Most Penalties Missed By One Soccer Player
Martín Palermo of Argentina, missed three penalties during his team’s defeat by Colombia, in the 1999 Copa América in Paraguay. His first shot hit the crossbar, the second landed in the stands, and the third was saved.
Most Expensive Soccer Player
The highest transfer fee quoted for a player is a reported 13,033,000,000 Spanish pesetas (£47 million) for France's Zinedine Zidane from Juventus to Real Madrid on July 9th, 2001.
FIVE MOST EXPENSIVE PLAYER TRANSFERS OF ALL TIME
1. In 2001, Zinedine Zidane went from Juventus to Real Madrid for $66.1 million.
2. In 2000, Luis Figo went from Barcelona to Real Madrid for $56 million.
3. In 2000, Hernan Crespo went from Parma to Lazio $53.2 million.
4. In 1999, Christian Vieri went from Lazio to Inter Milan for $48 million.
5. In 2001, Gianluigi Buffon went from Parma to Juventus for $47 million.
Fastest ever goal:
Ricardo Olivera scored in just 2.8 seconds. He scored for Rio Negro against Soriano on 26 December 1998.
Most Soccer World Cup Wins
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) instituted the first World Cup on July 13, 1930, in Montevideo, Uruguay. It is held quadrennially. Brazil has won a record five times, in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002
Most European Cup Soccer Wins
The most European Champions Cup (instituted 1957) wins is nine by Real Madrid (Spain), in 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1965–66, 1997–98, 1999–2000 and 2002. Probably the greatest club in the history of football, Real Madrid has a history littered with trophies, having won 28 Spanish League titles, 17 Spanish Cups, and even a couple of UEFA Cups.
Longest Unbeaten run (Soccer)
Nottingham Forest were undefeated in 42 consecutive First Division matches from Nov 20, 1977, to Dec 9, 1978. In Scottish Football, Glasgow Celtic were undefeated in 62 matches (49 won, 13 drawn), from Nov 13, 1915 until April 21, 1917.
Since now, Arsenal have broken the record set by Forest with 49 games unbeaten.
Largest Football Attendance
The greatest recorded crowd at any soccer match was 199,854, for the Brazil v. Uruguay World Cup final in the Maracanã Municipal Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 16, 1950.
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