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“In Paris, there’s a restaurant called Joe Allen. Apparently it’s the oldest American restaurant in Paris. This got me wondering, are there any other restaurants that have the same name as footballers?” asked Opta Fred.
There are also the original in New York, plus one in London too. Meanwhile, Robert Lewis gives us another example. “There is a hotel (not a restaurant, but close) in the Bansko ski station in Bulgaria, which goes by the name of Hadji Georgi. This always strikes me as being very similar to the name of Gheorghe Hagi, the great Romanian star. Incidentally, hadji is Bulgarian for ‘saint’, so it is actually the Saint George Hotel. No dragons I’m afraid.” Incidentally, Hagi does own a hotel in his native Romania, named Hotel Iaki.
@TheKnowledge_GU Simon Moore joined Nahki Wells yesterday in playing matches in both the Island Games and Premier League - any other Prem footballers past or present played in obscure non-FIFA affiliated international tournaments?
@TheKnowledge_GU this weekend Hoffenheim and Mainz, Mainz were leading 1-0 away when a Mainz player was sent off. Mainz ended up scoring 4 more goals despite being a man down, eventually winning the game 5-1. Has any team scored more goals despite having a numerical disadvantage?
Serious question though. What’s the highest position in a goal scoring chart a player from Oceania or Asia has finished in Europe?
**IF** @LFC beat @BHAFC on Sat, they’ll have reached the symbolic 40pt safety barrier before December.
In the 3pts-per-win era & in a league with 18+ teams / 2+ relegations, what is the earliest date a team has gained enough points that prevented relegation for that season?
