Saturday, July 10, 2010
Football facts
20 red cards were shown during a 1993 game between Sportivo Ameliano and General Caballero in Paraguay.
Sir Alex Ferguson was fired by St. Mirren in 1978 for swearing at a lady.
ASEC Abidjan of Cote D’Ivoire went unbeaten for 108 games between 1989 and 1994.
Carlos Caszely of Chile was the first player red carded in a World Cup tournament on June 14, 1974.
European Teams have reached the final of every World Cup except in 1930 and 1950.
Goalkeeper Arthur Wharton was the first black professional soccer player. He was born in Ghana (then Gold Coast) and played for English League team Rotherham United in 1889.
In 1950 India withdrew form the World Cup because FIFA refused to let their team play barefoot.
In 1954 Turkey knocked out Spain from during a World Cup qualifier by drawing straws. Blindfolded Italian boy Luigi Franco Gemma picked the straws to decide the winner.
In 1957 with only 30 minutes remaining, Charlton Athletic game back from a 5-1 deficit to defeat Huddersfield Town 7-6.
In 1968, Penarol of Urugauy conceded only five goals in 18 games on the way to an unbeaten season.
In 1996 George Weah paid for his teammates uniforms and expenses so that Liberia could enter the African Nations Cup.
In 1997 Nigerian international Celestine Babayaro broke his leg while celebrating a goal in his Chelsea debut during a preseason game.
In 1998 English referee Martin Sylvester sent himself off after punching a player during a game in the Andover and District Sunday League.
In 1999 Leganes coach Enrique Martin received a ten game ban for running down an opposition player who was clean through on goal.
In the 1938 World Cup semifinal, Guiseppe Meazza of Italy’s shorts fell down as he was taking a penalty shot. He held his shorts up and calmly scored past Brazil’s Valter.
In the 1970s legendary coaches Jock Stein and Brian Clough both had 44 day stints at Leeds United.
Jean Langenus of Belgium wore a suit jacket, golfing plus fours and a red striped tie when he refereed the 1930 World Cup final.
Luigi Riva once broke the arm of a spectator with one of his powerful shots.
Madagascan team Stade Olympique L’Emryne scored 149 own goals against champions AS Adema in 2002. They repeatedly scored own goals in protest of a refereeing decision in their previous game.
Michael Laudrup appeared for Real Madrid in a 5-0 win over Barcelona and also Barcelona when they beat Real Madrid 5-0.
Non flying Dutchman Dennis Bergkamp’s fear of flying caused him to miss many international and European games for Arsenal.
Sir Stanley Matthews never received a booking in his 33 year long career.
Friday, July 2, 2010
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (English: International Federation of Association Football), commonly known as FIFA (usual English pronunciation: /ˈfiːfə/), is the international governing body of association football. Its headquarters are located in Zürich, Switzerland, and its current president is Sepp Blatter. FIFA is responsible for the organisation and governance of football's major international tournaments, most notably the FIFA World Cup, held since 1930.
FIFA has 208 member associations, three more than the International Olympic Committee and five fewer than the International Association of Athletics Federations.
Roberto Baggio
Roberto Baggio (born 18February 1967) is a retired Italian footballer. In 1993, Baggio won both the Ballon d'OR and the FIFA World Player of the Year. He is the only Italian player ever to score in three World Cups. Baggio is known as Il Divin Codino (The Divine Ponytail), for the hairstyle he wore for most of his career and his Buddhist background.
Luís Figo
Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo,(born 4 November 1972) is a retired Portuguese football player. He played as a midfielder for Sporting CP, Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Internazionale , during a career which spanned over 20 years. He retired from football on 31 May 2009. He won 127 caps for the Portuguese national football team, a number that makes him the most capped player for Portugal. Figo was the 2000 European Footballer of the Year, the 2001 FIFA World Player of the Year, and was named amongst the FIFA 100.Figo is one of the few football players to have played for both the Spanish rival clubs Barcelona and Real Madrid.
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