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With its richness, Pulse Sports Uganda takes you through some of football's craziest facts.
Football is one of the oldest, most followed and loved sport ever. It's only natural that it has seen some very bizarre and interesting facts which the fan, perhaps knew nothing about.
With its richness, Pulse Sports Uganda takes you through some of football's craziest facts.
1.Most red cards in a match
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The world, in 2011, witnessed one of the craziest football facts in a fifth-tier Argentinian league, between nemesis Claypole and Victoriano Arenas.
Referee Damiano Rubino dished out 36 red cards. All players on the pitch got sent off, including the ones on the bench and team officials.
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2. Longest Penalty shootout
According to the Guinness World Records, a game in the Namibian Cup between KK Palace and Civics was decided after 48 spot-kicks. Each player had to take three penalty kicks.
However,the record was then broken on 9 March 2022 when two non-league English sides, Washington and Bedlington Terriers took a remarkable 54 penalties after a 3–3 draw in the Ernest Armstrong Memorial Cup, which ended 25–24 in Washington's favour. Five penalties were missed.
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3. First ever football match on Television
The first match to be broadcasted live was in 1937 between Arsenal and the Arsenal Reserves at Highbury Stadium by this British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
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4. Longest unbeaten streak ever
Between 1986 to 1989, Romanian football club Steaua Bucharest went 106 matches without tasting defeat. In that period they won five league titles in succession, and the 1985/86 European Cup.
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However, records in Africa have over the years contested this, asserting that Cote D'Ivoire side ASEC Mimosas went 108 games without defeat between 1989 to 1994. It was achieved in games involving the league and domestic cups.
5. Most goals scored by a goalkeeper
Brazilian goalkeeper Rogerio Ceni, holds this absolutely amazing record as he netted 131 times. He ranks among the top ten scorers for his longtime club Sao Paulo FC.
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6. Highest scoring game ever
The bizarre game happened on 31st October 2002 in Madagascar between bitter rivals A.S Adema and SO I'Emyme. The latter scored 149 own goals in protest to poor officiation in the first leg. A.S Adema won 149-0.
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7. Football Club with most letters
Heard of NAC Breda? Yes you have; the Netherlands outfit's full name has 83 letters, and that's as bizarre as they get.
NAC Breda stands for; Nooit Opgeven Altijd Doorzetten Aangenaam Door Vermaak En Nuttig Door Ontspanning Combinatie Breda. Huh!
8. Largest football tournament
A seven-a-side tournament in Bangkok in 1999 had 5,098 teams. The competition involved 35,000 players which is the largest football has ever witnessed.
9. Football invention
Did you know that football was first invented in China around 476 BC, called Cuju. That was before it got modified by England.
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10. Biggest Football stadium
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The world's biggest stadium is also the largest sports stadium. Rugrando 1st of May Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea has a sitting capacity of 114,000, which is the biggest.
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