Avoiding the Drop

This week I think we have a little something for everyone.  Sure, it’s still a little Euro-centric (with a few exceptions), but that’s an improvement over the weeks when it has been totally focused on England and Scotland, so you’re welcome for that.  So, redeem yourselves from last week’s poor showing (I’ll cut a little slack for Andrew and Andrew) and send in your answers, your complete and correct answers!

What do these players have in common?

• George Best
• Tony Adams
• Jan Molby
• Duncan Ferguson
• Peter Storey
• Terry Fenwick
• Mickey Thomas
• Jamie Lawrence
• Rene Higuita

What do these players have in common?

• Andrei Kanchelskis
• Paolo di Canio
• Abedi Pele
• Matthew Le Tissier
• Jari Litmanen
• Neville Southall
• Bernt Schuster
• Eric Cantona
• Alfredo di Stefano

What do these players have in common?

• Eric Cantona
• Hristo Stoichkov
• Jesus Navas
• Andrea Pirlo
• Milan Baros
• Ricardo Queresma
• Richard Dunne
• Zlatan Ibrahimovic
• Stiliyan Petrov

What do Mia Hamm and Miguel Riffo have in common with the following people?

• Emperor Claudius
• Dudley Moore
• Pat Summerall
• David Lynch
• Sir Walter Scott
• Lord Byron
• Josef Goebbels
• Troy Aikman
• Kristi Yamaguchi

What football magazine, which was published from 1969 until 2008, contained the following features?

• “League Ladders” (I had one up on my office wall every year!)
• “Star Writer”
• “You Are The Ref”
• “Super Stand-Up” figures
• “All Star Line-Up”
• “Stars of the World”
• “Badges Worn by World Stars”
• “My Magic Moment in Football”
• “Soccer Sensations”
• “Memorable Football Firsts of Stars, Clubs and Competitions

Remember, don’t put your answer in the comment section, email it to avoidingthedrop@gmail.com

As always, the answer will be posted next Wednesday.

Good luck!