General Awareness
Football Tournaments and Awards
1,716 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.
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Football Tournaments and Awards Questions
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Scholes
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Giggs
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T.Henry
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R. Gonzalez
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Ryan Giggs scored for Manchester United in the UEFA Champions League at age 37 years and 289 days (2011), making him one of the oldest goalscorers in the competition's history at that time.
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Lionel Messi scored 12 goals in the 2010-11 UEFA Champions League season, making him the tournament's top scorer. This was during his prime period at Barcelona.
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Viktor Kassai
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Gábor Er?s
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Tamás Bognár
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Robert Kispál
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The correct answer is A) Viktor Kassai. Viktor Kassai from Hungary was the referee for the 2011 UEFA Champions League Final between Barcelona and Manchester United, held at Wembley Stadium in London. The final ended with Barcelona winning 3-1.
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Bobby Charlton
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Franz Beckenbauer
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Pele
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Gary Linekar
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Gary Lineker was the official ambassador for the 2011 Champions League Final at Wembley.
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Lionel Messi
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Xavi Hernandez
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Carlos Puyol
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Eric Abidal
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Eric Abidal, recovering from liver cancer in 2011, received the captain's armband from Carles Puyol to lift the trophy.
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Javier Hernandez
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Nani
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Ryan Giggs
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Darren Fletcher
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Replays suggested Ryan Giggs was offside in the build-up to Wayne Rooney's goal, but it stood.
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Cristiano Ronaldo scored 40 goals in the 2010-11 La Liga season, winning the Pichichi Trophy as the league's top scorer. This was one of his most prolific individual seasons in Spain.
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Gerard Pique
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Xavi Hernandez
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Andreas Iniesta
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David Villa
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Andres Iniesta scored the decisive goal in the 116th minute of the 2010 FIFA World Cup final between Spain and Netherlands, securing Spain's first World Cup victory with a 1-0 win in extra time.
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Dimitar Berbatov scored a hat-trick against Blackburn Rovers in December 2010 and another against Liverpool in December 2010, making it two Premier League hat-tricks in the 2010-2011 season while playing for Manchester United.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
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Dwight Yorke
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David Beckham
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Ryan giggs
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scored the winning goal for Manchester United in the 1999 UEFA Champions League final against Bayern Munich, coming on as a substitute and scoring in the 93rd minute of injury time to secure a dramatic 2-1 victory.
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Edin Dzeko
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Emmanual Adebayor
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Carlos Tevez
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Yaya Toure
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Carlos Tevez scored 20 goals in the 2010-2011 Premier League season, making him Manchester City's top scorer that year. He was the club's captain and primary striker that season.
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Park
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Scholes
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Giggs
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O'shea
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Paul Scholes retired from Manchester United after the 2012-13 season, with his final match being the 2013 Champions League Final against Chelsea. This was the same match where Edwin van der Sar played his final game for United before retirement.
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Luis Felipe Scolari
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Guus Hiddink
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Claudio Raineri
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Avram Grant
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Avram Grant, an Israeli manager, led Chelsea FC to their first UEFA Champions League final in 2008, where they lost to Manchester United on penalties. He took over after Jose Mourinho left the club mid-season.
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Quick Feet
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Mastermind
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Little Pea
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Green Pea
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Chicharito means 'Little Pea' in Spanish. This nickname was given to Javier Hernandez because his father, Javier Hernandez Gutierrez, was also a footballer known as 'Chicharo' (Pea), so the son became 'Chicharito' (Little Pea).