Football knowledge is easy to claim. Proving it is another matter. BBC Sport's trio of daily football quizzes — Who Am I?, Five in Five and Brainteaser — gives fans a structured way to put themselves to the test every single day, and the format is straightforward enough to draw in casual followers while being tricky enough to humble the most devoted stat-heads.

What Are the Three Quizzes?

Each quiz operates on a different premise, which is what keeps the format fresh rather than repetitive.

  • Who Am I? — You're given a mystery footballer to identify. Each wrong guess unlocks a new clue, and the scoring system rewards those who need fewer hints. Get it in one and you're looking at maximum points; burn through five clues and the satisfaction is considerably less.
  • Five in Five — Five correct answers required inside five minutes. It's a race as much as a knowledge test, and the clock has a way of scrambling even basic recall.
  • Brainteaser — A single, deliberately difficult question with five lives before the answer is revealed. This is the one most likely to generate genuine argument in a group chat.

Why Do These Formats Work?

The tiered difficulty across the three quizzes means there's an entry point for everyone. Who Am I? eases you in with clues — it's forgiving enough that supporters who mainly follow one club can still compete. Five in Five demands broader knowledge across the game, while the Brainteaser is unambiguously aimed at the sort of person who can name a club's full 1987 cup-winning squad from memory (and probably mentions it too often).

The daily reset matters, too. A new puzzle each morning means regular visitors have a reason to return, and — perhaps more importantly — yesterday's embarrassment is wiped clean. The leaderboard pressure is kept light enough that this feels recreational rather than stressful, which is the right tone for a mid-morning distraction.

How to Get the Most Out of Them

BBC Sport allows users to sign up for notifications so the latest quizzes land directly on your device — useful if you tend to forget and then find yourself spoiled by someone else's answer in the comments. The platform also maintains archives of previous Who Am I? and Five in Five editions, so there's a back catalogue to work through if you're particularly keen or particularly bored on a quiet midweek afternoon.

Beyond the daily trio, BBC Sport links out to a broader football quizzes hub that includes themed challenges — naming every Premier League and EFL club, for instance, or identifying the ten Lionesses with the most England caps (harder than it sounds once you get past the obvious names).

Worth Your Time?

If you consume football content daily, the three-quiz format adds up to perhaps ten or fifteen minutes of focused engagement — more stimulating than scrolling through transfer gossip, and a reasonable way to discover gaps in your knowledge you didn't know existed. The Brainteaser, in particular, has a habit of surfacing facts from the margins of football history that even seasoned observers have long since filed away and forgotten.

Questions are set daily by BBC Sport's quiz team. Whether you clear all three or get stumped on the first clue, the format at least keeps honest tabs on how wide your football knowledge actually stretches.

Frequently asked

Where can I play BBC Sport's daily football quizzes?
The three daily quizzes — Who Am I?, Five in Five and Brainteaser — are available on the BBC Sport website under the Football Quizzes section. You can also sign up for notifications to have each day's quizzes sent directly to your device.
How does the Who Am I? football quiz scoring work?
In Who Am I?, you earn more points the fewer clues you need to identify the mystery footballer. Each wrong guess unlocks an additional clue, so the aim is to get the correct answer as early in the sequence as possible.
Can I play old BBC Sport football quizzes I've missed?
Yes. BBC Sport maintains archives of previous Who Am I? and Five in Five editions, so you can go back and attempt quizzes from earlier dates via their dedicated quiz pages.