Q 01/05

Which small-sided game shaped young Neymar's skills?

A) Beach soccer

B) Footvolley

C) Futsal

D) Walking football

Answer · why

C) Futsal

Futsal shaped his game alongside street football, until Santos spotted the 11-year-old and signed him to its youth academy.

Q 02/05

Which penalty trick, a trademark of teenage Neymar, did football's lawmakers ban in 2010?

A) Chipping it down the middle

B) Pausing after the run-up

C) Backheeling the kick

D) Rolling it to a teammate

Answer · why

B) Pausing after the run-up

Pausing after the run-up, his 'little stop', became a bookable offence, although a feint while still running in stayed legal.

Q 03/05

Who rejoined Neymar's Santos from Manchester City in 2010?

A) Robinho

B) Elano

C) Diego

D) Kaká

Answer · why

A) Robinho

Robinho's final game on loan won Santos the Copa do Brasil for the first time.

Q 04/05

Aged 14, Neymar had a trial with the youth team of which European giant?

A) AC Milan

B) Arsenal

C) Real Madrid

D) Manchester United

Answer · why

C) Real Madrid

Real Madrid gave him a trial in 2006, but he went back to Santos, and seven years later he signed for Madrid's great rivals Barcelona instead.

Q 05/05

Which Santos coach was sacked in 2010 after trying to drop teenage Neymar for a derby?

A) Muricy Ramalho

B) Vanderlei Luxemburgo

C) Dorival Júnior

D) Marcelo Martelotte

Answer · why

C) Dorival Júnior

Dorival Júnior had punished Neymar for a row over who took a penalty, but when he moved to keep him out of the Corinthians derby, the board sacked the...