Another couple who share a collection of caps as well as a conjugal association, are the former United States captain Claudio Reyna and his wife Danielle Egan, who has six US caps to her name. And north of the border, the Vancouver Whitecaps' Alan Douglas writes that "Steve Kindel and Sara Maglio of the Whitecaps and Canada won four and six caps respectively during their careers.
However, the highest-profile, nearest-miss example of an international footballing couple must be Ronaldo and Milene Domingues, who first got together after he spotted her on television.
The Brazil striker eventually popped the question, while Milene broke the world keepy-uppy record, gave birth to baby Ronald "My wife and I eat a lot at McDonald's so we chose Ronald," explained the toothy one and was selected for Brazil's women's World Cup campaign. Sadly she never played, the pair divorced and she remains without an international cap to this day. For thousands more questions and answers, take a trip through the Knowledge archive.
However, the gimmick was that the match was between three teams, as opposed to the traditional two. The advertisement encouraged people to watch and find out how the match would accommodate three teams at once. So, having regrettably missed the match I was only about 10 years old at this time I never did find out how the match was played and what the final score was. Can you help find any info for me please?
It's been driving me mad for years! Quite an achievement. Can any other team claim to have been so bad as to finish bottom of successive divisions in more successive seasons? Is this a record? It's not used any more so is it still with the last winners? Are Tipton Town the greatest runners-up ever? Send your questions and answers to the lovely people at knowledge theguardian. Do Tottenham and Fulham have to play in the Europa League?
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The adventure for Roy Hodgson's men began in Lithuania in July and has taken in a total of 18 matches and eight countries.
A home victory against FC Basel hardly set pulses racing either, yet when a stoppage-time equaliser for AS Roma denied Fulham a replica result in their next match, there was notice of a bumpy ride ahead. With the visitors and up, Marco Streller's goal three minutes from time had Fulham hanging on for survival.
They prevailed and took second place in the group. Luiz Adriano and Bobby Zamora then traded goals — the latter a thunderbolt off the crossbar — to give Fulham the advantage going to Ukraine. We went out and did what we had to do, winning Each chapter en route to Hamburg tells a different story. Zamora was one of the players revived by Hodgson, becoming a talisman with their first goal in the Europa League in Vilnius, the crucial winner at home to Shakhtar then another goal against Juventus.
James, a Fulham season-ticket holder in the Hammersmith End for 12 years, says: "For me Bobby Zamora was the man that made that run happen.
He was widely ridiculed by Fulham fans the season before but in he was a man possessed. I still believe to this day if he had been fully fit we would have won it. When "The Old Lady" of Italian football arrived on the banks of the Thames on Thursday, 18 March , it seemed it was only to complete the formalities after a win in Turin.
It was not the "La Vecchia Signora" of old but they still had a star-studded line up, including four of the Italian team - captain Fabio Cannavaro, left-back Fabio Grosso, midfielder Mauro Camoranesi and forward Alessandro del Piero - who had won the World Cup four years earlier, as well as France superstar David Trezeguet, who also played in that match.
What followed was, in many eyes, the greatest night at the famous old ground. Fulham, with Murphy suspended and a makeshift central midfield pair of Dickson Etuhu and Chris Baird, conceded a Trezeguet goal after two minutes, meaning they had to score three times in 88 minutes just to force extra time.
They went one better, reeling in a panicking Juve before an ecstatic crowd with Zamora, two goals from Zoltan Gera and a chip eight minutes from time by substitute Clint Dempsey sparking delirium. We were a good side. This was a team that only stayed up with 15 minutes left of the season by winning at Portsmouth but it had turned into a fantastic ride.
The rebuild began after staying up - not immediately but you felt something was happening and this was happening in the Europa League. We had the right mix, attitude and it came to its peak in that season.
We had the work rate, the work ethic, training details. We had the best defensive record outside the top four and were so difficult to play against collectively. They saw it, understood it and went with it. It flowed and we also played some attractive football, despite what some people say about Roy.
It was the dream season in so many respects and nights like beating Juve epitomised it. They have now gone back to greatness again. What a night that was. Dempsey, the match-winner, was another symbol of not just the European journey, but Hodgson's astute management. Schwarzer said: "Clint was often on the receiving end of a selection decision that didn't go quite his way but it fired him up even more. When he came on he was so angry. If it was special for the players, what about the fans?
We had no right to turn over such a deficit against a side containing those kind of players. Reigning Bundesliga champions Wolfsburg were beaten home and away - and it was back to Germany for the semi-final. Fulham's opponents Hamburg had a prime incentive of knowing they would play the final in their own stadium.
But Hodgson's men were on a roll. A goalless draw set up the second leg at Craven Cottage, which resounded to an anthem that became the soundtrack to this Europa League campaign. Mladen Petric's first-half goal was the signal for the chant of "Stand Up If You Still Believe" to echo in the capacity 25, crowd as Hamburg, with Ruud van Nistelrooy leading the attack, capitulated to two goals in the final 20 minutes from Simon Davies and Gera.
Such was the delight at this hugely popular club reaching the final that manager Hodgson was afforded a rare break from media etiquette as his arrival in Craven Cottage's press room was greeted with loud applause. The end of the line came with that loss to Atletico in Hamburg, with Fulham so close to taking the final to penalties after Davies equalised following Forlan's opener, the Uruguayan scoring the winner via a deflection off Brede Hangeland four minutes from the end of extra time.
We wanted to rewrite the history books and create something special and there was an opportunity. Obviously the first thing people mention is the run in Europe but those two seasons were sublime and up there with two of the best I had in my career. These comments are now closed. Listen to nocturnal mixtapes specially curated from his music collection.
Everything you need to know to make sure you never miss a moment. The latest rumours and stories from around the world of football. Analysis and opinion from our chief football writer. How to get into football - the most popular sport in the world, with clubs and facilities throughout the UK. Roy Hodgson led Fulham to the Europa League final two years after saving them from relegation on the final day of the Premier League season "It was an incredible story then and it is still an incredible story now" - Fulham goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer on the run to the Europe League final.
Comments Join the conversation. To use comments you will need to have JavaScript enabled. Comment posted by Nercei, at 12 May Nercei. Not being funny, Phil, but why can't you do more stories like this? This is what we want to read about, not which manager is due to be sacked next! What a fantastic journey that must've been for their supporters. There you go BBC. You can write a decent article when you put your mind to it. More please.
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