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 undefeated Benfica came second.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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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.
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
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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.
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
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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
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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.
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.
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.