Football Tournaments and Awards

Gianluigi Buffon is widely regarded as Italy's star player and one of their greatest ever footballers. As a world-class goalkeeper, he has been the backbone of Italian football for over two decades, including their 2006 World Cup triumph.

Jens Lehmann was Germany's starting goalkeeper during the 2008 European Championship. Klose and Ballack were outfield players (striker and midfielder respectively), while Zidane was French and had retired before 2008.

(He is of Manchester united team and others are of Chelsea)

(Gerrard is the captain of the Liverpool team.)

Jacob Zuma, then President of South Africa, was conferred with the honorary title of 'referee' by FIFA in 2010. This was a symbolic gesture by FIFA President Sepp Blatter as South Africa prepared to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup - the first World Cup held on the African continent. The honorary referee title was part of FIFA's efforts to honor the host nation's leadership and build excitement for the tournament. It was a ceremonial recognition rather than an actual refereeing appointment.

Barcelona and Argentina striker Lionel Messi has been named European Footballer of the Year to win the prestigious Ballon d'Or award (Golden Ball award) given by French magazine France Football. Last year's winner Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal was second while Spain's Xavier Hernandez was third. Messi was part of the Barcelona squad that won the treble of Champions League, the Spanish Championship and Spanish Cup last season. Messi also becomes the first Argentine winner of the award.

Correct answer is (4). 

Pele, the Brazilian football legend, is nicknamed 'Black Pearl' (Perola Negra in Portuguese) for his precious, rare talent and dark complexion. His dazzling skills, three World Cup titles, and over 1000 goals made him football's greatest ambassador. The nickname reflects his revered status in sporting history.

Andres Iniesta is incorrectly matched with Germany in option A - he is Spanish, not German. All other options are correctly matched: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Kaka (Brazil), Lionel Messi (Argentina), and Xavi Hernandez (Spain). The question asks for the incorrectly matched pair.

David Beckham was consistently ranked among the world's highest-paid athletes in the late 2000s and early 2010s. Forbes' 2010 list highlighted his massive endorsements from brands like Adidas, Pepsi, and Gillette, which combined with his LA Galaxy salary made him the top earner. While Ronaldo and Dhoni were also highly paid, Beckham's endorsement portfolio exceeded theirs.

Roberto Baggio has been chosen for the Prestigious Peace Summit Award 2010 on 9 Nov 2010.

 He is the Italian football legend and  was chosen for the said award in recognition of his longtime efforts in charities.

Zinedine Zidane (misspelled as Zinadine in the question) is an iconic French professional footballer who won the FIFA World Cup in 1998 and later became a highly successful manager. He is celebrated globally for his playmaking skills and career at Real Madrid and Juventus. Thus, option D is correct.

He is a football player, and others are goal keepers.