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Do you think you know your football? If so, test your knowledge with our world football quiz. How many of the 20 questions can you get right? The correct answers can be found on page 63.
1. Who scored the only goal in Greece’s triumph over hosts Portugal in the EURO 2004 final?
A. Angelos Charisteas B. Theofanis Gekas C. Ioannis Amanatidis
2. Which FIFA Congress was held in Sydney on 29 and 30 May 2008?
A. the 48th B. the 58th C. the 68th
3. Where is the prestigious Blue Stars/ FIFA Youth Cup held each year?
A. Zurich B. Paris C. London
4. How wide is a football goal?
A. 7.28m B. 7.30m C. 7.32m
5. Which national team does Barcelona player Rafael Marquez represent?
A. Argentina B. Bolivia C. Mexico
6. In which German city was the 1974 FIFA World Cup™ final played?
A. Berlin B. Munich C.Hamburg
7. What do coaches Jock Stein (Scotland) and Gyula Lorant (Hungary) have in common?
A. They were both born on 5 October 1922.
B. The both died on the team bench.
C. They both married the same woman.
3. Which of these African countries has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup™ finals?
A. Mali B. Algeria C. Cote d’lvoire
9. Which Major League Soccer (MLS) team does Englishman John Carver coach?
A. Houston Dynamo B. Toronto C. New York Red Bulls
10. When was a FIFA tournament (namely the FIFA U-17 World Cup) last held in Oceania?
A. 1997 B. 1999 C. 2001
11. Where was French international and Chelsea player Claude Makelele born?
A. Democratic Republic of Congo B. Cameroon C. Burkina Faso
12. To which famous retired footballer is US baseball star Nomar Garciaparra married?
A. Michelle Akers B. Julie Foudy C. Mia Hamm
13. With which association is the club Jorge Wilsterman registered?
A. Bolivia B. Peru C. Paraguay
14. The 17th and last Law of the Game is about…
A. the throw-in B. the goal kick C. the corner kick
15. Who is the captain of FIFA’s ambassadors against racism?
A. Jurgen Klinsmann B. Sir Bobby Charlton C. Thierry Henry
16. Which wild animal is represented in the emblem of the Korea Republic association?
A. Lion B. Tiger C. Leopard
17. What is the nickname of Argentina international and Atletico Madrid player Sergio Aguero?
A. El Kun B. El Bun C. El Sun
18. Where will the FIFA Women’s World Cup be held in 2011?
A. Germany B. Sweden C. Norway
19. Whose first club was Andorinha?
A. Ronaldos B. Cristiano Ronaldo’s C. Ronaldinho’s
20. When was Japan’s professional league, the J.League, first set up?
A. 1973 B. 1983 C. 1993

Fernando Gago
Born: 10 April 1986 in Ciudadela, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nickname: “Pintita”
Position: Defensive midfielder
Nationality: Argentinian
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 69 kg
Clubs: Until 2004: Club Social Parque. 2004- 2007: Boca Juniors. Since January 2007: Real Madrid (Spain).
Honours: 2005: winner of the FIFA LJ-20 World Cup in the Netherlands, the Recopa Sudamericana, the Copa Sudamericana and the Argentinian Apertura. 2006: winner of the Recopa Sudamericana and the Argentinian Clausura. 2007 and 2008: Spanish league championship winner. 13 caps for Argentina (he made his debut on 7 February 2007 in his country’s 1-0 win over France in Paris).

20 QUESTIONS ANSWERS
Fernando Gago
1. What does football mean to you?
It’s my life.
2. Which club did you support as a child?
Boca Juniors.
3. Did you ever have an idol?
Yes, Diego Maradona and Fernando Redondo.
4. What is your fondest footballing memory?
The day of my first division debut, 5 December 2004.
5. What has been your biggest disappointment in football?
When Boca Juniors lost against Estudiantes de la Plata in the final of the 2006 Apertum.
6. If you had not become a footballer, what would you have become?
I have always played football so I have never had time to think about that.
7. What is your favourite type of music?
Cumbia.
8. And your favourite book?
Emotional Intelligence.
9. Your favourite film?
Gladiator.
10. Which is your favourite city?
Buenos Aires.
11. What is your favourite food?
Escalope with chips.
12. What is your favourite hobby?
Golf.
13. What do you spend most of your money on?
My house.
14. What was your first job?
Delivering pizzas.
15. Who has been the most influential figure in world history?
Diego Maradona.
16. What are you scared of?
Heights.
17. What was the worst moment in your life?
When my father Hector died in September 2005.
18. How do you see the future of the world?
It looks very bad.
19. Where would you like to go on holiday?
Bali.
20. Whom would you most like to meet?
Madonna.
YES OR NO?
Are you superstitious? Yes
Have you ever cried in the dressing room? Yes
Do you swap shirts with opponents? No
Do you read the newspaper every day? No