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Can you name the players for whom the highest transfer fees were paid (football)? Enter a player in the box below Correctly named players will show up in the table below Answers do not have to be guessed in order As of July 2, 2009 * Accepted, but pending signing You have 4 minutes to guess after you click the button below.	Search: Popular trivia games today The Impossible Quiz 8592 Top Food Chains (US) 5958 Best Actress Nominations (90s) 4557 Countries ending with 'e' 2271 NFL Rushing TDs (2000s) 2271 1-100 2185 And more...
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Acquiring Team (Year)	Player	£ millions
Real Madrid (2009)		80
Real Madrid (2009)		56.1
Real Madrid (2001)		46
Real Madrid (2000)		37
Lazio (2000)		35.5
Juventus (2001)		32.6
Manchester City (2008)		32.5
Internazionale (1999)		32

Acquiring Team (Year)	Player	£ millions
Chelsea (2006)		30.8
Manchester United (2008)		30.7
Juventus (2001)		30.6
Real Madrid (2009*)		29.8
Manchester United (2002)		29.1
Lazio (2001)		29
Real Madrid (2002)		28.5
Manchester United (2001, 28.1)		28.5

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	legriff:	Jul 2nd, 2009 at 08:35 GMT	2 points
	14/15 - Karim Benzema!? That's what you get for not reading the papers yesterday.

	LightningWombat:	Jul 2nd, 2009 at 08:37 GMT	5 points
	I am a huge soccer fan and today is my birthday...Sporcle has given me a wonderful present.

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	fatbeard:	Jul 2nd, 2009 at 09:00 GMT	0 points
	@jbear they don't have the same name. Many Brazilians only go by one name (Robinho, Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Kaka, etc.), and for a while, Ronaldo was one of the most revered players in the world. However, Cristiano Ronaldo is both newe and not Brazilian. He is not known as simply "Ronaldo." The adding of "Cristiano" to the surname changes the subject entirely.

	rsdwv5:	Jul 2nd, 2009 at 09:06 GMT	5 points
	By the end of the summer this list will be entirely different.

	JoeyV:	Jul 2nd, 2009 at 09:43 GMT	0 points
	like jbear, I typed in "ronaldo" for Cristiano and was confused when it didnt come up as #1. I don't think we should have to type in his full name when almost every quiz on this site gives you credit for multiple people with the same last name when you type just the last name in.

	PhilSandifer:	Jul 2nd, 2009 at 09:50 GMT	3 points
	It's an interesting quiz, but given that most of the teams are continental, ordering in Euros instead of Pounds would have been more appropriate. Also, Benzema is problematic - the offer has been accepted by Lyon, but the transfer has yet to go through.

	bencraft:	Jul 2nd, 2009 at 10:17 GMT	6 points
	Has Benzema signed?! Never thought I'd get a bit of transfer gosspi from sporcle!

	GeminiNL:	Jul 2nd, 2009 at 11:30 GMT	1 point
	@JoeyV Ronaldo isn't his last name, it's part of his first. He was named after Ronald Reagan. his full name is: Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro. However, Sporcle already fixed it, cause when I typed in Ronaldo, I got both.

	johnboy:	Jul 2nd, 2009 at 12:33 GMT	-3 points
	Good quiz. Totally forgot about Buffon. Silly silly money for a keeper

	janwillemvandijk:	Jul 2nd, 2009 at 12:39 GMT	-4 points
	Marc Overmars is missing on this list, he was transferred for 40 million euro's from Arsenal to Barcelona in 2000 (the same amount as the Robinho transfer on no. 15).

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	jesus:	Jul 2nd, 2009 at 13:33 GMT	23 points
	@Matt Stuettgen: Everyone (bar Americans)

	Goonty:	Jul 2nd, 2009 at 14:04 GMT	4 points
	Overmars was part of a joint deal with Emmanuel Petit, he was 40 million euros on his own.

	Freddie:	Jul 2nd, 2009 at 15:12 GMT	15 points
	All these ignorant Americans make me laugh- if only they knew how big the world is outside their borders

	sm_6:	Jul 2nd, 2009 at 15:30 GMT	-1 points
	Good quiz but I would have preferred it to be in Euros as it has kept its value over the last few years as opposed to the pound. Crazy amounts of money though...

	flinty:	Jul 2nd, 2009 at 15:46 GMT	16 points
	ahhh finally called football, sporcle has seen the light :)

	alexy:	Jul 2nd, 2009 at 15:57 GMT	4 points
	Great quiz, quite ashamed with 10/15. More football quizes please!

	GeordieGuitarist:	Jul 2nd, 2009 at 16:10 GMT	2 points
	I thought Man U paid over 30m for Veron. I was typing various spellings of Juan Sebastien just to make sure, but guess i'm wrong. 13/15. Damn Mendieta and Vieri.

	Freestone92:	Jul 2nd, 2009 at 16:15 GMT	1 point
	Nice quiz very up to date, must thank sky sports news for the Benzema answer! How could i have forgotten crespo though lol

	Hilly:	Jul 2nd, 2009 at 16:45 GMT	5 points
	Mendieta is one of the most expensive players ever, but still ended up bench warming for middlesboro

	ZeZapatiste:	Jul 2nd, 2009 at 16:53 GMT	1 point
	Vieri ? Totally forgot about him !

	Bruticus:	Jul 2nd, 2009 at 17:25 GMT	1 point
	I would never in a million years have thought of Mendieta. 14/15.

	rsdwv5:	Jul 2nd, 2009 at 17:57 GMT	7 points
	Not all Americans are ignorant...14/15 for me. Totally forgot about Mendieta.

	White:	Jul 2nd, 2009 at 20:19 GMT	1 point
	Wooo got Mendieta but only a shameful 10/15.

	JohnJF:	Jul 2nd, 2009 at 20:41 GMT	-3 points
	@Freddie: A bit of a non sequitor insult. Who are these Americans disparaging football/soccer that you speak of?

	wolver:	Jul 2nd, 2009 at 20:42 GMT	7 points
	@johnboy: keepers are usually underpriced, think how important two have proved over this season: Given leaving Newcastle (sent them down) and Schwarzer (biggest part of Fulham's Europe contest/part of why M'boro sunk)

	Gilberto:	Jul 2nd, 2009 at 21:12 GMT	3 points
	Another good quiz would be players who broke the world transfer record, such as Maradona, Gullit and Lentini. Good quiz though, missed Crespo.

	GeordieGuitarist:	Jul 2nd, 2009 at 21:30 GMT	1 point
	@natman: Given leaving didn't send us down. Harper put in more than good enough performances. If Owen wasn't sulking about his tattered career, and got his finger out then we would of stayed up.

	Vlad:	Jul 2nd, 2009 at 21:55 GMT	0 points
	I can't believe I forgot Mendieta. Just shows how far a star can fall. From £30 million striker to Boro bench warmer. 13/15

	RobH:	Jul 2nd, 2009 at 22:30 GMT	5 points
	What, no Gary Doherty?! No Ruel Fox?! No place for the goal-machine Steffen Freund?!

	ConorONeill:	Jul 2nd, 2009 at 23:48 GMT	1 point
	ashamed of my 13/15 totally forgot about berbatov. i didnt know that nedved was tranferred for such a huge fee. could anyone tell me where he was bought from?

	PhilSandifer:	Jul 2nd, 2009 at 23:54 GMT	-4 points
	@ConorONeill From Tottenham Hotspur.

	newcastlej:	Jul 3rd, 2009 at 00:54 GMT	4 points
	15/15 @ConorONeill Juventus bought Nedved from Lazio

	Veni_Vidi_Vidic:	Jul 3rd, 2009 at 06:42 GMT	-1 points
	@JohnJF: Only pseudo intellectuals use Latin when the English equivalent is just as fitting. However if you do intend to use Latin then at least spell it correctly. It's 'non sequitur'.