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  1. easy

    Which club did Ronaldo join from Manchester United in 2009 for a then world record £80m?

    WhyReal Madrid paid Manchester United a then-world-record 80 million pounds for Ronaldo in 2009, where he went on to win four Champions Leagues.

  2. easy

    Which national team is known as the 'Super Eagles'?

    WhyNigeria's Super Eagles are three-time Africa Cup of Nations champions (1980, 1994, 2013) and won Olympic gold at Atlanta 1996.

  3. medium

    Celtic completed a second 'nine-in-a-row' run of league titles that ended in which year?

    WhyThe ninth title was confirmed in May 2020 when the season was curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

  4. medium

    City's 2017-18 side earned a nickname for setting an English top-flight record. What were they called?

    WhyThey became the only team to reach 100 points in a Premier League season, securing the milestone with a stoppage-time winner at Southampton on the final day.

  5. hard

    Which player held the all-time international appearances record with 196 caps before Cristiano Ronaldo overtook him in 2023?

    WhyKuwait's Bader Al-Mutawa held the men's international caps record with 196 until Cristiano Ronaldo surpassed him in 2023.

  6. medium

    Who scored the most goals in a single Bundesliga season?

    WhyLewandowski scored 41 Bundesliga goals in 2020-21, breaking Gerd Muller's 49-year-old record of 40.

  7. medium

    Beşiktaş's rivalry with which Black Sea club grew after it became the first club from outside Istanbul to win the Turkish league, in 1976?

    WhyTrabzonspor's rise in the 1970s ended the Istanbul monopoly and created a lasting rivalry.

  8. hard

    Which South American club has won the most Copa Libertadores titles?

    WhyThis Argentine club won it 7 times, mostly in the 1970s and 1980s.

  9. medium

    In which year did HSV win their first German national championship?

    WhyHSV were crowned German champions for the first time in 1923.

  10. medium

    Louis van Gaal's Ajax achieved what remarkable Eredivisie feat in the 1994-95 season?

    WhyThat great Ajax team won the 1994-95 Eredivisie without losing a single match.

  11. hard

    When Brazilian forward Denílson moved from São Paulo to Real Betis in 1998, his fee made him the world's most expensive player at the time. Roughly how much was it?

    WhyA Spanish club not usually associated with record buys briefly held the world transfer record after a World Cup summer.

  12. medium

    Which player holds Leeds United's all-time appearance record, with 773 games?

    WhyJack Charlton made a club-record 773 appearances for Leeds between 1953 and 1973.

  13. medium

    Which player scored a record 50 La Liga goals in the 2011-12 season — still the highest single-season tally in a top-five European league?

    WhyHis total of 73 goals in all competitions that season (including Copa del Rey and Champions League) is also the most a player has ever scored in a single European season.

  14. hard

    Which country won the first African Cup of Nations in 1957?

    WhyEgypt won the inaugural 1957 AFCON in Sudan, thrashing Ethiopia 4-0 in the final with all four goals from El-Diba — only three teams entered.

  15. medium

    In which season did Fiorentina win their first-ever Serie A title?

    WhyFiorentina's maiden Scudetto came in 1955-56, finishing 12 points clear of AC Milan.

  16. medium

    Which striker won the European Golden Boot while at Sporting in 2001-02, scoring 42 league goals?

    WhyBrazilian Mário Jardel scored 42 league goals for Sporting in 2001-02 to win the European Golden Boot.

  17. hard

    In which year did Real Madrid win their first LaLiga title?

    WhyMadrid claimed the 1931-32 championship, their first, a few seasons after the Spanish league launched in 1929.

  18. medium

    In which season did Burnley win their first top-flight League Championship?

    WhyIt came just after the First World War, built on a record-breaking unbeaten run.

  19. medium

    Who is Italy's all-time leading international scorer?

    WhyGigi Riva scored 35 goals in just 42 caps between 1965 and 1974, surpassing Giuseppe Meazza's record and helping Italy win Euro 1968.

  20. hard

    Which player has won domestic league titles at PSG, Juventus and Bayern Munich?

    WhyComan won Ligue 1 with PSG, Serie A with Juventus (2014-15), and multiple Bundesliga titles with Bayern Munich.

  21. medium

    Which club is the only one to have won the English top-flight title without losing a single game in the 19th century?

    WhyPreston North End were the original 'Invincibles', winning the inaugural 1888-89 Football League unbeaten and claiming the first English Double — a feat unmatched until Arsenal in 2003-04.

  22. medium

    The 1971 Ibrox disaster, in which 66 fans died in a stairway crush, occurred during a match against which club?

    WhyThe tragedy struck on Stairway 13 as fans left the Old Firm match on 2 January 1971.

  23. hard

    Didier Drogba scored how many goals in total for Chelsea across both his spells — making him the club's all-time top foreign scorer?

    WhyDrogba scored 164 goals in 381 appearances for Chelsea across two spells (2004-12, 2014-15). He's fourth on Chelsea's all-time list, first among foreigners.

  24. medium

    Which player holds West Ham's record for most competitive appearances, with 799?

    WhyBilly Bonds made 799 appearances between 1967 and 1988 and captained the 1980 FA Cup winners.

  25. medium

    Spurs' record top-flight win, a 9-1 thrashing in November 2009, came against which club?

    WhyJermain Defoe scored five as Spurs demolished Wigan Athletic 9-1 at White Hart Lane.

  26. hard

    Who founded Olympique de Marseille in 1899?

    WhyRené Dufaure de Montmirail founded the club in 1899; its motto 'Droit Au But' dates from those early days.

  27. medium

    Atalanta won their first major trophy by beating which club 3-1 in the 1963 Coppa Italia final?

    WhyAngelo Domenghini scored a hat-trick at San Siro. The celebrations were muted — Bergamo-born Pope John XXIII died the following day.

  28. medium

    As of 2026, who is the all-time top scorer for the Spanish national team?

    WhyDavid Villa scored 59 goals for Spain, overtaking Raúl's 44 in 2011, and remains the country's record marksman after his 2008 Euro and 2010 World Cup triumphs.

  29. hard

    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of Sherlock Holmes, played in goal for which English football club?

    WhyConan Doyle played in goal for Portsmouth FC under the pseudonym AC Smith.

  30. medium

    How many times has Marseille won the Coupe de France?

    WhyMarseille have lifted the Coupe de France 10 times, the first coming in 1924.

  31. medium

    Which Juventus goalkeeper set a Serie A record by going 974 minutes without conceding during the 2015-16 season?

    WhyBuffon's 974-minute shutout streak in 2015-16 broke Sebastiano Rossi's long-standing Serie A clean-sheet record.

  32. hard

    How many different nations have hosted the Women's World Cup as of 2026?

    WhyChina, Sweden, USA, Germany, Canada, France, Australia, and New Zealand. The 2023 edition was co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand.

  33. medium

    As of late 2024, Cristiano Ronaldo holds the record for most international goals in men's football — approximately how many?

    WhyRonaldo's tally far exceeds Ali Daei's previous record of 109.

  34. medium

    Aymeric Laporte represented France at youth level but switched to which senior national team?

    WhyLaporte won 51 youth caps for France but switched to Spain in 2021 after gaining citizenship, going on to win Euro 2024.

  35. hard

    Who holds Chelsea's club record for goals in a single league season, netting 41 in 1960-61?

    WhyThe teenage prodigy plundered 41 First Division goals before leaving for AC Milan, a Chelsea single-season mark never beaten.

  36. medium

    Who holds Real Madrid's all-time appearance record, turning out 741 times between 1994 and 2010?

    WhyRaul edges out Casillas (725) and Sanchis (710); the academy-bred captain won six LaLigas and three Champions Leagues across 16 seasons.

  37. medium

    In which year did the first professional football league in the world begin (England)?

    WhyThe Football League was founded in 1888 by Aston Villa director William McGregor with 12 clubs — the world's oldest professional league, won in its first season by the unbeaten Preston North End.

  38. hard

    Juventus completed an unbeaten Serie A campaign in 2011-12 — the first Italian side to go a full 38-game season without defeat. How many of those games did they win?

    WhyThey drew a lot of those unbeaten games — only just over half were wins, in Conte's first title back at the helm. Don't confuse the win total with the games they didn't lose.

  39. medium

    Which player won the FA Cup in England, La Liga in Spain AND multiple Bundesligas in Germany during his career?

    WhyXabi Alonso won with Liverpool (FA Cup), Real Madrid (La Liga 2012) and Bayern Munich (3 Bundesligas). A midfield legend.

  40. medium

    Which one-club academy graduate, nicknamed 'Mr West Ham,' captained the side from 2015 until retiring in 2022?

    WhyMark Noble, a one-club academy graduate, was known as 'Mr West Ham' and captained the side for over a decade until retiring in 2022.

  41. hard

    Which City striker scored the goal at Southampton that took the 2017-18 side to their historic 100th point?

    WhyGabriel Jesus struck deep into stoppage time on the final day to complete the unprecedented century of points.

  42. medium

    In August 2023, which club paid a then-British-record fee of £115m for which player?

    WhyChelsea paid Brighton £100m plus £15m in add-ons for Caicedo in August 2023 — a British record at the time, later surpassed.

  43. medium

    Since when have PSV played on the site of the Philips Stadion?

    WhyPSV have used the ground, originally the Philips Sportpark, since they were founded in 1913.

  44. hard

    Leeds United's record competitive win, 10-0, came in 1969 against which visiting European side?

    WhyLeeds thrashed Norwegian part-timers Lyn Oslo 10-0 in the 1969 European Cup.

  45. medium

    Which Frankfurt player was named UEFA Europa League Player of the Season for 2021-22?

    WhyThe Serbian left-sided creator, who joined Juventus that summer.

  46. medium

    Who holds the world-record transfer fee for a goalkeeper (~£71m, 2018)?

    WhyChelsea triggered Kepa's €80m (£71m) release clause from Athletic Bilbao in August 2018, eclipsing Alisson's record set just 20 days earlier.

  47. hard

    Which Latin motto features on Anderlecht's badge?

    WhyIt means 'a healthy mind in a healthy body'.

  48. medium

    Neymar overtook which Brazilian legend to become the men's national team's all-time top scorer in 2023?

    WhyNeymar scored his 78th and 79th Brazil goals against Bolivia in September 2023, surpassing Pelé's 77.

  49. medium

    Cienciano's victory in the 2003 Copa Sudamericana was the first major CONMEBOL trophy ever won by a club from which country?

    WhyThe Cusco side beat Argentina's River Plate over two legs to deliver the country's first continental crown.

  50. hard

    La Grande Inter won the Intercontinental Cup in both 1964 and 1965, beating which Argentine club on each occasion?

    WhyHerrera's Inter twice defeated Independiente of Argentina to be crowned intercontinental champions.

  51. medium

    In 1893, Aston Villa paid West Bromwich Albion a fee for Willie Groves that is often cited as the first in football history to cross which threshold?

    WhyIt was a then-shocking sum for the Victorian era, decades before transfer fees reached four figures.

  52. medium

    By the mid-1980s, how many La Liga titles had Athletic Bilbao won?

    WhyAthletic had claimed eight top-flight championships by the mid-1980s.

  53. hard

    Theo Walcott scored a hat-trick for England in a 4-1 win over Croatia in September 2008 — how old was he at the time?

    WhyIt was a 2010 World Cup qualifier in Zagreb, where he became England's youngest hat-trick scorer.

  54. medium

    Fabio Capello's Milan earned the nickname 'Gli Invincibili' for a record-setting feat. What did they achieve?

    WhyTheir 58-match unbeaten run (1991-1993) is still the longest in Serie A history, and included an entire 34-game league season without a single defeat.

  55. medium

    Which of these countries has NEVER won the Copa América?

    WhyEcuador and Venezuela are the only long-standing CONMEBOL sides yet to win the Copa América; Chile won in 2015 and 2016, while Peru and Paraguay each have two titles.

  56. hard

    Newcastle's record victory is a 13-0 rout in 1946. Which club were the victims?

    WhyLen Shackleton scored six on his debut in the Second Division demolition, still the club's biggest ever winning margin.

  57. medium

    Marseille won the league-and-Coupe-de-France double in 1972 and again in which year?

    WhyMarseille completed the domestic double in both 1972 and 1989.

  58. medium

    Sevilla established themselves as specialists in which European competition, winning it in years including 2006, 2014 and 2020?

    WhySevilla became renowned in the UEFA Cup and its successor the Europa League, lifting it in 2006, 2014 and 2020 among other years.

  59. hard

    How many times have Atlético Madrid won the Copa del Rey (as of 2024)?

    WhyTheir ten cup wins run from 1960 up to the 2013 final at the Bernabéu.

  60. medium

    As of 2024, Borussia Dortmund had won eight German championships in total. Counting both the pre-Bundesliga and Bundesliga eras, how many of those titles came in the Bundesliga era specifically?

    WhyThree titles (1956, 1957, 1963) predate the Bundesliga; five Bundesliga-era crowns followed in 1995, 1996, 2002, 2011 and 2012.

  61. medium

    Grande Torino's run of consecutive Italian titles equalled a record set in the 1930s by which club?

    WhyJuventus had won a golden run of consecutive scudetti in the early 1930s, a feat Grande Torino later matched.

  62. hard

    In which year did the club receive royal status, becoming Royal Sporting Club Anderlechtois?

    WhyRoyal recognition was granted in 1933.

  63. medium

    Ajax extended their record in Dutch cup football under Erik ten Hag. Which trophy did they lift for a record 20th time in 2021?

    WhyThe 2-1 win over Vitesse gave Ajax their record-extending 20th KNVB Cup, the Dutch equivalent of the FA Cup.

  64. medium

    After their pre-war successes, HSV won their first post-World-War-II German championship in which year?

    WhyHSV's first postwar German title came in 1960, before the Bundesliga era began.

  65. hard

    In which year did Ronaldo (R9) win his first Ballon d'Or?

    Why1997 — aged just 21 and playing for Inter Milan. He won it again in 2002 after leading Brazil to World Cup glory.

  66. medium

    Salah's debut Liverpool campaign saw him win the 2017-18 Premier League Golden Boot. How many league goals did he score, then a record for a 38-game season?

    WhySalah scored 32 goals in 2017-18, breaking the 38-game Premier League record (later surpassed by Erling Haaland's 36 in 2022-23).

  67. medium

    As of 2024, how many Serie A league titles (Scudetti) had AC Milan won?

    WhyMilan won their 19th Scudetto in 2021-22 under Stefano Pioli, ending an 11-year league-title drought.

  68. hard

    As of 2026, what is the record for the most goals scored by one team in a Premier League season?

    WhyMan City set the PL record with 106 goals in 2017-18 — 'The Centurions' under Pep Guardiola.

  69. medium

    Crystal Palace's highest-ever top-flight finish, third place, came in which season?

    WhyIt came the season after their run to the FA Cup final.

  70. medium

    Ronaldo scored his 500th career club goal at which club?

    WhyRonaldo reached 500 club goals in injury time of Real Madrid's 2-0 Club World Cup semi-final win over Club América in Yokohama on 15 December 2016.

  71. hard

    How many league goals did PSV score in their dominant 1987-88 Eredivisie title win?

    WhyPSV racked up 117 goals in 34 league games in 1987-88.

  72. medium

    In which year did Feyenoord first play at De Kuip?

    WhyThe stadium opened in 1937.

  73. medium

    Long called the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht's ground was renamed to what in 2019?

    WhyThe naming rights were sold to Lotto in 2019.

  74. hard

    Ronaldo scored his first international goal in which year — becoming one of the youngest scorers for Portugal?

    WhyRonaldo scored his first Portugal goal aged 19 against Greece at Euro 2004, though Portugal lost that opener and the final to the same side.

  75. medium

    In which season did Anderlecht clinch their 34th Belgian league title?

    WhyThe 34th title came in 2016-17 under René Weiler.

  76. medium

    Eusébio was the first player to win which award, claiming its inaugural edition in 1968?

    WhyEusébio's 42 league goals in 1967-68 won the first ever European Golden Boot; he claimed it a second time in 1973.

  77. hard

    Before joining Real Madrid, Luís Figo's controversial 2000 transfer from Barcelona was enabled by a release clause that presidential candidate Florentino Pérez exploited. What was that buy-out clause set at?

    WhyPérez promised to refund club members if the deal fell through, betting everything on prying the playmaker from the Camp Nou.

  78. medium

    At the new Club World Cup final in 2025, Chelsea stunned the favourites 3-0. Which team did they dismantle?

    WhyCole Palmer scored twice and João Pedro added a third before half-time at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

  79. medium

    Rangers' unbeaten 2020-21 league season made them only the second club to go a Scottish Premiership season without defeat — after which club?

    WhyCeltic were the first to manage it, in 2016-17.

  80. hard

    Who scored the stoppage-time winner when Lazio beat Juventus 3-2 in the 2017 Supercoppa Italiana?

    WhyAcademy midfielder Murgia struck deep in stoppage time after Paulo Dybala's late double had hauled Juventus level.

  81. medium

    Which 1960s forward remains Hull City's all-time record goalscorer?

    WhyHe plundered nearly 200 league goals before joining Coventry City in 1971.

  82. medium

    AC Milan's badge features a red cross on white. What is the origin of that symbol?

    WhyThe red cross on a white field is the historic flag of the comune of Milan (the cross of Saint Ambrose, its patron saint, identical to St George's). The red-and-black stripes, by contrast, were chosen by Kilpin to represent fire and 'devils' to strike fear into opponents.

  83. hard

    Hüseyin Avni Aker, whose name Trabzonspor's old stadium carried, was what by profession?

    WhyAker was a physical education teacher and regional administrator who helped drive the stadium's construction.

  84. medium

    Torino sealed the 1975-76 Serie A title after which club beat their rivals Juventus late in the run-in?

    WhyPerugia's 1-0 win over Juventus, sealed by Renato Curi's goal on the final matchday, handed Torino the Scudetto by two points.

  85. medium

    How many World Cup goals did Ronaldo (Brazilian) score in total?

    WhyRonaldo scored 15 World Cup goals across three tournaments — a record until Klose broke it in 2014.

  86. hard

    Who holds Schalke's all-time club record for most competitive appearances, with over 550 games?

    WhyDefender Klaus Fichtel turned out over 550 times for Schalke across the 1960s to 1980s.

  87. medium

    What was Club Brugge's Jan Breydel Stadium called when it opened in 1975?

    WhyIt opened as the Olympiastadion before being renamed after Jan Breydel in 1998.

  88. medium

    Lionel Messi set a world record for goals in a single calendar year while at Barcelona in 2012. How many did he score for club and country?

    WhyMessi scored 91 goals across 2012, breaking Gerd Müller's long-standing calendar-year record.

  89. hard

    Fiorentina won which international trophy, once contested by Central European clubs, in 1966?

    WhyFiorentina won the Mitropa Cup in 1966, beating Jednota Trencin in the final in Florence.

  90. medium

    Which legendary striker scored a record 85 goals in a calendar year (1972) before Messi broke it with 91 in 2012?

    WhyGerd Müller scored 85 goals for Bayern Munich & West Germany in 1972. Messi broke this with 91 in 2012 (79 Barca + 12 Argentina).

  91. medium

    As of the 2022 World Cup, which country had played the most World Cup matches in history?

    WhyBrazil played their 114th World Cup match in December 2022, ahead of Germany on 112. Brazil is the only side to have played at every tournament.

  92. hard

    Who was the first player to win the Ballon d'Or three times in a row?

    WhyMichel Platini won it in 1983, 1984 and 1985 while at Juventus — the first man to win three in a row, a record Messi later broke with four straight (2009-2012).

  93. medium

    In 2023 Jude Bellingham became the first English player to win which award at the Ballon d'Or ceremony?

    WhyThe Kopa Trophy goes to the best player aged under 21; Bellingham took the 2023 edition ahead of nominees including Jamal Musiala.

  94. medium

    Which English defender holds the record for most FA Cup winners' medals with 7?

    WhyCole won 7 FA Cups: 3 with Arsenal (2002, 2003, 2005) + 4 with Chelsea (2007, 2009, 2010, 2012). He broke a 132-year-old record (James Forrest and Lord Kinnaird had 5).

  95. hard

    Which Rangers defender finished as top scorer of the 2021-22 Europa League with seven goals?

    WhyCaptain James Tavernier scored all seven of his goals in the knockout rounds on the run to Seville.

  96. medium

    In their 1988 treble season, PSV won the Eredivisie, the European Cup and which domestic trophy?

    WhyPSV completed the treble with the Eredivisie, KNVB Cup and European Cup in 1987-88.

  97. medium

    Which Saint-Étienne forward scored an astonishing 68-metre goal away at Metz in October 2021?

    WhyTunisia's Wahbi Khazri lobbed the keeper from inside his own half — at 68 metres, the longest-range Ligue 1 goal since Opta began tracking in 2006.

  98. hard

    Cristiano Ronaldo scored his international debut goal for Portugal against which country in 2004?

    WhyHe scored a late header in Portugal's opening match of Euro 2004, a 2-1 defeat in Porto — and Greece went on to stun the hosts again in the final in Lisbon.

  99. medium

    City's home before the Etihad was Maine Road. For how long was it the club's home ground?

    WhyCity played at Maine Road from 1923 to 2003, an 80-year stay, before moving to the City of Manchester Stadium built for the 2002 Commonwealth Games.

  100. medium

    What is Marseille's club motto?

    Why'Droit Au But' — 'Straight to the Goal' — dates from the club's early rugby-playing days.

  101. hard

    As of 2026, Didier Drogba scored how many goals for Ivory Coast — making him his country's all-time top scorer?

    WhyDrogba scored 65 goals in 105 appearances for Ivory Coast (2002-2014).

  102. medium

    In 1993 Torino won the Coppa Italia, prevailing on away goals after a two-legged final against which club?

    WhyTorino drew 5-5 on aggregate with Roma across the two legs and lifted the 1993 Coppa Italia on away goals.

  103. medium

    Wilfried Zaha played for England at youth level before switching to represent which country?

    WhyZaha played for England's youth sides and won two senior caps in friendlies in 2012 and 2013, then switched to Ivory Coast, the country of his birth, in 2016.

  104. hard

    Ajax legends are recognised in a special club for those with a certain number of official appearances. It's called the 'Club van...' what?

    WhyThe 'Club van 100' honours every player who has made at least 100 official appearances for Ajax — a roll call of the club's most loyal servants.

  105. medium

    How many different nations had won the World Cup from its 1930 start through the 2022 tournament?

    WhyUruguay, Italy, Germany, Brazil, England, Argentina, France and Spain - eight different winners through 2022.

  106. medium

    Juventus were the first club in the world to win all three major UEFA competitions of their era — the European Cup, the Cup Winners' Cup, and which other?

    WhyBy 1985 Juve had completed the set of European Cup, Cup Winners' Cup and UEFA Cup — the first club ever to win all three (recognised with the UEFA Plaque in 1988), later adding the Super Cup and Intercontinental Cup.

  107. hard

    Ronaldo scored his 700th career goal in which game — making it a landmark moment?

    WhyGoal 700 was a penalty in Kyiv in October 2019 — though Ukraine won the qualifier 2-1 on the night.

  108. medium

    Feyenoord and their city share the motto 'Geen woorden maar daden'. What does it mean?

    Why'Geen woorden maar daden' means 'No words but deeds', a motto shared with Rotterdam.

  109. medium

    How many consecutive league titles did Juventus win in Serie A?

    WhyJuventus won nine consecutive Serie A titles from 2012 to 2020 — an Italian record.

  110. hard

    Which Dutch striker scored 34 Primeira Liga goals for Sporting in the 2016-17 season?

    WhyBas Dost netted 34 league goals for Sporting in 2016-17, among the most in Europe that season.

  111. medium

    An unofficial count of 199,854 is the largest crowd claimed for a football match. Which game was it?

    WhyBrazil lost 2-1 to Uruguay at the Maracanã on 16 July 1950. The official crowd was 173,850, with unofficial counts as high as 199,854.

  112. medium

    Which player won the inaugural 2018 Kopa Trophy for the world's best under-21 player?

    WhyKylian Mbappé won the first-ever Kopa Trophy in 2018 after his breakout World Cup; the award honours the world's best player under 21.

  113. hard

    The Jan Breydel Stadium, Club Brugge's home ground from 1975, took its name from a Bruges folk hero tied to which medieval event?

    WhyJan Breydel was linked to the 1302 Bruges uprising that led to the Battle of the Golden Spurs.

  114. medium

    Anderlecht's fierce rivalry with Standard Liège is nicknamed the Belgian what?

    WhyThe Anderlecht–Standard clash is dubbed the Belgian Clásico.

  115. medium

    Which trophy did Sporting win in 2015, beating Braga on penalties in the final?

    WhySporting won the 2015 Taça de Portugal, Portugal's premier cup, edging Braga on penalties after a 2-2 draw.

  116. hard

    Who holds Wolves' club record for most appearances, with 609 across all competitions?

    WhyThe full-back nicknamed 'Squeak' spent 15 seasons at Molineux from 1968.

  117. medium

    Saint-Étienne's last league title of the golden era came in which year?

    WhyThe 1980-81 championship proved the final league crown of the great era.

  118. medium

    In the early 1980s HSV won back-to-back German championships. In which year did they win the first of that pair?

    WhyHSV were German champions in 1982 and then retained the title the following year.

  119. hard

    Which country has the record for the most appearances at the African Cup of Nations?

    WhyEgypt lead all nations in AFCON appearances — and their record seven titles include the 2006-2008-2010 three-peat.

  120. medium

    Which Asian nation has won the AFC Asian Cup the most times?

    WhyThey have won it 4 times: 1992, 2000, 2004, and 2011.

  121. medium

    In which year did Australia officially join the AFC (Asian confederation), leaving the OFC behind?

    WhyThe AFC invited Australia to join in March 2005 and FIFA approved the move on 30 June 2005. It took effect on 1 January 2006.

  122. hard

    Preston's 1995-96 Third Division title made them the third club to win all four professional divisions. Which two clubs did it first?

    WhyWolves completed the set in 1988 and Burnley in 1992; Sheffield United and Portsmouth joined the list in 2017.

  123. medium

    Before their 2023 Eredivisie triumph, when had Feyenoord last won the league?

    WhyFeyenoord won the title in 2017 and next in 2023.

  124. medium

    In 2020 which Dortmund striker became the youngest player ever to appear in the Bundesliga, aged just 16 years and one day?

    WhyMoukoko debuted on his 16th birthday-plus-one against Hertha Berlin in November 2020.

  125. hard

    Which Belgian club were the opponents in the very first match at De Kuip in 1937?

    WhyDe Kuip's opening match on 27 March 1937 was against Beerschot.

  126. medium

    Who holds Rangers' record for most appearances?

    WhyJohn Greig made 755 appearances and was voted the greatest ever Ranger in 1999.

  127. medium

    Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 700th career club goal for which club, in October 2022?

    WhyRonaldo's 700th club goal came on 9 October 2022 in a 2-1 win at Everton, a 44th-minute finish after a pass from Casemiro.

  128. hard

    Who holds Ipswich Town's record for most appearances?

    WhyThe full-back racked up over 700 games across roughly two decades.

  129. medium

    Who is the Republic of Ireland's all-time leading goalscorer — with 68 goals and holding the record for UEFA Euro qualifying goals (since surpassed by CR7)?

    WhyRobbie Keane scored 68 goals in 146 Ireland caps. Surpassed Niall Quinn's 21 in October 2004.

  130. medium

    The name 'Camp Nou' literally means what in Catalan?

    WhyIt was the 'new' ground (camp = field, nou = new) that replaced Les Corts in 1957. Fans nicknamed it 'the new field' so persistently that members later voted to make Camp Nou the stadium's official name.

  131. hard

    Red Star finished runners-up in the 1979 UEFA Cup final, losing to which German club?

    WhyBorussia Mönchengladbach beat Red Star 2-1 on aggregate in the 1979 UEFA Cup final.

  132. medium

    Whose record did Wayne Rooney overtake in 2017 to become United's all-time leading goalscorer?

    WhyRooney's 250th goal, a stoppage-time free-kick at Stoke, edged him past Charlton's long-standing club record of 249; he finished with 253.

  133. medium

    Jock Stein's Celtic won nine consecutive Scottish league titles. In which year did they win the last of the nine?

    WhyStein's Celtic won their ninth straight title in 1974, level with the then world record. Rangers won the league in 1974-75.

  134. hard

    How many goals did Vic Watson, West Ham's all-time record scorer, net for the club?

    WhyVic Watson scored 326 goals after joining in 1920 — the club's all-time record.

  135. medium

    As of 2024, which country has won the Copa América the most times (16)?

    WhyArgentina reached 16 titles by winning the 2021 and 2024 editions, moving one clear of Uruguay's 15.

  136. medium

    Millwall's highest top-flight finish is 10th in the First Division. In which season did they achieve it?

    WhyIn 1988-89, their first top-flight season, Millwall went top on 1 October 1988. Tenth place was the lowest position they held all season.

  137. hard

    Which country did England's senior team face in their first match at the new Wembley in 2007?

    WhyEngland drew 1-1 with Brazil on 1 June 2007 in the senior team's first game at the rebuilt Wembley.

  138. medium

    Bill Nicholson's 1960-61 side made history by winning the first what of the 20th century?

    WhyTheir League title plus FA Cup was the first Double of the century — a feat not achieved since Aston Villa managed it back in 1897.

  139. medium

    In 1997 Chelsea won the FA Cup with the fastest-ever Wembley final goal at the time, after just 42 seconds. Who scored it?

    WhyHis thunderbolt against Middlesbrough set the tone; 15 years later the same man managed Chelsea to their first Champions League title.

  140. hard

    Which striker won the Premier League Golden Boot twice as a Chelsea player, in 2006-07 and 2009-10?

    WhyHe hit 20 to top the charts in 2007 and a huge 29 in the 2010 Double season, dominating both title campaigns.

  141. medium

    Gerd Müller's single-season Bundesliga record of 40 goals stood for almost 50 years. Who finally broke it in 2020-21?

    WhyLewandowski netted 41 league goals in 2020-21 to edge past Müller's long-standing mark.

  142. medium

    In which season did Rangers become the first Scottish club to win the domestic treble?

    WhyUnder Bill Struth, Rangers won the league, Scottish Cup and League Cup in 1948-49.

  143. hard

    Which Dutch club is nicknamed 'De Godenzonen' — Sons of the Gods — and is one of Holland's most historic?

    WhyThe Amsterdam club takes its name from the Greek hero Ajax; the 'Sons of the Gods' won three straight European Cups from 1971 to 1973 with Johan Cruyff, then a fourth in 1995.

  144. medium

    As of 2026, the all-time Bundesliga appearance record of 602 games belongs to a defender who spent his whole career at Eintracht Frankfurt. Who?

    WhyHe also lifted four DFB-Pokals with the club, in 1974, 1975, 1981 and 1988.

  145. medium

    Chelsea's 2009-10 title-winning side set a club record for goals in a Premier League season with how many?

    WhyThey battered Wigan 8-0 on the final day to break 100 — the free-scoring peak of Carlo Ancelotti's first year.

  146. hard

    Cheltenham Town once missed an entire FA Cup season for what reason?

    WhyIn 1974 Cheltenham simply forgot to fill out the entry paperwork.

  147. medium

    PSG hold the record for winning which domestic French cup competition the most times, with 15 triumphs by 2024?

    WhyPSG overtook Marseille to become the most successful club in Coupe de France history.

  148. medium

    How many points did Liverpool amass in winning the 2019-20 Premier League, a club record?

    WhyLiverpool finished on 99 points, 18 clear of runners-up Manchester City.

  149. hard

    Which striker holds the record for most goals scored in a single Copa Libertadores tournament, with 17 in one edition?

    WhySet decades ago for River Plate in the 1966 edition, the 17-goal tally has survived every modern campaign by the continent's biggest goal machines.

  150. medium

    Celtic's first-ever match, in May 1888, was a friendly against which club?

    WhyCeltic beat Rangers 5-2 in that inaugural fixture, the very first Old Firm meeting.

  151. medium

    Chilean striker Ivan Zamorano famously wore the shirt number '1+8' at Inter. Why?

    WhyWhen Ronaldo took the No.9, Zamorano cheekily wore '1+8', which adds up to nine.

  152. hard

    Before the Amsterdam Arena opened in 1996, Ajax played from 1934 at which stadium?

    WhyAjax called the compact De Meer Stadion home for over 60 years before moving to the Arena.

  153. medium

    Which club became the first to win the Club World Cup three years in a row (2016, 2017, 2018) — beating Kashima Antlers, Gremio and Al-Ain in those finals?

    WhyCristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick in extra time against Kashima in 2016. Real Madrid hold the record with five CWC titles overall (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022).

  154. medium

    As of 2026, Rangers hold the record for the most wins of which Scottish knockout competition?

    WhyRangers have lifted the Scottish League Cup a record number of times; Celtic hold the Scottish Cup record.

  155. hard

    Which nation has won the Copa América the most times after Argentina — with 15 titles?

    WhyUruguay's 15th title came in 2011, beating Paraguay 3-0 in the final with two Diego Forlán goals; Argentina only moved clear on 16 by winning the 2024 edition.

  156. medium

    What is the official Law number that covers the offside law?

    WhyOffside is Law 11 of the Laws of the Game: a player is offside if nearer the opponents' goal line than both the ball and the second-last opponent.

  157. medium

    Which Italian captain won the 2006 Ballon d'Or after leading the Azzurri to World Cup glory — becoming only the third defender to win the award?

    WhyFranz Beckenbauer (1972, 1976) and Matthias Sammer (1996) were the only other defenders to take the prize — and no centre-back has won it since.

  158. hard

    Just weeks after their 2025 Champions League triumph, PSG lost a major final 3-0. Which trophy slipped away?

    WhyChelsea stunned them 3-0 in the New Jersey final of the expanded 2025 Club World Cup — a result that included a touchline flare-up involving Luis Enrique.

  159. medium

    As of 2026, which goalkeeper holds the record for most clean sheets in the Premier League?

    WhyCech kept 202 clean sheets in his Premier League career at Chelsea and Arsenal.

  160. medium

    Harry Kane is Tottenham's all-time leading scorer with 280 goals. Which legend's long-standing record did he overtake to claim the title?

    WhyKane broke the record with his 267th Spurs goal, passing Jimmy Greaves' tally of 266, in a 1-0 win over Manchester City in February 2023. He finished on 280 before joining Bayern Munich.

  161. hard

    Which Swedish winger, nicknamed 'Uccellino' (Little Bird), scored 150 Serie A goals for Fiorentina between 1958 and 1967?

    WhyKurt Hamrin hit 150 league goals across nine seasons in Florence, plus more in cup competitions.

  162. medium

    Canada's Christine Sinclair set a milestone in January 2020 by surpassing Abby Wambach's tally to become the all-time leading scorer in senior international football. What was the previous record she broke?

    WhyWambach's mark stood at the figure she reached before retiring after the 2015 World Cup win.

  163. medium

    Between 1891 and 1987, how many English top-flight league titles did Everton win?

    WhyEverton won nine First Division championships across that span, the last of them in 1986-87.

  164. hard

    Which country hosted the inaugural Copa América in 1916 — the oldest international continental football tournament?

    WhyArgentina hosted the first Copa America in July 1916 (then called 'Campeonato Sudamericano de Football'). Uruguay won.

  165. medium

    Which award did Lamine Yamal win in November 2024, finishing ahead of Arda Güler and Warren Zaïre-Emery?

    WhyTuttosport's Golden Boy goes to the best under-21 in European football; Yamal polled 488 points out of a possible 500.

  166. medium

    What is the scoreline of Manchester United's record Premier League win, achieved against Ipswich in 1995 and matched against Southampton in 2021?

    WhyUnited thrashed Ipswich Town 9-0 in March 1995 — Andy Cole scoring five — and repeated the 9-0 margin against Southampton in 2021.

  167. hard

    Spain's record winning streak of 15 consecutive international wins (2008-09) was ended by which nation?

    WhyJozy Altidore and Clint Dempsey struck in the 2009 Confederations Cup semi-final — ending Spain's 15-game winning run and 35-game unbeaten streak in one night.

  168. medium

    A Zambian side rebuilt almost from scratch after losing most of its players in the 1993 Gabon air disaster stunned everyone by reaching the very next AFCON final in 1994. Who denied them the title?

    WhyThe winners, nicknamed the Super Eagles, equalised quickly after going behind and then grabbed a second-half winner.

  169. medium

    Who scored in 21 consecutive Premier League seasons from 1992-93 to 2012-13 — the all-time record?

    WhyRyan Giggs scored in every Premier League season from its 1992-93 inception to his penultimate campaign — a record unlikely to be broken.

  170. hard

    How many goals did Gerd Müller score for Bayern Munich in all competitions?

    WhyMüller scored 566 goals in 607 competitive games for Bayern between 1964 and 1979.

  171. medium

    Goalkeeper Jan Oblak, a fixture of Simeone's era, is famous for repeatedly winning which individual honour?

    WhyNamed after legendary keeper Ricardo Zamora — who also managed Atlético's first title side — Oblak has claimed it a record number of times.

  172. medium

    Athletic Bilbao won their first La Liga title in which season?

    WhyAthletic were crowned Spanish champions for the first time in 1929–30, in the early years of La Liga.

  173. hard

    Bayern's first-ever European trophy came in 1967. Which competition did they win, beating Rangers in the final?

    WhyA Franz Roth extra-time goal beat Rangers 1-0 to land the Cup Winners' Cup, Bayern's maiden continental honour.

  174. medium

    Sunderland set a divisional points record in 1998–99 with how many points?

    WhyTheir First Division tally that season was a record for the division at the time.

  175. medium

    Ajax have won FAR more Dutch league titles than any other club — yet none since 2022. Exactly how many do they have as of June 2026?

    WhyThey sit on 36, miles clear of PSV (27) and Feyenoord (16) — but famously blew the 2024-25 race to PSV and still haven't added a 37th.

  176. hard

    In which year did Liverpool win their very first English league championship?

    WhyLiverpool were crowned champions for the first time in 1901, less than a decade after the club's formation.

  177. medium

    Which Brazilian full-back holds the record for the most trophies won in football history with 43 — across Bahia, Sevilla, Barcelona, Juventus, PSG and São Paulo?

    WhyDani Alves has 43 major trophies (record). Includes 6 La Liga, 3 CL, 5 Copa del Rey at Barcelona, plus Sevilla UEFA Cups, Juve Serie A, PSG Ligue 1s, Brazil's Copa América.

  178. medium

    In which season did Club Brugge win their first Belgian league championship?

    WhyClub Brugge claimed their maiden Belgian title in the 1919–20 season.

  179. hard

    In 2019, who became the youngest scorer in Champions League history at the time?

    WhyAnsu Fati for Barcelona, aged 17y40d — breaking Peter Ofori-Quaye's 1997 record. Since surpassed by Moukoko (2020, 16y18d).

  180. medium

    Which player scored in the most consecutive Premier League games?

    WhyJamie Vardy scored in 11 consecutive Premier League games for Leicester City in 2015.

  181. medium

    Which goalkeeper became the most expensive in world football history when Chelsea triggered his release clause in August 2018 for £71.6m (€80m)?

    WhyKepa's €80m release clause was paid in full by Chelsea after selling Courtois to Real Madrid. Alisson Becker (Roma→Liverpool £65m weeks earlier) was briefly the record holder.

  182. hard

    Who is recognised as Sunderland's all-time leading goalscorer?

    WhyThis 1930s forward scored well over 200 goals and netted in the 1937 Cup Final.

  183. medium

    Which American businessman bought Marseille in 2016?

    WhyFrank McCourt, former owner of the LA Dodgers, bought Marseille for around €45m in October 2016.

  184. medium

    Inter holds a unique distinction in Italian football that no other club can claim. What is it?

    WhyInter has had an unbroken presence in the top division since its 1909 debut — it has never played a season in Serie B.

  185. hard

    Highfield Road's record attendance of 51,455 was set in April 1967 for a Second Division promotion showdown against which club?

    WhyFellow Midlanders who joined the Sky Blues in going up to the First Division that season.

  186. medium

    Which long-serving president led Beşiktaş from 1984 to 2000?

    WhySüleyman Seba's 16-year presidency covered five league championships and became a defining era.

  187. medium

    Where does the club's name 'Feijenoord' come from?

    WhyFeijenoord is the Rotterdam district where the club was formed.

  188. hard

    Anderlecht won five consecutive Belgian league titles across which stretch?

    WhyFive straight titles from 1963-64 to 1967-68.

  189. medium

    The two stars now worn above Inter's badge represent a milestone tied to which achievement?

    WhyIn Italy a star is awarded for every ten Scudetti; the 2024 title took Inter to 20, unlocking that long-awaited second star.

  190. medium

    Dejan Lovren was born in Bosnia but represented which country internationally?

    WhyLovren was born in Zenica to Bosnian Croat parents and played 78 times for Croatia between 2009 and 2023, including the 2018 World Cup final.

  191. hard

    Which PSV striker, nicknamed 'Het Kanon' (The Cannon), scored 43 league goals in the 1956-57 season?

    WhyCoen Dillen's 43 goals in 1956-57 remains a landmark Eredivisie single-season tally.

  192. medium

    Raúl wore which shirt number during his Real Madrid career?

    WhyRaúl wore number 7 for Real Madrid, scoring 323 goals in 741 appearances before leaving for Schalke in 2010.

  193. medium

    Which French midfielder won the Premier League, Champions League, AND World Cup during his career — at Chelsea and with France?

    WhyKanté won the PL with Leicester (2016) and Chelsea (2017), the Champions League with Chelsea (2021), and the World Cup with France (2018) — a rare triple.

  194. hard

    Roy Makaay's record for the fastest goal in a Champions League match, timed at 10.12 seconds in 2007, came against which opponent?

    WhyKahn's Bayern had barely touched the ball when Makaay pounced on Real Madrid's short back-pass — 10.12 seconds, still the record.

  195. medium

    Which club won the inaugural FIFA Club World Championship, held in Brazil in 2000?

    WhyCorinthians beat Vasco da Gama 4-3 on penalties after a 0-0 draw in front of 73,000 in the final, winning the first Club World Cup.

  196. medium

    Which club is Feyenoord's local city rival?

    WhySparta Rotterdam is Feyenoord's city rival.

  197. hard

    As of 2026, Beşiktaş had named only two honorary presidents. One is Hakkı Yeten — who is the other?

    WhySüleyman Seba, president from 1984 to 2000, was made honorary president in 2000.

  198. medium

    Trabzonspor won the 2022 Turkish Super Cup with a 4–0 win over which club?

    WhyAs 2021–22 league champions, Trabzonspor thrashed cup winners Sivasspor 4–0 on 30 July 2022.

  199. medium

    In 2013-14, Antonio Conte's Juventus set a Serie A record that still stands. What was it?

    WhyTheir 102-point haul (33 wins from 38) smashed Inter's previous best of 97; Conte then stunned everyone by resigning that summer.

  200. hard

    Sunderland's record top-flight away win, 9–1 in December 1908, came at which club's ground?

    WhyThe thrashing was inflicted on their nearest rivals on their own turf.

  201. medium

    In which year did Zinedine Zidane move from Juventus to Real Madrid for a then-world record?

    WhyReal Madrid paid 77.5 million euros for Zidane in 2001, a world record that stood for eight years. In 2002 he scored a famous volley in the Champions League final.

  202. medium

    In the 1991 Intercontinental Cup, Red Star beat which South American champions?

    WhyRed Star beat Chile's Colo-Colo 3-0 to add the world club title in December 1991.

  203. hard

    In which year did Zinedine Zidane win his only Ballon d'Or?

    Why1998 — the year he scored twice for France in the World Cup final win over Brazil.

  204. medium

    Feyenoord beat which club 3-0 in the 2018 KNVB Cup final?

    WhyFeyenoord defeated AZ 3-0 in the 2018 KNVB Cup final at De Kuip.

  205. medium

    Constant Vanden Stock, after whom the stadium was named, served the club for 25 years in which role?

    WhyHe was Anderlecht's president from 1971 to 1996.

  206. hard

    Which Danish striker scored twice in Trabzonspor's 4–0 win in the 2022 Turkish Super Cup final?

    WhyAndreas Cornelius scored in the 37th and 51st minutes and was named man of the match against Sivasspor.

  207. medium

    Which Frankfurt forward scored 28 Bundesliga goals in the 2020-21 season, setting a club record for a single Bundesliga campaign?

    WhyThe Portugal international who moved on to RB Leipzig.

  208. medium

    Who set the Premier League single-season scoring record in 2022-23 with 36 goals?

    WhyErling Haaland's 36 goals in 2022-23 beat the previous 38-game record of 32, shared by Salah and Ronaldo.

  209. hard

    In which Brussels park has Anderlecht played its home matches since 1917?

    WhyThe stadium sits in the Astrid Park in the Anderlecht district.

  210. medium

    By which colour-based nickname is Club Brugge widely known?

    Why'Blauw-Zwart' means Blue-Black; Paars-Wit is Anderlecht and Les Rouches are Standard Liège.

  211. medium

    Rangers' record home attendance of 118,567 — a British league record — was set in 1939 against which club?

    WhyA crowd of 118,567 packed Ibrox for the Old Firm game on 2 January 1939.

  212. hard

    Sevilla's first Copa del Rey triumph, beating Sabadell in the final, came in which year?

    WhySevilla won their first national cup in 1935, defeating Sabadell in the final.

  213. medium

    Which country has qualified for the most World Cups without ever winning the trophy?

    WhyMexico have never won the World Cup; their best runs were quarter-final finishes as hosts in 1970 and 1986.

  214. medium

    How many times has Brazil won the Copa América since 2000?

    WhyBrazil won in 2004 (beating Argentina on penalties), 2007 (3-0 against Argentina) and 2019 (beating Peru), the last of their nine titles to that point.

  215. hard

    How many times did Saint-Étienne lift the Coupe de France between 1962 and 1977?

    WhySix cups in fifteen years — the first in 1962, the last in 1977.

  216. medium

    Bobby Charlton's England scoring record of 49 goals stood for 45 years — who broke it in September 2015?

    WhyRooney broke Charlton's record vs Switzerland (Sept 2015) and ended with 53 goals. Harry Kane later broke Rooney's record in 2023, and has now passed 70 goals for England.

  217. medium

    Thierry Henry played for which club immediately before joining Arsenal in 1999?

    WhyHenry joined Juventus from Monaco in January 1999, then moved to Arsenal on 3 August 1999 for an estimated £11m after scoring 3 goals in 16 games in Italy.

  218. hard

    Who scored the longest goal officially recognised by Guinness World Records (96.01 metres)?

    WhyNewport keeper Tom King's clearance bounced over his Cheltenham counterpart in 2021 — 96.01 metres, Guinness-verified.

  219. medium

    Which player holds the Premier League record for most hat-tricks scored with 12?

    WhySergio Agüero scored 12 PL hat-tricks for Manchester City (2011-2021), surpassing Alan Shearer (11) in January 2020 vs Aston Villa.

  220. medium

    What is the fastest hat-trick in Premier League history?

    WhySadio Mane scored his hat-trick in 2 minutes 56 seconds for Southampton against Aston Villa in 2015.

  221. hard

    Who holds the record for most goals at a single Copa América — 9 goals in 1949?

    WhyJair da Rosa Pinto scored 9 goals at 1949 Copa (Brazil won it). Norberto 'Tucho' Méndez (Argentina) is all-time Copa top scorer with 17 goals across editions.

  222. medium

    What is the record for the most goals in a Premier League season by a single player — set by Erling Haaland in 2022-23?

    WhyErling Haaland scored 36 goals in 2022-23 for Man City (38 games).

  223. medium

    How many top-flight English league titles had Aston Villa won in total by 1981?

    WhyVilla were champions of England seven times between 1894 and 1981.

  224. hard

    Who won the inaugural FIFA Puskás Award in 2009?

    WhyRonaldo's 40-yard thunderbolt for Manchester United against Porto won the first Puskas Award in 2009.

  225. medium

    Cristiano Ronaldo's son — Cristiano Ronaldo Jr — was born in which year?

    WhyCristiano Jr, Ronaldo's first child, was born in the United States in 2010.

  226. medium

    The 2024 Copa del Rey final was staged at which stadium?

    WhyThe final was played at the neutral La Cartuja stadium in Seville.

  227. hard

    As of 2026, what is the record for the most consecutive clean sheets in the Premier League — achieved by Edwin van der Sar?

    WhyEdwin van der Sar's United kept 14 straight league clean sheets in 2008-09 — over 1,300 minutes without conceding.

  228. medium

    Lamine Yamal, the prodigy who inherited Barça's No. 10 shirt, holds which club record?

    WhyYamal debuted in La Liga at 15 years, 9 months and 16 days — the youngest in the club's league history.

  229. medium

    What does Çarşı's famous slogan 'Çarşı her şeye karşı' mean?

    WhyThe phrase is a play on words in Turkish and translates as 'Çarşı is against everything'.

  230. hard

    In the 2017 AFCON final, Cameroon came from behind to beat Egypt 2-1. Who scored Cameroon's late winning goal with a deft flick over the defender?

    WhyThe match-winner had come on as a second-half substitute; his 88th-minute flick-and-volley sealed the comeback.

  231. medium

    Inter retired the number 3 shirt in honour of which one-club legend who later became club president?

    WhyAttacking left-back Giacinto Facchetti had his No.3 retired; he later served as Inter president until his death in 2006.

  232. medium

    Dortmund's famous Südtribüne earns its nickname 'Die Gelbe Wand' (The Yellow Wall) for a specific reason. What record does the stand hold?

    WhyHolding around 25,000 standing fans, it's the biggest standing terrace in Europe and a key reason Signal Iduna Park is so intimidating.

  233. hard

    Atlético Madrid took Europe's place in the 1974 Intercontinental Cup after Bayern Munich declined to play — which Argentine club did they beat over two legs to win it?

    WhyAtletico stood in for Bayern and lost the first leg in Buenos Aires before winning the return — the only Intercontinental Cup won by a European runner-up.

  234. medium

    Which player represented both Brazil and Spain at senior international level in friendly matches?

    WhyCosta won two Brazil caps, both friendlies in March 2013. FIFA let him switch because of that, and he made his Spain debut against Italy in March 2014.

  235. medium

    As of 2026, who holds the record for most La Liga goals in a single season?

    WhyMessi scored 50 La Liga goals in 2011-12, a record for any top European league.

  236. hard

    Manchester City's record winning run in the Premier League is how many consecutive wins?

    WhyEighteen straight wins across autumn 2017 powered the Centurions' 100-point season.

  237. medium

    Which Preston striker finished the 2014-15 League One regular season as the division's top scorer, with 25 goals?

    WhyJoe Garner went into the play-offs as League One's leading scorer and set up one of the goals in the 4-0 final win over Swindon.

  238. medium

    Which number did Messi famously switch to at PSG after leaving Barcelona?

    WhyMessi chose 30, the number he wore on his senior Barcelona debut, after joining PSG in August 2021.

  239. hard

    In which city was the 1991 Intercontinental Cup final played?

    WhyThe match was staged at the National Stadium in Tokyo in December 1991.

  240. medium

    Which Brazilian club won the Copa Libertadores in 1981, 2019 and 2022?

    WhyFlamengo beat Athletico Paranaense 1-0 in Guayaquil in 2022 for their third title. Their first came in 1981 against Cobreloa.

  241. medium

    Feyenoord's 2017 Eredivisie title ended a league drought of how many years?

    WhyTheir previous title had come in 1999, an 18-year wait.

  242. hard

    Inter Miami's home stadium in Fort Lauderdale was renamed to what in February 2024, under JPMorgan's naming-rights deal?

    WhyThe ground was DRV PNK Stadium from 2021 to 2024, then renamed Chase Stadium. Inter&Co Stadium is Orlando City's home.

  243. medium

    In which year did Saint-Étienne complete the first league-and-Coupe de France double in club history?

    WhyThe 1967-68 season brought both the championship and the cup — a club first.

  244. medium

    In 1986-87, Bournemouth won the first divisional championship in their history. Which division did they win?

    WhyThe old third tier; the title took them into the second tier for the first time.

  245. hard

    Which player holds Hull City's record for league appearances, with more than 500?

    WhyA no-nonsense Scottish full-back who spent his entire league career with the club.

  246. medium

    Lionel Messi set a single-season La Liga scoring record in 2011-12. How many league goals did he score that campaign?

    WhyMessi netted 50 La Liga goals in 2011-12, a record for a single season in Spain's top flight.

  247. medium

    Which country beat USA on penalties to win the 2011 Women's World Cup?

    WhyThe 2011 final in Frankfurt finished 2-2 after extra time, and Japan won the shootout 3-1 to become the first Asian side to win a senior World Cup.

  248. hard

    At the 1970 Africa Cup of Nations, Ivory Coast's Laurent Pokou scored five goals in a single match against Ethiopia — a feat no one has matched at the tournament since. How did Ivory Coast win that game?

    WhyPokou, nicknamed 'the Man of Asmara' for his earlier AFCON heroics, remains the tournament's only player to score five in one match.

  249. medium

    Owen Hargreaves was born in Canada and raised in Germany — which country did he play for?

    WhyEngland — through his English father. He developed at Bayern Munich before joining Manchester United in 2007.

  250. medium

    Before Mbappé passed him, which striker was PSG's all-time top scorer with exactly 200 goals for the club?

    WhyCavani reached 200 goals to become PSG's record scorer, a mark later beaten by Mbappé's 256.

  251. hard

    Which forward set Sunderland's single-season league scoring record of 43 goals in 1928–29?

    WhyHis prolific late-1920s haul remains the club's best in one league campaign.

  252. medium

    City's round crest, reintroduced in 2016, features a ship and a red rose. What does the ship represent?

    WhyThe ship symbolises the Manchester Ship Canal, while the red rose represents Lancashire; the round badge was a fan-driven return to an older design.

  253. medium

    As of 2026, which Mexican club holds the record for most Liga MX championships?

    WhyBy 2026 Club América held the Liga MX record with 16 league titles, including three in a row in the short-tournament era.

  254. hard

    At the start of the 1994-95 Serie A season, Gabriel Batistuta set a record by scoring in how many consecutive opening matches?

    WhyBatistuta scored in each of the first 11 games of 1994-95, breaking Ezio Pascutti's 32-year-old record.

  255. medium

    As of 2025, how many top-flight English league titles had Manchester United won in total, level with Liverpool at the top of the all-time list?

    WhyThis haul includes a record 13 Premier League titles; United and Liverpool sit level at the top of the all-time English list.

  256. medium

    In the early 2000s Borussia Dortmund came perilously close to bankruptcy, with reported debts of around €200 million. According to Uli Hoeness, which arch-rival quietly lent them €2 million to make payroll?

    WhyHoeness said Bayern gave the loan without collateral; BVB's Hans-Joachim Watzke later insisted he never asked Bayern for 'a single Euro'.

  257. hard

    Michel Platini was Serie A's top scorer (Capocannoniere) for Juventus in how many consecutive seasons in the mid-1980s?

    WhyPlatini topped the Serie A scoring charts three seasons running (1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85), a rare feat for a midfielder.

  258. medium

    After liquidation, the reformed Rangers began the 2012-13 season in which division?

    WhyMember clubs voted to admit Rangers to the Third Division, the bottom rung of the Scottish league system.

  259. medium

    What length range do the Laws of the Game specify for an international football pitch?

    WhyLaw 1 sets international match pitches at 100-110 metres long and 64-75 metres wide. The Premier League standard is 105×68 metres.

  260. hard

    What is the highest attendance ever recorded at a football match?

    WhyThe 1950 World Cup final between Brazil and Uruguay at Maracana had an official attendance of 199,854.

  261. medium

    What is the name of the annual award for the world's best goalkeeper?

    WhyThe Yashin Trophy is presented by France Football at the Ballon d'Or ceremony and was first awarded in 2019, to Alisson.

  262. medium

    How many times have Atlético Madrid won the La Liga title in their history (as of 2026)?

    WhyFrom the 1940 Atlético Aviación side to Simeone's 2021 champions, the eleven crowns make them Spain's clear third force.

  263. hard

    In which period did Sporting CP win seven league titles in eight seasons during a spell of dominance?

    WhyBetween 1947 and 1954 Sporting won seven of eight league titles.

  264. medium

    Inter were crowned world champions at the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup, beating which African side 3-0 in the final?

    WhyInter defeated DR Congo's TP Mazembe 3-0 in Abu Dhabi to add the world title to their 2010 treble.

  265. medium

    Which player became the first to score at six different World Cups (2006–2026)?

    WhyCristiano Ronaldo scored at the 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 and 2026 World Cups — on 23 June 2026 vs Uzbekistan he became the first man ever to find the net at six different World Cups.

  266. hard

    In 2002-03, which striker set a then-record by scoring in nine consecutive Champions League matches?

    WhyRuud van Nistelrooy scored in 9 consecutive CL matches (2002-03), a record that stood until Cristiano Ronaldo surpassed it.

  267. medium

    As of 2026, which club holds the record for most consecutive titles in a top-5 European league — 11 in a row?

    WhyBayern Munich won the Bundesliga 11 straight seasons (2012-13 to 2022-23) before Bayer Leverkusen broke the streak in 2023-24.

  268. medium

    What does the stadium nickname 'De Kuip' mean in English?

    Why'Kuip' is Dutch for tub, a nod to the stadium's steep bowl shape.

  269. hard

    What squad number did Zinedine Zidane wear at Real Madrid (2001-06)?

    WhyZidane wore #5 at Madrid because #10 was taken by Figo and #21 (his Juventus number) wasn't available under La Liga squad number rules.

  270. medium

    As of the 2023 tournament, which FIFA confederation has never had a team reach the knockout stages of a Women's World Cup?

    WhyNew Zealand went out in the group stage at all six of their Women's World Cups from 1991 to 2023, and Australia left the OFC for the AFC in 2006.

  271. medium

    Who won the first ever Women's Ballon d'Or in 2018?

    WhyAda Hegerberg of Norway and Lyon — her acceptance speech was overshadowed by an inappropriate 'twerk' comment from the host.

  272. hard

    In the mid-1980s Wolves were relegated in three consecutive seasons, falling from the First Division down to which division?

    WhyFrom the top flight to the basement in three miserable seasons.

  273. medium

    How many Serie A goals did Gonzalo Higuaín score for Napoli in 2015-16, setting a new single-season record?

    WhyHiguaín's 36 goals in 2015-16 broke Gunnar Nordahl's long-standing Serie A single-season record.

  274. medium

    Trabzonspor won the 2010 Turkish Cup final by beating which club 3–1?

    WhyTrabzonspor beat Fenerbahçe 3–1 on 5 May 2010, with goals from Umut Bulut, Engin Baytar and Gustavo Colman.

  275. hard

    Who is Ipswich Town's all-time record goalscorer?

    WhyThis 1960s striker also once scored five in a single European tie.

  276. medium

    PSV, Ajax and which other club make up the traditional 'Big Three' of Dutch football?

    WhyThe Big Three of Dutch football are Ajax, Feyenoord and PSV.

  277. medium

    Which was the first European team to win a World Cup hosted outside Europe?

    WhySpain became the first European team to win a World Cup outside Europe at South Africa 2010, beating the Netherlands 1-0 in the final with Iniesta's extra-time goal.

  278. hard

    In which season did Aston Villa win the very first Football League Cup?

    WhyVilla won the inaugural League Cup in 1960-61, the competition's debut season.

  279. medium

    Fulham's all-time leading goalscorer is which Welsh striker?

    WhyHis 159 goals across two spells remain the club record; the others are Welsh strikers who never played there.

  280. medium

    Which defender holds AC Milan's all-time appearance record with over 900 games?

    WhyMaldini played 902 official matches across 25 seasons, all for Milan, from his 1985 debut to 2009.

  281. hard

    Fiorentina's youthful 1968-69 title-winning side earned which nickname?

    WhyThe 1968-69 champions, coached by Bruno Pesaola, were dubbed the 'Fiorentina Ye-Ye' for their youth.

  282. medium

    Goodison Park's record attendance of 78,299, set in 1948, came against which club?

    WhyA 1-1 derby draw with Liverpool on 18 September 1948 drew Goodison's largest-ever crowd.

  283. medium

    Which African nation has won the Africa Cup of Nations the most times?

    WhyThey have won it 7 times, including three consecutive titles in the late 2000s.

  284. hard

    As of 2026, what is the record for most red cards received in a single player's career?

    WhyColombian midfielder Gerardo Bedoya received 46 red cards throughout his career.

  285. medium

    Who holds Chelsea's all-time appearance record with 795 games?

    WhyThe tough-tackling defender nicknamed 'Chopper' captained the side to its first FA Cup and European glory; goalkeeper Peter Bonetti sits second on 792.

  286. medium

    Which country has won the most Africa Cup of Nations titles?

    WhyEgypt have won seven Africa Cup of Nations titles, more than any other nation, and still led the all-time list after the 2025 edition.

  287. hard

    Bayern have only ever been relegated from the top flight once. In which decade did this embarrassment happen?

    WhyThey dropped down in 1955, years before the Bundesliga even existed — and it's the sole relegation in the club's entire history.

  288. medium

    In which year did Fiorentina win their first Coppa Italia?

    WhyFiorentina lifted their first Coppa Italia in 1940, winning the 1939-40 final in Florence.

  289. medium

    Which goalkeeper became the most expensive in the world at the time when he joined Liverpool from Roma in 2018 for £67m?

    WhyAlisson's record was broken weeks later by Kepa Arrizabalaga's £71m move to Chelsea.

  290. hard

    Forest's record victory, a 14-0 rout in 1891, came in the FA Cup against which side?

    WhyForest thrashed Clapton 14-0 away in the 1891 FA Cup first round, their biggest ever win.

  291. medium

    When the Allianz Arena opened in 2005, it could do something no stadium in the world had done before. What?

    WhyIts inflated ETFE panels glow red for Bayern, and its bulbous shape earned it the local nickname 'Schlauchboot' — the rubber dinghy.

  292. medium

    Athletic Bilbao won the second of their back-to-back early-1980s La Liga titles in which season?

    WhyAthletic followed up their 1982–83 championship by retaining the league title in 1983–84.

  293. hard

    What is Gerd Müller's all-time Bundesliga goals record for Bayern, a mark still unbeaten since his 1979 exit?

    WhyMüller scored 365 Bundesliga goals for Bayern, still the competition's individual record decades later.

  294. medium

    Who is the youngest player to score in a World Cup final?

    WhyPele was 17 years and 249 days old when he scored twice in the 1958 World Cup final.

  295. medium

    Rangers won nine consecutive league titles ending in which year?

    WhyThe nine-in-a-row ran from 1989 to 1997, equalling Celtic's earlier record of nine in a row.

  296. hard

    Basel's 2002 championship was the club's first league title since which year?

    WhyBasel had gone twenty-two years without a title before Christian Gross's side won the 2002 double.

  297. medium

    Which player has been transferred for the most money across all their career moves combined?

    WhyTwo of his moves set new world transfer records, with multiple nine-figure fees stacked across La Liga and Ligue 1.

  298. medium

    Which Bulgarian striker scored 5 goals in a Premier League match for Manchester United, a 7-1 rout of Blackburn in November 2010?

    WhyBerbatov became the first non-English player to score five goals in a single Premier League match, in United's 7-1 rout of Blackburn.

  299. hard

    Against which team did Kylian Mbappé score his first senior international goal for France in August 2017?

    WhyMbappé scored his first senior France goal in a 4-0 World Cup qualifier win on 31 Aug 2017, aged 18.

  300. medium

    PSV's nickname 'Boeren' translates to what in English?

    Why'Boeren' means 'Farmers', the club's long-standing nickname.

  301. medium

    Despite being one of Africa's greatest ever players, Didier Drogba never won the Africa Cup of Nations. When did Ivory Coast finally win it?

    WhyDrogba had retired from international football one year before.

  302. hard

    Lionel Messi set a La Liga record for the longest scoring streak in 2012-13 — in how many consecutive matches did he score?

    WhyHe scored 33 goals across those 21 games from matchday 11 to matchday 34 — a streak running from 11 November 2012 to 15 May 2013.

  303. medium

    Which Atalanta forward's 25 goals made him Serie A's top scorer in 2024-25?

    WhyRetegui arrived in 2024 and finished six clear of Moise Kean, becoming only the second Atalanta player to win the capocannoniere.

  304. medium

    Which businessman rescued Celtic from near-bankruptcy in 1994 and rebuilt Celtic Park?

    WhyFergus McCann took a controlling stake in 1994 and oversaw the ground's redevelopment into a 60,000 all-seater.

  305. hard

    As of 2026, which player holds the record for scoring in the most different countries' top divisions?

    WhyIbrahimovic scored in the top flights of the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, France and England — plus MLS for good measure.

  306. medium

    Where did RB Leipzig finish in the 2024-25 Bundesliga, missing out on European football for the first time since promotion?

    WhyThe coach was sacked in March 2025, and Leipzig finished seventh with 51 points, out of the European places.

  307. medium

    In their first Premier League season (1992-93), Palace were relegated despite finishing with how many points?

    WhyThey went down on goal difference, a then-record total for a relegated club.

  308. hard

    The fastest red card in recorded football history was shown after how many seconds?

    WhyThe player swore at the kickoff whistle's volume — barely a heartbeat in.

  309. medium

    The world transfer record stood at just £15m in 1996 — who was the player?

    WhyNewcastle paid Blackburn £15m for Alan Shearer in July 1996, which was a world transfer record at the time.

  310. medium

    In 2023, Galatasaray's stadium (opened in 2011 to replace the old Ali Sami Yen ground) took on which sponsorship name?

    WhyThe arena opened in 2011 and took the name RAMS Park in a 2023 naming deal; Vodafone Park and Şükrü Saracoğlu belong to the city rivals.

  311. hard

    In which year did Trabzonspor first win promotion to the Turkish top flight?

    WhyTrabzonspor won the Second Division Red Group in 1973–74 and went up for the 1974–75 season.

  312. medium

    Victor Osimhen won the 2022-23 Serie A Capocannoniere with how many goals?

    WhyOsimhen's 26 league goals made him the first African to finish as Serie A's outright top scorer.

  313. medium

    Frankfurt's 2018 DFB-Pokal triumph was their first win in the competition since which year?

    WhyA 30-year gap between cup wins.

  314. hard

    Between November 1977 and November 1978, Forest set a then-English top-flight record with an unbeaten league run of how many games?

    WhyTheir 42-match unbeaten streak stood as a record until Arsenal surpassed it in 2004.

  315. medium

    Lionel Messi has won a record 8 Ballon d'Or awards — in which year did he claim his first, by a then-record 240-point margin?

    WhyMessi won on 1 December 2009 with 473 of 480 points. Ronaldo had won in 2008, Kaká in 2007. Messi's 2008-09 Barcelona won the treble under Guardiola.

  316. medium

    Cristiano Ronaldo is Real Madrid's all-time top scorer with roughly 450 goals. Who sits second on that list?

    WhyFor years Raul held second spot, but a Frenchman caught fire in his final seasons and edged past him before leaving for Saudi Arabia in 2023.

  317. hard

    In 1993 San Marino scored against England after just 8.3 seconds — who scored it?

    WhyGualtieri, a part-time player, pounced on a Stuart Pearce back-pass gone wrong. England won 7-1 but still missed out on USA 94.

  318. medium

    Which Women's World Cup was the first to be watched by over 1 billion viewers?

    WhyFIFA reported 1.12 billion viewers for the 2019 tournament in France, up from 764 million in 2015. The USA beat the Netherlands 2-0 in the final.

  319. medium

    Which Egyptian club has won the most African Champions League titles?

    WhyAl Ahly have a record 12 titles in the CAF Champions League, which helps Egypt lead with 19 wins in all, ahead of Morocco on 7, as of the 2026 final.

  320. hard

    What was the score in Celtic's record league victory, over Dundee in 1895?

    WhyCeltic's 11-0 win over Dundee in October 1895 remains their record league scoreline.

  321. medium

    In 1901 Spurs achieved something no club has managed since: they won the FA Cup while being what?

    WhySpurs beat Sheffield United in a replay while playing in the Southern League — they remain the only non-League side to lift the FA Cup since the Football League's formation in 1888.

  322. medium

    Leeds United's title-winning 1968-69 side lost how many of their 42 league games?

    WhyLeeds lost only twice all season in 1968-69 and were unbeaten at home.

  323. hard

    Which Bundesliga club holds the record for the most goals in a single Champions League match with their 8-4 win over Legia Warsaw in November 2016?

    WhyThe 12-goal thriller at Signal Iduna Park remains the highest-scoring Champions League game ever.

  324. medium

    Who holds the record for most goals scored in a single Champions League knockout match — with 5 goals vs Bayer Leverkusen in 2012?

    WhyMessi scored 5 goals in Barcelona's 7-1 win over Bayer Leverkusen in the CL R16 first leg (March 7, 2012). Still the CL knockout record.

  325. medium

    In 2022-23 Brighton reached the semi-final of which cup, losing to Manchester United on penalties at Wembley?

    WhySolly March's missed spot-kick ended the run in England's oldest knockout competition.

  326. hard

    Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 700th career goal in October 2019 - for which team did he score it?

    WhyRonaldo scored his 700th career goal (club + country) for Portugal in a Euro 2020 qualifier vs Ukraine on 14 October 2019 — a penalty — although Portugal lost 2-1.

  327. medium

    Which Manchester City midfielder was named winner of the 2024 Ballon d'Or?

    WhySpain's Rodri won the 2024 Ballon d'Or, capping a season in which he was central to City's title and Spain's Euro triumph.

  328. medium

    Who was the first African player to win the Ballon d'Or?

    WhyGeorge Weah won the 1995 Ballon d'Or, the first time a player from an African nation took it, and the first year non-Europeans were eligible.

  329. hard

    Which former England internationals reached number 12 in the UK Singles Chart with 'Diamond Lights' in 1987?

    WhyTottenham teammates Glenn Hoddle and Chris Waddle performed the song on Top of the Pops in 1987 — an awkward, wooden appearance that became a beloved piece of football-pop folklore.

  330. medium

    Which US-born forward, son of a Liberian Ballon d'Or winner, spent two seasons at Juventus from 2023 to 2025?

    WhyTim Weah is the son of George Weah, who won the 1995 Ballon d'Or and later became President of Liberia. Weah left Juventus for Marseille in 2025.

  331. medium

    Schalke's record DFB-Pokal victory was an 11-1 thrashing in 2011 of which amateur side?

    WhySchalke hammered amateur club FC Teningen 11-1 in the 2011 cup first round.

  332. hard

    When Cristiano Ronaldo signed for Juventus in 2018, which teammate gave up his #7 shirt to allow CR7 to keep his iconic number?

    WhyCuadrado had worn #7 at Juve since 2016 and switched to #16 for Ronaldo. He wrote on Instagram: 'It is better to give than to receive!' Dybala wore #10 at Juve.

  333. medium

    Celtic's record 7-1 cup final win over Rangers in 1957 is remembered as 'Hampden in the...'?

    WhyThe 1957 League Cup final remains a record scoreline for a major British domestic cup final.

  334. medium

    What colour are Feyenoord's traditional home shorts?

    WhyThe red-and-white shirt is paired with black shorts.

  335. hard

    Relegation in 2017 dropped Coventry into English football's fourth tier for the first time since which year?

    WhyTheir only previous fourth-tier campaign came in Division Four's first-ever season.

  336. medium

    Brentford's record home attendance of 38,678 was set at their old West London ground in a 1949 FA Cup tie against which club?

    WhyThe Foxes came to town for the cup that February.

  337. medium

    In which year did Cristiano Ronaldo first perform his famous 'Siu' celebration, against Chelsea in a pre-season friendly?

    WhyRonaldo first did the 'Siu' after scoring for Real Madrid against Chelsea in a pre-season friendly in Miami in August 2013.

  338. hard

    Which club was the first non-European side to win the Intercontinental Cup?

    WhyThe Uruguayan side beat Benfica in 1961, the year after Real Madrid won the inaugural Intercontinental Cup. Santos followed in 1962 and 1963 with Pelé.

  339. medium

    Trabzonspor won the 2019–20 Turkish Cup by beating which club 2–0 in the final?

    WhyTrabzonspor beat Alanyaspor 2–0 in July 2020 to end a ten-year trophy drought.

  340. medium

    As of 2026, who holds the record for the most appearances in Atlético Madrid history, passing 700 games as a one-club man?

    WhyThe academy-raised midfielder and captain blew past Adelardo's long-standing 553-game mark and just kept going.

  341. hard

    Under what name was the club originally founded in 1908?

    WhyThe club began as Wilhelmina in 1908 and adopted the Feijenoord name in 1912.

  342. medium

    Bayern set the top-five-league record for the longest title streak by winning how many Bundesliga titles in a row between 2013 and 2023?

    WhyThe run spanned 2013 to 2023 and was finally ended by Xabi Alonso's unbeaten Bayer Leverkusen 'Invincibles' in 2024.

  343. medium

    Celtic's 1998 league title famously halted Rangers' bid for how many titles in a row?

    WhyRangers had won nine straight and were chasing a record tenth when Celtic pipped them in 1997-98.

  344. hard

    Schalke won the 2011 DFB-Pokal final, thrashing which second-division club 5-0 in Berlin?

    WhySchalke overwhelmed MSV Duisburg 5-0 in the 2011 final at Berlin's Olympiastadion.

  345. medium

    Which goalkeeper holds Marseille's record for most appearances?

    WhySteve Mandanda made over 600 appearances across two spells, passing Roger Scotti's long-standing club record.

  346. medium

    Roughly what is the seating capacity of the Jan Breydel Stadium?

    WhyThe Jan Breydel Stadium holds around 29,000 spectators.

  347. hard

    Which club holds the record for the longest unbeaten home run in English top-flight history — 86 matches between 2004 and 2008?

    WhyChelsea went 86 league games unbeaten at Stamford Bridge (March 2004 – October 2008), under 4 managers (Ranieri, Mourinho, Grant, Scolari).

  348. medium

    Forest's record home attendance, set in 1967, was for a First Division match against which club?

    WhyA crowd of 49,946 saw Forest host Manchester United in October 1967, the club's all-time home record.

  349. medium

    Marseille are nicknamed 'Les Phocéens' in reference to what?

    WhyThe city was founded by Greek settlers from Phocaea around 600 BC, giving the club its 'Phocéens' nickname.

  350. hard

    Bayern set a Bundesliga points record in 2012-13 that stood as a benchmark for years. How many points did they collect?

    WhyHeynckes' treble-winning side amassed a record 91 points, winning 29 of their 34 league games.

  351. medium

    In which season did Lionel Messi score his highest-ever La Liga tally of 50 goals — a single-season record that still stands?

    WhyReal Madrid won the league that year with a record 100 points despite Messi's astonishing tally.

  352. medium

    In which year did Marseille move into the Stade Vélodrome?

    WhyThe Vélodrome was inaugurated in 1937 and later renovated for the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2016.

  353. hard

    How many points did Vincent Kompany's Burnley amass in winning the 2022-23 Championship title?

    WhyJust past a round three figures.

  354. medium

    Newcastle last lifted the FA Cup in 1955, beating which side 3-1 in the final?

    WhyIt completed a run of three FA Cup wins in the early 1950s, with Jackie Milburn scoring early in the Wembley final.

  355. medium

    Which club stopped Celtic from winning a historic tenth successive league title in 2021?

    WhyRangers won the 2020-21 title unbeaten, denying Celtic an unprecedented ten-in-a-row.

  356. hard

    When Benfica set a Guinness World Record for most paid-up members of a sports club in 2006, roughly how many members did they have?

    WhyBenfica were recognised by Guinness on 9 November 2006 for having around 160,000 paying members (160,398), the most of any sports club at the time, surpassing Manchester United's previous mark.

  357. medium

    Which Egyptian goalkeeper became the oldest player ever to appear at a World Cup — playing at 45 years and 161 days old in 2018?

    WhyEl-Hadary broke Faryd Mondragón's record when he played vs Saudi Arabia at the 2018 World Cup. He saved a penalty in that game.

  358. medium

    Atlético's Metropolitano stadium, opened in 2017, has an approximate capacity of how many?

    WhyThe Metropolitano seats roughly 68,000, a big step up from the Calderón.

  359. hard

    Under what name was the club founded in 1908?

    WhyIt began life as Sporting Club Anderlechtois; the badge still carries the initials 'SCA'.

  360. medium

    Which flying winger won six European Cups with Real Madrid across their first golden era (1956-1966)?

    WhyFrancisco 'Paco' Gento won six European Cups between 1956 and 1966, an individual record for the competition.

  361. medium

    Which club ended Basel's run of consecutive Swiss league titles by winning the 2017-18 championship?

    WhyYoung Boys broke Basel's eight-year grip in 2017-18 and went on to dominate the Super League themselves.

  362. hard

    Lionel Messi won back-to-back MLS MVP awards in 2024 and 2025 before leading Inter Miami to their first MLS Cup title. Which club did Miami beat in the 2025 final?

    WhyInter Miami beat Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 in the final on December 6, 2025.

  363. medium

    Real Betis won the 1934–35 La Liga title, making them the first champions from which Spanish autonomous community?

    WhySeville is in Andalusia; Betis's league triumph made them the first Spanish champions from that region.

  364. medium

    Who is Atlético Madrid's all-time leading goalscorer, having overtaken club legend Luis Aragonés in 2024?

    WhyThe Frenchman's two spells at the club let him pass Aragonés' decades-old record in January 2024.

  365. hard

    Which Tottenham striker scored the 10,000th goal in Premier League history — against Fulham in December 2001?

    WhyLes Ferdinand scored the 10,000th PL goal for Spurs vs Fulham in 2001.

  366. medium

    HSV's home stadium has carried various sponsor names over the years but is traditionally known by which name?

    WhyHSV's ground is traditionally called the Volksparkstadion, whatever the current sponsorship name may be.

  367. medium

    What is the name of Anderlecht's renowned youth training centre?

    WhyNeerpede has produced talents like Kompany and Lukaku.

  368. hard

    Which goalkeeper is the only player to have played professionally in all six football confederations?

    WhyThe German keeper played for 25 clubs spanning Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America and Oceania.

  369. medium

    Thiago Alcântara has a Brazilian father and was born in Italy — which country did he represent at senior international level?

    WhyThiago was born in Italy while his father Mazinho played for Lecce, moved to Spain aged five and chose Spain, debuting against Italy on 10 August 2011.

  370. medium

    Which Brazilian club won the 2022 Copa Libertadores — beating compatriots Athletico Paranaense 1-0 in the final?

    WhyGabriel Barbosa's goal gave Flamengo their third Libertadores title (1981, 2019, 2022). The final was an all-Brazilian affair in Guayaquil.

  371. hard

    Jude Bellingham's 2019 Birmingham City debut broke a club record for youngest first-team player that had stood since 1970 - whose record was it?

    WhyTrevor Francis, later Britain's first million-pound footballer, had held the Birmingham record since 1970; Bellingham beat it by 101 days.

  372. medium

    At the 2012 London Olympics, which player scored a stoppage-time winner in the USA's dramatic 4-3 semi-final victory over Canada?

    WhyThe same forward who would headline the USWNT's attack throughout the 2010s grabbed this 123rd-minute header.

  373. medium

    Athletic Bilbao won the 2024 Copa del Rey final on penalties against which club?

    WhyAthletic edged Mallorca 4–2 on spot-kicks after a 1–1 draw.

  374. hard

    Across how many domestic matches did Brendan Rodgers' Celtic go unbeaten in 2016-17?

    WhyThe 'Invincibles' completed a 47-game domestic season without a single defeat.

  375. medium

    When Zambia won their only AFCON title in 2012, the final was staged in Libreville, Gabon — emotionally resonant because of a 1993 tragedy near that city. Who did Zambia beat in the final?

    WhyThe opponents had a 'golden generation' of their own and lost despite being heavy favourites, in a marathon shootout.

  376. medium

    By what name is the Ajax versus Feyenoord fixture known?

    WhyAjax v Feyenoord is called De Klassieker.

  377. hard

    In 1996, Eidur and Arnor Gudjohnsen became the first father and son to do what in international football?

    WhyEidur came on as a substitute for his father Arnor for Iceland — the first father and son to appear in the same senior international.

  378. medium

    Ali Daei was for many years the all-time top international goalscorer — which country did he represent?

    WhyAli Daei scored 109 goals for Iran (1993-2006) — the all-time record until Cristiano Ronaldo surpassed him in 2021. Daei held the record for 18 years.

  379. medium

    Who holds Ajax's all-time appearance record, earning the nickname 'Mr. Ajax' across 17 straight seasons?

    WhySwart racked up 603 official matches from 1956 to 1973 and was part of all three European Cup wins; his farewell match was against Tottenham.

  380. hard

    Who finished as top scorer in Sporting's 2020-21 title-winning league season?

    WhyPedro Gonçalves ('Pote') scored 23 league goals to finish top scorer as Sporting won the 2020-21 title.

  381. medium

    What does the abbreviation 'PSV' stand for?

    WhyPSV stands for Philips Sport Vereniging, meaning Philips Sports Association.

  382. medium

    Which European trophy did Feyenoord win in both 1974 and 2002?

    WhyFeyenoord lifted the UEFA Cup in both 1974 and 2002.

  383. hard

    Who is Burnley's all-time record league goalscorer?

    WhyA prolific centre-forward of the 1920s tops the list.

  384. medium

    On 13 January 2009, Neil Harris scored his 112th Millwall goal to break whose club scoring record?

    WhyNeil Harris passed Teddy Sheringham's 111 goals in a 3–2 win at Crewe Alexandra, and finished with 138.

  385. medium

    In 2017-18, his first season at Liverpool, Mohamed Salah scored how many Premier League goals — a then-record haul for a 38-game campaign?

    WhySalah netted 32 league goals, the most in a 38-match Premier League season at the time.

  386. hard

    Robbie Fowler scored the then-fastest hat-trick in Premier League history (4 min 33 sec) in 1994 against which club?

    WhyFowler's rapid treble came against Arsenal at Anfield in August 1994.

  387. medium

    In 2018 Juventus became the first major Italian club to put a second team into the professional Serie C league pyramid. Originally called 'Juventus U23,' what was that team rebranded as in 2022?

    WhyLaunched in 2018 as 'Juventus U23' — the first Italian second team admitted to Serie C — it was rebranded a few years later to a forward-looking name bridging youth and first-team football.

  388. medium

    Beşiktaş's former home ground next to Dolmabahçe Palace, demolished in 2013, was named after which Turkish president?

    Whyİsmet İnönü, Turkey's second president and a Beşiktaş supporter, gave the ground its name.

  389. hard

    In their first ever DFB-Pokal tie, in 2011, fourth-tier RB Leipzig knocked out a Bundesliga club 3-2. Which one?

    WhyDaniel Frahn scored a first-half hat-trick as Leipzig beat Wolfsburg in front of 31,212 at the Red Bull Arena — the young club's first genuine headline.

  390. medium

    Which is the only club in Europe to have won more European Cups than domestic league titles?

    WhyForest won one league title (1978) and two European Cups (1979, 1980) under Brian Clough.

  391. medium

    Whose all-time Napoli goalscoring record did Marek Hamšík break in 2017?

    WhyHamšík passed Maradona's mark of 115 Napoli goals in December 2017, before Mertens later passed them both.

  392. hard

    Newcastle's record home attendance of 68,386, set in 1930, came against which opponent?

    WhyThe huge First Division crowd packed into St James' Park in September 1930, a figure impossible to match under modern all-seater rules.

  393. medium

    Who holds Benfica's club record for most official appearances, made across 18 seasons from 1968 to 1986?

    WhyNené spent 18 years at Benfica and holds the club's all-time appearance record.

  394. medium

    Whose calendar-year record (85 goals in 1972) did Messi surpass when he hit 91 goals in 2012?

    WhyGerd Müller scored 85 goals for Bayern Munich + West Germany in 1972 — the standing calendar-year record until Messi's 91 in 2012 (79 for Barça + 12 for Argentina).

  395. hard

    Which defender holds Forest's record for most appearances, turning out well over 600 times between 1951 and 1970?

    WhyBob McKinlay made close to 690 appearances across nearly two decades at the City Ground.

  396. medium

    What is the official distance from the penalty spot to the goal line?

    WhyThe Laws of the Game specify the penalty mark at 11 metres from the goal line (12 yards in the pre-metric Laws).

  397. medium

    In 2012-13, Barcelona equalled the La Liga points record. How many points did they finish with?

    WhyBarça amassed 100 points in 2012-13, matching Real Madrid's record set the previous season.

  398. hard

    Messi's record 91 goals in 2012 — how many came for Argentina vs Barcelona?

    WhySeventy-nine of the record 91 came for Barcelona and 12 for Argentina — breaking Gerd Muller's calendar-year mark of 85 from 1972.

  399. medium

    Which Manchester United legend holds the record for most Premier League assists of all time with 162?

    WhyRyan Giggs leads with 162 PL assists.

  400. medium

    Borussia Dortmund are nicknamed 'BVB'. What does this abbreviation actually stand for?

    WhyBVB = Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e.V. Dortmund; the '09' marks the 1909 founding in the 'Zum Wildschütz' pub near Borsigplatz.

  401. hard

    In which year did PSV win their first Dutch national championship?

    WhyPSV claimed their first Dutch title in 1929; 1951 and 1963 were later triumphs.

  402. medium

    How many times had Borussia Dortmund won the DFB-Pokal (German Cup) as of 2024?

    WhyBVB's five German Cups came in 1965, 1989, 2012, 2017 and 2021.

  403. medium

    Which striker was the leading scorer in the 2015-16 Championship as Burnley won the title, before joining Watford in 2017?

    WhySigned from Brentford, his goals fired the promotion.

  404. hard

    Chelsea conceded a record-low 15 goals as they won the Premier League in 2004-05 — how many clean sheets did Petr Čech keep that season, a record that still stands?

    WhyThe Czech set the Premier League record in just 35 appearances at Stamford Bridge, winning the inaugural Golden Glove on his way to his first league title.

  405. medium

    Erling Haaland set a new single-season Premier League goal record in his debut 2022-23 campaign. How many league goals did he score?

    WhyHis 36 goals broke the 38-game record of 32 set by Mohamed Salah in 2017-18; no player had scored more in an English top-flight season since Ron Davies (37) in 1966-67.

  406. easy

    What is the nickname of Mexico's men's national football team?

    Why'El Tri' is short for 'El Tricolor' — a reference to the green/white/red Mexican flag.

  407. hard

    For many years a large clock at HSV's stadium famously counted what?

    WhyThe clock ticked upward throughout HSV's continuous top-flight tenure and was stopped once that run finally ended.

  408. easy

    In which country is the Libertadores-winning club Estudiantes de La Plata based?

    WhyThey won three straight Copa Libertadores titles from 1968 to 1970 under Osvaldo Zubeldía.

  409. easy

    In which city does Benfica play its home matches?

    WhyBenfica are based in Lisbon, Portugal's capital.

  410. hard

    In their first Bundesliga season, RB Leipzig set a record for a promoted Bundesliga team by staying unbeaten for how many league games at the start of the season?

    WhyLeipzig were unbeaten in their first 13 Bundesliga games. In November 2016 they went top, the first former East German side to do so since Hansa Rostock in 1991.

  411. easy

    Who won the 2024 Men's Ballon d'Or?

    WhyRodri became the first Manchester City player to win the Ballon d'Or, edging Vinicius Junior months after winning Euro 2024 with Spain (where he was named player of the tournament).

  412. easy

    In which year did Sunderland win their most recent English league title?

    WhyTheir sixth championship came in the mid-1930s under Johnny Cochrane.

  413. hard

    When Vinícius Júnior won the 2023 Samba Gold — the award for the best Brazilian player in Europe — he ended whose three-year run as holder?

    WhyNeymar had won it in 2020, 2021 and 2022; Vinícius then retained the award in 2024.

  414. easy

    Who is AC Milan's all-time leading goalscorer, a Swede who racked up 221 goals in the 1950s?

    WhyNordahl scored 221 in just 257 games over seven seasons. He won the Serie A top-scorer award five times, a record in Italian football history.

  415. easy

    Who won the Ballon d'Or in 2005?

    WhyRonaldinho took the 2005 Ballon d'Or at the peak of his Barcelona spell, the season before he led them to the 2006 Champions League title.

  416. hard

    Bayern's training ground and headquarters sit on a famous street in Munich, synonymous with the club itself. What is it called?

    WhyGerman journalists often use the street name as shorthand for 'Bayern's corridors of power' when reporting club decisions.

  417. easy

    Which Brazilian is widely considered the greatest female footballer ever and won the World Player of the Year six times?

    WhyShe won the award five times in a row from 2006 to 2010, then again in 2018 — a record no other woman has approached.

  418. easy

    Rangers were demoted to Scottish football's fourth tier in 2012 following what event?

    WhyThe old Rangers company was liquidated in 2012 and the newco was placed in the fourth tier.

  419. hard

    In which year was the Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium originally built?

    WhyThe ground was built in 1951, long before Trabzonspor itself existed, and was expanded repeatedly.

  420. easy

    Which of these is a common nickname for Rangers?

    WhyRangers are known as 'The Gers', 'The Light Blues' and 'The Teddy Bears'; 'The Hoops' is rivals Celtic.

  421. easy

    Vinícius Júnior won The Best FIFA Men's Player award for which year?

    WhyHe took the 2024 award in Doha with 48 voting points to Rodri's 43, weeks after finishing second in the Ballon d'Or.

  422. hard

    Who holds the Spurs club record for most first-team appearances, with a staggering 854?

    WhySteve Perryman spent his entire 17-year senior career at the club, captaining the Double-decade sides of the 1970s and early '80s.

  423. easy

    What is Brighton's highest ever league finish?

    WhyAchieved in 2022-23, it secured European football for the first time.

  424. easy

    What is the name of Manchester City's home stadium, which has been their ground since 2003?

    WhyCity moved into the City of Manchester Stadium, later renamed the Etihad Stadium, after leaving Maine Road in 2003.

  425. hard

    Who is Marseille's all-time leading goalscorer, with 194 goals?

    WhySwedish striker Gunnar Andersson scored 194 goals in the 1950s, ahead of Papin and Skoblar.

  426. easy

    Who is Napoli's all-time record goalscorer as of 2024?

    WhyDries Mertens finished his Napoli career with 148 goals, more than anyone in the club's history.

  427. easy

    At the 2019 Women's World Cup in France, the USA's opening 13-0 win set a tournament record for the largest margin of victory. Which opponent did they defeat?

    WhyTheir Southeast Asian opponents made their second-ever World Cup appearance that summer.

  428. hard

    Frank Lampard set a remarkable Premier League record for an outfield player between 2001 and 2005. What was it?

    WhyHis incredible run of never missing a league game over several seasons spoke to both his durability and importance to the side.

  429. easy

    In which year did Cristiano Ronaldo first move from Manchester United to Real Madrid?

    WhyRonaldo joined Real Madrid in 2009 for a then-world-record fee of around 80 million pounds, going on to become the club's all-time leading scorer.

  430. easy

    Which squad number did Ronaldo wear when he first joined Manchester United in 2003?

    WhyFreshly vacated that summer by his Real Madrid-bound predecessor.

  431. hard

    Who scored the most goals at a single Women's World Cup with 10 goals in 1991?

    WhyAkers hit five in one game against Chinese Taipei, then scored both goals in the final as the USA beat Norway 2-1 to lift the inaugural Women's World Cup.

  432. easy

    What are Club Brugge's traditional home colours?

    WhyClub Brugge play in blue and black, hence the nickname Blauw-Zwart.

  433. easy

    Which Marist Brother is credited as the founder of Celtic?

    WhyBrother Walfrid, an Irish-born Marist, founded the club in 1887 to raise money for the poor of Glasgow's East End.

  434. hard

    Who was the first player to score in four different World Cups?

    WhyUwe Seeler (West Germany) scored in 1958, 1962, 1966 and 1970. Pelé, Klose, Messi and Ronaldo have since matched this.

  435. easy

    Who is Newcastle United's all-time leading goalscorer with 206 goals?

    WhyHe passed Jackie Milburn's 200 in 2006, fittingly scoring his record-breaker for his boyhood club after returning home in a 1996 world-record transfer.

  436. easy

    Along with white, which colour makes up Celtic's famous hooped shirt?

    WhyThe green-and-white hoops reflect the club's Irish heritage and have been worn since 1903.

  437. hard

    How many times has the Champions League been won by a club from outside the big five leagues?

    WhySince the 1992 rebrand only Ajax (1995) and Porto (2004) have taken the trophy outside the big five leagues.

  438. easy

    Which fund, fronted by Amanda Staveley, completed its takeover of Newcastle in October 2021 to end Mike Ashley's reign?

    WhyThe 80% controlling stake overnight made Newcastle, on paper, one of the richest clubs on earth and triggered an era of renewed ambition at St James' Park.

  439. easy

    Which Englishman became the only English player to win league titles in four different countries — England, Spain, USA and France?

    WhyBeckham won the PL 6x with Man Utd, La Liga with Real Madrid (2007), MLS Cup 2x with LA Galaxy (2011, 2012), and Ligue 1 with PSG (2013). He retired after the PSG title.

  440. hard

    Which two players share the record for most goals in Copa América history, with 17 each?

    WhyNorberto Méndez (Argentina) and Zizinho (Brazil) each scored 17 Copa América goals; Lionel Messi has 14.

  441. easy

    Roberto Carlos was famous for his free kicks — but which foot did he primarily use?

    WhyThe left-footed Roberto Carlos produced one of football's most famous free kicks with that foot — the swerving 'banana' strike against France in 1997.

  442. easy

    Who won the 2021 Ballon d'Or — his then-record-extending seventh win — after captaining Argentina to their first major international trophy in 28 years at the Copa América?

    WhyMessi finished 33 points ahead of Lewandowski (second) and Jorginho (third). He had been at Barcelona for most of 2021 before moving to PSG in August.

  443. hard

    N'Golo Kanté was born in France — which African country are his parents from?

    WhyBorn in Paris in 1991 to Malian parents, Kanté went from France's lower leagues to back-to-back Premier League titles — with Leicester in 2016 and Chelsea in 2017.

  444. easy

    Lionel Messi won the Ballon d'Or a record eighth time in which year?

    WhyMessi's eighth Ballon d'Or in 2023 came on the back of leading Argentina to the 2022 World Cup, beating Erling Haaland to the award.

  445. easy

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

    WhyUnited have played at Old Trafford, nicknamed the 'Theatre of Dreams', since 1910.

  446. hard

    Hull City's record home attendance of 55,019, set in 1949, came in an FA Cup quarter-final against which club?

    WhyThe visitors were the FA Cup holders at the time.

  447. easy

    Olympique de Marseille play their home matches at which stadium?

    WhyFans call the club 'OM'; nearby rivals Lyon are 'OL'.

  448. easy

    In which Dutch city does PSV play its home matches?

    WhyPSV is based in Eindhoven, in the province of North Brabant.

  449. hard

    Club Brugge reached their only European Cup final in 1978, losing 1-0 at Wembley to which club?

    WhyKenny Dalglish's delicate chip settled the 1978 Wembley final — Brugge remain the only Belgian club to reach one.

  450. easy

    The Bruges derby pits Club Brugge against which local rival?

    WhyThe Bruges derby is contested between Club Brugge and city neighbours Cercle Brugge.

  451. easy

    Which stadium was Beşiktaş's home until it was demolished in 2013?

    Whyİnönü Stadium served Beşiktaş from 1947 until its demolition in 2013 to make way for a new arena.

  452. hard

    Club Brugge won their first Belgian Cup in 1968, beating which club on penalties?

    WhyClub Brugge won their first Belgian Cup in 1968 via a penalty shootout against Beerschot.

  453. easy

    Rangers' fierce rivalry with which club is known as the 'Old Firm'?

    WhyThe Rangers-Celtic derby is known worldwide as the Old Firm and is one of football's oldest rivalries.

  454. easy

    At which stadium does Marseille play its home matches?

    WhyMarseille moved into the Stade Vélodrome in 1937; it now holds around 67,000 spectators.

  455. hard

    Before moving to the Camp Nou in 1957, which stadium did Barcelona call home for over three decades?

    WhyLes Corts, opened in 1922 and nicknamed 'the Cathedral of football', was outgrown by the booming membership of the 1950s.

  456. easy

    Only Real Madrid have won more European Cups / Champions Leagues than AC Milan. How many has Milan won?

    WhyMilan's wins span 1963, 1969, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003 and 2007 — more than any club except Real Madrid.

  457. easy

    Which club has won by far the most Bundesliga titles in the competition's history?

    WhyBayern have amassed more than 30 German championships, dwarfing the tally of every rival.

  458. hard

    Which Uruguayan club featured in every Copa Libertadores edition from 1997 through 2025 — a record run of 29 consecutive appearances?

    WhyNacional qualified for 29 straight Copa Libertadores editions from 1997 to 2025 — the competition's record for consecutive appearances.

  459. easy

    Which striker left Lazio in 2024 as the club's all-time leading goalscorer?

    WhyImmobile departed for Beşiktaş in July 2024 having scored a club-record 207 goals for Lazio.

  460. easy

    Which USMNT winger joined AC Milan in 2023, having previously played for Borussia Dortmund and Chelsea?

    WhyChristian Pulisic moved from Dortmund to Chelsea in 2019, then joined AC Milan in 2023.

  461. hard

    As of 2026, whose PSG goalscoring record did Zlatan Ibrahimović break, having stood as the club's all-time top scorer?

    WhyPortuguese striker Pauleta held the club record until Ibrahimović surpassed it during his four seasons in Paris.

  462. easy

    Which nation set what was then a world record with a 37-game unbeaten run in international football between 2018 and 2021?

    WhyItaly went 37 games unbeaten from a September 2018 friendly loss to Portugal until a 2-1 Nations League SF defeat to Spain in October 2021 — surpassing the previous 35-game mark shared by Spain and Brazil.

  463. easy

    In which city do Rangers play their home matches?

    WhyRangers are based at Ibrox in the Govan district of Glasgow.

  464. hard

    Which businessman bought Anderlecht in 2018?

    WhyMarc Coucke took over in 2018 and later sold the stadium naming rights to Lotto.

  465. easy

    What colour are Marseille's traditional home shirts?

    WhyMarseille wear predominantly white with sky-blue trim, colours taken from the city's flag.

  466. easy

    As of 2026, which player holds the record for most goals scored for the England men's national team?

    WhyHarry Kane broke Rooney's England record of 53 goals on 23 March 2023 with a penalty vs Italy. He continues to extend the record and is now over 70 goals.

  467. hard

    What was Brentford's highest-ever finish in the top division of English football, reached in the 1935-36 season?

    WhyIn their debut top-flight campaign they surged into the top five after Christmas.

  468. easy

    Which long-serving Uruguayan goalkeeper made over 400 appearances for Galatasaray between 2011 and 2024?

    WhyFernando Muslera joined from Lazio in 2011 and became one of the club's most-capped players ever.

  469. easy

    As of 2025, which club held the record for the most Turkish Süper Lig titles?

    WhyGalatasaray has won more Süper Lig championships than any other Turkish club, extending the lead into the 2020s.

  470. hard

    What is the record margin in a Spanish La Liga match — Athletic Bilbao beating Barcelona at San Mamés on 8 February 1931?

    WhyAthletic's 12-1 demolition of Barcelona in 1931 remains La Liga's record scoreline — from the era when Bilbao ruled Spain.

  471. easy

    In which year was Olympique de Marseille founded?

    WhyMarseille was founded on 31 August 1899 by René Dufaure de Montmirail, taking its name from the ancient Olympic Games.

  472. easy

    The Celtic v Rangers derby is universally known as the...?

    WhyThe 'Old Firm' nickname reflects how the two Glasgow giants have long dominated Scottish football.

  473. hard

    Which player holds Liverpool's all-time appearance record, turning out 857 times over 18 years?

    WhyA 1966 World Cup squad member with England, he served the club from 1960 to 1978 — a club-record total that still tops Carragher and Gerrard and is unlikely to be beaten in the modern era.

  474. easy

    Which player scored 91 goals in a single calendar year in 2012, a world record?

    WhyMessi's 91 goals in 2012 shattered Gerd Muller's record of 85 set in 1972.

  475. easy

    Marseille's blue and white colours are taken from what?

    WhyThe white and blue derive from the flag of the city of Marseille.

  476. hard

    Gerd Müller is the only player to score in a Euro final (1972), a World Cup final (1974) and a European Cup final — how many European Cup finals did he score in?

    WhyHe scored in Bayern's back-to-back mid-1970s European Cup triumphs.

  477. easy

    Schalke's arena, opened in 2001, is known for which unusual engineering feature?

    WhyThe Arena AufSchalke has a closing roof and a pitch that slides out of the stadium so the grass can grow in daylight.

  478. easy

    In which year was Beşiktaş founded?

    WhyThe club traces its origins to March 1903, when a gymnastics society was formed in the Serencebey area.

  479. hard

    Wayne Rooney retired from England duty in 2018 holding the record for most caps by an outfield player. How many did he win?

    WhyRooney won 120 caps between 2003 and 2018 — a record for an outfield England player when he retired (since matched and passed by Harry Kane) and second only overall to goalkeeper Peter Shilton's 125.

  480. easy

    Which player broke the men's international appearances record in 2023, surpassing Kuwait's Bader Al-Mutawa?

    WhyRonaldo passed Bader Al-Mutawa's 196 caps in 2023 to set the men's international appearances record.

  481. easy

    Who is Liverpool's all-time record goalscorer, with 346 goals across two spells at the club?

    WhyThis Welsh striker plundered 346 goals between 1980 and 1996, with a brief detour to Juventus in between. Roger Hunt's 285 was the record he overtook.

  482. hard

    Which player has made the most Serie A appearances ever?

    WhyGianluigi Buffon made 657 Serie A appearances, ahead of Paolo Maldini (647).

  483. easy

    In which year was Trabzonspor founded?

    WhyTrabzonspor was formed on 2 August 1967 from a merger of local Trabzon clubs.

  484. easy

    In which city is Anderlecht based?

    WhyAnderlecht is a municipality of the Brussels-Capital Region.

  485. hard

    Who became the youngest goalscorer in Bundesliga history in 2005 while playing for Dortmund, a record later broken?

    WhySahin scored aged 17 (17 years, 82 days) in November 2005; his youngest-scorer record stood almost 15 years until Bayer Leverkusen's Florian Wirtz broke it in June 2020.

  486. easy

    What is the design of Celtic's traditional home shirt?

    WhyCeltic adopted their famous green-and-white hoops in 1903, having previously worn vertical stripes.

  487. easy

    At which iconic stadium does Paris Saint-Germain play its home matches?

    WhyPSG have called the Parc des Princes in western Paris home since 1974; the Vélodrome belongs to rivals Marseille.

  488. hard

    Which Scottish club, in 1967, became the first British team to win the European Cup?

    WhyCeltic's 'Lisbon Lions' beat Inter Milan 2-1 in 1967 to become the first British and first Scottish club to win the European Cup.

  489. easy

    What are Beşiktaş's traditional club colours?

    WhyBeşiktaş play in black-and-white stripes, which is why they are also called the Siyah Beyazlılar.

  490. easy

    In 2020, Sporting renamed their youth academy in honour of which former player?

    WhyIn 2020 the academy was renamed 'Academia Cristiano Ronaldo' after its most famous graduate.

  491. hard

    How many league goals did Henrik Larsson score in 2000-01 to win the European Golden Boot?

    WhyLarsson's 35 league goals (53 in all competitions) earned him Europe's top-scorer award.

  492. easy

    Which player holds Manchester United's all-time appearance record with 963 games?

    WhyThe one-club Welshman played from 1991 to 2014, winning 13 league titles, and broke Bobby Charlton's old appearance record on the night of the 2008 Champions League final in Moscow.

  493. easy

    Barcelona's youth academy, which produced Messi, Xavi, Iniesta, Puyol and Busquets, is known by what name — taken from an old farmhouse near the stadium?

    Why'La Masia' means 'the farmhouse'; the rustic building (Can Planes, built 1702) beside the old Camp Nou housed young players for decades. ('La Fábrica' is Real Madrid's academy.)

  494. hard

    As of 2026, which player holds the record for receiving the most red cards in football history?

    WhyColombian defender Gerardo Bedoya collected 46 red cards — even his coaching career started with a touchline dismissal.

  495. easy

    Roughly how many spectators does Rangers' Ibrox Stadium hold?

    WhyIbrox is an all-seated stadium with a capacity just over 50,000.

  496. easy

    Newcastle legend Alan Shearer holds which all-time Premier League record?

    WhyHis tally of 260 top-flight goals, most of them for Newcastle, has stood as the competition's benchmark since his retirement in 2006.

  497. hard

    In which season did Anderlecht win their first Belgian league title?

    WhyTheir maiden championship came in 1946-47, fired by Jef Mermans' goals.

  498. easy

    Which three trophies made up Manchester United's 1999 Treble?

    WhyIn 1998-99 United became the first English club to win the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League in a single season.

  499. easy

    What is the name of Beşiktaş's famous ultras group?

    WhyÇarşı, meaning 'marketplace', is named after the bazaar in the centre of the Beşiktaş district.

  500. hard

    Who was the first player to win six European Cups?

    WhyGento won six European Cups with Real Madrid — five in a row (1956-1960) plus 1966 — the first player ever to reach six.

  501. easy

    In which year was Feyenoord founded?

    WhyFeyenoord was founded in Rotterdam in 1908, initially under the name Wilhelmina.

  502. easy

    PSV was founded as a sports club for the employees of which company?

    WhyThe club grew out of Philips, the Eindhoven electronics manufacturer.

  503. hard

    Who finished as top scorer of the 2012 Olympic women's football tournament with 6 goals?

    WhyChristine Sinclair's 6 goals led Canada to bronze at London 2012; the single-tournament record was later set by Vivianne Miedema (10) at Tokyo 2020.

  504. easy

    How many consecutive Serie A titles had the Grande Torino won when the 1949 disaster ended their era?

    WhyGrande Torino claimed five scudetti in a row, the last of them awarded after the Superga tragedy.

  505. easy

    In which city is Feyenoord based?

    WhyFeyenoord are the biggest club in the port city of Rotterdam.

  506. hard

    Under what name was Club Brugge originally founded in 1891?

    WhyThe club began life as Brugsche Football Club in 1891.

  507. easy

    By the end of 2024, how many European Cup / Champions League titles had Real Madrid won — a competition record?

    WhyTheir 2024 win over Borussia Dortmund at Wembley was their 15th, far ahead of any other club.

  508. easy

    Who is Benfica's all-time record goalscorer?

    WhyEusébio scored more than 470 goals for Benfica between 1961 and 1975, the most in club history.

  509. hard

    Alfredo Di Stéfano scored in how many consecutive European Cup finals for Real Madrid?

    WhyDi Stefano found the net in all five of Madrid's opening European Cup final wins, capped by his hat-trick in the 1960 7-3 rout.

  510. easy

    What is the main colour of Rangers' home shirt?

    WhyRangers' royal blue shirts give rise to the nickname 'The Light Blues'.

  511. easy

    On 22 September 2015, a Bayern substitute set FOUR Guinness World Records in one match against Wolfsburg. Who was it?

    WhyHe came off the bench at 0-1 down and scored five goals in under nine minutes — the fastest five-goal haul in Bundesliga history.

  512. hard

    Ajax's all-time leading goalscorer is a name many casual fans wouldn't guess — a pre-war forward whose record still stands. Who is he?

    WhyVan Reenen scored well over 250 goals for Ajax between 1929 and 1942 — even Johan Cruyff, who sits second on the all-time list, never overtook him.

  513. easy

    Trabzon, home of Trabzonspor, sits on the coast of which sea?

    WhyTrabzon lies on Turkey's northern Black Sea coast, which is why the club is called the Black Sea Storm.

  514. easy

    Which stadium, later renamed after a medieval folk hero, did Club Brugge move into in 1975?

    WhyClub Brugge have played at the Jan Breydel Stadium since 1975.

  515. hard

    Which Swedish footballer had a clause in his PL contract banning him from travelling into space?

    WhySunderland inserted the clause when Schwarz signed in 1999, reportedly because one of his advisers had booked a seat on a future commercial space flight — the club refused to risk their midfielder in orbit.

  516. easy

    HSV's club crest features a white diamond (Raute) set on a background of which colour?

    WhyThe HSV badge is a simple white diamond on a blue field.

  517. easy

    What are Anderlecht's traditional home colours?

    WhyThe club has always played in purple and white.

  518. hard

    On what date was Trabzonspor officially founded?

    WhyThe merger that created Trabzonspor was completed on 2 August 1967.

  519. easy

    As of 2026, which manager holds the record for most Premier League wins?

    WhyAlex Ferguson won 528 Premier League games — a record that will likely never be beaten.

  520. easy

    Which club is Feyenoord's great rival in 'De Klassieker'?

    WhyThe fiercest rivalry pits Feyenoord against Ajax of Amsterdam.

  521. hard

    Kristine Lilly holds the world record for most international caps — how many did she earn for the USA?

    WhyLilly's USA career spanned 23 years (1987-2010) and five World Cups, and included her famous goal-line headed clearance in extra time of the 1999 final against China.

  522. easy

    At the 2021 Copa América, which goalkeeper saved three penalties in the semi-final shootout to send Argentina past Colombia?

    WhyThe Aston Villa shot-stopper taunted the Colombian takers throughout.

  523. easy

    How many French league titles did Saint-Étienne win during their golden era, from the late 1950s to the early 1980s?

    WhyTen championships — a French record haul that stood until PSG finally passed it in the 2020s.

  524. hard

    What squad number did Zinedine Zidane wear at Juventus before switching to #5 at Real Madrid?

    WhyZidane wore 21 across five seasons in Turin before his world-record 2001 transfer to Real Madrid, where he took the number 5 he'd wear while volleying home the 2002 Champions League final winner.

  525. easy

    Which flamboyant businessman was Marseille's president during its dominant early-1990s era?

    WhyBernard Tapie bankrolled Marseille's golden era before the 1993 match-fixing scandal ended it.

  526. easy

    Coventry's famous unbroken run in English football's top flight, which began in 1967, lasted how many consecutive seasons?

    WhyThe run survived into the new millennium, only ending in the Premier League era.

  527. hard

    Which Fulham teenager became the Premier League's youngest-ever player in May 2019?

    WhyAged 16 years and 30 days on his debut, before moving to Liverpool.

  528. easy

    As of the 2025-26 season, which club shared the Jan Breydel Stadium with Club Brugge?

    WhyCity rivals Cercle Brugge also use the Jan Breydel Stadium.

  529. easy

    Colombia lost the 2024 Copa América final 1-0 to which team in extra time?

    WhyArgentina won 1-0 with a 112th-minute Lautaro Martínez goal at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.

  530. hard

    Which Argentine club holds the record for most Copa Libertadores titles with 7 championships (1964, 65, 72-75, 84)?

    WhyIndependiente won 7 Copa Libertadores including 4 consecutive (1972-75, a record). Nicknamed 'El Rey de Copas' (King of Cups).

  531. easy

    Who is Chelsea's all-time top scorer, with 211 goals in all competitions?

    WhyHe overtook Bobby Tambling's 202 with a brace at Villa Park in 2013, redefining what a goalscoring midfielder could do — often hitting 20 in a season.

  532. easy

    Approximately how many spectators does Schalke's arena, opened in 2001, hold?

    WhyThe Arena AufSchalke has a capacity of roughly 62,000.

  533. hard

    Jude Bellingham won the 2023 Golden Boy award - which Italian newspaper presents it?

    WhyTuttosport has run the Golden Boy since 2003 for the best under-21 in European football; Bellingham polled 485 of a possible 500 points.

  534. easy

    What is the name of Tottenham's stadium, opened in 2019 on the old White Hart Lane site?

    WhyThe 62,850-capacity Tottenham Hotspur Stadium replaced White Hart Lane on the same North London site.

  535. easy

    What are the two main colours of Feyenoord's traditional home shirt?

    WhyFeyenoord wear a shirt split red and white down the middle.

  536. hard

    Athletic Bilbao lost the 2021 Copa del Rey final heavily to which club?

    WhyBarcelona won the 2021 final 4–0, with a brace from Lionel Messi.

  537. easy

    Which goalkeeper holds the Premier League record for not conceding a goal — 1,311 minutes in 2008-09?

    WhyVan der Sar went 14 consecutive clean sheets between November 2008 and March 2009 for Manchester United.

  538. easy

    Liverpool's 1985-86 side achieved the club's first-ever League and FA Cup 'Double' — and beat which neighbour in that year's all-Merseyside FA Cup final?

    WhyPlayer-manager Kenny Dalglish led the side; coming back from 1-0 down to win 3-1 against their city rivals made the Double even sweeter.

  539. hard

    How many times have Newcastle United won the FA Cup?

    WhyTheir triumphs came in 1910, 1924, 1932, 1951, 1952 and 1955, making them one of the competition's most successful clubs historically.

  540. easy

    The KNVB Cup, which PSV have won several times, is the main national knockout cup of which country?

    WhyThe KNVB Cup is the Dutch national cup, organised by the KNVB.

  541. easy

    Which Swedish striker won domestic league titles in 4 different countries — Netherlands (Ajax), Italy (Inter/Milan), Spain (Barcelona) and France (PSG)?

    WhyIbrahimović won league titles in the Netherlands (Ajax 2002, 2004), Italy (Inter 2007-09, Milan 2011), Spain (Barcelona 2010), and France (PSG 2013-16).

  542. hard

    Which superstar was playing the final season of his career while winning Feyenoord's 1984 league-and-cup double?

    WhyCruyff joined from Ajax and won the 1984 double in his last playing season.

  543. easy

    Who is Wolves' all-time leading goalscorer?

    Why'Bully' kept banging them in and even played for England from the third tier.

  544. easy

    Which Slovak midfielder held Napoli's all-time record for most appearances as of 2024?

    WhyMarek Hamšík made over 500 appearances for Napoli, more than any other player.

  545. hard

    Trabzonspor was created in 1967 through a merger that included which of these clubs?

    Whyİdmanocağı merged with İdmangücü, Karadenizgücü and Martıspor to form Trabzonspor on 2 August 1967.

  546. easy

    What is the name of Benfica's home stadium, rebuilt in 2003?

    WhyBenfica play at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, rebuilt in 2003 ahead of Euro 2004.

  547. easy

    Who holds the all-time records for most goals in both the UEFA Champions League AND men's international football?

    WhyCristiano Ronaldo passed Raúl as Champions League all-time top scorer in 2014 (his CL tally has been frozen at 140 since he left Real Madrid in 2018), and overtook Ali Daei as the men's international top scorer in 2021. The international total keeps climbing at Al-Nassr.

  548. hard

    In which year was the club that became modern Napoli founded as Associazione Calcio Napoli?

    WhyAssociazione Calcio Napoli was founded in 1926, growing out of the earlier Naples Foot-Ball Club.

  549. easy

    Which captain holds Inter's all-time appearance record with a staggering 858 official games over nearly two decades?

    WhyArgentine 'Il Capitano' Zanetti played from 1995 to 2014 and wore the armband for a record 13 seasons.

  550. easy

    Which country has won the most World Cups?

    WhyBrazil have won the World Cup five times — 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002.

  551. hard

    Sergio Aguero broke City's all-time goalscoring record in 2017, surpassing a mark that had stood for 78 years. Whose record did he beat?

    WhyAguero passed Eric Brook's 177 goals with his 178th, scored in a Champions League win over Napoli, and took far fewer appearances to do it.

  552. easy

    PSG became the most-crowned club in French top-flight history by 2024, overtaking which side's ten-title record?

    WhySaint-Étienne's ten league titles stood as the French record until PSG surpassed it by 2024.

  553. easy

    Which player became the first in history to score in 5 different World Cups — with goals in 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022?

    WhyCristiano Ronaldo scored in 5 consecutive World Cups (2006-2022) — the first player to achieve this. Messi scored in 4 (missed 2010).

  554. hard

    Which of these nicknames belongs to Feyenoord?

    WhyFeyenoord are nicknamed 'De Stadionclub' after their famous ground.

  555. easy

    Lionel Messi joined which MLS club in 2023?

    WhyInter Miami — co-owned by David Beckham. Messi joined in July 2023 on a contract worth a reported $50-60m/year.

  556. easy

    Which club has won the most Belgian top-flight league titles?

    WhyAnderlecht, from Brussels, are Club Brugge's great rivals for domestic dominance.

  557. hard

    In which year did Manchester United first play at Old Trafford?

    WhyThe stadium opened in February 1910, when United moved from their previous ground at Bank Street in Clayton.

  558. easy

    Which Swedish striker famously played and scored in 6 different top European leagues (Sweden, Netherlands, Italy, Spain, France, England) plus MLS?

    WhyZlatan scored for Malmö, Ajax, Juventus, Inter, Milan, Barcelona, PSG, Manchester United and LA Galaxy — and won league titles in four different countries (Netherlands, Italy, Spain, France) before retiring at Milan in 2023, aged 41.

  559. easy

    What is the name of PSV's home stadium?

    WhyDe Kuip is Feyenoord's ground and the Johan Cruyff Arena is Ajax's; PSV play at the Philips Stadion.

  560. hard

    Which player set Fiorentina's all-time appearance record of 429 official matches between 1972 and 1987?

    WhyGiancarlo Antognoni made 429 official appearances for Fiorentina from 1972 to 1987, more than any other player in club history.

  561. easy

    In which city is Beşiktaş based?

    WhyBeşiktaş is a district on the European side of Istanbul, and the club takes its name from it.

  562. easy

    In which country's top division does Anderlecht play?

    WhyAnderlecht compete in the Belgian Pro League.

  563. hard

    Selhurst Park's record attendance of 51,801 was set in 1979 against which club?

    WhySet on the night Palace clinched the Second Division title.

  564. easy

    In which Scottish city are Celtic based?

    WhyCeltic were founded in the East End of Glasgow to help alleviate poverty among Irish immigrants.

  565. easy

    What is the traditional colour of Manchester City's home shirt?

    WhyCity have long been associated with their distinctive sky-blue home kit, earning them the nickname 'the Sky Blues'.

  566. hard

    When he retired from international football, Thierry Henry was France's all-time leading goalscorer with how many goals?

    WhyHenry finished with 51 goals for France, a national record he held until Olivier Giroud surpassed it in 2022.

  567. easy

    Which winger is Crystal Palace's all-time leading goalscorer in the Premier League?

    WhyBorn in the Ivory Coast and raised in south London, he had two spells at the club.

  568. easy

    By what nickname is Feyenoord's home ground, Stadion Feijenoord, universally known?

    WhyStadion Feijenoord is known to everyone as De Kuip.

  569. hard

    Josip Skoblar set a Ligue 1 single-season scoring record with Marseille in 1970-71 — how many goals?

    WhySkoblar's 44 goals in 1970-71 won the European Golden Boot and remain a Ligue 1 record.

  570. easy

    Barcelona's all-time leading scorer racked up an astonishing 672 goals for the club. Who is it?

    WhyMessi's 672 goals between 2004 and 2021 are a world record for a single club; César Rodríguez's 232 had stood as the club mark for roughly 57 years before Messi passed it in 2012.

  571. easy

    In the 2010 Ballon d'Or, the three finalists for the world's best player were ALL from the same club and youth academy. Which three players?

    WhyLa Masia became the first academy ever to produce all three finalists in one year; Messi took the prize ahead of Iniesta and Xavi.

  572. hard

    Roughly what is the capacity of Trabzonspor's Şenol Güneş Sports Complex?

    WhyThe stadium, built partly on land reclaimed from the sea, holds 40,980 spectators.

  573. easy

    What are Trabzonspor's traditional club colours?

    WhyClaret and blue — 'bordo-mavi' in Turkish — were agreed as a compromise between the merging founder clubs in 1967.

  574. easy

    In which year was PSV Eindhoven founded?

    WhyPSV was founded on 31 August 1913 as a sports club for Philips employees.

  575. hard

    Who scored the quickest goal in the history of the Champions League?

    WhyRoy Makaay scored after just 10.2 seconds for Bayern Munich against Real Madrid in 2007.

  576. easy

    Schalke won the DFB-Pokal in back-to-back seasons in the early 2000s — which two years?

    WhySchalke lifted the German Cup in both 2001 and 2002.

  577. easy

    Which club became the first from outside Istanbul to win the Turkish top flight, in 1975-76?

    WhyThe club takes its name directly from the city of Trabzon.

  578. hard

    Mohamed Salah set a new record for goal involvements in a 38-game Premier League season in 2024-25. How many did he rack up?

    Why29 goals plus 18 assists made 47 — beating the 44 previously shared by Thierry Henry and Erling Haaland. He swept Player of the Season, Golden Boot AND Playmaker awards.

  579. easy

    Which country has won the Women's World Cup the most times?

    WhyThey have won it 4 times: 1991, 1999, 2015 and 2019.

  580. easy

    What does Beşiktaş's nickname 'Kara Kartallar' mean in English?

    Why'Kara Kartallar' translates as Black Eagles, and the eagle is the club's emblem animal.

  581. hard

    How many of their 13 matches did Frankfurt lose on the way to winning the 2022 Europa League?

    WhyThey went through the whole competition without a defeat.

  582. easy

    Which of these is a traditional nickname for Celtic?

    WhyCeltic are affectionately known as 'The Bhoys', as well as 'The Hoops' and 'The Celts'.

  583. easy

    Which Galatasaray legend scored the fastest goal in World Cup history, after just 10.8 seconds in 2002?

    WhyHakan Şükür struck after 10.8 seconds against South Korea in the 2002 World Cup third-place match, a record that still stands.

  584. hard

    The Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, opened in 1983, was built on the site of which former Anderlecht ground?

    WhyIt replaced the old Émile Versé Stadium on the same site.

  585. easy

    What is the name of Celtic's home stadium?

    WhyCeltic Park, in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, is nicknamed 'Paradise' and is the largest football stadium in Scotland.

  586. easy

    Beşiktaş are one of Istanbul's 'big three'. Which two clubs are the others?

    WhyGalatasaray, Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş are the three historic Istanbul giants of Turkish football.

  587. hard

    Under what name was Beşiktaş originally founded in 1903?

    WhyThe club began as Bereket Jimnastik Kulübü, a gymnastics society, before adopting the Beşiktaş name.

  588. easy

    Which Everton centre-forward set the English top-flight record of 60 league goals in the 1927-28 season?

    WhyDixie Dean reached 60 with a final-day hat-trick against Arsenal, a top-flight record that still stands.

  589. easy

    In which year was Anderlecht founded?

    WhyThe club was founded in Brussels in May 1908.

  590. hard

    Which Millwall substitute broke a 125-year-old record in the 2004 FA Cup final by becoming the youngest player to appear in an FA Cup final?

    WhyCurtis Weston came on for the player-manager late in the game aged 17 years and 119 days, beating James Prinsep's record from the 1879 final.

  591. easy

    Aitana Bonmatí won the 2023 Women's Ballon d'Or while playing her club football for which team?

    WhyBonmatí won the 2023 Ballon d'Or Féminin as a Barcelona midfielder.

  592. easy

    Trabzonspor's stadium, opened in December 2016, is named after which club great?

    WhyThe Şenol Güneş Sports Complex honours the club legend who spent twelve years at Trabzonspor and later managed it.

  593. hard

    Ciro Immobile won the 2019-20 European Golden Shoe with how many Serie A goals?

    WhyHis 36 goals equalled the single-season Serie A record and beat Robert Lewandowski and Cristiano Ronaldo to the award.

  594. easy

    In which country do Rangers compete domestically?

    WhyRangers play in the Scottish league system, most recently the Scottish Premiership.

  595. easy

    What is the name of Rangers' home stadium?

    WhyIbrox has been Rangers' home since 1899 and now seats over 50,000.

  596. hard

    Feyenoord recorded a famous 9-5 league win in 1960 over which rival?

    WhyFeyenoord beat Ajax 9-5 in a remarkable 1960 league match.

  597. easy

    In which year were Rangers founded?

    WhyRangers were formed in Glasgow in 1872 by four young men, including brothers Moses and Peter McNeil.

  598. easy

    As of the 2024-25 season, which club had won the most Primeira Liga titles in Portuguese football history?

    WhyBenfica lead the way with a record 38 Portuguese top-flight titles, ahead of Porto and Sporting.

  599. hard

    Jimmy Greaves set a Spurs single-season club record in 1962-63 that still stands — how many league goals?

    WhyGreaves bagged 37 First Division goals that campaign, a top-flight scoring feat at the club no one has beaten since.

  600. easy

    In which competition does Feyenoord play its domestic league football?

    WhyFeyenoord compete in the Dutch top flight, the Eredivisie.

  601. easy

    Before its sponsorship name Signal Iduna Park, what has Dortmund's stadium traditionally been called?

    WhyThe ground opened in 1974 as the Westfalenstadion and is still widely known by that name.

  602. hard

    How many league goals did Mitrovic score in the record-breaking 2021-22 Championship season?

    WhyHe surpassed Guy Whittingham's long-standing tally of 42.

  603. easy

    As of 2025, how many Serie A titles had Fiorentina won?

    WhyFiorentina have been Italian champions twice, both in the 20th century.

  604. easy

    In what year was Club Brugge founded?

    WhyClub Brugge was founded in 1891 in the city of Bruges.

  605. hard

    Which one-club legend holds Borussia Dortmund's record for most competitive appearances, turning out 572 times between 1981 and 1998?

    WhyDortmund-born Zorc, a reliable penalty taker and long-time captain, later became the club's sporting director and a key architect of the Klopp era.

  606. easy

    In 2021-22 Son Heung-min became the first Asian player to win which Premier League award?

    WhySon shared the 2021-22 Golden Boot with Mohamed Salah on 23 goals, a first for an Asian footballer.

  607. easy

    Trabzonspor's nickname 'Karadeniz Fırtınası' translates into English as what?

    Why'Karadeniz' means Black Sea and 'fırtına' means storm — the Black Sea Storm.

  608. hard

    Which forward, a Lazio star from 1934 to 1943, set Serie A's all-time career scoring record of 274 goals?

    WhyPiola, whose career stretched from 1929 to 1954, set a Serie A scoring mark no rival reached in the following seven decades.

  609. easy

    As of 2026, which Argentine holds the record for most assists for his country's national team?

    WhyLionel Messi has the most international assists for Argentina (the most by any male player for one national team).

  610. easy

    What are PSV's traditional club colours?

    WhyPSV have worn red and white since the colours were chosen at the 1913 founding meeting.

  611. hard

    The world's oldest football club, recognised by FIFA, is Sheffield FC — founded in which year?

    WhySheffield FC, founded in 1857, predates the FA itself by six years — FIFA recognises them as football's oldest club.

  612. easy

    Celtic played their very first match in which year?

    WhyCeltic were formed in 1887 and played their first match, a friendly against Rangers, in May 1888.

  613. easy

    Celtic's fierce Glasgow rivals, with whom they contest the Old Firm, are which club?

    WhyThe Celtic-Rangers rivalry, known as the Old Firm, dates back to Celtic's first-ever match in 1888.

  614. hard

    Dortmund's Westfalenstadion was built for the 1974 World Cup only because another city pulled out, freeing up the funds. Which city's withdrawal handed Dortmund its stadium?

    WhyThis cathedral city's planned World Cup stadium ran nearly four times over budget, so it dropped out in 1971 — and Dortmund, using a cheap prefabricated-pallet design, scooped up the money instead.

  615. easy

    Which Brazilian goalkeeper joined Liverpool from Roma in 2018 for £66.8m, then a world-record fee for a goalkeeper?

    WhyAlisson Becker's £66.8m move from Roma to Liverpool in July 2018 was the world record for a goalkeeper until Kepa joined Chelsea from Athletic Bilbao for £71m a few weeks later.

  616. easy

    Which English striker won the World Cup Golden Boot at Mexico 1986 with 6 goals?

    WhyLineker remains the only English player to win the World Cup Golden Boot. He scored 6 goals at Mexico 1986, including a hat-trick vs Poland in the group stage.

  617. hard

    Dani Alves won how many trophies across his career — a world record for a footballer?

    WhyDani Alves holds the all-time record with 43 career trophies: 23 with Barcelona, 6 with Sevilla, 5 with Juventus, 6 international (Brazil incl. 2 Copa América), 2 others.

  618. easy

    For how much did Barcelona sell Neymar to PSG in 2017 — a fee that set the world transfer record?

    WhyThe €222m fee for Neymar in August 2017 set the all-time world transfer record.

  619. hard

    Sergio Ramos holds the La Liga record for most red cards for one club — how many did he pick up for Real Madrid in the league?

    WhyRamos was shown 20 red cards in La Liga for Real Madrid, a single-club league record (26 across all competitions).

  620. hard

    Which city hosted the first ever international football match in 1872?

    WhyScotland and England drew 0-0 at Hamilton Crescent, a Glasgow cricket ground, in November 1872 — international football's big bang.

  621. hard

    Eindhoven, PSV's home city, lies in which Dutch province?

    WhyEindhoven is the largest city in the province of North Brabant.

  622. hard

    Which striker scored nine goals in a single FA Cup tie for Bournemouth, an 11-0 rout of Margate in 1971?

    WhyA Scottish forward whose nine-goal haul is a record for the FA Cup proper.

  623. hard

    Who holds Newcastle's record for most appearances, with 496 games as goalkeeper between 1904 and 1922?

    WhyHe guarded the net through the club's Edwardian golden age, winning three league titles and the 1910 FA Cup — a record that has stood for over a century.

  624. hard

    Which club holds the European record for the longest unbeaten run in domestic top-flight football, with 104 consecutive league games?

    WhySteaua Bucharest went 104 domestic league games unbeaten between 1986 and 1989.

  625. hard

    How many points did Tigana's Fulham amass winning the 2000-01 First Division title?

    WhyA then-record haul for the division, backed by 90 goals scored.

  626. hard

    Schalke's record Bundesliga away win was a 7-0 rout in 1976 at the ground of which club?

    WhySchalke won 7-0 away on 9 October 1976, a club-record league victory on the road.

  627. hard

    Sunderland's record home attendance of 75,118 at Roker Park in 1933 came against which club?

    WhyThe huge crowd packed in for an FA Cup tie against the East Midlands visitors.

  628. hard

    Rangers' first Scottish league title, in 1890-91, was uniquely shared with which club?

    WhyRangers and Dumbarton drew a play-off 2-2 and shared the inaugural championship, the only shared title in its history.

  629. hard

    As of 2026, who holds Eintracht Frankfurt's club record of 160 Bundesliga goals?

    WhyThe winger who won the penalty in the 1974 World Cup final.

  630. hard

    Peter Shilton retired from international football in 1990 with how many England caps — a national record at the time?

    WhyShilton won 125 caps between 1970 and 1990, the England appearance record that stood for decades after his retirement.

  631. hard

    The La Liga record for most goals in a single top-flight match is 13 — achieved when Athletic Bilbao beat Barcelona 12-1 in February 1931. How many of those goals did Bata score?

    WhyBata scored 7 in Athletic Bilbao's 12-1 demolition of Barcelona (3 February 1931) — still a La Liga record. It's also the only La Liga match ever won by an 11-goal margin.

  632. hard

    Which country won the 1992 King Fahd Cup — the inaugural edition of the tournament that later became the Confederations Cup?

    WhyArgentina beat hosts Saudi Arabia 3-1 in the final at the King Fahd II Stadium in Riyadh (20 Oct 1992). The four-team event also included the USA and Ivory Coast.

  633. hard

    Celtic goalkeeper John Thomson died in 1931 after a collision during a match against which club?

    WhyThe 22-year-old suffered a fatal head injury in an Old Firm match at Ibrox in September 1931.

  634. hard

    Who is the all-time top scorer in Africa Cup of Nations history with 18 goals?

    WhyAn Indomitable Lions legend who later played for Inter Milan and Chelsea.

  635. hard

    Who was the first player to score 50 goals in a single La Liga season?

    WhyMessi scored a record 50 La Liga goals in 2011-12 — the first player ever to reach 50 in a single La Liga season.

  636. hard

    James Milner retired in June 2026 holding the Premier League appearance record. How many times did he play in the competition?

    WhyHe finished five clear of Gareth Barry, passing the record while at Brighton in February 2026.

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About the Football Records quiz

Football is a game of moments, but it's also a game of numbers — and this free records quiz is built around the ones fans actually argue about. Who has the most Ballon d'Or awards? Who scored the fastest goal? What's the biggest transfer fee ever paid? If you've ever ended a debate by pulling up a stat, this is your category.

It runs across eras and competitions. The Ballon d'Or is a thread of its own: Lionel Messi's record eight, Cristiano Ronaldo's five, and the decade the pair traded it back and forth before Luka Modrić and then Karim Benzema broke the run. There are the goalscoring marks — Messi and Ronaldo rewriting career records, the single-season league records, and the international tallies. And there are the one-off oddities: Hakan Şükür's 11-second World Cup goal, the Hand of God, Neymar's €222m move that doubled the world record overnight.

The questions reward both the headline knowledge and the deep cuts. Some you'll know cold — how many World Cups Brazil have won, who holds the Premier League scoring record. Others go further, into individual-award history, record attendances and the milestones that only the obsessives keep track of. Difficulty climbs from easy to genuinely hard so it tests casual fans and stats nerds alike.

As with every Ball IQ quiz, each answer comes with a short explanation, so even the records you miss become ones you'll remember. Play the free sample below, then open the app for the full set.

Football Records quiz answers, explained

A selection from the quiz above, spread from the easiest to the hardest. Play it first; each answer stays folded until you open it.

  1. Which club did Ronaldo join from Manchester United in 2009 for a then world record £80m?

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    Real Madrid. Real Madrid paid Manchester United a then-world-record 80 million pounds for Ronaldo in 2009, where he went on to win four Champions Leagues.

  2. Which striker won the European Golden Boot while at Sporting in 2001-02, scoring 42 league goals?

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    Mário Jardel. Brazilian Mário Jardel scored 42 league goals for Sporting in 2001-02 to win the European Golden Boot.

  3. How many different nations have hosted the Women's World Cup as of 2026?

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    8. China, Sweden, USA, Germany, Canada, France, Australia, and New Zealand. The 2023 edition was co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand.

  4. Neymar overtook which Brazilian legend to become the men's national team's all-time top scorer in 2023?

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    Pelé. Neymar scored his 78th and 79th Brazil goals against Bolivia in September 2023, surpassing Pelé's 77.

  5. After their pre-war successes, HSV won their first post-World-War-II German championship in which year?

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    1960. HSV's first postwar German title came in 1960, before the Bundesliga era began.

  6. Who scored the stoppage-time winner when Lazio beat Juventus 3-2 in the 2017 Supercoppa Italiana?

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    Alessandro Murgia. Academy midfielder Murgia struck deep in stoppage time after Paulo Dybala's late double had hauled Juventus level.

  7. In their 1988 treble season, PSV won the Eredivisie, the European Cup and which domestic trophy?

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    KNVB Cup. PSV completed the treble with the Eredivisie, KNVB Cup and European Cup in 1987-88.

  8. Which player won the inaugural 2018 Kopa Trophy for the world's best under-21 player?

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    Mbappé. Kylian Mbappé won the first-ever Kopa Trophy in 2018 after his breakout World Cup; the award honours the world's best player under 21.

  9. Who holds Ipswich Town's record for most appearances?

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    Mick Mills. The full-back racked up over 700 games across roughly two decades.

  10. As of 2026, the all-time Bundesliga appearance record of 602 games belongs to a defender who spent his whole career at Eintracht Frankfurt. Who?

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    Charly Korbel. He also lifted four DFB-Pokals with the club, in 1974, 1975, 1981 and 1988.

  11. Harry Kane is Tottenham's all-time leading scorer with 280 goals. Which legend's long-standing record did he overtake to claim the title?

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    Jimmy Greaves. Kane broke the record with his 267th Spurs goal, passing Jimmy Greaves' tally of 266, in a 1-0 win over Manchester City in February 2023. He finished on 280 before joining Bayern Munich.

  12. Ajax have won FAR more Dutch league titles than any other club — yet none since 2022. Exactly how many do they have as of June 2026?

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    36. They sit on 36, miles clear of PSV (27) and Feyenoord (16) — but famously blew the 2024-25 race to PSV and still haven't added a 37th.

  13. Which PSV striker, nicknamed 'Het Kanon' (The Cannon), scored 43 league goals in the 1956-57 season?

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    Coen Dillen. Coen Dillen's 43 goals in 1956-57 remains a landmark Eredivisie single-season tally.

  14. Which Frankfurt forward scored 28 Bundesliga goals in the 2020-21 season, setting a club record for a single Bundesliga campaign?

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    André Silva. The Portugal international who moved on to RB Leipzig.

  15. How many top-flight English league titles had Aston Villa won in total by 1981?

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    Seven. Villa were champions of England seven times between 1894 and 1981.

  16. In which city was the 1991 Intercontinental Cup final played?

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    Tokyo. The match was staged at the National Stadium in Tokyo in December 1991.

  17. As of 2025, how many top-flight English league titles had Manchester United won in total, level with Liverpool at the top of the all-time list?

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    20. This haul includes a record 13 Premier League titles; United and Liverpool sit level at the top of the all-time English list.

  18. Who won the first ever Women's Ballon d'Or in 2018?

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    Ada Hegerberg. Ada Hegerberg of Norway and Lyon — her acceptance speech was overshadowed by an inappropriate 'twerk' comment from the host.

  19. Bayern have only ever been relegated from the top flight once. In which decade did this embarrassment happen?

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    The 1950s. They dropped down in 1955, years before the Bundesliga even existed — and it's the sole relegation in the club's entire history.

  20. Which Atalanta forward's 25 goals made him Serie A's top scorer in 2024-25?

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    Mateo Retegui. Retegui arrived in 2024 and finished six clear of Moise Kean, becoming only the second Atalanta player to win the capocannoniere.

  21. Which Egyptian club has won the most African Champions League titles?

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    Al Ahly. Al Ahly have a record 12 titles in the CAF Champions League, which helps Egypt lead with 19 wins in all, ahead of Morocco on 7, as of the 2026 final.

  22. What colour are Feyenoord's traditional home shorts?

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    Black. The red-and-white shirt is paired with black shorts.

  23. Bayern set a Bundesliga points record in 2012-13 that stood as a benchmark for years. How many points did they collect?

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    91. Heynckes' treble-winning side amassed a record 91 points, winning 29 of their 34 league games.

  24. HSV's home stadium has carried various sponsor names over the years but is traditionally known by which name?

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    Volksparkstadion. HSV's ground is traditionally called the Volksparkstadion, whatever the current sponsorship name may be.

  25. Which European trophy did Feyenoord win in both 1974 and 2002?

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    UEFA Cup. Feyenoord lifted the UEFA Cup in both 1974 and 2002.

  26. Messi's record 91 goals in 2012 — how many came for Argentina vs Barcelona?

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    12 and 79. Seventy-nine of the record 91 came for Barcelona and 12 for Argentina — breaking Gerd Muller's calendar-year mark of 85 from 1972.

  27. Who is AC Milan's all-time leading goalscorer, a Swede who racked up 221 goals in the 1950s?

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    Gunnar Nordahl. Nordahl scored 221 in just 257 games over seven seasons. He won the Serie A top-scorer award five times, a record in Italian football history.

  28. Which squad number did Ronaldo wear when he first joined Manchester United in 2003?

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    7. Freshly vacated that summer by his Real Madrid-bound predecessor.

  29. Hull City's record home attendance of 55,019, set in 1949, came in an FA Cup quarter-final against which club?

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    Manchester United. The visitors were the FA Cup holders at the time.

  30. Which nation set what was then a world record with a 37-game unbeaten run in international football between 2018 and 2021?

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    Italy. Italy went 37 games unbeaten from a September 2018 friendly loss to Portugal until a 2-1 Nations League SF defeat to Spain in October 2021 — surpassing the previous 35-game mark shared by Spain and Brazil.

  31. In which year was Beşiktaş founded?

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    1903. The club traces its origins to March 1903, when a gymnastics society was formed in the Serencebey area.

  32. Barcelona's youth academy, which produced Messi, Xavi, Iniesta, Puyol and Busquets, is known by what name — taken from an old farmhouse near the stadium?

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    La Masia. 'La Masia' means 'the farmhouse'; the rustic building (Can Planes, built 1702) beside the old Camp Nou housed young players for decades. ('La Fábrica' is Real Madrid's academy.)

  33. Alfredo Di Stéfano scored in how many consecutive European Cup finals for Real Madrid?

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    Five. Di Stefano found the net in all five of Madrid's opening European Cup final wins, capped by his hat-trick in the 1960 7-3 rout.

  34. Which flamboyant businessman was Marseille's president during its dominant early-1990s era?

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    Bernard Tapie. Bernard Tapie bankrolled Marseille's golden era before the 1993 match-fixing scandal ended it.

  35. Which Swedish striker won domestic league titles in 4 different countries — Netherlands (Ajax), Italy (Inter/Milan), Spain (Barcelona) and France (PSG)?

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    Zlatan Ibrahimović. Ibrahimović won league titles in the Netherlands (Ajax 2002, 2004), Italy (Inter 2007-09, Milan 2011), Spain (Barcelona 2010), and France (PSG 2013-16).

  36. In which year did Manchester United first play at Old Trafford?

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    1910. The stadium opened in February 1910, when United moved from their previous ground at Bank Street in Clayton.

  37. What are Trabzonspor's traditional club colours?

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    Claret and blue. Claret and blue — 'bordo-mavi' in Turkish — were agreed as a compromise between the merging founder clubs in 1967.

  38. In which year was Anderlecht founded?

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    1908. The club was founded in Brussels in May 1908.

  39. Which one-club legend holds Borussia Dortmund's record for most competitive appearances, turning out 572 times between 1981 and 1998?

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    Michael Zorc. Dortmund-born Zorc, a reliable penalty taker and long-time captain, later became the club's sporting director and a key architect of the Klopp era.

  40. Eindhoven, PSV's home city, lies in which Dutch province?

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    North Brabant. Eindhoven is the largest city in the province of North Brabant.

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Football Records quiz — FAQ

Who has won the most Ballon d’Or awards?
Lionel Messi, with eight — more than any player in history. Cristiano Ronaldo is next with five, and for over a decade the two of them shared the award between them.
Who is the all-time leading goalscorer in football?
Cristiano Ronaldo holds the record for most career goals by a recognised men’s player, having passed 900 across club and country — ahead of Lionel Messi and the historic mark of Josef Bican.
What is the biggest transfer fee ever paid?
Neymar’s 2017 move from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain for €222 million — it more than doubled the previous world record and still stands as the highest ever.
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