The Football Quiz Thread

[Drumstick]

Is the first one Peter Crouch?

Er, wow, looks like I slow getting that one.

[PatSharpsMullet]

Yep to Crouch and Zola.

Is Higuaín not right? Played with Ronaldo at Juventus, Messi internationally, Özil at Real Madrid, Luiz at Chelsea and Falcao at (I think) River Plate?

As it's not the answer Tomous had, I've just looked him up. He matches up for all of them but would have played with Ronaldo at Real Madrid. He has been loaned out by Juventus when Ronaldo was there so may not have played with him there. But it's still a correct answer.

I'm assuming whoever it is is Argentinian rather than having played for Barcelona.

[Corazon de Leon]

Yep to Crouch and Zola.

Is Higuaín not right? Played with Ronaldo at Juventus, Messi internationally, Özil at Real Madrid, Luiz at Chelsea and Falcao at (I think) River Plate?

As it's not the answer Tomous had, I've just looked him up. He matches up for all of them but would have played with Ronaldo at Real Madrid. He has been loaned out by Juventus when Ronaldo was there so may not have played with him there. But it's still a correct answer.

I’m having it then.

The best I can come up with for the Whiteside one is the legendary Mike Newell, holder of the fastest ever Champions League hat trick(vs Rosenborg) for almost fifteen years. He played with Whiteside and Keown at Everton, Blake and Coleman at Rovers and might’ve spent time with journeymen like Hislop and Dickov at Coventry or wherever.

If anyone can tell me who took the Champions League hat trick from Newell I’ll be very impressed.

[Drumstick]

Is the last one Peter Beardsley?

[PatSharpsMullet]

Yep to Crouch and Zola.

Is Higuaín not right? Played with Ronaldo at Juventus, Messi internationally, Özil at Real Madrid, Luiz at Chelsea and Falcao at (I think) River Plate?

As it's not the answer Tomous had, I've just looked him up. He matches up for all of them but would have played with Ronaldo at Real Madrid. He has been loaned out by Juventus when Ronaldo was there so may not have played with him there. But it's still a correct answer.

I’m having it then.

The best I can come up with for the Whiteside one is the legendary Mike Newell, holder of the fastest ever Champions League hat trick(vs Rosenborg) for almost fifteen years. He played with Whiteside and Keown at Everton, Blake and Coleman at Rovers and might’ve spent time with journeymen like Hislop and Dickov at Coventry or wherever.

If anyone can tell me who took the Champions League hat trick from Newell I’ll be very impressed.

I was thinking it may be a Rovers player due to Blake and Coleman, but for the Hislop connection I was thinking of a Newcastle player.

[Tomous]

Is the last one Peter Beardsley?

Yep

[Drumstick]

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[Corazon de Leon]

Yep to Crouch and Zola.

Is Higuaín not right? Played with Ronaldo at Juventus, Messi internationally, Özil at Real Madrid, Luiz at Chelsea and Falcao at (I think) River Plate?

As it's not the answer Tomous had, I've just looked him up. He matches up for all of them but would have played with Ronaldo at Real Madrid. He has been loaned out by Juventus when Ronaldo was there so may not have played with him there. But it's still a correct answer.

I’m having it then.

The best I can come up with for the Whiteside one is the legendary Mike Newell, holder of the fastest ever Champions League hat trick(vs Rosenborg) for almost fifteen years. He played with Whiteside and Keown at Everton, Blake and Coleman at Rovers and might’ve spent time with journeymen like Hislop and Dickov at Coventry or wherever.

If anyone can tell me who took the Champions League hat trick from Newell I’ll be very impressed.

I was thinking it may be a Rovers player due to Blake and Coleman, but for the Hislop connection I was thinking of a Newcastle player.

Hislop played for Portsmouth and a few other teams as well. Due to a mix up with Panini’s 1995/96 sticker book I thought Hislop was Pavel Srnicek for many years.

[Corazon de Leon]

Is the last one Peter Beardsley?

Yep

Good answer! I never think of him having played for Everton.

[Drumstick]

If anyone can tell me who took the Champions League hat trick from Newell I’ll be very impressed.

Gomis

[Drumstick]

Is the last one Peter Beardsley?

Yep

Good answer! I never think of him having played for Everton.

Or Man Utd.

[Corazon de Leon]

If anyone can tell me who took the Champions League hat trick from Newell I’ll be very impressed.

Gomis

It is, well done. I still find it incredible that a proper journeyman Blackburn player was the holder of the fastest champions league hat trick from something like 1995 to 2011, especially given that I think we were already out of the tournament when we played that game.

[PatSharpsMullet]

Alright, alright, here we go:I have played with Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, David Luis, Mezut Ozil and Radamel Falcao. Who am I?

Gabriel Heinze?

[Tomous]

Alright, alright, here we go:I have played with Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, David Luis, Mezut Ozil and Radamel Falcao. Who am I?

Gabriel Heinze?

Don't think he's played with Falcao

[PatSharpsMullet]

Alright, alright, here we go:I have played with Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, David Luis, Mezut Ozil and Radamel Falcao. Who am I?

Gabriel Heinze?

Don't think he's played with Falcao

Is it Di Maria?

[Cuttooth]

That would make sense.

[Tomous]

Yep.

[Tomous]

Can you name the Premier League's first all time foreign starting XI who played for Chelsea on Boxing Day 1999?

Here are their nationalities:

Netherlands
Spain
Brazil
France
Nigeria
Romania
France
Uruguay
Italy
Italy
Norway

[Herdanos]

Can you name the Premier League's first all time foreign starting XI who played for Chelsea on Boxing Day 1999?

Here are their nationalities:

Netherlands
Spain
Brazil
France
Nigeria
Romania
France
Uruguay
Italy
Italy
Norway

De Goey
???
???
Desailly
???
Petrescu
Deschamps
???
Di Matteo
Zola
???

[PuppetBoy]

Can you name the Premier League's first all time foreign starting XI who played for Chelsea on Boxing Day 1999?

Here are their nationalities:

Netherlands
Spain
Brazil
France
Nigeria
Romania
France
Uruguay
Italy
Italy
Norway

De Goey
??
Thome
Lebouef
Babayaro
Petrescu
Deschamps
Poyet
Di Matteo
??
Flo

Edit: looking at Dan's post I can't believe I missed Zola I think I'm right on the Brazilian and Norwegian because of their SAFC moves to come.