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Football facts that don't sound true (but are)

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  • smudge7946smudge7946
    Holland nearly won the fair play award at the 1990 World Cup, but there best player was rude. 
  • AddicksAddictAddicksAddict
    stackitsteve said:
    The Netherlands went 18 years (1996-2014 I think) always having a ‘van’ player in the team
    That's totally believable.  If you'd said it was without a 'van' I'd have found it hard to believe.
  • lordromfordlordromford
    The first time an Arsenal player played for England in the World Cup finals was 1982.
  • North Lower NeilNorth Lower Neil
    Mario Balotelli's only Premier League assist was the Aguerooooooooooo goal. 
  • MrOneLungMrOneLung
     In 2013 Juan Mata and Fernando Torres were holders of all 4 continental trophies- Champions league, Europa League, World Cup and Euros at the same time. 
  • guinnessaddickguinnessaddick
    edited April 2019
    Ireland were unbeaten (other than a penalty shoot out) in both qualifying and the finals for the 2002 World Cup.
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  • North Lower NeilNorth Lower Neil
    Shaun Wright-Phillips earned more England caps than Ian Wright.
  • ChizzChizz
    seth plum said:
    The ball burst in the 1946 final involving Charlton, and it burst in a league match Charlton played a week later, and in the 1947 cup final too.
    And in the 1998 Play-off final
  • ForeverAddicktedForeverAddickted
    Chizz said:
    seth plum said:
    The ball burst in the 1946 final involving Charlton, and it burst in a league match Charlton played a week later, and in the 1947 cup final too.
    And in the 1998 Play-off final
    Never knew that one...
  • lordromfordlordromford
    lordromford said:
    The first time an Arsenal player played for England in the World Cup finals was 1982.
    Also, the first Arsenal players to play for England in the World Cup finals are an alcoholic and a paedophile.
  • newyorkaddicknewyorkaddick
    Huddersfield were promoted to the Premier League in 2017 despite negative goal difference.
  • DanepakDanepak
    A total of 30 goals has been scored by Denmark at World Cups ('86, '98, '02, '10,  '18).
    None of them from outside the box.
  • North Lower NeilNorth Lower Neil
    edited April 2019
    Roy Carroll won a trophy in his one and only game as a manager.
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  • North Lower NeilNorth Lower Neil
    Also 8 years on from that, he's still playing professional football.
  • North Lower NeilNorth Lower Neil
    Kazuyoshi Mira plays upfront for Yokohama FC in Japan's 2nd Division.

    He's 52.
  • letthegoodtimesrollletthegoodtimesroll
    North Lower Neil said:
    Kazuyoshi Mira plays upfront for Yokohama FC in Japan's 2nd Division.

    He's 52.
    The obvious response to that was Stanley Matthews was playing in the English top flight at age 50 and played for England aged 42
  • NapaAddickNapaAddick
    This thread is a blast.
  • Rufus is a dogs nameRufus is a dogs name
    Alex Iwobi’s uncle is Jay Jay Okocha
  • ChippycafcChippycafc

    St Johnstone are the only senior football team in the UK with the letter J in their name

    Dunfermline are known as the PARS due to the Plymouth Argyle Rosyth Supporters

  • SoundAsa£SoundAsa£
    ross1 said:
    seth plum said:
    The ball burst in the 1946 final involving Charlton, and it burst in a league match Charlton played a week later, and in the 1947 cup final too.
    It was rumoured that Stuart Leary was playing in his cricket spikes instead of football boots  :)
    F’ing amazing rumour that.....seeing as he didn’t join us until 1950!
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