Football is a popular sport that is played and enjoyed by millions of people all around the world. The aim of the football game is to score a goal by kicking the balling into the net of the opposing team, while preventing the other team from doing same. And for a team to score, the team must have skills, strategy, and physical fitness.
A football match is played on a rectangular field, that is known as a pitch. The field is divided into two halves, with a goal post at each end. And each team must have 11 players including the goal keeper, and while playing football the players use various techniques to dribble, pass and control the ball. There are so many interesting facts about football I bet you don’t know about.
So in this article, I will tell you some interesting football facts you don’t know. So keep reading on.
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Football Clubs That Have Never Been Beaten More Than 5 Goals In A Game.
The following are some football clubs that have never been beaten more than 5 goals in a game.
- Manchester City.
- Real Madrid.
- Chelsea.
- Bayern Munich.
- Arsenal.
- PSG.
- Liverpool.
- Inter Milan.
- Manchester United.
- Athletico Madrid.
Top 5 Most Expensive Football Trophies And Their Worth.
- FIFA World Cup trophy- $20m.
- Copa Libertadores trophy- $.5m
- UEFA Europa League trophy- $4.5m
- The FA Cup trophy- $1.18m.
- Ballon D’or trophy- $805,439.
Football Facts You Need To Know.
The following are some random football facts you need to know.
- Mourinho went 9 years without losing a single home league game.
- Harry Maguire has been relegated 4 times in his career. Twice in one season.
- Chelsea has spent €417m on 5 STS and 4/5 have failed to score more than 8 PL goals in a single season.
- Trent Alexander Arnold’s grandmother was Sir Alex Ferguson’s first girlfriend.
- Gareth Bale first trophy-less season after leaving Tottenham was the season he went back to Tottenham.
- John Terry scored more Premier League goals for Chelsea than Andres Iniesta and Xavi scored La Liga goals for Barcelona.
- The last time United won the leagues Phil Foden was 13 years old. Since then he has won 12 trophies including 4 PL titles.
- Balotelli’s only Manchester City assist was his pass to Aguero, for the title winning goal.
- Diego Maradona played for Tottenham Hotspur.
- Lionel Messi scored 91 goals in 2012. Out scoring Chelsea, Man United, Arsenal & PSG that same year.
- Christian Benteke has more Premier League goals than Eric Cantona.
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