Still a few weeks left on the calendar, but go ahead and answer these questions about the year that was in soccer around the world, on both the men's and women's side.
| Rank | Player | Total | %ile | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Money Value (% Incorrect): | 38 | 50 | 38 | 19 | 57 | 13 | 57 | 50 | 63 | 88 | 38 | 32 | |||
| 1 | DuffyM | 424 | 96 |
15 |
15 50 |
15 |
15 |
15 57 |
15 |
15 57 |
15 |
15 63 |
00 |
15 |
15 32 |
| 2 | gregariouschinchilla | 417 | 90 |
15 |
15 50 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 57 |
15 50 |
15 63 |
00 |
15 |
15 32 |
| 3 | RalliP | 384 | 84 |
15 |
15 50 |
15 |
15 |
15 57 |
15 |
15 57 |
15 |
00 |
00 |
15 38 |
15 32 |
| 4 | PahkJ | 367 | 78 |
15 38 |
00 |
15 |
15 |
15 57 |
00 |
15 57 |
00 |
15 63 |
00 |
15 |
15 32 |
| 5 | Catalin | 349 | 71 |
15 38 |
15 |
15 |
15 19 |
15 57 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
00 |
15 38 |
15 32 |
| 6 | HoH | 331 | 65 |
15 38 |
15 50 |
15 |
15 19 |
15 57 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 32 |
| 7 | PetersonGG | 315 | 59 |
15 |
15 50 |
15 38 |
15 |
15 57 |
15 |
00 |
15 50 |
00 00 |
00 |
00 |
15 |
| 8 | MatherV | 274 | 53 |
15 38 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 13 |
00 |
15 |
15 63 |
00 |
15 38 |
15 32 |
| 9 | quarterrican | 256 | 46 |
00 |
00 |
15 38 |
00 |
00 |
15 13 |
15 57 |
00 00 |
00 |
15 88 |
00 |
00 |
| 10 | Mollmw | 211 | 40 |
15 38 |
15 |
15 38 |
15 |
00 00 |
15 13 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 32 |
| 11 | IrwinK | 204 | 34 |
00 00 |
00 |
00 |
15 19 |
00 |
15 13 |
00 |
15 50 |
15 |
00 |
15 |
15 32 |
| 12 | SChu | 168 | 28 |
15 38 |
00 |
00 |
15 19 |
00 |
15 13 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 38 |
00 00 |
| 13 | musicguy595 | 165 | 21 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 19 |
00 |
15 13 |
00 00 |
00 00 |
00 |
15 88 |
00 |
00 |
| 14 | Commodore | 139 | 15 |
00 |
00 |
15 |
15 19 |
00 00 |
15 13 |
00 |
00 00 |
00 |
00 |
15 |
15 32 |
| 15 | Consigliari | 114 | 9 |
00 00 |
15 50 |
00 |
15 19 |
00 00 |
15 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 00 |
| 16 | jveditz | 53 | 3 |
00 |
00 00 |
00 00 |
00 |
00 00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 38 |
00 00 |
This Bundesliga club finished second in the standings for 2014-2015, their second best finish ever after winning the league in 2009, and they won their first ever DFB Pokal title at the end of May 2015. In December, they finished first in their UEFA Champions League group, advancing to their first ever knockout stage in that competition.
Partly to combat their reputation as an "elephant's graveyard" for aging international stars, MLS signed this 28-year old to a $35 million contract in January 2015. In his first season with Toronto FC, he set a new MLS single-season record for combined goals and assists and won the league MVP award.
These two national teams met in highly anticipated quarterfinal matches in both the 2014 (Men's) World Cup and the 2015 Women's World Cup. The 2014 men's match was a plodding disappointment, while the 2015 women's match was a dynamic thriller decided in a penalty shootout. Name BOTH of these national teams.
Still only 19 years old when he completed a transfer from Monaco to Manchester United in September, this player was incessantly referred to in media reports as "the most expensive teenager" in football history. He made an immediate impact with four goals in his first four games with his new club.
This striker transferred to Juventus after winning the 2013-2014 Champions League with Real Madrid, and in the 2014-15 semi-finals of that same competition, he haunted his former club by scoring 2 goals to lead his current club to a 3-2 aggregate win. He went on to score Juventus' only goal in their 3-1 loss to Barcelona in the 2015 Champions League final.
This star player's transfer between powerhouse clubs in the Premier League and La Liga was rumored for months, and it was reportedly agreed to by both clubs at the end of the August transfer window. The transfer fell through in a bizarre last-minute administrative failure, with both clubs publicly blaming the other for missing a paperwork-filing deadline by less than five minutes. Irish bookmaker Paddy Power jokingly tweeted the linked "EXCLUSIVE" revelation of how the deal fell through.
Carli Lloyd dominated the 2015 World Cup final with a hat trick, but the game-winning margin in the USA's 5-2 win came from this midfielder, who scored the 3rd US goal of the game on a powerful volley. Just after the World Cup, she announced her retirement from professional soccer at the age of 27 to focus on starting a family with her husband, a still-active NBA player.
This national team qualified for its first major international tournament since the 1958 World Cup by finishing second in their Euro 2016 qualifying group. The two 2014 World Cup teams in their group were Belgium, which finished first, and Bosnia + Herzegovina, which finished third and was subsequently eliminated in a playoff round.
This whistleblower in the FIFA bribery scandal briefly became an internet favorite due to his Santa Claus-esque appearance and having an entire apartment just for his cats, as referenced in the pictured Halloween costumes worn by Michael Davies and Rog Bennett. Name this former CONCACAF General Secretary.
The leading goal-scorer and MVP of the 2015 NWSL season, this Washington Spirit forward was not on the USA roster for the World Cup, but will likely slot in to the national team roster spot now available due to Abby Wambach's retirement.
This club won their second consecutive Europa League title in May 2015, also becoming the first team to qualify for the next season's Champions League via that route. This new path to qualification also led to five teams from that club's association participating in the 2015-2016 Champions League, another historical first. Name this club.
This club came the closest of any in the 2015-16 Champions League to winning all of their group stage matches, having won their first 5 until losing on the sixth matchday, with first place in their group already clinched. Name this club whose top players include Hulk, Artem Dzyuba, and Axel Witsel, coached by Andre Villas-Boas.