Kleberson went to the World Cup in 2010 and played some minutes
Facts about football that shouldn't be true - but are
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This is a good one
That one was madness
Wout Faes is a professional footballer.
Nigeria has won the under-17 World Cup 5 times and finished second three times as well in only 12 attempts. By far the most successful nation in that tournament. Brazil is number two, with their 17 attempts resulting in 4wins/6finals.
If they ever brought along anyone too old or not I don't know, but it is a bit suspect to me that they reach the final more often than not in a sample size of 12.
Yes, I know they have got very many to choose from but still, they are not a football powerhouse.
If they ever brought along anyone too old or not I don't know, but it is a bit suspect to me that they reach the final more often than not in a sample size of 12.
Yes, I know they have got very many to choose from but still, they are not a football powerhouse.
Only two sets of fans do this. United‘s and Real‘s. Real‘s are correct in doing so.
Everybody take cover now, there is a grenade thrown into this thread
Beautiful little stat that.
That’s the one with the legendary Zaza penalty yes?
I believe one team has won PL and I think it’s the only time a team actually would have lost it under the old two pints for a win. Blackburn in 1994/95 would have been second on goal difference.
Ronaldinho stopped playing in Europe when he was 30.
Sir Alex Ferguson for us and Kenny Dalglish for Blackburn are the only managers from the British isles to have won the premier league.
No English manager ever won the Premier League .. 
Gary Lineker was eight when he went to the 1969 FA Cup final to watch his team, Leicester City with Peter Shilton in goal.
Lineker grew up, played with Shilton for almost ten years and still retired from playing three years before him.
Lineker grew up, played with Shilton for almost ten years and still retired from playing three years before him.
Paulo Diogo lost one of his fingers in a game because he decided to play with his wedding ring on.
Jumped on the metal fence celebrating a goal, did not realize the ring got stuck, and jumped down.
Jumped on the metal fence celebrating a goal, did not realize the ring got stuck, and jumped down.
I was sure the same thing happened to a goalie who caugh his wedding ring in the hooks that held the nets onto the crossbar. Just googled it - Nery Pumpido, former Argentinian international 'keeper.
It's unclear if he actually did or not. Wikipedia says he almost lost his finger, other reports say he did but it was sewn back on again. The year is unclear too.
https://uni-watch.com/the-curious-case-of-nery-pumpido/
1990 is the first World Cup I properly remember. Whatever the truth of the incident, I recall it being mentioned during the tournament as something that had previously happened to him.
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Strange to think Peter Shilton began his career the same year England won the World Cup and retired a year before Cantona did.
This is the first season since 1930-31 in which one of Stanley Matthews, Peter Shilton, and Gianluigi Buffon has not made an appearance.
I mean, you say Nigeria aren't a football powerhouse, but football is their national sport. And more importantly it's the sport that the kids play growing up.
List of countries by population and their national sports (or "the sports the kids play")
1. China - Various (Table Tennis, Badminton, etc)
2. India - Cricket
3. USA - Various.
4. Indonesia - Badminton
5. Pakistan - Cricket, Hockey , Soccer
6. Nigeria - Soccer
I can kind of believe that Indonesia can field very strong teams at U17 level.
Plus like you said maybe they're a bit older sometimes
That’s a cool one! Need to find a 4th to continue that chain.
Zlatan has more career assists than Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard, Iniesta and Ronaldinho.
And if we take away the 4 seasons in Ligue 1 + MLS stats, he still has more assists than Zidane.
And if we take away the 4 seasons in Ligue 1 + MLS stats, he still has more assists than Zidane.
The stats from tonights game shouldnt be true but sadly they are.
The last time a PL team had more shots against was City-Norwich in 2020.
Is that really surprising?
When you play closer to the goal, the chance of your pass resulting in a shot from the receiver is bigger. Zlatan was especially technical for a CF(much more than Lampard or Gerrard), so that is even less surprising. Also, he probably has more than twice as many game minutes as Ronaldinho.
It shows that he played less selfish than his egomaniac personality would suggest, so in that way it is surprising.
The average assist comes from outside of the box and strikers are 8/10 times not among the top two assist providers after a season. 8 players had more assists than the highest assisting striker last season.
Demba Ba played 100 PL games and had fewer PL assists than David Seaman and another goalkeeper.
Yeah, but even strikers are out of the box most of the time and, if you're not a poacher in the mold of Inzaghi, you'll have the ball in the edge of the box many times. Despite the stats(I won't check it out, but I'm sure you got them right), conceptually is not that insane to conceive a technical striker who gets the ball more than your average CF, like Ibrahimovic, Henry, Bergkamp, Suárez etc, having more assists than technical midfielders.
Maybe not, but I'm guessing very few would have guessed that assist kings like Lampard(3 times most assists in a PL season) have fewer career assists than Ibra.
Especially considering how little Ibra played for a career that lasted that long. Although Lampard had many injuries he still played a lot more than Ibra did in their recorded careers. 72150 minutes vs 63791 minutes.
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I was a bit of a prick tbh. I have to get rid of this habit asap.
Ajax is currently without a shred of doubt the worst run and organized club in Europe..
Have a look at Schalke 04
A Great Disgrace. Conte and those guys will forever carry that shame with them. Losing to Germany of all things ffs. Unbelievable
my take would be that they prize winning thise competitions so call up players based on physical development rather than footballing talent. This often results in a man vs boys scenario which would explain their success and why they never come close to it at more senior levels. Happened a lot in Italy with the academy of Inter in particular being especially guilty of this
Did you ever watch him play? He was always a playmaker. He had to learn to become a goalscorer, and only really started to score consistently in his mid-20s. Playmaking is what came naturally to him
The average age of the u-17 Nigerian world cup winning squads was 25
Dundee United have a 100% win rate against Barcelona. Played 4 won 4
Which one ?
Mark Hughes played 2 games in 1 day in November1987. The 1st a midday kick off for Wales v Czechoslovakia. Then a quick flight to Munich where he was used as a 2nd half sub for Bayern
Roy Hodgson managed his first game in the same season that Carlo Ancelotti made his debut as a player.
And they complain about schedules these days!