6 h. ago The B team? First XIs packed with players whose names begin with same letter | The Knowledge

Plus: a 972 score in Scrabble, the same stadium name across multiple grounds, and 48 league appearances in one seasonMail us with your questions and answers“The other day in their Women’s Champions League match against Manchester City, Chelsea fielded a back four of Bronze, Bright, Björn and Baltimore,” emails Asad Butt. “Are there other examples of this in defence, midfield or attack?”Back in 2017, we answered a question regarding men’s teams fielding three or more players with the same first name, with five Johns starting in an England XI against Switzerland in 1948: John Aston, John Haines, John Hancocks, John (‘Jack’) Rowley and John (‘Jackie’) Milburn all featuring. As mentioned by Asad, Chelsea fielded a back four beginning with the same surname letter against Manchester City earlier this month (plus Aggie Beever-Jones in the first leg). But we can do better than that. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Bournemouth vs Man City prediction: FA Cup betting preview, odds and tips

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3 d. ago Pep Guardiola rates own performance as ‘really poor’ after disappointing season

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6 d. ago Clinical Russo leads Arsenal to epic comeback victory against Real Madrid

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7 d. ago Rugby League Ashes: Australia’s tour to feature Test at Everton’s new stadium

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9 d. ago Canada win Concacaf Nations League third place, putting USA at a crossroads

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9 d. ago Everton's new stadium evacuated 65 minutes into second test event

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9 d. ago Scotland 0 Greece 3 as it happened as we go crashing out Nations League big boys section

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