Football Legends & Records Quiz
Pelé, Maradona, Messi, Ronaldo and the record-breakers who defined the beautiful game.
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About the Football Legends & Records Quiz
Every era of football has its icons, from Pelé and Cruyff to Messi and Ronaldo. This quiz tests what you know about the greatest players in history: their nicknames, clubs, awards and the records that still stand.
This quiz has 20 questions, served in rounds of 10 with a fresh mix and shuffled answers every time you play. Every answer comes with a short explanation.
Sample Football Legends & Records Questions & Answers
Q1. Which player has won the most Ballon d’Or awards?
✅ Answer: Lionel Messi
💡 Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d’Or eight times, the most of any player.
Q2. Who is the only goalkeeper to have won the Ballon d’Or?
✅ Answer: Lev Yashin
💡 The Soviet Union’s Lev Yashin, the “Black Spider”, won it in 1963.
Q3. Which Brazilian striker was nicknamed “O Fenômeno” (The Phenomenon)?
✅ Answer: Ronaldo Nazário
💡 Ronaldo won two World Cups and two Ballon d’Or awards and scored 15 World Cup goals.
Q4. Franz Beckenbauer was known by which nickname?
✅ Answer: Der Kaiser
💡 Beckenbauer won the World Cup as West Germany’s captain in 1974 and as their coach in 1990.
Q5. Diego Maradona won two Serie A titles with which Italian club?
✅ Answer: Napoli
💡 Maradona led Napoli to their first league titles in 1987 and 1990.