Italy Football Quiz

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1. Palmeiras were founded in 1914 by immigrants from which country?

   APortugalBSpainCGermanyDItaly

   The club's original name honoured that community; it was dropped in 1942 under a wartime government decree.

2. England's Bukayo Saka missed a penalty in Euro 2020 — against which country in the final?

   AFranceBSpainCGermanyDItaly

   Italy beat England on penalties at Wembley after a 1-1 draw; Saka, Rashford and Sancho all missed in the shootout as Italy won 3-2 on spot-kicks.

3. Which manager won promotion with Torino in 2012 and later became head coach of the Italy national team in 2016?

   ASiniša MihajlovićBWalter MazzarriCGiampiero VenturaDIvan Jurić

   Giampiero Ventura won promotion with Torino in 2012 and took charge of Italy in 2016.

4. Which Italy midfielder won Euro 2020, was born in Brazil, and later played for both Chelsea and Arsenal?

   AEmersonBFelipe AndersonCJorginhoDThiago Motta

   Jorginho was born in Imbituba, Brazil, won Euro 2020 with Italy, and played for Chelsea then Arsenal.

5. Fiorentina's home stadium, with its striking concrete 'Marathon Tower,' was designed by which pioneering Italian architect?

   AGio PontiBRenzo PianoCAldo RossiDPier Luigi Nervi

   Pier Luigi Nervi designed the 1930s stadium, famed for the Torre di Maratona (Marathon Tower).

6. In 2016 Juventus paid Napoli around €90m for which striker, a then-record fee for a transfer within Italian football?

   AGonzalo HiguainBMauro IcardiCCarlos TevezDEdinson Cavani

   Higuain crossed a bitter divide from Napoli to Juve for roughly €90m, an Italian transfer record at the time.

7. Roberto Mancini won the 1990-91 Serie A title as a player with which Italian club?

   AFiorentinaBRomaCLazioDSampdoria

   Mancini's strike partnership with Gianluca Vialli, under Vujadin Boskov, fired Sampdoria to their only Serie A title in 1990-91.

8. Silvio Piola scored twice in the 1938 World Cup final as Italy beat which nation 4-2?

   AAustriaBCzechoslovakiaCBrazilDHungary

   Italy retained the trophy in Paris in 1938, with Piola bagging a brace against the Hungarians.

9. Which Serie A striker's constant offside-testing movements led to a legendary saying among Italian defenders?

   AFilippo InzaghiBTottiCVieriDDel Piero

   Inzaghi's knack for living on the offside line prompted Sir Alex Ferguson's famous quip that he 'must have been born offside'.

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

    AVieriBDel PieroCTottiDRiva

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

11. Which club provided the most players to the Euro 2020 winning Italian squad?

    AInterBJuventusCNapoliDAC Milan

    Italy's two veteran centre-backs that summer both came from the same Turin club, which had four squad members in all.

12. Which Bulgarian forward scored in the 1994 World Cup semi-final defeat to Italy and won the Ballon d'Or later that year — his six goals at USA '94 sharing the Golden Boot?

    AHristo StoichkovBYordan LetchkovCTrifon IvanovDEmil Kostadinov

    The Barcelona star equalised from the penalty spot in the semi before Baggio's brace sent the Azzurri through — it was the peak of a golden generation that also beat defending champions Germany in the quarters.

13. The Supercoppa Italiana is contested between which two clubs each year?

    AThe top two in the leagueBThe league champion and cup winnerCThe two cup finalistsDThe two highest league finishers

    Italy's season-opening Supercoppa Italiana pits the reigning Serie A champion against the Coppa Italia winner; it began in 1988, with Milan beating Sampdoria in the first edition.

14. Marcelo Lippi won the World Cup as Italy manager in 2006 — how old was he?

    A57B54C58D56

    The Juventus and Italy boss was born in 1948.

15. Sir Alex Ferguson made a classic jibe at which Italian striker, saying 'That lad must have been born offside'?

    APaolo Di CanioBFilippo InzaghiCChristian VieriDLuca Toni

    AC Milan and Juventus legend known for his brilliant offside-line timing.

16. Ajax reached the 1996 Champions League final but lost on penalties to which Italian side?

    AFiorentinaBJuventusCInter MilanDAC Milan

    A year after their triumph, Ajax fell to Juventus on penalties in the 1996 final in Rome.

17. Which Argentine forward missed the 1990 World Cup final through suspension after picking up a yellow card for handball in the semi-final against Italy?

    AGustavo DezottiBJorge BurruchagaCGabriel BatistutaDClaudio Caniggia

    The flowing-haired striker had already scored the winner against Brazil in the round of 16 and equalised against host Italy in the semi — his handball to stop a Giannini pass earned the booking that kept him out of the Rome final.

18. Zlatan Ibrahimović spent just one season at Barcelona (2009-10) before moving to which Italian club in August 2010, where he won Serie A in his first year?

    AJuventusBRomaCAC MilanDInter

    Zlatan joined AC Milan from Barcelona in 2010 (initially on loan, then permanent).

19. The 2003 Champions League final was entirely between two clubs from which country?

    AGermanyBEnglandCItalyDSpain

    AC Milan beat Juventus 3-2 on penalties at Old Trafford after 0-0 draw. It was the first all-Italian CL final.

20. John Charles made a landmark move abroad in 1957 — which Italian club did he join?

    ARomaBJuventusCInterDAC Milan

    Welsh 'Gentle Giant' John Charles joined Juventus from Leeds in 1957 for a British-record £65,000 and became a Turin legend, winning three Serie A titles.

21. Which Serie A manager introduced the zone press and total tactical control to Italian football in the late 1980s?

    ALuigi MaifrediBArrigo SacchiCFabio CapelloDGiovanni Trapattoni

    His pressing, high-line Milan side won back-to-back European Cups in 1989 and 1990.

22. Whose missed final penalty — skied over the bar — sealed Italy's 1994 World Cup final defeat to Brazil?

    ABaggioBDonadoniCMussiDBaresi

    Baresi had also blazed over earlier in the shootout, but Baggio's miss on Italy's fifth kick handed Brazil the title 3-2 on penalties.

23. 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?

    A30B23C20D26

    They 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.

24. Edinson Cavani moved to PSG in 2013 from which Italian club, where he'd been known as 'El Matador'?

    ARomaBNapoliCJuventusDInternazionale

    PSG paid a then-French-record fee (~€64m) to prise the Uruguayan from Napoli; he'd go on to become their all-time top scorer before Mbappé passed him.

25. Which legendary goalkeeper played every minute of every game for Italy at the 1982 World Cup?

    AScireaBCabriniCGentileDZoff

    Dino Zoff, captain and goalkeeper at 40, was ever-present as Italy won the 1982 World Cup.

26. Which Welsh forward, 'The Gentle Giant', was a Leeds United star of the 1950s before a record transfer to Italy?

    AIvor AllchurchBTrevor FordCJohn CharlesDCliff Jones

    John Charles starred for Leeds before a record 1957 move to Italy, and is regarded among the club's greatest.

27. Which Serie A club is nicknamed 'I Neroverdi' (the Black and Greens) and based in Emilia-Romagna — known for developing young Italian talent?

    AEmpoliBSassuoloCBolognaDChievo

    Sassuolo (US Sassuolo Calcio) — founded 1920, not 1900. Nicknamed Neroverdi for their black-green stripes.

28. As of 2026, which Italian striker holds the record for most Serie A Capocannoniere (top scorer) wins as a Lazio player — three times?

    ADi CanioBSimone InzaghiCRocchiDImmobile

    Ciro Immobile won the Serie A Golden Boot three times with Lazio (2017-18 joint with Icardi, 2019-20, 2021-22).

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

    AFelipe AndersonBMarco ParoloCLuis AlbertoDAlessandro Murgia

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

30. Feyenoord sold Santiago Giménez in 2025 to which Italian club?

    ANapoliBJuventusCInter MilanDAC Milan

    Giménez moved to AC Milan in early 2025.

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

    AGenoaBJuventusCBolognaDAmbrosiana-Inter

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

32. Which Italian chipped an audacious Panenka penalty past Joe Hart in Italy's Euro 2012 quarter-final shootout win over England?

    AMontolivoBPirloCBalotelliDDe Rossi

    Pirlo's cheeky dink over the diving Joe Hart came right after Montolivo had missed, and is widely credited with turning the shootout Italy won 4-2 in Kyiv.

33. Gianluigi Buffon was named in Italy's squad for a record how many World Cups between 1998 and 2014?

    A5B4C3D6

    Buffon was in five World Cup squads (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014); he was an unused substitute in 1998 and was Italy's starting keeper at the other four.

34. Spain won Euro 2012 by beating which country in the final — a record margin for a Euro final?

    AItalyBPortugalCGermanyDFrance

    Spain beat Italy 4-0 in the Kyiv final (1 July 2012) — goals from Silva, Alba, Torres, Mata.

35. Which Italian club won the UEFA Cup in 1999, beating Marseille 3-0 in the Moscow final?

    AParmaBBolognaCFiorentinaDSampdoria

    Parma's star-studded side (Buffon, Cannavaro, Thuram, Crespo) won the 1999 UEFA Cup.

36. Paul Gascoigne joined Rangers in 1995 from which Italian club?

    ANapoliBRomaCLazioDFiorentina

    'Gazza' signed from Lazio for a then club-record fee of about £4.3m in 1995.

37. In the 2002 World Cup last 16, which controversial match saw referee Byron Moreno send off Francesco Totti and disallow a golden goal?

    ASouth Korea vs ItalyBBoth semi-finalsCSouth Korea vs GermanyDSouth Korea vs Spain

    South Korea beat Italy 2-1 in golden-goal extra time amid huge refereeing controversy.

38. Juventus won their first UEFA Cup in 1977, a triumph notable for being achieved with a squad made up entirely of what?

    ATeenagersBItalian playersCAcademy graduatesDFree transfers

    Juve's 1977 UEFA Cup win over Athletic Bilbao was famously earned with an all-Italian squad, a rare feat in a European final.

39. Which Italian striker became the first Italian player to win the Serie A Capocannoniere four times — with his first coming at Torino (2013-14) and three more at Lazio (2017-18, 2019-20, 2021-22)?

    ALorenzo InsigneBCiro ImmobileCAndrea BelottiDGraziano Pellè

    His 2019-20 tally of 36 goals equalled the all-time Serie A record.

40. Santos retained the Intercontinental Cup in 1963, needing a third match to see off which Italian club?

    AInternazionaleBAC MilanCFiorentinaDJuventus

    Milan won the first leg 4-2 at San Siro; Santos took the return 4-2 and then the Maracanã playoff 1-0 through a Dalmo penalty.

41. Hidetoshi Nakata, the first Asian Serie A superstar, won the Scudetto in 2000-01 with which Italian club?

    APerugiaBLazioCParmaDRoma

    Nakata joined Roma from Perugia in January 2000 for €21m.

42. Dejan Stanković, once Red Star's youngest captain, was sold to which Italian club in 1998?

    AInter MilanBParmaCLazioDRoma

    Stanković joined Lazio in 1998 before later moving elsewhere in Serie A.

43. Marcello Lippi won the 2006 World Cup — what did he do immediately after Italy's victory?

    AStepped down from the Italy jobBTook charge of AC MilanCManaged ChinaDReturned to Juventus

    He didn't linger — within days his FIGC contract lapsed; he only returned for a second spell that flopped at the 2010 World Cup.

44. Uzbekistan reached their first-ever World Cup in 2026 — which Italian World Cup winner was hired in 2025 to lead them at the finals?

    ACannavaroBPirloCBuffonDDel Piero

    Fabio Cannavaro, the 2006 World Cup-winning captain, took charge of Uzbekistan in 2025.

45. Which goalkeeper starred for Fiorentina through the 1990s before becoming an Italy hero at Euro 2000?

    AAngelo PeruzziBGianluigi BuffonCLuca MarchegianiDFrancesco Toldo

    Francesco Toldo was Fiorentina's long-serving keeper and shone in Italy's run to the Euro 2000 final.

46. Nuno Gomes left Benfica in 2000 for a €17m move to which Italian club, after starring at Euro 2000?

    ALazioBRomaCParmaDFiorentina

    Fiorentina signed him that summer; their financial collapse allowed him to return to Benfica as a free agent in 2002.

47. Which Argentine-Italian forward was a key attacker, alongside Giuseppe Virgili, in Fiorentina's first Scudetto-winning side?

    AHumberto MaschioBAntonio AngelilloCMiguel MontuoriDOmar Sivori

    Miguel Montuori was a prolific forward in Fiorentina's maiden title season, scoring 13 league goals.

48. Gonzalo Higuaín's 2016 transfer from Napoli to Juventus was for what fee, then an Italian record?

    A€70mB€80mC€90mD€100m

    Juventus triggered Higuaín's €90m release clause in 2016, then the highest fee ever paid in Italy.

49. Which country did Italy shockingly lose to in the round of 16 at the 2002 World Cup — sent home via a golden-goal winner?

    AAustraliaBJapanCUSADSouth Korea

    Ahn Jung-hwan headed home the golden-goal winner in extra time at Daejeon, after Italy had been reduced to ten men by Totti's red. The hosts went on to reach the semi-finals.

50. Aston Villa sold England midfielder David Platt in 1991 to which Italian club?

    ABariBJuventusCSampdoriaDInternazionale

    Platt's excellent Villa form earned a move to Serie A side Bari, launching a successful spell in Italy.

51. Napoli thrashed which club 5-1 to win the 1990 Supercoppa Italiana?

    ASampdoriaBInterCJuventusDMilan

    Champions Napoli demolished Coppa Italia holders Juventus 5-1 in the 1990 Supercoppa.

52. Juventus lost the 2003 Champions League final on penalties at Old Trafford. What made that final the first of its kind?

    AIt was the first European Cup final staged in EnglandBIt was the first final contested by two clubs from the same countryCIt was the first final between two Italian clubsDIt was the first final decided by a penalty shootout

    AC Milan won the shootout 3-2 after a goalless 120 minutes; three years earlier Real Madrid and Valencia had contested the first all-Spanish final.

53. In Australia's 2006 World Cup Round of 16 defeat to Italy, who scored the controversial 95th-minute winning penalty?

    AAndrea PirloBLuca ToniCAlessandro Del PieroDFrancesco Totti

    Francesco Totti scored after Fabio Grosso fell over Lucas Neill in the box — Italy went on to win the tournament.

54. Which Italian club reached their only European Cup final in 1992 — losing 1-0 to Barcelona at Wembley?

    AJuventusBInterCAC MilanDSampdoria

    The blucerchiati, with Vialli and Mancini, had won Serie A a year earlier but fell to a Koeman free-kick in extra time.

55. Benfica lost the 1965 European Cup final 1-0 at the San Siro to which Italian club?

    AInterBAC MilanCFiorentinaDJuventus

    Inter beat Benfica 1-0 on their home San Siro turf to lift the 1965 European Cup.

56. HSV lost the 1968 European Cup Winners' Cup final to which Italian club?

    AAC MilanBTorinoCFiorentinaDLazio

    AC Milan beat HSV 2-0 in the 1968 Cup Winners' Cup final in Rotterdam.

57. Fiorentina signed prolific striker Luca Toni in 2005 from which Italian club?

    ABresciaBVicenzaCPalermoDGenoa

    Toni arrived from Palermo in 2005 and scored 31 league goals in his debut Fiorentina season.

58. Fabio Capello won Serie A titles as manager of which three Italian clubs?

    AMilan, Roma, JuventusBMilan, Lazio, JuventusCRoma, Inter, MilanDMilan, Inter, Juventus

    Capello won Serie A with Milan (4: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996), Roma (2000-01), Juventus (2004-05, 2005-06 — later stripped). He never managed Inter.

59. Who scored Italy's only goal in the Euro 2020 semi-final at Wembley — a curled 60th-minute effort before Spain equalised through Morata and Italy won on penalties?

    AInsigneBChiesaCLocatelliDImmobile

    The 23-year-old Juventus forward scored 2 goals in total across the tournament, including this one that gave Italy the lead in their semi-final.

60. Thierry Henry joined Arsenal in August 1999 for £11m — which Italian club did he leave to join the Gunners?

    AParmaBJuventusCInterDAC Milan

    Henry had joined Juventus from Monaco in January 1999 but struggled on the wing in Serie A.

61. Which Italian club did Zico join in 1983 after his first spell at Flamengo?

    ARomaBUdineseCNapoliDFiorentina

    He spent two seasons in Friuli before returning to Brazil in 1985.

62. Atlético won their first European trophy in 1962 — the Cup Winners' Cup — beating which Italian side in a replay?

    ATorinoBAC MilanCRomaDFiorentina

    After a 1-1 draw they thrashed Fiorentina 3-0 in the replayed final.

63. Which goalkeeper holds the joint record for most clean sheets at a single World Cup tournament — 5 in 2006 (Italy won)?

    AGianluigi BuffonBFabien BarthezCIker CasillasDPeter Shilton

    Buffon kept 5 clean sheets at WC 2006 (7 games, conceded only 2 goals — 1 own goal vs USA, 1 penalty by Zidane in final). Shared record with Fabien Barthez (France 1998).

64. Dejan Savićević was given which nickname by the Italian press?

    AIl FenomenoBIl CapitanoCIl DivinoDIl Genio (The Genius)

    In Italy he was dubbed 'Il Genio' — 'The Genius'.

65. Jimmy Greaves signed for Spurs in 1961 from which Italian club after an unhappy spell in Serie A?

    AInter MilanBTorinoCAC MilanDJuventus

    Greaves lasted only months at AC Milan before Spurs brought him back to England for a British-record fee.

66. 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?

    AGianluca ZambrottaBAlessandro NestaCPaolo MaldiniDFabio Cannavaro

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

67. Sevilla won the 2023 Europa League final against which Italian club, decided on penalties?

    AFiorentinaBRomaCLazioDAtalanta

    Sevilla beat Roma on penalties after a 1-1 draw in the 2023 final.

68. Which Italian club did Vladimir Jugović join first after leaving Red Star?

    AJuventusBLazioCInter MilanDSampdoria

    Jugović moved to Sampdoria at Vujadin Boškov's urging after his Red Star triumph.

69. Which Italian manager won the Premier League in his debut Chelsea season of 2016-17?

    AClaudio RanieriBAntonio ConteCCarlo AncelottiDMaurizio Sarri

    He switched to a 3-4-3 mid-season and stormed to the title before winning the FA Cup the following year.

70. Zlatan Ibrahimovic starred for Ajax before moving to which Italian club in 2004?

    AInter MilanBAC MilanCRomaDJuventus

    After three years at Ajax, Zlatan's next stop was Juventus in the summer of 2004.

71. In the first round of the 1983–84 UEFA Cup, Trabzonspor beat which Italian club 1–0 at home before going out of the tie?

    ARomaBInterCJuventusDTorino

    Trabzonspor beat Inter 1–0 in Trabzon on 14 September 1983, but lost 2–0 away to exit 2–1 on aggregate.

72. Which Italian player retired with 705 appearances for Juventus — a club record?

    AGianluigi BuffonBGaetano ScireaCGiorgio ChielliniDAlessandro Del Piero

    Del Piero made 705 appearances for Juventus 1993-2012, scoring 290 goals (club record). Buffon has 685 Juve apps (GK record).

73. Mateo Kovačić left Dinamo Zagreb in January 2013 to join which Italian club?

    AJuventusBInter MilanCAC MilanDRoma

    Inter paid around €15 million for the 18-year-old Kovačić on deadline day in January 2013.

74. Which Italian striker scored a record 274 Serie A goals — a record that has stood since 1954?

    AInzaghiBBaggioCSignoriDSilvio Piola

    Piola's record of 274 Serie A goals has stood for over 70 years — the closest active player remains Immobile at around 200.

75. Which former Torino striker of the 1970s went on to win the 1982 World Cup with Italy?

    AFrancesco GrazianiBBruno ContiCMarco TardelliDPaolo Rossi

    Francesco Graziani starred for Torino in the 1970s before featuring in Italy's 1982 World Cup triumph.

76. Nicknamed 'Lo Zio' (The Uncle), which defender spent his entire career at Inter and won the 1982 World Cup with Italy as a teenager?

    ABeppe BergomiBFulvio CollovatiCRiccardo FerriDGiuseppe Baresi

    Beppe Bergomi debuted at the 1982 World Cup as a teenager and was a one-club Inter man for two decades.

77. Which country did Italy shockingly lose 3-2 to in their final 2010 World Cup group game — sending the defending champions out bottom of Group F?

    ASlovakiaBParaguayCNew ZealandDSouth Korea

    Slovakia were playing in their first ever World Cup. Italy had drawn 1-1 with Paraguay and New Zealand before this defeat.

78. Which country did Brazil beat 4-1 in the 1970 World Cup final at the Estadio Azteca?

    AItalyBUruguayCEnglandDWest Germany

    Pele opened, Boninsegna equalised for Italy, then Gerson, Jairzinho and Carlos Alberto's iconic team goal sealed Brazil's third World Cup.

79. In which Italian city was the 1991 European Cup final staged?

    ABariBNaplesCMilanDRome

    The final was played at the Stadio San Nicola in Bari.

80. Which former Serie A club were seven-time Italian champions between 1908 and 1922 — dominating the early calcio era before declining into lower divisions?

    ANoveseBPro VercelliCCasaleDTorino

    Pro Vercelli won the Italian championship in 1908, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1921 and 1922. Their small-town side ('Il Leoni') was almost exclusively local players.

81. Which Italian club is the only one never to have been relegated from Serie A — having competed in the top flight every season since its first league campaign in 1909?

    AAC MilanBInterCJuventusDRoma

    Inter Milan (founded 9 March 1908 as a breakaway from AC Milan) has never been relegated.

82. Roberto Baggio finished as runner-up at the 1994 World Cup — which Italian club was he playing for that summer?

    AInterBJuventusCFiorentinaDAC Milan

    He had joined them from Fiorentina in 1990 for a then-world-record fee and would stay until 1995, when he was sold to AC Milan to make way for a young Alessandro Del Piero.

83. Which Torino goalkeeper, also an Italy international, was among the players killed in the 1949 Superga disaster?

    AValerio BacigalupoBWalter ZengaCGianluigi BuffonDDino Zoff

    Valerio Bacigalupo, rated among the finest keepers of his generation, died at Superga aged 25.

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

    AThe only club to win the European Cup three years runningBThe only club never relegated from the top flightCThe only club to win three consecutive ScudettiDThe only club founded in the 19th century

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

85. Which Italian club won five consecutive Serie A titles from 2005-06 to 2009-10 — a run that included a famous treble in 2010?

    AAC MilanBJuventusCRomaDInternazionale

    Inter's run started when Juventus were stripped of the 2005-06 title in Calciopoli.

86. Italy beat which country 3-0 in the 2006 World Cup quarter-final, on their way to winning the trophy?

    ACzech RepublicBUSACGermanyDUkraine

    Italy beat Ukraine 3-0 in the quarter-final (Zambrotta and Toni x2), then Germany in the semi and France in the final.

87. Which team beat Brazil 3-2 in the second round of the 1982 World Cup — one of the greatest upsets ever?

    APolandBItalyCWest GermanyDArgentina

    Paolo Rossi's hat-trick at Estadio Sarrià eliminated Zico, Socrates and Brazil's famed attacking side as Italy marched on to win the tournament.

88. PSV reached the 2005 Champions League semi-finals, where they were knocked out by which Italian club?

    AJuventusBAC MilanCInter MilanDRoma

    AC Milan edged PSV in the 2005 semi-finals.

89. Which Italian striker — nicknamed 'Penna Bianca' (The White Feather) — was Juventus' top scorer in all competitions in 1995-96 and scored the opening goal in the Champions League final win over Ajax?

    AAlessandro Del PieroBGianfranco ZolaCFabrizio RavanelliDGianluca Vialli

    The White Feather scored after 12 minutes in the 1996 final in Rome; Juve won 4-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw, then he left for Middlesbrough that summer.

90. Why did Phil Foden miss England's Euro 2020 final against Italy?

    AA hamstring injury suffered in the semi-finalBA foot injury picked up in trainingCIllnessDA one-match suspension

    Gareth Southgate confirmed Foden had sat out the final training session with the problem; England went on to lose the Wembley final on penalties.

91. Which Italian striker won the Capocannoniere (Serie A top scorer) three times — in 1993, 1994, and 1996 — primarily with Lazio?

    ARoberto BaggioBGiuseppe SignoriCGianluca VialliDGianfranco Zola

    Signori scored 188 Serie A goals in his career (1988-2004) for Foggia, Lazio (107 goals), Sampdoria, Bologna. Won Capocannoniere 3 times.

92. Which Italian club is level with Juventus on eight Ballon d'Or wins by players at the club?

    ARomaBAC MilanCTorinoDInter

    AC Milan players have won the Ballon d'Or a record number of times, from Gullit and Van Basten to Kaká.

93. Club Brugge sold Charles De Ketelaere in 2022 to which Italian club?

    ANapoliBAC MilanCJuventusDInter Milan

    Charles De Ketelaere joined AC Milan from Club Brugge in summer 2022.

94. Torino won the very first match in the club's history against which pioneering Italian club?

    AInternazionaleBNapoliCFiorentinaDPro Vercelli

    Torino's debut game, played in Vercelli two weeks after the club's founding, finished 3-1 in their favour against Pro Vercelli.

95. Which legendary Italian defender was renowned for his sportsmanship, playing for Juventus for 14 years and never once receiving a red card?

    AFranco BaresiBGaetano ScireaCClaudio GentileDPaolo Maldini

    Scirea played the libero role with elegance and never collected a single red card across his entire career.

96. Which iconic Italian club went bankrupt in August 2004 and was refounded weeks later by film producer Aurelio De Laurentiis, restarting in Serie C1 before climbing back to Serie A?

    ANapoliBLazioCFiorentinaDParma

    Napoli was re-founded by film producer Aurelio De Laurentiis.

97. Which Italian club eliminated Barcelona on aggregate in the 2024-25 Champions League semi-finals, en route to the final?

    ARomaBJuventusCAC MilanDInter

    Inter beat Barcelona 7-6 on aggregate in one of the most thrilling semi-finals ever, before losing 5-0 to PSG in the final.

98. Against which Italian club did Cristiano Ronaldo score his first Champions League goals in a 7-1 quarter-final rout at Old Trafford in April 2007?

    AJuventusBInterCAC MilanDAS Roma

    It was Roma on 10 April 2007 in the QF 2nd leg. CR7 had played around 30 UCL matches before scoring his first.

99. Italy failed to qualify for three consecutive World Cups — starting with which tournament?

    A2010B2022C2018D2014

    The four-time winners missed 2018, 2022 and 2026 — a stunning run of absences.

100. Which Italian striker equalled the Serie A single-season scoring record of 36 goals in 2019-20 with Lazio?

     AFabio QuagliarellaBFrancesco CaputoCCiro ImmobileDAndrea Belotti

     Ciro Immobile (Italian) scored 36 Serie A goals for Lazio in 2019-20, equalling Gonzalo Higuaín's 2015-16 record. Higuaín is Argentine, not Italian.

101. In 1984 Bayern sold forward Karl-Heinz Rummenigge to which Italian club for a then near-world-record fee?

     ANapoliBAC MilanCInter MilanDJuventus

     Two-time Ballon d'Or winner Rummenigge joined Inter Milan in one of the biggest transfers of the era.

102. Which veteran Italian coach managed Fiorentina from 1998 to 2000, leading them into the Champions League?

     AFabio CapelloBGiovanni TrapattoniCMarcello LippiDCarlo Ancelotti

     Giovanni Trapattoni coached Fiorentina to a third-place finish in 1998-99 and into the Champions League.

103. Trabzonspor opened their 2011–12 Champions League campaign with a 1–0 away win over which Italian club?

     AInterBAC MilanCJuventusDNapoli

     Ondřej Čelůstka scored late at the San Siro to beat Inter 1–0 on matchday one in September 2011.

104. Roberto Mancini left which club to take the Italy manager job in 2018?

     AZenit St PetersburgBJuventusCGalatasarayDLazio

     Mancini spent just one season in Russia before taking charge in May 2018 of an Italy side that had failed to qualify for that summer's World Cup — he rebuilt them into Euro 2020 champions at Wembley in 2021.

105. Fiorentina lost the 1990 UEFA Cup final, the first all-Italian European final, to which club?

     AJuventusBNapoliCInterDAS Roma

     Juventus beat Fiorentina 3-1 on aggregate in the 1990 UEFA Cup final.

106. Only two countries have ever won back-to-back World Cups. Italy did it in 1934 and 1938. Which other country won consecutive World Cups in 1958 and 1962?

     AUruguayBBrazilCArgentinaDWest Germany

     No team has ever won three in a row.

107. To which Italian club did PSV sell Hirving Lozano in 2019?

     ALazioBNapoliCRomaDFiorentina

     Lozano moved from PSV to Napoli in 2019 for a large fee.

108. Leverkusen's 2023-24 unbeaten run finally ended in the Europa League final against which Italian club?

     AAtalantaBFiorentinaCAS RomaDLazio

     Atalanta won 3-0 in Dublin in May 2024, with Ademola Lookman scoring a hat-trick.

109. Which Italian scored a famous scissor-kick volley against Wimbledon in 2000 that won the BBC Goal of the Season?

     AFabrizio RavanelliBBenito CarboneCGianfranco ZolaDPaolo Di Canio

     Di Canio's acrobatic volley against Wimbledon in March 2000 won the BBC Goal of the Season.

110. Which Italian club were relegated from Serie A in 2023 after just one season back in the top flight?

     AParmaBSampdoriaCSalernitanaDCremonese

     Promoted in 2022, Cremonese went straight back down in 2022-23 after a single season, their relegation confirmed in May 2023.

111. Marseille lost the 1999 UEFA Cup final to which Italian club?

     AParmaBFiorentinaCInterDLazio

     Parma won 3-0 in the Moscow final, their side featuring Buffon, Cannavaro and Crespo.

112. In 1999 Inter made Christian Vieri the world's most expensive player, signing the striker from which Italian club?

     ALazioBAtalantaCFiorentinaDJuventus

     Inter paid Lazio a then-world-record fee of around 90 billion lire for Christian Vieri in 1999.

113. In the 1976-77 European Cup, reigning Italian champions Torino were knocked out by which German club that went on to reach the final?

     ABayern MunichBBorussia MönchengladbachCHamburger SVD1. FC Köln

     Mönchengladbach edged Torino 2-1 on aggregate, then lost the 1977 European Cup final to Liverpool.

114. HSV won the 1983 European Cup final, beating which Italian club 1-0?

     AInternazionaleBNapoliCRomaDJuventus

     HSV defeated Juventus 1-0 to lift the 1983 European Cup.

115. Who scored the last ever golden goal in a European Championship final — for France vs Italy at Euro 2000?

     AZidaneBDavid TrezeguetCWiltordDHenry

     Trezeguet's half-volley two minutes before the end of extra time won France the trophy 2-1.

116. Which Italian manager guided his team to two consecutive World Cup titles in 1934 and 1938?

     AEnzo BearzotBVittorio PozzoCMarcello LippiDFerruccio Valcareggi

     Pozzo led Italy to Olympic gold at Berlin 1936 between his 1934 and 1938 World Cup triumphs — an extraordinary treble, and no other manager had won two World Cups as of the 2022 tournament.

117. After a single season in Italy, Torino sold Denis Law in 1962 to which club, where he became a legend?

     AManchester UnitedBLiverpoolCCelticDArsenal

     Law joined Manchester United in 1962 for another British-record fee and starred at Old Trafford.

118. Which country shocked Italy 1-0 in the 1994 World Cup group stage thanks to Ray Houghton's early chip?

     ASwitzerlandBNorwayCRepublic of IrelandDMexico

     Jack Charlton's Ireland triumphed at Giants Stadium in front of a sea of Irish-American support, with the Aston Villa man lobbing Pagliuca in the 11th minute.

119. Juventus won five consecutive Serie A titles in the 1930s, an era of dominance known by what Italian name?

     AIl TriennioBIl DecennioCLa Grande JuveDIl Quinquennio d'Oro

     'Il Quinquennio d'Oro' (the Golden Five Years) marks Juve's run of five straight titles from 1931 to 1935.

120. Which Italian striker top-scored for Atlético in 1997-98 before joining Lazio, later starring for Italy at World Cups?

     AChristian VieriBFabrizio RavanelliCFilippo InzaghiDEnrico Chiesa

     'Bobo' Vieri banged in goals for one season at Atlético before his big-money Lazio move.

121. Ronaldo R9 starred at the 2002 World Cup after years of knee injuries — which Italian club was he playing for at the time?

     AAC MilanBLazioCInterDJuventus

     Ronaldo scored 8 goals at the 2002 WC (incl. both goals in the final vs Germany) while an Inter player.

122. In 1963, AC Milan became the first Italian club to win the European Cup, beating Benfica at Wembley. Who was their captain that day?

     AGianni RiveraBNils LiedholmCCesare MaldiniDGiovanni Trapattoni

     Cesare's son Paolo would lift the same trophy as Milan's captain in England 40 years later, in 2003 — a remarkable father-and-son symmetry.

123. Which Italian-based legend won the Serie A top-scorer award (Capocannoniere) in 1994-95 with 26 goals?

     ARoberto BaggioBSignoriCShevchenkoDGabriel Batistuta

     Gabriel Batistuta scored 26 Serie A goals for Fiorentina in 1994-95 and was widely considered the best striker in the world.

124. Torino were stripped of the 1926-27 Italian title after a match-fixing affair. By what name is that scandal known?

     ACalciopoliBThe Allemandi CaseCTotoneroDThe Rossi Affair

     It is named after Juventus defender Luigi Allemandi, bribed to fix the 1927 derby; the 1926-27 title was annulled and left unassigned.

125. Ajax lost their first-ever European Cup final in 1969. To which Italian club, and by what score?

     AJuventus, 2-1BAC Milan, 4-1CInter Milan, 3-0DFiorentina, 3-2

     A Pierino Prati hat-trick powered AC Milan to a 4-1 win over the young Ajax side in Madrid.

126. What does the AS in AS Roma actually stand for in Italian?

     AAssociazione Sportiva Roma FootballBAssociazione SorrisoCAssociazione Sportiva (Sports Association)DAtletico Sportivo

     AS Roma = Associazione Sportiva Roma. Founded 1927 through a merger of 3 Roman clubs.

127. Which future World Cup-winning Italy captain began his professional career at Napoli in the early 1990s?

     AFabio CannavaroBAlessandro NestaCGianluca ZambrottaDMarco Materazzi

     Fabio Cannavaro came through at Napoli before moving to Parma, later captaining Italy to the 2006 World Cup.

128. In 1961 Rangers became the first British club to reach a European final, losing the Cup Winners' Cup to which Italian side?

     AInter MilanBAC MilanCJuventusDFiorentina

     Fiorentina won the two-legged 1961 final 4-1 on aggregate.

129. Which Italian club won the inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League in 2022 — their first major European trophy in 61 years?

     ARomaBLazioCNapoliDFiorentina

     José Mourinho's side beat Feyenoord 1-0 in Tirana via a Zaniolo goal; their previous European honour was the 1961 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.

130. Which Italian club did Mexico striker Santiago Giménez join from Feyenoord in early 2025?

     AInter MilanBNapoliCAC MilanDJuventus

     Giménez joined AC Milan in early 2025 from Feyenoord for around €37m.

131. To reach the 2014–15 Champions League group stage, Athletic Bilbao won a qualifying play-off against which Italian club?

     AFiorentinaBRomaCLazioDNapoli

     Athletic beat Napoli over two legs, sealing it at the new San Mamés, to make the group stage.

132. Athletic Bilbao reached the 1977 UEFA Cup final, losing on away goals to which Italian club?

     AAC MilanBTorinoCJuventusDInternazionale

     The tie finished 2–2 on aggregate and Juventus took the trophy on away goals.

133. Which Italian giant did Marseille defeat in the 1993 Champions League final?

     AAC MilanBRomaCInter MilanDJuventus

     Marseille beat AC Milan 1-0 in Munich to claim the 1993 trophy.

134. How many goals did Italy score on their run to the 1994 World Cup final — a low total for a finalist?

     A13B5C11D8

     Roberto Baggio scored 5 of them, all in the knockout rounds against Nigeria, Spain and Bulgaria.

135. Which country won Euro 1968, beating Yugoslavia in a final replay in Rome?

     AYugoslaviaBWest GermanyCFranceDItaly

     Italy won Euro 1968 on home soil; after a 1-1 draw they beat Yugoslavia 2-0 in a final replay.

136. In 2006, who tied his shirt around his head after scoring Italy's winning penalty against France in the World Cup final?

     AAndrea PirloBFabio GrossoCFrancesco TottiDAlessandro Del Piero

     He ran screaming with his shirt pulled over his head. One of the most iconic Italian football images.

137. Which Italian keeper went a then-record 517 minutes without conceding at Italia '90, before Caniggia finally beat him in the semi-final?

     AGianluca PagliucaBWalter ZengaCDino ZoffDIvano Bordon

     The Inter Milan keeper's five-game shutout streak — Austria, USA, Czechoslovakia, Uruguay, Ireland — stood as the World Cup record for 36 years, until Spain's Unai Simón surpassed it at the 2026 tournament.

138. Which Italian coach ended Benfica's 11-year league drought by winning the 2004-05 Primeira title?

     AFabio CapelloBMarcello LippiCGiovanni TrapattoniDCarlo Ancelotti

     Giovanni Trapattoni delivered Benfica's first league title in 11 years in 2004-05.

139. Who managed Juventus to their 1996 Champions League triumph and later won the 2006 World Cup with Italy?

     AMarcello LippiBGiovanni TrapattoniCCarlo AncelottiDFabio Capello

     Lippi guided Juve to the 1996 European Cup and reached two more finals before coaching Italy to the 2006 World Cup.

140. At which Italian club did Dejan Stanković win the Champions League treble in 2010?

     AAC MilanBInter MilanCNapoliDJuventus

     Stanković spent his later career at Inter Milan, winning the treble there in 2010.

141. Dejan Savićević left Red Star for which Italian club in 1992?

     AInter MilanBAC MilanCRomaDSampdoria

     Savićević joined AC Milan, becoming a mainstay of their mid-1990s side.

142. PSG signed defender Thiago Silva, who went on to captain the club, from which Italian side in 2012?

     ANapoliBAC MilanCRomaDJuventus

     Thiago Silva arrived from AC Milan in the same 2012 window as Zlatan Ibrahimović and became PSG's long-serving skipper.

143. In a 1947 international, the Italy national team fielded an extraordinary number of Torino players in a single match. How many?

     ATenBFourCEightDSix

     Against Hungary in May 1947, Italy coach Vittorio Pozzo picked ten Grande Torino players — a record for one club in the Azzurri.

144. Which Italian manager was sacked by Real Madrid in 2007 despite winning La Liga — reportedly because of his defensive style and poor relationship with star players?

     ACarlo AncelottiBMarcello LippiCClaudio RanieriDFabio Capello

     Capello won La Liga 2006-07 in his second Madrid stint but was dismissed by Ramon Calderón after disagreements over his defensive approach and treatment of David Beckham, who was brought back into the team after being told he could leave.

145. Italy impressively beat holders Spain 2-0 in the Euro 2016 round of 16 — which side then eliminated the Azzurri on penalties in the quarter-finals after a 1-1 draw?

     AWalesBFranceCGermanyDIceland

     A record nine-round shoot-out (6-5) gave this opponent their first ever competitive victory over Italy, after Chiellini and Pellè had stunned Spain at the Stade de France in R16.

146. In the 1971 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final, Leeds beat which Italian club on the away-goals rule?

     AJuventusBRomaCTorinoDInternazionale

     Leeds drew 3-3 on aggregate with Juventus and won the trophy on the away-goals rule.

147. During the 2007-08 Champions League group stage, Fenerbahçe beat which Italian giant 1-0 at home in Kadıköy?

     ARomaBJuventusCInternazionaleDMilan

     Fenerbahçe beat Internazionale 1-0 at home in the 2007-08 group stage.

148. In 1957, Fiorentina became the first Italian club to reach a European Cup final, losing 2-0 to which club?

     ABenficaBStade de ReimsCReal MadridDBarcelona

     Real Madrid, with Di Stefano and Gento scoring, beat Fiorentina in the 1957 final at the Bernabeu.

149. Italy's 2006 World Cup winning squad had how many of its 23 players based in Serie A?

     A19B21C22D23

     Every single player in Lippi's 23-man squad was at a Serie A club at the time — a fully domestic-based World Cup winner, the last of its kind in the modern era.

150. Which Italian club won the 2024-25 Serie A title — their 4th Scudetto and second in three years, under Antonio Conte in his first season?

     AAC MilanBJuventusCInterDNapoli

     Napoli beat Cagliari 2-0 in the final round (McTominay 42', Lukaku 51') to finish one point ahead of Inter Milan.

151. Which Italian club did Parma beat in the 1995 UEFA Cup final?

     AInterBLazioCJuventusDAC Milan

     Parma beat Juventus 2-1 on aggregate in the all-Italian 1995 UEFA Cup final.

152. Which goalkeeper went a record 517 minutes without conceding at a single World Cup — for Italy in 1990?

     AWalter ZengaBDidaCGianluigi BuffonDDino Zoff

     Walter Zenga went 517 minutes unbeaten at Italy 90 — a record. Ended when Caniggia scored for Argentina in SF (Italy lost on pens).

153. Which non-Italian player won Serie A titles with both Inter and AC Milan?

     AZlatan IbrahimovicBSamuel Eto'oCRonaldoDDavid Beckham

     Ibrahimovic won three straight titles with Inter (2007-2009) and later lifted Serie A with AC Milan in 2010-11 and again in 2021-22.

154. Darko Pančev joined which Italian club in 1992?

     AAC MilanBJuventusCInter MilanDRoma

     Pančev moved to Inter Milan, though his spell there proved a disappointment.

155. Which European nation reached the 2026 World Cup via the UEFA playoffs, returning to a major tournament after 12 years — having knocked out Italy on penalties?

     ANorth MacedoniaBBosnia and HerzegovinaCAlbaniaDWales

     Bosnia and Herzegovina qualified for 2026 by beating Italy on penalties in the UEFA playoff final — their second ever World Cup appearance after 2014.

156. Which Italian defender captained Italy to the 2006 World Cup title, lifting the trophy in Berlin and winning that year's Ballon d'Or?

     AMaterazziBCannavaroCMaldiniDNesta

     Fabio Cannavaro played every minute of the tournament without scoring or being booked. He moved to Real Madrid that summer.

157. Which Asian nation made the biggest World Cup upset of 1966 — beating Italy 1-0 at Ayresome Park to knock the Azzurri out in the group stage?

     ANorth KoreaBIranCSouth KoreaDJapan

     Pak Doo-ik scored the only goal and Middlesbrough adopted the underdogs, who then led Portugal 3-0 in the quarter-final before Eusébio's four goals turned the tie around.

158. How many Serie A titles does the Italian federation (FIGC) officially recognise for Juventus, after two were stripped in the 2006 Calciopoli scandal?

     A36B38C33D29

     The FIGC credits Juventus with 36 titles; the club itself claims 38, counting the two revoked in Calciopoli.

159. Who scored the winning penalty in the all-Italian 2003 Champions League final at Old Trafford, beating Juventus?

     APaolo MaldiniBAndriy ShevchenkoCClarence SeedorfDFilippo Inzaghi

     After a goalless 120 minutes, the shootout was a mess of misses. Sheva kept his nerve to clinch Milan's sixth European Cup, nine years after the fifth.

160. Which Italian defender scored the 67th-minute equaliser in the Euro 2020 final against England — becoming, at 34, the oldest player ever to score in a European Championship final?

     ABonucciBDi LorenzoCAcerbiDChiellini

     He poked home from close range after Verratti's header had been tipped onto the post by Pickford from a Berardi corner.

161. Which German midfielder scored in two different World Cup finals — the 1974 win over the Netherlands and the 1982 loss to Italy?

     AWolfgang OverathBPaul BreitnerCLothar MatthäusDUli Hoeneß

     Breitner converted a penalty in the 1974 final and scored West Germany's only goal in the 1982 defeat to Italy.

162. 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?

     AJuventus BBJuventus Next GenCJuventus PrimaveraDJuventus Reserves

     Launched 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.

163. Francesco Totti scored a 94th-minute penalty for Italy at the 2006 World Cup R16 to eliminate which opponent 1-0?

     AGhanaBUkraineCAustraliaDSouth Korea

     Totti scored the last-minute PK vs Australia (R16, Kaiserslautern) on 26 June 2006 after Grosso was 'fouled'. It was a regular low penalty to the corner, NOT a Panenka.

164. Which country conceded just 2 goals in 7 games at the 1990 World Cup — a legendary defensive campaign, though they finished third?

     ABrazilBItalyCArgentinaDWest Germany

     Walter Zenga kept six clean sheets for the hosts before Maradona's Argentina knocked them out on penalties in the Naples semi-final.

165. Which player opened the scoring for Italy against West Germany in the 1982 World Cup final, on his way to the Golden Boot (6 goals) and Golden Ball?

     AAltobelliBCabriniCRossiDTardelli

     Italy beat West Germany 3-1 in the final (Rossi 57', Tardelli 69', Altobelli 81'; Breitner 83'). Rossi had also scored twice in the SF win over Poland.

166. Dinamo Zagreb won 4-0 in the 2019-20 Champions League group stage against which Italian club, who were making their debut in the competition?

     AAtalantaBRomaCLazioDNapoli

     Atalanta's first ever Champions League match ended in a 4-0 defeat at Maksimir in September 2019.

167. How many goals did Italy score in winning the 1982 World Cup — including Paolo Rossi's six?

     A9B12C14D11

     Italy scraped through the group with three draws and just two goals, then caught fire: Rossi's hat-trick beat Brazil 3-2, and Tardelli's iconic scream came in the 3-1 final win over West Germany.

168. Which legendary Italian goalkeeper captained Italy to World Cup glory in 1982 — aged 40, still the oldest WC winner?

     ADino ZoffBZengaCBuffonDPeruzzi

     Zoff lifted the trophy at 40 years old. Paolo Rossi won the Ballon d'Or that year — Zoff was runner-up.

169. In the 2020 Europa League final, Sevilla beat which Italian club 3-2?

     AAC MilanBInter MilanCNapoliDJuventus

     Sevilla beat Inter Milan 3-2 in the 2020 final played in Germany.

170. Jude Bellingham won the 2023 Golden Boy award - which Italian newspaper presents it?

     ATuttosportBCorriere dello SportCIl MessaggeroDLa Gazzetta dello Sport

     Tuttosport has run the Golden Boy since 2003 for the best under-21 in European football; Bellingham polled 485 of a possible 500 points.

171. Which manager won the league title in England AND Italy — with Chelsea and Juventus?

     ASarriBConteCAncelottiDMourinho

     Antonio Conte won three consecutive Serie A titles with Juventus (2011-14) and the Premier League with Chelsea in 2016-17. Sarri won Serie A with Juve but only the Europa League at Stamford Bridge.

172. Which Italian striker became Lazio's all-time Serie A top scorer in 2022 — passing Silvio Piola's club record?

     AAlberto GilardinoBCiro ImmobileCGiuseppe RossiDLuca Toni

     Immobile surpassed Piola's 143 Lazio league goals in 2022. Piola remains Serie A's all-time overall leading scorer with 274.

173. Marco Verratti spent over a decade as PSG's midfield metronome. From which Italian club did PSG sign the 'Little Owl' in 2012?

     AAtalantaBLazioCPescara (Serie B)DRoma

     PSG plucked the teenage Verratti from second-tier Pescara before he'd ever played in Serie A — a coup that delivered nine Ligue 1 titles.

174. Which legendary Italian striker was known as 'Il Divin Codino' (the Divine Ponytail)?

     APaolo RossiBChristian VieriCRoberto BaggioDFilippo Inzaghi

     Baggio's 1994 World Cup ended with a missed penalty in the final shootout against Brazil; he won the 1993 Ballon d'Or playing for Juventus.

175. Inter was born in 1908 when a group broke away from the Milan Cricket and Football Club. What was the founders' core disagreement?

     AThey wanted to welcome foreign players, not just ItaliansBThey refused to play in red shirtsCThey wanted to move out of the city of MilanDThey objected to charging fans for tickets

     The very name 'Internazionale' was chosen to reflect that open, international spirit — and the first captain, Hernst Marktl, was Swiss.

176. West Germany beat Belgium 2-1 to win Euro 1980 — who hosted that tournament?

     AItalyBWest GermanyCSpainDFrance

     The final was played at Rome's Stadio Olimpico, where Horst Hrubesch scored both German goals in the 2-1 win — Euro 1980 was the first edition expanded to eight teams.

177. Which Italian club is known as 'I Bianconeri'?

     AInterBJuventusCLazioDAC Milan

     'I Bianconeri' means 'the black-and-whites', after the iconic black-and-white striped kit first adopted in 1903.

178. Which Italian giant did Fulham famously beat in the 2010 Europa League round of 16?

     AInter MilanBJuventusCAC MilanDRoma

     Fulham overturned a first-leg deficit to win 4-1 at home against the Turin side.

179. How many goals did France score at Euro 2000 — the tournament they won by defeating Italy in the final?

     A15B11C13D17

     Trezeguet's golden goal in extra time of the final capped a tournament in which Les Bleus shared top scorer status (with the Netherlands) on 13 goals.

180. At the 1994 World Cup final, which Italian legend missed the decisive penalty in the shootout against Brazil, handing the trophy to South America?

     ADemetrio AlbertiniBRoberto BaggioCFranco BaresiDDaniele Massaro

     Hands on hips, head bowed — one of the most iconic images in World Cup history.

181. From which Italian club did Liverpool sign Mohamed Salah in 2017, a deal that proved one of the best in Premier League history?

     AAS RomaBNapoliCFiorentinaDInter Milan

     Salah joined from Roma for around £37m and immediately smashed scoring records at Anfield.

182. After the annulled 1926-27 crown, Torino claimed their first officially recognised Italian title in which season?

     A1922-23B1934-35C1927-28D1913-14

     With the previous season's championship voided over a bribery scandal, the 1927-28 title stands as Torino's first recognised championship.

183. Which Italian club is known as 'The Old Lady'?

     AJuventusBInterCRomaDMilan

     'La Vecchia Signora' is a term of affection that emerged among fans in the 1930s for Italy's most successful club.

184. Which nation set what was then a world record with a 37-game unbeaten run in international football between 2018 and 2021?

     AGermanyBItalyCFranceDBrazil

     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.

185. Which Italian club eliminated Beşiktaş in the quarter-finals of the 2002-03 UEFA Cup?

     AInternazionaleBLazioCParmaDRoma

     Lazio beat Beşiktaş 3-1 on aggregate in the 2002-03 UEFA Cup quarter-finals.

186. Atalanta play their home matches in which northern Italian city?

     ABergamoBParmaCBresciaDVerona

     Atalanta are Bergamo's club through and through: the stadium sits in the Borgo Santa Caterina district and the famous academy is at Zingonia, just outside the city.

187. In the 2005 Champions League final ('Miracle of Istanbul'), Liverpool came from 3-0 down at half-time to win on penalties against which Italian club?

     AJuventusBAS RomaCInterDAC Milan

     Liverpool 3-3 AC Milan (Liverpool won 3-2 on pens) at Ataturk Stadium. Gerrard started the comeback with a header in the 54th minute.

188. Real Madrid LOST the 2003 CL semi-final 4-3 on aggregate to which Italian club?

     AAC MilanBRomaCJuventusDInter

     Real Madrid won the 1st leg 2-1 at the Bernabéu (Figo, Roberto Carlos). But Juventus won the 2nd leg 3-1 at home (Trezeguet, Del Piero, Nedvěd).

189. Uruguay striker Luis Suárez was banned for 4 months at the 2014 World Cup for biting which Italian defender?

     ALeonardo BonucciBMatteo DarmianCAndrea BarzagliDGiorgio Chiellini

     It was his third biting incident in professional football.

190. Which manager won the Champions League with clubs from TWO different countries — Porto (Portugal) and Inter Milan (Italy)?

     APep GuardiolaBCarlo AncelottiCJosé MourinhoDJupp Heynckes

     José Mourinho won the CL with Porto (2004) and Inter Milan (2010). No manager has ever won the CL with clubs from three different countries.

191. Forest sold England centre-back Des Walker to which Italian club in 1992?

     AInternazionaleBJuventusCLazioDSampdoria

     Walker joined Sampdoria for around £1.5m before later returning to English football.

192. Which Italian club was founded in 1907 in Bergamo, nicknamed 'La Dea' (The Goddess) — famous for its youth academy and reaching a recent Europa League win in 2024?

     AAtalantaBSassuoloCHellas VeronaDUdinese

     Atalanta BC (founded 17 Oct 1907) is based in Bergamo. Won Europa League 2023-24 (first major European trophy).

193. Which manager was in charge of Italy when they won the 2006 World Cup?

     ACesare PrandelliBMarcello LippiCFabio CapelloDRoberto Mancini

     Marcello Lippi managed Italy to the 2006 World Cup title and later worked in China.

194. Which Italian club won the first Serie A title when the league began in its modern format in 1929-30?

     ATorinoBJuventusCAmbrosiana-InterDGenoa

     Inter, then competing as Ambrosiana-Inter, won the inaugural single-division Serie A in 1929-30.

195. Italy failed to qualify for both the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. Which nation eliminated them in the November 2017 European qualifying play-off for the 2018 tournament?

     AGreeceBDenmarkCSwedenDNorthern Ireland

     Sweden won the November 2017 play-off 1-0 on aggregate — Johansson scoring in Stockholm.

196. Who won Euro 2020 (played in 2021 due to Covid)?

     AFranceBItalyCEnglandDSpain

     Italy beat England on penalties at Wembley. Donnarumma was named player of the tournament.

197. Which Italian winger, formerly of Juventus, joined Palace in 1997 and briefly took charge as player-manager?

     ARoberto Di MatteoBBenito CarboneCGianfranco ZolaDAttilio Lombardo

     A bald-headed fan favourite who barely spoke English during his short spell in the dugout.

198. Which Italian manager won the Champions League with both AC Milan and Real Madrid?

     ACapelloBConteCAncelottiDLippi

     Ancelotti won UCL with AC Milan (2003, 2007) and Real Madrid (2014, 2022, 2024) — five in total, more than any other manager.

199. What nationality is former Brighton head coach Roberto De Zerbi?

     AArgentineBPortugueseCItalianDSpanish

     He had previously managed Sassuolo in his homeland's top flight.

200. Who was the first manager to win league titles in England, Italy and Spain?

     ARafa BenítezBJosé MourinhoCCarlo AncelottiDFabio Capello

     Mourinho won the PL with Chelsea (2004-05, 2005-06), Serie A with Inter (2008-09, 2009-10), and La Liga with Real Madrid (2011-12) — completing the set in 2012.

201. Which Italian club founded in 1908 celebrated their 100th anniversary in 2008 — and is nicknamed I Nerazzurri (Blue-Blacks)?

     AInterBBolognaCAtalantaDLazio

     Inter Milan (FC Internazionale Milano) founded 9 March 1908 by 44 members who split from Milan Cricket & Football Club over foreign player policy.

202. In which Italian city is Fiorentina based?

     AFlorenceBTurinCBolognaDGenoa

     ACF Fiorentina represents Florence (Firenze), the capital of Tuscany.

203. Leeds United lost the 1973 European Cup Winners' Cup final 1-0 to which Italian club, in a match whose referee was later banned for life?

     AJuventusBAC MilanCFiorentinaDInter Milan

     AC Milan won in Salonika; the referee, Christos Michas, was later banned by UEFA for match-fixing.

204. Which defender spent seven seasons at Parma from 1995 before later captaining Italy to the 2006 World Cup?

     AFabio CannavaroBGianluca ZambrottaCAlessandro NestaDMarco Materazzi

     Fabio Cannavaro played for Parma from 1995 to 2002, winning the UEFA Cup there before his 2006 World Cup triumph as Italy's captain.

205. Who saved the decisive penalty — Bukayo Saka's attempt — to clinch the Euro 2020 final for Italy over England at Wembley?

     AWojciech SzczesnyBGianluigi DonnarummaCAlex MeretDSalvatore Sirigu

     The 22-year-old PSG-bound keeper dived to his left to save the 19-year-old Arsenal winger's 5th kick, sealing Italy's 3-2 shoot-out win.

206. Which Swedish striker won domestic league titles in 4 different countries — Netherlands (Ajax), Italy (Inter/Milan), Spain (Barcelona) and France (PSG)?

     AMarcus BergBHenrik LarssonCZlatan IbrahimovićDOla Toivonen

     Ibrahimović won league titles in the Netherlands (Ajax 2002, 2004), Italy (Inter 2007-09, Milan 2011), Spain (Barcelona 2010), and France (PSG 2013-16).

207. Zvonimir Boban left Dinamo Zagreb in 1991 to join which Italian club?

     AInter MilanBJuventusCRomaDAC Milan

     Milan signed Boban in 1991 and immediately loaned him to Bari for a season before he became central to their midfield.

208. Who masterminded Inter's 2010 treble — the first ever by an Italian club — before leaving for Real Madrid that summer?

     ARafa BenitezBRoberto ManciniCClaudio RanieriDJose Mourinho

     Inter clinched it by beating Bayern 2-0 in the final — staged at Real Madrid's own Bernabeu, the club Mourinho joined days later.

209. Which Swedish striker famously played and scored in 6 different top European leagues (Sweden, Netherlands, Italy, Spain, France, England) plus MLS?

     AHenrik LarssonBMarkus RosenbergCZlatan IbrahimovićDMarcus Berg

     Zlatan 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.

210. Which striker won the 2006 World Cup with Italy while playing his club football for Fiorentina?

     ALuca ToniBFilippo InzaghiCVincenzo IaquintaDAlberto Gilardino

     Luca Toni, Fiorentina's centre-forward at the time, was part of Italy's 2006 World Cup-winning squad.

211. In 2006, which Italian club was stripped of their 2004-05 Serie A title due to the 'Calciopoli' match-fixing scandal?

     AAC MilanBAS RomaCInter MilanDJuventus

     They were also stripped of the 2005-06 title and relegated to Serie B. Inter were awarded the 2005-06 title.

212. Which manager led Fiorentina to consecutive UEFA Conference League finals in 2023 and 2024?

     AVincenzo MontellaBStefano PioliCCesare PrandelliDVincenzo Italiano

     Vincenzo Italiano guided Fiorentina to back-to-back Conference League finals, losing both.

213. Which Italian club signed Robbie Keane from Coventry City in the summer of 2000?

     AInternazionaleBJuventusCAC MilanDLazio

     He swapped sky blue for black and blue stripes at the San Siro.

214. Which player became the first to win league titles in all three of England, Spain and Italy?

     ACristiano RonaldoBDavid BeckhamCJuan Sebastián VerónDZlatan Ibrahimović

     Ronaldo lifted the Premier League with Manchester United (2007, 2008, 2009), La Liga with Real Madrid (2011-12, 2016-17) and Serie A with Juventus (2018-19, 2019-20).

215. Which Serie A club has won the most league titles in Italian football history?

     AAS RomaBAC MilanCInter MilanDJuventus

     They won 9 consecutive titles between 2012 and 2020.

216. Gianluigi Buffon spent 17 of his 23 seasons in Italian club football at which club before joining PSG in 2018?

     AAC MilanBInterCJuventusDRoma

     Buffon broke through at Parma (1995-2001) then spent 17 years at Juventus (2001-2018) — through both relegation and nine Scudetti. He later returned for one more Juve season and a Parma farewell.

217. Parma are based in which Italian region?

     ATuscanyBEmilia-RomagnaCVenetoDLombardy

     The city of Parma sits in Emilia-Romagna, the same region as Bologna and Sassuolo.

218. In 2024, Galatasaray signed Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen on loan from which Italian club?

     ANapoliBAC MilanCJuventusDLille

     Osimhen arrived on a season-long loan from Napoli in September 2024 and quickly became a fan favourite in Istanbul.

219. Schalke won the 1997 UEFA Cup, beating which Italian club over two legs in the final?

     ALazioBAC MilanCJuventusDInter Milan

     Schalke edged the Milan side across the two-legged 1997 final to lift the trophy.

220. Which goalkeeper came through Parma's youth system before becoming Italy's World Cup-winning number one?

     AFrancesco ToldoBAngelo PeruzziCGianluigi BuffonDLuca Marchegiani

     Gianluigi Buffon was developed at Parma and broke into their first team as a teenager before winning the 2006 World Cup as Italy's first-choice keeper.

221. In which northern Italian city is Juventus based?

     AMilanBTurinCBolognaDGenoa

     Juventus have been based in Turin since their founding, sharing the city with rivals Torino.

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