Leicester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel joined his father Peter as a Premier League winner on Tuesday, and there is a rather spooky statistic linking the two...
Peter, formerly of Manchester United and Manchester City, won his first title with the Red Devils on May 2 1993, at the age of 29, as second-placed Aston Villa failed to defeat Oldham Athletic, falling to a 1-0 defeat to the side who were eventually relegated.
And, in a rather bizarre twist, 29-year-old Kasper became a Premier League champion on the same day some 13 years later, as Tottenham, Leicester's nearest challengers, drew 2-2 with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Schmeichel Sr. has since changed his Twitter biography to express his pride at the achievement, with his message now reading "Father to a Premier League winner".
Amazing.
May 2nd 1993 I am 29 yrs old, we didn't play but won @premierleague because our rivals didn't win. (1/2)
— Peter Schmeichel (@Pschmeichel1) May 2, 2016
May 2nd 2016 @kschmeichel1 29 yrs of age, and @LCFC didn't play but they also won @premierleague because @SpursOfficial didn't win! (2/2)
— Peter Schmeichel (@Pschmeichel1) May 2, 2016
- Goal