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Which player scored the fastest hat-trick in the Premier League?

Answer Sadio Mane

Which player with 653 games has made the most Premier League appearances?

Answer Gareth Barry

Three players share the record for most Premier League red cards (8). Who are they?

Answer Patrick Vieira; Richard Dunne; Duncan Ferguson

With 260 goals who is the Premier League's all-time top scorer?

Answer Alan Shearer

When was the inaugural Premier League season?

Answer 1992-93

Which team won the first Premier League title?

Answer Manchester United

With 202 clean sheets which goalkeeper has the best record in the Premier League?

Answer Petr Cech

How many clubs competed in the inaugural Premier League season?

Answer 22

Which three players shared the Premier League Golden Boot in 2018-19?

Answer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang; Mohamed Salah; Sadio Mane

The fastest goal scored in Premier League history came in 7.69 seconds. Who scored it?

Answer Shane Long

There have been two World Cup trophies. What was the name of the first?

Answer Jules Rimet Trophy

Which country won the first ever World Cup in 1930?

Answer Uruguay

Which country has won the most World Cups?

Answer Brazil

Two countries have won the World Cup twice. Can you name them?

Answer France; Uruguay

Which country has appeared in three World Cup finals but never won the competition?

Answer Netherlands

The 2026 World Cup will be hosted across three different countries. Can you name them?

Answer United States; Canada; Mexico

In which World Cup did Diego Maradona score his infamous Hand of God goal?

Answer Mexico 1986

The record number of World Cup goals is 16 scored by who?

Answer Miroslav Klose

Three people have won the World Cup as a player and as a coach. Mario Zagallo Didier Deschamps and who?

Answer Franz Beckenbauer

Two English players have won the World Cup Golden Boot. Who are they?

Answer Gary Lineker; Harry Kane

Which Swedish footballer once had a clause in his contract preventing him from travelling to space?

Answer Stefan Schwarz

Which Ballon d'Or winner had a galaxy named after them in 2015?

Answer Cristiano Ronaldo

What was the name of the hotel Jose Mourinho lived in while managing Manchester United?

Answer The Lowry Hotel

Which Spanish club's nickname is Los Colchoneros meaning The Mattress Makers?

Answer Atletico Madrid

Elton John was twice the owner of which football club?

Answer Watford

Who won the 2024 Ballon d'Or?

Answer Rodri

Messi began his professional career at Barcelona but what was his schoolboy team?

Answer Newells Old Boys

Which Portuguese team did Ronaldo play for before Manchester United?

Answer Sporting

Ronaldo is synonymous with number 7 but which other number did he wear at Real Madrid?

Answer 9

Messi briefly retired from international football in which year?

Answer 2016

Ronaldo shouts which word when celebrating a goal?

Answer Si

Messi wore number 30 and 10 for Barcelona but which other number did he wear?

Answer 19

Which Portuguese island is Cristiano Ronaldo from?

Answer Madeira

How many Ballon d'Or awards has Messi won?

Answer 8

Ronaldo helped Portugal win the European Championship in which year?

Answer 2016

Which German sportswear company sponsors Messi?

Answer Adidas

Which club has won the most Champions League titles?

Answer Real Madrid

Who is the only player to win the Champions League with three different clubs?

Answer Clarence Seedorf

Three managers have won the Champions League three times. Who are they?

Answer Bob Paisley; Pep Guardiola; Zinedine Zidane

In which season was the European Cup renamed the Champions League?

Answer 1992-93

Which team was the first from the UK to win the European Cup?

Answer Celtic

Which Romanian team has won the European Cup?

Answer Steaua Bucharest

Which English team has won two European Cups after Liverpool and Manchester United?

Answer Nottingham Forest

Who is the all-time top scorer in the Champions League?

Answer Cristiano Ronaldo

Which manager has won the Champions League the most times?

Answer Carlo Ancelotti

Which outfield player appeared in Champions League finals in three different decades?

Answer Ryan Giggs

Who scored the winning goal in the 2014 World Cup final?

Answer Mario Götze

In which year did Real Madrid win their first European Cup?

Answer 1956

Which country hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup?

Answer Qatar

What is the name of Manchester City's home stadium?

Answer Etihad Stadium

Who is Argentina's all-time top scorer?

Answer Lionel Messi

At which Egyptian club did Mohamed Salah begin his professional career?

Answer Al-Mokawloon Al-Arab

In which year did France win the World Cup for the first time?

Answer 1998

Which manager led Morocco to the 2022 World Cup semi-finals?

Answer Walid Regragui

Which club does Lionel Messi currently play for (as of 2026)?

Answer Inter Miami

Who won the 2023 Ballon d'Or?

Answer Lionel Messi

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Name a national team that has won the FIFA World Cup.

Answer Brazil, Italy, Germany, Argentina, France, England, Uruguay, Spain

Name a club that has won the UEFA Champions League.

Answer Real Madrid, AC Milan, Liverpool, Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Man Utd, Inter Milan, Chelsea, Porto, Nottm Forest, Ajax, Juventus, Benfica, Dortmund, Marseille, Hamburg, Celtic, Feyenoord, Aston Villa, PSV, Red Star

Name a player who has won the Ballon d'Or.

Answer Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Zidane, Ronaldo (Brazil), Modric, Kaka, Ronaldinho

Name a country that has hosted the FIFA World Cup.

Answer Brazil, Germany, France, Italy, England, Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Sweden, Qatar

Name a manager who has won the UEFA Champions League.

Answer Carlo Ancelotti, Pep Guardiola, Zidane, Alex Ferguson, Jurgen Klopp, Jose Mourinho

Name a city that has hosted the Champions League final.

Answer London, Milan, Madrid, Istanbul, Paris, Munich, Manchester, Lisbon, Vienna, Barcelona

Name a club in Italian Serie A.

Answer Inter Milan, AC Milan, Juventus, Napoli, Roma, Lazio, Atalanta, Fiorentina, Torino, Bologna, Genoa, Udinese, Parma, Como, Cagliari, Lecce, Hellas Verona

Name a famous football stadium in Europe.

Answer Camp Nou, Santiago Bernabeu, Anfield, Old Trafford, Allianz Arena, Stamford Bridge, San Siro, Juventus Stadium

Name a Brazilian player who has won the Ballon d'Or.

Answer Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Kaka, Rivaldo

Name a goalkeeper who has won the Yashin Trophy.

Answer Alisson, Donnarumma, Courtois, Emiliano Martinez

Name a non-Saudi player in the Saudi Pro League.

Answer Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, Karim Benzema, N'Golo Kante, Sadio Mane, Yassine Bounou, Riyad Mahrez, Ruben Neves etc.

Name a famous goalkeeper.

Answer Manuel Neuer, Thibaut Courtois, Jan Oblak, Gianluigi Donnarumma, David Raya, Alisson, Ederson, Andriy Lunin

Name a club in the German Bundesliga.

Answer Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen, RB Leipzig, Stuttgart, Eintracht Frankfurt, Freiburg, Hamburg, Union Berlin, Mainz 05, Hoffenheim, Werder Bremen, Wolfsburg, St. Pauli, Heidenheim

Name a club in the Spanish La Liga.

Answer Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Sevilla, Real Betis, Valencia, Villarreal, Real Sociedad, Athletic Bilbao, Osasuna, Getafe, Girona, Rayo Vallecano, Real Mallorca, Las Palmas, Granada

Name a club in the English Premier League.

Answer Man City, Man Utd, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham, Newcastle, Aston Villa, Brighton, West Ham, Everton, Fulham, Brentford, Bournemouth, Crystal Palace, Nottm Forest, Wolves

Name a club in the Turkish Super Lig.

Answer Galatasaray, Fenerbahce, Besiktas, Trabzonspor, Istanbul Basaksehir, Antalyaspor, Konyaspor, Alanyaspor, Kasimpasa, Kayserispor, Samsunspor, Fatih Karagumruk

Name a club that has won the FA Cup.

Answer Arsenal, Man Utd, Liverpool, Chelsea, Tottenham, Man City, Newcastle, Aston Villa, Portsmouth, Blackburn, West Ham, Wolves, Everton

Name a player who has won the European Golden Shoe.

Answer Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Luis Suarez, Lewandowski, Harry Kane, Erling Haaland, Mbappe, Immobile, Diego Forlan, Francesco Totti, Luca Toni, Thierry Henry, Ronaldo Nazario

Name a goalkeeper who has won the Golden Glove.

Answer Petr Cech, Joe Hart, Pepe Reina, Alisson, Ederson, Thibaut Courtois, David de Gea, Iker Casillas, Gianluigi Buffon, Oliver Kahn, Fabien Barthez

Name a top scorer in Champions League history.

Answer Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowski, Karim Benzema, Raul, Mbappe, Thierry Henry, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Thomas Muller, Erling Haaland, Francesco Totti

Name a World Cup top scorer.

Answer Miroslav Klose, Ronaldo (Brazil), Gerd Muller, Lionel Messi, Just Fontaine, Pele, Kylian Mbappe, Gary Lineker, Thomas Muller, Harry Kane, James Rodriguez

Name a Saudi Pro League club.

Answer Al-Hilal — Al-Nassr — Al-Ittihad — Al-Ahli — Al-Shabab — Al-Taawoun — Al-Fateh — Al-Fayha — Al-Ettifaq — Al-Khaleej — Al-Riyadh — Al-Tai — Abha — Damac — Al-Raed — Al-Wehda

Name a country that has won the Africa Cup of Nations.

Answer Egypt — Cameroon — Ghana — Nigeria — Algeria — Tunisia — Morocco — Senegal — Ivory Coast — Zambia — South Africa — Ethiopia — Sudan — DR Congo — Congo

Name a club in the Egyptian Premier League.

Answer Al-Ahly — Zamalek — Pyramids — Ismaily — Al-Masry — Al-Ittihad of Alexandria — Haras El-Hodoud — ENPPI — Ceramica Cleopatra — Al-Mokawloon — National Bank — Modern Sport — Pharco — ZED — El-Gouna — Tala'ea El-Gaish

Name a club Cristiano Ronaldo played for during his career.

Answer Sporting Lisbon — Manchester United — Real Madrid — Juventus — Al-Nassr

Name a club Lionel Messi played for during his career.

Answer Barcelona — Paris Saint-Germain — Inter Miami — Argentina national team

Name a country that has won the UEFA European Championship.

Answer Spain — Germany — Italy — France — Portugal — Netherlands — Denmark — Greece — Czechoslovakia — Soviet Union — England

Name a country that has won the AFC Asian Cup.

Answer Japan — Saudi Arabia — Iran — Qatar — Iraq — Australia — South Korea — Kuwait — Israel (historically)

Name an Egyptian footballer who played in Europe.

Answer Mohamed Salah — Mohamed Elneny — Amr Zaki — Mido — Essam El-Hadary — Ahmed Hegazi — Amr Warda — Ramadan Sobhi — Mahmoud Hassan Trezeguet

Name a winner of the African Footballer of the Year award.

Answer Mohamed Salah — Sadio Mané — Riyad Mahrez — Achraf Hakimi — Yaya Touré — George Weah — Samuel Eto'o — Didier Drogba — Abedi Pele — Kanu

Name a club in the French Ligue 1.

Answer Paris Saint-Germain — Monaco — Marseille — Lyon — Lille — Nice — Rennes — Lens — Nantes — Montpellier — Strasbourg — Toulouse — Metz — Troyes — Brest — Reims — Clermont

Name Saudi football clubs that play in the Roshn League

Answer Al-Hilal — Al-Nassr — Al-Ittihad — Al-Ahli — Al-Shabab — Al-Taawoun — Al-Fateh — Al-Fayha — Al-Ettifaq — Al-Khaleej — Al-Riyadh — Al-Tai — Abha — Damac — Al-Raed — Al-Wehda

Name countries that have won the FIFA World Cup

Answer Brazil — Germany — Italy — Argentina — France — Uruguay — England — Spain

Name players who have won the Ballon d'Or

Answer Messi — Cristiano Ronaldo — Zidane — Ronaldo Nazário — Modrić — Kaká — Ronaldinho — Rodri — Benzema — Figo — Rivaldo — Shevchenko — Nedvěd — Cannavaro

Name clubs that have won the UEFA Champions League

Answer Real Madrid — AC Milan — Liverpool — Bayern Munich — Barcelona — Man Utd — Inter Milan — Chelsea — Porto — Nottm Forest — Ajax — Juventus — Benfica — Dortmund — Marseille — Celtic — PSV — Red Star Belgrade — Aston Villa — Feyenoord — Hamburg — Steaua Bucharest

Name managers who have won the UEFA Champions League

Answer Carlo Ancelotti — Pep Guardiola — Zidane — Alex Ferguson — Jurgen Klopp — Jose Mourinho — Bob Paisley — Arrigo Sacchi — Fabio Capello — Ottmar Hitzfeld — Vicente Del Bosque — Luis Enrique — Rafa Benitez — Brian Clough — Jupp Heynckes

Name famous football stadiums in Europe

Answer Camp Nou — Santiago Bernabeu — Anfield — Old Trafford — Allianz Arena — San Siro — Stamford Bridge — Wembley — Signal Iduna Park — Olimpico Rome — Emirates Stadium — Tottenham Stadium — Juventus Stadium — Parc des Princes — Velodrome

Name clubs in the English Premier League

Answer Man City — Man Utd — Liverpool — Arsenal — Chelsea — Tottenham — Newcastle — Aston Villa — Brighton — West Ham — Everton — Fulham — Brentford — Bournemouth — Crystal Palace — Nottm Forest — Wolves

Name clubs in the Spanish La Liga

Answer Real Madrid — Barcelona — Atletico Madrid — Sevilla — Real Betis — Valencia — Villarreal — Real Sociedad — Athletic Bilbao — Osasuna — Getafe — Girona — Rayo Vallecano — Real Mallorca — Las Palmas

Name clubs in the German Bundesliga

Answer Bayern Munich — Borussia Dortmund — Bayer Leverkusen — RB Leipzig — Stuttgart — Eintracht Frankfurt — Freiburg — Union Berlin — Mainz 05 — Hoffenheim — Werder Bremen — Wolfsburg — Augsburg — Bochum — Heidenheim

Name clubs in the Italian Serie A

Answer Inter Milan — AC Milan — Juventus — Napoli — Roma — Lazio — Atalanta — Fiorentina — Torino — Bologna — Genoa — Udinese — Cagliari — Como — Lecce — Parma — Hellas Verona

Name famous goalkeepers

Answer Manuel Neuer — Thibaut Courtois — Jan Oblak — Donnarumma — Alisson — Ederson — Buffon — Casillas — De Gea — Ter Stegen — Oliver Kahn — Schmeichel — Petr Cech

Name all-time FIFA World Cup top scorers

Answer Miroslav Klose — Ronaldo (Brazil) — Gerd Muller — Just Fontaine — Pele — Kylian Mbappe — Lionel Messi — Thomas Muller — Harry Kane — Gary Lineker

Name non-Saudi players in the Saudi Pro League

Answer Cristiano Ronaldo — Neymar — Karim Benzema — Kante — Mane — Bounou — Mahrez — Ruben Neves — Mitrovic — Kessie — Fabinho — Koulibaly — Firmino — Jota — Cancelo

Name countries that have hosted the FIFA World Cup

Answer Brazil — Germany — France — Italy — England — Spain — Mexico — Argentina — Qatar — Russia — South Africa — Japan — South Korea — USA — Uruguay — Sweden — Switzerland — Chile

Name players who have won the European Golden Shoe

Answer Messi — Cristiano Ronaldo — Suarez — Lewandowski — Harry Kane — Haaland — Mbappe — Immobile — Forlan — Totti — Henry

Name Arab national teams that have played in the FIFA World Cup

Answer Saudi Arabia — Egypt — Morocco — Tunisia — Algeria — Kuwait — Iraq — UAE — Qatar — Jordan

Name clubs that have won the FA Cup

Answer Arsenal — Man Utd — Liverpool — Chelsea — Tottenham — Man City — Newcastle — Aston Villa — West Ham — Everton — Wolves — Portsmouth

Name clubs in the French Ligue 1

Answer Paris Saint-Germain — Marseille — Lyon — Monaco — Lille — Rennes — Nice — Lens — Strasbourg — Toulouse — Montpellier — Nantes — Brest — Le Havre

Name famous Brazilian football players

Answer Pele — Ronaldo — Ronaldinho — Kaka — Neymar — Romario — Rivaldo — Cafu — Roberto Carlos — Zico — Garrincha — Socrates — Vinicius Jr — Casemiro

Name famous Argentine football players

Answer Messi — Maradona — Batistuta — Crespo — Aguero — Di Maria — Higuain — Tevez — Riquelme — Kempes — Veron — Zanetti — Mascherano

Name countries that have won the UEFA European Championship

Answer Germany — Spain — Italy — France — Soviet Union — Czechoslovakia — Netherlands — Denmark — Greece — Portugal

Name countries that have won the Africa Cup of Nations

Answer Egypt — Cameroon — Nigeria — Ghana — Ivory Coast — Algeria — South Africa — Tunisia — Morocco — DR Congo — Ethiopia — Sudan — Zambia — Senegal

Name clubs that have won the English Premier League / First Division

Answer Man Utd — Liverpool — Arsenal — Man City — Chelsea — Everton — Aston Villa — Tottenham — Sunderland — Newcastle — Blackburn — Leicester City — Nottm Forest

Name players who have won the FIFA World Cup twice or more

Answer Pele — Cafu — Ronaldo (Brazil) — Giovanni Ferrari — Giuseppe Meazza — Garrincha — Didi — Vava — Zagallo — Gilmar

Name clubs in the Turkish Süper Lig

Answer Galatasaray — Fenerbahce — Besiktas — Trabzonspor — Istanbul Basaksehir — Antalyaspor — Konyaspor — Alanyaspor — Kasimpasa — Kayserispor — Samsunspor — Sivasspor

Name FIFA World Cup-winning coaches

Answer Vittorio Pozzo — Alf Ramsey — Helmut Schön — Mário Zagallo — Franz Beckenbauer — César Luis Menotti — Carlos Bilardo — Enzo Bearzot — Luiz Felipe Scolari — Marcello Lippi — Vicente del Bosque — Joachim Löw — Didier Deschamps — Lionel Scaloni

Name UEFA Europa League winners

Answer Sevilla — Atletico Madrid — Inter Milan — Juventus — Liverpool — Chelsea — Porto — Manchester United — PSV Eindhoven — Ajax — Bayer Leverkusen — Valencia — Galatasaray — Eintracht Frankfurt — Atalanta — Parma — Borussia Mönchengladbach

Name famous Latin American football clubs

Answer Boca Juniors — River Plate — Flamengo — Santos — Corinthians — São Paulo — Fluminense — Atlético Mineiro — Internacional — Nacional — Peñarol — Club América — Chivas de Guadalajara — Colo-Colo — Atlético Nacional

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