{"id":1117435,"date":"2022-10-21T16:00:12","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T15:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1117435"},"modified":"2022-10-21T16:13:21","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T15:13:21","slug":"golden-boy-award-winners","status":"publish","type":"quizzes","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/quizzes\/golden-boy-award-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you name every player to win the Golden Boy award?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Winning the <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-lrt0331s32rorojdjq6lgrs5tgaxt80s\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/golden_boy_award\">Golden Boy<\/span> award may not guarantee a long, illustrious career in the game \u2013 but it&#8217;s a sign that you&#8217;re on the right track.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The prize, which was established by Italian sports newspaper Tuttosport in 2003, has been secured by some of football&#8217;s biggest names down the years.<\/p>\n<p>Lionel Messi (of course) is one of 20 winners to date, while Barcelona midfielder Gavi is the current holder after enjoying a stellar 2022.<\/p>\n<p>But how many other youngsters to have had their praises sung from the rooftops can you name?<\/p>\n<p>Not everybody went on to claim a place in the pantheon, some peaked in their teenage years and then flattered to deceive. Others are still on the rise, bidding to write themselves into the history books.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve already given you two answers (if you&#8217;ve been paying attention) so we&#8217;re expecting some high scores&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"spFrame5dde99e69cfd3\" style=\"width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sporcle.com\/framed\/?v=8&amp;pm&amp;gid=1a2bd36a4d9f&amp;fid=5dde99e69cfd3&amp;width=580\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sporcle.com\/embed\/embed.js?v=5dde99e69cfd3\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><em><strong>Want to play more of Squawka&#8217;s Football Quizzes? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/quizzes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Step this way&#8230;.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Winning the Golden Boy award may not guarantee a long, illustrious career in the game \u2013 but it&#8217;s a sign that you&#8217;re on the right track. 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