Pressure is mounting on Tottenham’s Spanish manager Juande Ramos. In Sunday’s only Premiership clash, Spurs lost to Stoke City 2-1 to leave them alone at the bottom of the table with just two points from eight games. This is Spurs’ worst ever start to a league season, and if history is anything to go by, they are destined for relegation. Only one team has managed to avoid relegation after collecting two or lesser points from their first eight games- Southampton in the 1998-99 season.
Year: 2008
Ajax to sign Danish starlet
Dutch giants Ajax Amsterdam have beaten off competition from Chelsea and Barcelona to win the signature of Danish youngster Christian Eriksen. Eriksen, who currently plays for Odense Boldklub, will join his team mates at the Amsterdam Arena on January 1. He will join Ajax’s renowned youth program.
2008 World Football quiz
This is a quiz that tests your knowledge about the events in world football that occurred in 2008. Four options with each question. Fairly simple, and once you have gone through these, be sure to check out the other quizzes in our football/soccer quizzes category ?
1.) Which team won the African Cup of Nations 2008 ?
a.) Senegal
b.) Cameroon
c.) Egypt
d.) Angola
2.) Which team won the 2008 UEFA U-17 European Championship in Turkey in May 2008 ?
a.) Spain
b.) Germany
c.) France
d.) Netherlands
3.) Whom did Jose Mourinho replace as manager of Inter Milan in June 2008 ?
a.) Marco Tardelli
b.) Hector Cuper
c.) Giovanni Trappatoni
d.) Roberto Mancini
4.) Who won the men’s soccer gold at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing ?
a.) Argentina
b.) Brazil
c.) Nigeria
d.) Spain