General Awareness

Football Tournaments and Awards

1,909 Questions

Football tournaments and awards cover historical goals, captains, coaches, and records from events like the FIFA World Cup and UEFA Champions League. These sports facts are standard in SSC, banking, and railways exams. Test your knowledge of famous players and tournament outcomes.

World Cup goal recordsFIFA presidential historyEuropean Cup coaching winsNational team captainsPlayer bans and controversies

Football Tournaments and Awards Questions

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. Roy Keane

  2. Laurent Blanc

  3. Mark Hughes

  4. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, known as 'The Baby Faced Assassin,' became the coach of Manchester United's reserve team after retiring as a player. He managed the reserves from 2008 to 2011 before managing the first team and later becoming the full manager. Roy Keane, Laurent Blanc, and Mark Hughes were United legends but never held this specific role.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. Gonzalez

  2. Oliveira

  3. Luisao

  4. Nunez

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The question refers to Anderson (full name Anderson Luis de Abreu Oliveira), the Brazilian footballer who played for Manchester United. His last name is Oliveira, as seen in his full name. He was part of United's squad and had a brief career at the club.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. bobby charlton

  2. cantona

  3. sir alex ferguson

  4. beckham

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Sir Alex Ferguson was the manager of Manchester United during their most successful period, from 1986 to 2013. He is the most successful manager in the club's history. Bobby Charlton and Beckham are legendary players, while Cantona is a former player, not manager.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. ben atkinson

  2. Ron Atkinson

  3. andy atkinson

  4. charlton

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Ron Atkinson was the manager of Manchester United immediately before Sir Alex Ferguson, serving from 1981 to 1986. He was succeeded by Ferguson in 1986. The other options (Ben Atkinson, Andy Atkinson, Charlton) are not correct managers in the club's history.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. beckham

  2. van nistelroy

  3. solskjaer

  4. yorke

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scored the winning goal for Manchester United in the 1999 Champions League final against Bayern Munich. His goal in injury time completed United's dramatic comeback and secured the treble. Yorke scored earlier in the game, while Beckham and Van Nistelrooy were not on the scoresheet in that final.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. giggs

  2. anelka

  3. ronaldo

  4. tevez

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Cristiano Ronaldo missed his penalty in the 2008 Champions League final shootout between Manchester United and Chelsea. His penalty was saved by Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech, though Manchester United still won the shootout 6-5. Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea) also missed, but Giggs and Tevez scored their penalties.