The Best Football Quiz Questions

You can brag all you like down the pub about your so-called superior ball knowledge—but the only real way to prove it? A proper football quiz.

From iconic goals and transfer fees to record-breakers and unforgettable moments, there’s nothing like putting your football brain to the test.

Sure, you think you know it all—but just in case, here’s a collection of classic quiz questions to sharpen up before your next showdown.

International Football Quiz Questions

1. Who is the all-time FIFA World Cup top goalscorer?

Answer: Miroslav Klose (16)

2. Which county won the first ever UEFA European Championship in 1960?

Answer: Soviet Union

3. Argentina have won a record 16 Copa America titles. Who is closest to their total with 15 victories?

Answer: Uruguay

4. Only three countries have won the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Can you name them?

Answer: Mexico (10), United States (7), Canada (1)

5. Who has scored the most goals in international football history?

Answer: Cristiano Ronaldo

6. Which England footballer has made the most appearances for the national team?

Answer: Peter Shilton (125)

7. Which African nation has gone furthest at the World Cup?

Answer: Morocco (4th, 2022)

8. Australia once beat which team 31-0 in a 2002 World Cup qualifier?

Answer: American Samoa

9. Who is the highest scorer in Africa Cup of Nations history?

Answer: Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon, 18)

10. Which team has won the AFC Asian Cup most frequently?

Answer: Japan (4)

European Football Quiz Questions

Clarence Seedorf is a Champions League legend. | IMAGO/Magic

11. Which side have won the UEFA Cup/Europa League most?

Answer: Sevilla (7)

12. Who were the first British side to win the European Cup?

Answer: Celtic (1966–67)

13. Who is the only player to have won the Champions League with three different clubs?

Answer: Clarence Seedorf (Ajax, Real Madrid, AC Milan)

14. Which club shocked Paris Saint-Germain by winning Ligue 1 in 2020–21?

Answer: LOSC Lille

15. Who is the Bundesliga's all-time top goalscorer?

Answer: Gerd Muller (365)

16. Of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, who has won the most La Liga titles?

Answer: Lionel Messi (10 vs. 2)

17. Edgar Davids, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and which player have the joint record for most Champions League red cards?

Answer: Sergio Ramos (4)

18. Which club won the inaugural Europa Conference League in 2021–22?

Answer: AS Roma

19. Which Portuguese side have won the most Primeira Liga titles?

Answer: Benfica (38)

20. Which is the only club to to have won all three of the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League?

Answer: Chelsea

Premier League Quiz Questions

Mane vs. Villa. — Sadio Mane once scored a hat-trick in lightening quick time for Southampton. | IMAGO/Colorsport

21. With 123 bookings to his name, who is the player with the most yellow cards in Premier League history?

Answer: Gareth Barry

22. Which player won the inaugural Premier League Golden Boot in 1992–93?

Answer: Teddy Sheringham

23. How many English managers have ever won the Premier League?

Answer: Zero

24. Which player scored the fastest Premier League hat-trick, scoring three times in just 2 minutes and 56 seconds?

Answer: Sadio Mane (Southampton vs. Aston Villa, 2015)

25. Which of these clubs have never played in the Premier League: A) Oldham, B) Barnsley, C) Plymouth or D) Blackpool?

Answer: C) Plymouth

26. Which two players have scored the most headed goals in Premier League history?

Answer: Harry Kane, Peter Crouch (both 40)

27. In which season did Leicester City win the Premier League title?

Answer: 2015–16

28. Who are the four coaches who have won the most Premier League Manager of the Month awards?

Answer: Sir Alex Ferguson (27), Arsène Wenger (15), Pep Guardiola (11), David Moyes (11)

29. Which Scottish player has scored the most goals in the Premier League?

Answer: Duncan Ferguson (68)

30. With 162 in total, which player has the most Premier League assists?

Answer: Ryan Giggs

English Football League Quiz Questions

Rob McElhenney, Ryan Reynolds — Wrexham are owned by Hollywood duo Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds. | IMAGO/PA Images

31. Which club has won the most Championship play-off finals?

Answer: Crystal Palace (4)

32. Which EFL side play their home matches at St Andrew's?

Answer: Birmingham City

33. Which team has won the EFL Trophy the most?

Answer: Bristol City (3)

34. How many clubs make up the three EFL divisions (Championship, League One and League Two)?

Answer: 72

35. The Bantams is the nickname of which EFL club?

Answer: Bradford City

36. Which club broke the Championship record for most points with 106 in 2005–06?

Answer: Reading

37. When Bradford City reached the 2013 League Cup final, which division were they in?

Answer: League Two

38. Which striker scored a record 43 goals in the Championship in 2021–22?

Answer: Aleksandar Mitrović (Fulham)

39. Wrexham are owned by which two famous actors?

Answer: Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney

40. Luton Town play their home games at which stadium?

Answer: Kenilworth Road

British Players Abroad Quiz Questions

David Beckham ended his playing career with PSG. | IMAGO/Pressefoto Baumann

41. Who was the first-ever British player to play abroad?

Answer: John Charles (joined Juventus in 1957)

42. Kevin Keegan won the Ballon d'Or twice while playing for which German club?

Answer: Hamburg

43. Former Scotland international Paul Lambert won the 1996–97 Champions League with which European side?

Answer: Borussia Dortmund

44. How much did Real Madrid pay to sign Jude Bellingham in 2023? A) £81 million, B) £88.5 million, or C) £104 million

Answer: B) £88.5 million

45. Paul Gascoigne left Tottenham for which Italian club in 1992?

Answer: Lazio

46. How many Champions League titles did Gareth Bale win with Real Madrid?

Answer: Five

47. In which Asian country did Gary Lineker finish his playing career? A) South Korea, B) China or C) Japan

Answer: C) Japan (for Nagoya Grampus)

48. Steven Gerrard played for Liverpool and which foreign club during his career?

Answer: LA Galaxy

49. David Beckham played for four European clubs other than Manchester United during his career. Name all four.

Answer: Preston North End, Real Madrid, AC Milan, PSG

50. George Best played for how many different clubs in the United States?

Answer: Three (Los Angeles Aztecs, Fort Lauderdale Strikers, San Jose Earthquakes)

Transfers Quiz Questions

Zinedine Zidane joined Real Madrid in 2001. | Getty/ALLSPORT

51. In Euros (€), how much did Paris Saint-Germain spend on the record-breaking Neymar Jr. transfer in 2017?

Answer: €222 million

52. Which £80 million player broke the world transfer record for a defender in 2019?

Answer: Harry Maguire (Leicester City to Manchester United)

53. Who was the first British footballer to cost £1 million in 1979?

Answer: Trevor Francis (Birmingham City to Nottingham Forest)

54. Alisson Becker is the most expensive goalkeeper ever. True or false?

Answer: False (Kepa Arrizabalaga for £71.6 million)

55. Who was the first footballer to ever cost over £50 million?

Answer: Kaka (AC Milan to Real Madrid, £56 million in 2009)

56. Who is the most expensive African footballer of all time?

Answer: Nicolas Pepe (Lille to Arsenal, £72 million in 2019)

57. Who became for the first-ever £1 million women's player in 2025 when she moved from Liverpool to Arsenal?

Answer: Olivia Smith

58. How many €70 million-plus transfers has Romelu Lukaku been part of during his career?

Answer: Three (Everton to Manchester United, United to Inter Milan, Inter to Chelsea)

59. Only one non-European club ranks in the top 10 for transfer spending in a single summer window. Which club is it?

Answer: Al Hilal (€353 million, 2023–24)

60. Real Madrid broke the world transfer record in 2001 to sign which player from Juventus?

Answer: Zinedine Zidane (£46.2 million)

MLS Quiz Questions

Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba both joined Inter Miami in 2023. | Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images

61. When was the inaugural season of Major League Soccer?

Answer: 1996

62. What is the name of the trophy awarded to the team with the best regular-season record in MLS?

Answer: Supporters' Shield

63. Who is MLS's all-time top scorer with 171 goals?

Answer: Chris Wondolowski

64. Which two former Barcelona players joined Lionel Messi at Inter Miami in 2023?

Answer: Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba

65. Which three MLS teams compete in the Cascadia Cup?

Answer: Seattle Sounders, Portland Timbers, Vancouver Whitecaps

66. Name the Italian playmaker who scored an MLS-record 13 free-kick goals for Toronto FC between 2015 and 2018.

Answer: Sebastian Giovinco

67. Which MLS club plays its home matches at Sports Illustrated Stadium?

Answer: New York Red Bulls

68. What is the official term used to describe the official process by which a new team joins Major League Soccer?

Answer: Expansion

69. Sporting Kansas City used to be known as what between 1997 and 2010?

Answer: Kansas City Wizards

70. Which famous flop once dubbed “the next Pelé” was first pick in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft?

Answer: Freddy Adu