The Derby Men Trivia Quiz

Answer: Luis Figo

The emotions of El Clasico aren't restricted to Spain as both of these clubs boast a huge global fan base, although feelings will always run higher in Spain with Real Madrid being seen as representing Spanish nationalism while Barcelona is seen as representing Catalan nationalism. Luis Figo had played for Barcelona for five years before making the switch to Real in 2000, a move which prompted unbelievable fury amongst Barca supporters.

When he first appeared at Barcelona's Camp Nou ground in a Real shirt, a hail of missiles were thrown at him and the intensity escalated with each year. By 2002 the disgraceful scenes reached a new low, when he had a knife, a glass bottle and a pig's head thrown at him as he attempted to take a corner kick.

Answer: Peter Schmeichel

Peter Schmeichel was a Manchester United regular between 1991 and 1999, with whom he famously won the treble before moving to Sporting of Portugal. By 2001, he was back in England playing for Aston Villa, with whom he spent a season before joining the blue half of Manchester when he signed for City.

In the derby game at City's Maine Road ground, Manchester United were soundly beaten 3-1 and the return match at Old Trafford finished 1-1, but Carlos Nash played in goal for City instead of Schmeichel.

In total Schmeichel played ten Manchester derbies for United and one for City, and retired with the incredible record of never having lost one.

Answer: Clarence Seedorf

Midfielder Seedorf started his career with Dutch side Ajax, before moving to Italy to play for Sampdoria and then to Spain where he spent four years at Real Madrid. From Real, he moved back to Italy, playing for Inter Milan between 2000 and 2002, when he was signed by their rivals AC Milan.
The Milan derby, known as the Derby della Madonnina, has the extra intensity generated by both Inter and AC Milan groundsharing the San Siro stadium and both clubs wanting to be able to boast that they are the best team on that pitch.
There is also the added incentive of winning the "class war" as in the past, Inter Milan had the reputation of attracting the bourgeoisie while AC Milan were the club for the working class.
Seedorf's impressive Champions League record is made up of wins with Ajax in 1995, Real Madrid, in 1998 and AC Milan, in 2003 and 2007.

Answer: Sol Campbell

In the summer of 2001, Campbell's contract expired and he was desperate to win trophies, something that hadn't happened during his nine seasons with Tottenham. Despite Tottenham offering him a contract which would have made him their highest-ever paid player, he chose the chance of glory over personal gain and signed for bitter rivals Arsenal on a free transfer.

With Arsenal he won the FA Cup and was a two time winner of the Premier League, but was never forgiven by Tottenham fans, many of whom view him as the ultimate traitor. Arsenal stalwart, Ray Parlour has described the first match which saw Campbell at Tottenham in an Arsenal shirt as the scariest game he ever played in and Campbell himself has said the biggest shock of that game, which ended 1-1 was seeing his own brother, Tony in the crowd supporting Tottenham.

Answer: Jens Lehmann

Lehmann's last minute equaliser against Schalke's old rivals was made sweeter for the club's fans by the fact that he was their goalkeeper and was so determined not to see his side lose to Dortmund, that he came upfield for a corner. When the ball went in, he became the first goalkeeper in Bundesliga history to score from open play, and was assured of hero status by the Schalke faithful. In 1998, he joined Italian side, AC Milan, but failed to impress and after just a single season, was back in Germany, this time with Schalke's arch rivals, Borussia Dortmund.

He spent four seasons with the club, winning the Bundesliga in the 2001-02 season as well as helping them reach the final of the UEFA Cup in the same season.

Answer: Peter Beardsley

The Merseyside derby is a win at all costs game that both Liverpool and Everton look forward to with relish, although it does have the ability to make fans nervous, such is the shame at losing to your city rivals. Although there have been several players who have played for both clubs, Beardsley is one of the few to have made a direct switch, when after three years with Liverpool, he moved to Everton in 1991.
Although the match is often referred to as "the friendly derby" there have been several red cards shown, including in 1997 when Robbie Fowler (Liverpool) and David Unsworth (Everton) were both dismissed for fighting. In 1999 there was more fighting, as Francis Jeffers of Everton traded blows with Liverpool goalkeeper, Sander Westerveld, resulting in both men being sent off in a match which also saw Liverpool's Steven Gerrard sent off for a bad challenge.
Beardsley scored four times in the league for Liverpool against Everton and became just the second person to score for both sides, after David Johnson did it in 1978, when, as an Everton player, he scored against his old club in 1992.

Answer: Claudio Caniggia

To describe this derby game as intense is something of an understatement as past games have seen players needing a cover of police shields when attempting to take a throw in and several attacks on players by rival fans.
2018 saw the first Superclasico final of an international competition, when the two teams met in the final of South America's foremost club competition. The first leg, at Boca's impressive La Bombonera stadium ended in a 2-2 draw but such was the violence following the game and in the lead up to the second leg, the return fixture was postponed before finally going ahead, not just in a different city, but on a different continent as it took place at the Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, Spain.
River won this game 3-1, taking the trophy with a 5-3 aggregate score.
Claudio Caniggia began his career with River and was a part of the side that won the Primera Division and the Copa Libertadores in 1986 before departing in 1988 to play in Italy for Verona, Atalanta and Roma. He had a brief spell at Portuguese side, Benfica before returning to Argentina in 1995 to sign for Boca. In the 1996 Superclasico, he became a firm favourite with Boca fans when he scored a hat trick against their bitter rivals and his old club.

Answer: Mo Johnston

Celtic and Rangers both hail from Glasgow and the derby match, known as the Old Firm derby is a must win game for both clubs. Unlike many fiercely contested derby games which trace the rivalry to social classes or simply geography, the Old Firm derby has a history steeped in religious differences.
Celtic's traditional fan base has always been Roman Catholic, although there have been many Protestant players that have played for the club. Rangers had a Protestant fan base and for many years the club had an unofficial policy of not signing any player of the Catholic faith.
Beyond the yellow and red cards shown in such games, notable incidents have included players being charged by the police with breach of the peace for their conduct on the pitch, Rangers midfielder Barry Ferguson fighting with Celtic fans at a hotel following a game and Celtic manager Neil Lennon and Rangers assistant coach Ally McCoist having to be separated by police during a touchline argument, in a Scottish Cup game which also saw three Rangers players sent off.
Mo Johnston played for Celtic between 1984 and 1987, winning the Scottish Premier League and the Scottish Cup with them before moving to Nantes of France. In 1989, he was back in Scotland, signed by Rangers manager Graeme Souness in a move which angered both sets of fans and many within Rangers itself. The Rangers kitman refused to lay out Johnston's kit prior to games and Celtic fans referred to Johnston as "Judas". Rangers fans burnt club scarves in protest but Johnston did much to win them over when he scored the winning goal against Celtic in a 1989 derby.

Answer: Antonios Nikopolidis

Nikopolidis played a total of 189 games for Panathinaikos before negotiations between him and the club regarding a new contract broke down prior to Euro 2004. It then emerged that he had signed an agreement with Olympiacos to join them once the tournament was over, greatly angering Panathinaikos fans. When Panathinaikos won the Greek Super League in his final season with them, he was loudly booed by fans as he raised the trophy even though he had helped the club win a total of five league championships and five cup titles during his time there.
With new club, Olympiacos, he would go on to win a further six league titles and four Greek Cups.
The Derby of the Eternal Enemies traces its roots back over two and a half millennia ago, when the cities of Athens and Piraeus were linked by siege resistant walls. Panathinaikos originally represented Athens' high society, while Olympiacos took their fan base from the working port city of Piraeus.
Between 1988 and 2018, there were 30 red cards shown in the Derby of the Eternal Enemies, including three in both 1997 and 1998, all for Panathinaikos players.

Answer: Johan Cruyff

The great Johan Cruyff began his career at Ajax and spent nine years there, winning the Eredivisie six times, the KNVB Cup four times as well as three consecutive European Cups, a European Super Cup and an Intercontinental Cup.
In 1973, he was sold to Spanish giants, Barcelona, where he helped the club win La Liga for the first time since 1960.
After five years at Barca, he moved to the USA to play for Los Angeles Aztecs and Washington Diplomats before heading back to Ajax in 1981. In his second spell at the club, they won the Eredivisie twice as well as another KNVB Cup, before the club unbelievably decided not to renew his contract as at age 36 they felt he was too old for the rigours of a full season.
Cruyff responded by doing the unthinkable and signing for bitter rivals Feyenoord, where he teamed up with a young up-and-coming player named Ruud Gullit to take Feyenoord to the double, with victory in the KNVB Cup as well the team's first Eredivisie title in a decade.
De Klassiker is seen as much as a culture clash as a football clash, pitting the classical, artsy city of Amsterdam against the industrial Rotterdam which Feyenoord call home. The match has since the 1970s become an increasingly violent affair between fans with several games having to be played without fans in attendance and in 2015, the Ajax clubhouse mysteriously burned down, with Feyenoord fans being suspected, although this has never been proven.