In a 2003 Champions League group match, Alberto Rioja was yellow carded for drinking a glass of wine whilst in goal.

England beat West Gernamy 5-2 the 1966 World Cup final.

Christiano Ronaldo has scored an own goal for Real Madrid.

There are 17 straight lines on a football (soccer) pitch.

George Weah, who played for Chelsea and Manchester City, became the President of Liberia.

Harry Kane won the Golden Boot at the 2018 World Cup.

In 2014 Brazil conceded 7 goals against Germany in their home World Cup semi-final.

In 1968, the FA Cup final was never completed because Machester City were disqualified for fielding too many overseas players.

Gary Linaker was the first English player to win the World Cup Golden Boot.

The UEFA Champions League trophy is heavier than the UEFA Europa League trophy.

Lionel Messi played for West Ham United in the 2011-2012 season.

Norman Conquest played 11 times for the Autralian national team.

Christian Eriksen moved to Juventus in 2019.

David Goodwillie played for the Scottish national team in the 2010-2011 season.

If the FIFA World Cup trophy was solid gold it would weigh as much as a person.

Harry Nablett was the first player to lift the FA Cup.

The FA Cup was won by Oxford University.

The Jules Rimet FIFA World Cup trophy was stolen in 1966 and found under a hedge by a dog named Pickles.

Zenadine Zidane was sent off in his final appearance for the French national football team.

Bryan Robson became the first million pound transfer in English football in 1981.