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

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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.

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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

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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

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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.

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.

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.

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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 outrageously high level!

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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

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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.

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INFOGRAPHIC: Messi’s goal overview in Champions League

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 scored.

Hint: deselect Camp Nou to get a view of all his away goals in the Champions League.

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