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  1. 89 - Man Utd earned more points in 2011-12 than any other team in English top-flight history without being crowned champions. Whisker. about 1 hour ago via TweetDeck
  2. 20793 - Only Man City (20860) made more passes than Swansea in the PL last season (Liverpool 6th). Philosophy about 20 hours ago via TweetDeck
  3. 1 - Since June 2003, England have lost only one of the 11 competitive games they've played without Frank Lampard in the starting XI. Hope. about 22 hours ago via TweetDeck
  4. 10 - England haven't played a tournament game without Frank Lampard in the team since the 2002 World Cup, 10 years ago. Doubt. about 23 hours ago via TweetDeck
  5. 38 - The oldest player at Euro 2012, Greece's Kostas Chalkias, turns 38 today. Birthday about 23 hours ago via TweetDeck
  6. 4 - Bolton, Norwich, QPR and Wigan are the only PL sides from last season without a single player at Euro2012. Grounded 2:41 AM May 30th via TweetDeck
  7. 0 - Greece and Ukraine are the only two sides without a single player based in England in their Euro 2012 squads. Anglophobes 8:41 AM May 29th via TweetDeck
  8. 27y 1m - The average age of England's squad at Euro 2012, the 4th-lowest at the tournament (GER 24y 11m, POL 25y 7m, DEN 27y 0m). Kids 6:37 AM May 29th via TweetDeck
  9. 27% - The Netherlands were the most clinical team in Euro 2012 Qualifying, scoring with 27% of shots. Masters. 4:18 AM May 29th via web
  10. 23 - The highest number of shots England have managed in a single Euro finals game is 23 vs Ireland in Euro 88. Denied. 2:34 AM May 29th via TweetDeck
  11. 36 - Eden Hazard scored (20) or assisted (16) 36 league goals in 2011-12, the 5th highest total in the top 5 Euro leagues. Decision. 1:04 PM May 28th via TweetDeck
  12. 699 - There were 699 instances of a team having fewer shots on target in a 2011-12 PL game than the nine Adebayor managed vs WBA (a). Solo. 6:50 AM May 28th via TweetDeck
  13. 4 - Only four PL forwards played in a maximum 38 games in 2011-12: R van Persie, S Sinclair, J Walters & V Moses. Conditioning. 6:36 AM May 28th via TweetDeck
  14. 3 - The top scoring players away from home in the 2011-12 PL were Robin van Persie (13), Wayne Rooney (10) and Edin Dzeko (9). Trio. 2:32 AM May 28th via TweetDeck
  15. 7 - Alex Song assisted more goals away from home than any other player in the Premier League in 2011-12. Vision. 2:21 AM May 28th via TweetDeck
  16. 7 - Gylfi Sigurdsson scored six times and assisted one more in nine away games for Swansea in the 2011-12 Premier League. Impact. 2:12 AM May 28th via TweetDeck
  17. 1 - England have not lost a pre-tournament friendly since a 2-1 defeat to Uruguay on May 22 1990. Careful. 2:59 PM May 27th via TweetDeck
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