SOCCER - FOOTBALL CLUB RUGS |
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A few fascinating soccer facts for fans: |
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team goals scored in a first-class match 36 - Scottish Cup Tie where homeside Arbroath beat Bon. Accord by 36-0 in September 1885 |
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goals scored by one player in a single match 16 - Stephan Stanis (France) playing for Racing Club de Lens in December 1942. |
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| Most goals
scored by a goalkeeper in a single match Penalty hat-trick by goalkeeper Jose Luis Chilavert (Paraguay) playing for Velez Sarsfield in the Argentine professional league. |
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| Fastest
goal scored Based on video evidence, one of the fastest ever scored was in 2.8 seconds by Ricardo Olivera (Uruguay) in December 1998. |
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time to score a hat-trick 2 mins 13 seconds - Jimmy O'Connor playing for Shelbourne (Ireland) in November 1967. |
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| Longest
throw-in 48.17 metres (158 ft 0.4 in) - Michael Lochner at Bexley High School, Ohio (USA) in June 1998. |
| Largest
Soccer Tournament No less than 5,098 teams competed in 1999 for the second Bangkok League Seven-a-Side Competition. Over 35,000 players involved! |
| Most soccer
matches played by a professional soccer player Peter Shilton (UK) - 1,390 senior appearances including a record 1,005 league appearances. |
| Largest
attendance at a soccer match 199,854 people - Brazil v. Uruguay in the World Cup at the Maracana Municipal Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, July 1950. |
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The
above information is believed to be true but 100% accuracy cannot be
warranted
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