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. silva

  2. motta

  3. materazzi

  4. sneijder

  5. lucio

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

Thiago Motta was sent off in the 28th minute of Barcelona vs Inter Milan (0-1) at Camp Nou during the 2009/10 Champions League semifinal. The controversial red card for a challenge on Sergio Busquets reduced Inter to 10 men, but they held on to win and advance to the final.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. david silva

  2. david villa

  3. fernando torres

  4. miroslav klose

  5. ibrahimovic

  6. ronaldo chirstiano

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

David Villa was the top scorer at Euro 2008 with 4 goals, scoring in Spain's victories over Russia, Sweden, and again in the final against Germany. Miroslav Klose was a striker, but won the Golden Boot at the 2006 World Cup, not Euro 2008. Fernando Torres scored the winning goal in the final but had only 2 goals in the tournament.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. Roy Keane

  2. Alan Shearer

  3. Gary Neville

  4. Eric Cantona

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

Alan Shearer is the all-time top scorer in Premier League history with 260 goals, playing for Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United. This record stood through the 2009-10 season and remains intact today.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. Harry Redknapp

  2. Alex Ferguson

  3. Arsene Wenger

  4. Erickson

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

Sir Alex Ferguson managed the most games in Premier League history by 2009-10, with over 700 appearances as Manchester United's manager. His longevity from 1986-2013 gave him the most managerial appearances.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. sneijder

  2. thiago silva

  3. thiago motta

  4. lucio

  5. cambiasso

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

Thiago Motta received a red card in the infamous Champions League semifinal between Inter Milan and Barcelona at Camp Nou in 2010. His second yellow card came after a challenge on Sergio Busquets, reducing Inter to 10 men for most of the match. Inter still managed to hold on and advance to the final, winning 3-2 on aggregate.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. yaya toure

  2. kolo toure

  3. emanuel adebayor

  4. didier drogba

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

Emmanuel Adebayor is the odd one out. While Yaya Touré and Kolo Touré are biological brothers from Ivory Coast, and Didier Drogba is also Ivorian, Adebayor is from Togo. The other three are all Ivorian internationals, making Adebayor the only non-Ivorian in the group. All were prominent African footballers, but nationality is the distinguishing factor here.