Manchester United F.C. in European football
After their Champions League wins in 1999 and 2008, Manchester United also competed as UEFA's representatives at the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship and the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup. They were knocked out of the 2000 tournament at the group stage, but went on to win the 2008 competition, becoming the first English side to do so.
Premier League
Between the 1992–93 season and the 2012–13 season, Premier League clubs had won the UEFA Champions League four times (as well as supplying five of the runners-up), behind Spain's La Liga with six wins, and Italy's Serie A with five wins, and ahead of, among others, Germany's Bundesliga with three wins (see table here). The FIFA Club World Cup (or the FIFA Club World Championship, as it was originally called) has been won by Premier league clubs once (Manchester United in 2008), and they have also been runners-up twice, behind Brazil's Brasileirão with four wins, and Spain's La Liga and Italy's Serie A with two wins each (see table here).
The Handmaid's Tale
The Handmaid's Tale is a 1985 dystopian novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood. Set in a near - future New England, in a totalitarian, Christian theonomy that has overthrown the United States government, the novel explores themes of women in subjugation and the various means by which they gain individualism and independence. The novel's title echoes the component parts of Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, which is a series of connected stories (``The Merchant's Tale '',`` The Parson's Tale'', etc.).
Cinderella
Cinderella (Italian: Cenerentola, French: Cendrillon, German: Aschenputtel), or The Little Glass Slipper, is a folk tale embodying a myth - element of unjust oppression and triumphant reward. Thousands of variants are known throughout the world. The title character is a young woman living in unfortunate circumstances, that are suddenly changed to remarkable fortune. The story of Rhodopis, recounted by the Greek geographer Strabo in around 7 BC, about a Greek slave girl who marries the king of Egypt, is usually considered as the earliest known variant of the ``Cinderella ''story. The first literary European version of the story was published in Italy by Giambattista Basile in his Pentamerone in 1634; the most popular version was published by Charles Perrault in Histoires ou contes du temps passé in 1697, and later by the Brothers Grimm in their folk tale collection Grimms' Fairy Tales in 1812.
The Market: A Tale of Trade
The Market: A Tale of Trade () is a 2008 international co-production drama film, written and directed by Ben Hopkins, starring Tayanç Ayaydın as a small-time blackmarket trader in a provincial town in Eastern Turkey tasked with procuring some valuable medicine. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , has won awards at film festivals in Locarno, Ghent and Antalya, where it was the first film directed by a foreigner to win an award in the national competition.
Noel Estrada
Noel Epinanio Estrada Suárez (June 4, 1918 -- December 1, 1979) was a Puerto Rican composer. He was the author of ``En mi Viejo San Juan '', a song`` widely known around the world''.
Professional wrestling
A referee may stop the match when they or official ring physician decides that a wrestler cannot safely continue the match. This may be decided if the wrestler cannot continue the match due to an injury. At the Great American Bash in 2008, Chris Jericho was declared the winner of a match against Shawn Michaels when Michaels could not defend himself due to excessive blood loss and impaired vision. At NXT TakeOver: Rival in 2015, the referee stopped the match when Sami Zayn could not defend himself due to an injury sustained against Kevin Owens for the NXT Championship.
A Lion Among Men
A Lion Among Men is the third novel in Gregory Maguire's "The Wicked Years" and was released in the UK on October 2, 2008, October 8 in the US, and on October 14, 2008 in the rest of Europe.
H.I.V.E. (series)
Higher Institute of Villainous Education (2006) The Overlord Protocol (2007) Escape Velocity (2008) Interception Point / Spook's Tale (2009) (World Book day Special, only 60 pages long and accompanied with other book) Dreadnought (2009) Rogue (2010) Zero Hour (2012) Aftershock (2014) Deadlock (2015)
Noemon
Noemon is the third solo album by the Greek keyboardist and guitarist Bob Katsionis. It was released on October 14, 2008 under the label Lion Music. Katsionis is currently in the band Firewind.
The Ugly Duckling
``The Ugly Duckling ''(Danish: Den grimme ælling) is a literary fairy tale by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen (1805 -- 1875). The story tells of a homely little bird born in a barnyard who suffers abuse from the others around him until, much to his delight (and to the surprise of others), he matures into a beautiful swan, the most beautiful bird of all. The story is beloved around the world as a tale about personal transformation for the better.`` The Ugly Duckling'' was first published 11 November 1843, with three other tales by Andersen in Copenhagen, Denmark to great critical acclaim. The tale has been adapted to various media including opera, musical, and animated film. The tale is completely Andersen's invention and owes no debt to fairy tales or folklore.
Kuo Chun-lin
Kuo Chun-lin (; Japanese romaji:"Kaku Shunrin"; born 2 February 1992) is a Taiwanese baseball pitcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He attended the National Taiwan University of Physical Education and Sport. Kuo signed with the Lions after pitching for the Chinese Taipei national baseball team at the 2014 Asian Games, where he earned a silver medal. In November, Kuo won the final of the inaugural World Baseball Softball Confederation 21U Baseball World Cup by pitching a 9–0 shutout versus Japan. Kuo made his NPB debut against the Orix Buffaloes on March 29, 2015, pitching five innings, giving up three runs and recording the win. He finished the season with a 3–7 record and 5.31 ERA over 21 games, and resigned with the Lions on November 18, 2015 for a one-year contract worth at least ¥30 million. Kuo was named to the Chinese Taipei national baseball team for the 2017 World Baseball Classic. He returned to the Lions in the 2018 season.
Isildur
Isildur is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. He appears in the author's books "The Lord of the Rings", "The Silmarillion", and "Unfinished Tales".
England national football team
The motif of the England national football team has three lions passant guardant, the emblem of King Richard I, who reigned from 1189 to 1199. The lions, often blue, have had minor changes to colour and appearance. Initially topped by a crown, this was removed in 1949 when the FA was given an official coat of arms by the College of Arms; this introduced ten Tudor roses, one for each of the regional branches of the FA. Since 2003, England top their logo with a star to recognise their World Cup win in 1966; this was first embroidered onto the left sleeve of the home kit, and a year later was moved to its current position, first on the away shirt.
Home (Robinson novel)
Home is a novel written by the Pulitzer Prize-winning American author Marilynne Robinson. Published in 2008, it is Robinson's third novel, preceded by "Housekeeping" in 1980 and "Gilead" in 2004.
Cleveland Browns
Since resuming operations in 1999, the Browns have struggled to find success. They have had only two winning seasons (in 2002 and 2007), one playoff appearance (2002), and no playoff wins. The franchise has also been noted for a lack of stability with quarterbacks, having started 28 players in the position since 1999. Through the end of the 2017 season, the Browns' win -- loss record since returning to the NFL in 1999 is 88 -- 216. In 2017, the Browns became only the second team in league history to finish a season with an 0 -- 16 record, joining the 2008 Detroit Lions, and after the Buffalo Bills broke their 17 - year playoff drought in 2017, the Browns now also hold the longest active playoff drought in the NFL, at 15 seasons.
Lair of the Lion
Lair of the Lion is a paranormal/romance written by American author Christine Feehan. Unlike most for her other works, this novel is not part of an ongoing series and isn’t set in the present day. "Lair of the Lion" is set in Italy.
A Lion's Tale
A Lion's Tale: Around the World in Spandex is an autobiography of professional wrestler, Chris Jericho. It details his life from his early years, to his début for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), on August 9, 1999. The book is followed by a sequel, "", which was released in 2011. A second sequel, "Best in the World (At What I Have No Idea)", was released in 2014.
The Land of Stories
The Land of Stories is a series of children's fiction, adventure and fantasy books written by American author, actor and singer Chris Colfer. The first book, The Wishing Spell, was released on July 17, 2012. The sixth and final book was published in July 2017. The books are described by Colfer as a ``modern day fairy tale '', following twins Alex and Conner Bailey as they fall from the real world into a world full of fairy tales they have only ever read about before and discover there is more to this world than meets the eye.
Engleby
Engleby is a novel by the author Sebastian Faulks. It tells the tale of a working-class boy who wins a place at an esteemed university and becomes a suspect in a murder investigation after the disappearance of a girl from a nearby college.
Where did the author of A Lion's Tale: Around the World in Spandex win in 2008?
A Lion's Tale: Around the World in Spandex >> author
Chris Jericho
Where did #1 win in 2008?
Great American Bash