INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT FOOTBALL
1. NOTTS COUNTY FC is the World's Oldest professional association football club.
2. FIFA World Cup is the biggest football tournament in the world followed by billions of people all around the world on TV. World Cup presents an opportunity for players to showcase their skills as countries compete against each other to decide which country is the best.
3. FIFA World Cup is played every 4 years in a different country where countries compete against each other for the title of that years Champion.
4. Another interesting fact about Football World Cup is that after the tournament is played, there is always big money spent on transfers because the participating players are being watched by every soccer scout in the world.
5. 2002 World Cup was held by two different countries for the first time in the history of world cup. This world cup was played in Seoul, South Korea as well as Tokyo, Japan.
5. 2002 World Cup was held by two different countries for the first time in the history of world cup. This world cup was played in Seoul, South Korea as well as Tokyo, Japan.
6. Oliver Kahn, goalkeeper of Germany, was the first goalkeeper ever to win the Most Valuable Player of the World Cup.
7. Football is actually called Soccer in some countries such as United States.
8. "PELE" is a name recognized all around the world and associated with the greatest soccer player that ever lived. Pele's real name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento, which is not nearly as famous and world known like PELE.
9. Oldest organized tournament in the world is the English FA Cup. FA Cup was first held in 1871 and during this competition all the teams from all of English professional leagues competed against each other for the title of that years FA Cup Champion.
9. Oldest organized tournament in the world is the English FA Cup. FA Cup was first held in 1871 and during this competition all the teams from all of English professional leagues competed against each other for the title of that years FA Cup Champion.
10. FA Cup stands for Football Association Challenge Cup.
11. Martinho Eduardo Orige of Brazil holds the record for juggling the soccer ball for 19 hours and 30 minutes without letting the ball drop to the ground.
12. 1950 World Cup is when India wanted to compete in this tournament barefoot. India withdrew from this years World Cup because FIFA would not let them play barefoot.
These are just a few of facts about Football that I found and would bring more in coming time. Stay updated..:)