IFFHS NEWS AND STATISTICS OF THE WEEK 50

• Dec 14, 2020
• IFFHS News

Picture :  Lucas Zelarayan, MVP of the MLS Cup Final, scored two goals

RIP GERARD HOULLIER

 Gerard Houllier, a Frenchman who won three titles in one season as coach of English club Liverpool, has died. He was 73.

 Houllier had a difficult stint as coach of France’s national team in the early 1990s, his short-lived journey ending with an embarrassing failure to qualify for the 1994 World Cup.

His tenure at Liverpool was far more successful, leading the Reds to the FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup treble in 2001. He is one of only three managers — along with Alex Ferguson and Pep Guardiola — to have won three trophies with an English club in the same season.

Houllier joined Liverpool in 1998, initially as co-manager with Roy Evans before taking sole control within a few months after Evans stepped down. He rebuilt the team, bringing a more disciplined and tactically savvy approach . 

Houllier had recovered from heart surgery in 2001 after doctors operated on him for several hours to repair damage to a major artery near his heart. He was in the last years responsible of Red Bull et since 2016, the Consultant of Olympique Lyonnais.

COLOMBUS MLS CUP CHAMPIONS

 

On Saturday night, December 12^th, 2020, the Columbus Crew SC defeated the defending MLS Cup Champions Seattle Sounders FC by three goals to nil at the MAPFRE stadium in what was a one-sided final match.

The performance was inspired by the club record signing, Lucas Zelarayan, the MVP of the match who netted a brace in the 25^thand 82^nd minute of the game and also provided the assist for Derrick Etienne Jr to score the second goal in the 31^st minute of the game.

This is Columbus Crew 2^nd MLS Cup Title. Their first success was in 2008 following a 3-1 Win over New York Red Bulls.

 

 

STATS

 

-       Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) has scored his 175th goal in his 200th Match with his club !

-       Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) has scored his 79th goal in his 100th match with his club !

-       James Tavernier (Glasgow Rangers) is right Defender with fantastic stats : 27 games, 17 goals and 12 Assists ! Totally crazy !

-       Angelino (RB Leipzig) is left Defender with crazy stats : 17 games, 7 goals and 5 Assists ! 

-       Marie Antoinette Katoto, the young Goal Scorer of Paris SG (22 years old) has scored on Sunday her 100th goal for PSG. She scored 4 goals in the match against Le Havre and has already 103 goals in 112 games !

 

 

HISTORY !

 

History was made at the MLS Cup final on Saturday night. Kathryn Nesbitt became the first woman to officiate a championship match in a major men’s professional sport in North America.