FFT’S Brazilian- themed quiz
Don’t often fare well here? Christ, it’s time to redeem yourselves with our latest set of posers...
01 Ronaldinho transfer to Paris secured Saint- a € Germain 5 million in 2001 after departing which club? 02
Which central midfielder moved to Arsenal in 2006, going on to make 153 outings until 2013? 03
Which coach led Brazil to World Cup glory in 1994, after victory over Italy in a penalty shootout? 04
Legendary Porto talisman Mario Jardel made 11 appearances for which Premier League side in the 2003- 04 season, slightly past his best? 05
Pele was famously named after which American, renowned for inventing the electric light bulb? 06
Alisson and Ederson are two of the five Brazilian goalkeepers in Premier League history. Can you recall at least two of the other three? 07
Which bow- legged dribble king was awarded the Golden Ball as Brazil won the 1962 World Cup? 08
Which Brazilian has played more matches in English football’s top tier than any of his compatriots? 09
Ronaldo became a Galactico at Real Madrid by sealing a € 46m move from Inter in which year?
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Who scored for England when they lost to eventual- champions Brazil in the 2002 World Cup quarter- finals? 12
Identify the English- born attacker who made Brazilian team Coritiba his 12th professional club in 2016, then signed for Corinthians soon after? 13
Fill in all of the missing FIFA World Players of the Year below. You can win it more than once, you know…
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Fabled Selecao frontman Romario made four appearances for which A- League side in 2006- 07, during a short- term loan deal from Miami FC? 15
Isaias was the first ever Brazilian to play Premier League football in 1995 – but who did he do it for? 16
Which team from Rio de Janeiro won the 2019 Copa Libertadores Final, defeating River Plate 2- 1? 17
Roberto Firmino overtook who to become his nation’s top Premier League scorer in December 2018? 18
Which Brazilian won three Chinese league titles in a row from 2015- 17 as Guangzhou Evergrande coach?
19 Which Barcelona star was crushing Arsenal’s dreams on May 17, 2006?
20 “Beauty comes first. Victory is secondary. What matters is joy.” Which deep- thinking Brazilian legend once uttered these fine words? 21
Which Brazilian goal- getter briefly became Manchester City’s £ 19m record signing from CSKA Moscow? 22
Who levelled for Bayer Leverkusen in their 2002 Champions League Final defeat against Real Madrid? 23
Who is the most- capped player in Brazilian national team history, having made 142 appearances? 24 Who is this at the 2006 World Cup?
25 Who 1982 was World Brazil’s Cup, when manager Zico at & the Co. failed to take home the trophy? 26
Denilson expensive became player in football’s the summer most of 1998 when he joined Real Betis for £ 21.5m from which Brazilian outfit? 27 Which Brazilian, who won La Liga, the Bundesliga and the European Cup, finally bagged his first Serie A crown with Palmeiras in 2016, aged 42? 28 The Selecao famously devoured Italy in the 1970 World Cup Final, but can you remember the score that afternoon at the Estadio Azteca? 29
Holders Brazil did not even reach the knockout stages of the 1966 World Cup after losing 3- 1 to both Hungary and Portugal at which ground? 30
I made my name in Europe with Sevilla, then went to England on a season- long loan from another Spanish big hitter in 2006. Who am I?
31 Which club have these four Brazil internationals all represented?
32 Which giant of Brazil’s domestic game play their matches at the 43,000- capacity Allianz Parque?
33 Which player scored and was also dismissed for Brazil in their 2019 Copa America Final win over Peru? 34
Germany gubbed hosts Brazil 7- 1 en route to 2014 World Cup glory – but in which city was the rout? 35
Kleberson played just 30 times for Manchester United from 2003- 05 before moving on to which team? 36
Which marksman matched Lionel Messi’s record of hitting five goals in a Champions League game, for Shakhtar Donetsk against BATE Borisov? 37
Which Sao Caetano do Sul- born defender netted an equaliser at the 2018 World Cup... for Russia? 38
Shanghai SIPG forward Hulk won a coveted treble in 2010- 11 while playing for which European side?