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Soccer Legends Trivia Quiz

Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. I have given a brief description of some great soccer players. Try to name who they are.

A multiple-choice quiz by Ahmadian95. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Ahmadian95

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
299,009

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1925

Last 3 plays: Johnmcmanners (10/10), Guest 51 (9/10), Guest 103 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. This Iranian soccer player set a world record for international goals scored. He has played in European clubs including Bayern Munich. Hint

Pele

Cristiano Ronaldo

Ali Karimi

Ali Daei

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Question 2 of 10

2. This young Portuguese player is regarded by many as the best soccer player in the world. He had a long stint in the famous club named Manchester United in England. Hint

Cristiano Ronaldo

Fernando Torres

Luis Figo

Del Piero

3. This Brazilian player is famous for his great technique skills as well as free kicks. He played for clubs like Barcelona and A.C. Milan. He has also been praised by the Brazilian president. In 2007, he became a Spanish citizen while playing for Barcelona. Hint

Ronaldo

Ronaldinho

Rivaldo

Lionel Messi

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Question 4 of 10

4. This Brazilian forward was once one of the greatest players in the world. He retired due to old age, but he is still famous. He is praised for his great passing, shooting, heading, speed, and goal scoring. He is a Brazilian hero. His real name is Edison Arantes do Nascimento (named after Thomas Edison). Hint

Pirlo

Maradona

Pele

Ronaldo

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Question 5 of 10

5. This English soccer star is famous for his great ability in shooting free kicks. He is a midfielder, and after playing for Real Madrid he moved to the U.S. to play in the American club, L.A. Galaxy. Hint

David Beckham

Frank Lampard

John Terry

Michael Carrick

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Question 6 of 10

6. This Argentina player played as forward support or attacking midfielder. He is famous for the goal he scored which was actually a handball in 1986, but was not realized by the referees. Hint

Gabriel Batistuta

Diego Maradona

Lionel Messi

Ronaldo

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Question 7 of 10

7. This German soccer player is regarded as one of the greatest soccer players of all time. He played as defender for West Germany and later coached the team as well. He also coached Bayern Munich, a German club. Hint

Miroslav Klose

Luiz Felipe Scolari

Lucas Podolski

Franz Beckenbauer

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Question 8 of 10

8. This English footballer was born in 1985. He has played in 2 of England's most notable soccer teams. At the age of 17, he played in the English National Team as his preferred position, a forward. He became the BBC Sports Young Personality of the Year in 2002 and received several other young player awards. Hint

Carrick

Neville

Owen

Wayne Rooney

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Question 9 of 10

9. This player is a German goalkeeper. He has been named the best goalkeeper in the world many times. He was the only goalkeeper to have won the FIFA golden ball award. He had a long season of 14 years in Bayern Munich and 13 years in the German national team before he retired in 2008. Hint

Podolski

Lehmann

Oliver Kahn

Lampard

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Question 10 of 10

10. This Brazilian is a great star. He is a winger/midfielder. He is great at passing and long-ranged shots. He is very skilled and as with many Brazilians, he has an extremely long name, Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, but he is called by a different name. Hint

Adriano

Henry

Messi

Kaka

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This Iranian soccer player set a world record for international goals scored. He has played in European clubs including Bayern Munich.

Answer: Ali Daei

Ali Daei played in German clubs for a long time. He is an Iranian national hero. He set a record for most international goals scored in the world with 109 goals. He resigned from playing after the 2006 World Cup. He later took the role of coaching the Iranian national team.

2. This young Portuguese player is regarded by many as the best soccer player in the world. He had a long stint in the famous club named Manchester United in England.

Answer: Cristiano Ronaldo

Ronaldo is a winger in soccer. His greatest strengths are dribbling and long range shots.

Answer: Ronaldinho

Ronaldinho's name means little Ronaldo. He does a great job dribbling and juggling the ball as well as other technique skills. After a long career in the Spanish club, Barcelona, he moved to the Italian team, A.C. Milan.

Answer: Pele

Pele was famous all over the world. Everyone praised him. He played in an official club at the age of 15. He was signed with the Brazilian national team at the early age of 16 and he went to his first World Cup at the age of 17. One example of his world fame is when in 1967, two groups in the Nigerian Civil War agreed to a 48-hour cease fire in order to watch him play a friendly match.

Answer: David Beckham

David Beckham is regarded by many as a great soccer player. He is famous for his free kicks which usually curve into the goal. He has played for Manchester United in England and in Real Madrid in Spain. However, in 2007 he was sold to the L.A. Galaxy to play alongside Landon Donovan as the captain of the team.

6. This Argentina player played as forward support or attacking midfielder. He is famous for the goal he scored which was actually a handball in 1986, but was not realized by the referees.

Answer: Diego Maradona

Diego Maradona played in Napoli in Italy. His greatest strength was his great speed. While trying to score a goal by heading it in, he accidentally hit it with his hand. This is a violation of soccer rules, but the referees did not see that. The goal was scored in a quarterfinal match between Argentina and England in the 1986 World Cup.

The game ended 2-1 in favor of Argentina. Maradona scored both goals. The second one was a great weave between 6 English defenders for a distance of 60 meters which is sometimes known as the "Goal of the Century".

Answer: Franz Beckenbauer

Beckenbauer was a sweeper which is a defender that swept the ball away from the other team and helped all over the field. He held the FIFA World Cup Trophy twice. He held it as the captain of West Germany in 1974 and as the coach in 1990. He later became one of the highest ranking people in FIFA.

Answer: Wayne Rooney

He was born in Liverpool where as a child he became interested in Everton F.C. which was a local club. He played for Everton for 2 years and moved to Manchester United. He has made 48 appearances and 19 goals for England.

Answer: Oliver Kahn

He was also the captain of the German National Team before he retired. He was born on June 15, 1969. He has played in 2 senior clubs, both in Germany. They are Karlsruher SC and FC Bayern Munich. He has been best European Goalkeeper 4 consecutive times and best goalkeeper in the world 3 times. He has also been named the German Footballer of the Year twice.

Answer: Kaka

Kaka played in the Italian club, A.C. Milan. In 2007, he became the FIFA World Player of the Year. He was also in the Time 100 list for 2008, which is a list of the most influential figures in the world.

Source: Author Ahmadian95

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