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Who Came Up With The Name “Soccer”? Another crazy football fact, and believe it not, the truth stands that it was England who came up with the word Soccer but stopped using the word more than 35 years ago. So if you have someone to blame for the confusion of Americans and Canadians calling Football, Soccer, you now know who you will be looking at. Biggest Football Stadium Did you know that the biggest stadium in the world is also the biddest sporting stadium in the world. What makes it a crazy football fact is that this stadium is located in North Korea. The Rungrado 1st of May Stadium is the biggest football stadium in the world with a seating capacity of 1,14,000 and is located in Pyongyang, North Korea. What is bizarre is that some reports claim the seating capacity of this stadium is 1,50,000.

First Ever International Football Match The very first official, international, match of football, as recognised by FIFA, was played on the 30th of November 1872 between England and Scotland. The match was attended by 4,000 people and resulted in a draw with the final score of 0-0. Soon we will have the 148th anniversary of the first-ever international football match. Playing Two Matches In A Single Day Believe it or not, Football was not always such a cash-rich sport which it today is. Today players generally get 4 to 5 days rest between two matches and when the schedule is tight they still get 2 days time to recover, both mentally and physically. However, in the 90s when there was less money and players had to do whatever it took to keep the game running, Mark Hughes, a Manchester United’s player and a Welsh star had to feature in two football matches in a single day. When he was signed by Bayern Munchen from Manchester United, Hughes had to play not only a match with his new team but also a match with his national team (Wales National Team) in a qualifier match that same day.

ARSENAL'S youngsters shone yet again as Mikel Arteta's side came out on top in a 3-2 thriller at Vicarage Road. A goal apiece from Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli helped the Gunners to what turned out to be an unnecessarily nervy win. All three goalscorers were under the age of 23 as Arteta and Co leapfrogged Manchester United into fourth place in the Premier League table.

THE best team in the country? Well they are six points clear of Liverpool again. Best in Europe? They are 5/2 favourites to be just that for the first time come Paris in May. What is absolutely without doubt is that City are by far the best team in Manchester. Have been for a very long time now, and likely to be for a long time to come. The chasm in class between the blue and red halves of the city there for all to see here.

CRISTIANO RONALDO complained of a hip injury and flew to Portugal — after being axed from Manchester United’s team for their derby defeat. The superstar was stunned to be told by boss Ralf Rangnick he would not be starting against Man City. Rangnick said he wanted fresh legs for the match and that he believed Ronaldo could make an impact from the bench. But the United legend insisted he could do that from the start and was furious at being axed.

Significance Of A Football Another crazy football fact is that the very first game of Basketball played on the 21st of December 1891 was played using a football. Did you know about this one? Tell us in comments what do you think about Football’s significance. Dominated By Europe In the 90 years of the FIFA World Cup, European countries have made it to every finale with exception of two World Cup Finales. The 1930 FIFA World Cup final was played between Uruguay and Argentina, both these teams come from South America. Final score, Uruguay 4 – 2 Argentina. The only other time it happened was in 1950 FIFA World Cup when it was played between Uruguay and Brazil and Uruguay won their second World Cup title, having not been able to win it since then. Final Score, Uruguay 2 – Brazil 1. Both Brazil and Uruguay are South American countries.

The Home Of Current Generation Footballs Did you know that almost 2/3 of the footballs in use in the World comes from Pakistan? Yes, often it comes around as one of the most amazing football facts. Thinking that the best sports brands would manufacture their state-of-the-art footballs in a highly industrialised cities but the trust is they are made in Pakistan. What would even more surprising is the fact that out of those manufactured in Pakistan, 40% comes from a single city named Sialkot. A small city with a population of 20 lakh or 2 million is the biggest supplier of footballs. 13. 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). A tennis player, on the other hand, covers 3 miles (4.8 kms) per game, a cricketer covers 8.5 miles ( around 13.6 kms) but a typical ODI lasts for around 8 hours. A basketball player covers around 2.55 miles or 4.1 kms in a game.

Football Club With Most Letters One of the most bizarre football facts is that there is an official football club with most letters. The Dutch football club which is often called NAC Breda. The full name of this Football Club from the Netherlands consists of 83 letters, yes! 83 letters. NAC Breda stands for, Nooit Opgeven Altijd Doorzetten Aangenaam Door Vermaak En Nuttig Door Ontspanning Combinatie Breda. Talk about crazy football facts. The Match That Brought Ronaldinho Into Limelight The great Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho went on to become one of the best players the game of football has ever seen in the history of its existence. At the age of 13 years, the Brazilian footballer was part of a game where his local team won the game 23-0. Ronaldinho, at just 13 years of age score all the 23 goals in that match. It was 1988 in the middle of Porto Allegre, Brazil.

Fastest Goal Scored In Football Argentinians are a goal-scoring machine, and Lionel Messi is the living proof of this. But what is an amazing football fact is that on the 26th of December 1998, one day after Christmas, Ricardo Olivera made history by scoring a goal in mere 2.8 seconds. To put it into perspective, a normal human can speak 7.5 words in 3 seconds, “We have just had the kick-off,” is what the commentators must have just said and the scoreboard switched to 1-0. Olivera broke the record of English footballer Colin Cowperthwaite who in 1979 scored the goal in just 3.5 seconds against Kettering.

The Largest Football Tournament Back in 1999 for the second Bangkok League Seven-a-Side Competition, saw at least 5,098 teams compete and in that tournament, there was participation from more than 35,000 players. This is considered as one of the most interesting Football facts in the world. Oldest Football Club In The World A city in South Yorkshire, England is the proud home of the world’s oldest Football Club. Sheffield Football Club or Sheffield F.C. The Football club was founded on the 24th of October 1857 making it a 163 year club today. Most Goals Scored By A Single Player In An Official Match Back in December of 1942, Stephan Stanis scored a staggering 16 goals for his side Racing Club de Lens, not a single person, since then, has managed to break this bizarre record which now stands tall since 78 years.

Manchester United are rich with youthful strikers set to dominate their first team in years to come. But it's the new kid on the block, 18-year-old McNeill, who is earning major plaudits. A £750,000 signing from crosstown rivals Manchester City, who will be kicking themselves for losing another top talent (think Jadon Sancho), McNeill has turned heads at Old Trafford.

CHELSEA are still looking for a new buyer after Roman Abramovich put the club up for sale earlier this week. An American-Swiss partnership between Tedd Boehly and Hansjorg Wyss has been touted, but Abramovich has a new bidder to entertain. Turkish billionaire Mushin Bayrak has said that he is in talks to buy the Blues, with negotiations well underway. He told Turkish outlet Yeni Safak: “We are negotiating the terms of the purchase of Chelsea with Roman Abramovich's lawyers.

DECLAN RICE’S first start at Anfield saw him subbed at half-time and then dropped to West Ham’s Under-23s. On Saturday the England star will play in front of the Kop as arguably the most highly-valued player on the pitch. You could make a case for Mo Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Diogo Jota but at 23, Rice is younger than all of them. To many he will soon become the best holding midfielder in the world, if he is not already.

The Invention Of Football What if we told you that the world’s most-watched and followed sports originated from an Asian country named China, a country whose team ranks 75th on FIFA/ Coca-Cola Men’s World Ranking. It said that Football was invented around 476 BC in China and was called Cuju. World’s Most Popular Sports The total population of the world as of June 2018 stood at 7.5 billion or 750 crore and what if we tell you that as per a survey conducted the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) in 2001, 240 million (24 crore) people from around the globe play Football regularly. The global population in 2001 stood at 6.19 billion (618 crore). That is almost 4% of the global population. Isn’t this a crazy football fact?

MANCHESTER UNITED have been linked with several centre-backs amid growing pressure to replace captain Harry Maguire. The England star, 28, has come under fire from fans this season with some members of the United squad also reportedly questioning Ralf Rangnick for still including him in his team. Red Devils legend Rio Ferdinand has also questioned whether Maguire is good enough to help win United the title after underperforming this season. That means United could be on the lookout for a centre-back this summer, despite finally landing Raphael Varane last year.

MANCHESTER UNITED travel to noisy neighbours City this weekend in what has become one of the Premier League's most anticipated fixtures. As well as the usual bragging rights, both sides have plenty to play for in their respective battles for top four and the title Neil Custis has been covering the highs and more recent lows at Old Trafford for 23 years. He picks out the top five clashes between the neighbours that he has witnessed in his time covering the club and named them Derby delights

orld’s Most Watched Sports Tournament The FIFA World Cup is the most watched sports event in the world and it was estimated that World Cup 2018, which was played in Russia, had a combined viewership of 3.572 billion (357.2 crore people) which means almost half of the world’s population watched the tournament. What would be more interesting is that if we add the audience which watched no coverage at home but caught the action on digital platforms, in public viewing and or in bars and restaurants, 309.7 million of 30.9 crore more people would be added to the above mentioned tally. Most Watched Sporting Event Finale Did you know that the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final which was played between France and Croatia had a combined global audience of 1.12 billion (or 112 crore) on Television, again, if added the audience who watched the finale on digital platforms or in public viewing areas, this number would be exponentially higher.

SO farewell - soon - Roman Abramovich. The man who transformed the face of English football. After nearly two decades the Russian has signalled his desire to sell his Chelsea stake. Many Blues fans are in despair, with rival supporters celebrating. What is certain is that, just like the consequences of Abramovich's arrival in 2003, things will never be the same again.

The Young Boys will welcome Luzern to the Stadion Wankdorf for a matchday 25 fixture in the Swiss Super League on Saturday. The hosts come into the game on the back of a shock 1-0 defeat away to Servette on Tuesday. Alex Schalk's third-minute strike proved to be the difference between the two sides. The defeat saw the defending champions fall further off the pace in their quest to retain their league crown. They still sit in second spot on 43 points but are now 13 points behind table-toppers Zurich.

8 interesting Octopus funny fact you do not know those are: Do you know The largest Octopus ever had a mass of 71 kg? The Mimic Octopus can imitate up to 15 marine species, including Sea Snake, Stingrays, Lion fishes and jellyfish. Octopuses have 3 hearts. Do you know The oldest octopus fossil is 296 million years old? Do you know An octopus will eat its own arm when hungry? Octopuses are eaten alive in Korea. An octopus can lose an arm to escape a predator, grasp and regrow it later with no permanents damage. Around 300 species of octopuses are recognized.

19 interesting bird facts you do not know those are: The Steller’s sea eagle is the heaviest eagle in the world, which weight is about 9 kg An ostrich egg is roughly equivalent to 24 larger hens eggs and takes up to 2 hours to boil it. Hummingbird is the smallest bird which is measure around 5 cm and weight 3 gram. Owls cannot swivel their eyes. Do you know Owls turn their heads almost 360 degrees but they cannot move their eyes? Crows have the largest cerebral hemispheres (Brain), relative to their body size of any avian family. Some bird can fly higher than Mount Everest. The Ruppell’s griffon vulture files the higher of any bird on record. It can altitudes of 36,100 feet. In the United States alone there are over 41 million pet birds. Do you know The most talkative bird in the world is the African Gray Parrot? Many birds fly 1000 of moles without stopping when they migrate. Malaria is a tropical disease spread by mosquitoes. Hummingbirds need to eat constantly (every 10 minutes approximately). Macaws species parrots living longest time than other parrot species Woodcock and many ducks have their eyes placed at the side of their heads so that they have a 360-degree field of vision. The bird with the most feather is the Whistling Swan which has 25,000 feathers. The ostriches are the only bird that willingly takes care of their female eggs. Do you know The only bird with nostrils at the end of its beak is the Kiwi. this placement helps it sniff for food, such as worms and insects on the ground. Emperor penguins can dive to a depth of 566 meters and hold their breath for more than 20 minutes. An ostriches egg can weight approximately 3 pounds. That is equal to 2 dozen chicken eggs.

BILLIONAIRE Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich has confirmed he is selling Chelsea after 19-years of ownership. Buying the club for £140million in 2003 Abramovich used his riches to turn Chelsea into a winning machine, with no other English club lifting more major trophies than the Blues in the time since he took over. During Abramovich's 19-year ownership a total of 21 trophies have been lifted by various Chelsea captain's across the years. The majority of those were by Blues legend John Terry, who hailed Abramovich as 'the best owner in the world' after news of his planned sale was made public.

9 interesting animals facts you do not know those are: All mammals take about 12 seconds to poop regarding the size. There is more than 1250 water park in North America. The world largest tree nest ever recorded for any animals species was built by the Bald Eagle. It was 4 m (13 ft)deep, and 2.5 m(8.2 ft) wide and 1 metric ton in weight. A birds-eye takes up about 50% of its head but the human eye takes about only 5 % of our head. The Robin was voted the UK’s most popular bird in 2015. Adult flamingos are four to five feet tall, but only weight between 4 to 8 pounds. The penguin is the only bird can swim but not fly. A bird’s normal body temperature is usually 7–8 degree hotter than a human. Do you know kiwi is the only world wingless bird?

Football is a pretty young sport American football was invented in 1882, making it only 136 years old. While it's still an impressive age, this is nothing compared to the age of soccer: it was invented in the 5th century B.C. in China. Football was founded after rugby rules were modified to accommodate gameplay, but during its advent, it was played more like soccer: players could only kick at the ball and hit it with their hands, hence the name of the game. Unlike rugby, football allows three tries to move the ball five yards down the field. This also led to the gridiron pattern on the football field, so referees could track the movement of the ball. It's not all talent Athletes work hard to get to the top of their game, but every sport needs special equipment to ensure the safety of their players. While football padding, football helmets, and football gloves are commonplace, many fans don't realize football is played with sticky gloves. Football gloves sticky spray ensures that the player catches the ball and keeps their grip when they run. Stick football gloves can be the difference between a fumble and a touchdown, making football gloves sticky spray a necessity on the field. Football isn't the only sport that utilizes sticky spray, however. One of the only sports ever played on the moon also used the spray: golf is another common sport that needs the extra grip. College balls and professional balls are different Just like how sticky football gloves make for easier gameplay, the markings on a college football are slightly different from its professional counterpart. There are white stripes painted at either end of the ovular ball to make it easier to spot when it's passed between players. Football-shaped is not a shape A football's shape is actually called a prolate spheroid, essentially translating to "long sphere." Football gloves sticky spray becomes even more important due to the abnormal shape of the ball. History of the huddle Huddles only became commonplace after its advent, thanks to Paul Hubbard, a 1890s quarterback. Hubbard was deaf and didn't want the other teams to read his hand signals, creating the huddle precedent that's followed us to this day. Football has a rich history full of fun facts, trivia, and historic landmarks. Use these facts to impress your friends at the next game day.