Sports & Football Trivia Questions & Answers
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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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