Zinedine Zidane — 1998 FIFA World Cup (France)

Zlatan Ibrahimović — 2018 FIFA World Cup (Sweden)

Zico — 1982 FIFA World Cup (Brazil)

Zbigniew Boniek — 1982 FIFA World Cup (Poland)

Nickname: "Il Maestro"

Andrea Pirlo — 2006 FIFA World Cup (Italy)

Andrea Barzagli — 2014 FIFA World Cup (Italy)

Marco Verratti — Paris Saint-Germain

Nickname: "Don Andrés"

Andrés Iniesta — 2010 FIFA World Cup (Spain)

Andrés Guardado — Mexico national team

André-Pierre Gignac — Tigres UANL

André Schürrle — 2014 FIFA World Cup (Germany)

Javier Mascherano — Argentina national team

Javier Pastore — Paris Saint-Germain

Javier Hernández — Mexico national team

Ricky Villa — Tottenham Hotspur

Carlos Valderrama — Colombia national team

Steven Gerrard — Liverpool (2005 UEFA Champions League)

Steve McManaman — Real Madrid

Stephen Ireland — Manchester City

Xavi Hernández — FC Barcelona (2010 FIFA World Cup Spain)

Xabier Otermin — Athletic Bilbao

Xavier Hernández Creus — Atlético Madrid

Xherdan Shaqiri — Switzerland national team

Juan Román Riquelme — Boca Juniors

Sergio Busquets — Spain national team

Claude Makelele — Real Madrid

Marco Verratti — Paris Saint-Germain

Paul Pogba — Manchester United

Yaya Touré — Manchester City

Juan Román Riquelme — Argentina / Boca Juniors

Sergio Agüero — Argentina / Manchester City

Ángel Di María — Argentina / Real Madrid

Trivia · Knowledge

Match each famous midfielder nickname to the correct player and one key tournament or club associated with them.0 takes

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01Nickname: "Zizou"
02Nickname: "Il Maestro"
03Nickname: "Don Andrés"
04Nickname: "El Jefecito"
05Nickname: "Kaká" (stage name/nickname)
06Nickname: "Stevie G"
07Nickname: "Xavi" (commonly used as a short-name/nickname)
08Nickname: "El Mago" (The Magician) often applied to an attacking playmaker
09Nickname: "Il Professore" (occasionally used for a deep-lying playmaker)
10Nickname: "La Saeta" or similar affectionate short-names for a creative Argentine midfielder