Football facts that don't sound true (but are)
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Thought the exact same watching it. I'm sure his reflexes are still decent, especially for a 44 year old, but that's not the best example.North Lower Neil said:Saw this about Buffon this morning:
Is it just me, or is that a completely normal save, and Dzeko is applauding his winger?2 -
Tom Heaton signed as a 16 year old trainee at Manchester United on 8th July 2002. Last night and after 7,491 days he finally made his debut for the first team at the age of 36.4
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Full debut, think he played in the Europa League earlier in the season but as a sub.Addick Addict said:Tom Heaton signed as a 16 year old trainee at Manchester United on 8th July 2002. Last night and after 7,491 days he finally made his debut for the first team at the age of 36.2 -
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Presume Sky will have a day of mourning.2
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Brighton have scored 28-goals in their last ten games
Charlton are the only team not to concede against them in that period8 -
In the Championship there is a gap of 16 points between the top side, Burnley and the side in third, Watford. Reading, in 14th, are only 4 points off a Play Off place and there is a gap of just 18 points between Watford and the bottom club, Wigan.0
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Axel Tuanzebe broke the Guinness World Record for the fastest clearing of a Hungry Hippos board.1
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ForeverAddickted said:Brighton have scored 28-goals in their last ten games
Charlton are the only team not to concede against them in that period
I'm guessing they played their full first team in the other nine.
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Solly March seems to have found his scoring boots after missing a vital penalty against us.0
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I thought that Faroe Islands story sounded a bit fishy, so I looked it up. Seems it's a local league rule, not something originating from FIFA, and it very rarely happens. But true if you allow for the podcast that issued the tweet having got the story a bit mangled.0
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Haaland's 25 league goals would have been enough to win the golden boot in over half the Premier League seasons.
He's played one game past the halfway stage.1 -
It's even more remarkable to think that Salah is so far behind - he has just 7 PL goals to date and Firminho, who isn't the penalty taker and hasn't played since 12th November, has the same number.North Lower Neil said:Haaland's 25 league goals would have been enough to win the golden boot in over half the Premier League seasons.
He's played one game past the halfway stage.1 -
Mbappe scored 5 goals last night. That isn't the remarkable fact.
However it was the first time a player has ever scored 5 goals in a game for PSG.
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Louis van Gaal has managed the Netherlands 3 times and has never been replaced by a manager that hasn't had the job before.2
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Newcastle haven't conceded a goal in the first half of any game, in any competition, since August.2
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Lincoln are unbeaten at home this season….but they’ve only won 2.
2 wins and 10 draws so far. Currently drawing at half time today too.
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They drew again.stackitsteve said:Lincoln are unbeaten at home this season….but they’ve only won 2.
2 wins and 10 draws so far. Currently drawing at half time today too.2 -
The VHS one was my favourite:
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Newcastle have signed Anthony Gordon for £45m
Read something yesterday, saying he's the second most expensive player not to have won a Senior cap for England yet - Wan Bissaka is the most expensive1 -
Inaki Williams is injured and misses todays Athletic Bilbao game.He’s started the previous 251 league games.5
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We signing him tomorrow?stackitsteve said:Inaki Williams is injured and misses todays Athletic Bilbao game.He’s started the previous 251 league games.3 -
Today is the first time in 30 years that both AC Milan and Juventus have lost at home on the same day in Serie A, since March 21, 1993.
extra bonus fact, Monza today became the first team in Serie A history to do the double over Juventus in their debut season in the league.3 -
Middlesbrough and Burnley have the most points in the Championship in 2023. Middlesbrough and Burnley have both scored fewer goals against Championship clubs in 2023 than Wrexham have.2
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Saturday will be our 1000th game in the 3rd tier.1
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We entered the football league in Division 3 South in 1921North Lower Neil said:Saturday will be our 1000th game in the 3rd tier.
8 seasons x 42 games 1921/29
2 seasons x 42 games 1933/5
3 seasons x 46 games 1972/5
1 season x 46 games 1980/1
3 seasons x 46 games 2009/12
3 seasons x 46 games 2016/19
2 and a bit seasons 46+ 46 + 28 2020/231
