Soccer A.K.A Football amazing facts about an amazing game

Soccer + soccerplus.net 10 SOCCERFOOTBALL A.K.A AMAZING FACTS ABOUT AN AMAZING GAME THE WORD SOCCER ORIGINATED IN THE 1880S IN ENGLAND AT OXFORD AS A NICKNAME FOR THE SPORT'S OFFICIAL TITLE, "ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL." SOCCER IS THE MOST PLAYED AND MOST POPULAR TEAM SPORT ON EARTH THE FIRST BICYCLE KICK WAS PERFORMED IN 1914 AT EL MORRO STADIUM IN TALCAHUANO, CHILE. A SINGLE SOCCER PLAYER RUNS ABOUT 7 MILES DURING AN ENTIRE GAME. THE FIRST GOAL SCORED DIRECTLY FROM THE FIRST LIVE COVERAGE OF A SOCCER MATCH SHOWN ON A CORNER KICK WAS IN 1924. THIS IS ALSO KNOWN AS AN OLYMPIC KICK! TELEVISION WAS IN 1937. THE FIRST EVER SOCCER MATCH WAS PLAYED IN WHISTLES WERE INTRODUCED TO THE GAME IN 1878. BEFORE THAT, REFEREES WOULD WAVE A HANDKERCHIEF TO CONTROL THE PLAYERS. DERBY, ENGLAND. ORIGINALLY, SMALL MARKS OR "SCORES" WERE NICKED INTO THE GOAL POST TO KEEP SCORE. THIS IS WHERE WE GET THE TERM "SCORE A GOAL". MOB SOCCER! BETWEEN THE 7TH AND 9TH CENTURIES, A VIOLENT GAME EMERGED BETWEEN VILLAGES. THE ONLY OBJECT OF THE GAME WAS TO FORCE A BALL INTO THE CENTER SQUARE OF THE OPPONENTS VILLAGE. THE GAME BECAME SO VIOLENT THAT NEIGHBORING VILLAGES AND TOWNS WOULD TAKE COVER AND BLOCK THEIR WINDOWS.THE ONLY RULE OF THE GAME WAS TO NOT MURDER ANYONE. THE SOCCER BALL A FIFA (FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION) SOCCER BALL IS 71 CENTIMETERS (28 INCHES) AROUND ITS CIRCUMFERENCE. OVER 80% OF ALL SOCCER BALLS ARE "PELE" PELE MADE IN PAKISTAN. socCER 80% PELE HELPED LEAD BRAZIL TO THE FIFA WORLD CUP CHAMPIONSHIP AT AGE 17. SOCCER BALL JUGGLING : THE WORLD RECORD FOR JUGGLING A SOCCER BALL NON-STOP WAS SET IN 2003 BY MARTINHO EDUARDO ORIGE OF BRAZIL. PELE, WHOSE REAL NAME IS EDSON ARANTES DO NASCIMENTO, IS THE ONLY PERSON TO HAVE WON THE WORLD CUP THREE TIMES AS A PLAYER. HE JUGGLED A REGULATION SIZE SOCCER BALL FOR 19 HOURS AND 30 MINUTES, USING ONLY HIS HEAD, LEGS, AND FEET TO KEEP THE BALL FROM TOUCHING THE GROUND. HE SCORED 1,281 GOALS IN HIS PROFESSIONAL CAREER AND IS CONSIDERED BY MANY TO BE THE GREATEST SOCCER PLAYER OF ALL TIME. DAVID BECKHAM IS SAID TO BE THE RICHEST SOCCER PLAYER IN THE WORLD, WITH TOTAL EARNINGS OF OVER $50 MILLION. THE WORLD CUP THE WORLD CUP, HELD IN A DIFFERENT COUNTRY AFTER EVERY 4 YEARS, IS THE BIGGEST AND THE MOST DESIRED EVENT AMONGST THE GAME'S FANS. THE FIRST EVER SOCCER WORLD CUP WAS HELD IN THE YEAR 1930, WHICH WAS WON BY THE HOST COUNTRY, URUGUAY. THERE WERE ONLY MEXICO IS THE ONLY COUNTRY TO HAVE HOSTED THE WORLD CUP TWICE. 300 SPECTATORS. MOST WORLD CUP WINS INDIA WITHDREW FROM THE 1950 WORLD CUP BECAUSE THE PLAYERS WERE NOT ALLOWED TO PLAY WITHOUT SHOES. BRAZIL HAS WON THE WORLD CUP 5 TIMES SINCE 1930, MORE THAN ANY OTHER COUNTRY. BRAZIL: YYYYY THE 1950 WORLD CUP GAME BETWEEN URUGUAY AND BRAZIL AT THE MARACANA STADIUM, RECORDED THE HIGHEST NUMBER ITALY: OF SPECTATORS, 199,854! GERMANY: URUGUAY: YY THE FIRST PLAYER TO BE RED CARDED WAS CHILE PLAYER CARLOS CASZELY, DURING THE 1974 WORLD CUP. ARGENTINA: ENGLAND: THE WOMEN'S WORLD CUP WAS HELD IN THE YEAR 1999, WHICH AMERICA HAD WON. FRANCE: MOST GOALS IN A SINGLE GAME STEPHAN STANIS OF FRANCE SCORED 1 6 GOALS IN A SINGLE MATCH IN 1942. PANAGIOTIS PONTIKOS OF OLYMPOS XYLOFAGOU DID IT AGAIN IN 2008. NORMAN WHITESIDE WAS THE YOUNGEST ROTHERHAM UNITED GOALKEEPER ARTHUR WHARTON, BORN IN PLAYER EVER TO PLAY PROFESSIONAL SOCCER. HE BROKE PELE'S RECORD BY PLAYING AT THE AGE OF 17 YEARS AND 47 DAYS. GHANA, BECAME THE FIRST BLACK PROFESSIONAL PLAYER IN 1889. APRIL HEINRICHS BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE NATIONAL SOCCER HALL OF FAME IN 1998. PLAY SOCCER ANYWHERE. GET YOUR GEAR AT SOCCERPLUS.NET Soccer + Sources: http://www.sidelinesoccer.com/17-quick-facts-about-soccer-you-might-not-know http://www.corepower.com/blog/core-power-lists-10-fun-soccer-facts http://www.buzzle.com/articles/interesting-facts-about-soccer-soccer-fun-facts.html soccerplus.net