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The Great Friday Quiz - The Answers
1) How is Jorge Mendes generally described?
'Cristiano Ronaldo's agent'.
2) What does Joan Laporta, the president of Barcelona, face this weekend?
A vote of no confidence.
3) How much money are Aston Villa demanding for Gareth Barry?
£18m.
4) Emmanuel Adebayor is from which country?
Togo.
5) In what year did Arsenal finally sell Patrick Vieira?
2005.
6) For which Spanish club does David Villa play for?
Valencia.
7) How old is Gareth Barry?
27.
8) True or false - Barry began his career at Brighton and Hove Albion?
True.
9) In the summer of 2006, Michael Carrick joined Manchester United for £18m. But at which club did he begin his career?
West Ham United.
10) In July of what year did Liverpool announce: "Steven [Gerrard] has told us he will not accept our offer of an improved and extended contract because he wants to leave"?
2005.
11) And how many years ago did Roman Abramovich buy Chelsea?
Five.
12) Which player did John Gregory threaten to shoot after he asked fro a transfer from Aston Villa?
Dwight Yorke.
13) And which player did Sir Alex Ferguson described as "hard work and quite surly" after he rejected a move to ManYoo?
Alan Shearer.
14) Name the brother and agent of Nicolas Anelka who orchestrated the then Arsenal striker's move to Real Madrid in the summer of 1999.
Claude.
15) From which club did Manchester United buy Cristiano Ronaldo?
Sporting Lisbon.
16) Why didn't Ruud van Nistelrooy join Manchester United in the summer of 2000 after a £18.5m transfer was agreed?
United's medical staff detected a problem with his medial ligaments. Days later, he collapsed in training after suffering a knee injury. It wouldn't be until April 2001 that he finally joined United.
17) Who announced in the summer of 2006: "My wife is English, London is my home town. The people I meet here welcome me with open arms. It would be difficult to leave a country like England, a country of passion where the stadiums are full all the time. I've never played in Spain and I never will"?
Thierry Henry.
18) Before joining Spurs in July 2006, Dimi Berbatov played his club football in which country?
Germany.
19) Where has Sir Alex Ferguson been holidaying this summer?
The South of France.
20) Gareth Barry was disciplined by Aston Villa for speaking to which newspaper?
The News of the World.
