Elite Ball Knowledge
The 2010 FIFA World Cup Ball
Metz -> AS Monaco -> Arsenal -> Manchester City -> Real Madrid (loan) -> Tottenham Hotspur (loan) -> Tottenham Hotspur -> Crystal Palace -> Istanbul Basaksehir -> Kayserispor -> Olimpia -> Semassi
Striker (2001-2023)
Who is Emmanuel Adebayor?
In what year did three African players tie for the Premier League Golden Boot?
What is 2018-19? (Auba, Salah, Mane)
Older Brother: Lucas (Paris St Germain)
Current Market Value: 20m euros
Who is Theo Hernandez?
This retired striker won the 1996 FIFA World Player of the Year, the Ballon D'Or in 1997, and the FIFA World Cup Golden Ball at the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cups despite dealing with ruptured patellar tendons in both knees.
Who is Ronaldo (Nazario)?
The 2026 FIFA World Cup Ball
What is the Trionda?
Leicester City -> Everton -> Barcelona -> Tottenham Hotspur -> Nagoya Grampus
Striker (1978 - 1994)
Who is Gary Lineker?
This former Atletico Madrid player is the only player to win the Pichichi Trophy in the Messi/Ronaldo era.
Who is Luis Suarez?
Older Brother: Marcus (Inter Milan)
Current Market Value: 38m euros
Who is Khephren Thuram?
Who is Micah Richards?
The 2014 FIFA World Cup Ball
What is the Brazuca?
Shrewsbury Town -> Manchester City -> Tranmere Rovers (loan) -> Blackpool (loan) -> Torino (loan) -> West Ham (loan) -> Burnley -> Tottenham Hotspur -> Celtic
Goalkeeper (2003-2024)
Who is Joe Hart?
This player scored 29 goals in the 2020-21 season to earn the Paolo Rossi Award, beating out the likes of Romelu Lukaku and Ciro Immobile.
Who is Cristiano Ronaldo?
Younger Brother: Kevin (Union St. Gilloise)
Current Market Value: 85m euros
This FIFA 17 cover star missed out on a World Cup medal due to a partial tear of his ankle ligament during his country's final World Cup warm-up match against Armenia.
Who is Marco Reus?
The 2018 FIFA World Cup Ball
What is the Telstar?
Feyenoord -> PSV -> Newcastle United -> Liverpool -> Paris St. Germain -> Roma (loan) -> Al-Ettifaq
Midfielder (2007 - 2026)
Who is Georginio Wijnaldum?
Kylian Mbappe won the Golden Boot in Ligue 1 every year between 2018 - 2024. However, in the 2019-20 season, this AS Monaco player tied him with 18 goals.
Who is Wissam Ben-Yedder?
Older Brother: Antonio (Salernitana)
Current Market Value: 45m euros
Who is Gianluigi Donnarumma?
The streets will never forget this Golden Boy winner who scored the 6th fastest goal in Champions League history (24 seconds) against Barcelona in 2011 before injuries and confidence issues sidelined him for 1,025 days over the course of 16 seasons.
Who is Alexandre Pato?
The 2006 FIFA World Cup Ball
What is the Teamgeist?
Bevern -> Metalurh Donetsk -> Olympiacos -> AS Monaco -> Barcelona -> Manchester City -> Olympiacos -> Qingdao Huanghai
Midfielder (2001-2019)
Who is Yaya Toure?
Four players have received a (modern) Premier League and UEFA Champions League Golden Boot in the same season: Dwight Yorke (98/99), Cristiano Ronaldo (07/08), Erling Haaland (22/23) and this former Man United striker.
Older Twin Brothers: Florentin (Stade Poitevin) and Mathias (retired)
Current Market Value: 2.5m euros
Who is Paul Pogba?
This former Inter Milan striker nicknamed "The Emperor" finished within the top 10 of the 2004 and 2005 Ballon D'Or and was set to be the successor to one of the greatest strikers of all time until the death of his father led him down a path of alcoholism and fitness issues.
Who is Adriano?