Footbal Unique Facts

It is a game that is old as time itself. Though there is no particular record as to when it came into existence, there are records to believe that it was, like many other notable creations, that Football was invented by the Chinese. There are records, dating back to 476 BC, of people playing the footy. Though back then the rules and the object they kicked around were quite different.

 As a matter of fact the very first football prototype was a leather ball which was kicked through a whole in a piece of clothing material, by a bunch of early age football players. If you found this particular piece of information interesting, then please scroll down for some more facts and trivia about the world’s most favorite sport. 

• Though the invention of football goes to the Chinese, the game, in its present form, originated in the Great Britain. 

• Football is referred to as ‘football’ all over the world except for the United States of America where it is known as ‘Soccer’. For the Americans, football is actually the ‘Grid-iron’ game. 

• The very first football club in the world was Sheffield FC, which was co-founded by Major William Priest and Colonel Nathaniel Cresswick in 1857. 

• The very first football league that came into existence was the English football league that was formed in 1888; it consisted of twelve competing clubs. 

• The very first international level match took place between Scotland and England in Glasgow on 30th November 1872; the match ended in a draw. 

• The largest football tournament to have taken place in the history was at the second Bangkok League Seven-a-Side Competition in which 5,098 teams comprising of more than 35,000 players battled it out for the title. 

• The record for the highest number of goals to have been scored by a football player in a single game belongs to Stephan Stanis of France, while playing for Racing Club de Lens in 1942. 

• The fastest goal ever scored was executed in 2.8 seconds by the Uruguayan player- Ricardo Olivera in 1998. 

• The Football goalkeepers wore the same colour shirts as their team mates up until the year 1913. 

• Only three teams have ever won the F.A. Cup trophy without surrendering a single goal during the whole competition: The Wanderers, Preston North End and the Bury. 

• The Premier league club- Aston Villa was founded by cricketers who considered playing football as a means to exercise. 

• Indian football team withdrew from the World Cup games back in 1950, because they were not allowed to play barefoot. 

• Football is adjudged the most popular sport in the world with nearly one billion fans watching the Football videos and reading the football news.