Quiz Bowl: Soccer Packet

Preston North End

English legend Sir Tom Finney died at the age of 91 in February. He played with this hometown team his entire career and made 569 appearances, though he never won a major trophy.

Argentina, Colombia, Spain

Real Madrid legend Alfredo di Stefano, passed away in July. He is one of few players who have competed for three different national teams. All or nothing, name those countries.

Youri Djorkaeff

In 2006, this French playmaker asked for time off from the Red Bulls to tend to his sick mother. A week later, he was seen cheering on France at the World Cup.

Birmingham City FC

One particularly crooked owner is Carson Yeung, a Hong Kong businessman who was recently convicted of laundering over $10 million. He purchased this team when they were promoted to the Premier League in 2009, but they went down 2 years later under Alex McLeish.

Cabo Verde

(2014 World Cup Qualification was a mess in Africa.) Despite making the final round of qualification, this nation cruelly had its chance to qualify for the World Cup taken away due to fielding ineligible player Fernando Varela. Ironically, this country thought his red card in an earlier match against Equatorial Guinea was voided since their opposition also fielded an ineligible player.

Liberia

(2014 World Cup Qualification was a mess in Africa.) Though this country did not rank high enough to automatically advance to the group stage, they ended up receiving a walkover due to the withdrawal of Mauritius. This homeland of George Weah eventually finished last in their group and lost a match to Angola 3-0 due to fielding an ineligible player.

Pele

(Answer some questions about one of the greatest goals ever scored, Brazil's fourth in the 1970 World Cup Final. ) This man received the ball from Jairzinho just outside the box. You may remember him for being possibly the greatest player ever.

Carlos Alberto Torres

(Answer some questions about one of the greatest goals ever scored, Brazil's fourth in the 1970 World Cup Final.) Pele held the ball and then played a perfect pass for this fullback to score. This man was Brazil's captain and would later team up with Pele at the New York Cosmos.

Clodoaldo

(Answer some questions about one of the greatest goals ever scored, Brazil's fourth in the 1970 World Cup Final.) The move started with this midfielder dribbling past four Italians. He spent much of his career at Santos and scored the equalizer in the semifinal game against Uruguay in that tournament.

Santiago Canizares

Another former Valencia player is this goalkeeper who helped lead them to two titles and two Champions League finals. Before the 2002 World Cup, he severed a tendon in his foot from dropping a bottle of aftershave on it, allowing Iker Casillas to start.

David Villa

Atletico's most accomplished player is this striker, Spain's all-time top scorer. He scored in the 2011 Champions League final for Barcelona.

Trabzonspor

Bosingwa and former French winger and Chelsea teammate Florent Malouda currently play for this Turkish league side. This team was the first Anatolian side to win the Turkish first league. (It was a miracle that Chelsea won the Champions League in 2012.)

Zvjezdan Misimovic

Bosnia's all-time leader in caps is this playmaker, who along with Dzeko won the Bundesliga with Wolfsburg in 2009.

Emir Spahic

Bosnia's captain is this Bayer Leverkusen defender, who formerly played for Sevilla and Lokomotiv Moscow.

Ali Daei

The all-time leading international goal scorer is this Iranian who became the first Asian to play in the Champions League with Bayern Munich.

France and Mexico

The first world cup soccer match kicked off on July 13th, 1930 between these two countries

Cha Bum-Kun

The highest scoring Asian player to play in the Bundesliga is this man, who played for Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayer Leverkusen in the 80s. He was voted Asia's Player of the Century.

Malaysia

Two of the worst owners in recent memory are Tony Fernandes and Vincent Tan, who hail from this Southeast Asian country, whose name was on Cardiff's uniforms in 2013-14.

Sunday Mba

(2013 Confederations Cup) Tahiti did manage one goal against African champions Nigeria, who defeated Burkina Faso 1-0 in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations with a goal by this current Bastia midfielder.

Costa Rica

(2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League) The only non-Mexican team in the semis is Alajuelense, who are from this Central American country. The biggest club in this country is Deportivo Saprissa.

Tijuana

(2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League) This Mexican side which was only founded in 2007 defeated LA Galaxy to progress to the semifinals. Their current players include US internationals Herculez Gomez and Edgar Castillo.

Mexico

(2013-14 CONCACAF Champions League) Three of the sides in the semifinals were from this country, which contains the dominant league in the region. They also compete in the Copa Libertadores.

Egypt

(2014 World Cup Qualification was a mess in Africa.) American Bob Bradley ended up being fired from this international side after losing in final round of qualifiers against Ghana. Despite touting Premier League players like Ahmed Elmohamady and Mohamed Salah, they were thumped 7-3 on aggregate.

Four man backline

. It is unknown which team first started using this tactic, but it was likely developed independently in Brazil and Hungary in the 1950s. This development coincided with the development of zonal marking, and soon replaced the W-M system. Alf Ramsay developed this tactic before the 1966 World Cup, and it would soon become a default in England. In Italy, this tactic was popularized in the late 1980's by Arrigo Sacchi's Milan team, and he used it as a way to catch teams offside, which was more difficult with the alternative. Today, it is used by almost every team, although national teams like Costa Rica and Mexico notably did not use it at the 2014 World Cup. For 10 points, name this tactic where teams play two center backs and two fullbacks.

El Loco

. One player with this nickname scored the winning penalty against Ghana in the 2010 World Cup. Another man with this nickname started his career as a defender at Newell's Old Boys but is better known for his managerial career. That man was the 2001 World Coach of the Year and led his home country to a gold medal at the 2004 Olympics before going on to coach a neighboring country in 2010. Another man with this nickname missed the 1994 World Cup due to his involvement with a kidnapping case and his friendship with Pablo Escobar. That man lived up to his name by performing a scorpion kick against England and for regularly scoring goals, despite being a goalkeeper. For 10 points, identify this name given to Sebastian Abreu, Marcelo Bielsa and Rene Higuita, a common nickname for a crazy South American.

Brad Friedel

. This man attempted to sign with Nottingham Forest and Newcastle in the 1990s but was unable to due to work permit issues. Later, he would set the all-time Premier League record with 310 consecutive games played across 3 different teams. This player became the first goalkeeper since 1974 to save two penalties outside of shootouts in a single World Cup. That occurred in 2002, when he helped lead his team to the quarterfinals where they were defeated by Germany. He had a long rivalry with international teammate Kasey Keller, who was picked ahead of him at the 1998 World Cup. In 2002, he helped lead Blackburn to the League Cup and the following year became the first American to be picked in the PFA Team of the Year. For 10 points, name this American goalkeeper, currently playing for Tottenham Hotspur.

Zinedine Zidane

A sculpture of one of this man's most notable actions was created by Adel Adessemid and is currently in Doha. In 2006, he starred in a documentary that had cameras focused only on him for an entire match, in which he received one of his 12 career red cards. This man's trademark dribble was a spin move also named for his hometown of Marseille. Possibly his best goal came in 2002, when he volleyed in a Roberto Carlos cross with his left foot, leading his team to their third Champions League win in five years. Perhaps the most memorable incident in this man's career came in the 110th minute of the 2006 World Cup Final, after another player allegedly insulted his sister. For 10 points, name this French midfielder who won the 1998 World Cup and headbutted Marco Materazzi.

Didier Drogba

After his last-minute equalizer and winning penalty, this striker left Chelsea a champion, only to join Chinese team Shanghai Shenhua for half a season with former strike partner Nicolas Anelka. He currently plays for Galatasaray. (It was a miracle that Chelsea won the Champions League in 2012.)

Jose Bosingwa

After successfully limiting Franck Ribery in the Champions League final, this defender moved on to the disastrously incoherent QPR team. He was seen smiling while leaving the pitch in a game which sealed the team's relegation. (It was a miracle that Chelsea won the Champions League in 2012.)

Matthew Le Tissier

After this man's career, he played for non-league team Eastleigh, scoring 3 goals. In his autobiography, this man controversially claimed that he once bet money on the first throw in being within the first minute of a match, only to underhit his pass. He is currently the president of his hometown club Guernsey FC, and made a substitute appearance for them at the age of 45. He is one of the greatest penalty takers ever, having only missed one of his 48 career attempts. Despite this, he only made 8 appearances for his national team and failed to score for them. This man played for the same club from 1986 to 2002 and never won a trophy, although he was the only player to have two goals nominated for the Premier League's Best Goal award in 2012. For 10 points, name this longtime Southampton player, nicknamed Le God.

Tahiti

By far the worst team there was this Pacific Island team which managed to let Fernando Torres score 4 times against them in a 10-0 loss to Spain, giving Torres another well-deserved Golden Boot award. (2013 Confederations Cup)

fictional

Former Portsmouth owner Balram Chainrai sold the team to Ali Al-Faraj, a mysterious Saudi who is suspected of being this type of person.

Toronto F.C.

In 2011, this team made defeated the LA Galaxy en-route to a surprising semifinal run in the CONCACAF Champions League before being thumped 7-3 by Santos Laguna. This team sings a song in the 24th minute of every game in honor of Danny Dichio, who scored this team's first ever goal in 2007. In 2011, this team attempted to bring the Ajax style of play to MLS by hiring Aron Winter as coach, but failed when he couldn't find players who could pass the ball. This team signed notable designated player flops such as Mista and Julian de Guzman, which led to a pay dispute with hometown hero Dwayne de Rosario. This team holds the current MLS record for longest streak of missing the playoffs, although they are currently on pace to qualify after signing players such as Jermain Defoe and Julio Cesar in the offseason. For 10 points, name this team which recently acquired Michael Bradley and plays in Canada's largest city.

Athletic Bilbao FC

In the early 1980s, this team won two straight league titles under manager Javier Clemente. The Pichichi Award for top scorer in La Liga is named for a former striker for this club. In 2011 Jonas Ramalho became the first black player to play for this team, and Fernando Amorebieta was its first foreign international. In 2014, they opened the new San Mames Stadium and finished fourth in La Liga, with players such as Aritz Aduriz and Iker Muniain. Their most successful season recently came in 2011-12 when they reached the finals of both the Copa del Rey and Europa League with players such as Javi Martinez and Fernando Llorente. For 10 points, name this Spanish club which only uses players of Basque heritage.

sweeper keeper

Lev Yashin was a forerunner of this position. Broadly defined, it refers to a goalkeeper coming off their line to make clearances as well as starting attacks.

Zenit St. Petersburg

Name that club, whose supporters have stated that they do not want the club to sign any black or gay players

Bosnia

Name that team, whose country received independence in 1992 after the breakup of Yugoslavia. They played their first official match three years later and their best known player is Edin Dzeko.

Luis Suarez

One man with this name managed Atletico Nacional to the Colombian championship in 1999 and as a player he was a part of their 1989 Copa Libertadores winning team. That man led Ecuador to the 2006 World Cup and currently manages Honduras. Another man with this name was nicknamed El Arquitecto when he played for Barcelona with teammates such as Sandor Kocsis. That man was the first Spaniard to win the Ballon d'Or and he achieved his greatest team success playing for La Grande Inter. An active player with this name started his European career at Groningen before signing with Ajax in 2007. That man signed for an English team in 2011, and was the top scorer in the 2013-14 Premier League despite missing several games due to a biting-related suspension. For 10 points, what is this common name shared by several players including a hungry Uruguayan

Argentina and England

One match between these two countries featured the losing team's captain refusing to leave the pitch after a red card and being called an "animal" by the opposing manager. Two years later, a tie between club teams representing these countries was marked by extreme violence and the winning goal was scored by a man called The Witch whose son would go on to play for the other team. One game between these two featured a controversial red card after a kick on Diego Simeone and finished 4-3 on penalties after the potential winning goal was disallowed. Perhaps the most famous match between these two countries featured the Goal of the Century, as well as the Hand of God goal, both scored by Diego Maradona against Peter Shilton. For 10 points each, name these two countries who fought each other in the Falklands War.

Koke

One of Atleti's key players is this midfielder who plays in multiple positions, but often wide right. He played for Spain in the 2012 Olympics and played in the 2014 World Cup.

Cameroon Goalkeeper

One player who played this position for this national team won the 1997 Zamora Trophy and won La Liga with Deportivo La Coruna. Another made over 200 appearances for Espanyol and won the 2006 Copa del Rey before moving to Malaga in 2012. A current player at this position for this national team was a reserve at Liverpool when he was suspended for laughing during a Hillsborough memorial. Two rivals at this position played together at Tonnerre in their home country, and one of those men started at the 1990 World Cup, where he inspired Gianluigi Buffon. However, his rival Joseph-Antoine Bell won Africa's Player of the Century award at this position. For 10 points, name this position, which has been played by Jacques Songo'o, Carlos Kameni and Thomas N'Kono at a West African nation whose other players have included Roger Milla and Samuel Eto'o.

sleeping with a teammate's wife/significant other

One player who was kicked off his national team for doing this wrote a book called Captain For Life: And Other Temporary Assignments in which he criticized Steve Sampson. Stefan Effenberg wrote about being called a "pig" after being caught doing this by Thomas Strunz. This action by a Rushden & Diamonds player allegedly led to the suicide of Dale Roberts. However, the most notable example was allegedly done by that man's younger brother, who was stripped of the England captaincy for it prior to the 2010 World Cup. For 10 points, identify this action which John Terry may have performed with Wayne Bridge's girlfriend.

Florida

One team that played in this state was originally called the Washington Darts and was owned by Joe Robbie. Gordon Banks was named the top keeper in the league for that team despite being half-blind and that team also employed Gerd Muller, Teofilo Cubillas and George Best. A recent incarnation of that NASL team competes with an in-state rival for the Coastal Cup. A more recent team from this state featured a player who would score an MLS record 27 goals in 1996, Roy Lassiter. That team also starred Carlos Valderrama but folded in 2001. One MLS expansion team in this state recently signed Kaka as their first designated player and another will be owned by David Beckham. For 10 points, name this state which will have Orlando City FC and a Miami team joining the MLS in 2015.

North Korea

Prior to the 2010 World Cup, this country attempted to add an extra outfield player to their team by having him registered as a third goalkeeper, but were caught doing it. Their most successful World Cup appearance featured a 1-0 victory over Italy, but they would lose in the knockout stage after taking a 3-0 lead against Portugal. They qualified for the 2010 World Cup by drawing with their biggest rivals at home and beating out Saudi Arabia on goal difference. During that tournament, they played an extremely conservative 5-3-2, which allowed them to hold their first opponents, Brazil, to only 3 goals. At the 2014 World Cup, this team defeated Japan 7-0 and the US 4-0, according to leader Kim Jong-Un. For 10 points, name this Asian country.

Axel Witsel

That racist announcement was prompted by the team spending a huge amount of money to buy Hulk from FC Porto and this Belgian midfielder from Benfica.

Ipswich Town

The 1981 Sylvester Stallone movie Victory features several famous players, including Pele and Bobby Moore, as well as several members of this English team. They won the UEFA Cup the same year.

Herbert Chapman

The W-M formation, which was the primary formation in Europe for decades, was created by this former Arsenal manager who created the team that would win five titles in the 1930s.

Montevideo

The oldest club in this city is called Albion FC, and was founded by William Leslie Poole. The main derby in this city was originally between a team representing English railroad workers and a team of natives. That derby is the oldest in the world outside of Britain and has been contested over 500 times. Due to its country's small size, this city contains 13 of the 16 teams in that country's top division. Perhaps the most important match held in this city was won 4-2 by the home team, and was held in this city's main stadium, the Estadio Centenario. That match was the 1930 World Cup Final. For 10 points, name this city which is home to Nacional and Peñarol, the capital of a country whose star players include Edinson Cavani and Diego Forlan.

1988 UEFA European Football Championship

The team that won this tournament needed a late Wim Kieft goal in their third group game to progress to the knockout stages. England disappointed in this tournament, losing all of their matches including a 1-0 loss to Ireland after a Ray Houghton goal. The host team lost to a rival in the semifinals 2-1, their first competitive loss to that neighboring country. The final featured a team which won the inaugural version of this tournament playing a team which had never won a tournament, despite appearing in two World Cup finals. That final is best remembered for a goal scored against Rinat Dasaev, a volley by the tournament's top scorer Marco van Basten. For 10 points, identify this event held in West Germany which remains the only major tournament won by the Netherlands.

Lee Bowyer and Kieron Dyer

These two players once got into a fistfight during a Newcastle-Aston Villa game. Unlike with most fights on a soccer pitch, they played for the same team and both were sent off.

Eusebio

This Mozambique-born former Benfica striker died in January. He scored 733 goals in his career and is generally considered one of the greatest players ever, as well as the greatest player from Africa.

Niels Bohr

This Nobel Prize winning physicist played in goal for Akademisk Boldkulb. His brother Harald represented his national team at the 1908 Olympics.

Alan Pardew

This current Newcastle manager, who signed an 8-year contract in 2012, recently headbutted David Meyler during a match. He also received a suspension for shoving an assistant referee and verbally abused Manuel Pellegrini.

Gabi

This defensive midfielder was an Atleti youth product, but spend several years at Real Zaragoza before returning in 2011. Diego Simeone named him captain in 2012.

Nicola Caricola

This former Juventus defender got MLS off to a terrible start by scoring a last minute own goal in the MetroStars' first ever home game. The team finally broke the curse named after him in 2013 by winning their first trophy.

Joe Kinnear

This former Newcastle manager started off his time there by using 52 swear words in a 10 minute press conference. More recently, he talked about players such as "Yohan Kebab" and "Hatem ben Afri" and asked fans to judge him on his signings, which proved difficult as he did not make any.

Ever Banega

This former Valencia midfielder broke his ankle when he forgot to brake his car and ran over himself while pumping gas. He is currently on loan at Newell's Old Boys in his home country.

Super Mario Strikers

This game on the Nintendo Gamecube has no referees, allowing players to hit the opposing team with "power-ups" like red shells and banana peels.

Brazil

This host country of the 2013 Confederations Cup won the tournament, after defeating Spain in the final with goals from Fred and Neymar.

Eric Cantona

This man has appeared in several films, including Elizabeth and the appropriately named French Film. He plays himself in a movie entitled Looking for [him] where he gives advice to a suicidal Manchester United fan.

Sean Connery

This man played for Bonnyrigg Rose as a teenager and was once recruited by Sir Matt Busby. He has been voted "Scotland's Greatest Living Treasure".

Recep Tayyip Erdogan

This man played semi-pro soccer as a young man, and was recruited by Fenerbahce but was prevented from joining by his father. He is currently the Prime Minister of the country which finished third in the 2002 World Cup.

Carlo Ancelotti

This man was sacked as manager of Juventus halfway through the last game of the season, even though they were still in the title chase. He is known for using varied formations across clubs, but most commonly uses either a diamond midfield or a 4-3-3, and has won the Champions League using both formations. Despite his nationality, his teams are known for producing attacking soccer and one of his teams holds the Premier League record for goals scored in a season. One of his key tendencies is to play many creative players together, such as his 2003 Champions League winning side which featured Manuel Rui Costa, Clarence Seedorf and Andrea Pirlo in midfield. In 2014, his team defeated Bayern Munich with a counterattacking 4-4-2 that featured Luka Modric and Xabi Alonso in central midfield. For 10 points, name this Italian manager, known for his success with Milan and Chelsea, and currently the manager of Real Madrid.

Shinji Kagawa

This man won two Bundesliga titles with Borussia Dortmund after signing from Cerezo Osaka. He spent last season on the bench at Manchester United due to David Moyes's dislike of skillful, creative players.

1999 Women's World Cup Final

This match was a rematch of both the most recent Olympic final, and that year's Algarve Cup final. One team reached this match by defeating Brazil 2-0 in the semifinals and the other beat the defending champions 5-0. The best scoring chance in this game came when Fan Yunjie hit the post, although it would finish scoreless after extra time. Only one penalty kick in the shootout was missed, when Liu Ying's shot was saved by Brianna Scurry. The most memorable moment from this match was Brandi Chastain's celebration after scoring the winning penalty kick. This match holds the record for largest attendance for a women's sporting event, with over 90,000 fans at the Rose Bowl. For 10 points, name this match in which the US team won its second Women's World Cup.

Hristo Stoichkov

This notoriously crazy Bulgarian star got in trouble for breaking a college player's leg in a friendly match, ending that player's career. He received a $2,000 fine and a two game suspension.

Jari Litmanen

This oft-injured Finnish star once missed a month after a club director opened a soda can next to him and the top hit him in the eye. He may be best remembered for winning the 1995 Champions League with Ajax.

Virtua Striker

This old-school game by SEGA was often seen in arcades next to Daytona USA. It allows you to play as one of many international sides in a knockout tournament and features a hidden team called "FC Sega" as an opponent should you ever manage to win the tournament.

Vinnie Jones

This player was a violent thug for teams such as Wimbledon and Leeds, and basically plays the same role in his movies. He has appeared in several Guy Ritchie movies, as well as X-Men: The Last Stand.

false nine

This position involves a striker who frequently drops deep to pick up the ball. Lionel Messi is the best example in recent years.

inverted winger

This role involves having a player who is more likely to cut inside and shoot rather than try to stay wide and cross. Bayern Munich have notably used this type of player over the past few years.

Total Football

This system of play was first created by Jack Reynolds, a longtime Ajax coach. It involves positional versatility and an emphasis on creating space, and was most successfully used by the Netherlands in the 1970s.

Heart of Midlothian

This team is currently in last place in the Scottish Premiership, having been deducted 15 points for going into administration. They have won four league titles in their history, tying them for third most with Aberdeen and their crosstown rivals Hibernian.

Denmark

This team qualified for their first World Cup in 1986 under coach Sepp Piontek and were nicknamed "Dynamite" due to their attacking play. They beat Uruguay 6-1 in that tournament, but then lost to Spain 5-1 in the knockout stages. The best ever player for this national team starred for both Real Madrid and Barcelona, and Andres Iniesta called that man his favorite player. However, he quit the national team in 1990 after falling out with coach Richard Moller Nielsen. In the subsequent tournament, they were a last minute replacement for Yugoslavia and went on to win the tournament, led by Peter Schmeichel and Brian Laudrup. For 10 points, name this country whose national team won the 1992 European Championships despite missing star Michael Laudrup.

Aberdeen

This team won the 2014 Scottish League Cup. In the 1980s, they won the Cup Winner's Cup under Alex Ferguson.

Dundee United FC

This team won the title in 1983 and reached the 1987 UEFA Cup final, where they lost to IFK Goteborg. They are notably the only European team to have a 100% record against Barcelona, and their ground is across the street from that of their cross-town rivals.

Jimmy Hogan

Though he was unappreciated in England, this man greatly influenced continental soccer with an emphasis on passing and technical play. He coached Austria in the 1936 Olympics and was a major influence on the Hungary team in the 50s.

Pro Evolution Soccer

Though this series of games by Konami was seen as a longtime competitor to FIFA, due to a lack of licenses from the Premier League and Bundesliga, it had to make up fake player names like "Palm" for Pele and "Von Mistelroum" for Van Nistelrooy.

Miroslav Klose

Unusually, this player did not play top flight soccer until he was 21 years old although he would make his national team debut less than two years later. In 2012, he won praise for admitting to the referee that he handled the ball when scoring a goal. Later that season, he became the first player since 1985 to score five goals in a Serie A game, which he did for Lazio. Along with Uwe Seeler and Pele, he is one of three players to have scored in four consecutive World Cups, and the only player to score 4 goals in three different tournaments. In 2014, he scored in a 7-1 win over Brazil to give him 16 career World Cup goals, passing Ronaldo for the all-time lead. For 10 points, name this former Bayern Munich striker, Germany's all-time leading scorer.

2003-2004 English Premier League

Year and league required. This was Wayne Rooney's second full season, and he scored 9 goals before leaving for Manchester United. This was Leeds United's last season in the top flight following their financial collapse, as they came in 19th. Both Liverpool and Chelsea sacked their managers after this season ended despite finishing in the top four, replacing them with Rafa Benitez and Jose Mourinho. The champion of this league season won their second title in three years and accomplished a feat that had only been done by Preston North End in 1889. For 10 points, name this league season which saw Thierry Henry and Dennis Bergkamp lead Arsenal's Invincibles to the only undefeated season in modern English history.

Aleksandr Anyukov

Zenit's current captain is this Russian right back who has 77 caps for his national team.