Take our bumper football quiz and find out.
Q1. Arsenal’s Gabriel picked up the first red card of 2022 after receiving a second yellow against Manchester City on New Year’s Day. But which of these current Premier League footballers has received the most top-flight red cards?
Q2. Frank Lampard was appointed Everton manager on January 31, ending a year out of the game. Lampard is one of a number of footballers who have turned their hand to writing children’s books. But what was his first book called?
Q3. Huddersfield Town manager Carlos Corberán was named the Sky Bet Championship Manager of the Month for February. He resigned in July following the Terriers’ play-off defeat to Nottingham Forest and is now back in the Championship with West Brom. But which European side did he manage in between?
Q4. Manchester United bowed out of the Champions League in March after a 2-1 aggregate defeat to Atletico Madrid. Who scored United’s late equaliser in the first leg in Madrid?
Q5. In April, Neil Warnock announced his retirement from football management, aged 73, having managed 16 different sides. Can you tell us which team comes next in this sequence of clubs he took charge of? Bury, Sheffield United, Crystal Palace, QPR…
Q6. Derby were relegated to their third tier of English football on April 18 after a 1-0 defeat to Queen’s Park Rangers. Wayne Rooney’s side would have survived without a massive points deduction. But how many points was it?
Q7. Manchester City announced on May 10 that they had agreed a deal to sign Erling Haaland, with the Norway striker joining his father Alfie before him in making the move to English football. But which of these four teams did Alfie not play for?
Q8. Aleksandar Mitrovic finished the Championship season with a record-breaking 43 goals. But how many league appearances did he make in 2021-22?
Q9. England resumed their Nations League campaign with a 0-0 draw with Italy on June 12. Where was the game played?
Q10. Grimsby Town secured their place back in the EFL thanks to a 2-1 win in the final of the National League play-off on June 5. Who did they beat in the final?
Q11. Jack Wilshere hung up his boots in July, aged only 30. The former Arsenal midfielder never hit the heights expected of him but still made 34 appearances for England. Who was the manager who handed him his first Three Lions cap as an 18-year-old?
Q12. England’s women beat Germany 2-1 to win the European Championship on July 31. But who did they kick off their finals campaign against in the group stage?
Q13. Steve Cooper’s Nottingham Forest made their long-awaited return to the Premier League on August 6 when they lost to Newcastle. Who was Forest’s manager when they slipped out of the top flight for the last time in 1999?
Q14. Sky Sports pundits Roy Keane, Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville were joined by which rapper for their post-match analysis of Manchester United’s 2-1 win over Liverpool on August 22?
Q15. Diego Costa joined Wolves on September 12 after being released by Atlético Mineiro. Costa made two appearances for Brazil before switching his allegiances to Spain, the first of which saw him face Italy. Of these players who were also on the pitch that day in 2013, which one is the oldest?
Q16. In September, Ben Foster announced his retirement from football at the age of 39. The goalkeeper made eight appearances for England and was the second-choice keeper at the 2014 World Cup behind Joe Hart. But who was the third keeper taken to the tournament by manager Roy Hodgson?
Q17. East of Scotland League side Sauchie Juniors produced the shock of the day in the Scottish Cup second round on October 22. Which Scottish league side did they beat?
Q18. Miguel Almiron picked up the Premier League Goal of the Month award for October, making him one of only seven players to have won the award twice since it began in 2016. However, one player has won it three times. Who is it?
Q19. Nathan Jones was appointed Southampton boss on November 10, leaving Luton Town for a second time. Which Championship side did Jones leave the Hatters for the first time around?
Q20. Former England’s women footballer Jill Scott was crowned winner of I’m A Celebrity on November 27. Which of these ex-footballers has not appeared on the show?
Q21. Lionel Messi looks like finally putting the GOAT debate to bed at the 2022 World Cup. But which out of Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar and current pretender to the throne Kylian Mbappe was the oldest when they made their international debuts?
Q22. Six managers have already left their roles after disappointing World Cup campaigns. But which one of these four managers remains in charge of their national side?
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