Monthly Archives for December 2013

REVIEW: Schild breaks slalom record

Alpine Skiing – Marlies Schild won the ladies’ World Cup slalom in Lienz on Sunday. Schild became the first woman to win 35 World Cup slalom races, surpassing Vreni Schneider’s record (34 wins).

  • Schild became the second woman in World Cup history to win 35 or more races in one discipline after Annemarie Moser-Pröll (AUT), who won 36 World Cup downhill races.
  • Schild has now 54 career World Cup slalom podiums and equalled Moser-Pröll (downhill) for the second most podiums in one discipline in ladies’ World Cup history. Renate Götschl (AUT) holds the record with 59 downhill podiums.
  • Schild has now won 37 World Cup races in all disciplines and overtook Katja Seizinger (GER) to move into sole possession of sixth place on the all-time ladies’ World Cup victory list, behind Moser-Pröll (62), Lindsey Vonn (USA, 59), Schneider (55), Götschl (46) and Anja Pärson (SWE, 42).

REVIEW: Hull score six vs Fulham in PL

FOOTBALL – Hull City defeated Fulham 6-0, after a 0-0 half time score, in their Premier League matchup on Saturday.

  • Hull recorded their biggest-ever top fight win and their biggest League win since a 7-1 Division Two (third tier) home win v Crewe on October 29th 1994.
  • Hull scored more than three goals in a PL match for the first time in their history.
  • Fulham conceded six goals in a top-flight match for the first time since Feb 1968 – their 7-2 away defeat at West Ham.
  • Fulham conceded six in a League fixture for the first time since their 6-4 Division Two (third tier) defeat at Exeter in November 1993.
  • Fulham suffered their worst PL defeat – and second-worst in the top-flight after a 9-0 Division One defeat at Wolves in September 1959.
  • Fulham suffered their worst League defeat (any division) since their 7-0 Division Three (third tier) defeat at Chester City in April 1989.
  • This is the first time a side scored six PL goals in one half of football in almost exactly a year – since Arsenal scored six second-half goals in their 7-3 PL home win v Newcastle on Dec 29th 2012.

REVIEW: Balotelli is Serie A top scorer in 2013

FOOTBALL – Mario Balotelli finished the 2013 calendar year as the top scorer in Serie A, scoring 18 times in the league since 1 January. His main challenger, Internazionale’s Rodrigo Palacio, scored Inter’s winning goal (1-0) in Sunday’s Derby della Madonnina, but the Argentine managed no more than his 17th goal in 2013.

RECORD: Manning’s 51 TDs set NFL season record

AMERICAN FOOTBALL – Peyton Manning threw four touchdown passes to raise his 2013 season total to 51, establishing a new single season NFL record, surpassing the 50 by New England’s Tom Brady in 2007. Manning’s previous best was 49 in 2004 when still an Indianapolis Colt. Manning and Brady are the only two quarteracks that have thrown 50 or more in a season.

REVIEW: Fast Pedro hat-trick lands Barça winter crown

FOOTBALL – Just like last year, FC Barcelona are leading La Liga at year’s end. Barça needed to come back from 2-0 down to pip Atlético Madrid on goal difference. Pedro provided the spark with three goals in eight minutes, the fastest by a Barça player since Dani needed seven minutes against Real Betis on 25 September 1999.

REVIEW: Guardiola wins record eighth international trophy

FOOTBALL – Pep Guardiola won his 16th trophy and eighth international trophy as manager, equalling Alex Ferguson and Carlos Bianchi as record holders. Check out more below.


> Bayern Munchen won the Club WC/Intercontinental Cup for the third time after 1976 and 2001.

> Only AC Milan have won the combined trophy more often: 4 times.

> Pep Guardiola became the second manager to win the Club WC/Intercontinental Cup three times after Carlos Bianchi (Velez Sarsfield, 2x Boca Juniors).

> Guardiola joined Alex Ferguson and Carlos Bianchi on winning a record eight international trophies on club level.

> In 4,4 years working as manager he has won 16 trophies.

> Europe won the combined trophy for the 27th time, one more than South America.

> Claudio Pizarro is one of 11 players to win the Intercontinental Cup (Bayern 2001) and the Club World Cup (Bayern 2013).

REVIEW: Suarez is unstoppable

FOOTBALL – Luis Suarez is setting new scoring boundaries in the PL this season, netting 19 times after 17 matches. Here’s more on his amazing scoring run.

> Suarez is the first player to score 19 goals after 17 PL matches in the PL era.

> He became the first player to score at least two goals in four consecutive PL matches.

> He has scored 10 goals in December 2013, a new record for most goals in a single month (previously Mark Viduka 8 in April 2003).

> Suarez has scored 29 goals in 2013, of which 20 came at Anfield. No other player has more in home AND away (before today’s 16.00 BST kick off).

> Suarez averages a goal every 56.7 minute in the PL this season, 20 minutes less than Ronaldo needs in La Liga this season (77 minutes).

> When Messi scored his 50 goals in a Liga season (2011/12), his average was a goal / 65 minutes.

> Suarez also has six assists this season, already one more than he had last season.