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1. "I spent a lot of money on booze, birds, and fast cars. The rest I just squandered".

Answer: George Best

One of the best footballers ever, George Best was born in Belfast and sadly died in 2005 aged 59. He played most of his football with Manchester United. He was part of the United team that won the European Cup in 1968 and was named European player of the year also in 1968. He left United in 1974 and played for various teams until he retired in 1984.

2. "Football is a simple game; 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans win".

Answer: Gary Lineker

Gary Lineker was born in Leicester and started his playing career there with Leicester City in 1978. After playing 194 games and scoring 95 goals he was transferred to Everton in 1985. He played 41 games and scored 30 goals for the club before going to Barcelona in 1986.

He played 103 games for the Spanish club and scored 42 goals. In 1989 he went to Tottenham Hotspurs where he played 105 games scoring 67 goals. He finished his career in Japan. He played international football with England scoring 48 goals in 80 appearances.

He won the Golden Boot at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

3. "Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I don't like that attitude. I can assure them it is much more serious than that".

Answer: Bill Shankly

Shankly was born in Scotland and played his football in England. He played one season for Carlisle United and then moved to Preston North End where he played until 1949. He became manager and served as such with Carlisle United, Grimsby Town, Workington and Huddersfield Town before taking over as football manager at Liverpool in 1959. In his 15-year reign he won promotion to the First Division, won three Division One titles, two FA Cup wins and the UEFA Cup in 1973.

4. "I wouldn't say I was the best manager in the business. But I was in the top one".

Answer: Brian Clough

Clough was a really good striker with an impressive record. Playing for Middlesbrough and Sunderland, he managed to score 251 goals in 274 outings from 1955 to 1964. After his playing career ended at 29 due to a major injury, he became a very successful manager.

He guided Derby Country to their first-ever Division One title in 1972 and managed the same feat with Nottingham Forest six years later. With Forest he won two successive European Cups (1979 and 1980).

5. "If you do not believe you can do it then you have no chance at all".

Answer: Arsene Wenger

The Frenchman played mainly amateur football before getting a manager's diploma 1981. After managing French sides Nancy and Monaco he spent a year in Japan as manager of Nagoya. He was appointed manager of Arsenal in 1996 where he stayed for 22 years.

He was the club's most successful manager winning three Premier League titles, six FA Cups and seven Community Shields. He reached the European Cup final in 2006 losing to Barcelona 2-1.

6. "My parents have been there for me, ever since I was about seven".

Answer: David Beckham

London born Beckham started his senior playing career with Manchester United in 1992 and stayed there until 2003. During his time there he won six Premier League titles, two FA Cups, a UEFA Champions League and an Intercontinental Cup. He continued his career with Real Madrid (2003-2007) winning the LA Liga in 2006.

He played with LA Galaxy (2007-2012), making brief appearances for AC Milan and Paris Saint Germain during that time. He was capped 115 times by England.

7. "It's an incredible rise to stardom. At 17 you're more likely to get a call from Michael Jackson than Sven Goran Eriksson".

Answer: Gordon Strachan

Gordon Strachan was commenting on Wayne Rooney's selection in the England squad. Gordon Strachan was born in Scotland and started his footballing career with Dundee in 1974. He played for Aberdeen, Manchester United, Leeds United before ending his career with Coventry City in 1997.

He went into management whilst playing for Coventry and continued with Southampton, Celtic and Middlesbrough. He then managed the Scottish national team (2013-2017).

8. "When you are 4-0 up you should never lose 7-1".

Answer: Lawrie McMenemy

Lawrie's footballing career was cut short due to injury. He entered management in 1964 with Bishop Auckland. He then managed Doncaster Rovers, Grimsby Town, Southampton and Sunderland. In 1976 he guided Southampton to a FA Cup title. He also Managed the England under 21 side and Northern Ireland.

9. "We must have had 99 per cent of the game. It was the other three per cent that cost us the match".

Answer: Ruud Gullit

As a footballer Dutch Ruud Gullit was considered as one of the most accomplished mid-fielders. He played with Dutch sides Haarlem. Feyenoord and PSV before moving in 1987 to Italy. He played there for AC Milan and Sampdoria before moving in 1995 to Chelsea, where he ended his playing career in 1998.

He won first Division titles with all the Dutch teams that he played with and with AC Milan. He was a member of the Dutch team that won the 1988 UEFA Championship (aka Euro 1998). He was player-manager for Chelsea (1996-1998) winning the FA Cup in 1997.

10. "I would not be bothered if we lost every game as long as we won the league".

Answer: Mark Viduka

Australian Mark Viduka started his playing career with Melbourne Knights in 1993 where he won two titles. In 1995 he was transferred to Dynamo Zagreb where he played until 1998, winning three titles, when he Joined Celtic. In 2000 he went to Leeds United, in 2004 he joined Middleborough and in 2007 Newcastle United, where he finished his career in 2009.

He has also represented Australia at U20, U23 and full international levels.

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Questions		Choices
1. "I spent a lot of money on booze, birds, and fast cars. The rest I just squandered".		Brian Clough
2. "Football is a simple game; 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans win".		Gordon Strachan
3. "Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I don't like that attitude. I can assure them it is much more serious than that".		David Beckham
4. "I wouldn't say I was the best manager in the business. But I was in the top one".		Lawrie McMenemy
5. "If you do not believe you can do it then you have no chance at all".		Ruud Gullit
6. "My parents have been there for me, ever since I was about seven".		Bill Shankly
7. "It's an incredible rise to stardom. At 17 you're more likely to get a call from Michael Jackson than Sven Goran Eriksson".		Arsene Wenger
8. "When you are 4-0 up you should never lose 7-1".		Mark Viduka
9. "We must have had 99 per cent of the game. It was the other three per cent that cost us the match".		George Best
10. "I would not be bothered if we lost every game as long as we won the league".		Gary Lineker

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