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He arrived at Southampton in 1996 after convincing then-manager Graeme Souness that he was a top quality 30-year-old Senegalese striker with 13 international caps, carrying a recommendation from legendary George Weah, claiming to be his cousin. All this proved to be fake as he played only one match  for them coming in as a 32nd minute substitute and after a gloriously inept 21 minutes was himself substituted at 53rd minute. 14 days later his contract was cancelled. Identify the footballer.

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"It's a struggle with him, he wasn't interested in the other players and it became a situation where it was 10 players and him. He turned up as if he was royalty - it was like having Prince Charles on your side." Identify the player about whom this was quoted and the person who quoted it.

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Player X played for a club Y in Country Z. After his golden goal knocked out Z from the World Cup, his contract was cancelled the next day and owner of Y was quoted as saying "That gentleman will never set foot in Y again. I have no intention of paying a salary to someone who has ruined Z football." Identify X, Y and Z.

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After getting out for a duck coming as a opener in the 1st innings, this player responded with 7 wickets when the opposition batted. Coming in at No. 6 in the 2nd innings, he was again out for a duck to the same bowler. He then responded with 8 wickets in the last innings and in the process dismissed twice the bowler who gave him a pair. Identify the cricketer.

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^{An Ecuadorian International footballer, both his father and father-in-law were also international footballers. In addition to being an important player for his National team, he also represented clubs in his native Ecuador as well as in England and Mexico. He tragically died as a result of cardiac arrest at the age of 27. Identify the footballer.}

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Very rarely do we see a player from Bangladesh sharing a record with all-time legends of the game. That is exactly what this cricketer achieved when he equalled a First Class record held by only Mike Procter, a record which this player achieved within 4 years of his First Class debut. Identify the cricketer and the record that he achieved.

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As a player, he represented three major teams of a European league and then also went on to become the manager of those three teams. He won at least one trophy with all the team that he ever played for or managed. Identify the footballer and the teams concerned.

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Often considered as one of the greatest all-rounders the game has ever seen, this cricketer never bothered about any records. Once when his team had amassed 721 in a single day in a match, he wanted no part of such carnage. When his turn came, he did not take guard, allowed himself to be bowled first ball, turned to the wicketkeeper and said: "Thank God that's over." He also played Australian Rules for St. Kilda and flew fighter planes over Germany in World War II. Identify this 'real' all-rounder.

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He represented France in U-21 level but went onto become an important member of an African Nation for many years. He won both UEFA Cup and Copa del Rey more than once. A devout Muslim, he refused to wear club shirt bearing the sponsor name as the sponsor was a gambling site and was given a brand-free jersey every match. Identify the player.

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An amateur player for Somerset, he represented England Cricket Team once in Tests. Unfortunately, he did not bowled, batted or took any catch in that match. After spending some time as Prisoner of War in Holland in 1920, he went on to win Olympics Gold in hockey the same year. Identify him.

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Signed as a schoolboy by one of the most recognised football clubs in the world, he made his first team debut as a 17 year old. After establishing himself as a regular player in a couple of years, he became his club's captain at the age of 21 and remained so for the next 14 years until his retirement. In the process, he won multiple trophies as well as battled alcoholism successfully. Identify this one-club legend.

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He was the son of a coal-miner and himself started working in coal-mines as a 14 year-old. He was trialled by Nottinghamshire as a 19 year-old and offered a meagre contract equivalent to what he earned working in mines. Nonetheless he would have agreed to anything to escape from the mine. He made his Test Debut 3 years later and went onto become one of the most feared fast bowlers ever injuring several First Class players eventually leading to their retirement. He was the main weapon in what the English called as 'The Leg Theory'. Identify this fast bowler.

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This tactical system which literally meant 'door-bolt' in Italian was successfully deployed by Internazionale in the 1960s who used it to grind out small-score wins against their opponents. In this system, a highly organized and effective backline defense focused on nullifying opponents' attacks and preventing goal-scoring opportunities.

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Having been termed as 'The Strokeless Wonder' as a 20 year-old, he went on to successfully represent his country for more than 15 years playing more than 50 Test Matches and more than 100 ODIs in the process. He was capable of mixing dogged defence with brilliant stroke making, so much so that he is considered by many as one of the best ever players of spins having hammered both Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne during his impressive career. Identify the cricketer.

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This stadium belonging to one of the European Clubs has solar power plant integrated to it capable of generating 7,00,000 kWh. The electricity powers the stadium and some houses around it. There is a shopping center just below the playing field that is one of the largest shopping centers in the country. The stadium also includes schools, homes, a fitness center, several gyms, restaurants and a parking facility with over 700 places. Identify the stadium.

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One of the greatest fast bowlers of all-time, he famously told these words to another all time legendary all-round cricketer after he bowled a bouncer at an opposing No. 8. "You've just insulted all fast bowlers. You've admitted No. 8 can bat better than you can bowl. Get into the nets and learn how to bowl." Identify both the legends.

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A Dutch International who won multiple trophies with clubs like AFC Ajax and FC Barcelona, he was most famous for seeing out his lucrative contract at Chelsea FC even though representing them only once in the last three and half years of his four year contract inspite of being fit to play. Name this footballer who referred to himself as the worst signing of Premier League History.

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I represented England as a fast bowling all rounder and was a part of the 1992 squad which reached the finals.  After retiring, I became a cricket correspondent firstly with The Independent and then The Daily Telegraph. An ardent music lover, I threw away my pads and bats in order to have more 'music records' stored. My father was also an International Cricketer and participated in the 1975 World Cup. Identify me.

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He started off as a defender for Argentine Team Newell's Old Boys First Division Team before retiring at only 25 years of age, and is now considered as one of the best managers in the World having earned it through his impressive tenures as the manager of Argentina and Chile National Football Teams as well as leading clubs like Newell's Old Boys, Velez Sarsfield and Athletic Bilbao to impressive runs. Identify this manager.

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After having represented Australia Under-19s team, he joined English County Team Yorkshire as an overseas player. Having played long enough for Yorkshire, he qualified for English Cricket Team and was duly selected for an all rounder's role who could make useful contributions at number 6-8 and bowl first change. However he was dropped after inconsistent performances. He was revitalized as a cricketer after suffering a mystery blackout waking up to find himself in a gutter. He went on to represent English National Team in 30 Tests and 51 ODIs. His brother-in-law was also an International cricketer who was his Yorkshire teammate for many years and represented Australian Cricket Team before going on to become a reputed coach. Identify the cricketer and his brother-in-law.

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This footballing legend was a recipient of numerous awards during his playing career notable among them being Ballon d'Or, World Cup Golden Boot and European Golden Boot. However, apart from his footballing talent, he was notable for his on-pitch temper. Famous among them being stomping on a referee's foot to earn a 2- months ban and being sued by an opponent after breaking his leg in a tackle. Identify this flawed genius.

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A left arm fast medium bowler, he was in the squad of one of the World Cup winning Teams but was unable to force his way into the playing XI for any of the matches. Unfortunately, he never represented his national team. Who is he?

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This footballer wore the No. 9 Jersey for his club, until another striker was given the traditional striker's number due to a sponsorship deal. He was then given the No. 18 jersey to which he added a plus(+) sign in between the digits, making him therefore still technically a No. 9 striker. He is a one-time Pichichi Trophy winner, and also finds a place for himself in the coveted FIFA 100. Identify this striker.

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This player was charged with raping a student in one of the toilets of his club team's stadium. He was convicted to six years in prison in 1999. However, he won his appeal against the conviction and went on to play successfully for twelve more years for his National team taking more than 700 international wickets in the process. Name the cricketer.

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An English footballer who played for many Premiership teams including Liverpool, Manchester City, West Ham United, Everton, Charlton Athletic and Birmingham City among others, he was jailed for 8 years for supplying cocaine. He was released in May 2009 after serving 4 years of the sentence. Name the footballer.

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He invented a delivery which is widely used nowadays by many spinners. However when he invented the delivery, he persuaded his team-mates to be silent about it so as to maintain the impression that the delivery was just an accident and that he had no control over it. He further went on to feign surprise whenever he delivered his mystery ball acting as if they were accidental. Identify the delivery and the inventor.

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An Egyptian footballer who played around 450 professional games without ever being reprimanded. He was also a one-club man spending 16 years at Al-Ahly in Egypt winning multiple trophies with them. He was also among the players who were fouled against the most, so much so that his managerial staff once gave his Jersey No. 10 to some other player to wear. Identify this legendary footballer.

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One of the greatest cricket umpires ever, Dickie Bird, standing in only his second Test, looks bemused sitting on the turf along with the spectators. What made him and the spectators do so ?

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In the first and last instance ever of this weird happening in competitive football, one of the teams was trying to score in both the goals while the other was trying to defend both the goals for the last 5 minutes of the normal playing time. Identify the teams and the reason for this weird happening.

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This all-rounder captained South Africa's non-White National Team before emigrating to England and making a place for himself in the English National Team. In 1968, he was included in the England touring squad for South Africa but the ruling apartheid government in South Africa objected to his inclusion as he was non-White. The tour was subsequently cancelled and South Africa was later banned from International Cricket for two decades. However, in 2000 South Africa Cricket Board nominated him as one of the 10 South African cricketers of the Century, despite him never representing them. Identify the player.

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Defending a penalty kick in Football is one of the most difficult tasks for a goalkeeper. In course of time, various goalkeepers came up with different tactics to defend a penalty shot. One such tactic employed by a goalkeeper was that he always had a box with cards that contained all the information of opponents' penalty specialist. His tactic seemed to be successful as he won multiple honors at an individual level as well as club and international levels. Name the goalkeeper.

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In an ODI at SCG in 1992-93, the batsman asked the bowler to remove his white wristbands as he thought that the bowler was 'definitely trying some form of camouflage' considering the ball was also white. The bowler who had been wearing these white wristbands throughout his career reacted angrily and blew away the opponent with figures of 5-32 to win the match. Identify the bowler and the batsman.

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One of the all-time legends of Football, this player was said to have finest technique by many of his colleagues. He led his club to multiple trophies, and also became the all-time top goalscorer for his National Team. However, he suffered from aerophobia and would not accompany his team on overseas tour. Name this famous footballer.

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He started out as a batsman but soon became an aggressive fast bowler taking 123 wickets in his 38-Test career and another 85 in 71 ODIs. He was honest enough to admit that he never knew which way the ball would swing. He also predicted in his newspaper column that Shane Warne would take 500 Test Wickets even before Warne had represented Victoria, a prediction that led to his sacking soon after. identify this cricketer.

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An Italian Striker who represented Italian National Football Team thrice without ever scoring for them. However, he did helped his club SS Lazio win the Double of Scudetto and the Italian Cup. He was overshadowed by his older brother, who went on to become a legendary Striker for Italy and the club he represented. Identify him and his brother.

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Angered by the Australian Cricket Board who rebuffed his bid to gain exclusive television rights of one of the Australia's Home Test Series inspite of an impressive contract offer, he set up his own rebel series and secretly signed all the main players of major cricketing nations offering them exorbitant contracts, thus inventing a new meaning of professionalism in cricket. Who was he ?

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A Mozambican-born Portuguese Striker, he scored 733 goals in 745 competitive games in his career, 41 of which were for Portugal National Team in 64 appearances. Nicknamed as The Black Panther, he inevitably finds a place in almost all the best-player-of-all time lists. Identify him.

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Whom was The Scottish Daily Express referring to in this article published in August 1986?"Ten twinkling toes of __________, Celtic FC's player from India hypnotized the crowd at Parkhead last night in an Alliance game with Galston. He balances the ball on his big toe, lets it run down the scale to his little toe, twirls it, hops on one foot around the defender, then flicks the ball to the center who has only to send it into goal. Three of Celtic's seven goals last night came from his moves. Was asked to take a penalty, he refused. Said he was shy."

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I neither batted nor bowled in what turned out to be the only Test Match of my career in 1952-53. However, I made 4 stumpings in the match but did not take a catch. I am ___________.

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Identify the footballer.

Hint: He quoted one of the very famous quotes "The joy of seeing Yuri Gagarin flying in space is only superseded by the joy of a good penalty save."

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Identify the Cricketer.

Hint : Only player to have a Test 50 to his credit but is without a test average.

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Identify the player.

Hint : He represented England's Cricket and Football National Teams