Weird football facts:
Cardiff City were relegated in 1929, even though they conceded the fewest goals in the league (1st division).
Griffin Park is the only ground in England to have a pub on every corner.
Alan Ball was the first player to wear white boots.
Dundee United have a 100% record in competitive matches against Barcelona (played 4,won 4)
Ryan Giggs's real surname is Wilson and he's part African. His dad, Danny Wilson, is a half-Welsh, half-Sierra Leonean rugby professional who used to play for Wales. Giggs took his mother's maiden name when his parents split up.
Gary Lineker was never booked.
West Ham defender Alvin Martin scored a hat-trick against three different goalkeepers in the 8-1 win over Newcastle in 1986. The injured Martin Thomas was replaced in the Newcastle goal first by Chris Hedworth, then by Peter Beardsley.
In 1993, HFS Loans League team Congleton were forced to call off a minute’s silence to mourn the death of the club’s oldest fan...when he walked into the ground
Stopping off en route to Iceland , the Albanian national team were thrown out of England in 1990 after going on a shopping spree at Heathrow. They had thought “duty free” meant help yourself.
Goalkeeper Steve Harper has played in the Premiership, the Championship, Leagues One and Two, the Conference, the Northern League, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup.
Ian Ashbee, skipper of Premier League newcomers Hull, has captained the club through all four divisions.
The Sampdoria team and 200 players walked 20 miles to a mountain sanctuary near Genoa in 1969 to thank the Madonna for helping them stave off relegation.
Peter Shilton has made the most appearances in English league football. The keeper racked up an astonishing 1,005 league appearances.
Somewhat surprisingly, the Hawthorns is English football's highest ground above sea-level.
Italian legend Paolo Maldini has a collection of 17 runners-up medals - probably the biggest in the game. It includes three Champions League finals, three Intercontinental/World Club Cups, two Coppa Italias, three Supercoppas, a UEFA Super Cup final, a World Cup, A European Championship and three league titles.
In 1998, the Macclesfield mascot, Roary the Lion, was sent-off for making obscene gestures during a players’ brawl in the match with Lincoln City.
A Manchester City fan was banned in 1995 from bringing dead chickens into City’s Maine Road ground. He apparently used to celebrate City's goals by swinging the birds around his head.
Aston Villa were responsible for the introduction of injury time? Back in the 19th century Villa were playing an FA Cup tie with Stoke and The Potters were awarded a last minute penalty. Villa's keeper picked up the ball and booted it out of the ground. By the time it was recovered time was up and the referee blew the whistle before the penalty could be taken.
Former Manchester United goalkeeper Jimmy Rimmer won 2 European Cups despite only playing for nine minutes!
Manchester United has never led a Champions League final at the start of injury-time, despite winning it 3 times.
Germany was at least in the quarterfinals at every world cup since 1954, that streak is 15 tournaments in a row now and still counting.
In the history, Germany NEVER lost a qualification match away. And they lost only TWO at home, 1985 v Portgual and 2001 v Emile Heskey.
Clarence Seedorf has won the champions league with 3 different clubs.
Jupp Heynckes manages a team in a Champions League campaign for the third time (Madrid 1998 and Bayern 2012, 2013). He went to the final every time.
Jose Luis Chilavert is the most prolific goalkeeper in the game. The Paraguay International once scored a hat-trick of penalties in a match for his side Velez Sarsfield in the Argentinian professional league.
In the space of five minutes at Sunderland in November 1998, Barnsley striker Ashley Ward scored, missed a penalty and was sent off.
There are two English clubs who paid 35 million and 7.5 million pounds for Andy Carroll and Bebe respectively.
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