Some Random Facts About Football
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Football.
compiled by Prince Tamuno Favour
- Football was invented in China nearly 476 B.C.
- Football is the most watched and most played sport on earth.
- Only Canadians and Americans call football as Soccer.
- During every game, Football players run an average of 9.65 km.
- The first game of Basketball was played with a soccer ball.
- Arthur Wharton is considered the first black professional footballer in the world.
- 80% of the world’s footballs are manufactured in Pakistan.
- The maximum number of goals ever scored was by Stephan Stanis (France) in December 1942.
- Pele was the first to call football; “The beautiful game.”
- The total length of the football field is 100 yards.
- The football hall of fame is situated in Canton, Ohio.
- The first Super Bowl was played in 1967.
- An international football game is 90 minutes long and those 90 minutes are distributed in two 45 minute halves.
- The North Korean Rungrado May Day Stadium is the largest football stadium in the world.
- One of the fastest goal was in 2.8 seconds made by Ricardo Olivera in December 1998.
