Sportskeeda Weekly Football Quiz #1

Hi everyone! Here’s a litmus test for all football lovers out there. This is the Sportskeeda Weekly football Quiz which consists of a set of 5 questions to test your football acumen. Make sure that you check in every Friday for the latest version of the quiz. Here are this week’s five questions:

Question 1:

The emblem of Newton Heath FC

This is an easy one to warm up with. This team is one of the most popular football clubs in the world today. It was known as ‘Newton Heath FC’ during its founding days. It was founded in the year 1878. Name the team.

Question 2:

I have played for both Real Madrid and Barcelona. I have been a part of UEFA cup winning sides but I’ve never won the Champions League in my career. I’m a multi time winner of the FIFA world player of the year award. Who am I?

Question 3:

This multi-nation tournament was first held in the year 1960. It holds the dubious distinction of being the holders graveyard. No country has ever won this tournament on consecutive occasions. The winner of this tournament gets a chance to play in the FIFA Confederations Cup. Name the tournament.

Question 4:

This Central American nation recently became the first country in World Cup history to name three brothers in a World Cup squad. Give the name of the country.

Question 5:

This is a tricky one. There was a ferocious clash between Real Madrid and Barcelona players in the recently concluded Spanish Super Cup. There was a similar incident between the same two clubs in 1990 when a Barcelona player was suspended for 2 months for stomping on the referee’s foot. This Bulgarian player is also a recipient of the World Cup Golden Boot. Name the player.

The clues for each question are highlighted in bold. Guess the answers and post them as comments below.

Ensure that you check out the answers by following this link: https://www.sportskeeda.com/2011/08/26/sportskeeda-weekly-football-quiz-2/

Happy quizzing!