Sports quiz of the week: 30 WhatsApp groups, 4,000 shirts and 98,000 calories
31 August 2018 09:43
Who coaches 13-year-olds? Who did nothing? And who texts a lot?Clapton CFC, a non-league club based in London who have not yet played a competitive match, have sold more that 4,000 replica shirts in a week. Why are so many Spaniards buying their away shirt?Fernando Hierro signed as their player-manager this weekTheir kit was designed by Paco RabanneIt commemorates 80 years since the end of the Spanish Civil WarRafa Nadal was spotted wearing it at the US OpenWho began his coaching career at Real Madrid this week – by taking over the Under-13 team?Jonathan WoodgateXabi AlonsoRoberto CarlosSteve McManamanLewis Pugh achieved something historic this week. It took him 49 days, it burned 98,000 calories and did it over 330 miles. What did he do?He walked from Hampden to WembleyHe swam the length of the English Channel, from Land’s End to DoverHe did keepie-uppies from the Camp Nou to the BernabéuHe rowed from Belfast to New York Saido Berahino scored for Stoke against Huddersfield in the League Cup this week. The last time he scored a goal for any club…Gordon Brown was Prime MinisterSpain were the reigning European championsGeorge Bush was US PresidentManchester United were Premier League championsClint Dempsey has retired from football aged 35. Which of these statements about Dempsey is true?He is the only American with a Premier League hat-trickHe played in the Tottenham team that won the club’s last trophy He won the Europa League while at Fulham He has 200 caps for USA What was unusual about the heavyweight fight between Curtis Harper and Efe Ajagba last weekend?Neither boxer threw a punchHarper weighed in at twice Ajagba’s weightBoth corners threw in the towel at the same timeThe referee was knocked out by a stray punchCatalans Dragons became the first rugby league club from outside England to win the Challenge Cup when they beat Warrington Wolves at Wembley on Saturday. In which city are they based?PamplonaPalmaPerpignanParisThe Premiership rugby season returns on Friday night with a West Country derby between Bath and .Bristol BearsBristol BattlersBristol BullsBristol BustersJuninho Bacuna made his Huddersfield debut this week against Stoke in the League Cup. Which of these statements does not does not describe what happened in the game?Bacuna scored an own goal in the 97th minuteHis own goal was from 40 yards outAfter scoring in his own net, he went off injuredAfter Bacuna left the field, Huddersfield scored a late winnerWhich football manager offered this opinion about communicating with his players: "I text them individually and we have 30 WhatsApp groups, one for every player. It’s the only way we can be in constant contact. It means that every single minute of the day I know what players are doing. I know every part of their lives. I know about their animals. My players love their dogs. I know about their partners. I know if they go to the cinema. It’s the detail you need to be successful. If they have an ice cream, I know about it"?José MourinhoJürgen KloppPhil Neville1 and above.Ah well. Better luck next week2 and above.It's not the greatest score but it's something to build on3 and above.It's not the greatest score but it's something to build on4 and above.It's not the greatest score but it's something to build on5 and above.You're halfway to the top. Better luck next week6 and above.A very solid score. That's you set up for the weekend7 and above.You are a champion8 and above.You are a champion9 and above.You hero0 and above.Ah well. Better luck next week10 and above.Perfection. You hero Continue readingread full article
