Transfer record: Let’s start with something dazzling. The transfer money clubs spend these days is staggering. The most expensive player transfer ever was Neymar, who left Barcelona in 2017 for a fee of €222.000.000 and went to PSG.
Salary: People are complaining about players’ wages and the transfer fees. However, coaches also earn a lot of money. Diego Simeone is the best-paid head coach in history. He earns $49.28 million a year and is by far the highest-paid head coach.
Most goals in a calendar year: Lionel Messi, the best player in the history of football, holds the record for most goals in a single calendar year. He scored five goals in a Champions League match, which is another record he set that year. He scored 91 goals in 2012 for Barcelona (79) and Argentina (12).
Lewandowski (Lewangwalski): There was no safe guard. The guards were trembling. Lewandowski scored the most consecutive games in the history of the Bundesliga. In 11 straight games, the Polish striker scored for FC Bayern Munich in 2019.
Opponents see ghosts when James Milner scores: James Milner set records when he played for Leeds United, Newcastle United, Aston Villa, Manchester City, and Liverpool. His team didn’t lose any game when he scored in the Premier League. This sequence occurred 47 times between December 26, 2002, and March 2017. Cesc Fabregas is the player closest to this record, scoring in 43 Premier League games for Arsenal and Chelsea without losing.
No Pelé? No Party (Halloween): What’s a list full of records without Bali? Pelé scored 1.279 goals in 1.363 games. He scored the most goals ever! Besides that, he is the player with the most (3) World Cup medals.
“Football is War”
Wars are scary. Records of Football, on February 27, 2011, Club Atlético Claypool and Victoriano Arenas turned the football field into a battlefield. This matchup resulted in a reported number of 36 red cards! Referee Damien Robineau wasn’t afraid to draw cards.
He scored an amazing 16 goals in one match! Defenders of SEK Ayios Athanasios FC might still be petrified of Stephan Stanis. He scored 16 goals in a single match for Racing Club de Lens in a wartime French Cup game (13 December 1942). The game ended in a 24-3 win favoring Racing Club de Lens.
Scary Football Kids
Everyone knows a kid that he is scared of. Maybe because the kid is way bigger or more muscular, but in these cases it is because these kids are just that good.
Haaland: He will come back in lists like ours many times in the future if we have to guess. He is the youngest player to score 20 Champions League goals (20 years and 231 days) and was the fastest player to do so. He only needed 14 games. To explain how amazing this is, the second-fastest player is Harry Kane. It took Kane 24 games (10 games more!) to get to 20 Champions League goals.
Mbappe: He is the youngest European player with 100 goals scored. He is the first player to be brought on as a substitute in the Champions League and has scored a perfect hat-trick (one with his left foot, one with his right foot, and one with his head).
Fati: A well-known talent is the youngest player to score and make an assist in the same game of La Liga. He was 16 years and 318 days old when he achieved this for FC Barcelona. Yes, we are talking about Ansu Fati. Fati managed to do this against Valencia CF on 14 September 2019 and ended in a win for Barcelona (5-2).
Football Giants
Ronaldo: is the all-time top scorer for Real Madrid with 450 goals, the top goalscorer in the UEFA Champions League with 105 goals.
Messi: He won the Ballon d’Or six times. He is the all-time top scorer for Barcelona with 672 goals scored. Besides, he gave 305 assists.
Hattricks or Treats
Tricky three: The fastest hat trick ever scored is on the name of the 20-year-old sports Alex Torr. Score three goals in 70 seconds! He scored after 11 minutes, then scored his second goal 30 seconds later. Their third goal came immediately after kick-off. After 12 minutes and 10 seconds, the Sunday League player completed his hat-trick.
Consecutive hattricks: Stjepan Lucijnaic scored a hattrick in 5 consecutive games in 2016. He scored a total of 20 goals in these five games.
“Amazing Streaks”
Goalless streak: Apparently, FC Tom Tomsk’s attackers were very nervous. This team has the record for the longest goalless streak of 1.115 minutes. The Russians achieved this dubious honor in the Russian Premier League from 23 July to 20 November 2011.
Consecutive losses: You need to score if you want to win a match. However, FC Tom Tomsk was not the club with the most consecutive losses. Woodford United FC is the club with this honor. They lost 65 matches in a row between the 12th of April 2012 and the 2nd of November 2013. They ended this losing streak after winning 2-1 against Blackstone F.C. Which team do you think was living in a bigger nightmare?
Consecutive wins: We think Woodford United FC would be very scared when visiting The New Saints Football Club. They have the record for most consecutive association football victories across all competitions. A total of 27 consecutive wins was achieved between the 14th of August and the 30th of December 2016. They beat Ajax’s previous record of 26 straight victories which from 1972.
Goalkeepers And Their Records
Coming near Geraldo was a death sin: Presumably, the opponents of Geraldo Pereira de Matos Filho (Brazil) were terrified of this goalkeeper. Between 18 May 1977 and 7 September 1978, he was able to keep a clean sheet for Vasco de Gama for 1.816 minutes!
Well, the record isn’t bad: but as a Dutch company, we have a few Dutch employees who wake up in shock after the 2010 final. One simple toe can change the whole history. The goalkeeper we are scared of is Iker Casillas. He has achieved the most victories while playing for his country (Spain). With 112 wins in 153 games between the 3rd of June 2000 and 5th of March 2014.
This man can do everything: Not sure if Rogério Ceni knew what his job was. He wore the Guardians’ shirt to fool his opponents. Besides doing his job in his penalty area, he managed to score 129 goals playing for São Paulo Futebol Clube. He is the player with the longest career as a player and captain of the same football club!
Scary Ball Speed!
“All is our turn!” right, now it Who hasn’t heard this after conceding a goal? On 23 September 2000, a Peterborough United player was unable to finish his penalty when rival Wycombe Wanderers scored twice in nine seconds. Close to a nightmare when you are the one yelling these words.
Terminator Speed: In Japan, Castrol Ichi-Go created a machine that can kick a ball at 225 km/h (139.8 mph). This was measured on the 19th of June in 2010. In comparison, the fastest football kick was 129 km/h (80.1 mph) by Francisco Javier Galan Màrin from Spain. He did this on the 29th of October 2001.
For speeding, most people get a ticket. But what is the fastest red card ever? In 2013 Serge Djieouha was sent straight back to the sideline after coming on the pitch. When his team was trailing 3-1. Seven seconds later, he could take a shower because he got a red card. The best thing about this record is that he didn’t get mad, but he was flabbergasted and started laughing.
A Terrible Story with a Terrible Master: Another alternative with a more positive record to his name. Lord Nicklas Bendtner. He scored within 10 seconds and got Arsenal the win against Tottenham in 2007.
Too quick to capture? While talking about crazy speed, what about the fastest goal ever made? Many claims have been made, but Ricardo Olivera from Uruguay scored in 2.8 seconds on December 26, 1998. This goal was captured on tape and is, therefore, officially the fastest goal ever made.
The Longest Football Yard
Shoot from the extra yard: Asmir Begovich scored a goal when shooting 89,154 meters (97.5 yards) away from the opponent’s goal in 2013. The goalkeeper holds the record for the longest scoring streak ever. The longest header ever scored by John Samuelson. The header measured a distance of 58+ meters (190 feet, 8.58 inches). You got the see this before you believe it.
Fear of heights, drowning, or noisy, busy, and dark places?
Highest match ever played: The game played at the highest altitude took place at 5.714 meters in Tanzania, Mount Kilimanjaro. This match was played to challenge the inequalities women face in football and sports overall. It took six days to climb to Stelle Point (5756 meters), and after the climb, they had to descend into the volcanic crater of the mountain to play the game. The result was a 0-0 draw. Both teams had chances to score even though the players faced shortness of breath and altitude sickness. Also, the temperature was very low.
Afraid of the sea? Ever dreamed about drowning? What about playing football below sea level? Women seem to like extremities when talking about high and low places. Equal Playing Field was able to organize the match at the highest altitude ever, and they set the record for the lowest-played game as well. Back in 2018, they played a game 326 meters below sea level. This time the match ended 4-2.
People afraid of the dark will like the following record: The largest blind football lesson had an attendance of 287 people. This lesson took place in Japan in 2018. During this lesson, all participants were blindfolded. Who thinks it is a good idea to have many people playing football without seeing a thing?
Afraid of losing your hearing? Some people found the World Cup in South Africa amazing, and some were annoyed with the Vuvuzela. Well, for everyone hating the Vuvuzela, we have an excellent record. In 2009 12.511 people were blowing the Vuvuzela at the same time.
Penalty Nightmare
Copa America can be a scary place: And you have to have nerves of steel. However, we believe Martin Palermo still has nightmares about the night he missed a total of three penalty kicks in an international Copa America match. The Argentinian lost this game against Colombia in the Copa America of 1999 in Paraguay.
Afraid Of Footballs?
Don’t scream when you read these football records.
The largest collection of balls: The largest football collection consists of 1.230 balls! Rodrigo Rafael Romero Silídivar from Mexico set this record in May 2020. The collection is still growing! He is collecting balls from the Champions League World Cup and many more.
Biggest Football: Doha Bank has created the biggest football ever. A ball of 12.188 meters (39 ft 11.8 in) in diameter. With a circumference of 38.30 (125 ft 8 in) and a weight of 960 kg, this is the largest ball ever.
Skeletons Playing Football
With all the respect for older adults, according to Guinness World Records, the oldest player playing a match for his country is MacDonald Taylor SR, who played for the US Virgin Islands at 46 years (and 217 days). He played in a World Cup Qualifier against ST Kitts and Neves in March 2004.
In addition to this, we have something even more remarkable. That is not a record, but it is worth a mention. He is the Vice President of Suriname as well. He played against CD Olimpia from Honduras and lost with 0-6. The record for the oldest player (or goalkeeper in this case) is held by goalkeeper Isak Hayek. He became the oldest active footballer on 5 April 2019, when he played a full match for Maccabi Ironi Yehuda at the age of 73 years and 95 days.
Venue And Attendance Records
Highest Capacity: Since March 2014, the largest Football Venue based on capacity is the Rungnado May Day Stadium (meaning the 1st of May Stadium). This stadium is located in Pyongyang, North Korea, with a capacity of 150.000. It opened in 1989.
Ghost Game: For a Premier League match, the attendance of 3.039 is almost like an abandoned ghost town. This happened in a game between Wimbledon 1 – 3 Everton in January 1993.
Bussy Place: Well, if you don’t think that is scary, we will look at the highest attendance. Maybe you are afraid of busy places? The highest crowd attendance for a single match was at the Maracana Stadium in 1950. 199.854 people were present in the World Cup Final match between Brazil and Uruguay.
Crazy Ball Control
Hellish walk: Some people might find walking 21.2 kilometers a hell of a walk. Arash Ahmadi Tifakani from Iran was able to walk this distance. Yes, this is not a special football record, but he did it while playing football! He also holds another record in football. This man balanced a ball on his head for 8 hours, 42 minutes, and 12 seconds on the 27th of January 2017.
High five: The record for juggling the most balls simultaneously is on the name of Victor Rubilar. This Argentinian managed to juggle five soccer balls (using his hands) at the same time. Dutchman Marco Vermeer equaled the amount 8 years later, and Isidro Silveira from Spain joined the party 7 years later.
Gamers Who Started To See Ghosts
Michael Hambrusch, Mirza Jahic, and Phillip Oppeneiger played Pro Evolution Soccer for 40 hours from 19 to 21 June 2015. Pro Evolution Soccer is not the only game that was played for over 40 hours straight. The longest Fifa marathon lasted 48 hours, 49 minutes and 41 seconds. Christopher Cook played Fifa 15 from 5 to 7 November 2014. This was not (only) because he enjoyed the game so much. It was actually for a good cause. He raised funds for the charity ‘Special Effect.’
The last video game we will discuss is Football Manager. Sepp Hedel from Germany started his career at FC United from Manchester. In real life, this game took him 81 days and 20 hours (a total of 1.940 hours). The FM game sees this game as a career of 333 years. He played 15.678 games, and his win/draw/loss record is as follows. 11.217, 1.997, 2.464. His teams scored 42.672 goals and conceded 15.563 with a goal difference of +27.109. He won 71% of his matches, with 729 cup wins, and 258 league wins. Also, as a manager, he won 1.028 individual awards.
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