The Daily Five — Monday, 31 August 2026
The set the whole world played that day, with answers and the stories behind them.
1 of 5 · World Cup 1970
Who played extra time of the 1970 semi-final with his arm strapped in a sling?
- Franz Beckenbauer
- Wolfgang Overath
- Uwe Seeler
- Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
West Germany had used both substitutes, so Beckenbauer carried on with a dislocated shoulder while Italy won the 'Game of the Century' 4-3, five of the seven goals coming in extra time. —
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2 of 5 · Managers
Which Dutch coach is credited with bringing Total Football to Ajax and the Netherlands?
- Rinus Michels
- Johan Cruyff
- Louis van Gaal
- Ernst Happel
Named FIFA's coach of the century in 1999.
3 of 5 · Managers & Tactics
Legend has it Fergie was one defeat from the sack in January 1990. Whose FA Cup winner at Nottingham Forest is credited with saving his job?
- Mark Robins
- Brian McClair
- Mark Hughes
- Danny Wallace
Robins nodded in Mark Hughes' cross for a 1-0 win at the City Ground and United went on to lift the FA Cup, the first of Ferguson's 38 trophies at the club , though the board later insisted he was never getting sacked.
4 of 5 · Managers & Tactics
Who was the manager behind catenaccio's greatest triumph, Inter's back-to-back European Cups in 1964 and 1965?
- Helenio Herrera
- Nereo Rocco
- Giovanni Trapattoni
- Nils Liedholm
Herrera's Grande Inter beat Real Madrid in 1964 and Benfica in 1965 with suffocating man-marking, Picchi sweeping behind the defence and Facchetti attacking from left-back years before anyone else's full-backs dared.
5 of 5 · Own Goals
Who scored the first own goal in World Cup final history, for France against Croatia in 2018?
- Mario Mandžukić
- Dejan Lovren
- Domagoj Vida
- Ivan Perišić
After glancing Griezmann's free kick past his own keeper, Mandžukić robbed a dawdling Lloris to score at the right end, the first man to hit both nets in a final. —
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