Olympics 2012: Squad Age Statistics

Oldest Players
38 - Ryan Giggs (Great Britain)
34 - Ryan Nelsen (New Zealand)
33 - Mohamed Aboutrika (Egypt)
33 - Craig Bellamy (Great Britain)
32 - Carlos Salcido (Mexico)

Youngest Players
16 - Muller Dinda (Gabon)
17 - Axel Meye (Gabon)
17 - Cameron Howison (New Zealand)
18 - Tim Payne (New Zealand)
18 - Saleh Gomaa (Egypt)

Team Average Age
23.9 - Great Britain
23.4 - Mexico
23.0 - Belarus
23.0 - South Korea
23.0 - UAE
23.0 - Uruguay
22.9 - Egypt
22.9 - Morocco
22.8 - Japan
22.7 - Senegal
22.6 - Honduras
22.5 - New Zealand
22.3 - Spain
22.2 - Brazil
21.1 - Switzerland
21.5 - Gabon

Men's Olympic Soccer: Total Goals since 1980

The total number of Olympic tournament goals since 1980. 32 games were played in each tournament.

Olympics	Total Goals	Average
Beijing 2008	75	2.34
Athens 2004	101	3.16
Sydney 2000	103	3.22
Atlanta 1996	90	2.81
Barcelona 1992	87	2.72
Seoul 1988	95	2.97
Los Angeles 1984	84	2.63
Moscow 1980	82	2.56

EPL All-Time Goal Scoring Leaders by Team

The top goalscorers in the Premier League era (since 1992-93) for the 20 teams that will take part in the 2012-2013 EPL season.

Arsenal
176 - Thierry Henry (1999-2007)

Aston Villa
60 - Dwight Yorke (1992-1998)

Chelsea
125 - Frank Lampard (2001-Present)

Everton
60 - Duncan Ferguson (1994-1998, 2000-2006)

Fulham
49 - Clint Dempsey (2007-Present)

Liverpool
128 - Robbie Fowler (1993-2001, 2006-2007)

Manchester City
48 - Carlos Tevez (2009-Present)

Manchester United
129 - Wayne Rooney (2004-Present)

Newcastle United
148 - Alan Shearer (1996-2006)

Norwich City
33 - Chris Sutton (1992-1994)

QPR
60 - Les Ferdinand (1992-1995)

Reading
19 - Kevin Doyle (2006-2008)

Southampton
101 - Matthew Le Tissier (1992-2002)

Stoke City
18 - Ricardo Fuller (2008-2012)

Sunderland
61 - Kevin Phillips (1997-2003)

Swansea City
12 - Danny Graham (2011-Present)

Tottenham Hotspur
98 - Teddy Sheringham (1992-1997, 2001-2003)

West Bromwich Albion
15 - Peter Odemwingie (2010-Present)

West Ham United
49 - Paolo Di Canio (1999-2003)

Wigan Athletic
22 - Hugo Rodallega (2009-2012)

The Best Eleven Shirt Collection

A few favorites from my collection that I've picked up over the years.

1999-01 Bayern Munich Home Shirt

1989-91 Leeds United Away Shirt

2004-05 Fulham '125 Years' Away Shirt

New Zealand NT

2000-02 Arsenal European Shirt

2000-02 Leeds United Home Shirt

2000-02 Motherwell Home Shirt

1997-99 Norwich City Home Shirt

2000-02 Liverpool Home Shirt

2000-01 Tottenham Away Shirt

2006 Albirex Niigata FC Shirt

2004 Oita Trinita Away Shirt

Al Ahly "Abo Treika" Shirt

1999 Chicago Fire Shirt

2004 Nagoya Grampus Eight Home Shirt

Thailand NT

1998 France Home Shirt

El Nacional Ecuador Shirt

Red Star Belgrade Branko Bošković Shirt

Parma "Hidetoshi Nakata" Shirt

1997 Kansas City Wizards Home

2002-04 China NT Away Shirt

2002-03 Rangers FC Home Shirt

2001-03 Chelsea Home Shirt

Kazakhstan Premier League Club Logos

Bundesliga Players at 2012 London Olympics

German Bundesliga players that have been selected to represent their country at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.


Japan
Hiroki Sakai - Hannover 96
Yuki Otsu - Borussia Mönchengladbach
Gotoku Sakai - VfB Stuttgart
Takashi Usami - TSG Hoffenheim
Hiroshi Kiyotake - 1.FC Nuremberg

Switzerland
Diego Benaglio - VfL Wolfsburg
Francois Affolter - Werder Bremen
Ricardo Rodriguez - VfL Wolfsburg
Timm Klose - 1.FC Nuremberg

Morocco
Mohamed Amsif - FC Augsburg

South Korea
Koo Ja-Cheol - FC Augsburg

Spain
Alvaro Dominguez - Borussia Mönchengladbach

EPL Players at London 2012 Olympics

EPL players that have been selected to represent their country at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

England
Neil Taylor - Swansea City
Joe Allen - Swansea City
Scott Sinclair - Swansea City
Ryan Bertrand - Chelsea FC
Danny Rose - Tottenham Hotspur
Steven Caulker - Tottenham Hotspur
Craig Dawson - West Bromwich Albion
Tom Cleverly - Manchester United
Ryan Giggs - Manchester United
Daniel Sturridge - Chelsea FC
Craig Bellamy - Liverpool FC
James Tomkins - West Ham United
Jack Cork - Southampton FC
Micah Richards - Manchester City
Aaron Ramsey - Arsenal

Spain
David De Gea - Manchester United
Juan Mata - Chelsea FC
Oriol Romeu - Chelsea FC

Brazil
Rafael - Manchester United
Sandro - Tottenham Hotspur

New Zealand
Ryan Nelsen - Queens Park Rangers
Chris Wood - West Bromwich Albion

Senegal
Mohamed Diame - Wigan Ahtletic
Magaye Gueye - Everton FC

South Korea
Park Chu-Young - Arsenal
Ji Dong-Won - Sunderland

Switzerland
Benjamin Siegrist - Aston Villa
Pajtim Kasami - Fulham FC

Uruguay
Sebastian Coates - Liverpool FC
Luis Suarez - Liverpool FC

Honduras
Maynor Figueroa - Wigan Athletic

Mexico
Giovani Dos Santos - Tottenham Hotspur

FIFA Rankings by Similar Population: 20-100+ million

FIFA rankings of nations with similar populations. (July 2012 FIFA Rankings)

100+ million
11 - Brazil
13 - Russia
19 - Mexico
20 - Japan
36 - United States
58 - Nigeria
68 - China
151 - Bangladesh
153 - Indonesia
163 - India
178 - Pakistan

50-100 million
2 - Germany
4 - England
6 - Italy
14 - France
29 - Turkey
42 - Egypt
50 - Iran
114 - Congo DR
119 - Ethiopia
120 - Vietnam
135 - Thailand
152 - Philippines
180 - Myanmar

30-50 million
1 - Spain
7 - Argentina
22 - Colombia
28 - South Korea
35 - Algeria
46 - Ukraine
54 - Poland
68 - Canada
68 - South Africa
71 - Morocco
81 - Iraq
85 - Uganda
105 - Sudan
125 - Kenya

20-30 million
16 - Cote d'Ivoire
23 - Australia
32 - Peru
33 - Ghana
47 - Venezuela
52 - Romania
65 - Uzbekistan
89 - North Korea
101 - Saudi Arabia
107 - Mozambique
132 - Syria
148 - Yemen
155 - Nepal
157 - Malaysia
162 - Afghanistan
176 - Chinese Taipei
181 - Sri Lanka

African MLS All-Stars

African players that have been selected to the MLS All-Star Team since 1996.

1996

Doctor Khumalo (South Africa)

Digital Takawira (Zimbabwe)

1997

Chiquinho Conde (Mozambique)

Digital Takawira (Zimbabwe)

1998

Uche Okafor (Nigeria)

1999

NONE

2000

Mamadou Diallo (Senegal)

2001

Mamadou Diallo (Senegal)

2002-2007

NONE

2008

Bakary Soumare (Mali) *Inactive Roster

2009

Bakary Soumare (Mali)

2010-2011

NONE

FIFA Rankings: Best/Worst Movers July 2008-2012

Comparing the FIFA rankings of nations from July 2008 and July 2012.  These nations have gained or lost 40+ spots in the past four years.

Best Movers
+125 - Central African Republic (198 to 73)
+95  - Montenegro (146 to 51)
+73  - Sierra Leone (138 to 65)
+64  - Estonia (120 to 56)
+58  - Algeria (93 to 35)
+57  - Haiti (119 to 62)
+57  - Niger (172 to 115)
+51  - Libya (90 to 39)
+50  - El Salvador (117 to 67)
+48  - Dominican Republic (178 to 130)
+48  - St. Kitts and Nevis (160 to 112)
+47  - Slovenia (81 to 34)
+45  - Austria (105 to 60)
+44  - Belize (175 to 131)
+44  - Bosnia-Herzegovina (74 to 30)
+44  - Nicaragua (185 to 141)
+42  - Luxembourg (152 to 110)
+42  - Tahiti (180 to 138)
+41  - Armenia (96 to 55)
+41  - Aruba (205 to 164)
+40  - Faroe Islands (195 to 155)

Worst Movers
-89  - Moldova (50 to 139)
-75  - Bulgaria (17 to 92)
-72  - Cuba (78 to 150)
-69  - Northern Ireland (33 to 102)
-61  - Israel (21 to 82)
-59  - Cyprus (63 to 122)
-59  - Mauritania (144 to 203)
-59  - Swaziland (123 to 182)
-52  - Kyrgyzstan (145 to 197)
-52  - Saudi Arabia (49 to 101)
-48  - FYR Macedonia (56 to 104)
-47  - Eritrea (142 to 189)
-46  - Cameroon (13 to 59)
-45  - Suriname (88 to 133)
-40  - Romania (12 to 52)
-40  - Turks and Caicos Islands (168 to 208)

FIFA Confederation Ranking Comparison - July 2012

Comparing FIFA Confederations using the average FIFA ranking of the top 5 teams from each region.

Top 5 Avg. - Confederation (+/- June)


3.6 - Europe (+0.8)
1 - Spain
2 - Germany
4 - England
5 - Portugal
6 - Italy

11.6 - South America (-2.6)
3 - Uruguay
7 - Argentina
11 - Brazil
15 - Chile
22 - Colombia

32.6 - Africa (-1.0)
16 - Côte d'Ivoire
33 - Ghana
35 - Algeria
39 - Libya
40 - Mali

37.2 - Asia (+1.4)
20 - Japan
23 - Australia
28 - South Korea
50 - Iran
65 - Uzbekistan

44.4 - CONCACAF (-3.8)
19 - Mexico
36 - USA
48 - Panama
57 - Costa Rica
62 - Haiti

141.0 - Oceania (+7.6)
95 - New Zealand
138 - Tahiti
143 - New Caledonia
161 - Fiji
168 - Vanuatu