Football for Dummies #8 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Booked, meaning he would miss the final if England progressed

'Gazza' was booked playing for England against Germany in 1990, which meant he would miss the final if England progressed. This did not happen, however, and Germany went on to beat Argentina, 1-0 with Andreas brehme scoring a penalty in the 85th minute. Gascoigne's incident was not isolated, as the same thing happened to France's Laurent Blanc in the 1998 World Cup semi-final game against Croatia. France went on to lift the trophy without their centre-back, as they beat a lack-lustre Brazil, 3-0.

Answer: Held aloft the World Cup at the age of 40 as Italy's captain

Zoff was regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers to play in a World Cup final. In 1982, Zoff would lift the World Cup as the captain of Italy, and played for his country a total of 112 times.

Answer: First man to be sent off in an FA Cup final

Moran was sent off in the 1985 FA Cup final while playing for Manchester United against Everton. United won the game 1-0, with a young Norman Whiteside scoring the winner.

Answer: Set the record for the fastest hat-trick

Newell's hat-trick came in a 1995 Champions League game for Blackburn Rovers against Rosenborg at Ewood Park. Blackburn won the game 4-1, with Alan Shearer opening the scoring with a penalty, followed by Newell's 9 minute hat-trick in the 31st, 37th, and 40th minutes.

Answer: Rio Ferdinand

Ferdinand missed a drugs test but did not fail one, and was subsequently banned for eight months. Stam was given five months for use of Nandrolone, Maradona was banned for a year after testing positive for Ephedrine, and Mutu failed an unknown test in 2004.

Answer: True

Wright scored 185 goals in total for Arsenal between 1991-98, beating Bastin's previous record of 178. During his career, Wright played for Crystal Palace, Arsenal, West Ham United, Nottingham Forest, Glasgow Celtic and Burnley.

Answer: Led Nottingham Forest to two successive European Cups

Brian Clough died in 2004, after a long and illustrious career. Clough scored 251 goals in 274 games as a player, and as a manager, he won the European Cup with Forest in 1979 and 1980. Clough is widely regarded as the greatest manager England never had.

Answer: He was never booked or sent off in a professional game

While Lineker did score 48 goals for England, he fell one short of the record set by Sir Bobby Charlton. Lineker played 80 times for his country, and played for Leicester City, Everton, Barcelona, Tottenham Hotspur, and Grampus Eight during his career.

Answer: He effectively created the free trade of players within Europe

The Bosman Ruling as it became known, was born in 1995, when Bosman wanted to transfer clubs after his contract had expired. RFC Liege refused to let the player go without a suitable fee, which led to Bosman taking the club to the European Court of Justice. Players can now change clubs at the end of their contracts without a transfer fee, because to the ruling.

Answer: False

It was a Crystal Palace supporter than Cantona launched into, kung-fu style in 1995. He was snapped up by Manchester United for a bargain fee in 1992, and led the club to their first championship in 26 years. Cantona retired from the game in 1997, after winning 4 League titles with United.