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Football · Level 9: Master · Sub-level 9.98

Football & Society

10 tests · 100 facts · updated 12 October 2026 · markdown

Where football meets history and politics: the Football War, the Christmas Truce, stadium disasters, the Bosman ruling, racism, the bans on women's football, dictatorships, peace, fan ownership and clubs in their communities.

Each test below is ten questions on Insporta. The list under a test is what the questions check: one fact per question, with the source it was written from. Read it before the test, or come back from a wrong answer.

Test 1The Football War of 1969Take a test

  1. Fighting broke out weeks after their World Cup qualifying play-off.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  2. A neutral venue was chosen after violence around the first two legs.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  3. The Organization of American States brokered a ceasefire within days, but thousands died.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  4. His account gave the conflict its name, although he stressed the deeper causes.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  5. Honduras had begun expelling Salvadoran settlers; the matches inflamed an existing crisis.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  6. It was their first World Cup; they lost all three matches in Mexico.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  7. El Salvador scored the winner in extra time.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  8. June, late June, July and autumn 1969.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  9. Each side won at home, so a third match at a neutral venue was needed.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  10. El Salvador reached the 1970 World Cup, their first.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

Test 2The Christmas TruceTake a test

  1. In places along the Western Front, men left the trenches to talk, swap gifts and kick a ball.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  2. Letters home and later memoirs mention kickabouts, but few describe a proper match.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  3. The high command saw fraternising as a threat to discipline.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  4. It was made with the Royal British Legion for the centenary.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  5. Michel Platini opened it at Ploegsteert.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  6. Hearts led the league when the players joined up; several died on the Somme.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  7. Walter Tull, one of the first black professionals, served in it and became an officer.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  8. August, November and December 1914, then 1915.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  9. 1914, then November and December 2014.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  10. Around Ypres and Ploegsteert, British and German trenches lay close together.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

Test 3Stadium disasters and the Taylor ReportTake a test

  1. The 97th, Andrew Devine, died in 2021 from his injuries.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  2. The match was stopped after six minutes.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  3. The jury also found that fans' behaviour did not contribute to the disaster.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  4. Rubbish under the stand caught fire during the last match of the season.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  5. The ban ran from 1985 to 1990; 39 people died at the European Cup final in Brussels.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  6. Popplewell had led the inquiry after Bradford; Taylor's reports reshaped English grounds.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  7. Fans had been trapped against the fences at the Leppings Lane end.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  8. 1971, May 1985, May 1985 (later that month) and 1989.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  9. 97, 66, 56 and 39.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  10. The Taylor Report that followed made top-flight grounds all-seated.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

Test 4The Bosman rulingTake a test

  1. His club demanded a fee Dunkerque would not pay, and cut his wages when he stayed.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  2. It found that transfer fees for out-of-contract players broke EU free-movement rules.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  3. UEFA's '3+2' limit on foreign players could no longer apply to EU nationals.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  4. Five years of litigation ended his career; he struggled financially afterwards.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  5. He left Liverpool at the end of his contract and won the Champions League twice.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  6. Several of Ajax's 1995 champions left on free transfers within two years.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  7. Clubs began offering long contracts and higher wages to avoid losing players for nothing.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  8. 1990, 1995, 1996 and 1999.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  9. Since 1995 a player can agree terms abroad in the last six months of his contract.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  10. RFC Liège, not their neighbours Standard, were the club in the case.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

Test 5Racism and the answers to itTake a test

  1. Wharton, from the Gold Coast, kept goal for Preston and Rotherham.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  2. Watson captained Scotland to a 6-1 win over England in London.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  3. Their manager Ron Atkinson's side finished third in 1979 with all three in the team.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  4. Barcelona's fans famously applauded him after a Clásico at the Camp Nou.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  5. The gesture sparked a worldwide social media campaign against racism.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  6. His team-mates followed him, and he later addressed the United Nations on racism.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  7. The gesture followed the killing of George Floyd in the United States.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  8. 1881, 1889 (Wharton signed as a professional for Rotherham Town after his amateur years at Preston), 1978 and 1979.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  9. 2013, 2014 and 2020.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  10. The Nottingham Forest right-back played against Czechoslovakia at Wembley.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

Test 6The bans on women's footballTake a test

  1. Parr scored hundreds of goals for the team in the 1920s and 1930s.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  2. Lady Florence Dixie was the club's president; Honeyball organised the team.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  3. A decree of the Vargas government declared some sports unsuited to women.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  4. Sweden beat England on penalties over a two-legged final.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  5. The United States beat Norway 2-1 in the final in Guangzhou.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  6. Historians point to the popularity and charity income of the women's game as the real threat.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  7. Dick, Kerr Ladies raised large sums for ex-servicemen and the unemployed.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  8. 1917, 1921, 1991 and 2022.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  9. 1991, 1995 and 1999.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  10. The DFB's ban lasted until 1970.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

Test 7Football under dictatorshipsTake a test

  1. Argentina needed to win by four to reach the final; no wrongdoing has been proven.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  2. Italy won on home soil, and again in 1938 in France.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  3. The phrase became the club's slogan in the late 1960s.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  4. Sócrates and his team-mates voted on everything from training to travel.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  5. BFC Dynamo won every title from 1979 to 1988, helped by referees many believe were leaned on.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  6. Valentin Ceaușescu was involved at the army club that won the 1986 European Cup.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  7. The Chilean players walked the ball into the goal in front of a crowd, and FIFA awarded the tie.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  8. 1934, 1973, 1978 and 1981-82.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  9. Ten, nine and five titles.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  10. After the September 1973 coup, thousands were held and many tortured in the Estadio Nacional.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

Test 8Football and peaceTake a test

  1. The squad's plea was broadcast across the country during the civil war.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  2. Playing in the rebel-held north brought supporters from both sides together.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  3. The match in Lyon, won 2-1 by Iran, was remembered for the goodwill between the players.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  4. Younis Mahmoud headed the winner against Saudi Arabia in Jakarta.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  5. Weah won the Ballon d'Or in 1995 and served one term as president.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  6. The tale is widely repeated but historians dispute how far the fighting actually stopped.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  7. The joint bid was a compromise after both countries had campaigned to host alone.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  8. 1998, 2005, 2007 and 2018.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  9. 1995, 2005 and 2018.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  10. The 2006 World Cup in Germany was the country's first.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

Test 9Fan ownership and member clubsTake a test

  1. Most Spanish clubs became public limited companies in 1992; a few kept member ownership.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  2. Real Sociedad dropped a similar policy in 1989.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  3. The new club started in the ninth tier and rose back into the Football League.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  4. It is owned by its members, one vote each.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  5. Exeter reached League One under supporter ownership.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  6. The Pompey Supporters' Trust bought the club out of administration.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  7. Members vote on the club's leadership at the annual meeting.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  8. 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2013.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  9. 1898, 2002 and 2005.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  10. AFC Wimbledon reached the Football League in 2011 and moved back to Plough Lane in 2020.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

Test 10Clubs and their communitiesTake a test

  1. The government changed its policy twice after his campaign.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  2. The money goes to football-based charities around the world.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  3. St. Pauli's fans were among the first in Germany to ban racist chants from their ground.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  4. The song comes from the musical Carousel.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  5. FIFA and the UN have called it the world's greenest club.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  6. In 2014 fans and players raised money for an evicted elderly neighbour.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  7. He was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire at 22.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  8. 1963, 2017 and 2020.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  9. The early 1990s, 2017 and 2020.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

  10. St. Pauli play at the Millerntor, near the Reeperbahn.

    Source: Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports · applied

Sources

FIFA and UEFA official records / club records / contemporary match reports / published histories and biographies / audited club accounts

  • Histories of football and society; court rulings; official inquiries; contemporary reports100