- We will write six short articles in series "Interesting facts about Football
There are about a billion football-crazy fans who will schedule their lives around the matches. Football is the most popular game in the world.
While the players will thrill you with goals, kicks and more, we'll present you 6 series with 5 interesting facts about one of the most loved sports in the world.
- 1 . Football is the most played and most watched sport on earth.
- 2 . Football originated in China around 476 B.C.
- 3 . The maximum number of goals scored by one player in a single Football match was 16. It was scored by Stephan Stanis (France) playing for Racing Club de Lens in December 1942.
- 4 . The largest Football tournament saw no less than 5,098 teams. They competed in 1999 for the second Bangkok League Seven-a-Side Competition. Over 35,000 players participated.
- 5 . Football is the most popular sport in the world. Over one billion fans watch World Cup Football on television.
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