Football is one of the most popular sports games. It is played by two teams of 11 people, who are trying to kick the ball into the goal with their feet. Football is monitored by a large part of the male population, not only of our country, but of the whole world.
Football championships exist for a very long time and this event has become one of the long-awaited. The first competitions were held in 1872. And until now, this game is actively developing and winning the love of fans.
They go to world championships to root for their favorite teams with their families and make it a tradition. The names of famous football players are known to all boys of school age and almost all of them are enrolled in children and youth sports schools.
The article presents the 10 most interesting facts about football, which will be interesting to everyone who is fond of this game.
10. The game is prohibited in six countries
Football is a truly global phenomenon. A game that has conquered the hearts and minds of hundreds of millions of people around the world. Championships in this sport gather thousands of stadiums. It's hard to imagine a world without football, but there are countries where it is either not so popular or is completely banned.
The game was banned in Afghanistan during the reign of the Taliban terrorist group. Also, the ban existed until 1989 in the state of Kampuchea, present-day Cambodia. Football was banned in Liberia during the civil war and the Ebola epidemic. In Iraq was temporarily banned during the war.
The most interesting thing is that England, the founder of football, was also a country where football was banned. In the 14th century, heads were chopped off for him.
9. Lev Yashin was the football and hockey goalkeeper of the MSAAU
Lev Yashin was very fond of Russian ball hockey. But in his time, the country was actively engaged in precisely the “Canadian” (with the puck). The goalkeeper in hockey Yashin brought the Dynamo coach Arkady Chernyshev.
The greatest goalkeeper of all time, the Soviet athlete Lev Ivanovich Yashin was a real world legend. Very well deserved, given that he had a series of one hundred matches without a single pass of the ball into his own net.
In addition to football, Yashin was also involved in hockey.. From 1950 to 1953 he was the goalkeeper of the hockey club Dynamo. Possessed the USSR hockey cup.
8. The longest match was played from August 1 to 3, 1981
The main time of the match is 90 minutes - these are two halves of 45 minutes each. But to the main time is added a break, extra time and a penalty shootout, so the game can last much longer than the stated 90 minutes.
In addition to the records for the number of goals scored in football, there are other unique events. One of these occurred in 1981 between two Irish teams. The match began on the first of August, and ended on the third. Only after more than 65 hours was it possible to identify the winner.
7. Pinheiro record holder for goals scored in his own goal
The rules of the game of football are very simple - score the ball into the opponent’s goal. Perhaps a Brazilian soccer player Pinheiro did not quite understand the rules of the game, but he scored steadily. True, he didn’t hit the enemy, but his gates..
Playing for the defense, he was able to score with his 10 times per season. The coach, a man of incredible patience, even decided to translate this disadvantage into an advantage, putting him in attack. He attacked, but again at his own gate. His own team was very comical about his merits, presenting with a compass for the anniversary, on which the side of the opponent’s goal was signed.
6. Arbitrators twice showed a red card to themselves
The history of football is known for two unique cases for all world sports. Referees Andy Wayne and Melvin Sylvester in different games showed incredible severity to themselves and removed themselves from the field, showing themselves red cards.
In the first case, the referee had a great fight with the player and indecent gestures and vocabulary were used. He decided that he did not have decent behavior and radically solved this problem. Later Andy Wayne, giving a comment on his act, put it so that if the player behaved like that, he would certainly show him a red card, and since he had such behavior, he had to delete himself.
In the second case, it came to assault. The referee hit the player three times and removed himself from the field. But then the game did not stop and the match was continued under the refereeing of one of the fans.
These actions speak of justice and rigor to refereeing. But, if there were more than two such cases, perhaps the world would not know about such a chant as “Judge on the soap! ".
5. Training at Wembley Stadium in England was banned
Wembley Stadium used to be for games only.. Some believe that they were too protective of the lawn, but the official version was because of the coating, which could not withstand long training.
After the reconstruction, the position of the stadium has changed and now there are games of a different nature and a lot of training.
The stadium is equipped with a sliding roof, which allows the sun to give the lawn enough light and cover the field during rain. The roof slides apart in just 15 minutes, so under adverse conditions you can hide from the rain without stopping the game.
4. Diego Maradona scored “Goal of the Century”
Diego Maradona, an Argentinean footballer, spent almost 100 matches and scored 34 goals, playing for the Argentine national team. It was in her that he was able to achieve the most incredible results.
The “Goal of the Century" was chosen through a survey conducted by FIFA. This title was awarded the goal that Diego Maradona scored against England in 1986.. Before scoring a beautiful goal, the player managed to beat six opponents.
Opponents admitted that after this goal, they first wanted to applaud the enemy. Also in this match, Diego Maradona scored an unaccounted goal with his hand, later he was called the "hand of God", it happened just three minutes before the legendary event.
3. Damien Mori scored the fastest goal in history
As a rule, in most matches the first few minutes, the players look at each other and “warm up”. But there are exceptions with particularly impatient players who take surprise and determination.
The goal of the Edelaide City team player was recorded in the Guinness Book of Records. In 1995, Damien Mori, after the initial whistle, launched an active attack and scored a goal after a couple of passes.
After analyzing the recording of the game, experts found that the ball was scored three seconds after the start of the game. Nobody could beat this record yet.
2. Sheffield - the first football club
This club is best known for being the oldest of the existing ones. It was founded back in 1857.
For 162 years they have been actively participating in competitions. They wanted to give the title of the oldest club in the world to another team, but FIFA recognized Sheffield as the oldest club in the history of football.
1. Brazil is the only country participating in all football World Cups
Brazil is a country of carnivals, coffee and, of course, football. Brazil national team the most famous and most titled football team. They participate in the championship since 1930 and five times became champions.
Despite the fact that they played on their field only once, only in 1950. The national team was formed in 1914. Many famous football players around the world came out of the Brazilian national team. Until now, they hold a well-deserved title.