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Sportsmen and Sportswomen - Footballing Heroes

Did you know that at the turn of the 21st century, football was played by over 250 million players in over 200 countries, making it the world's most popular sport? In this quiz, we look at footballing heroes past and present.

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  1. Bobby Charlton played almost all of his club football at which club?

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    • Born: 11 October 1937
    • Place: Ashington
    • Nationality: British
    • He began to play for Manchester United's first team in 1956
    • He survived the Munich air disaster of 1958
    • He was related to several professional footballers
    • He became manager of Preston North End
    • In 2009, he was given the freedom of the city of Manchester
    • He has a long-running feud with his brother, Jack
    • He has been knighted

  2. One of Bobby Moore's middle names is Frederick. What is the other?

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    • Born: 12 April 1941
    • Place: Barking
    • Nationality: British
    • Captain for West Ham United for 10 years
    • Was Captain in the World Cup 1966
    • He won 108 caps with the England team
    • In 1960, he earned a call up to the England Under-23 squad
    • He was awarded the BBC Sports Personality of the Year title
    • He retired from playing professionally in 1978
    • He was the first member of the England World Cup winning side to die

  3. Michel Platini made his last appearance for France in a European Championship qualifier at home to which country?

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    • Born: 21 June 1955
    • Place: Jouef, France
    • Nationality: French
    • He is the manager and current president of UEFA
    • He was voted Player of the Year by World Soccer magazine in 1984 and 1985
    • Only Thierry Henry has beaten his score of 41 goals for the French National team

  4. Who did Zinedine Zidane headbutt in the 2006 World Cup?

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    • Born: 24 June 1972
    • Place: Marseille, France
    • Nationality: French
    • He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time
    • He won the Golden Ball as the tournament's most outstanding player in the 2006 World Cup Final
    • At the age of ten, he got his first player's license
    • He went to Cannes for a six-week stay, but ended up remaining at the club for four years to play at professional level
    • He joined Real Madrid for a then world record fee of 150 billion Italian lire

  5. Whilst playing for Argentinos Juniors, which English club put in an offer of £180,000 for Diego Maradona's services?

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    • Born: 30 October 1960
    • Place: Buenos Aires, Argentina
    • Nationality: Argentinian
    • He played in four FIFA World Cup tournaments
    • In 1986 he captained Argentina and led them to victory over Germany
    • He was sent home from the 1994 World Cup after testing positive for ephedrine
    • He is considered one of the sport's most controversial and newsworthy figures
    • His two younger brothers were also professional footballers
    • In 2009 Italian officials announced that he still owed the Italian government 37 million euros in taxes

  6. A.C. Milan retired Paolo Maldini's shirt at the end of his career. What number was it?

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    • Born: 26 June 1968
    • Place: Milan, Italy
    • Nationality: Italian
    • He spent all 25 seasons of his career at Milan
    • He won Champions League five times
    • He retired in 2002 with 126 caps and four World Cup participations
    • In 1986, he was called up by his father Cesare to the Italian U-21 side
    • Before his retirement he said he would never be moving into a coaching career
    • He is married to Venezuelan former model Adriana Fossa
    • His two sons both play in youth teams and have been signed for Milan

  7. What is Eusebio's nickname?

    • Born: 25 January 1942
    • Place: Lourenco, Portuguese East Africa
    • Nationality: Mozambican
    • He is considered one of the best footballers of all-time by the IFFHS
    • He won 11 Primeria Liga titles
    • He has been an ambassador of football and is one of the most recognizable faces of the sport since his retirement
    • He was the all-time leading scorer for his country, with 41 goals in 64 matches
    • Despite being retired, he is a constant presence among the Portuguese national team

  8. David Beckham fouled Diego Simeone and was given a red card in which 1998 World Cup match?

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    • Born: 2 May 1975
    • Place: Leytonstone, London
    • Nationality: British
    • Supported Tottenham Hotspur as a child
    • Made his England debut at that age of 21
    • Never personally appeared in the 2002 film Bend It Like Beckham, except in archive footage
    • Played on loan at Preston North End alongside Everton manager David Moyes
    • He amassed 41 yellow cards and four red cards for Real Madrid

  9. Pele appeared in which 1981 film?

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    • Born: 23 October 1940
    • Place: Brazil
    • Nationality: Brazilian
    • His real name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento
    • He scored 760 official goals in his career
    • He grew up in poverty and he earned extra money by working in tea shops as a servant
    • His first match in the World Cup was against the USSR in 1958
    • He has been married twice and has four children
    • In 2005, he received a lifetime achievement award from the BBC

  10. Franz Beckenbauer was included as a character in which Monty Python sketch?

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    • Born: 11 September 1945
    • Place: Munich, Germany
    • Nationality: German
    • He is generally regarded as the greatest German footballer of all time
    • He started playing football at the age of nine even though his father was cynical about the game
    • He won 103 caps and scored 14 goals for West Germany
    • He has been married three times and has five children
    • In 1994, he took on the role of club president at Bayern
    • He appeared in his first World Cup in 1966, playing every match
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