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Football facts that are true but sounds extremely Unbelievable.
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"Mark Hughes once played two games in a single day; In the morning he played for Wales against Czechoslovakia in Prague, drove across the border, and then turned out for Bayern Munich in the afternoon" RT
Football facts that are true but sounds extremely Unbelievable.
1)
"Mark Hughes once played two games in a single day; In the morning he played for Wales against Czechoslovakia in Prague, drove across the border, and then turned out for Bayern Munich in the afternoon" RT
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László Kubala and Alfredo Di Stefano are the only two players to play for three countries
Born to parents of Czech origin in Budapest, Kubala played for Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Spain. Di Stefano played for Argentina, Spain and Colombia.
László Kubala and Alfredo Di Stefano are the only two players to play for three countries
Born to parents of Czech origin in Budapest, Kubala played for Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Spain. Di Stefano played for Argentina, Spain and Colombia.
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In 1986, Alvin Martin scored a hat-trick against 3 different goalkeepers
His first goal came against Martin Thomas, who was an actual keeper, but was forced off with injury. Martin then scored against Chris Hedworth, who also injured himself meaning Peter Beardsley was next.
In 1986, Alvin Martin scored a hat-trick against 3 different goalkeepers
His first goal came against Martin Thomas, who was an actual keeper, but was forced off with injury. Martin then scored against Chris Hedworth, who also injured himself meaning Peter Beardsley was next.
Real Madrid Luka Modric and Mark Viduka are cousins
The younger brother of Joey Barton, Michael, is a convicted murderer. He murdered his victim with an ice axe.
Former Tottenham Hotspur player David Ginola has an unfortunate tale to tell. His name is an anagram for Vagina Dildo.
AC Milan was actually founded as a cricket team
Arsene Wenger has an asteroid named after him called 33179 Arsénewenger.
Gary and Phil Neville’s father is called Neville Neville.
Brazilian striker Ronaldo got his ridiculous haircut at the 2002 World Cup so that his son would be able to distinguish him from the other bald Brazilian players on TV
Zlatan Ibrahimovic used to be a bike thief when he was younger.
Simon Mignolet started his career as a forward, and tried his hand at being a goalkeeper after he was dropped. On the other hand, Fernando Torres started his career as a goalkeeper, and later switched to become a striker
Robert Lewandowski almost signed for Blackburn Rovers, but a giant ash cloud from Iceland grounded his plane and delayed his transfer. It didn’t happen thereafter.
Dennis Bergkamp would miss away matches because he had a fear of flying, which is why he was called the Non-Flying Dutchman
Osama bin Laden was said to be a massive Arsenal fan.
Zinedine Zidane almost joined Blackburn Rovers. However, the club chose Tim Sherwood instead, with chairman Jack Walker saying: “Who needs Zinedine Zidane? We’ve got Tim Sherwood.”
The Borussia in Borussia Dortmund comes from a brand of beer in Dortmund.
Rio Mavuba was born in international waters. His birth certificate does not have a nation listed, it just says “Born at sea”.
Two players have scored Premier League penalties with both feet: Bobby Zamora and Obafemi Martins
Mario Balotelli’s only assist in the Premier League was for Sergio Aguero’s title-winning goal vs QPR.
2015/16 was the first time West Ham had recorded a positive goal difference in a top-flight season since 1985/86.
Former England goalkeeper Paul Robinson has scored, assisted and won a penalty in the Premier League. He also has more Premier League assists than any other keeper (five).
David (x14) & James (x11) were the most common first names in the Premier League in 2010/11 - yet it was the first season in which David James did not appear.
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