http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_records
2. Diego Maradona made his full international debut at age 16, against Hungary on 27 February 1977. At age 18, he played the World Youth Championship for Argentina, and was the star of the tournament, shining in their 3–1 final win over the Soviet Union. On 2 June 1979, Maradona scored his first senior international goal in a 3–1 win against Scotland at Hampden Park.
Maradona was born in Lanús, but raised in Villa Fiorito, a shantytown on the southern outskirts of Buenos Aires, to a poor family that had moved from Corrientes Province. He was the first son after three daughters. He has two younger brothers, Hugo (el Turco) and Eduardo (Lalo), both of whom were also professional football players.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona
3. The world’s first black football player was Andrew Watson.
http://www.bukisa.com/articles/22179_andrew-watson-the-worlds-first-black-football-player
4. The first description of a football match in England was written by William FitzStephen in about 1170. He records that while visiting London he noticed that “after dinner all the youths of the city goes out into the fields for the very popular game of ball.” He points out that every trade had their own football team. “The elders, the fathers, and the men of wealth come on horseback to view the contests of their juniors, and in their fashion sport with the young men; and there seems to be aroused in these elders a stirring of natural heat by viewing so much activity and by participation in the joys of unrestrained youth.”
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Fhistory.htm
5. George Blanda. George retired after 26 years, playing in both the old AFL and the NFL, scoring a total of 2002 points.
http://www.funtrivia.com/en/subtopics/NFL-178086.html
6. The team that Beckham was first in was Manchester United, as a trainee in July 1991. He had won all his matches, and kept getting more popular. His carreer spring boarded high with the 1996/97 season, when he scored from the halfway line against Wimbleton. However, the 1998 World Cup was the bottom of his carreer, because he was sent off for a foul on Diego Simeone. Luckly, he could still get his carreer going, and later got to be the captain of the national team. After the 2002/03 season, David Beckham was sold to the Real Madrid for £25 million. After more than 3 years at the Bernabeu, Beckham moved to the USA. Beckham agreed to a £128 milion ($250 million) five-year deal with the LA Galaxy.
His real full name is David Robert Joseph Beckham. His nicknames are Big and Becks.
He was born in 05/02/1975, His place of birth is Leytonstone, United Kingdom ,His occupaction is Sport.
http://www.biggeststars.com/d/david-beckham-biography.html
http://www.beckhamwatch.com/beckham.html
7. PELE (born 1940). “Soccer in its purest form” was played by Pele, a South American superstar who was the world’s most famous and highest-paid athlete when he joined a North American team in 1975. He led the Brazilian national soccer team to three World Cup victories in 1958, 1962, and 1970 and to permanent possession of the Jules Rimet Trophy.
Edson Arantes do Nascimento was born to a poor family on Oct. 23, 1940, in Tres Coracoes, Brazil. He began playing for a local minor-league club when he was a teenager. He made his debut with the Santos Football Club in 1956. With Pele at inside left forward, the team won several South American clubs’ cups and the 1962 world club championship, in addition to the three World Cup championships.
Pele scored his 1,000th goal in 1969. The legendary athlete retired in 1974 but made a comeback in 1975 after accepting a reported 7-million-dollar contract for three years with the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League. He said he came out of retirement, not for the money, but to “make soccer truly popular in the United States.” His farewell appearance was against his old Santos club in1977.
Pele, whose nickname does not mean anything, became a Brazilian national hero and was also known as Perola Negra (Black Pearl).
http://www.360soccer.com/pele/pelebio.html
8. Gridiron football, also known as American Football, is an umbrella term used to refer to several similar codes of football played primarily in the United States and Canada. The game descends from rugby football, itself an umbrella term for various similar codes.
It’s played in America and in Canada.
The Most famous teams are, San Diego Chargers, Oakland Raiders, New York Jets and Kansas City Chiefs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_football
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Football_League_win-loss_records
9. Football was originally invented in China, between the 3rd century and 1st century BC.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_ball#Early_history
10. On December 2009 Estonia’s World Ranking in FIFA was 102/103. Estonia is sharing rank 102/103 with Rwanda.
Intresting facts : Estonia’s lowest ranking ever in FIFA is 137. (October 2008)
The highest ranking ever in FIFA is 60. (December 2002)
http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=est/ranking/gender=m/
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