[gvi.shekar]

Originally Posted by swagatsinha

Will keep adding if I recall. Is googling allowed?

Keep googling as the last resort
Googling allowed as such

[swagatsinha]

The FA cup Final approaches...and my cable waala cuts off Star Sports.
Anyways, want Portsmouth to win, only to watch them in the UEFA cup next season. Cardiff would be misfits there. But there have alrady been lots of David kills Goliath in this tornament. Let's see what transpires here as both the teams look for their second FA cup titles.

[swagatsinha]

Spain have announced their 23 man squad for the EURO. No Raul, no Bojan!!
Goalkeepers: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Pepe Reina (Liverpool), Andres Palop (Sevilla)


Defenders: Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Joan Capdevila (Villarreal), Raul Albiol (Valencia), Carles Puyol (Barcelona), Carlos Marchena (Valencia), Fernando Navarro (Real Mallorca), Alvaro Arbeloa (Liverpool), Juanito (Real Betis)


Midfielders: Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal), Andres Iniesta (Barcelona), Xavi (Barcelona), David Silva (Valencia), Santi Cazorla (Villarreal), Xabi Alonso (Liverpool), Ruben de la Red (Getafe), Marcos Senna (Villarreal)


Forwards: David Villa (Valencia), Daniel Guiza (Real Mallorca), Sergio Garcia (Real Zaragoza), Fernando Torres (Liverpool)

La Liga's top scorer Guiza finds a place in the team. 5 players from the Premiership. All others from the La Liga.

[gvi.shekar]

At halftime
Por 1 Cardiff 0
Kanu scores a scratchy goal after missing an oppurtunity earlier.

This was bound to happen, especially with the Cardiff 'keeper acting strange, punching balls that could be held on to.
Kanu no wonder he is the silent assassin.


where are the answers to the quiz

[swagatsinha]

Portsmouth have won the FA cup, beating Cardiff City 1-0. They have also ensured their place in next season's UEFA cup. Kanu scored the goal for Pompey, just like the semi-final. This is the second FA cup title for Pompey. Well done to them, they conceded only one goal in the entire tournament. Congrats!!

[getintoiimb]

yeah!!!!
portsmouth won 1-0
looks like sol campbell has some nostalgic memories when he won the FA cup cos he was at wembley with arsenal when they won the FA cup in 1999 ...
so one more cup remaning..UCL ..
waiting for 21st night

[gvi.shekar]

:lookroun:
expected a better response to the quiz and was thinking of posting one every week. Anyways, since I posted the quiz its my obligation to post the answers, even if noone is attempting to, here they are:
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1. What is the actual name of the Athlete of the Century?
- Edison Arantes do Nascimento, known to the world as PELE

2. Who spotted Pele and for which club did he play professionally?
- Waldemar de Brito, Sao Paolo FC

3. What was the name of Pele's first team?
- 'the shoeless ones', formed by himself and other boys from the Sete de Setembro and Rubens Arruda street

4. What is Pele's 1000th goal popularly called and to whom did he dedicate it to?
- O Milésimo (The Thousandth), he dedicated it to the poor children of Brazil

5. In which year did Pele score the gol de placa and against whom?
- March 1961, Fluminense at the Maracanã

6. What was Peles jersey number with the New York Cosmos and to whom did he present it to in his last game?
- 10, to his father

7. What was the pecularity of the last game that Pele played?
- The last game was a friendly between Santos and New York Cosmos.
Pele played the first half for the Cosmos and the second for Santos. He scored for Cosmos through a free kick

8. How many worldcup medals has Pele received?
- 3, he didnt receive the 1962 medal per se cause he was injured. FIFA decided to award him the medal in Nov 2007

9. How many goals has Pele scored for Brazil and in how many appearances?
- 77 in 92 appearances

10. Pele was the first black person to be featured on the cover of which magazine?
- Life

11. Which EPL side did Pele agree to scout for?
- Fulham in 2002
BBC SPORT | Football | Eng Prem | Pele scouts for Fulham

12. What is Peles total goals scored including non-competitive matches/ friendlies?
- 1280 goals in 1363 games
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thanks

[polpot]

Originally Posted by gvi.shekar

:lookroun:
expected a better response to the quiz and was thinking of posting one every week. Anyways, since I posted the quiz its my obligation to post the answers, even if noone is attempting to, here they are:



thanks

Dude, keep posting one every week. But not on weekends. this thread is dead on weekends. Also, try making it general. I saw it an hour back but dont know much about Pele. But it was a nice quiz and it would be an honour to attempt your quiz next time round

[swagatsinha]

Great read. Go through. Somewhat confusing though. You would need good DI skills to figure it out:
uefa.com*-*Football Europe*-*News & Features*-*News Specific

The lowdown on all the undecided leagues in Europe!

[Jok3r]

Nothing to do at 3am after exams are over...so i decide to make my la liga team of the year[I'll be completing my EPL team too...adding a DM...but since all the teams are so similar i feel a bit lazy repeating others ]

Formation : 4-1-2-1-2

Goalkeeper : Casillas (Real Madrid)
Any doubts, no?....thank you

Right back : Sergio Ramos(Real Madrid)
He has fulfilled a lot of expectations of him & justified hi price tag this season after being restored to right back.Disciplinary record notwithstanding, he clearly has overtaken daniel alves as the best RB of la liga

Center back : Garay(Racing Santander)
Racing have a goal difference of 0 this season...& have conceded just 41 goals & managed 6th position largely due to him.In a league with a dearth of top notch CB's he was one of best this season.

Center Back : Godin (Villareal)
2nd position in the league having the 6th best scoring record shows that you have a good defense.He just edges out ahead of his partner rodriguez though.

Left back : capdevilla (villareal)
If you've played FIFA...you know when it comes to transferring LB's ..there are hardly a few available choices.He was the best LB by a mile this season.

Right Midfielder : Robinho (Real Madrid)
Having scored 11 goals & many assists...he takes this position ahead of my favorite, Messi(whos injuries made him lose this position).Robinho's still not pele, but after the departure of beckham he has reduced the blow for madrid a bit.

Defensive Midfielder : Marcos Senna (villareal)
He has been a great player for villareal this season.Not just good at defending...hes a good passer too, & might help spain's cause a lot this euro if he keeps up his form.

Attacking Midfielder : Andres Iniesta (Barcelona)
The brightest point in barcelona's dismal season.He has slowly emerged from the shadows of barca's stars & everyone acknowledges him now as one of the best young talent of spain.He can do everything, including defending & playing at the left front of a 4-3-3.

Left Midfielder : Sneijder(Real Madrid)
The best buy this season for Madrid.With lack of a lot options at the left of midfield he had shown a lot of promise, & if Robben can string 15 games at a stretch, along with robinho they'll be a terror next season

Forward : Raul (Real Madrid)[Captain]
After being written off by even die hard madrid fans(which was unthinkable at one time)Raul has come back this season & done a Beckham, making everyone eat their words.His being left out of spain's squad being treated with shock says it all

Forward : Daniel Guiza (Mallorca)
The pichichi of the season, coming from a squad apart from Madrid & Barca is enough to merit a place in my team.(even etoo didnt manage it ,if i remember correctly)

Substitutes
1)Kameni
2)Rodriguez
3)Pepe
4)Messi
5)Toure
6)Fabiano
7)Aguero

Team Dynamics : This squad can play a host of formations ,which is its strength, the bench has enough in it to turn a match, & the team consists of enough defensive steel to hold up any attack, even though casillas manages in half that cover .
One can think of how this team will hold up against the best of EPL.In my opinion, if Messi is fully fit, they can give any team a run for their money.

Opinions??....