Football Facts
Football (or soccer) is serving as the king sport all over the world. Each football match is waited and watched by billions of exciting fans. Here are some fantastic facts about football that you may not know.
Interesting facts about football: the last international match of the Netherlands in which the team had no ‘van’ in their starting XI was against France on the occasion of Euro 2000. The goal was 3–2 for the Netherlands.
Pelé is the youngest player to earn the gold of the World Cup in 1958 at the age of only 17 years 249 days. On the other hand, the oldest one is former Italian goalkeeper Dino Zoff, who was 40 years and 133 days old as lifting the trophy.
Incredible facts about football: besides Messi, Fernando Peyroteo is the brightest name for a goalscorer. His goal to game ratio was 1.77 with 331 times within only 187 games for Sporting Lisbon over the span of 12 years from 1937–1949 in the comparison with Messi’s 0.82 for Barcelona. Reportedly, he possesses over 30 occasions scoring more than 3 goals during a single game, including time with nine goals.
There is one among cool facts about football is that the only Premier League player whose last name is made up by roman numerals is Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic with V for 5, I for 1, D for 500 and C for 100. His gladiatorial name is very suitable for his playing style.
Related to England, there is an incredible fact that this country has not ever defeated Algeria, Ghana, South Korea, and Saudi Arabia.
During the season of 2009–2010, Barcelona’s Pedro became the first player who scored in 6 different official club competitions including La Liga, the Supercopa de España, the Copa del Rey, the Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup, and the FIFA Club World Cup. Yet this record was broken by Chelsea’s Spanish striker Fernando Torres who scored in 7 ones in the 2012–2013 season, namely the Premier League, Champions League, Europa League, FIFA Club World Cup, FA Community Shield, FA Cup, and League Cup.
Fun facts about football: Chelsea legend Gianfranco Zola was the only player who was kicked out of the playground in a World Cup final on his birthday! That day was his 28th birthday while he received a red in their second-round victory against Nigeria. Are you shocked? Just kidding! He only earned a card from the referee!
Jari Litmanen, claimed to be Finland’s greatest player, is the sole one who has taken part in international football in four continuous decades. He first debuted in 1989, played throughout the 90s and 00s before retiring in 2010. He is the most capped player of Finland, representing the nation for 137 times.
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