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THE GAME REPORT

In June 2001, Michael Farber opened his write-up of the Stanley Cup Finals by reconstructing a congratulatory postgame phone call placed by Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien to which beloved Montreal native? The winning captain had deferred skating his own postgame victory lap and handed this man the Cup as soon as he received it–teammates and hockey fans all agreed, the man had waited long enough for that moment already.

Ray Bourque

Soccer

Name the striker from Almansa, Spain who played 16 years for the same club and rose to the rank of captain, but whose biggest contribution to that club came after his service with Franco’s nationalists in the Spanish Civil War, when he served as club president for 35 years. Today, he is the namesake of the club’s stadium.

Santiago Bernabéu

Country Club

Give the name of any nation that meets the following criteria:

1 - Has had one and only one no. 1 ranked male tennis player (singles) since the ATP rankings began in 1973.

2 - That player has spent 40 weeks or less in the top spot.

There are five nations that meet these criteria, and your free hint is that the U.K. is not one—Andy Murray has spent 41 weeks in the top spot. (Again, your answer must be a country.)

Romania, Germany, Italy, Austria, Chile