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1.Footbll originated in China around 476 B.C.
2.Football is the most played and most watched sport on earth.
3.The largest Football tournament saw no less than 5,098 teams.
4.Mark Hughes once played for Wales and Bayern Munich in the same day.
5. Only one country has had two cities with two teams reach the semi finals of the European Cup/Champions League.
6. England came up with the word soccer. It's a shortened version of "Association Football" which got changed to "Assoc Football" which then got changed to "Soccer". In 19th century England, it was popular to add the "-er" sound to shortened words.
7. Alex Song has 27 siblings â 17 sisters and 10 brothers
8. The younger brother of Joey Barton, Michael, is a convicted murderer. He murdered his victim with an ice axe.
9. Only Canadians and Americans call football as Soccer.
10. During every game, Football players run an average of 9.65 km.
11. 80% of the world's footballs are manufactured in Pakistan.
12. The First Football Game Was Played in 1869 Between Rutgers and Princeton.
13. Each Team Needs at Least 11 Players
14. Football Cheerleaders Are Paid Poorly.
15.Wilson Has Been Making NFL Footballs for Over 70 Years.
16. The first black and white jersey that Juventus wore was a Notts County kit that was brought in by an importer. It has become a tradition since then.
17. The FIFA World Cup is the most-watched sporting event in the world.
18.football is the most lucrative sport in the world. The soccer industry produces more money than any other sport.
19.Brazilians refer to soccer as the "jogo bonito" or "beautiful game".
20.Attending the World Cup isn't cheap. Tickets for the 2018 World Cup can run as much as $1,100 US.