701 matches: The number played by England’s Sir Stanley Matthews without receiving a card of any kind. He also played over 50 international matches without a card of any kind. 27 goals: MLS record for goals in a season set by Roy Lassiter in 1996. 11 seconds: Fastest Word Cup goal, by Hakan Şükür of [...]
Archive for August 2nd, 2009
Challenge #6: The Answer
Posted in General on August 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Final Challenge!
Posted in General, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses on August 2, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Challenge #7 Well, for this week anyway. These challenges are probably going to become an every-Thursday feature here at ATD, so look for a new one later in the week. This week’s last challenge is fairly straight forward- just tell me what all of these players have in common: Franz Beckenbauer Patrick Ntsoelengoe Efrain Chacurian [...]
“Football is the ballet of the masses.” – Dmitri Shostakovich
Posted in Weekend Open Thread, tagged Becks is a wanker, Sunday open thread on August 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s a Newsy Notes Sunday, because that’s how I roll. Or something. Anyway, let’s get to it, shall we? Alan Shearer will be back on Match of the Day, and a worried nation can now rest much easier. [Daily Mail] David Moyes wants some respect from Manchester City. Some simple goddamned respect. [Soccernet] Becks scored [...]
