'The brilliant Bill Edgar', in the words of John Murray, has been a football writer for The Times since 1997, and now he has taken his years of experience to create a quiz book with a difference. Compiled of one thousand questions, with each one offering eye-opening or amusing insight - this book is full of challenging quizzes to pit oneself against and to dip into for intriguing stats and quirks.

Questions cover a wide variety of topics, including footballing families; howlers; famous goals; own goals; quote, unquote; minnows at the World Cup; red cards; injuries; extreme weather; the women's game; shoot-outs; rumbles in the tunnel; and . . . VAR.

[bullet] The biggest two victories in the top flight between 1990 and 2020 both featured a 9-0 scoreline. Which father and son were playing in goal for the two winning teams?

[bullet] Which player was not picked for England despite winning three Premier League titles yet has a son who has appeared for two national teams?

[bullet] Who played for six London clubs, five of those in the top flight, but had to change sport in order to appear for a team with 'London' in its name?

Even if your football knowledge is found wanting, you will still find much to enjoy in this compendium of fascinating and entertaining trivia.