September 2012
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REVIEW: Cristiano Ronaldo scores 17th career...
Football - On Sunday Cristiano Ronaldo netted three times in Real Madrid’s 5-1 victory over Deportivo La Coruna, to score his 17th career hat-trick and his first since 11 April 2012 when he scored 3 goals in Real’s 4-1 win at Atlético Madrid.
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> Ronaldo scored 1 hat-trick playing for Manchester United and 16 representing Real Madrid.
> He is now on 15 hat-tricks in La...
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REVIEW: Scoring a hat-trick on league debut
Football - On Sunday, PSV’s Jürgen Locadia scored a hat-trick on his Eredivisie league debut. He became the first player in 43 years to achieve this feat in the Dutch top flight and the first since Harald Berg scored on his Eredivisie debut for ADO in 1969.
The last time this happened in the English Premier League was in August 1996 when Fabrizio Ravanelli scored 3 goals on his Premier...
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REVIEW: Barcelona come back again in Seville
FOOTBALL - For the first time in 15 years FC Barcelona came back from two goals behind in a La Liga match to win. And again the setting was Seville.[[MORE]]
> Barcelona beat Sevilla FC on Saturday 2-3. In January 1997 they came back to against Real betis (2-4).
> FC Barcelona are on top of the La Liga table with 18 points from six matches. > Only once on those four previous occasions...
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REVIEW: Spurs end PL curse at Old Trafford
FOOTBALL - Tottenham Hotspur finally won their first ever Premier League match against Manchester United (2-3) at Old Trafford, thereby ending the PL curse that hanted them since its inception in 1992.[[MORE]]
> Tottenham also ended a run of 22 PL matches home and away without a win against Manchester United, going back to 2001. > Tottenham scored three goals in a league match at Old...
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REVIEW: Bayern must end winning streak
FOOTBALL - Bayern München beat Werder Bremen to extend their perfect season to six Bundesliga wins. They can equal the best start in BL history next week if they win their seventh BL match of the season. However, a seventh win could mean the end of their title dream.[[MORE]]
> Three times a team has started the Bundesliga season with seven wins in their first seven matches, Bayern in...
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REVIEW: Rodriguez puts Spain on map of Lombardia
CYCLING - Joaquim Rodriguez became the first Spanish rider to win Il Lombardia since the first edition was held in 1905. His compatriot Samuel Sanchez finished second and he is now closing in on an all-time record.[[MORE]]
> Spain is the 11th country to have won Il Lombardia. Italy (67), Belgium (12) and France (11) lead the list with most wins.
> Sanchez came in second for the third...
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REVIEW: Chelsea clinch 92nd London derby win
FOOTBALL - Chelsea beat Arsenal 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium to clinch their 92nd win in a London derby match in the Premier League. Only one club has more London derby wins.[[MORE]]
> Arsenal have won 93 PL derby matches in London.
> This was Chelsea’s third PL win at their rivals’ Emirates Stadium. Manchester United (2) and Aston Villa (2) are the only other clubs to have won...
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REVIEW: USA up by more than a point after Day 1
GOLF - After one day of action at the 2012 Ryder Cup, hosts United States have built a 5-3 lead on their visitors from Europe. A deficit by more than one point after one day has been turned into a victory on five occasions in Ryder Cup history. In 1995, Europe trailed by a similar margin on Friday, only to claim the tie by 14.5-13.5 on Sunday.
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Ryder Cups won by team trailing by more...
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REVIEW: Fortuna Düsseldorf concede after 463...
FOOTBALL - Fortuna Düsseldorf became the last team to concede a goal in the 2012/2013 Bundesliga season, after keeping the opposition out for the first five matches in full and the first 13 minutes of their sixth match. Theirs was the second longest run from the start of the season in Bundesliga history.
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Most minutes into Bundesliga season before conceding first goal
780 - VfB...
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PREVIEW: Premier League Matchday 6
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 Arsenal - Chelsea and Manchester United - Tottenham Hotspur.
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Arsenal - Chelsea
> This will be the 151st league meeting between the two teams – Arsenal have won 61, Chelsea 44, with 45 draws.
> Chelsea have picked up...
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PREVIEW: Serie A Matchday 6
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 Juventus - AS Roma, Sampdoria - Napoli and Internazionale - Fiorentina.
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Juventus - AS Roma
> Juventus have not lost their last 44 matches in the Serie A, a club record. Their last defeat was on 15 May 2011 at Parma (1-0).
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PREVIEW: Bundesliga Matchday 6
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 Fortuna Düsseldorf - Schalke 04, Werder Bremen - Bayern München and Borussia Dortmund - Borussia Mönchengladbach.
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Fortuna Düsseldorf - Schalke 04
> These teams meet each other for the first time since the 1996/1997 season (in...
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PREVIEW: Eredivisie Matchday 7
FOOTBALL – The following are some key facts and figures on the feature match in the Eredivisie this weekend. The match we have looked into is Ajax - FC Twente.
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Ajax - FC Twente
> Ajax have hosted FC Twente 46 times before in the Eredivisie. Ajax won 35 times, 8 times the match ended in a draw and FC Twente won 3 times.
> On 15 May 2011 Ajax won their 30th league title in a...
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PREVIEW: La Liga Matchday 6
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 Sevilla FC - FC Barcelona and Real Madrid - Deportivo La Coruña.
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Sevilla FC - FC Barcelona
> Sevilla FC can become the fourth club to record 30 home wins vs FC Barcelona in La Liga (W29-D19-L20) after Real Madrid (50), Athletic...
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TWITTER QUIZ: Friday, 28 September
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - Which player won Olympic gold medals in men’s football in both the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games?
Today’s answer: Javier Mascherano
Association answer: The answer to this week’s association quiz is: Claudio Caniggia, Radamel Falcao, Hernán Crespo, Gonzalo Higuaín and Javier Mascherano all started their senior career at River Plate. We...
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PREVIEW: Hawthorn aiming to make it five in a row
AUSSIE RULES - The Grand Final of the AFL season will see the Hawthorn Hawks take on the Sydney Swans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday, 29 September. The Hawks have not lost a grand final since 1987, won each of their four ensuing grand final appearances and can become the third team in the 115-year history of the AFL to win five consecutive grand final appearances.
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PREVIEW: Mickelson to set US Ryder Cup record
GOLF - Phil Mickelson is set to make a ninth participation in the Ryder Cup, an unprecedented feat by an American golfer. With his ninth Ryder Cup campaign, Mickelson surpasses three countrymen, who are on eight and are joined by Jim Furyk who will represent his country in his eighth Ryder Cup.
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Most Ryder Cup participations for USA
9 - Phil Mickelson (1995-2012)
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PREVIEW: Colsaerts first Belgian in Ryder Cup
GOLF - The 2012 Ryder Cup will feature the first player from Belgium in the 85-year history of the competition, as Nicolas Colsaerts will tee off for Europe. It has been 13 years since the last time that a country made its Ryder Cup debut. Click Read More to see all the countries that participated and when they joined.
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Year in which first representative of nation was chosen in Ryder...
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PREVIEW: All Blacks can clinch Rugby Championship
RUGBY UNION - Matchday 5 of the 2012 The Rugby Championship is upon us and the All Blacks of New Zealand are looking to secure the trophy as they visit Argentina. Elsewhere in South Africa, two unfamiliar fly-halves will square off. Click Read More for key facts on each match.
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South Africa - Australia (29 Sep 2012, Pretoria, 17:00 CET)
> The last time the Springboks suffered defeat...
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TWITTER QUIZ: Thursday, 27 September
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - Who was the last player to score a hat-trick (ie: at least three goals) in a FIFA World Cup match?
Today’s answer: Gonzalo Higuaín
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Points earned in today’s quiz:
5 - @dattaps317
4 - @_kaushik7
3 - @Ryan_Marsden_
2 - @ruimalheiro
1 - @evadl
Weekly standings:
13 - @dattaps317
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REVIEW: Totti joins Serie A top scoring elite
FOOTBALL - Francesco Totti scored his 216th Serie A goal in AS Roma’s 1-1 draw vs Sampdoria on Wednesday to join Italy’s top scoring elite. Totti joined Jose Altafini and Giuseppe Meazza in third place of the all-time top scoring list. He now only trails Silvio Piola (274) and Gunnar Nordahl (225). Totti has scored all his goals for one club, AS Roma, a record.
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TWITTER QUIZ: Wednesday, 26 September
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - Zlatan Ibrahimovic and which other player have scored for more than four different clubs in the UEFA Champions League main competition?
Today’s answer: Hernán Crespo
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Points earned in today’s quiz:
5 - @evadl
4 - @Julio_hz
3 - @asan85
2 - @AdamBrand5
1 - @_kaushik7
Weekly...
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RECORD: Pizarro breaks all-time Bundesliga record
FOOTBALL - Claudio Pizarro made his 337th Bundesliga appearance on Tuesday to break the record for most Bundesliga matches played by a foreign player. The Bayern forward shared the old record with Brazilian Zé Roberto and Georgia’s Levan Kobiashvili. [[MORE]]
Most career Bundesliga appearances by foreign players
337 - Claudio Pizarro (Peru)
336 - Levan Kobiashvili (Georgia)
336 - Zé...
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TWITTER QUIZ: Tuesday, 25 September
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - Which player scored a hat-trick in the 2012 European Super Cup final in Monaco?
Today’s answer: Radamel Falcao
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Points earned in today’s quiz:
5 - @dattaps317
4 - @evadl
3 - @_kaushik7
2 - @analysefooty
1 - @NickStoll
Weekly standings:
8 - @dattaps317
8 - @_kaushik7
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TWITTER QUIZ: Monday, 24 September
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - At the 2002 FIFA World Cup, which player - then representing Rangers at club level - was red carded whilst sitting on the bench?
Today’s answer: Claudio Caniggia
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Points earned in today’s quiz:
5 - @_kaushik7
4 - @Kivikmannen
3 - @Dattaps317
2 - @aitchison_david
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ASSOCIATION QUIZ: 24-28 September
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 to the questions this week are all South American football players. That is NOT the association, the association is something much more specific.
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REVIEW: Granada fail to break their duck at Camp...
FOOTBALL - Granada CF made mighty FC Barcelona work for it, but two late goals by the hosts meant that Granada left Camp Nou without a single point for the 19th time. Their campaign at FC Barcelona has been by far the most unsuccessful in La Liga history. Click Read More to see the teams that have not solved the riddle.
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Most La Liga matches at FC Barcelona without taking a single...
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REVIEW: HSV protect their own Bundesliga record
FOOTBALL - Hamburger SV defeated Borussia Dortmund 3-2 to end the reigning German champions’ unbeaten streak at 31, making it the second longest such run in Bundesliga history. HSV protected their own league record of 36. For Dortmund, it was their first league defeat since a 2-1 loss at Hannover 96 on 18 September 2011.
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Longest unbeaten streaks in Bundesliga history
36 -...
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PREVIEW: Valkenburg most common end of rainbow
CYCLING - The Cycling Road World Championships are taking place in Valkenburg, Netherlands, and for the fifth time in history this will be the locale of the Men’s Elite Race. The town thereby overtakes Copenhagen’s four. The Danish capital served as venue of last year’s championship, that saw Mark Cavendish collect the rainbow jersey. Click Read More to see the four previous...
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TWITTER QUIZ: Friday, 21 September
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - Which club has employed all of the following players - Hristo Stoichkov, Paulo Wanchope, Brian McBride and Freddie Ljungberg?
Today’s answer: Chicago Fire
This week’s association answer: 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Nottingham Forest, Grasshoppers Zürich, AS Monaco and Chicago Fire have all won a domestic top flight league title immediately after...
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PREPKIT: PSV v Feyenoord (23 Sep)
FOOTBALL - We have made a match preparation kit (prepkit) for Sunday’s Eredivisie encounter between PSV and Feyenoord. It has a full head-to-head, squad totals, streaks, season totals and more. Click on this link to access the prepkit.
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PREPKIT: Liverpool v Manchester United (23 Sep)
FOOTBALL - We have made a match preparation kit (prepkit) for Sunday’s Premier League encounter between Liverpool and Manchester United. It has a full head-to-head, squad totals, streaks, season totals and more. Click on this link to access the prepkit.
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PREVIEW: Three Formula 1 drivers thrive in Asia
FORMULA 1 - With the Grand Prix of Singapore taking place on Sunday, 23 September, three drivers will be excited that the Formula 1 calendar presents a few forthcoming Grands Prix on Asian soil. Those drivers are Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher.
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Most career Grands Prix victories in Asia
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TWITTER QUIZ: Thursday, 20 September
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - Which French team was the last team to date to reach the final of the UEFA Champions League?
Today’s answer: AS Monaco
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Points earned in today’s quiz:
5 - @VArede15
4 - @pablomartinsalg
3 - @arsandbu
2 - @Snavel83
1 - @TomMayhew91
Weekly standings:
11 - @poirot986
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PREVIEW: Europa League Week 1 (20 September)
FOOTBALL - The following are key facts for a selection of Europa League matches that will take place on Thursday 20 September 2012: Internazionale - Rubin Kazan, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk - PSV, FC Twente - Hannover 96, Fenerbahçe - Olympique Marseille.
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Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk - PSV (20 September, 19:00 CET)
> PSV have won their last 4 matches against Ukrainian clubs and kept a clean...
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TWITTER QUIZ: Wednesday, 19 September
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - Which Swiss club did Ottmar Hitzfeld manage before he embarked on his successful stint at Borussia Dortmund (1991-1997)?
Today’s answer: Grasshoppers
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Points earned in today’s quiz:
5 - @dattaps317
4 - @poirot986
3 - @akajoffy
2 - @evadl
1 - @Javier_Futbol
Weekly standings:
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PREVIEW: Champions League Week 1 (19 September)
FOOTBALL - The following are key facts about the UEFA Champions League matches that will take place on Wednesday 19 September: Chelsea - Juventus, Shakhtar Donetsk - Nordsjælland, Bayern Munich - Valencia, Lille OSC - BATE Borisov, Celtic - Benfica, FC Barcelona - Spartak Moskva, Sporting Braga - CFR 1907 Cluj, Manchester United - Galatasaray.
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Group E: Chelsea - Juventus (19...
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TWITTER QUIZ: Tuesday, 18 September
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - Which English club won the European Champions Cup, predecessor of the Champions League, twice under manager Brian Clough?
Today’s answer: Nottingham Forest
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Points earned in today’s quiz:
5 - @EpicSnor
4 - @marcobinnekamp_
3 - @_kaushik7
2 - @poirot986
1 - @snowavess
Weekly...
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PREVIEW: Champions League Week 1 (18 September)
FOOTBALL - The following are key facts about the UEFA Champions League matches that will take place on Tuesday 18 September 2012: Dinamo Zagreb - FC Porto, Paris Saint-Germain - Dynamo Kyiv, Montpellier HSC - Arsenal, Olympiacos - Schalke 04, Málaga CF - Zenit St. Petersburg, AC Milan - Anderlecht, Borussia Dortmund - Ajax and Real Madrid - Manchester City.
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Group A: Dinamo Zagreb - FC...
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PREVIEW: Champions League - By The Numbers
FOOTBALL - With the 21st season of the Champions League ready to get underway, we have compiled some competition records from the first 20 seasons of Europe’s premier club competition. Click Read More for an assortment of statistical leaders.
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Champions League - By The Numbers
0 - Teams that have retained the Champions League
3 - Most finals won by team: AC Milan, FC Barcelona,...
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TWITTER QUIZ: Monday, 17 September
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - Which club from Germany has a stadium nicknamed ‘Betzenberg’ or ‘Betze’? (The original question erroneously put them in top flight, but it did not stop many of you from supplying the answer we were looking for)
Today’s answer: 1. FC Kaiserslautern
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Points earned in...
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DAILY QUIZ: Explanation of Week 2 Quiz Rules
FOOTBALL - We all hope you enjoyed last week’s quiz and that you are learning the ropes. The fastest 5 to respond correctly to our Daily Quiz question - airing every weekday on Twitter at 14:00 CET and at @InfostradaLive - earn 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 points respectively. However, you can also gain bonus points by associating the answers.
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The five clues together lead to one association,...
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REVIEW: Eli Manning joins NFL's elite 500+ club
AMERICAN FOOTBALL - Eli Manning threw for 510 yards on Sunday, 16 September 2012 to become only the 13th quarterback in NFL history to surpass the 500-yard mark in a single game. Click Read More to see who are in this elite club.
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Quarterbacks throwing for 500+ yards in NFL single game
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RECORD: Van Bommel sets yellow card record
FOOTBALL - Mark van Bommel is the first player in Eredivisie history to pick up a yellow card in each of the first five matchdays of a Dutch top flight season. Before he embarked on his foreign adventure, he also picked up a yellow card in his farewell match in 2005. Therefore, another record looms for Van Bommel when he returns from suspension on 30 September.
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Yellow cards in most...
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REVIEW: Two Manchester United debutants score
FOOTBALL - On Saturday, 15 September 2012, Alexander Büttner and Nick Powell each scored on their Premier League debut for Manchester United, the first time two debutants scored for the Red Devils in the same match in the Premier League era. Click Read More to see all debutants netting for United on their PL debut.
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All players scoring on their Premier League debut for Manchester...
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RECORD: Pizarro equals all-time Bundesliga record
FOOTBALL - Claudio Pizarro made his 336th Bundesliga appearance on Saturday, 15 September, 2012, which sees the Peruvian equal two other players having played in the most German top flight matches by a foreign player. Click Read More to see the Top 5
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Most career Bundesliga appearances by foreign players
336 - Claudio Pizarro (Peru)
336 - Levan Kobiashvili (Georgia)
336 - Zé Roberto...
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TWITTER QUIZ: Friday, 14 September
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - Which club once signed a player for 94 million euros, the highest transfer sum ever paid by one club for a single player?
Today’s answer: Real Madrid. The player, of course, was Cristiano Ronaldo.
Association solution: Kaká. Ricardo Izecson Dos Santos Leite was born in Brazil in 1982. He currently plays for Real Madrid and was the first sports...
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TWITTER QUIZ: Thursday, 13 September
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - What is the name of the goalkeeper who, at Euro 2004, saved a penalty and then converted himself to win a penalty shootout?
Today’s answer: Ricardo. @VARede15 takes his second win. FYI: His original answer was misspelled, but since this quiz relies on speed heavily, we will be lenient with spelling mistakes. @VARede15 takes over the lead this week....
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RECORD: All Blacks' McCaw primed for captaincy...
RUGBY UNION - The All Blacks will take on South Africa in The Rugby Championship this Saturday and Richie McCaw looks set to lead his team for the 32nd time in the tournament that was previously the Tri Nations. Click Read More to find out the leading players in terms of captaincy
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Most times captained their team in Tri Nations/The Rugby Championship
31 - Richie McCaw (New Zealand)
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TWITTER QUIZ: Wednesday, 12 September
FOOTBALL - Today’s question: QUIZ - Which is the only country that has taken part in every final tournament of the FIFA World Cup?
Today’s answer: Brazil
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Points earned in today’s quiz:
5 - @VArede15
4 - @KingKeir
3 - @IzzyKennedy
2 - @Snavel83
1 - @evadl
Weekly standings:
6 - @evadl
5 - @EldrickISB
5 - @VArede15
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