# The Atoz Game (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097 "2022-08-04T15:42:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 491
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2025, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9802 "2025-10-24T03:08:27Z")
**Soccer, baby, soccer!** Asian Football Confederation Bayern München Corner kick D Everton Forward [Gansler, Bob](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Gansler) Header International Soccer League Juventus FC Kick Maradona, Diego ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2025, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9803 "2025-10-24T03:16:45Z")
**Soccer, baby, soccer!** Asian Football Confederation Bayern München Corner kick D Everton Forward [Gansler, Bob](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Gansler) Header International Soccer League Juventus FC Kick La Liga Maradona, Diego Added in the missing L entry. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2025, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9804 "2025-10-24T05:02:39Z")
**Soccer, baby, soccer!** Asian Football Confederation Bayern München Corner kick D Everton Forward [Gansler, Bob](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Gansler) Header International Soccer League Juventus FC Kick La Liga Maradona, Diego Newcastle United F.C. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2025, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9805 "2025-10-24T06:24:20Z")
**Soccer, baby, soccer!** Asian Football Confederation Bayern München Corner kick D Everton Forward [Gansler, Bob](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Gansler) Header International Soccer League Juventus FC Kick La Liga Maradona, Diego Newcastle United F.C. (g) **OOOOOOOOOAAAAAL!** ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2025, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9806 "2025-10-24T14:34:05Z")
**Soccer, baby, soccer!** Asian Football Confederation Bayern München Corner kick D Everton Forward [Gansler, Bob](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Gansler) Header International Soccer League Juventus FC Kick La Liga Maradona, Diego Newcastle United F.C. (g) **OOOOOOOOOAAAAAL!** Penalty kick ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2025, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9807 "2025-10-24T15:36:10Z")
**Soccer, baby, soccer!** Asian Football Confederation Bayern München Corner kick D Everton Forward [Gansler, Bob](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Gansler) Header International Soccer League Juventus FC Kick La Liga Maradona, Diego Newcastle United F.C. (g) **OOOOOOOOOAAAAAL!** Penalty kick Quorn ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2025, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9808 "2025-10-24T19:20:38Z")
**Soccer, baby, soccer!** Asian Football Confederation Bayern München Corner kick D Everton Forward [Gansler, Bob](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Gansler) Header International Soccer League Juventus FC Kick La Liga Maradona, Diego Newcastle United F.C. (g) **OOOOOOOOOAAAAAL!** Penalty kick Quorn Red card ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2025, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9809 "2025-10-24T19:22:34Z")
**Soccer, baby, soccer!** Asian Football Confederation Bayern München Corner kick D Everton Forward [Gansler, Bob](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Gansler) Header International Soccer League Juventus FC Kick La Liga Maradona, Diego Newcastle United F.C. (g) **OOOOOOOOOAAAAAL!** Penalty kick Quorn Red card Salcedo, Fabri ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2025, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9810 "2025-10-24T19:27:24Z")
**Soccer, baby, soccer!** Asian Football Confederation Bayern München Corner kick D Everton Forward [Gansler, Bob](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Gansler) Header International Soccer League Juventus FC Kick La Liga Maradona, Diego Newcastle United F.C. (g) **OOOOOOOOOAAAAAL!** Penalty kick Quorn Red card Salcedo, Fabri Tackle, slide ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2025, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9811 "2025-10-24T19:35:53Z")
**Soccer, baby, soccer!** Asian Football Confederation Bayern München Corner kick D Everton Forward [Gansler, Bob](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Gansler) Header International Soccer League Juventus FC Kick La Liga Maradona, Diego Newcastle United F.C. (g) **OOOOOOOOOAAAAAL!** Penalty kick Quorn Red card Salcedo, Fabri Tackle, slide Uruguay Host country of the first World Cup in 1930, and champion of that tournament. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2025, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9812 "2025-10-24T19:45:30Z")
**Soccer, baby, soccer!** Asian Football Confederation Bayern München Corner kick D Everton Forward [Gansler, Bob](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Gansler) Header International Soccer League Juventus FC Kick La Liga Maradona, Diego Newcastle United F.C. (g) **OOOOOOOOOAAAAAL!** Penalty kick Quorn Red card Salcedo, Fabri Tackle, slide Uruguay _Victory_ Also known as [_Escape to Victory_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_to_Victory), about a soccer game in a German POW camp during WWII. ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2025, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9813 "2025-10-24T20:00:28Z")
**Soccer, baby, soccer!** Asian Football Confederation Bayern München Corner kick D Everton Forward [Gansler, Bob](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Gansler) Header International Soccer League Juventus FC Kick La Liga Maradona, Diego Newcastle United F.C. (g) **OOOOOOOOOAAAAAL!** Penalty kick Quorn Red card Salcedo, Fabri Tackle, slide Uruguay _Victory_ Wrexham A.F.C. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2025, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9814 "2025-10-24T20:03:54Z")
**Soccer, baby, soccer!** Asian Football Confederation Bayern München Corner kick D Everton Forward [Gansler, Bob](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Gansler) Header International Soccer League Juventus FC Kick La Liga Maradona, Diego Newcastle United F.C. (g) **OOOOOOOOOAAAAAL!** Penalty kick Quorn Red card Salcedo, Fabri Tackle, slide Uruguay _Victory_ Wrexham A.F.C. Xavier Gomez ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9815 "2025-10-26T10:57:19Z")
**Soccer, baby, soccer!** Asian Football Confederation Bayern München Corner kick D Everton Forward [Gansler, Bob](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Gansler) Header International Soccer League Juventus FC Kick La Liga Maradona, Diego Newcastle United F.C. (g) **OOOOOOOOOAAAAAL!** Penalty kick Quorn Red card Salcedo, Fabri Tackle, slide Uruguay _Victory_ Wrexham A.F.C. Xavier Gomez Yellow card Yay! I actually knew a soccer term 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9816 "2025-10-26T14:23:20Z")
**Soccer, baby, soccer!** Asian Football Confederation Bayern München Corner kick D Everton Forward [Gansler, Bob](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Gansler) Header International Soccer League Juventus FC Kick La Liga Maradona, Diego Newcastle United F.C. (g) **OOOOOOOOOAAAAAL!** Penalty kick Quorn Red card Salcedo, Fabri Tackle, slide Uruguay _Victory_ Wrexham A.F.C. Xavier Gomez Yellow card Zinedine Zidane Wikpiedia says “Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Zidane was a playmaker renowned for his elegance, vision, passing, and ball control”. He’s a successful coach too. Thanks @kenobi_65 for catching my omission of the letter L earlier! Next **Time for Tennis!** Alcaraz, Carlos ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2025, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9817 "2025-10-26T16:19:42Z")
**Time for Tennis!** Alcaraz, Carlos Ball crew ---
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**Time for Tennis!** Alcaraz, Carlos Ball crew Court shoes ---
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**Time for Tennis!** Alcaraz, Carlos Ball crew Court shoes Double fault ---
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**Time for Tennis!** Alcaraz, Carlos Ball crew Court shoes Double fault Evert, Chris ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2025, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9821 "2025-10-27T01:28:37Z")
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