Name the soccer star quiz with Man Utd legend and most controversial aim ace

Name the Football Star is our weekly football quiz bringing some much needed cheer to boring Mondays back at work.

Our Star Gold premium subscribers can test their football knowledge here. You smply have to identify famous stars from the beautiful game. What could be easier? Well, there’s a catch – all you have to go off is the player’s Wikipedia profile and their senior career clubs.

The only clues you’ll be given are their list of clubs, number of appearances and number of goals scored – essentially the information on the right-hand side of their Wikipedia page. However, you won’t be privy to their nationality or position. So can you identify the five footballers just by perusing their Wikipedia column?

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This week among the answers there’s a striker who loved a goal in a big match, a Premier League title winner who is one of his country’s best players of all time, and two players involved in one of the most controversial goals in English football history.

So, fancy a punt at guessing some of the players in this week’s Name The Football Star quiz?

To bag all five points, simply type in the name of the player you believe it is. But watch out, any misspellings will result in a fail for that question.

If you can’t see the quiz above, click here. Let us know exactly how you got on in the comments section below.

In this instance you’ll need both their first name and surname to get a correct answer.

And don’t forget to challenge your mates and family to beat your score so they too can squander 10 minutes of their workday while they’re shackled to a desk.

If you’ve enjoyed this quiz, and let’s face it, why wouldn’t you? Then make sure to return every Monday for another instalment.