The Daily Five — Saturday, 1 August 2026
The set the whole world played that day, with answers and the stories behind them.
1 of 5 · Euro 1992
Which country won Euro 1992 after being called up as a late replacement?
- Denmark
- Sweden
- Netherlands
- Scotland
Yugoslavia were excluded; Denmark came off the beach and beat Germany 2-0 in the final.
2 of 5 · Ballon d'Or
Which defender won the Ballon d'Or in 2006 after captaining Italy to the World Cup?
- Fabio Cannavaro
- Paolo Maldini
- Alessandro Nesta
- Lilian Thuram
3 of 5 · World Cup 1982
Who won the Golden Boot at the 1982 World Cup after Italy's title run?
- Paolo Rossi
- Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
- Zico
- Marco Tardelli
4 of 5 · Argentine club football
Which Argentine giant went down to the second division for the first time in their history in 2011?
- River Plate
- Racing Club
- Independiente
- San Lorenzo
A play-off defeat to Belgrano sent River down amid riots at the Monumental, they came straight back up after one season, and in 2015 they were champions of South America again.
5 of 5 · Managers & Tactics
Berlusconi hired an unknown ex-shoe salesman to run Milan in 1987 after his Serie B side dumped them out of the Coppa Italia. Which club was Sacchi managing?
- Parma
- Cesena
- Reggiana
- Piacenza
Sacchi's Parma beat Milan twice in the 1986-87 Coppa Italia; when critics sneered that he had never played professionally, he replied that a jockey doesn't need to have been a horse first , then won the Scudetto and back-to-back European Cups.
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