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@Coma @Dan @Eco @Faithcore @Khan of TF365 @ROBBIEFC @Rucksackfranzose @Spike @Stan @Tommy @Viva la FCB

Round 11 Answers

1. Name the German club which had to change hotels during their winter break training camp, after they realised that the hotel was also hosting a Russian beauty contest with over 400 participants at the same time, and the club management were concerned that the players would not be able to focus on football? Additional point for naming the country where it happened. (2 pts.)
MSV Duisburg in Turkey.

2. Which former German footballer could have become a professional skier but chose a career in football over skiing? (1 pt)
Bastian Schweinsteiger. Growing up he trained and travelled with top German skier Felix Neureuther, and could have chosen a career in skiing.

3. Name a former Bundesliga player who got sent off for pulling down opponent's (also a former Bundesliga player) shorts during a World Cup Qualifying match? Bonus point for naming the other player, too (2 pts)
Dzeko against Sokratis. Here's the video:

 

4. During a Bundesliga match in the 70s, one team started the second half and played for 5 minutes without their goalkeeper because they forgot him in the dressing room during the halftime break and nobody noticed it. Which club was that and what was the name of the goalkeeper? Additional point for also naming the club they were playing against. (3 pts)
Schalke against Bochum in 1974. Norbert Nigbur (Schalke's goalkeeper) picked up a knock right before the half time break, went to massage room to put some ice on it and asked one of the staff to tell him when the team was going back on the pitch. Well, they obviously forgot to, and he realised that the second half has started without him. Funnily enough, nobody noticed, and Bochum didn't have a single shot on goal anyway. He even had to convince the police that he's the goalkeeper before they let thim back on the pitch xD 

5. Who was the first player in the history of the Bundesliga to be fined and banned for diving? (1 pt)
Andi Möller after his awful dive to win a penalty (and the league title) in BVB match against KSC in 1995. He got fined and banned for 2 league matches. 

6. Name a former Bundesliga and German NT player who has a nickname based on an animal character from a Pixar animated movie. Extra point for correctly naming the character as well. (2 pts)
Mesut Özil, Nemo 👀

7. Name a former Bundesliga managed who made his players walk barefoot over broken glass as a mental exercise? What was the club he was managing at the time? (2 pts)
Christoph Daum, Leverkusen

8. What is the record for the longest stoppage time in an official match in German football (how many minutes)? (1 pt)
28 min in a Bezirksliga match between Dostlukspor Bottrop and BW-Wesel in 2007, all because of time wasting by both teams. The referee said that the fans paid to see 90 minutes of football, and that's what they should get. Legend.
Two of you are getting 1 point here for the closest guesses - Faithcore with 27 min and Khan of TF365 with 29 min!

9. Name a former Bundesliga and German NT player who is a motorsports fan, has recently test-driven a race car on the Nürburgring and is considering becoming a racing driver after his football career. (1 pt)
Lukas Podolski

10. Name a former German player who used to live in squats, worked in kindergarten for disabled children, and took a 6 month break from professional football in order to travel to Nicaragua to volunteer in development projects. (1 pt)
Volker Ippig, when he was playing for St. Pauli in 1986-1992. He is also working in the docks in Hamburg now as a cargo lasher. A proper character, highly recommend reading his story...

 

Round 11 Scores

  1. Faithcore - 9 pts
  2. Tommy - 8 pts
  3. Rucksackfranzose - 6 pts
  4. ROBBIEFC - 4 pts
  5. Spike - 3 pts
    Stan - 3 pts
  6. Eco - 1 pt
    Khan of TF365 - 1 pt
    Viva la FCB - 1 pt
     

I actually just realised that @Dan actually hasn't submitted his answers yet 😬 (but I also can't be arsed to wait and then re-type all of this again). 

Overall standings coming soon.

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Standings after Round 11:

  1. Rucksackfranzose - 76 pts
  2. Faithcore - 72 pts
  3. Tommy - 55 pts
  4. SchalkeUK - 29 pts
    Stan - 29 pts
  5. Deco - 21 pts
  6. Viva la FCB - 18 pts
  7. Dan - 16 pts
  8. ROBBIEFC - 12 pts
    Spike - 12 pts
  9. Khan of TF365 - 9 pts
  10. Eco - 8 pts
  11. Coma - 6 pts
  12. Relling - 2 pts

@Faithcore wins the round to decrease @Rucksackfranzose's lead to 4 pts. @Tommy strengthens his 3rd position, while @Stan moves into 4th. @Spike and @ROBBIEFC both up to 8th now, with @Khan of TF365 and @Eco fighting for 9th. @Viva la FCB takes advantage of @Dan missing this round.

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3 minutes ago, Viva la FCB said:

Huh, im actually impressed I got a point here xD

Finally, your hobby of watching Russian beauty contests in Turkey actually paid off! xD 

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Looked for it out of curiosity, and it seems Volker Ippig wasn't famous enough to justify any English sources about his story.:( Which is a shame as I can only echo @nudge statement that he was a very interesting character, by the way he was one of the reasons, if not the main one, St. Pauli changed their image from a club attracting prostititutes and their pimps to the left-leaning reputation they have nowadays.

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17 minutes ago, Rucksackfranzose said:

Looked for it out of curiosity, and it seems Volker Ippig wasn't famous enough to justify any English sources about his story.:( Which is a shame as I can only echo @nudge statement that he was a very interesting character, by the way he was one of the reasons, if not the main one, St. Pauli changed their image from a club attracting prostititutes and their pimps to the left-leaning reputation they have nowadays.

It's a shame indeed :( I found this short article, only scratches the surface, but at least it's something: https://insunandshadow.com/2011/08/10/political-footballers-xi-volker-ippig/

 

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Alright then, here we go again, gentlemen...

 

@Coma @Dan @Eco @Faithcore @Khan of TF365 @ROBBIEFC @Rucksackfranzose @Spike @Stan @Tommy @Viva la FCB @Michael

Round 12

1. In the 70s, the managing staff of one Bundesliga club secretly poured water on the pitch at night before the match against their rivals, as they wanted it to be postponed. Name the club and the main reason why they desperately wanted the match to be postponed. Bonus point for naming their rivals, too (3 pts)

2. How many foreigners were playing in the first Bundesliga season ever? Which country did most of them come from? (2 pts)

3. Name the manager who forced his players to race against horces as a method of training. Which club was he managing at that time? (2 pts)

4. In 1971, there was a Bundesliga match-fixing scandal which ended with 52 players, 2 managers and 6 club officials getting banned and fined, and with two clubs (Bielefeld and Offenbach) getting their licenses revoked and relegated. After the scandal, many of banned players moved to one country. What was that country, and what was the main reason they moved there? (2 pt)

5. Name the club that had the first ever official fanclub in Germany. (1 pt)

6. Name the first ever club in Germany to pay a million for a player. (1 pt)

7. Name the manager who got so drunk before the away game that he missed the departure of the team bus, tried to catch up in his car but got stopped by the police as he was four times over the alcohol limit, and then later fell asleep on the bench during the match (1 pt).

8. Name the club that set a precedent in the Bundesliga when they sacked half of the squad after the players mutinied against the manager and tried to get him removed. (1 pt)

9. Name the former Bundesliga player who got his nickname from an Australian comedy movie of the 80s (1 pt).

10. A few years ago, Werder Bremen suspended two U-23 players for eating something before the team's bus trip to an away match. What was the food item in question? (1 pt)

 

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1 hour ago, nudge said:

Alright then, here we go again, gentlemen...

 

@Coma @Dan @Eco @Faithcore @Khan of TF365 @ROBBIEFC @Rucksackfranzose @Spike @Stan @Tommy @Viva la FCB @Michael

Round 12

1. In the 70s, the managing staff of one Bundesliga club secretly poured water on the pitch at night before the match against their rivals, as they wanted it to be postponed. Name the club and the main reason why they desperately wanted the match to be postponed. Bonus point for naming their rivals, too (3 pts)

2. How many foreigners were playing in the first Bundesliga season ever? Which country did most of them come from? (2 pts)

3. Name the manager who forced his players to race against horces as a method of training. Which club was he managing at that time? (2 pts)

4. In 1971, there was a Bundesliga match-fixing scandal which ended with 52 players, 2 managers and 6 club officials getting banned and fined, and with two clubs (Bielefeld and Offenbach) getting their licenses revoked and relegated. After the scandal, many of banned players moved to one country. What was that country, and what was the main reason they moved there? (2 pt)

5. Name the club that had the first ever official fanclub in Germany. (1 pt)

6. Name the first ever club in Germany to pay a million for a player. (1 pt)

7. Name the manager who got so drunk before the away game that he missed the departure of the team bus, tried to catch up in his car but got stopped by the police as he was four times over the alcohol limit, and then later fell asleep on the bench during the match (1 pt).

8. Name the club that set a precedent in the Bundesliga when they sacked half of the squad after the players mutinied against the manager and tried to get him removed. (1 pt)

9. Name the former Bundesliga player who got his nickname from an Australian comedy movie of the 80s (1 pt).

10. A few years ago, Werder Bremen suspended two U-23 players for eating something before the team's bus trip to an away match. What was the food item in question? (1 pt)

 

 

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