Pre-Match Poser no.12: Can you answer this elite-level football quiz question?

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We've got your Pre-Match Poser for the week. Any ideas?

Atletico Madrid did it once and only once. Arsenal did it over two seasons, while Barcelona and Tottenham Hotspur did it for slightly longer. It’s also been a subject in Berlin, Bergamo and Brittany. What is it?

We'll reveal the answer this time next week in the next edition of The Pre-Match Poser – stay tuned for that – but for now, here's the answer to last week's conundrum

Q. Premier League stars Emiliano Buendia, Marcos Senesi and Jean-Clair Todibo have only done it once. Xavi Simons, Willy Caballero and Yerry Mina have only done it a handful of times or fewer. Javier Mascherano did it hundreds of times – and with different teams. How many times has Cristiano Ronaldo done it?

A. The answer is none – because we’re asking how many times these players have played on the same team as Lionel Messi.

More football quizzes we know you'll love

If The Pre-Match Poser was too easy for you this week, we have lots more trivia, quizzes and puzzles for you to try, all thanks to Kwizly.

We begin by testing your eye for pop culture and pure prestige. Can you identify the silver screen's greatest cameos and tell us which movies and TV shows these 20 football shirts are from? Once you've mastered the aesthetic, pivot to the arithmetic of success. We want you to name the 10 most successful clubs from each of Europe’s top five leagues: a test that separates the true continental scholars from those who only know the usual suspects.

From there, we dive into two iconic modern pillars of the game. First, we return to "The Cage" for a dose of pure early-2000s nostalgia: can you name every player from Nike's Secret Tournament? This is a tribute to the 24 legends who defined an era of cool. Then, bring your knowledge right up to the present day by identifying the top 100 rated players in EA Sports FC 26.

To wind down your brain after all that high-octane trivia, why not tackle FourFourTwo's Weekend Crossword 38, as we test you on first names, first scorers and first places? To stay ahead of every curve, subscribe to our newsletter for your daily morning briefing, and sign up for free to The Club to secure your place on our global leaderboards, collect exclusive badges, and jump into live Q&As with the pros.

Mark White
Content Editor

Mark White is the Digital Content Editor at FourFourTwo. During his time on the brand, Mark has written three cover features on Mikel Arteta, Martin Odegaard and the Invincibles, and has written pieces on subjects ranging from Sir Bobby Robson’s time at Barcelona to the career of Robinho. An encyclopedia of football trivia and collector of shirts, he first joined the team back in 2020 as a staff writer.

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