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  • smudge7946
    smudge7946 Posts: 4,131
    Holland nearly won the fair play award at the 1990 World Cup, but there best player was rude. 
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,615
    In 94/95, palarse finished in the last 4 in every competition.
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,781
    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.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,846
    India qualified for the 1950 World Cup but refused to play when Fifa banned them from playing barefoot. 
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,782
    The first time an Arsenal player played for England in the World Cup finals was 1982.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,949
    Mario Balotelli's only Premier League assist was the Aguerooooooooooo goal. 
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,846
     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. 
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,846
    Antoine Griezmann voices Superman in the French language version of The Lego Batman Movie
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,615
    edited April 2019
    Ireland were unbeaten (other than a penalty shoot out) in both qualifying and the finals for the 2002 World Cup.
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    Cory Gibbs has never been on a losing Charlton team.
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  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,949
    Shaun Wright-Phillips earned more England caps than Ian Wright.
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,331
    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
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,304
    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...
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,782
    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.
  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,344
    Spurs are the only team to have won every game they’ve ever played in their own stadium.
  • cafcdave123
    cafcdave123 Posts: 11,491
    lordromford said:
    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.
    i think the FA have that on a plaque in the Football Association museum 
  • newyorkaddick
    newyorkaddick Posts: 3,052
    Huddersfield were promoted to the Premier League in 2017 despite negative goal difference.
  • Danepak
    Danepak Posts: 1,628
    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.
  • Danepak
    Danepak Posts: 1,628
    edited April 2019
    When Real Madrid lost at home to Ajax, it was the first time since 1994, that they'd got knocked out, after winning the away leg. 
    Back in 1994, my home town team, Odense, lost 3-2 at home, but won 2-0 at Bernabeau.
    A day I'll never forget. The 2nd goal scored in the 92nd minute. 
    https://youtu.be/nAKiUoyFH5k

  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,949
    edited April 2019
    Roy Carroll won a trophy in his one and only game as a manager.
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  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,949
    Also 8 years on from that, he's still playing professional football.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,949
    Kazuyoshi Mira plays upfront for Yokohama FC in Japan's 2nd Division.

    He's 52.
  • letthegoodtimesroll
    letthegoodtimesroll Posts: 10,617
    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
  • NapaAddick
    NapaAddick Posts: 4,657
    This thread is a blast.
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    @ElfsborgAddick has never bought a drink when attending a football match. 
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,008
    The first side to go through an entire Serie A season unbeaten was Perugia in 1978-79..................but they still didn't win the league.
  • Rufus is a dogs name
    Rufus is a dogs name Posts: 1,517
    Alex Iwobi’s uncle is Jay Jay Okocha
  • Chippycafc
    Chippycafc Posts: 14,142

    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£ Posts: 22,477
    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!
  • JamesSeed
    JamesSeed Posts: 17,380
    Starinnaddick said:
    Sir Stanley Matthews played his last League game aged 50. He was last selected fpr England aged 42.
    Yeah, but he stopped tracking back when he turned 49. 

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