Q 01/05

Which self-styled 'Special One' is the only manager to have won all three current UEFA club competitions?

A) Louis van Gaal

B) José Mourinho

C) Diego Simeone

D) Rafael Benítez

Answer · why

B) José Mourinho

José Mourinho completed the set with Roma's 2022 Conference League, having won the Champions League with Porto and Inter and the Europa League with Ma...

Q 02/05

Which manager introduced himself as 'The Normal One' at his first Liverpool press conference in 2015?

A) Roy Evans

B) Graeme Souness

C) Jürgen Klopp

D) Gérard Houllier

Answer · why

C) Jürgen Klopp

Jürgen Klopp's line was a parody of a rival's 'Special One' boast from 2004. He had become Mainz 05's manager in 2001 the moment he retired as one of ...

Q 03/05

Which England manager lasted one match and 67 days in 2016 before a newspaper sting ended his reign?

A) Sam Allardyce

B) Steve McClaren

C) Roy Hodgson

D) Glenn Hoddle

Answer · why

A) Sam Allardyce

Sam Allardyce left by mutual consent after undercover Daily Telegraph reporters posing as businessmen recorded him offering to help them get around FA...

Q 04/05

Which manager was sacked by Leicester City in February 2017, nine months after winning the Premier League?

A) Nigel Pearson

B) Craig Shakespeare

C) Brendan Rodgers

D) Claudio Ranieri

Answer · why

D) Claudio Ranieri

Claudio Ranieri was dismissed with Leicester one point above the relegation zone and 13 matches left. British media had earlier dubbed him 'The Tinker...

Q 05/05

Which manager was sacked by Tottenham Hotspur in June 2025, weeks after ending the club's 17-year trophy wait?

A) Antonio Conte

B) Ange Postecoglou

C) Mauricio Pochettino

D) Nuno Espírito Santo

Answer · why

B) Ange Postecoglou

Ange Postecoglou's Spurs beat Manchester United 1–0 in the Europa League final, then dismissed him on 6 June, two years to the day after his appointme...