Quiz # 3

Juventus have the most Serie A titles in history; but which club holds the record for most 2^nd place finishes in the competition?

• AC Milan

• Inter Milan

• Juventus

• AS Roma

Answer explanation

Juventus also hold the record for most runner-up finishes as well with 21

Statement 1: PSG is the only team in Ligue 1 history to have won 30 or more games in single season.

Statement 2: PSG also hold the record for most home wins in a single Ligue 1 season.

• Both are correct

• 1 is correct

  2 is wrong

• 1 is wrong

  2 is correct

• Both are wrong

Answer explanation

PSG (15/16) and Monaco (16/17) have both registered 30 win Ligue 1 campaigns;

St Etienne, not PSG, hold the record for most home wins (19) in a single Ligue 1 season

Which of these 2 clubs have paid a transfer fee of 100M euros or more three times in their history?

• FC Barcelona & Real Madrid

• FC Barcelona & Manchester City

• FC Barcelona & Manchester United

• FC Barcelona & PSG

Answer explanation

FC Barcelona has paid a fee over 100M euros for the following 3 players – Philippe Coutinho (145M), Antoine Griezmann (120M) and Ousmane Dembele (105M);

Real Madrid bought the following 3 100M+ players – Gareth Bale (100M), Eden Hazard (100M) and Jude Bellingham (103M);

Chelsea joined this group last summer after their signing of Moises Caicedo, having previously signed Lukaku and Enzo for >100M euros

The PL record for the most number of career red cards by a single player is 8; Roy Keane IS one of the three players to hold that record?

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

The 3 players to receive 8 red cards in their PL career are the following – Patrick Vieira, Richard Dunne and Duncan Ferguson;

Roy Keane is one of 4 players to have received 7 red cards

Which is the only team to have not won the PL title despite scoring 100+ goals that season?

• Manchester City

• Arsenal

• Liverpool

• Tottenham Hotspur

Answer explanation

Liverpool from 2013/14 season remain the only team to have scored 100+ goals (101) in a season and not win the PL title (since 92/93)

Gary Neville has played more PL games than his younger brother and former teammate, Phil Neville.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

Although lesser known, Phil Neville played 505 PL games (10^th all time) for Manchester United and Everton;

105 more than the 400 his brother Gary Neville played for Manchester United

Statement 1: Real Madrid has more UCL titles than all English clubs combined.

Statement 2: Juventus has lost more UCL finals than Real Madrid and Barcelona combined.

• Both are correct

• 1 is correct

  2 is wrong

• 1 is wrong

  2 is correct

• Both are wrong

Answer explanation

Juventus has lost 7 UCL finals in their history more than the 6 total Real and Barcelona have lost (3 each);

With Real Madrid winning the title last year, they now have 15 titles, same as the 15 won by English clubs

Who was the last player to score a hat-trick in a European Cup/UCL final?

• Ferenc Puskas

• Marco van Basten

• Hugo Sanchez

• Pierino Prati

Answer explanation

Pierino Prati scored the last hat-trick in a European Cup/UCL final, achieving the feat for AC Milan against Ajax in the 1969 final

Amongst teams to have played more than one EC/UCL final, Porto and Nottingham Forest are the only ones with a perfect record, having never lost one.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

Forest and Porto have each played 2 EC/UCL finals, winning both of them

Who is the youngest ever goal scorer for Liverpool?

• Michael Owen

• Ben Woodburn

• Harvey Elliot

• Steven Gerrard

Answer explanation

Ben Woodburn is the youngest goal scorer in Liverpool history at the age of 17 years and 45 days, when he scored against Leeds United in 2016