Fun Facts about Soccer!

Old soccer balls were made with inflated pig bladders wrapped in leather!

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Longest time juggling the soccer ball:

Did you know that Nikolai Kustenko on 6th Dec 1995 at Keiv juggled a soccer ball on his feet, legs and head for 24 hours and 30 mins.

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Running up and down stairs while heading a soccer ball:

Agim Agusi (Kosovo) ran up and down 5304 stairs while heading a soccer ball in 1:37:05 hours on 31st of May 2010. He went up and down the 59 storeys of the Messeturm in Frankfurt, Germany two times.

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How many panels on a soccer ball?

There are 32 panels on a traditional soccer ball. This means that there is one for every country in Europe.

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Longest throw-in:

The longest soccer throw-in was 51.33 meters.  This throw-in was thrown by Thomas Gronnemark of Denmark on 18th of June 2010.  It was a flip throw-in.

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A 13-year-old Brazilian soccer player (Ronaldo) scored every goal in a match, during this game his team won 23-0

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In 1998 a lightning bolt killed an entire team during a soccer game. Nobody on the opposite team was hurt

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Until 1991, soccer was an illegal sport in Mississippi

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In 2013, Cristiano Ronaldo opened a museum dedicated to himself.

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Over 1 in 20 soccer injuries are caused by celebrating goals on the field.

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Australia’s National Soccer team is called “The Socceroos.”

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Soccer is the most popular sport in the world

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The country Greenland is not allowed to be a part of FIFA because they are unable to grow the grass for the fields.

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