1 April 2006 - Unfortunately For KSK Beveren, This Is Not A Joke

On 1 April 2006, Zulte-Waregem's Ibrahim Salou scored against KSK Beveren in the Jupiler League, Belgium's top flight. Salou's goal gave Beveren the dubious record of going 48 matches without a clean sheet. To make matters worse, Beveren had gone up 0-2, with goals from Mohamed Diallo and Olivier Fontenette, before conceding Salou's goal in the 77th minute. Waregem substitute Gunther Thiebaut scored another in the 82d minute to close the match at 2-2.

Beveren ended the streak with a 1-0 home league win over La Louviere on 8 April 2006, more than fifteen months after their previous clean sheet, which came when they beat Germinal Beerschot 1-0 during the prior season on 19 December 2004. They didn't have to wait as long for the next clean sheet, however, as they again held Germinal Beerschot scoreless in a 0-0 draw on 22 April 2006.

Beveren's unlucky goalkeeper during the streak was Cote d'Ivoire international Barry "Copa" Boubacar, who made 101 appearances for Beveren from 2003 to 2007. In 2007, he moved to KSC Lokeren, where he plays currently.

Beveren was relegated after the 2006-2007 season and currently plays in the Belgian Second Division.

31 March 2002 - Bohemian Rhapsody

On 31 March 2002, Bohemian F.C. of Dublin beat Shelbourne F.C. 4-0 on the last day of the Irish Premier League season, starting a run of 23 matches in which they scored at least one goal. Despite the loss, Shelbourne finished at the top of the Irish Premier League table, with Bohemians in fourth position.

Bohemians' streak carried them through the first 22 matches of the 2002-2003 season, with 14 wins and 7 draws. Their only loss during that run was a 1-2 home defeat to Shelbourne. The biggest wins were the first one over Shelbourne to start the streak and a similar 4-0 home victory over Bray Wanderers, which was also the Bohs' biggest win that season. The streak ended on 27 December 2002 when Bohemians failed to score away to St. Patrick's Athletic, losing 2-0.

Bohemians lost only three matches that season and captured the Irish Premier League title (their ninth) just five points ahead of second-place Shelbourne.

Bohemians and Shelbourne have a long history, being the only two clubs that have been members of the League of Ireland, Irish football's governing body, since its inception in 1921 (it was replaced by the FAI League of Ireland in 2007).

30 March 1973 - That's 6'7" For You Non-Metric Types

On 30 March 1973, striker Jan Koller was born in the town of Smetanova Lhota, in what was then Czechoslovakia (and is now the Czech Republic). Koller is the all-time leading goalscorer for the Czech national team with 55 goals in 90 appearances. He retired from international football in 2008.

During his time with the national team, the Czechs made only one World Cup appearance, in 2006. Koller scored the first-ever World Cup goal for the Czech side when he netted in the 5th minute of their opening match against the United States, leading the way to a 3-0 victory. Those were the Czech side's only goals of the tournament, however, and they were eliminated in the group stage after losses to Ghana (0-2) and Italy (0-2).

Koller has a well-traveled career, having played club football in the Czech Republic (with Sparta Prague), Belgium (with Lokeren and Anderlecht), Germany (with Borussia Dortmund and Nuremberg), France (with Monaco), and Russia, where he currently plays for Krylia Sovetov Samara.

His longest club tenure to date was with Borussia Dortmund, where he played from 2001 to 2006, making 137 appearances and scoring 59 goals. He helped them claim the Bundesliga title in the 2001-2002 season.

An imposing physical presence at 2.02 meters, Koller has earned a number of honors throughout his career, including Belgian League top scorer in 1999 and Belgian League Player of the Year in 2000.