How much can you remember from the footballing world in 2009? Who were the winners and losers over the past 12 months? Try languagecaster’s end-of-year quiz below and see how much of a football fan you really are! Answers can be found by subscribing to our newsletter here or by listening to next week’s podcast. There are 20 questions in all. Good luck!

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1. Name the recently-crowned champions of the following countries’ leagues?
a. Argentina -
b. Brazil -
c. Japan -
d. USA -

2. Which three teams were relegated from the Premier League in 2009?

3. Name the four semi-finalists of the 2009 Champions League.

4. Racism reared its ugly head on many occasions this year but what’s the name of the UK’s anti-racism in football group?

5. How many countries that qualified for the World Cup this year have done so for the first time ever?

6. Which Brazilian club side does Ronaldo play for?

7. Manchester City’s new manager Roberto Mancini has managed three Italian clubs, which ones?

8. How many of the 20 Premier League clubs currently have a manager from England?

9. It’s the winter break in Europe, which teams are currently leading in the following countries?
a. Spain -
b. Italy -
c. Germany -
d. Portugal -

10. Which team won the UEFA Cup in 2009?

11. How many titles did Barcelona win in 2009?

12. Manchester United’s Ryan Giggs has won more domestic honours than any other player in English football. How many titles (FA Cup, League and League Cup) has he won?

13. Can you name all 32 teams that will participate in the 2010 World Cup?

14. The European Championship for women took place in Finland in September, which teams played in the final and what was the score? Where does the next Women’s World Cup take place?

15. Juventus, Bayern Munich and Chelsea all fired their managers during the first part of 2009. Name those who were sacked and who replaced them.

16. Former England manager Sir Bobby Robson died in August this year. What was his last game in charge of the England national team?

17. What do the following countries have in common?
Turkey, Croatia, Sweden, Romania, Austria, Poland, Russia, Czech Republic

18. Which club team is the current Asian Champions?

19. How old is Lionel Messi?

20. In which city did the World Cup draw take place?