Which teammates have played essentially the most games against every different?

"Now that Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos are playing collectively at PSG, it made me wonder: do they hold the record for the two gamers who have performed the most competitive suits in opposition t every different earlier than taking part in on the identical team," requested Alex Batchen.

"Andrew Considine and Scott Brown are enjoying collectively at Aberdeen this season, but have spent years in the Scottish Premiership on opposing aspects –longer than Ramos and Messi in La Liga," writes Kirk Burton. "whereas at Celtic, Brown would have faced Considine at the least four times a season (and infrequently six!) when both gamers were healthy, earlier than Brown moved to Pittodrie this summer season. i might say they need to have played each and every different more than Messi and Ramos, although not sure in the event that they have the listing."

The specific numbers are certainly complicated to locate, however we reckon Ramos and Messi have met as opponents on forty three events at club level, and twice on overseas duty. Considine and Brown were on opposing team sheets forty eight times – but Considine become an unused sub on seven occasions, in order that they come up simply short.

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The 91 membership, revisited

invoice McGinley has weighed in on the skills subject that with ease refuses to be resolved: "Mitchell Sandler's record of golf equipment to have played against the entire different latest league golf equipment (apart from beginners Sutton) omits Tranmere, who in addition have already performed Sutton in the countrywide League."

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"Chesterfield have played towards all existing ninety two league golf equipment," chips in Spireites fan Ken Foster. "We've played 87 of them in the soccer League. Admittedly Chelsea and Liverpool had been simplest in the early years of the 20th century but we additionally met Chelsea twice in the FA Cup and Liverpool twice in the League Cup. We also simplest performed Arsenal in the early years of the 20th century when they were referred to as Woolwich Arsenal, but we met them in the FA Cup in 1936-37. We've in no way met Everton or Ipswich town in the league, however we played Everton within the League Cup in 1983-84, and Ipswich town in the FA Cup in 2008-09. We've met Salford metropolis, Harrogate town and Sutton United within the country wide League. I think that makes up the set."

Chesterfield's Lawrence Maguire, pictured with all of the league golf equipment the Spireites have in no way performed. photo: Jez Tighe/ProSports/REX/Shutterstock Which overseas participant has the top-quality strike fee against a single group? (part two)

last week, we took a look at gamers who had scored a hefty percentage of their international goals towards one crew. here are a few examples we left out:

"Johann 'Jan' Studnicka played 28 times for Austria between 1902 and 1918, scoring 18 goals of which 14 have been in opposition t Hungary (seventy seven.7%)," solutions Erich Plöchl. "but Alfréd Schaffer performed 15 times for Hungary between 1915 and 1919, scoring 17 dreams, 16 of which got here towards Austria (94.1%)."

"The German foreign Gottfried Fuchs scored 10 of his 13 foreign goals in a single in shape against Russia (77%)," writes Peter Skrandies. "The video game took place on the 1912 Olympics and Germany received 16-0. Fuchs was Jewish and had to flee Germany in 1937, later settling in Canada."

talents archive: an replace

approach back in, erm, October 2020, Stuart Corby asked: "As someone who hates seeing players with fifty nine, 88, 27 etc on their backs, when turned into the ultimate time a crew played with the shirt numbers of 1-eleven?"

Denis Hurley, an authority on such concerns, nominated Mansfield city but also explained: "The final illustration of a Premier League group using the first 11 squad numbers turned into newly-promoted Charlton Athletic in the beginning of 1998-99, as 1-eleven was still in force within the soccer League at the time. The ultimate example of a crew already within the Premier League doing so turned into QPR in early 1995-ninety six."

That streak has now been damaged by using – who else! – Burnley, who became out at Anfield on Saturday with squad numbers 1-eleven starting the online game. Jay Rodriguez (No 19) and Erik Pieters (No 23) rather spoiled issues when they got here off the bench.

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"After Tyrone Mings set up Danny Ings at the weekend, have there been another excessive-profile examples of avid gamers with rhyming names constructing desires for each other?" ponders Steve Maybury. "I feel this is a really essential challenge and would appreciate you giving it your full attention."

Aston Villa's Danny Ings ratings a remarkable aim towards Newcastle United ultimate weekend, set up with the aid of teammate Tyrone Mings. photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty images

Rudy Roberts enquires: "When Tammy Abraham completed his transfer to Roma, it completed the merry-go-circular of strikers between Chelsea, Inter and Roma (with Lukaku joining Chelsea and Dzeko leaving Roma for Inter). i know this took place just a few years back with Aubameyang, Giroud and Batshuayi (notwithstanding the latter moved on loan). Are there greater situations of three groups completing a full triangle of transfers?"

"because Newcastle's first three video games this season are against West Ham, Aston Villa and Burnley – three sets of claret and blue –what's the longest run of identical-colored opponents faced through a crew in the beginning of the season?" asks Mike Lavery.

"This weekend, Arnaud Bodart saved a penalty enjoying for normal Liège against Beerschot," writes Joran Lamisse. "This became the fifth out of six he he has saved in 2021. is this a record for a primary division club?"

"Spurs' beginning 11 in their Premier League video game away to Leeds on eight may 2021 contained five overseas crew captains: Hugo Lloris (France), Serge Aurier (Ivory Coast), Gareth Bale (Wales), Son Heung-min (South Korea) and Harry Kane (England). Has any group fielded more?" asks John Curry.

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