THE ULTIMATE QUIZ
Freshen up for a new year with our brainteasers about five- goal hauls, flag- flying trophy winners and more
01 Which club did Ralf Rangnick last manage before becoming interim boss of Manchester United?
02 “No offence to Messi but he’s not even in the Top2 [ sic] players at PSG, let alone best in the world.” Which salty TV personality wrote that?
03 Five players in Premier League history have scored five times in one match. Name the quintet.
04 Barcelona’s last UEFA Cup game was a draw at home to Celtic in 2004. Who was in charge of the Blaugrana back then?
05 In which year did Lincoln reach the FA Cup quarter- finals – as the first non- league side in 103 years to do so – after beating Burnley?
06 Which Englishman needed nine minutes to score a Champions League treble for Blackburn in 1995 – a record that stood for 16 years?
07 Wolfsburg appointed a former Netherlands midfielder as their new coach in June... then axed him in October. Who was it?
08 Which nation pipped Portugal to top spot in their 2022 World Cup qualifying group, condeming the Euro 2016 champions to the play- offs?
09 England goal- getter Ellen White became the Lionesses’ all- time leading scorer as they thrashed which country 20- 0 in November?
11 Former West Ham bad boy Marko Arnautovic has been impressing for which Italian side this season?
12 Just three managers have won the European Cup or Champions League three times. Name them.
13 Fill in the blanks with the players who are the only ones from their nations to win the European Cup or Champions League.
14 Which Barcelona star picked up the 2021 Women’s Ballon d’or after Champions League glory?
15 Who was the last English gaffer to lay their hands on the League Cup – and in what year was it?
16 Two players have scored a record 30 goals for Scotland – one in 47 caps fewer. Who are they?
17 Which Madrid- based team host games at La Liga’s tiniest ground – the 14,708- capacity Vallecas?
18 Which African country, yet to lift a major trophy, are known as the ‘ Lions of Teranga’?