Quick quiz

Soccer Digest, August-Sept, 2003

1. Who was the oldest player to earn a European Cup or Champions League winner's medal: Paolo Maldini, Franz Puskas, Ian Callagher, or Pietro Vierchowod?

2. Who was the first player to record a two-goal game in the 2003 MLS season: Preki, DaMarcus Beasley, Ante Razov, or Brian Kamler?

3. After a couple of years of Celtic dominance, Rangers won the Scottish domestic treble in 2002-03. Name the three titles that make up that trifecta.

4. Which of the following players did not score 30 or more international goals in his France career: Michel Platini, Jean-Pierre Papin, Raymond Kopa, or Just Fontaine?

5. Who was named to the United States 2003 Confederations Cup roster despite never having earned a national team cap?

6. Milan's Stadio Giuseppe Meazza is also known by what name?

7. Which Jamaican international was signed by MLS and assigned to the Colorado Rapids in 2003: Darryl Powell, Andy Williams, Theodore Whitford, or Wolde Harris?

8. Bayern Munich won the 2002-03 Bundesliga title by 16 points, clinching it weeks before the end of the season. Which team came in second place?

9. True or false: This year's Milan-Juventus Champions League final was the first time that two Italian teams met in that tournament's championship match.

10. Who was the first player from outside of the Home Countries to win England's Player of the Year Award: Jurgen Klinsmann, Frans Thijssen, Eric Cantona, or Billy Bremner?

Quick Quiz Answers

1. Franz Puskas, who won the last of his three European Cups in 1966. At the time, he was 39 years and 39 days old. 2. The New England Revolution's Brian Kamler, who scored two goals in a 3-2 win over the Columbus Crew on May 24, one day before Ante Razov scored a pair of spot kicks for the Chicago Fire. 3. The Scottish Premiership, the Scottish Cup, and the Scottish League Cup. 4. Raymond Kopa, who scored 18 goals for France. Platini is the nation's all-time leading scorer with 41 goals, while Fontaine and Papin each tallied 30 in his career. 5. Joe Cannon. 6. San Siro. 7. Darryl Powell. 8. VfB Stuttgart, which enjoyed their best finish since 1991-92, the year when they won the title. 9. True. 10. Dutchman Frans Thijssen, who won the award in 1981 while playing for Ipswich. Caption: Des Walker.