If you fancy a proper test of your football knowledge before the weekend's fixtures arrive, BBC Sport's three daily quiz formats are worth bookmarking. Each one pitches a different challenge, and the combined breadth — from player identification to rapid-fire trivia — means even seasoned supporters will find something to trouble them.

What are the three quiz formats?

  • Who Am I? — You are given a mystery footballer and must identify them in as few attempts as possible. Each wrong guess unlocks a new clue. Fewer clues needed equals more points, so the incentive is to trust your instincts early rather than wait for the easy hints.
  • Five in Five — Five questions, five minutes on the clock. It sounds comfortable until the questions arrive. The format rewards breadth of knowledge across competitions, eras and nations rather than specialist expertise in one area.
  • Brainteaser — A single, deliberately awkward question with five lives between you and the answer being revealed. Think of it as the hardest mode: no multiple-choice comfort blanket, just you versus a question designed to catch you out.

Who sets the questions?

According to BBC Sport, today's questions, clues and answers were set by Flora Snelson, Joe Rindl and Adam in Scotland — a reminder that the questions come from identifiable people rather than an automated generator, which tends to give the trickier clues a more human feel.

Why bother with football quizzes?

The short answer is that they keep the mind engaged on non-matchday mornings. The slightly longer answer is that formats like Who Am I? genuinely reward the kind of accumulated knowledge — lower-league careers, international caps, loan spells — that match coverage rarely surfaces. A player whose name you half-remember from a Championship season five years ago suddenly becomes the winning answer, and that is quietly satisfying.

There is also a social angle. Quizzes travel well on group chats, and the BBC format is free and requires no account to attempt (though the site does collect some data as part of the quiz interaction, which is worth noting if privacy is a concern). The dedicated Football Quizzes and Sports Quizzes pages on BBC Sport archive previous editions, so there is a back catalogue to work through if one day's set feels too straightforward.

How to play

All three quizzes are embedded directly on the BBC Sport football page. No app download is required. BBC Sport also offers a notification service so you receive an alert when the latest quizzes go live — useful if you want to compete before the answers start circulating on social media.

Whether you clear all three comfortably or find the Brainteaser defeats you on the first life, there is enough variety across the formats to make a return visit worthwhile tomorrow. The questions reset daily, so a poor score today is, mercifully, forgotten by morning.

Frequently asked

How do I play BBC Sport's football quizzes?
All three quizzes — Who Am I?, Five in Five and Brainteaser — are free to play directly on the BBC Sport website. No account or app download is needed. Just visit the Football Quizzes page and the quizzes are embedded and ready to go.
What is the BBC Sport 'Who Am I?' football quiz?
Who Am I? challenges you to identify a mystery footballer in as few guesses as possible. Each incorrect guess reveals a new clue about the player. The fewer clues you need, the higher your score, so it pays to back your knowledge early.
Do the BBC Sport football quizzes reset every day?
Yes, the questions are updated daily. You can also sign up for BBC Sport notifications to be alerted as soon as new quizzes are published, and previous editions are archived on the dedicated Football Quizzes page.