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Quiz 88 - General Football - Answers


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Ten out of 10 is in the brilliant category.
5 out of the 10 is the pass mark,
0 out of ten means you've got a lot to learn!

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1.



Who was the Leicester City player who in 1982/83 finished top of the Division 2 goalscoring chart with 26 League goals to his name?

Gary Lineker


2.

During the summer of 2014 it was reported that which Premier League player was considering asking for a transfer after no-one at the club had wished him a happy birthday?
Manchester City's Yaya TourĂ© 


3.

Back in the late 1980's which club got into the Guinness Book of Records when the roof of one of its stands (pictured) with two giant 'Heritage Hampers' ads on it was considered the largest advertising hoarding in the country?
Middlesbrough (their old Ayresome Park Ground)



4.


In June 2013 who was sacked as the manager of a then Championship club claiming the first he heard of the sacking was when being told of it on air by his BBC colleagues when working for them as a TV pundit covering the Confederations Cup?

Gus Poyet (at Brighton & Hove Albion)


5.


Which club did Carlos Tevez play for when he first came to England?
West Ham United


6.

Which Scottish League side has its home at Somerset Park?
Ayr United



7.



Pictured right is a former senior football administrator who was banned from football after a corruption scandal. Who?
Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter


8.

Which Arsenal player was sent off after just 18 minutes of their 2006 Champions League final against Barcelona?
Goalkeeper Jens Lehmann

 


9.


In two relegation seasons from the Premier League which club lost their last 15 League matches of the season in 2002/03 and when back in the top flight managed just one home League victory in the 2005/06 season?

Sunderland



10.

Which former Coronation Street actor bought a Premier League club?
Bill Kenwright (Everton)  Details


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