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Attendance. 48,000 [1] Weather. Clear [1] On 13 May 2012, Manchester City played Queens Park Rangers at the Etihad Stadium in both teams' final match of the 2011–12 Premier League season. City entered the match in first place on goal difference, being level on points with local rivals Manchester United, and needed to match United's result to ...
Sergio Leonel Agüero del Castillo (born 2 June 1988), also known as Kun Agüero, [ 5 ] is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is regarded as one of the best strikers of all time and one of the greatest players in the history of the Premier League. [ 6 ][ 7 ][ 8 ] He played for Manchester City from 2011 to ...
e. " The hand of God " (Spanish: La mano de Dios) was a goal scored by Argentine footballer Diego Maradona during the Argentina v England quarter finals match of the 1986 FIFA World Cup. The goal was illegal under association football rules because Maradona used his hand to score. The referees did not have a clear view of the play and allowed ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 22 September 2024. Alan Shearer was the first player to score 200 Premier League goals, and is the only player to score 100 goals for two clubs. Since the Premier League's formation at the beginning of the 1992–93 season, a total of 34 players have scored 100 or more goals in the competition; these ...
The 1988–89 title race was the closest in the history of the First Division. [17] In the run-up to the Anfield match, Arsenal lost to Derby County and drew with Wimbledon; Liverpool won twice, 2–0 against Queens Park Rangers and 5–1 against West Ham United allowing them to overtake Arsenal with one game to play and take a superior goal difference. [14]
The term " last-minute goal " is used in sport, primarily association football, to describe a goal scored very late in a game, usually one that affects the outcome of the game. The definition of a "last-minute goal" commonly used is one scored either in the final or penultimate minute of regulation time or extra time, or during stoppage time or ...
For a list of all Manchester City players, major or minor, with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Manchester City F.C. players. Richard Dunne played for the club for nine years between 2000–2009, making 352 appearances and scoring 8 goals. He won the Player of the Year award four times, the club record, since equalled by Kevin De Bruyne, and ...
With 672 goals for Barcelona, Lionel Messi has scored the most goals for one club. Pelé held the world record for around 50 years. Josef Bican is credited by FIFA with 805 goals. Luis Suárez, the most recent to score 500 goals. Alfredo Di Stéfano, the first South American to score 500 goals. Imre Schlosser, the first footballer to score 500 ...