Liverpool vs Aston Villa quiz
A quiz on the Liverpool vs Aston Villa fixture at Anfield on Sunday, 22 March 2009 ( 16.00GMT)
1.) In whose memory was a one minute silence held before the start of the match?
2.) What was the final score?
3.) What was unique about Steven Gerrard’s hat trick?
4.) Who got sent off for Aston Villa?
5.) Whom did Pepe Reina assist for the second goal? ( It was his second assist in as many games)
6.) Who was the referee for the clash?
Answers
1.) Their club secretary Bryce Morrison
2.) 5-0 to Liverpool
3.) His first Premier League hat trick at Anfield, and none of them came from open play
4.) Their keeper Brad Friedel
5.) Albert Riera
6.) Martin Atkinson
St.Mirren sign Mo Camara
I’ve joined the Buddies- Mo Camara
Scottish Premier League side St.Mirren have snapped up full back Mohammed Camara on a free transfer. The Guinean left back, 33, has signed a short term deal till the end of the season, with an option to extend it by another year.
Camara is best known in England for his spells with Burnley and Wolverhampton Wanderers, although he has also enjoyed smaller stints at Celtic, Derby County, Norwich and Blackpool. He was a free agent after being released by new manager Derby boss Nigel Clough earlier this month.
St.Mirren were initially supposed to sign Ian Harte, but the former Leeds left back dramatically turned down a move to Paisley after agreeing terms.
Football Boots trivia
Some interesting trivia I found on the net today.
We all know who Dimitar Berbatov is. But do you know what fee did CSKA Sofia pay FC Pirin to acquire Berbatov in the late 1990’s?
It was not the £30m that United paid for him. Not even £100K.
Sofia paid the pricely sum of 50 footballs and 20 pairs of boots to Pirin.
India qualified for the 1950 World Cup ( The same one in which Uruguay upset Brazil to take home the trophy), but did not compete in it. But they wanted to play barefoot in the tournament, which was unacceptable to FIFA, and therefore they were not allowed to take part in the tournament.
Another one- not relating to football though.
Did Abebe Bikila wear any running shoes during the 1960 Olympics?
He did not, and still managed to win the marathon. Can any one of us imagine running 42km barefoot today?
However he did wear shoes for the 1964 edition, and won the marathon again.
Agger- the ball is in Liverpool’s court
Liverpool centre back Daniel Agger has admitted that he has “no idea” whether the club want him to sign a new deal. The Danish defender’s contract expires next summer but the club are yet to tie him down to a long term deal.
Agger has attracted attention from both AC Milan and Real Madrid, but manager Rafa Benitez insists that he has a long term future at Anfield. Agger moved to Liverpool in January 2006 on a four and a half year contract from Brondby for £5.8m. Benitez has also hit out at his bosses for their failure to give Agger a new contract.
Agger has also had limited starts at Anfield since the arrival of Slovakian centre half Martin Skrtel. Benitez has four central defenders to choose from- Agger, Jamie Carragher, Sami Hyypia and Skrtel. Injuries have not helped Agger’s cause either. The Dane also reportedly wants a higher salary than what the Reds are prepared to offer him.
Bradford City sign Rehman on loan
Bradford City have signed QPR defender Zesh Rehman on loan till the end of the season. The central defender is expected to figure in the starting eleven against Bury tomorrow.
Rehman had recently returned from a loan spell at Blackpool. He did not get too many opportunities to impress at Bloomfield Road.
The Pakistan international captain was the first player of Asian origin to play in the Premiership, when he played for Fulham against Liverpool in April 2004.
Stuart McCall has obviously signed Rehman with a view to tightening his defence, which has been leaking goals left and right this season. Rehman will probably replace Matt Clarke, who has made a number of defensive errors this season.
A.C.Milan interested in Simon Rolfes?
According to reports in the press, Italian giants A.C. Milan are reportedly interested in securing the services of Bayer Leverkusen’s German midfielder Simon Rolfes. The 26 year old defensive midfielder is being targetted as a replacement for the injured Gennaro Gattuso.
A.C.Milan are reportedly interested in Simon Rolfes
John Collins appointed as Charleroi manager
A year after resigning as Hibernian manager, former Scottish midfielder John Collins has returned to management, but as manager of Belgium club Charleroi. The deal is a short term one, with Collins taking charge of the Zebras till the end of the season along with new assistant manager Tommy Craig. Charleroi are currently eleventh in the Jupiler League.
Jamie Moreno’s hernia surgery successful
DC United forward Jaime Moreno’s recent surgery on his right abdominal wall on Saturday was successfull, his club announced on their official website ( web.mslnet.com/t103). The surgery was performed by Dr. Ulrike Muschaweck in her Munich clinic in Germany. Dr Muschaweck also operated on Marcelo Gallardo and Gonzalo Peralta earlier this week.
Moreno, the first Bolivian to play in the Premiership, is the MLS’ all time record goal scorer, with over 110 goals to his name. He is also DC United’s captain.
Elano likely to be out of action for a fortnight
Manchester City’s Brazilian midfielder Elano is likely to be out of action for up to 2 weeks after injuring his groin in City’s goalless 0-0 draw with Paris St.Germain in the UEFA Cup on Wednesday night.
Elano started against PSG, but lasted only forty nine minutes before limping off and being replaced by Zimbabwean Benjani Mwaruwari. He had a forgettable night, with his passes unable to find their intended recipients.
City play Fulham in the Premiership on Saturday.
Got your team right last week ?
I’m quite sure many of you guys play Premiership fantasy football. So how did you fare last week ? Did you have the right men in your team ? Balancing a team with tight budgets and substitution restrictions is precisely what makes fantasy football so challenging.
Here are some players who would have taken you to the top of the table last week, if you had chosen them in your squads.
Robin Van Persie- The Arsenal forward struck twice in three minutes against Chelsea to allow the Gunners to come out of Stamford Bridge with a victory. The fact that the first goal was clearly offside is irrelevant in fantasy football :p
Johan Elmander- The former Toulouse hitman delivered as Bolton stunned Sunderland 4-1 at the Stadum of Light.