Football Facts That Sound Fake But Are True

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Zidane has never been offside in his entire career

Lahm has never been sent off

Giroud has once played an entire game without touching the ball

Roy Hodgson is older than the Santiago Bernabeu

Spain won the 2010 World Cup whilst only scoring 8 goals

Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Cristiano Ronaldo have scored at least a goal in every minute of a football match

Neymar won the La Liga player of the month award before Messi.

Gabriel Jesus has more UCL goals than Zidane

No English manager has ever won the Premier League

Peter Crouch has more assists than Scholes

Toni Kroos went 1372 minutes without missing a single pass

Messi’s feet are bigger than Ronaldo’s despite being shorter than him

Dundee United have beaten FC Barcelona four times in competitive fixtures, giving them a 100% win record.

In 1998, Macclesfield mascot Roary The Lion was sent-off against Lincoln City. He was caught making obscene gestures during a players’ brawl.

Manuel Neuer voiced Frank McCay in the German version of Monsters Inc.

Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Ghana and South Korea have never lost against England.

According to Mexico City Police, crime rates reduce in Mexico when Javier Hernandez plays football. They also claim that more woman go into labour than usual when he plays

Brazil’s first official match was played against Exeter City.

Roberto Firmino was first discovered by a dentist in Brazil.

Ronaldo is 869 days older than Messi. Ronaldo’s son is also 869 days older than Messi’s son.

New Zealand were the only unbeaten team in the 2010 World Cup.

Wolfsburg once had a manager named Wolfgang Wolf.

Real Madrid played against their B team in the 1980 Copa Del Rey Final.

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