Football Facts That Look Like Hoaxes Even though They Are Real
There are many ways to entertain yourself when you are busy. Especially during the current Covid-19 pandemic. And football fans have their own way of sharing some of the most surprising statistics in football.
1. Philipp Lahm Has Never Committed a Violation for More Than a Year.
The Bayern Munich and German national team legend is a master at reading the game and went 13 months without committing a single foul between September 2015 and October 2015 in the Bundesliga.
2. Jose Mourinho Didn’t Take the Best Coach Award in 2 of his 3 Premier League Titles
The Portuguese coach did not take the prize that all tacticians covet, despite leading his team to victory. Mou has won the award three times in his career, twice in his debut, title-winning 2004/05 season and once in 2006/2007.
3. Neymar won MOTM before Lionel Messi
Interestingly, the Brazilian beat his teammate shortly after officially becoming a Barcelona player in 2013. Neymar won it in 2013, with Messi winning it in January 2016 and going on to collect it six times.
4. Manchester United were unbeatable in the Premier League when leading in the first half at Old Trafford
If Manchester United win in the first half at home in the Premier League, there is almost no chance of them losing.
5. Theo Walcott’s number of goals in the Champions League is superior to most legends
The former Arsenal man has scored 15 goals in Europe’s premier competition, more than Ronaldo Nazario, Zinedine Zidane, Miroslav Klose, David Villa, Alexis Sanchez and Eden Hazard.
6. Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Cristiano Ronaldo Score a Goal Every Minute
A pair of football legends are the only two players in history to have scored a goal in every minute (1-90) of a match.
7. Zlatan Ibrahimovic plays for the club whose country once won the Euros
Ibrahimovic has played for AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Manchester United, Ajax and Malmo – and all European Cup winners – but Ibra himself failed to win the trophy with Sweden and is unlikely to ever.
8. Spain won the World Cup by scoring only 8 goals
There was a period where La Roja dominated international football and won the 2010 World Cup in South Africa under Vicente del Bosque. However, you might be surprised to know that they only scored eight goals en route to that championship.
9. Gary Lineker has never received a yellow card in his career
How else can we praise the legend of Barcelona and Tottenham Hotspur and the England national team?
10. Central defender Steve Bruce once scored 19 goals in one season
The Newcastle coach once did extraordinary things when he was captain of Manchester United, on the day he was the club’s top scorer in 1990/91, scoring 13 goals in the league and click here.