1. Football was invented in China nearly 476 B.C.

2. Football is the most watched and most played sport on earth.

3. Only Canadians and Americans call football as Soccer.

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4. During every game, Football players run an average of 9.65 km.

5. The first game of Basketball was played with a soccer ball.

6. Arthur Wharton is considered the first black professional footballer in the world.

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7. 80% of the world’s footballs are manufactured in Pakistan.

8. The maximum number of goals ever scored was by Stephan Stanis (France) in December 1942.

9. Pele was the first to call football “the beautiful game”.


10. The total length of the football field is 100 yards.

11. The football hall of fame is situated in Canton, Ohio.

12. The first Super Bowl was played in 1967.


13. An international football game is 90 minutes long and those 90 minutes are distributed in two 45 minute halves.

14. The North Korean Rungrado May Day Stadium is the largest football stadium in the world.

15. One of the fastest goal was in 2.8 seconds made by Ricardo Olivera in December 1998.

16. The 16 is the maximum number of goals scored by one player in a single Football match.

17. In 2002 World Cup, Oliver Kahn became the first and only goalkeeper to win the Golden Ball.

18. Until 1913, Goalies did not wear different colored shirts from their teammates.