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.

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Football Tournaments and Awards Questions

Multiple choice softskills communication

Who is the all time top scorer in EPL?

  1. Christiano Ronaldo

  2. Thiery Henry

  3. Alan shearer

  4. Micheal Owen
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Alan Shearer is the Premier League's all-time top scorer with 260 goals. Thierry Henry (175), Cristiano Ronaldo (103 in fewer seasons), and Michael Owen (150) follow but none surpass Shearer's record.

Multiple choice softskills creativity

first african player to win FIFA world footballer of the year,in 1995?

  1. roger miller

  2. george weah

  3. finidi george

  4. nelson mandela
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

George Weah of Liberia won the FIFA World Player of the Year award in 1995, becoming the first African player to receive this honor. He had an exceptional season with AC Milan, scoring prolifically. Roger Milla (not 'roger miller') was a great Cameroonian player, Finidi George was Nigerian, and Nelson Mandela was a political leader, not a footballer.

Multiple choice

Find the odd one out.

  1. Cristiano Ronaldo

  2. Wayne Rooney

  3. Thierry Henry

  4. Annika Sorenstam
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Annika Sorenstam is a golf player and the others are football players.

Multiple choice

Who was the “FIFA footballer of the year” for 2009?

  1. Kaka

  2. Cristino Ronaldo

  3. Fernando Torres

  4. Lionel Messi

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

Lionel Messi won the FIFA World Footballer of the Year award in 2009, capping a remarkable year where he helped Barcelona win the treble and had exceptional individual performances. Kaka had won in 2007, while Cristiano Ronaldo would win it in 2010 and 2014, and 2013. Fernando Torres never won this award.