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The Decipher Soccer Quiz…

Published by Ian John on March 5, 2010

It’s Friday after an international week. The newspapers are full of the most uninteresting non-stories that ever existed. “Will Walcott go to the World Cup Finals?”, “Ian Wright complains about Shaun Wright Phillips treatment at Manchester City”, “Gary Neville believes he was, in a past life, a vole” and “Dirk Kuyt shares more than a passing resemblance to Hercules”. Yes, it’s been a quite old week on the news front.

So today, I’m going to test your mettle and your Premier League knowledge with a fiendishly clever little quiz that incorporates a breadth of knowledge that even Marilyn Vos Savant would scratch her head in puzzlement. The questions are a little…err…different than usual, but see how you get on. I’ll put the answers in a subsequent article for those in desperate need…

1. Premier League Idiocy… Who said the following comments?

i. Who said, after receiving a black eye “I don’t like to look like this, but in four or five days I will be beautiful once again.”
(A) Rio Ferdinand, (B) David James, (C) Cristiano Ronaldo, (D) Martin Skrtel

ii. Who said, “Had I not become a footballer, I think I would have been a virgin.”
(A) Luke Chadwick, (B) Wayne Rooney, (C) Carlos Tevez, (D) Peter Crouch

iii. Who said, “I’m not a cheat and I never have been.”
(A) Diego Maradona, (B) Thierry Henry, (C) Mick McCarthy, (D) Harry Redknapp

2. Decipher Soccer Stars…. Very simple, who are the famous footballers listed below who should be stars in the World Cup this summer?

i. eye on norway
ii. see millions
iii. i sensed jewelry
iv. neon for retards
v. marks live solo
vi. code
vii. vandal noon nod
viii. id rod a bridge

3. Nicknames : Which football clubs have the following nicknames?

i. Los Merengues
ii. FC Hollywood
iii. The Red Devils
iv. I Bianconeri
v. Toffeemen

4. Find the Footballer… Listed below are the clubs he’s played for, it’s simple, tell us who the player is?(loan moves not included)

i. Monaco – Juventus – Arsenal – Barcelona
ii. Le Mans – Guingamp – Marseille – Chelsea
iii. Malmo – Ajax – Juventus – Inter – Barcelona
iv. Sao Paulo – Milan – Real Madrid
v. Utrecht – Feyenoord – Liverpool
vi. Red Star Belgrade – Spartak Moscow – Manchester United
vii. Caen – Marseille – Chelsea – Arsenal
viii. Independiente – River Plate – Real Madrid – Inter
ix. Gremio – Paris St Germain – Barcelona – Milan
x. Bolougne – Arles – Stade Brestois – Metz – Galatasaray – Marseille – Bayern Munich

5. Grounds : Everyone knows the most famous grouds in world football… but can you identify which teams play at these lesser known home stadia?

i. Riazor
ii. San Nicola
iii. La Beaujoire
iv. HSH Nordbank Arena
v. St Andrews
vi. Tannadice
vii. Gamla Ullevi
viii. De Kuip
ix. Donbass Arena
x. El Monumental

6. And finally, Who is the odd one out and why?

i. (A) Celtic, (B), Dundee United, (C) Rangers, (D) Aberdeen?
ii. (A) Bayern Munich, (B) Real Madrid, (C) Juventus (D) Arsenal?
iii. (A) Liam Brady, (B) Ian Rush, (C) Thierry Henry, (D) Momo Sissoko?
iv. (A) Alan Harper, (B) Peter Beardsley, (C) Gary Ablett, (D) Steve McMahon

Answers will be provided in a few days… Good luck!

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