Sunday, February 3, 2008

TRIVIA TIME, BECAUSE WE JUST CAN'T LET GO

Some of you may have noticed - particularly Amy - that the MNT Blog has been devoid of trivia questions for quite some time. We engaged in lengthy debate on the topic, eventually coming to the conclusion that in the age of Google the time of online trivia has passed. But old habits do not go gentle into that good night, and we at least found a question we thought intriguing if not a challenge to the U.S. Soccer sleuths out there. So in the spirit of nostalgia, here goes:

There are two pairs of players on the roster who earned their first cap in the same game together. If that wasn't clear - as it wasn't to several of the players we questioned - that means two guys in one game, two in another. Names and games, please ...

3 comments:

Amy said...

I did notice.
Ramiro Corrales and Eddie Lewis, October 16, 1996, Peru.
Bobby Convey and Landon Donovan, October 25, 2000, Mexico. Mr. All-Time Most Goals notched his very first that day.

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shannon said...

how about a little on what the players thought of the superbowl?! being a giants fan living in san antonio, ive had to deal w/ quite a lot from cowboy fans, but now i can celebrate in style!!!