The Daily Five: Friday, 16 October 2026
The set the whole world played that day, with answers and the stories behind them.
1 of 5 · Legends
Hidetoshi Nakata came off the bench against Juventus in May 2001 and all but won the Scudetto. For which club?
- Roma
- Parma
- Perugia
- Fiorentina
Two down, Nakata replaced Totti, thumped a 30-yarder past van der Sar and forced the save Montella turned in for 2-2; Roma took the title two points ahead of Juventus, so that comeback decided it.
2 of 5 · International careers
How many calendar years separate the first and last years of Fabio Cannavaro's recorded senior international career?
- 13 calendar years
- 11 calendar years
- 15 calendar years
- 17 calendar years
The recorded years are 1997 and 2010. Subtracting the first from the last gives 13. This is a calendar-year gap, not a count of seasons or matches. — read the legend's page
3 of 5 · International careers
How many calendar years separate the first and last years of George Best's recorded senior international career?
- 13 calendar years
- 11 calendar years
- 15 calendar years
- 17 calendar years
The recorded years are 1964 and 1977. Subtracting the first from the last gives 13. This is a calendar-year gap, not a count of seasons or matches. — read the legend's page
4 of 5 · International careers
How many calendar years separate the first and last years of Manuel Neuer's recorded senior international career?
- 17 calendar years
- 15 calendar years
- 19 calendar years
- 21 calendar years
The recorded years are 2009 and 2026. Subtracting the first from the last gives 17. This is a calendar-year gap, not a count of seasons or matches. — read the legend's page
5 of 5 · International careers
How many calendar years separate the first and last years of Gianluigi Buffon's recorded senior international career?
- 21 calendar years
- 19 calendar years
- 23 calendar years
- 25 calendar years
The recorded years are 1997 and 2018. Subtracting the first from the last gives 21. This is a calendar-year gap, not a count of seasons or matches. — read the legend's page