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History of Football by Decade A-Z - 1990s

Are you able to get these football related answers that happened in the 1990s, each starting with a different letter? Try also the 2010s quiz and 2000s quiz
Here the 1990s are considered to be the years between 1990 and 1999, both inclusive
Each answer starts with a different letter of the alphabet
Unless specified so, answers related to people refer to their surname
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Letter
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A
Top scorer of the first female World Cup and awarded best female player of the XXth century by FIFA
Michelle Akers
B
His judicial challenge changed how players transfers were executed until then. This new ruling carries his surname
Jean-Marc Bosman
C
Nicknamed "The King", he is remembered for performing a kung fu kick on a rival fan who was insulting him
Eric Cantona
D
Nickname of the Barcelona team that was led by Cruijff on the bench and won the club's first European Cup
Dream Team
E
Only a few days after scoring an own goal in USA'94, he was tragically murdered, possibly as a retaliation for this own goal
Andrés Escobar
F
Replaced by Premier League, for a few years it continued to be the naming for England's second top division
First Division
G
Bad boy of the decade, his "Dentist Chair" celebration after scoring against Scotland is well remembered
Paul Gascoigne
H
He is the eccentric goalkeeper that performed the scorpion kick in Wembley
René Higuita
I
Born in 1995, this European tournament had three simultaneous champions and granted them three spots for the UEFA Cup
Intertoto Cup
J
He coached France to their first ever FIFA World Cup win
Aimé Jacquet
K
He scored a free kick to grant Barcelona their first ever European Cup
Ronald Koeman
L
Two Clásicos ended up with a result of 5-0, one for each team, and thiss player played both in the winning side
Michael Laudrup
M
In 1990 he became the oldest player to score a goal in a FIFA World Cup, record that he would break again in 1994
Roger Milla
Letter
Hint
Answer
N
Against all odds, he coached Denmark to win the Euro in 1992
Richard Møller Nielsen
O
This team won the first UEFA Champions League with its new denomination
Olympique Marseille
P
Champions of the UEFA Cup and Coppa Italia in 1999
Parma Calcio
Q
It was the official match ball of 1994 FIFA World Cup and 1996 UEFA Euro
Questra
R
English denomination of the first ever balcanic team to win a European tournament
Red Star Belgrade
S
Name any of the top goalscorers of 1994 FIFA World Cup
Oleg Salenko / Hristo Stoichkov
T
He scored his only two international goals in 1998 FIFA World Cup semifinal, allowing his team to reach the final
Lilian Thuram
U
He dominated the peruvian league tournament winning five titles during this decade
Universitario de Deportes
V
This team won its first ever Copa Libertadores and International Cup in 1994
Vélez Sarsfield
W
He became the first ever non-european (born or nationalized) player to win the Ballon D'Or
George Weah
X
Nickname of the team with which Diego Armando Maradona played his last professional match
Xeneize
Y
The conflict inside this country saw it expelled from participating in 1992 UEFA Euro
Yugoslavia
Z
Nayim's goal from midfield allowed this team to win their first ever UEFA Cup Winner's Cup
Zaragoza
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