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15 Soccer Facts for the Diehard Fan
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2/24/2020 7:40:26 PM Posted: 2 years ago 1: The highest score ever made in a soccer game was 149-0.
2: More than 1 in 20 soccer injuries are caused by celebrating goals on the pitch. 3: The city of Lusail, Host of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Final game, Doesn"t exist yet. 4: 1908 was the first time soccer was played in the Olympics. 5: A traditional soccer ball has 32 panels one for each country in Europe. 6: Soccer was illegal in Mississippi until 1991. 7: In most countries, A soccer player"s uniform is actually called a kit. The cleats are then called hooves. 8: Soccer balls are not a perfect sphere. They are slightly oval-shaped but the checkerboard pattern creates an illusion. 9: A 20-month old baby became the youngest professional soccer player ever, After being signed by a Belgian club. 10: In the 725 Copa America games played so far, An average of 3. 28 goals have been scored in each. 11: On average, Soccer players run as far as 9. 5 miles in a single match. 12: The first soccer nets were wicker baskets. 13: The original World Cup was made of papier-m"ch", But it had to be replaced after the heavy rains of the 1950 World Cup. 14: The youngest goal scorer of Copa America was 6-year-old Johnnier Montano. 15: Players did not wear cleats and shin guards until 1874. |
