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Kane's father was born in Ireland. Dier grew up in Portugal. Sterling was born in Jamaica. Lingard's grandparents came from Saint Vincent. Alli's father is from Nigeria. They represent England. UKIP don't.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's last Premier League win as Man Utd manager was against Nuno Espirito Santo, whose last Premier League win as Tottenham manager was against Dean Smith, whose last Premier League win as Aston Villa manager was against Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
If Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting plays in the next round, it will mean the relegated Stoke squad of 2017-18 had players who played in the 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019 & 2020 Champions League semi-finals.
Roy Hodgson was 46 when the toaster was invented. Today he became the first manager to win a Premier League game that was broadcast via an online streaming deal. What a life he has led.
In 1995, Neil Warnock was manager of Huddersfield and Gianluigi Buffon played for Parma. In 2023, Neil Warnock is manager of Huddersfield and Gianluigi Buffon is playing for Parma.
Tottenham become the first English club to lose games in each of the Champions League / European Cup, the Cup Winners' Cup, the Uefa Cup / Europa League, the Intertoto Cup & the Europa Conference League.
Tottenham become the first English club to be knocked out of each of the European Cup, Champions League, Cup Winners' Cup, Uefa Cup, Europa League, Intertoto Cup and Europa Conference League.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin is the first player to score hat-tricks in consecutive home games under Carlo Ancelotti since Cristiano Ronaldo in 2014. James Rodriguez played in all four matches.
Atalanta have faced seven goalkeepers in this season's Champions League. They have scored goals against six. The only one who hasn't conceded to them is Kyle Walker.
James Milner has now been a Premier League footballer for exactly half his life. It is 6154 days since his Premier League debut. And that came 6154 days after his birth.
If Barcelona sell Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Ivan Rakitic this summer, Ronald Koeman will be the only one left at the Nou Camp who has scored in a Champions League final.
Today Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to score 2+ goals in a Premier League game at Old Trafford in Manchester United's No. 7 shirt since Cristiano Ronaldo against Tottenham in April 2009.
Joselu's appearance for Real Madrid tonight means the 2015-16 Stoke squad had footballers who played in the Champions League semi-finals in 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2019 & 2024.
James Milnerโs Premier League career (7602 days since his debut) has now lasted for longer than the time between World War 1 ending and World War 2 starting (7601 days).
Southampton could have Romeo and Romeu in centre midfield next season, Adam and Adams in attack and Nathan and Nathan on the wings. Unless they pick Armstrong as well as Armstrong.
If James Milner plays against Leeds on Saturday, he will have played in each of Leeds' last 31 Premier League games. And against someone who turns 57 this month in one of them.
Rasmus Hojlund and Federico Macheda both scored their first Premier League goals as the winner in a 3-2 victory over Aston Villa for a Man Utd team including Jonny Evans.
Ryan Mason has picked a goalkeeper (Hugo Lloris) who was born five years before him. If Roy Hodgson followed the same policy, Dino Zoff would be in goal for Crystal Palace.
Pep Guardiola is the only manager to lose to Tottenham under each of Mauricio Pochettino, Jose Mourinho, Nuno Espirito Santo and Antonio Conte while in charge of the same club.
Only Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Leicester have won all of the Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup in the 21st century.
Congratulations to Chelsea for completing the United Grand Slam after losing away at Manchester United, Newcastle United, West Ham United and Sheffield United in this season's Premier League. Only Bournemouth had done that before them.
This is the first time the current Arsenal captain has scored a Premier League goal for a team managed by a former Arsenal captain against a team managed by a former Arsenal captain.
Liverpool's equaliser was the first goal in their history where scorer (Kaide Gordon, 17) and assister (Conor Bradley, 18) had a combined age that is younger than James Milner (now 36).
James Milner comes on for his 600th Premier League appearance. James Milner and Johnny Haynes both played for the same manager, Sir Bobby Robson. Johnny Haynes was born in 1934.
So far in Euro 2020, North Macedonia's Aleksandar Trajkovski has had as many shots on target as England, despite being substituted in his first game and a substitute in his second.
Every time in the last 14 months that Aaron Ramsdale has made a save in keeping a Premier League clean sheet, Donald Trump has been impeached within a week.
That Kurt Zouma didn't come on in injury time means the Stoke squad relegated from the Premier League in 2017-18 had players who have played in the 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019 & 2020 but not 2021 Champions League semi-finals.
Burnley have been involved in 100 percent of Premier League pay-per-view games to finish 0-0 this season. Wonderfully unselfish approach by Sean Dyche to try and kill off the Premier League's greedy plan to fleece fans.
It is still the case that, between them, Gianluigi Buffon, Peter Shilton and Stanley Matthews have made at least one appearance in every season starting from 1931-32.
Joe Gomez has lost as many Premier League games as a starter under Brendan Rodgers (2) as under Jurgen Klopp. He played for Rodgers for four months, for Klopp for four years and eight months.
Birmingham sold English football's first ยฃ1 million player. Aston Villa sold the first ยฃ100 million player. Guess this means West Brom will sell the first ยฃ1 billion player. Seems a lot to pay for Darnell Furlong, though I think heโs a decent right-back.
James Rodriguez against Jay Rodriguez is the Premier League's first J Rodriguez derby since Jay Rodriguez's West Brom drew 1-1 with Jese Rodriguez's Stoke in 2017. Jay Rodriguez scored.