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History of Football by Decade A-Z - 2010s

Are you able to get these football related answers that happened in the 2010s, each starting with a different letter? Let me know if you like the concept and want to see similar tests for previous decades!
Here the 2010s are considered to be the years between 2010 and 2019, 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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Answer
A
Twice runner-up in the Champions League against their city main rivals
Atlético de Madrid
B
This couple of brothers was the first one to ever face each other in a FIFA World Cup playing for two different national teams (only surname)
Boateng
C
While travelling to play the final of Copa Sudamericana, this team suffered a fatal plane crash
Chapecoense
D
He coached his national team to their second ever FIFA World Cup win. In the first one, he was the captain on the pitch
Didier Deschamps
E
Name by which is known the player who scored the goal that allowed Portugal to win their first ever UEFA Euro tournament
Ederzito António Macedo Lopes (Éder)
F
After almost 1500 matches coaching Mancheter United, this legendary scottish coach retired
Sir Alex Ferguson
G
During overtime, he scored the goal that made Germany a world champions for the fourth time in male football
Mario Götze
H
She was the first ever female Ballon d'Or, and refused to play for her national team for several months as a protest to demand equal payment
Ada Hegerberg
I
In 2016 he became the FIFA president
Gianni Infantino
J
This team has a record of winning nine consecutive league titles of their country (eight of which were in this decade)
Juventus FC
K
He became the all time top scorer in the male FIFA World Cup
Miroslav Klose
L
After a traumatic promotion playoff loss, only three years after they managed to win their national league tournament for the first time ever
Leicester City
M
He was the only player to break the Messi-Cristiano tyranny in the male Ballon d'Or award
Luka Modric
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Hint
Answer
N
He became the most expensive transfer of a football player ever
Neymar Jr
O
Thi team dominated the UEFA Women's Champions League, playing seven finals and winning six titles
Olympique Lyonnais
P
Magnificient playmaker that retired in 2017 after playing for the three big teams of Italy
Andrea Pirlo
Q
Kun Agüero scored a late screamer against this team to secure the first league title for Manchester City in over 40 years
Queens Park Rangers
R
They suffered their first ever demotion to the second division and then won the Copa Libertadores in only four years
River Plate
S
Kings of the UEFa Europa League, they managed to win three trophies in a row during this decade
Sevilla FC
T
Home hero that scored the first ever goal of a FIFA World Cup in African territory (this goal was later nominated as goal of the year)
Lawrence Siphiwe Tshabalala
U
In 2019 this team managed to promote to Bundesliga for the first time since Germany was unified
Union Berlin
V
In 2019 he was awarded Player of the Year in Premier League and Champions League, and was runner-up in the Ballon d'Or
Virgil Van Dijk
W
Official song of 2010 Southafrica FIFA World Cup
Waka Waka (It's time for Africa)
X
This couple of brothers was the first one to ever face each other in a UEFA Euro playing for two different national teams (only surname)
Xhaka
Y
This trophy was created to award the best goalkeeper of the year
Yashin Trophy
Z
He is the first ever coach to win three UEFA Champions League titles in a row
Zinedine Zidane
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