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Weird Football Facts

Discussion in 'World Football' started by Liam Scales, Oct 21, 2023.

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  1. Liam Scales

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    Additionally, Gil Heron played barefoot
     
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    The St Mirren team that won the Scottish Cup in 1987 with a 17 year old Paul Lambert was the last team to win it consisting of only Scottish players. (heard it on the Paul Lambert podcast on the Celtic website, well worth a listen)
     
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  3. Doogs. Lustig your the one, you still turn me on.

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    Aye mate 40 years to the day. Only * like that happens in football man, unreal.
     
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  4. StevieBhoooy!

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    This is a great book for anyone into strange football trivia…

    I’ve not seen my copy for a while… but my favourite (think
    It was this book) was about a game in Mexico or Central America where the ref sent some nutball off in the first half… he came out anyway for the second half carrying a gun and shot the referee, the opposition manager and sone of the opposition players..

    I wonder how Var would have dealt with that one.?!?
     
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  5. We named the dog Indiana Gold Member Gold Member

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    Penalty to rangers!
     
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    One of the best stats ever is guiseppe bergomi played at the 82, 86,90 and 98 World Cup finals but didn’t play in 1 qualifiers game

    was called up last minute for the 82 World Cup as an 18 year old just days before World Cup started cause a player was injured, because Italy won the World Cup that year in those days you qualified automatically as winners, so no qualifiers for 1986 World Cup, then because Italy were hosting the 90 World Cup qualified automatically again so no qualifiers, then in 1998 as a 34 year old another player got injured and he was called up again just days before World Cup started

    Apparently in 94 sacchi never rated him, but to play at 4 World Cup final s and never to have played in 1 qualifier match, mibee I’m a sad statto but think that’s some stat
     
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    Goalkeepers werent allowed to use thier hands until 1863
     
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  8. StevieBhoooy!

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    So you basically had 11 goalkeepers on each side?!?
     
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    Yup
     
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    No wonder the Huns are so bitter, now that they are only allowed two.
     
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  11. Buster Gold Member Gold Member

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    Knew l'd seen Barkas play somewhere before
     
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  12. Liam Scales

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    That’s not weird that’s more tragic and murderous
     
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  13. Liam Scales

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    Any manner back in the day
     
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  14. Doogs. Lustig your the one, you still turn me on.

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    Was gonnae say this one aswell. Mental one.
     
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    Celtic's first ever goalscorer also played for the huns that season, and is the first Catholic to have played for both sides
     
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  16. Mr. Slippyfist

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    Beckham's famous chip from the halfway line was done whilst wearing Charlie Miller's boots :88:
     
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    Roy Hodgson was born before Real Madrid played their first game at the Bernebau
     
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  18. Mr. Slippyfist

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    Wolves won the MLS in 1967.
     
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    I’ve always found this misleading but still interesting
     
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