are some key facts and figures on a selected assortment of matches in the La Liga this weekend. The matches we have looked into are Atlético Madrid - Celta de Vigo, Real Valladolid - FC Barcelona and Málaga CF - Real Madrid.
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Atlético Madrid - Celta de Vigo (Friday 21 December, 22:00 CET)
> Atlético’s last home win vs Celta came in May 2004 (3-2). Nano,...
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PREVIEW: Serie A Matchday 18
FOOTBALL - The following are some key facts and figures on a selected assortment of matches in the Serie A this weekend. The matches we have looked into are Internazionale - Genoa, Cagliari - Juventus and AS Roma - AC Milan.
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Internazionale - Genoa (Saturday 22 December, 12:30 CET)
> Diego Milito has scored 59 Serie A goals since his move from Genoa to Inter in 2009/10. Only Antonio...
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PREVIEW: Premier League Matchday 18
The following are some key facts and figures on a selected assortment of matches in the Premier League this weekend. The matches we have looked into are Wigan Athletic - Arsenal, Liverpool - Fulham, Swansea City - Manchester United and Chelsea - Aston Villa.
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Wigan Athletic - Arsenal (Saturday 22 December, 13:45 CET)
> Only Manchester United (18) and Chelsea (17) have scored more PL...
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TWITTER QUIZ: Friday, 21 December
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - Which country was the first to have a player sent off in a FIFA World Cup final (by final we mean ‘gold medal match’)?
Today’s answer: Argentina
Association Quiz Answer: Denmark, Mexico, Brazil, France and Argentina are the countries that have won the Confederations Cup (and/or its predecessor King Fahd Cup).
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TWITTER QUIZ: Thursday, 20 December
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - Greece (2004) and which other country won the European Championship 24 years after making their previous appearance in it?
Today’s answer: France
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Points earned in today’s quiz:
5 - @G_o_s_h_a
4 - @sportzeloot
3 - @Yusuf_Official
2 - @imaradey
1 - @poirot986
Weekly standings:
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INFOGRAPHIC - Eredivisie second half race begins
FOOTBALL - If the past Eredivisie seasons are anything to go by, Ajax can be counted upon to post their traditional strong finish. We have prepared an interactive Infographic in which you can see how the races in the second half of the season transpired in the last six Eredivisie seasons. Click Read More to see the graphic, then click on the graphic to enable its interactive features.
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TWITTER QUIZ: Wednesday, 19 December
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - Which country hosted the only FIFA World Cup in which no actual final was played (a final group phase decided it)?
Today’s answer: Brazil
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Points earned in today’s quiz:
5 - @Yusuf_Official
4 - @shivamLM
3 - @BasVGN
2 - @G_o_s_h_a
1 - @marcobinnekamp_
Weekly standings:
8 - @shivamLM
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INFOGRAPHIC: Messi, Ronaldo and Falcao compared
FOOTBALL - When comparing three of the biggest profile players in today’s game of football, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Radamel Falcao it becomes apparent they go on scoring streaks for club and country during certain months. December and January are where Falcao’s average jumps up. Springtime is all Messi and Cristiano’s leading month of October is just behind us. Click...
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TWITTER QUIZ: Tuesday, 18 December
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - Which country was banned from the 1990 FIFA World Cup after fielding overage players in qualifying for the 1989 Youth World Cup?
Today’s answer: Mexico
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Points earned in today’s quiz:
5 - @OnjiFullKapi
4 - @poirot986
3 - @Jasper_
2 - @arjen_bakker
1 - @marcobinnekamp_
Weekly standings:
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TWITTER QUIZ: Monday, 17 December
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - Yugoslavia qualified for Euro 92, before being ejected due to a civil war. Who took their place in the final tournament?
Today’s answer: Denmark
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Points earned in today’s quiz:
5 - @sportzeloot
4 - @shivamLM
3 - @G_o_s_h_a
2 - @poirot986
1 - @koivukangas
Weekly standings:
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ASSOCIATION QUIZ: 17-21 December
FOOTBALL - Our daily quiz returns to Twitter at 14:00 CET and the answers to the five daily questions this week are clues that lead to the association. You can only submit one association per week. We will give you this for this week: the answers are all countries and/or national teams. That is NOT the association, which is much more specific. Click Read More for tips on the right strategy!
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REVIEW: Lionel Messi on 200 goals in all Spanish...
FOOTBALL - Lionel Messi scored goal number 89 and 90 in this calendar year, as Barcelona beat Atlético Madrid 4-1 on Sunday.
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> Messi has now scored twice in each of the last eight matches in which he started for Barça. > Messi has scored 19 goals in his last 10 Liga matches. > Messi is on 200 goals in all Spanish leagues. He has 194 in La Liga and six in the Segunda B...
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ANALYSE THIS: Why Rafael Benitez is wrong to be...
FOOTBALL – A few days ago, Chelsea manager Rafael Benitez declared that his team can win this season’s Premier League despite being 13 points behind leaders Manchester United. The improvement Chelsea needed to make from last season’s 64 points made their chances of lifting the title before the season started remote and nothing has changed. Infostrada’s Head of Analysis Simon Gleave has looked at...
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REVIEW: Lazio record 3 successive home wins over...
FOOTBALL - On Sunday, Lazio beat Internazionale 1-0. Lazio have now recorded three successive home wins over Inter for the first time in Serie A history.
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> Match winner Miroslav Klose scored his first goal in 5 matches against Internazionale.
Match Date Competition Match Season Goal
15 Dec 2012 Serie A Lazio - Internazionale 1-0 2012/2013 1
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REVIEW: Villa first away side to score 3 goals at...
FOOTBALL - On Saturday, Liverpool went down 3-1 at home to Aston Villa. This was the first time an away side scored three goals at Anfield in over three years – since Villa also won 3-1 in August 2009.
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> This was the second time in PL history Liverpool had been 3-0 down in a PL home match – it also happened in the 3-3 draw against Manchester United in Jan 1994. > This was the...
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REVIEW: Agüero joint third on Manchester City PL...
FOOTBALL - On Saturday, Manchester City won a third consecutive PL visit to Newcastle, and set a new top flight club record of going unbeaten in their first eight away matches of a season.
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> By scoring the opening goal, Sergio Aguero ended a run of four PL matches without a goal. It was also his first PL away goal since September 29 at Fulham.
> Aguero now has 29 PL goals,...
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PREVIEW: La Liga Matchday 16
FOOTBALL - The following are some key facts and figures on a selected assortment of matches in the La Liga this weekend. The matches we have looked into are Real Madrid - RCD Espanyol and FC Barcelona - Atletico Madrid.
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Real Madrid - RCD Espanyol (Sunday 16 December, 19:00 CET)
> Real have won the last seven home and away matches against Espanyol in La Liga, outscoring their...
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PREVIEW: Serie A Matchday 17
FOOTBALL - The following are some key facts and figures on a selected assortment of matches in the Serie A this weekend. The matches we have looked into are Lazio - Internazionale, Juventus - Atalanta and Fiorentina - Siena.
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Lazio - Internazionale (Saturday 15 December, 20:45 CET)
> Inter have received 32 cards this season; the lowest total of all Serie A teams. Lazio have been...
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PREVIEW: Bundesliga Matchday 17
FOOTBALL - The following are some key facts and figures on a selected assortment of matches in the Bundesliga this weekend. The matches we have looked into are Bayern München - Borussia Mönchengladbach, Bayer Leverkusen - Hamburger SV and Schalke 04 - SC Freiburg.
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Bayern München - Borussia Mönchengladbach (Friday 14 December, 20:30 CET)
> Last season’s win was only Gladbach’s second...
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PREVIEW: Premier League Matchday 17
FOOTBALL - The following are some key facts and figures on a selected assortment of matches in the Premier League this weekend. The matches we have looked into are Newcastle United - Manchester City, Manchester United - Sunderland and Liverpool - Aston Villa.
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Newcastle United - Manchester City (Saturday 15 December, 13:45 CET)
> Manchester City are unbeaten in their last 11 PL...
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TWITTER QUIZ: Friday, 14 December
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - In the 1982 World Cup, Germany’s Harald Schumacher committed a notorious foul on France defender Battiston. His first name is?
Today’s answer: Patrick
Association Quiz Answer: Patrick Vieira was born in Senegal in 1976, however represented France’s national team. At club level represented, amongst others, Arsenal.
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PREVIEW: Messi vs Falcao in sharpshooter showdown
FOOTBALL - Radamel Falcao has scored 40 La Liga goals since his arrival at Atlético Madrid in the summer of 2011. During that span, only two players have outscored the Colombian - Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Falcao is coming off a five-goal performance against Deportivo La Coruña, a feat Messi and Ronaldo have yet to achieve. We show you the leading La Liga marksmen in the last two...
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PREVIEW: Bayern aim to post biggest halfway lead
FOOTBALL - Bayern München’s 2012/2013 Bundesliga campaign reaches the halfway point when they take on Borussia Mönchengladbach on Friday. Their current lead over second placed Bayer Leverkusen is 11 points and would equal the biggest German top flight lead at the halfway point set by 1. FC Nürnberg in 1967/1968.
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Should Bayern take more points than Leverkusen on Matchday 17,...
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PREVIEW: Benítez out to equal unique coaching feat
FOOTBALL - On Sunday, Rafael Benítez will attempt to become only the eighth head coach to win a second Intercontinental Cup/FIFA Club World Cup and only the second to achieve that feat with more than one club. Benítez lifted the trophy as Internazionale boss in 2010, shortly before he was released by the nerazzurri.
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Managers winning multiple Intercontinental Cups/Club World Cups
3 -...
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PREVIEW: Blardone can equal Tomba's Alta Badia GS...
ALPINE SKIING – Italy’s Max Blardone can equal compatriot Alberto Tomba’s record for most World Cup giant slalom wins in Alta Badia when a GS is contested there this Sunday, 16 December.[[MORE]] > Blardone has won three career giant slalom races in Alta Badia, including two of the last three. > Italian legend Alberto Tomba holds the record with four career giant slalom wins in...
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TWITTER QUIZ: Thursday, 13 December
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - Which country or team scored the first ever goal in a FIFA World Cup (final tournament)?
Today’s answer: France
Want to guess the association? Click this Link.
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Points earned in today’s quiz:
5 - @G_o_s_h_a
4 - @poirot986
3 - @stensenders
2 - @sportzeloot
1 - @evadl
Weekly standings:
18 - @G_o_s_h_a
10 - @sportzeloot
7 - @poirot986
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AWARDS SHOW: Pellè scoops award once more
FOOTBALL - Just like in the month October, voters have chosen a Graziano Pellè strike as the Best Goal of the Month November. The Feyenoord striker’s goal against Roda JC Kerkrade emerged victorious. Click Read More to see this goal and links to the three other monthly winners.
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Award winners for Best Eredivisie Goal Of The Month
August
ADO Den Haag - Tjaronn Chery (vs...
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IN THE NEWS: Huntelaar could complete Top 4 set
FOOTBALL - With Klaas-Jan Huntelaar high on the Christmas list of several Premier League sides, ‘The Hunter’ can become the first Dutchman to have played top flight football in Europe’s four highest ranked countries - England, Spain, Germany and Italy. Huntelaar has already represented Real Madrid, AC Milan and current employer Schalke 04. Click ‘Read More’ to see...
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TWITTER QUIZ: Wednesday, 12 December
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - Which club has made the most participations in the Champions League main competition (15) without ever winning the trophy?
Today’s answer: Arsenal
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Points earned in today’s quiz:
5 - @Yusuf_Official
4 - @sportzeloot
3 - @G_o_s_h_a
2 - @a_rizky
1 - @Gurpal_1
Weekly standings:
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TWITTER QUIZ: Tuesday, 11 December
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - Which country or team scored the first goal of the 2002 FIFA World Cup (final tournament)?
Today’s answer: Senegal
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Points earned in today’s quiz:
5 - @G_o_s_h_a
4 - @sportzeloot
3 - @mildale89
2 - @H_C_E_
1 - @Yusuf_Official
Weekly standings:
10 - @G_o_s_h_a
4 - @Sport_360
4 - @sportzeloot
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TWITTER QUIZ: Monday, 10 December
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - In which year were Saint-Étienne, West Ham United and Club Brugge runners-up in the three major European competitions?
Today’s answer: 1976
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Points earned in today’s quiz:
5 - @G_o_s_h_a
4 - @Sport_360
3 - @poirot986
2 - @Angolaman
1 - @Turbo_Smekaren
Weekly standings:
5 - @G_o_s_h_a
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ASSOCIATION QUIZ: 10-14 December
FOOTBALL - Our daily quiz returns to Twitter at 14:00 CET and the answers to the five daily questions this week are clues that lead to the association. You can only submit one association per week. We will give you this for this week: we are looking for a person. Click Read More for tips on the right strategy!
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Strategy when it comes to answering association quiz
If you guess the...
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RECORD: Messi sets new goalscoring world record
FOOTBALL - On Sunday, Lionel Messi once again cemented his status as one of the all-time greats by scoring his 85th and 86th goals for club and country in the 2012 calendar year, surpassing the previous world record mark of 85 by Gerd Müller from 1972.
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Most official goals for club and country in calendar year
86 - Lionel Messi (2012)
85 - Gerd Müller (1972)
75 - Pelé (1958)
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REVIEW: Falcao first to score five in more than 10...
FOOTBALL - Radamel Falcao enjoyed a spectacular outing against Deportivo La Coruña, scoring his team’s last five goals in a 6-0 rout of the visitors from Galicia. The Colombian is the first to net five in a Spanish top flight match since Fernando Morientes for Real Madrid against Las Palmas on 10 February 2002. Two other big stars of La Liga, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, have scored...
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REVIEW: Rooney youngest to 150 Premier League...
FOOTBALL - Wayne Rooney’s second goal in Sunday’s Manchester Derby lifted his career Premier League total, making him the sixth player to reach that milestone in the PL era. He is the youngest of the six and more than a year younger than the previous record holder, Thierry Henry.
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Age (yy-ddd) when they scored 150th Premier League goal (total in brackets)
27-046 Wayne...
