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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