Challenge your football knowledge with a comprehensive 70-question quiz covering World Cups, European competitions, Premier League lore, transfers and MLS milestones — from Klose and Ronaldo to Neymar’s record move and MLS icons — ideal for pub quizzes, fan debates and sharpening tactical and historical recall.
Ultimate Football Quiz: Test Your Knowledge Across Competitions
How this quiz is organised
Ten-question sections cover International football, European competitions, the Premier League, the English Football League, British players abroad, major transfers and MLS history. Answers follow each question so you can self-check and learn context behind the facts.
International Football Quiz
1. Who is the all-time FIFA World Cup top goalscorer? Answer: Miroslav Klose (16)
2. Which country won the first UEFA European Championship in 1960? Answer: Soviet Union
3. Argentina have won a record 16 Copa América titles. Who is closest with 15? Answer: Uruguay
4. Only three countries have won the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Name them. Answer: Mexico, United States, Canada
5. Who has scored the most international goals in football history? Answer: Cristiano Ronaldo
6. Which England player has the most international appearances? Answer: Peter Shilton (125)
7. Which African nation has gone furthest at the World Cup? Answer: Morocco (4th, 2022)
8. Australia once beat which team 31–0 in a 2002 World Cup qualifier? Answer: American Samoa
9. Who is the top scorer in Africa Cup of Nations history? Answer: Samuel Eto'o (18)
10. Which nation has won the AFC Asian Cup most often? Answer: Japan (4)
European Football Quiz
11. Which side have won the UEFA Cup/Europa League the most? Answer: Sevilla (7)
12. Who were the first British side to win the European Cup? Answer: Celtic (1966–67)
13. Who is the only player to win the Champions League with three different clubs? Answer: Clarence Seedorf (Ajax, Real Madrid, AC Milan)
14. Which club shocked Paris Saint-Germain to win Ligue 1 in 2020–21? Answer: LOSC Lille
15. Who is the Bundesliga's all-time top scorer? Answer: Gerd Müller (365)
16. Of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, who has won more La Liga titles? Answer: Lionel Messi (10)
17. Who shares the record for most Champions League red cards with Sergio Ramos? Answer: Sergio Ramos (4) — joint record noted among a few players
18. Which club won the inaugural Europa Conference League in 2021–22? Answer: AS Roma
19. Which Portuguese club has won the most Primeira Liga titles? Answer: Benfica
20. Which club has won the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League? Answer: Chelsea
Premier League Quiz
21. Who has the most yellow cards in Premier League history? Answer: Gareth Barry (123)
22. Who won the inaugural Premier League Golden Boot in 1992–93? Answer: Teddy Sheringham
23. How many English managers have won the Premier League since 1992? Answer: Zero
24. Who scored the fastest Premier League hat-trick (2 minutes 56 seconds)? Answer: Sadio Mané (Southampton v Aston Villa, 2015)
25. Which of these clubs has never played in the Premier League: Oldham, Barnsley, Plymouth, Blackpool? Answer: Plymouth
26. Which two players have the most headed goals in Premier League history? Answer: Harry Kane, Peter Crouch (both 40)
27. In which season did Leicester City win the Premier League? Answer: 2015–16
28. Which managers have the most Premier League Manager of the Month awards? Answer: Sir Alex Ferguson (27), Arsène Wenger (15), Pep Guardiola (11), David Moyes (11)
29. Which Scottish player has scored the most Premier League goals? Answer: Duncan Ferguson (68)
30. Who has the most Premier League assists (total 162)? Answer: Ryan Giggs
English Football League (EFL) Quiz
31. Which club has won the most Championship play-off finals? Answer: Crystal Palace (4)
32. Which EFL side plays home matches at St Andrew's? Answer: Birmingham City
33. Which team has won the EFL Trophy most often? Answer: Bristol City (3)
34. How many clubs make up the three EFL divisions (Championship, League One, League Two)? Answer: 72
35. Which club carries the nickname "The Bantams"? Answer: Bradford City
36. Which team set the Championship record with 106 points in 2005–06? Answer: Reading
37. When Bradford City reached the 2013 League Cup final, which division were they in? Answer: League Two
38. Which striker scored 43 Championship goals in 2021–22? Answer: Aleksandar Mitrović (Fulham)
39. Wrexham are owned by which two actors? Answer: Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney
40. Where does Luton Town play their home matches? Answer: Kenilworth Road
British Players Abroad Quiz
41. Who was the first British player to play abroad professionally? Answer: John Charles (joined Juventus in 1957)
42. Kevin Keegan won the Ballon d'Or twice while playing for which German club? Answer: Hamburg
43. Which former Scotland international won the 1996–97 Champions League with Borussia Dortmund? Answer: Paul Lambert
44. How much did Real Madrid reportedly pay to sign Jude Bellingham in 2023? Answer: £88.5 million
45. Paul Gascoigne left Tottenham for which Italian club in 1992? Answer: Lazio
46. How many Champions League titles did Gareth Bale win with Real Madrid? Answer: Five
47. In which Asian country did Gary Lineker end his playing career? Answer: Japan (Nagoya Grampus)
48. Steven Gerrard played for Liverpool and which foreign club? Answer: LA Galaxy
49. David Beckham played for four European clubs besides Manchester United. Name them. Answer: Preston North End (loan), Real Madrid, AC Milan (loan), Paris Saint-Germain
50. George Best played for how many clubs in the United States? Answer: Three (Los Angeles Aztecs, Fort Lauderdale Strikers, San Jose Earthquakes)
Transfers Quiz
51. In euros, how much did PSG spend on Neymar in 2017? Answer: €222 million
52. Which £80 million signing became the world’s most expensive defender in 2019? Answer: Harry Maguire (Leicester City to Manchester United)
53. Who was the first British footballer to cost £1 million (1979)? Answer: Trevor Francis (Birmingham City to Nottingham Forest)
54. Is Alisson Becker the most expensive goalkeeper ever? Answer: False (Kepa Arrizabalaga was £71.6 million)
55. Who was the first player to cost over £50 million? Answer: Kaká (AC Milan to Real Madrid, 2009)
56. Who is the most expensive African footballer to date? Answer: Nicolas Pépé (Lille to Arsenal, ~£72 million)
57. Who became the first-ever £1 million transfer in women’s football in 2025 moving from Liverpool to Arsenal? Answer: Olivia Smith
58. How many €70m-plus transfers has Romelu Lukaku been involved in? Answer: Three
59. Only one non-European club ranks among the top 10 single-window spenders. Which club? Answer: Al Hilal (€353 million, 2023–24)
60. Real Madrid broke the world transfer record in 2001 to sign which player from Juventus? Answer: Zinedine Zidane
MLS Quiz
61. When was the inaugural season of Major League Soccer? Answer: 1996
62. What trophy is awarded to the team with the best regular-season record in MLS? Answer: Supporters' Shield
63. Who is MLS's all-time top scorer (171 goals)? Answer: Chris Wondolowski
64. Which two former Barcelona players joined Lionel Messi at Inter Miami in 2023? Answer: Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba
65. Which three teams contest the Cascadia Cup? Answer: Seattle Sounders, Portland Timbers, Vancouver Whitecaps
66. Which Italian playmaker scored an MLS-record 13 free-kick goals for Toronto FC between 2015 and 2018? Answer: Sebastian Giovinco
67. Which MLS club plays its home matches at a stadium called Sports Illustrated Stadium? Answer: New York Red Bulls
68. What is the official term for the process by which a new team joins MLS? Answer: Expansion
69. Sporting Kansas City used to be known by what name between 1997 and 2010? Answer: Kansas City Wizards
70. Which American youth prospect, once billed “the next Pelé,” was the first pick in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft? Answer: Freddy Adu
Why these questions matter
These questions map the contours of modern football: international tournaments define legacy, European competitions create reputations, the Premier League fuels global interest, and record transfers reshape club strategies. Knowing the facts helps when evaluating players’ careers, understanding club trajectories and contextualising debates about the sport’s biggest moments.
How to use this quiz
Take it solo to test memory or use sections as warm-ups before matchday debates. Use the answers as starting points for deeper conversations about tactics, transfers and how football’s landscape has shifted in the last three decades.
What this quiz reveals
It highlights enduring narratives — the concentrated success of clubs like Sevilla in Europe, the globalisation of transfers, and the growing international footprint of competitions such as MLS. For fans, the facts are a gateway to richer analysis: why certain leagues produce top scorers, how managerial trends affect domestic dominance, and how transfer markets reflect shifting economic priorities.
Next steps
Use these questions to build themed quizzes (World Cup legends, transfer milestones, Premier League records) and update periodically as records evolve. Keep the debate evidence-based, and view these answers as reference points rather than final judgments on players or clubs.
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