Football Facts

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Football Fact Alert! Hungary's Ferenc Puskás holds the record for the most goals scored in a European Cup final, netting four goals for Real Madrid in their victory against Eintracht Frankfurt in 1960.

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Football Trivia Time! The 1950 World Cup final match between Uruguay and Brazil, known as the "Maracanazo," saw Uruguay win 2-1 at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro.

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#Maracanazo1950

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Football Knowledge Alert! The largest margin of victory in a professional football match occurred in 2002 when AS Adema defeated SO l'Emyrne 149-0 in the Malagasy league.

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#BiggestFootballWin

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Football Fact Alert! The quickest hat-trick in football history was scored within 2 minutes and 56 seconds by Tommy Ross while playing for Ross County against Nairn County in 1964.

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#QuickestHatTrick

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Football Trivia Time! The Women's World Cup 1999 final between the USA and China attracted a record crowd of 90,185 spectators at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.

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#RecordAttendanceWomensWorldCup

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Football Fact Alert! The highest-scoring football match in history occurred in 2002, with SO l'Emyrne defeating AS Adema 149-0 in a Malagasy league match, done as a protest against biased refereeing.

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#HighestScoringFootballMatch

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Football Knowledge Alert! The first-ever live football match broadcast on television in the UK was a friendly between Arsenal and Arsenal Reserves on September 16, 1937, at Highbury Stadium.

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#FirstLiveFootballBroadcast

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Football Trivia Time! The longest football match in history lasted for 3 days, with Old Malvernians FC beating Lightwood House 15-2 after playing for over 44 hours.

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#LongestFootballMatch

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Football Fact Alert! The fastest goal scored in a World Cup match was in 2002 when Hakan Şükür of Turkey netted just 11 seconds into the game against South Korea.

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#FastestWorldCupGoal

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Football Knowledge Alert! The English football club, Sheffield FC, founded in 1857, is the world's oldest football club and continues to play football to this day.

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#OldestFootballClub

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Football Trivia Time! In 1967, a goal scored by George Wood of Stockport County holds the record for being the fastest ever goal in professional football, netted just 3.5 seconds into the match!

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#FastestProfessionalGoal

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Football Fact Alert! The 1998 World Cup Final between Brazil and France was the most-watched football match in history, with an estimated 1.7 billion viewers tuning in worldwide.

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#MostWatchedFootballMatch

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Football Knowledge Alert! The largest victory in an international women's football match was Germany's 17-0 win against Kazakhstan in a UEFA Women's Euro 1995 qualifying match.

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#BiggestWomensFootballWin

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Football Trivia Time! The first-ever yellow card in a World Cup match was given to Claudio Gentile from Italy during the 1982 World Cup match against Poland.

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#FirstWorldCupYellowCard

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Football Fact Alert! The oldest football tournament in the world is the Scottish Cup, first held in 1873, making it one of the most prestigious competitions with a rich history.

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#OldestFootballTournament

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Football Knowledge Alert! The largest victory in an international football match is 31-0, with Australia defeating American Samoa in a 2001 World Cup qualifier.

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#BiggestInternationalWin

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Football Trivia Time! The record for the most goals scored by a single player in a professional football match stands at a remarkable 16 goals, achieved by Stephan Stanis for Racing Club de Lens in 1942.

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#MostGoalsInSingleMatch

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Football Fact Alert! The oldest football club in the world, Sheffield FC, was founded in 1857 and is recognized by FIFA as the oldest club still playing football today.

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#OldestFootballClub

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Football Knowledge Alert! The Scottish Cup, established in 1873, is the oldest football tournament globally, with a rich history and tradition stretching back nearly 150 years.

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#OldestFootballTournament

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Football Trivia Time! The first-ever football match to be televised live was a friendly game between Arsenal and Arsenal Reserves at Highbury Stadium on September 10, 1937.

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#FirstLiveTelevisedMatch