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1.
The Disgrace of Gijón is the name given to a 1982 FIFA World Cup football match played
between West Germany and Austria at the El Molinón stadium, Gijón, Spain, on 25 June 1982.
The match was the last game of the first-round Group 2, with Algeria and Chile having played the
day before. With the outcome of that match already decided, a win by one or two goals for West
Germany would result in both them and Austria qualifying at the expense of Algeria, who had
beaten West Germany in the first game. West Germany took the lead after 10 minutes,
thereafter the remaining 80 minutes was characterized by few serious attempts by either side to
score. Both sides were accused of match-fixing although FIFA ruled that neither team broke any
rules.
To avoid such incidents ,what rule did FIFA impose in future tournaments.

Final two group matches start simultaneously .

2.
Though X is known for his aggressive style and behavior on the pitch ,what he did to ‘Y’ on 21st
of April 2009 was very extreme.
X apologized immediately after the match ended.He was deeply distraught by the incident and
told a newspaper – ” I've been in football several years and it's been the worst day of my life as a
player and as a person. I've never felt like I did on Tuesday. Now I have to try to move on. I didn't
recognize myself at that moment. I lost control for a few minutes. I wanted to win the game so
we could continue fighting for the league.”
X also admitted that he had lost all enthusiasm to play.
X received a ten match ban for his behavior.
Which incident is being talked about?
Id X and Y?

3.
Manager of Blackbun Rovers at the time Kenny Dalglish wanted to bring X to Ewood Park but the
move never happened with the club owner Jack Walker reported to have said: "Why do you
want to sign X when we have Tim Sherwood?" A deal never happened and the rest as they say is
history.

4.
The Club X experienced their decline during the beginning of the 2000’s.
The club themselves realized they were nosediving too, and in order to address that issue,
recruited two South Americans Y and Z from Brazilian outfit Corinthians, leading to one of the
most confusing and eye opening transfers in football history.A move that was seen by many as a
shock, as the duo were on the radar of several of Europe’s elite clubs.
X was fined 5.5 million euros for this transfer.Many even asked for imposing a points penalty on
X.
Why was the fine imposed. Id X, Y and Z

Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano
They had their rights owned by a third party – Media Sports Investments which was forbidden in
premier league

5.
This strategy was perfected by the Italian teams of the 1960s and 1970s. Teams such as Inter
Milan and A.C. Milan used it in their so-called catenaccio system. Their formation consisted of a
defensive line made up of three/four defenders with a sweeper playing behind them. This
brought much success to these teams and soon these tactics became popular throughout the
world of football.
Some brilliant performances based on this strategy include Berti Vogts against Johann Cruyff in
1974, Claudio Gentile against Diego Maradona and Zico in 1982, or Guido Buchwald against
Maradona in 1990.
The strategy is one that has been supposedly dying out in football over the past decade or so
despite Greece's success with it in the 2004 European Championships .Most teams nowadays
prefer a variation of this tactic .
Which Tactic and also name the tactic it was replaced by?

Man to Man marking
Zonal Marking

6.
After the match X said "I knew what I had to do and my concentration was perfect. But I was so
tired that I tried to hit the ball too hard.“
12 years later X’s countrymen Y redeemed X’s mistake in a very controversial match.
What is being talked about

Roberto Baggio’s penalty miss in 1994 WC final
Fabio Grosso netting the winning penalty in 2006 WC final.

7.
Barcelona -6
Real Madrid -6
AC Milan -6
Juventus -6
Manchester united -4
Bayern Munich -3

No of players from each club to win Ballon d'Or

8.
In the 1950’s at the international level the German game began to falter as German teams often
fared poorly against professional teams from other countries
The defeat of the German national team by Yugoslavia (0–1) in a 1962 World Cup quarter-final
game in Chile was one impetus (of many) towards the formation of ___________.

9.
The ‘Derbi barceloní ‘is the name given to football matches between X and Y . Though it is the
most played local derby in the history of La Liga, it is also the most unbalanced, with X
overwhelmingly dominant. In the league table, Y has only managed to finish above X on three
occasions in almost 70 years .
Y was founded exclusively by Spanish football fans, unlike the multinational nature of X's
primary board. The founding message of the club was clearly anti-X, and they disapprovingly saw
Xas a team of foreigners.

X=F.C Barcelona
Y=RCD Espanyol

10.Which rare event
A very rare event occurred in the 2010 World Cup match between Germany and Ghana.
A similar event ocuured in the 2016 Euro cup match between Switzerland and Albania

Brothers playing for different countries
Jérôme Boateng and Kevin Boateng who are half brothers played for Germany and Ghana
respectively
Granit and Taulant Xhaka who played for Switzerland and Albania respectively.

11
This short list features Tom Watson, Brian Clough ,Kenny Daglish and Herbert Chapman.
Jose Mourinho this season has a chance of making it to the list.

Managers to win the English top division with two different clubs

13.Which Feat?
Geof Hurst of England is the only one to achieve this feat .
Mario Kempes in 1978,Zidane in 1998,Ronaldo in 2002 are
some of the recent players who came close to achieving this
feat.

14.FITB
Doing a ______ is a phrase common in English football. It is used when a club incurs substantial
debts through over-ambitious spending subsequenty drop down one or more divisions. Named
after ___________ who were the semi-finalist of the champions league in 2001.

1.Which famous goal ?
One of the best Champions League goal in terms of both skill and impact which resulted in his
team winning the game 2-1.
“I tried to score the same way again later, even during shooting an advertisement," X said, years
later. "But it never happened again. Never. I tried in training, but it never happened. It was
perfect the day it happened.“
X, watching and waiting, adjusted his body and in one fluid movement pirouetted and caught it
full on the volley with his supposedly weaker left foot. Goalkeeper Jörg Butt never stood a
chance.

Zinedine Zidane against Bayer Leverkusen 2002 Champions league final

2.Why is it tragic ?
This infamous and tragic goal occurred in a match against the United States on June 22 during
the 1994 world cup.
Stretching to cut out a pass from American midfielder John Harkes, X mistimed the slide and
inadvertently deflected the ball into his own net. The United States won the game, 2–1.
After the game X who was very disappointed said “Life doesn't end here. We have to go on. Life
cannot end here. No matter how difficult, we must stand back up”.

Andres Escobar’s own goal and his subsequent murder

3.Which goals and id the scorers
Referee Pierluigi Collina has cited this match as one of the most memorable of his career, and
described the noise from the crowd at the end of the game as being like a "lion's roar“.
After the first goal the assistant manager McClaren told X to get the team organised for extra
time, to which he replied, "Steve, this game isn't finished.”
The second one came soon after resulting in one of the most shocking comebacks in history.
The opposition was virtually unable to continue and needed the assistance of referee Pierluigi
Collina to drag themselves off the ground.

Teddy Sheringham and Solksjaer injury time goals against Bayern in 1999 champions league final

4.Which goal is being talked about

5.
This goal is usually associated with the live commentary by Uruguayan journalist Víctor Hugo
Morales
“He's going to pass it to X there's X with it, two men on him, X steps on the ball, there goes
down the right flank the genius of world football, he leaves the wing and he's going to pass it to
Burruchaga... Still X! Genius! Genius! Genius! There, there, there, there, there, there!
Goaaaaaaaal! Goaaaaaaal! I want to cry, oh holy God, long live football! What a goal! It's to cry,
excuse me! X, in a memorable run, in the best play of all times! Little cosmic kite, which planet
did you come from. Thank you, God, for football, for X, for these tears

Goal of the Century by Diego Maradona Against England 1986 world Cup

6.
Also called wondergoal ,it is considered as one of the best team goals ever scored in a World
Cup.
Scored by “X” who later recounted it as his greatest moment.”X “ who was also the captain send
his assistant coach to watch the Italians play and take photos with a telephoto lens .This play
was the result of this spy mission where X had noticed a slight chink in the great Italian defence.
X said “Pelé and me played so often together that he knew where I was – I didn’t need to shout.
He saw me coming and rolled his pass in front of me so I didn’t have to break stride.”

Carlos Alberto’s Goal in 1970 WC final

7.
X’s team was 3-2 down with the ninetieth minute rapidly approaching, the opposition kicked the
ball out of play when Cisse went down injured. The ball was immediately passed back to the
opposition keeper, Hislop, who proceeded to give the ball straight back. The ball suddenly fell to
X about thirty yards from goal.
It was now do or die as X went for goal with a first time shot which would surely be the last
chance of the game. At the time it was almost like watching in slow motion as the ball flew into
the bottom corner of the goal.The moment is remembered along with Andy Gray’s commentary
who said “Take Bow Son !! What a goal”

Steven Gerrard’s 30 yard screamer against West Ham in 2006 FA cup final

Red Card In World Cup Finals
Zidane

Won the Champions league with two different clubs in two consecutive years

3
Germany- Hamburg SV
Italy –Internazionale
Spain- Real Madrid ,Barcelona ,Athletic Bilbao
England –None.

Clubs never been relegated from their country’s top division

Players who have broken the transfer record twice.
Maradona(Boca ->Barcelona) and Barcelona ->Napoli
Ronaldo(PSV->Barcelona) and (Barcelona->Real Madrid).
David Jack(Plymouth ->Bolton) and Bolton->Arsenal

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