Liverpool have never won the Premier League title in a season where a global pandemic didn’t bring the world to a standstill.
Facts about football that shouldn't be true - but are
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Owen Hargreaves? Fairly sure he was a fluent German speaker
As of 2012, the most-viewed Premier League game ever on TV was Everton-city in Matchweek 22, in 2003.
Reason: Both teams started with one Chinese player each and the game was shown on a free channel in China.
Reason: Both teams started with one Chinese player each and the game was shown on a free channel in China.
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Li tie vs Sun Jihai
Can they be retrospectively charged and docked points this season?
Would be fitting if we were to break this at our new stadium
Do you want Liverpool or City to win the league?Can they be retrospectively charged and docked points this season?
He was born in Canada and played for England, so no. He’s not from a German-speaking country.
Nonetheless he speaks German fluently and quite good.
I am no expert - but I am sure there were germans before Markus Neumayr. We can go back several thousand years, and there were german tribes wandering across Europe
Fair enough.
I am no expert - but I am sure there were germans before Markus Neumayr. We can go back several thousand years, and there were german tribes wandering across Europe
I believe the first German to make it to England was Rudolf Hess, he flew to Scotland hoping to get a contract with Hamilton Academicals, but unfortunately for him, he wasn't very good at football and they couldn't take him on, so he ended up being sent to jail instead for being a war criminal.
Bert Trautmann is a City legend, isn't he? It's not like no German players played in Manchester, they just did for the other club there.I am no expert - but I am sure there were germans before Markus Neumayr. We can go back several thousand years, and there were german tribes wandering across Europe
Fans often gloat about how absolutely massive their club is and how their club is the biggest in the world, and subsequently the club is supported by fans all over the world, and then complain when fans from all over the world come to watch their massive club play, nicknaming them 'tourists' derogatively, when that is exactly, literally what they are.
For those not getting it - I was making fun of the sentence : "Markus Neumayr was so close to being the first German. "
I am sure there were billions of germans before Markus - most of them probably lived in Germany
I am sure there were billions of germans before Markus - most of them probably lived in Germany
Alvin Martin scored a hat trick against Newcastle without scoring twice on the same keeper.
I don’t think you know the difference between a fact and an opinion. You’re not wrong but you gave an opinion.
I've been on this forum and social media long enough to know the above is a stone cold fact. This literally happens.
For those not getting it - I was making fun of the sentence : "Markus Neumayr was so close to being the first German. "
I am sure there were billions of germans before Markus - most of them probably lived in Germany
good one, I actually didn't get it. The question "who was the first German" however likely breaks the scope of this forum, along the question "what even is a German?" Arsenal haven’t won anything other than the FA Cup in 20 years.
Bunch of farmers they are.
When Thomas Muller missed his penalty in the shoot out v Italy in the Euro 2016 QF, it was the first shoot out penalty missed by a German in a major tournament in 34 years, a run that included 5 penalty shoot out victories and 25 consecutive successful penalties (the last previous miss was Uli Stielike v France, 1982 (yes, Germany still won that one)).
Having not missed a single shoot out penalty in 34 years, Germany went on to miss 3 penalties in that one shoot out v Italy.
And still won.
Having not missed a single shoot out penalty in 34 years, Germany went on to miss 3 penalties in that one shoot out v Italy.
And still won.
Kleberson went to the World Cup in 2010 and played some minutes
This is a good one
That one was madness
Wout Faes is a professional footballer.
Nigeria has won the under-17 World Cup 5 times and finished second three times as well in only 12 attempts. By far the most successful nation in that tournament. Brazil is number two, with their 17 attempts resulting in 4wins/6finals.
If they ever brought along anyone too old or not I don't know, but it is a bit suspect to me that they reach the final more often than not in a sample size of 12.
Yes, I know they have got very many to choose from but still, they are not a football powerhouse.
If they ever brought along anyone too old or not I don't know, but it is a bit suspect to me that they reach the final more often than not in a sample size of 12.
Yes, I know they have got very many to choose from but still, they are not a football powerhouse.
Only two sets of fans do this. United‘s and Real‘s. Real‘s are correct in doing so.
Everybody take cover now, there is a grenade thrown into this thread
Beautiful little stat that.
That’s the one with the legendary Zaza penalty yes?
I believe one team has won PL and I think it’s the only time a team actually would have lost it under the old two pints for a win. Blackburn in 1994/95 would have been second on goal difference.
Ronaldinho stopped playing in Europe when he was 30.
Sir Alex Ferguson for us and Kenny Dalglish for Blackburn are the only managers from the British isles to have won the premier league.
No English manager ever won the Premier League ..
Gary Lineker was eight when he went to the 1969 FA Cup final to watch his team, Leicester City with Peter Shilton in goal.
Lineker grew up, played with Shilton for almost ten years and still retired from playing three years before him.
Lineker grew up, played with Shilton for almost ten years and still retired from playing three years before him.
Paulo Diogo lost one of his fingers in a game because he decided to play with his wedding ring on.
Jumped on the metal fence celebrating a goal, did not realize the ring got stuck, and jumped down.
Jumped on the metal fence celebrating a goal, did not realize the ring got stuck, and jumped down.
I was sure the same thing happened to a goalie who caugh his wedding ring in the hooks that held the nets onto the crossbar. Just googled it - Nery Pumpido, former Argentinian international 'keeper.
It's unclear if he actually did or not. Wikipedia says he almost lost his finger, other reports say he did but it was sewn back on again. The year is unclear too.
https://uni-watch.com/the-curious-case-of-nery-pumpido/
1990 is the first World Cup I properly remember. Whatever the truth of the incident, I recall it being mentioned during the tournament as something that had previously happened to him.
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Strange to think Peter Shilton began his career the same year England won the World Cup and retired a year before Cantona did.
This is the first season since 1930-31 in which one of Stanley Matthews, Peter Shilton, and Gianluigi Buffon has not made an appearance.