The Daily Five: Sunday, 2 August 2026
The set the whole world played that day, with answers and the stories behind them.
1 of 5 · Goalkeepers
Whose 2001 move to Juventus made him the world's most expensive goalkeeper, a record that stood for 17 years?
- Gianluigi Buffon
- Edwin van der Sar
- Oliver Kahn
- Iker Casillas
Juventus paid Parma about 52 million euros, a fee no club topped for a keeper until Liverpool bought Alisson in 2018. — read the legend's page
2 of 5 · Copa Libertadores
River fans attacked the Boca team bus before the 2018 Libertadores final second leg. In which city was the match eventually played?
- Madrid
- Montevideo
- Asunción
- Miami
CONMEBOL moved the first ever Superclásico final to the Santiago Bernabéu, where River won 3-1 after extra time thanks to a Juan Fernando Quintero rocket.
3 of 5 · World Cup 1950
Who scored the goal that beat Brazil in the deciding match of the 1950 World Cup?
- Alcides Ghiggia
- Juan Alberto Schiaffino
- Obdulio Varela
- Óscar Míguez
The Maracanazo: Uruguay silenced roughly 200,000 people in Rio.
4 of 5 · European Cup 1967
Which Scottish club won the European Cup in 1967 with a squad born almost entirely within ten miles of the ground?
- Celtic
- Rangers
- Aberdeen
- Dundee United
The Lisbon Lions beat Internazionale 2-1.
5 of 5 · Africa
Which nation won the first four editions of the Africa Cup of Nations most often overall?
- Egypt
- Ghana
- Cameroon
- Nigeria
Egypt hold the record with seven titles.