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To the moon and back: Neil Armstrong wanted to take a football to the moon with him but NASA didn't allow it because they thought it was un-American. A ban that changed football: Women's Football was banned in 1921 and only reinstated officially in 1971. The Women's football league is now known as the FA Women's National League. Around the world: Nylon twine is used to stitch the grass together on the football field at White Heart Lane, Tottemham Hotspurs former stadium. There is enough twine in the stadium to stretch all around the world! The most substitutions: Ryan Giggs has been substituted 134 times which is more than any other football player.

SHAKHTAR DONETSK are reportedly helping turn their former ground Arena Lyiv into a refugee shelter. The Ukrainian giants played at the 35,000-seater stadium between July 2014 and December 2016 due to the conflict with Russia in their home region of Donbass. And now Roberto De Zerbi's side are lending their hand to help out the thousands of people impacted by Russia's invasion of the country. Shakhtar are part of an effort to turn Arena Lyiv into a shelter for refugees. The ground is currently home to Ukrainian Premier League clubs FC Lviv and Rukh Lviv.

WEST HAM fans clashed with Eintracht Frankfurt ultras in violent scenes in Seville. Video footage allegedly shows hooligans supporting the Bundesliga side forming a large group and co-ordinating a choreographed attack on Hammers fans. Another video shows chairs and tables being thrown and glasses smashed with people overheard shouting 'come on West Ham'. It is unknown what sparked the furious animosity in the street outside the Irish bar O'Neill's.

CHELSEA'S sale CAN reportedly still happen - despite Roman Abramovich having his assets frozen. However, the Russian would not be allowed to take ANY of the money from the deal or a say in where it goes. Abramovich was named on a UK Government sanctions list for his connections to Russia and their recent invasion of Ukraine. But according to i news, despite the heavy restrictions placed on the billionaire and the club, 'an application for a licence to sell the club would be considered' by the Government. Abramovich would not see the cash - instead, he would have to hand over the whole process to the Government, who then would determine where the money goes.

The basketball-football collaboration: The first ever game of basketball was actually played with a football. A goal for every minute: Cristiano Ronaldo has scored a goal for every minute of a football game. He has scored most frequently in the 23rd minute of games. World success at 17: Pele won the world cup in 1958 at only 17 years old.

The win that lost a job: An international football player named Ahn Jung-hwan was kicked out of his club Perugia FC in Italy. They dropped him because, while he was playing for his national team Korea, he scored the winner in a game to knock the Italian national team out of the world cup. SWE-DEN, DEN-MARK, CYP-RUS, RUS-SIA: If Sweden plays against Denmark then they can be abbreviated to either SWE-DEN or DEN-MARK. The same for Cyprus and Russia which is CYP-RUS or RUS-SIA. Player of the year... six times: Marta Vieira da Silva has won the FIFA World Player of the Year six times.

Who invented football? One of the facts that may surprise you is that football was invented in 476 BC in China. It was first called Cuju and was played with two teams who played the match with a ball made from an animal bladder. The aim was to use your feet to get the ball through an opening and into a net and was a form of training for the military. Highest match score: The highest score ever recorded in a professional football match was 149-0 when the team SO l'Emyrne purposely lost the game due to an argument with the referee. The quickest hat-trick: The quickest hat-trick in a football game was scored by Sadio Mane in a Southampton vs Aston Villa game in 2015, he managed to score all 3 goals in 2 minutes 56 seconds.

WAGS and families of England's World Cup squad will stay on a luxury boat in Qatar so they can drink alcohol and avoid the country's strict booze laws. Alcohol cannot be consumed in public spaces and is only available in the privacy of select hotels. And according to the Daily Mail, the other halves of Three Lions stars like Harry Kane, Jordan Henderson and Raheem Sterling have opted to stay on a luxury cruise liner. Apartments and studios were offered to the travelling parties. But the accommodation on offer was deemed to be not up to standard compared to the liner. The rooms on the ship were considered much more comfortable.

ARIM BENZEMA showed Kylian Mbappe what it takes to become a Real Madrid legend with a stunning solo rescue act. Benzema secured the third Champions League hat-trick of his glittering career which included two goals in 105 seconds to pull his side back from the brink of an embarrassing exit. PSG superstar Mbappe looks certain to join his France team-mate in Spain next season and showcased his own supreme talent with a goal in the first half that looked to have put his team through to the last eight. But a stunning collapse in the second-half saw 13-times European champions Madrid steamroller their way into the quarter finals.

A GHANAIAN gold mine owner has sensationally revealed his wild plan to buy Chelsea - and then sign Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Bernard Antwi Boasiako declared his audacious intention to make a bid for the Blues. Current owner Roman Abramovich put the club up for sale in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. And now politician, gold guru and radio station boss Boasiako has thrown his hat into the ring. And the 45-year-old boldly announced himself unfazed at the likely £3billion asking price for the Champions League winners.

Most Goals In World Cup Playing for your country in a World Cup is a huge feat but known to be the highest scorer in World Cup is considered to be even greater. Miroslav Klose, the German footballer hold the record of scoring most number of goals in World Cups. He has scored 16 goals, that 1 more than the Brazilian superstar player Ronaldo. Even the great Pele has only 12 World Cup goals under his belt. Brazil’s Number 1 Professional Football Fan Claudio Riberio is the number 1 professional football fan from Brazil. Since the 1978 FIFA World Cup, Riberio has never failed to attend a World Cup. So far he has attended 11 FIFA World Cups leading to him visiting 11 different countries (including Brazil which hosted the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

First Live Telecast Of A Football Match In the year 1937, British Broadcast Corporation (BBC) the first ever live football match. It was a match played between Arsenal and Arsenal Reserves and the match was telecasted just one year after the BBC has started with their TV services. The match was played at Highbury Stadium. Change Your Shirt There were some rules in Football which we could not even think about of right now, like everyone in the team to wear the same colour jersey, but soon it was found that this had a major drawback, like when a corner kick was to be taken, it became immensely difficult to know who the goalkeeper was, not just for the players but also for the referees.

We Have Been Saying It All Wrong! Did you know that the area of play in Football is not called “filed” but “pitch” and it has been published in a book named “The Soccer Book: The Sport, The Teams, The Tactics, The Cup”. The variation of the word came into existence when people started using the word “pitch” in other sports. Pele The Legend Did you know that Pele was just 11 when he was discovered by the scouts and by the age of 16 he had already started playing professional football. If this is interesting, here is a bonus football fact for you that at the age of 17 he played his first FIFA World Cup (1958) and scored 6 goals helping Brazil win their first World Cup.

CHELSEA fan Nick Candy is reportedly set to test Roman Abramovich's resolve of the club by making a £2.5billion offer this week. It was recently claimed how the British tycoon had entered the race to buy his beloved side after it was put up for sale by their Russian owner. And according to the Daily Mail, the 49-year-old will soon turn his interest into a formal approach by the end of the week. His £2.5bn proposal is said to include a £1.5bn plan for a rebuild of Stamford Bridge.

TRENT ALEXANDER-ARNOLD'S limited company has recorded more than £2million in assets five years after he launched it aged 18. All Star Sports Ltd was set up to focus on the Liverpool wing-back's image rights. Now the England defender is being rewarded for his vision. The 23-year-old's latest annual accounts show assets of £2,114,742.

ROMAN ABRAMOVICH has had his resolve tested by a bid for Chelsea. American billionaire Todd Boehly and his Swiss business partner Hansjorg Wyss are waiting to hear back after making an offer. Russian owner Abramovich is being forced to sell up following his country’s invasion of Ukraine. Red Rom wants around £3billion for his club — but city experts claim he will be lucky to get half that amount.

Most Red Cards In A Match In the year 2011, people witnessed creation on one of the most crazy football fact, in the 5th tier Argentinean football league, arch-rivals Claypole and Victoriano Arenas played a match against each other and 2 players were dismissed by the first half. Little did the people know that it was start of a domino effect. When the second half began, all hell broke loose and a total of 36 red cards were given in that one match. In this match, referee Damian Rubino gave a red card to every player on both the teams and 14 additional red cards were given to subs and coaches. 34. Longest Penalty Shootout The year was 2005 and the competition was Namibian Cup when KK Palace and Civics were facing each other and it took a total of record breaking 48 spots kicks to settle the match. This record is also listed on the Guinness World Records. Each player of both sides had to take 3 spot-kicks in the shootout, and the whole penalty shootout lasted for almost as long as the game itself. In the end, KK Palace won the match.

ongest Unbeaten Streak Ever Recorded It is one thing to win a league or a competition in the world of Football, but then it there a notch higher where you win them without losing a single match. Probably the most unknown football fact on this list is that from 1986 to 1989 a football club did not taste defeat even once. As per the Union of European Football Association (UEFA) Steaua Bucharest, a Romanian football club went 106 matches unbeaten and through this huge feat won 5 straight league titles along with the 1985-86 European Cup. Same Size Of The Ball When the game is as old as Football, things tend to change, but little did people know that the size of a football has remained exactly the same for 120 years. A football’s shape and size has not been changed, it still has a circumference of 28 inches.

Most Goals By A Goalkeeper Rogerio Ceni, a Brazilian footballer, has the most goals scored of any other in the world, not just this, what make it a crazy football fact is that the difference between his goals tally and the person in second is of more than double. Ceni, in his career, has scored 131 goals, a number which any striker would be proud to have under his name, he played more than 1200 for his team, Sao Paulo FC and is amongst the top 10 highest scoring player of all time for the club. 30. First Balck Football Player Did you know that Arthur Wharton is not only widely considered to be the first black footballer in England but also the world in professional matches and Football league. He was a goalkeeper and played for no less than 9 teams including the oldest football club in the world Sheffield FC.

MANCHESTER UNITED'S dismal derby defeat combined with Arsenal's win at Watford saw the Gunners take the upper hand in the race for Champions League football. And the Red Devils' poor season so far results in a combined XI dominated by Arsenal players. Ralf Rangnick's side squandered the chance to leapfrog Arsenal in the Premier League table after a toothless display at the Etihad, while the Gunners won 3-2 at Watford. The weekend's results mean the Red Devils are a point behind Mikel Arteta and Co as things stand.

The Only Footballers To Have Scored Goals In Every Minute Of The Game A typical game of Football is played for 90 minutes with two halves of 45 minutes each. It is very easy to score goals in the later stage of the halves but it becomes insanely difficult for any player to score the goals in the initial seconds and minutes of the game and any football fan or player can vouch for this. There are 2 players in the world, yeah! Only 2, who have attained this huge feat are Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Most Expensive Transfer Fees Ever Paid We all know how cash-rich sport Football is, but once in a while, we get reminded of how much amount actually the Football clubs invest to acquire a player to play for them, on of the most coazy football facts is that Neymar is the most expensive players in Football till date.

MIDDLESBROUGH vs Chelsea will kick off a bumper weekend of FA Cup quarter-final action later this month. The match will be televised on the BBC, kicking off at 5.15pm on Saturday, March 19. Fans will then be treated to a Sunday free-to-air treble. Proceedings will get going at 12.30pm on ITV, where Crystal Palace's clash with Everton will be shown from Selhurst Park. The BBC will then screen Southampton's tough tie with Manchester City at 3pm. And the day's action will conclude on ITV with Nottingham Forest's huge home match with newly-crowned League Cup winners Liverpool.

Harry Kane breaks Thierry Henry Premier League goal record as Spurs heap misery on Frank Lampard IT MUST have felt just like old times for Dele Alli as he sat on the bench at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium watching his team lose again. Only he was in the away dugout as his old pals ruined his return to N17. Everton were already 5-0 down when Dele was sent on for Dominic Calvert-Lewin to rapturous applause in the 69th minute. But first-half strikes from Son Heung-min and Harry Kane on the back of Michael Keane’s early own-goal opener meant this as a contest was over long before half time. And how the Tottenham fans loved it as they taunted Everton boss and former Chelsea foe Frank Lampard with chants of: “Lampard, Lampard, what’s the score?”

Oldest Professional Football Player Football is a sport which is is said to be very demanding, both mentally and physically and apart from goalkeepers, nobody has a long professional life. However, there are some players who destroy these claims with their calibre. Kazuyoshi Miura of Japan is a 53 year old footballer who plays for Yokohama FC at the Forward position (or the attacking position) for his club. Not only this, he has been playing since the past 34 years, that is generally the age at which footballers announce their retirement. The Only Football Team Brazil Never Defeated Brazil is the GOAT (Greatest Of All Time) when it comes to football and there is no denying it, however, there is still one country who has remained undefeated facing Brazil. Norway has played 4 matches against Brazil and came out victorious twice and two times the matched ended up in a draw.

Highest Scoring Game Ever The date was 31st October 2002 and the world of football saw one of the most bizarre game in its history when a team, in protest, did something which impacted the game vastly. The game was between two arch-rivals A S Adema and SO l’Emyrne when SO l’Emyrne intentionally lost the game in protest over an unfair refereeing decision in the previous game. SO l’Emyrne scored 149 own goals and the game ended A S Adema 149 – 0 SO l’Emyrne. 24. Player Transfer Fees Paid In Footballs We all know the Argentinian star footballer Angel Di Maria, he is amongst the wealthiest players in the world, but what people find an interesting football fact is that he was once traded between two of his homeland football clubs for 35 footballs. Who would have thought that Angel Di Maria would go on to become one of the most successful football players in the world?