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

North Lower Neil
North Lower Neil Posts: 22,949
in Other Football and Sports
Inspired by the Aguero not being a PotY conversation, what other facts do you know that sound like they shouldn't be true but are?

I'll start with a couple.

Jens Lehmann went a whole season in the Champions League without conceding a goal, and got all the way to the final.

Sergio Ramos has scored more goals than Andres Iniesta.
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  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,949
    Nottingham Forest have won the European Cup more times than they've won the league.
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,669
    Roland passed the EFL fit and proper owner test.
  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,344
    Karlan Grant is the youngest player to score in all the below
    Prem
    Championship
    League 1
    League 2
    FA Cup
    Carabao Cup
    Football League Trophy
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,458
    Neville Neville.


    (His name. Not the accusations)
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,477
    edited April 2019
    For many years (certainly up until the 1990’s), Aldershot Towns playing surface was the biggest in the country.....the pitch markings itself were not the biggest, hence it wasn’t the biggest pitch, but the grass area on which the pitch stood was the biggest.
    Not a lot of people know that!
    It may still be for all I know.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,010
    In 16 years, James Milner has never been on the losing side in a premier league game in which he has scored.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,949
    Norwich finished third in the 1992/1993 Premier League season but had a goal difference of -4.
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  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,949
    No Barcelona player had ever been named La Liga Player of the Month until Neymar was in November 2015.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,949
    The highest attendance for a match at Old Trafford was for Grimsby v Wolves.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,010
    Giuseppe Bergomi played in four World Cups but did not appear in a single WC qualifier
  • Addickted2TheReds
    Addickted2TheReds Posts: 7,735
    North Lower Neil said:
    No Barcelona player had ever been named La Liga Player of the Month until Neymar was in November 2015.
    Wtf
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,763
    North Lower Neil said:
    No Barcelona player had ever been named La Liga Player of the Month until Neymar was in November 2015.
    That one surely has to be wrong unless they only started doing Player of the Month in 2015...
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,010
    Just looked it up, the award started September 2013 so perhaps not as amazing as it first sounds.

    Although even going 2 years without Messi winning 1 month is probably a surprise.
  • Macronate
    Macronate Posts: 12,891
    edited April 2019

    In Gaelic, Pittodrie, the home of Aberdeen roughly translates as "shit heap" ("place of manure" or "hill of dung").

    Always thought that was Selhurst Park but never mind.

  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    Despite Brazil and (West) Germany being the two most successful countries in the World Cup, the 2002 final was the first time the teams had met in the competition.  
  • Starinnaddick
    Starinnaddick Posts: 4,342
    Denmark won 1992 Euros despite failing to qualify. 
  • CharltonPete
    CharltonPete Posts: 353
    Charlton reached the FA cup final in 1946 despite losing to Fulham in a 3rd round tie that season
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  • Charlton_Stu
    Charlton_Stu Posts: 3,866
    Sylvester Stallone was the goalkeeper who Bobby Moore last scored against.
    (Escape to Victory)
  • Big William
    Big William Posts: 3,839
    paulie8290 said:
    Karlan Grant is the youngest player to score in all the below
    Prem
    Championship
    League 1
    League 2
    FA Cup
    Carabao Cup
    Football League Trophy

    Is he Kanu in disguise?
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    Sheffield United will come good.
  • sunbury-addick
    sunbury-addick Posts: 1,929
    Charlton once averaged 40,000 + home attendance
  • Rufus is a dogs name
    Rufus is a dogs name Posts: 1,517
    There are only 11 teams remaining out of the 92, who have not played at the new Wembley
  • JiMMy 85
    JiMMy 85 Posts: 10,193
    A single refereeing decision once led to the deaths of over 300 people. 

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estadio_Nacional_disaster
  • ross1
    ross1 Posts: 50,974
    edited April 2019
    I saw a Charlton game at the Valley once, where we were losing 5-1, against a team managed by the great Bill Shankley and down to 10 men, but we won 7-6. Hard to believe  :)
  • Starinnaddick
    Starinnaddick Posts: 4,342
    Southend have a 100% win record against Man Utd
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,010
    Every world cup final since 1982 has featured a player from Bayern Munich.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,010
    Starinnaddick said:
    Southend have a 100% win record against Man Utd
    Dundee United have a 100% win record v Barcelona.

    Played 4, won 4.

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