Saturday, June 28, 2008

Smarter than your average soccer nut

Are you? Haven't done any Major League Soccer trivia for a bit, so here goes. Don't look it up - just try to answer off the top of your head.
1 - Landon Donovan, who leads MLS with 11 goals, has how many game-winning goals?
2 - Which two coaches have the best win percentages in MLS history?
3 - Is this really a picture of Cesar Alvarado? It's from the MLS Fact and Record Book, by the way.
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11 comments:

  1. UnknownJune 28, 2008 at 3:15 PM

    Hmm, I'll give it a try:

    1) No idea really, let's say 5.

    2) Hmm, how about Nicol and Schmid?

    3) Looks like Arturo Alvarez to me.

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  2. A.C.June 28, 2008 at 3:20 PM

    Primo job Edward, because this one was tough. You're right on one of the answers. I'm going to let others guess, or you can take a stab at a revision.

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  3. UnknownJune 28, 2008 at 4:12 PM

    Well after a little research I wouldn't mind changing my first answer to 2; my knowledge of past coaches isn't so great, but maybe Arena is one of the coaches for question #2?

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  4. JonJune 28, 2008 at 5:02 PM

    1. 4 GWG
    2. Kinnear / Arena (minimum # of games)
    3. Arturo Alvarez.

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  5. Jon GeisslerJune 28, 2008 at 5:28 PM

    1. i'll take a guess and say 4
    2. bob bradley and bruce arena (but is there a minimum amount of games for this answer?)
    3. no its alvarez

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  6. A.C.June 28, 2008 at 6:41 PM

    To answer jonathan, no, there is no minimum number.

    And no one is right on #1 yet, either.

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  7. The HammerJune 28, 2008 at 6:49 PM

    1) 0 - Donovan has not had the GWG on any games.

    2) Nicol / Yallop

    3) Yes. It is.

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  8. A.C.June 28, 2008 at 7:26 PM

    The Hammer is right!
    On one answer.
    No one has the trifecta yet.

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  9. AnonymousJune 29, 2008 at 9:43 AM

    def not cesar alvarado, whatever happened to him?

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  10. Jon GeisslerJune 29, 2008 at 6:52 PM

    so can we hear the answers soon???

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  11. A.C.June 29, 2008 at 8:39 PM

    Yep - I was waiting until the comments got to ten.

    Answers:

    1 - None, though LD leads the team in game-winning assists.
    2 - Ralph Perez and Jorge Espinoza
    3 - It's a pic of Arturo Alvarez, though I don't know why.

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