Quiz! Can you match these 40 players to these facts?

Quiz time: stick the kettle on.

We've got a fun one for you today, where we're going to flash up four players at a time, from the likes of Luis Suarez and Harry Kane to Dwight Gayle and Ritchie De Laet: all we want you to do is to match each player with the fact, record, statistic or unique feat with the footballer. We're spanning World Cups, Champions Leagues and English football, so bear in mind that we could be asking you just about everything.

There are 10 questions and absolutely no time limit, so take your time to pore over this one. Who's the only player to have won a continental Treble in back-to-back seasons with different clubs? And who was the first goalkeeper to appear in two Champions League finals for two different clubs, post-1992?

Connecting players to their specific career milestones proves you have a real eye for the fine print of the game's history. Now though, let's move from individual profiles to the massive foundations of the English game itself, with a tactical plan that scales up from personal stats to the very geography and heritage of the professional pyramid – courtesy, as ever, of Kwizly.

We’re starting with a deep dive into the history of the climb and the cathedrals of the top flight. We want you to honour the long road to the summit by naming every club to have ever won the English second tier, a task that requires a deep appreciation for the legends of the Football League. Once you’ve mapped the champions, it’s time to test your spatial memory: can you name every Premier League ground ever?

Next, you can demonstrate your command of modern dominance by naming every player to have scored a Premier League hat-trick in the last 10 years, or pivot to the tactical nightmares of the past by naming every club to have knocked an English team out of Europe. From the match-ball winners of the 21st century to the overseas giants who proved a bridge too far, let’s see if your footballing IQ is truly world-class.

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