Player Legends Quiz Questions & Answers
142 Player Legends football trivia questions, each with the verified answer and explanation. Tap any question for the full breakdown, or play the live quiz.
How many Ballon d'Or awards did Pelé win officially during his career?
Answer: 0
How many Ballon d'Or awards did Cristiano Ronaldo win?
Answer: 5
How many goals did Diego Maradona score for Argentina?
Answer: 34
How many Ballon d'Or awards did Lionel Messi win?
Answer: 8
How many international goals did Gerd Müller score for West Germany?
Answer: 68
How many Bundesliga goals did Gerd Müller score in his career?
Answer: 365
Which player is the all-time leading scorer in international football?
Answer: Cristiano Ronaldo
For which club did Johan Cruyff win three consecutive European Cups?
Answer: Ajax
How many Bundesliga goals did Robert Lewandowski score for Bayern Munich?
Answer: 312
Who scored the most goals in Bundesliga history?
Answer: Robert Lewandowski
How many international appearances did Pelé make for Brazil?
Answer: 117
How many international appearances did Diego Maradona make?
Answer: 91
How many Ballon d'Or awards did Ronaldinho win?
Answer: 1
How many goals did Eusébio score in his career?
Answer: 517
How many goals did Zlatan Ibrahimović score for Sweden?
Answer: 62
How many Premier League titles did Ryan Giggs win with Manchester United?
Answer: 13
How many goals did Dennis Bergkamp score for Arsenal?
Answer: 120
Who won the Ballon d'Or in 1998?
Answer: Zinedine Zidane
Who won the Ballon d'Or in 2000?
Answer: Luís Figo
Who won the Ballon d'Or in 2022?
Answer: Karim Benzema
Who won the Ballon d'Or in 2006?
Answer: Fabio Cannavaro
How many goals did Lionel Messi score for Barcelona in all competitions?
Answer: 672
How many international caps did Lothar Matthäus earn for West Germany/Germany?
Answer: 150
How many goals did Thierry Henry score for France internationally?
Answer: 51
How many Premier League goals did Michael Owen score in his career?
Answer: 150
How many goals did Rivaldo score for Barcelona?
Answer: 130
How many La Liga titles did Lionel Messi win with Barcelona?
Answer: 10
How many goals did Robbie Fowler score in the Premier League?
Answer: 163
How many international goals did Michel Platini score for France?
Answer: 41
How many England caps did Peter Shilton earn?
Answer: 125
How many goals did Wayne Rooney score for England?
Answer: 53
How many goals did Gareth Bale score for Wales?
Answer: 41
Who scored a bicycle kick goal in the 2018 Champions League final?
Answer: Gareth Bale
Who won the Ballon d'Or in 2018?
Answer: Luka Modrić
How many goals did Samuel Eto'o score for Barcelona?
Answer: 108
Who was the first player to win the Ballon d'Or?
Answer: Stanley Matthews
How many goals did Ronaldo Nazário score for Inter Milan in all competitions?
Answer: 58
How many goals did Johan Cruyff score at Ajax in his career?
Answer: 256
How many goals did Paolo Maldini score for AC Milan?
Answer: 29
How many appearances did Paolo Maldini make for AC Milan?
Answer: 902
Who won the Ballon d'Or in 2004?
Answer: Andriy Shevchenko
How many goals did Ronaldinho score for Barcelona?
Answer: 94
How many goals did Diego Maradona score for Napoli?
Answer: 115
How many goals did Henrik Larsson score for Celtic?
Answer: 174
How many goals did Cristiano Ronaldo score for Manchester United in his first spell?
Answer: 118
What record did Lionel Messi set in 2012 for goals in a calendar year?
Answer: 91
How many goals did Raúl score in Champions League competitions?
Answer: 71
Who won the Ballon d'Or in 2003?
Answer: Ronaldo Nazário
Who won the Ballon d'Or in 2001?
Answer: Michael Owen
How many international goals did Hossam Hassan score for Egypt?
Answer: 69
How many goals did Robbie Fowler score for Liverpool?
Answer: 148
Who holds the Serie A record for most goals scored in a single season?
Answer: Ciro Immobile
Who was the first player to win four FIFA World Best Player awards?
Answer: Lionel Messi
How many goals did Steven Gerrard score for Liverpool?
Answer: 176
How many goals did Frank Lampard score for Chelsea?
Answer: 187
How many international appearances did Ahmed Hassan make for Egypt?
Answer: 184
How many goals did Marco van Basten score in his career for club and country?
Answer: 238
Which player made the most Premier League appearances?
Answer: Gareth Barry
How many Ballon d'Or awards did Johan Cruyff win?
Answer: 3
Who won the Ballon d'Or in 2010?
Answer: Lionel Messi
How many goals did Robert Lewandowski score for Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga?
Answer: 74
How many goals did Cristiano Ronaldo score for Juventus in all competitions?
Answer: 101
How many Serie A goals did Ciro Immobile score in 2019-20 to break the record?
Answer: 36
How many goals did Fernando Torres score for Liverpool?
Answer: 81
How many goals did Miroslav Klose score for Bayern Munich?
Answer: 68
How many league titles did Paolo Maldini win with AC Milan?
Answer: 7
How many Champions League titles did Cristiano Ronaldo win?
Answer: 5
How many Champions League titles did Lionel Messi win with Barcelona?
Answer: 4
How many goals did Thierry Henry score in a single Premier League season (his record)?
Answer: 30
How many goals did Thierry Henry score in La Liga for Barcelona?
Answer: 19
How many Serie A titles did Roberto Baggio win in his career?
Answer: 2
How many goals did David Villa score for Spain internationally?
Answer: 59
How many goals did Ian Rush score for Liverpool in all competitions?
Answer: 318
How many goals did Gerd Müller score for Bayern Munich in all competitions?
Answer: 535
How many Ballon d'Or awards did Marco van Basten win?
Answer: 3
Who won the Ballon d'Or in 2019?
Answer: Lionel Messi
How many goals did Cristiano Ronaldo score for Portugal before the 2022 World Cup?
Answer: 117
How many Bundesliga goals did Karl-Heinz Rummenigge score for Bayern Munich?
Answer: 162
How many goals did Didier Drogba score for Ivory Coast internationally?
Answer: 65
How many goals did Ronaldo Nazário score for Barcelona?
Answer: 47
Who won the Golden Boot at the 1986 World Cup?
Answer: Gary Lineker
How many Serie A titles did Ronaldo Nazário NOT win?
Answer: He won 0
Who won the Ballon d'Or in 1957?
Answer: Alfredo Di Stéfano
Who won the Ballon d'Or in 1960, becoming the first Spanish player to win the award?
Answer: Luis Suárez
Lev Yashin won the 1963 Ballon d'Or. What made his win unique among all Ballon d'Or winners?
Answer: He is the only goalkeeper ever to win the award
Who won the Ballon d'Or in 1965?
Answer: Eusébio
Who won the 1967 Ballon d'Or, becoming the only Hungarian player ever to win the award?
Answer: Flórián Albert
Who won the first of his three Ballon d'Or awards in 1971?
Answer: Johan Cruyff
Who won the 1977 Ballon d'Or while playing for Borussia Mönchengladbach?
Answer: Allan Simonsen
Who won the 1986 Ballon d'Or, becoming the last Soviet player to receive the award before Igor Belanov's own retirement from the national team?
Answer: Igor Belanov
Who won the 1995 Ballon d'Or, becoming the first African and first non-European-born player to win the award?
Answer: George Weah
Who won the Ballon d'Or in 2007 while playing for AC Milan?
Answer: Kaká
Raymond Kopa won the 1958 Ballon d'Or, becoming the first French winner. Which club was he playing for at the time?
Answer: Real Madrid
Gerd Müller won the 1970 Ballon d'Or. Which club was he representing when he won it?
Answer: Bayern Munich
Marco van Basten won the first of his three Ballon d'Or awards in 1988. Which club was he playing for?
Answer: AC Milan
Ronaldo (Ronaldo Nazário) won his first Ballon d'Or in 1997. Which club was he playing for at the time?
Answer: Inter Milan
Who won the 1993 Ballon d'Or, a year before he became famous for missing a decisive penalty in a World Cup final?
Answer: Roberto Baggio
Which player was the top scorer at the very first FIFA World Cup in 1930, scoring 8 goals for Argentina?
Answer: Guillermo Stábile
Who was the top scorer at the 1938 World Cup, scoring 7 goals for Brazil despite Brazil not reaching the final?
Answer: Leônidas
Sándor Kocsis was the top scorer of the 1954 World Cup. How many goals did he score for Hungary?
Answer: 11
Eusébio finished as the 1966 World Cup's top scorer for Portugal. How many goals did he score?
Answer: 9
Who was the top scorer at the 1974 World Cup, netting 7 goals for runners-up Poland?
Answer: Grzegorz Lato
Mario Kempes was the top scorer of the 1978 World Cup, which Argentina won on home soil. How many goals did he score?
Answer: 6
Who won the Golden Boot at the 1998 World Cup with 6 goals for runners-up Croatia?
Answer: Davor Šuker
Which Colombian midfielder won the Golden Boot at the 2014 World Cup with 6 goals?
Answer: James Rodríguez
Salvatore Schillaci won both the Golden Boot and the Golden Ball at the 1990 World Cup on home soil for Italy. How many goals did he score?
Answer: 6
Who won the Golden Ball as the best player of the 1994 World Cup, which Brazil won?
Answer: Romário
Who won the 1998 World Cup Golden Ball as best player despite his team, Brazil, losing the final to France?
Answer: Ronaldo
Which German goalkeeper won the 2002 World Cup Golden Ball, the only goalkeeper ever to win the award as the tournament's best player?
Answer: Oliver Kahn
Which Uruguayan striker won the Golden Ball as the best player of the 2010 World Cup?
Answer: Diego Forlán
Which Croatian midfielder won the Golden Ball as best player of the 2018 World Cup, despite Croatia losing the final?
Answer: Luka Modrić
Alfredo Di Stéfano scored in every one of Real Madrid's first five European Cup final victories, from 1956 to 1960. How many finals in a row did he score in?
Answer: 5
How many international goals did Ferenc Puskás score for Hungary?
Answer: 84
How many goals did Just Fontaine score at the 1958 World Cup, a single-tournament record that still stands?
Answer: 13
Which player holds the record for most goals scored in a single FIFA World Cup match, scoring 5 for Russia against Cameroon in 1994?
Answer: Oleg Salenko
Franz Beckenbauer captained West Germany to World Cup glory in 1974. In which year did he also manage West Germany to the World Cup title?
Answer: 1990
Dino Zoff captained Italy to the 1982 World Cup title at what age, making him the oldest player ever to captain a World Cup-winning team?
Answer: 40
In what year was former Ballon d'Or winner George Weah sworn in as President of Liberia?
Answer: 2018
In what year did legendary Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon announce his retirement from professional football?
Answer: 2023
Pelé ended his playing career with which club, playing for them from 1975 to 1977?
Answer: New York Cosmos
In which minute of extra time did Andrés Iniesta score the winning goal in the 2010 World Cup final against the Netherlands?
Answer: 116th
In Argentina's 1986 World Cup quarter-final against England, Diego Maradona scored a controversial handball goal that became known by what nickname?
Answer: The Hand of God
Diego Maradona's second goal against England in the same 1986 World Cup quarter-final, in which he dribbled past several players from his own half, was later voted what by a FIFA.com online poll in 2002?
Answer: Goal of the Century
Marco van Basten scored a famous volley from a tight angle in the final of which tournament, against the Soviet Union?
Answer: Euro 1988
Roberto Baggio missed a decisive penalty in the shootout of the 1994 World Cup final, which Italy lost to which country?
Answer: Brazil
Zinedine Zidane was sent off in the 2006 World Cup final for headbutting which Italian defender?
Answer: Marco Materazzi
Bobby Charlton survived a fatal air disaster in February 1958 that killed several of his Manchester United teammates. In which city did this disaster occur?
Answer: Munich
At what age did Pelé become the youngest goalscorer in a World Cup final, netting twice in the 1958 final against Sweden?
Answer: 17
Which Brazilian captain scored the iconic fourth goal in the 1970 World Cup final against Italy, capping a team move often cited as the greatest goal in World Cup history?
Answer: Carlos Alberto
Bobby Moore captained England to their only World Cup title, in which year?
Answer: 1966
England goalkeeper Gordon Banks made a famous diving save against a header from which player during the 1970 World Cup group stage?
Answer: Pelé
The move known as the 'Cruyff Turn', where a player fakes a pass or shot and drags the ball behind his own standing leg, was first popularized by Johan Cruyff at which tournament?
Answer: 1974 World Cup
Ferenc Puskás fled Hungary after the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and was initially banned by FIFA before joining which club in 1958?
Answer: Real Madrid
Diego Maradona captained Argentina to World Cup glory in which year?
Answer: 1986
Brazilian playmaker Zico played in three World Cups (1978, 1982, 1986) but never won the tournament. Which club did he join in 1983 for a then world-record fee for a South American footballer moving to Europe?
Answer: Udinese
George Best, one of the greatest players of his generation, never appeared at a World Cup finals tournament because which country failed to qualify throughout his international career?
Answer: Northern Ireland
Denis Law, who won the 1964 Ballon d'Or, remains the only player from which country to have won the award?
Answer: Scotland
Johan Cruyff moved from Ajax to which club in 1973 for a then world-record transfer fee?
Answer: Barcelona
In 1984, Diego Maradona moved from Barcelona to which Italian club in what was, at the time, a second world-record transfer fee for him personally?
Answer: Napoli
In 2001, Zinedine Zidane moved from Juventus to Real Madrid for a fee that was, at the time, a world record. Which player's transfer record did this break?
Answer: Luís Figo's
In 1997, Ronaldo Nazário moved from Barcelona to Inter Milan for a fee that was a world record at the time. What age was Ronaldo when he made this move?
Answer: 20
Paolo Rossi returned from a two-year ban for his role in the Totonero match-fixing scandal to win the Golden Boot, the Golden Ball, and the World Cup itself, all in the same tournament. Which year was this?
Answer: 1982