Football quiz: test your knowledge of street art and stadium murals

A giant mural of Diego Maradona in Buenos Aires. Photograph: Gustavo Garello/Getty Images

1. 

   No prizes for recognising Lionel Messi in this artwork on the side of a tower block. But which city is this?

   1. Buenos Aires

   2. Barcelona

   3. Miami

   4. Rosario

2. 

   Another Argentinian World Cup winner, Diego Maradona, covers one resident's window in Naples. Why did Ciro Maiello decide to open the shutters after several years?

   1. He is turning the empty apartment into a Maradona museum

   2. To join in with Napoli fans' title celebrations earlier this year

   3. He was ordered to ventilate his flat by environmental health workers

   4. To put a giant flag of Lionel Messi's face up after Argentina's World Cup win

3. 

   There are footballing murals galore in the streets around Anfield – this one depicts their former goalkeeper, Ray Clemence. How many major trophies did he win at Liverpool?

   1. Four

   2. Eight

   3. 12

   4. 16

4. 

   This tribute to the late Faithless singer, Maxi Jazz, can be seen outside which London football club's stadium?

   1. QPR

   2. Millwall

   3. Crystal Palace

   4. Dagenham & Redbridge

5. 

   Benfica fans walk past a mural of their living eagle mascot on their way to a Champions League game at Estádio da Luz. What is the mascot's name?

   1. Eusebio

   2. Vitória

   3. Lisboa

   4. Cristiano

6. 

   This image of Marcelo Bielsa is one of several football-themed frescos in and around Leeds. Where did Bielsa live when he was the club's manager?

   1. Above a sweet shop in Wetherby

   2. In an end-of-terrace house near Headingley

   3. Next to a pet shop in Wortley

   4. In a farm outbuilding in Menston

7. 

   Another mural for a much-loved former manager. Sean Dyche has since left and is now in charge at Everton, but a pub in Burnley still bears his name. What is it called?

   1. The Royal Dyche

   2. The Red Beard

   3. The Gruff Gaffer

   4. The Claret King

8. 

   A picture of Manchester United and England keeper Mary Earps adjacent to Old Trafford. Which club tried to sign Earps this summer?

   1. Arsenal

   2. Barcelona

   3. Manchester City

   4. Newcastle United

9. 

   Which Sunderland hero is depicted in this mural on the side of a pub in the Hendon area of the city?

   1. Bobby Gurney

   2. Dave Halliday

   3. Raich Carter

   4. Billy Bingham

10. 

    This tribute to the late Jack Charlton can be found outside which League of Ireland club?

    1. Cork City

    2. Shelbourne

    3. Bohemian

    4. St Patrick's Athletic

11. 

    This image outside San Siro depicts a famous clash between Milan's Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Inter's Romelu Lukaku in the Coppa Italia in 2021. Inter won 2-1 but what else happened in the game?

    1. Lukaku scored and was sent off

    2. Ibrahimovic missed a penalty and was sent off

    3. Both players scored and Ibrahimovic was sent off

    4. Both players were sent off and both missed penalties

12. 

    This mural can be found outside the ground of which lower-league club in northwest England?

    1. Barrow

    2. Carlisle United

    3. Tranmere Rovers

    4. Wigan Athletic

13. 

    Which board member of an elite European club is depicted bursting a football here?

    1. Andrea Agnelli

    2. Ferran Soriano

    3. Joan Laporta

    4. Ivan Gazidis

14. 

    Danielle Weber in front of her Bondi Beach mural celebrating Australia's hosting of the Women's World Cup this year. Spain won the tournament but where did the Matildas finish?

    1. Second

    2. Third

    3. Fourth

    4. Quarter-finalists

15. 

    Artwork celebrating the Boateng brothers – Jérôme, Kevin-Prince and George – to be found in which city?

    1. Accra

    2. Berlin

    3. Dortmund

    4. Zürich

16. 

    Finally, which club have this funky piece of street art on the side of one stand?

    1. Union Berlin

    2. St Pauli

    3. Rayo Vallecano

    4. Rosenborg

Solutions

1:D - It's Rosario, Argentina's third-largest city. Messi was born here and began his career with local side Newell's Old Boys before joining Barcelona's academy at the age of 13., 2:B - Maiello, a local butcher, has lived in the apartment since 2006 and usually kept his bathroom shutters closed out of respect – but threw them open to celebrate with supporters outside the building after Napoli won the scudetto in May, 3:C - Clemence won five league titles, three European Cups, one FA Cup, one League Cup and two Uefa Cups with the club – and that's not including a European Super Cup and five Charity Shields (one shared with Manchester United) – before joining Spurs in 1981., 4:C - Brixton-born Maxi Jazz, who died in December 2022, was a lifelong Palace fan and associate director at the club., 5:B - Águia Vitória (Victory the eagle) flies around the stadium before the game, usually landing atop the club's crest to 'complete' it., 6:A - Bielsa picked the one-bed flat as it was close to the club's training ground. The other three locations all feature murals to Leeds' beloved former coach., 7:A - The pub, a short walk from Turf Moor, still carries the name and image of Burnley's former manager., 8:A - United reportedly turned down a world-record fee on transfer deadline day – around the same time the defiant street art first appeared., 9:C - Hendon-born inside forward Carter played for Sunderland from 1931 until the outbreak of World War II, scoring 118 goals for the club., 10:C - The mural of the much-loved former Republic of Ireland manager can be found at Bohs' Dalymount Park ground in Dublin., 11:C - Both players were booked over the incident just before half-time; Ibrahimovic had put Milan ahead but was sent off for a second yellow. Lukaku then levelled from the penalty spot before Christian Eriksen's late winner., 12:C - The mural outside Prenton Park features Ian Muir and Ray Mathias, and was painted by Paul Curtis, whose work is also featured at the top of the page. The house's occupier, 91-year-old Bridget Lunn, volunteered for her property to be painted., 13:A - The Juventus president was one of the architects of the European Super League project, but resigned in 2022 and is currently banned from football after the club's false accounting scandal. , 14:C - Australia reached their first-ever semi-final but were beaten by England, and then lost the third-place playoff to Sweden., 15:B - The three siblings all grew up in the German capital. While eldest brother George's career stalled in the amateur leagues, Jérôme won the World Cup with Germany while Kevin-Prince has played internationally for Ghana. The slogan translates to 'grown from concrete'., 16:B - The current 2. Bundesliga leaders have a penchant for street art – each year, they open up a corridor at their Millerntor home for local artists to create new murals.

Scores

1. 0 and above.

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