Football Questions..

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Originally Posted by stojkovic

If your country wins the WC but you don't play a single game - you still get a medal - ie Ronaldo in 1994.

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But didn't he get thrown on as a sub in extra time, or am I misremembering / believnig a George Hamilton error?

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Originally Posted by stojkovic

FIVE players have won the clean sweep of 1. European Player of the Year (1956+), 2. World Player of the Year (1982+), 3. FIFA World Player of the Year (1991+) in the same year. Who are they and who done it twice?

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George Weah? Only once.
Zizou ?

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Originally Posted by Kingdom

George Weah? Only once.
Zizou ?

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Incorrect - Weah only won 1 and 3 in the same year.

ZiZou is correct - in 1998 he won all three.
He also won 3 in 2000 and 2 & 3 in 2003.

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Originally Posted by stojkovic

Lev Yashin
George Best
George Weah
Pavel Nedved
Andrej Shevchenko

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The last 4 are correct but Lev Yashin played in 3 World Cups; 1958, 1962 and 1966, and was reserve keeper in 1970.

There is another European Footballer of the year who never played at a World Cup.

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Originally Posted by stojkovic

Incorrect - Weah only won 1 and 3 in the same year.

ZiZou is correct - in 1998 he won all three.
He also won 3 in 2000 and 2 & 3 in 2003.

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Ronaldo surely?

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Originally Posted by Kerry Blue

The last 4 are correct but Lev Yashin played in 3 World Cups; 1958, 1962 and 1966, and was reserve keeper in 1970.

There is another European Footballer of the year who never played at a World Cup.

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Dejan Savicevic?

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Originally Posted by Kingdom

Ronaldo surely?

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Yes.
So youse have ;
Zinedine Zidane 1998
Ronaldo 1997 AND 2002

three more to go

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Originally Posted by Kerry Blue

The last 4 are correct but Lev Yashin played in 3 World Cups; 1958, 1962 and 1966, and was reserve keeper in 1970.

There is another European Footballer of the year who never played at a World Cup.

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SIVORA ?

Marco van BAsten

Roberto Baggio

Luis Figo?

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Originally Posted by Kingdom

Marco van BAsten

Roberto Baggio

Luis Figo?

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First two are correct, Figo won Euro and World Player in 2000 and FIFA player in 2001. Strange !

So you have Zidane, Ronaldo (twice), van Basten and Baggio.

There is one more player who has won all three in the same year.

QUESTION :

Name the FOUR players from Soviet Union/Russia/Ukraine who have won European Player of the Year ?

5th player - Rivaldo

USSR players:
Igor Belanov
Andriy Shevchenko
Rinnat Dasseyev?
Oleg Blokhin?

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Originally Posted by Kingdom

5th player - Rivaldo

USSR players:
Igor Belanov
Andriy Shevchenko
Rinnat Dasseyev?
Oleg Blokhin?

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Rivaldo is correct in 1999.

You have three right, Dasaev is wrong.

Kingdom,

am i right with SIVORA ?

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Originally Posted by stojkovic

Kingdom,

am i right with SIVORA ?

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Dragan,

I don't know the answer to that question as it was the other Kerryite who posed the question initially, that person being Kerry Blue.

If I was guessing I'd imagine it was Besty!

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Originally Posted by stojkovic

QUESTION :

Name the FOUR players from Soviet Union/Russia/Ukraine who have won European Player of the Year ?

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Lev Yashin
Oleg Blokhin
Igor Belanov
Andriy Shevchenko

And you're wrong about Sivora.
He played for Italy in the 1962 World Cup.
Keep trying! :)

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Originally Posted by Sheridan

I'm fairly Puskas didn't actually make it onto the pitch for Spain in 1962 (?), although he was included in the squad.

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Puskas actually did play for Spain in 1962. He played in all 3 of their Group games!

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Originally Posted by Longfordian

Which player has managed to get relegated from the Premiership five times?

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Any answers on this one?

Think there's an equivalent for getting relegated from the English Premier in three consecutive years - any takers?

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Originally Posted by Longfordian

Which player has managed to get relegated from the Premiership five times?

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Is it Ashley Ward?

Doh! I assumed Irish Premier! :o

I'm going to go with my answer for the three times in a row - Neil Redfearn? Has racked up a few anyway! Was also relegated from Division Three last year too!

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Originally Posted by Kerry Blue

And you're wrong about Sivora.
He played for Italy in the 1962 World Cup.
Keep trying! :)

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You are correct about Sivora. He was Argentinian but played for Italy in 1962 under the name SIVORI.

The answer is ;







ALFREDO DI STEFANO

I assumed he played for Spain in 62, but although in the squad, he never played a minute.