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Peter Schmeichel Trivia Questions

How much do you really know about Peter Schmeichel? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

Peter Schmeichel's son, Kasper Schmeichel, also won the Premier League with Leicester City.

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Kasper won the title with Leicester in 2016. Peter won it five times with Manchester United. A unique father-son Premier League champion duo.

2.

Peter Schmeichel won the European Championship with Denmark in 1992.

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Denmark were late replacements and shocked everyone. Schmeichel was a key figure, making crucial saves throughout the tournament.

3.

Peter Schmeichel retired from international football after the 1998 World Cup.

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He actually retired from the Danish national team after Euro 2000, following a brief comeback. His last tournament was Euro 2000.

4.

Peter Schmeichel was the first goalkeeper to captain a Premier League title-winning team.

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He captained Manchester United in the 1999 treble season, but Ray Clemence and others captained title winners earlier. Not the first ever.

5.

Peter Schmeichel holds the record for most clean sheets in a single Premier League season.

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That record belongs to Petr Čech (24 clean sheets in 2004-05). Schmeichel had 20 in 1994-95, impressive but not the top.

6.

Peter Schmeichel once saved a penalty from Diego Maradona in a World Cup match.

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They never faced each other in a World Cup. Schmeichel's Denmark didn't play Argentina during Maradona's active World Cup years. A plausible myth.

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Peter Schmeichel was once voted the world's best goalkeeper for three consecutive years by IFFHS.

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He won the IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper award in 1992, 1993, and 1994, a rare three-peat.

8.

Peter Schmeichel once scored a goal for Manchester United in a UEFA Champions League match.

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He scored a header for Brøndby in 1995, not for United. But he did score in a UEFA Cup game for Brøndby, a rare feat for a keeper.

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