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Arsenal Football Club was founded in 1886 as Dial Square by workers at the Royal Arsenal in Woolwich. The club became Royal Arsenal, then Woolwich Arsenal, and finally Arsenal. Option B 'year1987' is clearly a garbled distractor, while 1885 and 1884 are incorrect years.

Arsenal went 10 consecutive matches without conceding a goal in the 2006 UEFA Champions League, from the group stage through to the semifinal. This clean sheet streak is a Champions League record. They finally conceded against Barcelona in the final (losing 2-1), with both Barcelona goals coming late.

Manchester United ended Arsenal's historic 49-match unbeaten run with a 2-0 victory at Old Trafford in September 2004. This was a significant moment in Premier League history as Arsenal's 'Invincibles' streak finally came to an end. The match is remembered as Ruud van Nistelrooy's penalty secured the win after a previous controversial encounter.

Arsenal defeated Parma 1-0 in the 1994 Cup Winners Cup final, with Alan Smith scoring the winning goal. This victory marked Arsenal's first major European trophy in their history. The final was played in Copenhagen and remains one of the club's greatest European achievements.

Thierry Henry scored 27 goals in the Premier League during the 2005-2006 season, finishing as the league's top scorer. This was one of his most prolific seasons, though he scored even more (30) in the 2003-2004 campaign when Arsenal went unbeaten. Henry was the Premier League's golden boot winner that season.

Stephen Fleming, New Zealand's former captain and most capped player, retired in 2008. There were ICL rumors in 2007, but he ultimately joined the IPL (not ICL) as a coach and later with Chennai Super Kings, matching the description perfectly.

According to cricket laws, when the ball hits a helmet kept behind the wicket-keeper (usually as a penalty for overthrows or similar), 5 penalty runs are awarded to the batting side. This is a standard penalty in cricket for fielding infractions.

The ICC World Cup 1999 (ODI) was hosted by England. This was the seventh Cricket World Cup and was played in England, Scotland, Ireland, Netherlands, and Wales from May 14 to June 20, 1999. Australia won the tournament.

Sunil Gavaskar was the first batsman in cricket history to score 10,000 runs in Test Cricket. He achieved this milestone in 1987. Sachin Tendulkar later became the first to reach 15,000 Test runs, but Gavaskar was the pioneer of the 10,000-run club.

Jim Laker achieved this historic milestone for England against Australia in 1956, taking 10 wickets for 53 runs. While Anil Kumble also accomplished this feat in 1999, Laker was the first to do so in Test cricket history.