Football for Dummies #7 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Luis Figo

Luis Figo was born in Lisbon, Portugal in November, 1972. He made his debut for Sporting Lisbon in 1989, and stayed there until 1995 when Barcelona signed him. In August 2000, Figo became the sworn enemy of all Barca fans, as he signed for bitter rivals, Real Madrid.

Answer: Fernando Hierro

Hierro began life in Valez, Spain, in 1968. In 1987, he signed for Valladolid, where he played for two seasons before Real Madrid noticed his obvious talent as a centre-half. He played for Real for well over a decade, and signed for English Premiership team, Bolton Wanderers in 2004.

Answer: True

Vieri has played for numerous clubs throughout his distinguished career, including Atalanta, Juventus, Atletico Madrid, Lazio and Inter Milan. Vieri was a big, powerful centre-forward who always managed to hit the back of the net with incredible ease.

Answer: Zinedine Zidane

'Zizou' has done all the game has to offer. He has won the European Cup (Champions League) with Real Madrid, and the European Championships and World Cup with France. A tireless player, who makes the game look so easy.

Answer: Ruud van Nistelrooy

His name in Dutch is Ruud van Nistelroij. Ruud signed for Manchester United from PSV Eindhoven on his 25th birthday in 2001. Since then, he became the second fastest player in history to score 100 goals for the Red Devils.

Answer: False

Ronaldo's actual forename is Cristiano. Ronaldo played for Sporting Lisbon for two seasons between 2001-03, before Manchester United signed him and gave him the prestigious No.7 shirt.

Answer: Romario

Born in 1966, Romario de Souza Farias was a class goal-getting act. The 1994 World Player of the Year earned 79 caps for his country, and scored an impressive 64 goals. Romario also helped Brazil to the 1994 World Cup.

Answer: Rudy Voler

The actual spelling is Rudi Voller. Voller was one of the all-time great German centre-forwards, and like Zidane, has won everything the game has to offer. In Euro 2004, Voller coached his national team, only for the Germans to fail at the first hurdle. Ironically, his former strike-partner, Jurgen Klinsmann, took over from him after Euro 2004.

Answer: True

Diego Armando Maradona, to be precise. Maradona was born in 1966, and the world watched with amazement every time he stepped onto the pitch. Maradona oozed talent, and will probably be most remembered for the 'Hand of God' goal he scored against England in the 1986 World Cup finals, although his other goal in that game was truly world class, as he went past England's defenders like they weren't there!

Answer: Kenny Dalglish

What can be said about Dalglish that already hasn't. 7 League titles and 3 European Cups with Liverpool, 6 League titles with Celtic, and 102 international Caps for Scotland. Dalglish also won the Premier League title as a manager in the 1994-95 season with Blackburn Rovers.