Quizzes

And so it begins. On Sunday, Erling Haaland made his Premier League debut for Manchester City and scored two goals during his 78 minutes on the pitch.

History says this is largely what we should expect from the 22-year-old. With Borussia Dortmund, Haaland averaged a goal every 86 minutes (62 in 5,388) while his career average in the Champions League is one every 77 (19 goals in 1,463 minutes).

Guardiola said it best after the match: "He was born to score goals."

A stat crossed my timeline the other day showing that Lionel Messi has 35 goals from direct free kicks for Barcelona over the last decade. That in and of itself is impressive, but perhaps even more extraordinary is the fact that Messi's free kick total is higher than any other club in Europe's top five leagues during that span.

This Messi stat is insane  pic.twitter.com/RZpCyf5tXl

A player’s debut is a day they will never forget. A first taste of the action. The moment when their name is up in lights and the world knows they have arrived. Young players take in every second. Unfortunately for 16-year-old Lauri Suup his one shining moment lasted 15 seconds.

The permanent return of fans in stadiums is yet to be certain. Until it is safe for spectators to be in stadiums, viewers at home are either stuck with phantom ghosts chanting down on players or get the real treat of hearing the players speak.

In this quiz you will be given three situations that a player is faced with and then choose from three different options for how the player reacted. Only one of the answers will be correct.

To start off we actually go back to a time before coronavirus had ruined everything, six years ago, at the 2014 World Cup.