NOBODY can focus on CIS Cup football... the whole nation's gone Scotland daft, ahead of our clincher with Italy on November 17. But BEE P (Darvel) asks - When was the European Football Championship first played and which country has won it most times? The Uefa European Football Championship was first played in 1960 and was originally called the European Nations Cup. It is held every four years in the even numbered year, between World Cup tournaments.

The Soviet Union won the inaugural competition in 1960. Germany have triumphed three times, 1972, 1980 (both as West Germany) and 1996. France is the only other team to have won the tournament more than once, 1984 and 2000.

The current holders are Greece who defeated 2004 hosts Portugal 1-0 in the final. BIG MAC (East Kilbride) - What was the closest finish ever in the Scottish League Championship? That would have to be the match between Hearts and Kilmarnock at Tynecastle on the very last day of season 1964/65. Hearts were on top of the League with a lead of two points and a slightly better goal average over second placed Kilmarnock. Killie won the match 2-0 and took the Championship by 0.042 of a goal. J JOHNSTON (Glasgow) - Could you please tell me who captained Liverpool in their European Cup and Champions League victories? Liverpool have won the top European trophy on five occasions and their captains were all to become legends in the game. In both 1977 and 1978 it was Emlyn Hughes, when they defeated respectively Borussia Monchengladbach by 3-1, and Bruges by one goal to nil.

In 1981, Phil Thompson led the Reds to victory over Real Madrid 1-0, before in 1984, Graeme Souness was skipper when Roma were beaten 4-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw. Finally, in 2005, Steven Gerrard, when AC Milan were beaten 3-2 on penalties after a 3-3 draw. DOUBLE TOPS (Dundee) - Can you give me the Dundee line ups when they scored 10 goals in successive games? The Dens Parkers performed this amazing feat in 1946/47. On March 8, they beat Alloa Athletic 10-0 in a B Division match at Recreation Park and then on March 22, repeated the scoreline in their next League match at home against Dunfermline Athletic.

The same side played in both matches: Bennett, Follon, Ancell, McKenzie, Gray, Boyd, Gunn, Ewen, Juliessen, Rattray Smith.

The scorers against Alloa were Gunn, Juliessen (6), Rattray, Smith and Ewen. Against the Pars they were Rattray, Juliessen (7), Ewen (2, 1 pen). Bert Juliessen was the most prolific with 13 of the goals. PEGUS BULL (Barlanark) - Since Morton started the Scandinavian invasion in the 1960s, a good number of foreigners have graced the Scottish game. I remember the late Kai Johansen scoring the winner in the 1966 Scottish Cup Final. Was he the first non-Briton to score in an Old Firm game? Fellow Dane Carl Hansen has that honour. He opened the scoring with a penalty kick on December 13, 1922 at Hampden Park when Rangers beat Celtic 2-0 in the final of the Lord Provost's Rent Relief Fund Cup. A few weeks later he opened the scoring at Ibrox on New Years Day 1923 in a League fixture which Rangers again won 2-0.

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