5 Soccer Facts You Wouldn't Know!!

Fact #1
Diego Armando Maradona has his own religion made by his fans.

• Maradona is Argentina's retired soccer player who is basically admired to the point of being worshiped like a God by his fans. There is a Maradonian church where obviously their God is Maradona and they even have two festivities which are Maradonian Easter which falls on the 22nd of June (celebration of his true glory which sank England in the Azteca) and Christmas on the 30th of December (the date of birth of Diego Armando Maradona).

Fact #2
The word "soccer" originated as a slang abbreviation of the word "association".

• "Soccer" and "football" has the same meaning. "Soccer" originated as an Oxford "-er" slang abbreviation of "association". It is also credited to the late nineteenth century English footballer named Charles Wreford-Brown.

Fact #3
The Vatican has its own soccer team.

• Most of us may know about this but for those who don't, well, Vatican City is the smallest country in the world therefore, it has its own soccer team but UNFORTUNATELY, it is one of the seven national soccer teams that are not FIFA members. Why?? It is due to the fact that the only eligible people to play for the Vatican national soccer team are the Swiss Guards and the museum guards so obviously because of their responsibilities, they have very limited time for practice and they could even go for days without one too.

Fact #4

Ronaldinho's deal with Coca-cola ended because of Pepsi.

• Ronaldinho was dropped as an ambassador of Coca-cola and lost his £500,000 a year contract because he was caught sipping Pepsi at a press conference for his new club, Atletico Mineiro which happened to be sponsored by Pepsi.

Fact #5

FIFA has more member countries than the U.N.

• As we all know, there are 193 member states of the United Nations but FIFA has 209 member states which is more than the United Nations.
  

10 Soccer Facts!!

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Fact #1

149 - 0 is the highest score that is ever made in a soccer game!!

• It is a game played between A S Adema and SO l'Emyrne in Antananarivo, Madagascar on 31st October 2002. It is the highest score ever won and even recognized by The Guinness Book of Records. They actually overcome their previous record that was set in 1885 which is 36 - 0. WOW!!

Fact #2

The fastest red card ever given is just in 2 seconds!!

• Soccer player; Lee Todd receives a red card for muttering "F*ck me, that was loud." right after the referee has blown the whistle to the start of the game. This incident happened in year 2000 however it is not recorded in the book as it is just an amateur game. Todd was sent off the field for using foul and abusive language but his team still won the game by 11 - 2.

Fact #3

After being signed up by a Belgian Club, he became the youngest professional soccer player ever!!

• A 20-month old baby named Bryce Brites gets his spot in the Boxberg squad under-5's. The coach said the baby was signed because of his talent.

Fact #4

Qatar's 2022 World Cup will take more lives than 9/11!!

• It is due to the horrible working conditions for migrant workers building stadiums and infrastructure. There are 717 deaths among Indians working in Qatar since the Gulf of the country has been awarded to be the host of the 2022 World Cup last December 2010. It is also confirmed by the embassy of India in Qatar. The International Trade Union Confederation even estimated that 4,000 workers will die before the 2022 World Cup.

Fact #5

8 of the 12 host cities for the 2014 Fifa World Cup in Brazil are among the 50 most violent cities in the world.

Fact #6

City host of the 2022 Fifa World Cup Final Game does not exist yet!!

• It is named the City of Lusail but it is still does not exist cause it was the newest city planned in Qatar.

Fact #7

Soccer player; Christiano Ronaldo opened a museum dedicated to himself!!

• The museum was opened in year 2013. It is situated in Madeira where there are more than 125 awards are exhibited.

Fact #8

The first soccer game televised is in 1937!!

• It was a friendly match between Arsenal and Arsenal Reserves on 16 September 1937.

Fact #9

More than 1 in 20 soccer injuries are caused by celebrating goals on the pitch.

• Celebrating the scoring of a goal, there are a lot of ways. Some could be very dangerous too. For example, the somersault which can causes spinal injuries and could result in death too.

Fact #10

The word "soccer" originated as a slang abbreviation of the word "association".