Map: UEFA Champions League Groups - 2013/2014

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Italy Serie A Unique Internationals - 2013/2014

Nations that are currently represented by a single player in the Italian Serie A.

BULGARIA: Nikolay Mihaylov (Hellas Verona)

CZECH REPUBLIC: Libor Kozak (Lazio)

EGYPT: Ahmed Hegazy (Fiorentina)

FINLAND: Perparim Hetemaj (Chievo)

GUINEA: Kévin Constant (AC Milan)

ICELAND: Emil Hallfredsson (Hellas Verona)

JAPAN: Yuto Nagatoma (Inter Milan)

KENYA: McDonald Mariga (Inter Milan)

LITHUANIA: Marius Stankevicius (Lazio)

MACEDONIA: Goran Pandev (Napoli)

PARAGUAY: Daniel Jara (Genoa)

PERU: Juan Vargas (Fiorentina)

UKRAINE: Oleksandr Iakovenko (Fiorentina)

UNITED STATES: Michael Bradley (AS Roma)

German Bundesliga Unique Internationals - 2013/2014

Nations that are currently represented by a single player in the German Bundesliga.


ARMENIA: Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Borussia Dortmund)

AZERBAIJAN: Ali Gökdemir (Hannover 96)

BURKINA FASO: Aristide Bancé (FC Augsburg)

COSTA RICA: Júnior Díaz (FSV Mainz 05)

ENGLAND: Michael Mancienne (Hamburger SV)

ESTONIA: Ragnar Klavan (FC Augsburg)

GABON: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund)

GEORGIA: Levan Kobiashvili (Hertha BSC)

GHANA: Anthony Annan (Schalke 04)

GUINEA: Ibrahima Traoré (VfB Stuttgart)

IRAN: Daniel Davari (Eintracht Braunschweig)

ISRAEL: Ben Sahar (Hertha BSC)

LATVIA: Artjoms Rudnevs (Hamburger SV)

MOROCCO: Mohamed Amsif (FC Augsburg)

NEW ZEALAND: Marco Rojas (VfB Stuttgart)

PHILIPPINES: Stephan Schröck (Eintracht Frankfurt)

ROMANIA: Alexandru Maxim (VfB Stuttgart)

SYRIA: Mahmoud Dahoud (Borussia Mönchengladbach)

Geographic Extreme Clubs in English Leagues - 2013/2014

The northernmost, southernmost, easternmost and westernmost clubs in the top four English leagues.

Premier League

North: Newcastle United - 54.9740°N
South: Southampton - 50.8970°N
East: Norwich City - 1.2967°E
West: Swansea City - 3.9500°W

League Championship

North: Middlesbrough - 54.5753°N
South: Bournemouth - 50.7200°N
East: Ipswich Town - 1.1556°E
West: Blackpool - 3.0503°W

League One

North: Carlisle United - 54.8908°N
South: Crawley Town - 51.1092°N
East: Colchester United - 0.9030°E
West: Tranmere Rovers - 3.0205°W

League Two

North: Hartlepool United - 54.6900°N
South: Plymouth Argyle - 50.3714°N
East: Southend United - 0.7138°E
West: Plymouth Argyle - 4.1422°W

Overall

North: Carlisle United - 54.8908°N
South: Plymouth Argyle - 50.3714°N
East: Norwich City - 1.2967°E
West: Plymouth Argyle - 4.1422°W

Fantasy Premier League: African Player Values

The starting cost of African players in the official Fantasy Premier League 2013/2014.

Cote d'Ivoire
8.5 - Yaya Touré (MCI)
8.0 - Wilfried Bony (SWA)
7.0 - Arouna Koné (EVE)
5.0 - Kolo Touré (LIV)
5.0 - Yannick Sagbo (HUL)
5.0 - Guy Demel (WHU)
4.5 - Cheik Tioté (NEW)

Nigeria
6.5 - Victor Moses (CHE)
6.0 - Peter Odemwingie (WBA)
5.5 - Victor Anichebe (EVE)
5.0 - Sone Aluko (HUL)
5.0 - Shola Ameobi (NEW)
4.5 - John Obi Mikel (CHE)

Senegal
8.5 - Demba Ba (CHE)
8.5 - Papiss Demba Cissé (NEW)
5.0 - Mohamed Diamé (WHU)
4.5 - Magaye Gueye (EVE)
4.0 - Abdoulaye Fayé (HUL)

Morocco
6.0 - Adel Taarabt (FUL)
5.0 - Oussama Assaidi (LIV)
5.0 - Marouane Chamakh (CRY)
4.5 - Karim El Ahmadi (AVL)

Ghana
5.5 - Michael Essien (CHE)
4.5 - Emmanuel Frimpong (ARS)
4.5 - Derek Boateng (FUL)

Benin
7.0 - Stéphane Sessègnon (SUN)
4.5 - Rudy Gestede (CAR)

Cameroon
5.5 - Benoit Assou-Ekotto (TOT)
5.0 - Sébastien Bassong (NOR)

Congo DR
5.0 - Youssuf Mulumbu (WBA)
5.0 - Yala Bolasie (CRY)

Mali
5.0 - Modibo Maïga (WHU)
4.5 - Yacouba Sylla (AVL)

South Africa
7.0 - Steven Pienaar (EVE)
4.5 - Kagisho Dikgacoi (CRY)

Egypt
5.0 - Ahmed Elmohamady (HUL)

Kenya
5.0 - Victor Wanyama (SOU)

Togo
8.0 - Emmanuel Adebayor (TOT)

Zambia
5.0 - Emmanuel Mayuka (SOU)

Fantasy Premier League: CONCACAF Player Values

The starting cost of CONCACAF players in the official Fantasy Premier League 2013/2014.

USA
7.0 - Jozy Altidore (SUN)
5.5 - Tim Howard (EVE)
5.0 - Geoff Cameron (STK)
5.0 - Brek Shea (STK)
5.0 - Brad Guzan (AVL)
4.5 - Maurice Edu (STK)
4.5 - Brad Friedel (TOT)

Honduras
4.5 - Maynor Figueroa (HUL)
4.5 - Wilson Palacios (HUL)

Costa Rica
6.0 - Bryan Ruiz (FUL)
4.5 - Bryan Oviedo (FUL)

Mexico
7.5 - Javier Hernandez (MUN)

Trinidad & Tobago
5.0 - Kenwyne Jones (STK)

EPL Players from Low-Ranked FIFA Nations

Premier League players from nations ranked 75 or lower in the August 2013 FIFA Rankings.

FIFA Rank - Nation
Player (Club)

75 - Morocco
Oussama Assaidi (Liverpool)
Marouane Chamakh (Crystal Palace)
Karim El Ahmadi (Aston Villa)
Adel Taarabt (Fulham)

78 - Senegal
Demba Ba (Chelsea)
Papiss Demba Cissé (Newcastle United)
Mohamed Diamé (West Ham United)
Abdoulaye Fayé (Hull City)
Magaye Gueye (Everton)

78 - Trinidad & Tobago
Kenwyne Jones (Stoke City)

82 - Togo
Emmanuel Adebayor (Tottenham Hotspur)

87 - Congo DR
Yala Bolasie (Crystal Palace)
Youssuf Mulumbu (West Bromwich Albion)

89 - Macedonia
Goran Popov (West Bromwich Albion)

109 - Northern Ireland
Alex Bruce (Hull City)
Chris Brunt (West Bromwich Albion)
Steven Davis (Southampton)
Joe Dudgeon (Hull City)
Jonny Evans (Manchester United)
Aaron Hughes (Fulham)
Gareth McAuley (West Bromwich Albion)
George McCartney (West Ham United)

113 - Benin
Rudy Gestede (Cardiff City)
Stéphane Sessègnon (Sunderland)

129 - Kenya
Victor Wanyama (Southampton)

141 - Philippines
Neil Etheridge (Fulham)

FIFA Confederation Ranking Comparison - August 2013

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

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


4.2 - Europe (+/-0.0)
1 - Spain
2 - Germany
5 - Netherlands
6 - Italy
7 - Portugal

9.0 - South America (+0.2)
3 - Colombia
4 - Argentina
9 - Brazil
12 - Uruguay
17 - Ecuador

28.6 - Africa (-1.8)
18 - Côte d'Ivoire
24 - Ghana
32 - Mali
34 - Algeria
35 - Nigeria

32.8 - CONCACAF (+4.6)
19 - USA
20 - Mexico
40 - Panama
42 - Costa Rica
43 - Honduras

50.0 - Asia (-4.0)
37 - Japan
46 - Australia
52 - Iran
56 - South Korea
59 - Uzbekistan

126.8 - Oceania (+3.2)
57 - New Zealand
93 - New Caledonia
152 - Solomon Islands
154 - Tahiti
178 - Vanuatu

FIFA Best/Worst Ranking - August 2013

Nations currently at their best or worst all-time ranking position in the August 2013 FIFA Rankings.

Best Ranking
1 - Spain
3 - Colombia
10 - Belgium
13 - Bosnia-Herzegovina
36 - Cape Verde Islands
93 - New Caledonia
141 - Philippines

Worst Ranking
199 - Cambodia
203 - South Sudan
204 - Cook Islands

EPL Players with 75+ Fouls Committed in a Season: 2000-2013

2012/2013
75 - Marouane Fellaini

2011/2012
85 - Marouane Fellaini

2010/2011
115 - Kevin Davies
75 - Cheick Tiote

2009/2010
103 - Kevin Davies

2008/2009
115 - Kevin Davies
101 - Marouane Fellaini
77 - Bobby Zamora

2007/2008
93 - John Carew
86 - Kevin Davies
80 - Michael Brown
78 - Alan Smith

2006/2007
88 - Kevin Davies
86 - Michael Brown
85 - Nigel Reo-Coker
82 - Yakubu
76 - Steve Sidwell

2005/2006
108 - Kevin Davies
80 - Shola Ameobi
80 - Tim Cahill
75 - Gavin McCann
75 - Luis Boa Morte
75 - Alan Shearer

2004/2005
95 - Kevin Davies
89 - Patrick Vieira
87 - Tim Cahill

2003/2004
93 - Patrick Vieira
88 - Kevin Davies
86 - Alan Smith
84 - Alan Shearer
80 - Juan Pablo Angel
75 - Paul Dickov

2002/2003
83 - Garry Flitcroft
79 - Alan Smith
75 - James Beattie
75 - Sean Gregan

2001/2002
86 - Patrick Vieira
84 - George Boateng
76 - Nikos Davizas
76 - Alan Shearer

2000/2001
84 - Olivier Dacourt
81 - Dion Dublin
75 - Alan Smith

EPL Nationality Stats - 1996-2012

Nations with 15+ players in the English Premier League by season from 1995/96 to 2011/12.

1995/96
325 - English
33 - Scottish
25 - Irish
22 - Welsh

1996/97
298 - English
31 - Scottish
29 - Irish
23 - Welsh
16 - Northern Irish
16 - Norwegian

1997/98
275 - English
32 - Scottish
27 - Irish
23 - Welsh
22 - Norwegian
18 - French

1998/99
264 - English
33 - Scottish
30 - Irish
29 - French
21 - Norwegian
20 - Welsh
16 - Italian

1999/00
269 - English
31 - Irish
29 - Scottish
22 - French
22 - Norwegian
17 - Welsh
15 - Dutch

2000/01
248 - English
37 - Scottish
29 - Irish
27 - French
18 - Norwegian
16 - Dutch
15 - Welsh

2001/02
227 - English
41 - French
29 - Irish
23 - Scottish
15 - Welsh

2002/03
219 - English
41 - French
35 - Irish
16 - Scottish

2003/04
203 - English
47 - French
32 - Irish
24 - Scottish
15 - Welsh

2004/05
210 - English
38 - French
28 - Irish
18 - Scottish
15 - Dutch

2005/06
207 - English
40 - French
31 - Irish
20 - Scottish
17 - Dutch
16 - Welsh

2006/07
213 - English
29 - French
25 - Irish
18 - Scottish
16 - Dutch

2007/08
187 - English
35 - French
27 - Irish
15 - Scottish
15 - Brazilian

2008/09
203 - English
35 - French
23 - Irish
18 - Brazilian
15 - Spanish
15 - Dutch

2009/10
197 - English
37 - French
31 - Irish
20 - Scottish
15 - Welsh
15 - Brazilian

2010/11
206 - English
39 - French
25 - Irish
19 - Scottish
16 - Spanish

2011/12
215 - English
36 - French
30 - Irish
19 - Scottish
19 - Welshe
19 - Spanish

Longest Unbeaten Streaks in Top European Leagues - 2012/2013

The longest unbeaten streaks in England, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain in the 2012/2013 season.

25 - Bayern Munich
19 - Barcelona
18 - Manchester United
16 - Real Madrid
16 - Saint-Étienne
15 - Manchester City
15 - Real Sociedad
14 - AC Milan
12 - Juventus
12 - Tottenham
11 - Paris Saint Germain
10 - Arsenal
10 - Lazio
10 - Marseille
10 - Napoli
10 - Norwich City
10 - Stoke City
10 - VfL Wolfsburg