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Football Transfers Trivia Quiz

This quiz will focus on transfers by football players.

A multiple-choice quiz by PhIl-BeRt. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
PhIl-BeRt

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
48,387

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1747

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Question 1 of 10

1. Filippo Inzaghi left Juventus to sign for which club in the summer of 2001? Hint

Real Madrid

Inter

Milan

Valencia

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the first ever 1 million pound player? Hint

Guiseppe Savoldi

Trevor Francis

Gary Lineker

Glenn Hoddle

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the name of the Frenchman who signed for Real Madrid from Juventus, for a world record fee, in the summer of 2001?

Answer: (Two words, or just surname)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these players moved from Parma to Lazio in June 2000, for what was then a world record transfer fee? Hint

Luis Figo

Juan Sebastian Veron

Hernan Jorge Crespo

Matias Almeyda

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Question 5 of 10

5. Jimmy Greaves joined Tottenham from AC Milan in 1961. The fee was 99,999 pounds. What was the reason for the unusual transfer fee? Hint

Spurs couldn't afford the extra pound

There was a FIFA ban on six-figure transfer fees

Spurs' Manager Bill Nicholson did not want Greaves to have to live with the tag of being Britain's first 100 000 pound player

Purely coincidental

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the Italian international midfielder who broke the world record for a transfer when he signed for Milan, from Torino, for 13 million pounds? Hint

Roberto Donadoni

Roberto Mancini

Alberto Evani

Gianluigi Lentini

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which player holds the record for the highest fee ever paid by a Scottish club? Hint

Tore Andre Flo

Eyal Berkovic

Andrei Kanchelskis

Chris Sutton

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the first club to sell a British player for 2 million pounds or more? Hint

Everton

Liverpool

Rangers

Manchester United

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Question 9 of 10

9. Alan Shearer signed for Blackburn Rovers in 1992. In 1997, he signed for Newcastle United for 15 million pounds. How much did Blackburn originally pay for him? Hint

1 million pounds

2 million pounds

3.6 million pounds

2.5 million pounds

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Question 10 of 10

10. Name the Frenchman who signed for Milan, from Marseille, in 1992 for 10 million pounds. Hint

Michele Platini

Patrice Loko

David Ginola

Jean-Pierre Papin

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Filippo Inzaghi left Juventus to sign for which club in the summer of 2001?

Answer: Milan

2. Who was the first ever 1 million pound player?

Answer: Guiseppe Savoldi

He joined Napoli from Bologna in 1975.

3. What is the name of the Frenchman who signed for Real Madrid from Juventus, for a world record fee, in the summer of 2001?

Answer: Zinedine Zidane

50 million or so. I can't believe how unbelievably easy that was.

4. Which of these players moved from Parma to Lazio in June 2000, for what was then a world record transfer fee?

Answer: Hernan Jorge Crespo

It was a record fee for just over a month, before being smashed by Figo's move to Real Madrid.

5. Jimmy Greaves joined Tottenham from AC Milan in 1961. The fee was 99,999 pounds. What was the reason for the unusual transfer fee?

Answer: Spurs' Manager Bill Nicholson did not want Greaves to have to live with the tag of being Britain's first 100 000 pound player

6. Who was the Italian international midfielder who broke the world record for a transfer when he signed for Milan, from Torino, for 13 million pounds?

Answer: Gianluigi Lentini

7. Which player holds the record for the highest fee ever paid by a Scottish club?

Answer: Tore Andre Flo

Rangers paid Chelsea 12 million for Flo. Twice what Celtic paid for Sutton (the 2nd largest transfer fee in Scottish football).

8. Who was the first club to sell a British player for 2 million pounds or more?

Answer: Manchester United

It was Mark Hughes, and he joined Barcelona from Manchester United for 2 million in May 1986.

9. Alan Shearer signed for Blackburn Rovers in 1992. In 1997, he signed for Newcastle United for 15 million pounds. How much did Blackburn originally pay for him?

Answer: 3.6 million pounds

It was a record at the time.

10. Name the Frenchman who signed for Milan, from Marseille, in 1992 for 10 million pounds.

Answer: Jean-Pierre Papin

None of the others even played for Milan. That was far too easy. Platini? Ginola? Hope nobody got that one wrong.

Source: Author PhIl-BeRt

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