22 Amazing
Interesting Fun football facts
1. The tournament will take place in November and
December for the first time in its 92-year history rather than in the middle of
the year. It is anticipated to be the largest sporting event ever hosted in the
Middle East, and it will take place in a conservative Muslim-majority nation Qatar.
Al Bayt Stadium
2. Football is played by more than 250 million players among more than 200 countries of world. Historian thinks that football played three thousand years earlier. Majority of countries it is generally known as Football but in some countries it is known as Soccer.3. The first FIFA world
cup played in Uruguay in 1930.Fifa arranged total of 21 football world cup at
different countries after every four years. Two countries South Korea and Japan
were host first time in the history of football in 2002.
4. Uruguay was the first
country who won the first FIFA football cup 1930. Italy was runner up.
5. Most of FIFA World Cup was
won by Brazil. Brazil has made a record to win five times in football world cup
history. – 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and
2002. Brazil is the only team who compete in 21 editions.
6. The UN has 193 member countries on the other hand FIFA has More Countries than the UN. FIFA has a total of 211 national
associations.
7. Brazil is the number 1
in The FIFA Men's World Ranking.
8. Football
was invented by Chinese around
476 BC.
They called it called
Cuju at that time
.In FIFA/ Coca-Cola Men’s
World Ranking China is on 75th
place. China is the only country where football most watched.
9. The
total population of the world as of June 2018 stood at 7.5 billion or 750 crore
and. According to survey which conducted by the Federation Internationale de Football
Association (FIFA) in 2001, 240 million (24 crore) people from around the globe
play Football regularly. As the
world population static is more than 7.5 billion as of June 2018.
10. the most
interesting Football facts in the world was the second Bangkok League Seven-a-Side Competition held in 1999.There were at least 5,098 teams compete
and participated by more than 35,000 players.
11. Sheffield
Football Club or Sheffield F.C. is the Oldest
Football Club in the World.this
is situated in Yorkshire city.The Football club was founded on the 24th of
October 1857 making it a 166 year old club.
12. Fastest
Goal Scored in Football: Ricardo
Olivera an Argentinian player made
history by scoring a goal in mere 2.8 seconds on the 26th of December 1998;
one day after Christmas.This
is an amazing football fact
One of the interesting
football
facts is that there is an official football club with most letters. NAC Breda, The Dutch football club which contain 83 letters just an amazing fact. The
full name of this Football Club from the Netherlands ,NAC Breda stands for, Nooit Opgeven Altijd
Doorzetten Aangenaam Door Vermaak En Nuttig Door Ontspanning Combinatie Breda.
Talk about crazy football facts.
14. The
Match That Brought Ronaldinho into Limelight
Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho at just 13 years of age score all the 23
goals in that match in 1998. His team
won the game 23-0 at Porto Allegre
Brazil.
The great Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho nominated one of the best player of the game.
15. The
Home Of Current Generation Footballs
Almost
2/3 of the footballs in use in the World come from Pakistan. one of the most amazing football facts because Pakistan is not the highly industrialized
city.
the best sports brands would prefer
to manufacture
their state-of-the-art footballs in a highly industrialised cities. But they trust in Pakistan highly skilled people. 40%
comes from a single city named Sialkot. Sialkot is the biggest supplier of
footballs because of superior craftsmanship
and quality material.
16.
Average Distance Covered By a Footballer
Football is considered as one of the most taxing game in the
world, especially on the body. Did you know that on an average a footballer,
with obvious exception to the goalkeeper) covers a distance of 7 miles (11.2
kms) and it comes on top of the fact that a game generally lasts for 90 minutes
with just a 15-minute half-time break (excluding the stoppage time).
17.
Significance of a
Football
Another fascinating football fact is that the first game of
basketball, played on December 21, 1891, was played with a football. Were you
aware of this one? Tell us in the comments what you think about football's
importance.
18. First
Ever International Football Match
The first official
international football match, as recognized by FIFA, was played on November 30,
1872, between England and Scotland. The game, which drew a 0-0 draw in front of
4,000 people, ended in a tie.
The 148th anniversary of
the first international football match will be celebrated soon.
19.Playing Two Matches In A Single Day
Football, believe it or
not, was not always such a lucrative sport as it is today. Today, players
usually get 4 to 5 days off between matches, and even if their schedule is
tight, they still get 2 days to recover mentally and physically.
However, in the 1990s,
when money was tight and players had to do whatever it took to keep the game
going, Mark Hughes, a Manchester United player and Welsh superstar, had to play
in two football matches on the same day.
When Hughes was signed
by Bayern Munich from Manchester United, he had to play not only a match for
his new team, but also a qualifier for his national team (Wales National Team).
20.Who
Came Up With The Name “Soccer”?
Another crazy football
fact, and believe it or not, the truth is that England coined the term
"soccer" but stopped using it more than 35 years ago. So, if you're
looking for someone to blame for Americans and Canadians confusing Football
with Soccer, you now know who to blame.
21.The World's
Largest Football Stadium
The fact that this
stadium is in North Korea makes it a bizarre football fact.
The Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, located in Pyongyang, North Korea, is the world's largest football stadium, with a seating capacity of 1,14,000 people. What's strange is that some reports claim this stadium has a seating capacity of 150,000 people.
Did you know that Arthur
Wharton is widely regarded as the first black footballer not only in England,
but also in the world in professional matches and the Football League? He was a
goalkeeper who played for nine different clubs, including Sheffield FC, the
world's oldest football club.
Arthur Wharton
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