In the 2004 transfer window, Liverpool sold Michael Owen to Real Madrid for £8 million. Just 5 days later, who did Newcastle United sell to Real Madrid for a then-whopping £13.4 million.

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Who is the only manager from a non-European country to have managed a club to win the Premier League?

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In the 2021 Ballon D’or selections, Lionel Messi was the winner, and Robert Lewandowski was runner up. Which Premier League star came third in the Ballon D’or voting in 2021?

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This is the image of Jimmy Bullard’s famous “mid-pitch rebuke to teammates” celebration after scoring a goal for Hull city. Which former manager is he parodying here?

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On May 7, 2006, the final day of the 2005-06 Premier League season - 10 players of the Tottenham team were ill with food-poisoning, for eating a dodgy dish of this food. This allowed local rivals Arsenal to leapfrog them to 4th position for that season. This is remembered as (a)   - gate, after the food item that led to this horrible situation. Just name this food item.

Frank Lampard, Joe Cole and Rio Ferdinand are academy products of which PL club?

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In 1995, Eric Cantona infamously kung-fu kicked an opposition fan at an away ground, and then was suspended for 9 months. Against which club was he, and Man United playing? Just give me the Club Name.

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Which food item was banned from Stamford Bridge, circa approx mid-late 2000s, because fans used to throw it on the ground.

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Arsene Wenger managed his last Premier League match for Arsenal against a club from Yorkshire. Which club?

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Urban legend says that in the 1970s, when Crystal Palace was playing one of their rivals, and chanting the name of their club “Eagles, Eagles”, their rival club came up with a taunt, with the name of another rhyming bird. The chant caught on, and eventually, that club changed their crest to feature that bird. Which rival club of Crystal Palace?

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In the first season of the Premier League, Aston Villa finished in the second spot. Which Aston Villa legend, also formerly a player at champions Manchester United, was the PFA Player’s Player of the year in the Premier League’s inaugural year? Last Name is sufficient

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This rather heavyset Coventry City striker scored 17 goals in the inaugural PL season, and was a regular recipient of the “Who Ate All The Pies?” jibe from the stands. Name him

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Iconic Man United Jersey : 1998-99 Treble winners. Who were the shirt sponsors of that jersey - whose name was on the front of the shirt?

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1998-99 was also a season that saw three winners of the Golden boot for the highest goalscorers. Two of them were Liverpool’s Michael Owen and Manchester United’s Dwight Yorke. Which Leeds striker shared the Golden Boot for the highest goalscorer with them that season?

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Arsenal manager George Graham was sacked in February 1995 after nearly nine years in charge, when it was revealed that he had accepted an illegal payment of £425,000 from Norwegian agent Rune Hauge relating to the purchases of, among others, which Danish player, who was also part of the team that won Euro ‘92?

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Before the Greatest Sporting Story, came the Great Escape. Leicester’s 2015-16 Premier League victory still seems rather impossible, but the season before - they were almost relegated, before they reeled off 7 wins in their last 9 PL matches to survive that season. Which veteran Defensive Midfielder was Leicester’s Player Of The Year in 2014-15? He did not renew his contract to next year, and this led to the club getting N’Golo Kante for the next season.

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1995 was perhaps the greatest year for Blackburn rovers. They won the Premier League with the SAS strike force of Shearer and Sutton. After that, they had a chance to sign Zinedine Zidane, but the owner, Jack walker had other ideas. He let go of the opportunity, with the famous quote “ Why would we want Zidane? We’ve got --- --------”

Which player, and later on Spurs coach, was he referring to? Two blanks here, but just the last blank, i.e. the last name will suffice.

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Identify this iconic West Ham United forward, who had his career cut short by injury to retire by the age of 26?

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You’re a C*** .…. Which one is Hickman [Niall, football writer for the Express]? You are out of order. Absolutely f****** out of order. Thus started one of the wildest rants in all of Premier League. This was delivered in Sep 2008, when a manager, not having worked in the PL for almost a decade, was hired by Newcastle, and this was his first press conference. Just name the manager. Last name is fine.

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