Among the Thugs - Barefoot Football Quiz 2016, Prelim

2. 30 Questions
+1 for each correct
21-30 are starred

3. 1. Recently, Barcelona's official website released a list of their most
prolific attacking trios. While the current trio topped the list, the
one in the bottom pic finished tenth. Who is the omitted forward?

4. Answer

5. Luis Suarez

6. 2. Last month, this website
came out in dedication to a
player. The mobile version of
the site shows this message.
Which player?

7. Answer

9. 3. He was the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent at the 1948
Olympics. Of India’s performance while playing barefoot at the
tournament, he later recollected: “Princess Margaret told me how
impressed she was that we could give such a good account of
ourselves without boots.”
Post his playing career, he became a medical doctor and went on to
on to be appointed Director of Nagaland Health Services.
Name him.

10. Answer

11. Dr. Talimeran Ao

12. 4. Abedi Pele was a legendary Ghanaian footballer. He won the
African Footballer of the Year award three years in a row. Two of his
sons are currently playing in the Premier League. Names?

13. Answer

14. Andre Ayew and Jordan Ayew

15. 5. This club goes by the motto, "Ludere
Causa Ludendi" – to play for the sake
of playing, highlighting their ideals.
They are probably the amateur club
with the biggest stadium in the world?
The club and the stadium?

16. Answer

17. Queen’s Park, Hampden Park

18. 6. Id. this ingeniously named India international, who turned out
for FC Pune City in last year’s Indian Super League.

19. Answer

20. Jackichand Singh

21. 7. This book by mathematician, Alex
Bellos, is a comprehensive take on
football in Brazil.
What does the cover depict?

22. Answer

23. Aldyr Garcia Schlee’s original illustrations for the Brazil kit

24. 8. Abdulah Gegic was a Yugoslav who
led Partizan to the final of the 1966
European Cup final.
He later went to manage another
country and proved hugely influential
there, guiding a host of upcoming
managers, and in the process he
earned the nickname of “football
professor” from that country’s press.
That country also gave him
citizenship. Which?

25. Answer

26. Turkey, he is credited with mentoring Fatih Terim, Mustafa Denizli,
Şenol Güneş amongst others.

27. 9. This is the oldest stadium in Spain, being in use since 1908. It takes
its name from fact that it is on the site of an old watermill. Which
team calls it home?

28. Answer

29. El Molinón (Asturian for big mill), Sporting Gijon

30. 10. This Kiwi forward saw his best
days at Werder Bremen for whom
he scored 59 goals over a six-year
spell. He is the only Kiwi to have top
scored in a single CL campaign.
He was named the Oceania
Footballer of the Century by the
Oceania Football Confederation.
Who?

31. Answer

32. Wynton Rufer

33. 11. Son of this former Senegal international and Olympic gymnast couple is
making waves and recently made his international debut. Name?

34. Answer

35. Leroy Sane

36. 12. Name the two captains.

37. Answer

38. Giuseppe and Franco Baresi

39. 13. Id. this stadium, which is the only one in the world to have
hosted a FIFA World Cup as well as a Rugby World Cup final.

40. Answer

41. Stade de France, Paris

42. 14. David Bettoni didn’t have
much of a career as a professional
footballer. He started at Cannes
and went on to play a for a string
of Italian club in and around Turin.
What job has brought him in the
limelight recently?

43. Answer

44. Zinedine Zidane’s number 2 at Real Madrid

45. 15. Who is the author of this
recent release?

46. Answer

47. Ben Green, the man behind one of the most popular football podcasts.

48. 16. This elegant midfielder is an avid quizzer.
While he was playing for Ajax, he used to hold his own amongst
Holland’s most august football trivia experts, who used to converge
at an apartment in Amsterdam. Some of the members of the usual
gathering, the story goes, once shamed Nick Hornby with their
grasp of Arsenal’s history. Who be this quizzer midfielder?
#oneofus!

49. Answer

50. Jari Litmanen

51. 17. Otto _______ was a decorated
German officer during both World
War I and World War II.
His nephew went on to win 11
league titles across two countries as
well as two Champions Leagues.
The nephew?

52. Answer

53. Ottmar Hitzfeld

54. 18. Mulattos were not viewed kindly by Brazilians in the early days.
In 1914, Carlos Alberto, a mulatto, attempted to hide his skin colour
by applying rice powder on his face.
It ultimately led to one of the club's nicknames, pó de arroz, which
is the Portuguese for 'white powder'.
Which club?

55. Answer

56. Fluminense FC

57. 19. ______ is a literary term for Britain or England, often used
when referring to ancient or historical times. Some English as
well as Scottish clubs carry it is a suffix in their names. FITB.

58. Answer

59. Albion/ West Bromwich Albion, Brighton & Hove Albion, Stirling
Albion F.C etc.

60. 20. Which footballer was – quite aptly – born at this hospital?

61. Answer

63. 21. During the summer of 1983 a certain midfielder had offers
from Roma and Juventus, but he instead chose to play for a club
located in a city that borders Austria. However, Italian FA
opposed the deal, reasoning the transfer fee (4m) was too much
for a foreigner.
In protest the club’s supporters amassed in the city centre
holding up placards reading “_ ____ _ ______.” FITB.

64. Answer

65. “O Zico o Austria” (“Either Zico or Austria!”), because of their historical ties with
Austria, Udinese fans threatened to quit Serie A and move to the Austrian league.

66. 22. This panel by David Squires depicts a much parodied action from a
European Championship qualifying game. What happened?

67. Answer

68. Robin van Persie put one past his own goalkeeper in a Euro qualifier
against the Czech Republic, and became the butt of jokes.

69. 23. Sunil Gulati was born in Allahabad
and went on to earn earned his M.A.
and M.Phil. in economics at Columbia
University. If Wikipedia is to be
believed, he is a senior lecturer at his
alma mater.
To what post was he re-elected for a
record third four-year term in March
2014?

70. Answer

71. He is the president of the United States Soccer Federation

72. 24. This club is often derided as one
of the most racist in the world.
La Familia, a far-right, racist
supporters' group of the club, takes
great pride in the fact that no Arab
has ever played for the club – the
only Israeli Premier League to hold
the distinction.
Which club?

73. Answer

74. Beitar Jerusalem

75. 25. This rather uninspiring China
international had an unremarkable six-
year spell at Manchester City.
During Chinese premiere Xi Jinping’s
visit to England last year, the defender
was surprisingly inducted to National
Football Museum’s hall of fame, which
prompted Daniel Taylor to write: “It all
feels highly unsatisfactory and, yes, Jozy
Altidore must be hoping President
Obama visits some time soon.” Name?

76. Answer

77. Sun Jihai

78. 26. He was the captain of the France national team at the 1930
World Cup, but later turned into a Nazi collaborator and was
arrested and executed for his atrocities during WWII. Id?

79. Answer

80. Alexandre Villaplane

81. 27. Name this FIFA presidential candidate, who was imprisoned at the
Robben Island for 18 years, alongside figures like Nelson Mandela.

82. Answer

83. Tokyo Sexwale

84. 28. This 1956 Olympic gold medalist
excelled in football, bandy and ice
hockey, and is considered one of the
best Russians ever in all of those sports.
For the greatest Russian athlete in the
20th century, he finished third behind
Lev Yashin and Alexander Karelin.
Id.

85. Answer

86. Vsevolod Bobrov

87. 29. This is Garry Birtles talking about something:“Every time I
watch Liverpool now I look for the flags on the Kop because there’s
a two-year gap in the dates. They go from ’77 and ’78 to ’81. And I
always think: ‘That’s us, that gap. We did that.’”
Who did what?

88. Answer

89. Garry Birtles was a forward for Nottingham Forest during their 1979
and 1980 European Cup triumphs.

90. 30. He was among the first footballers
to endorse products. At the height of
his prowess, his popularity was such
that a Brazilian company named, Lacta,
started a chocolate brand to cash on it,
and it remains one of the best selling
chocolate brands in Brazil and is widely
exported across the globe.
What’s the chocolate’s name?

91. Answer

93. All the best!