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Free Tickets!
Fans of the Spanish Soccer team, 'ONDA', are paid to attend games at the local stadium.
Submitted by Mark Rhodes (17), South Africa
Ref's Whistle
The soccer referee's whistle was introduced in 1878. Prior to this a referee had to rely on waving a handkerchief.
Submitted by Dominick Gibbs (24), United Kingdom
Scoring Goalie!
In the 1925-26 English Soccer Season, Chesterfield goal keeper A. Birch scored from five penalties!
Submitted by Mark Rhodes (17), South Africa
First International Soccer
The first full Soccer International played between non-British sides took place in 1902 at Vienna when Austria beat Hungary 5-1
Submitted by Giechele Martin (21), Virginia
Australian Football Rules
There are no exact dimensions of the oval shaped pitch used in Australian rules football. The suggested limits are 150 to 200 yards by 120 to 170 yards. But some Australian Arenas exceed these limits.
Submitted by Steve Warne (27), Adelaide, Australia
World Club
The World Club Soccer Championship was started in 1960. It is played between the winners of the European Cup and the Copa Libertadores, the South American equivalent.
Penrol Uruguay, Santos Brazil and Intermilan have all won twice.
Submitted by S D Vaughan, Uruguay
Brazil is the only country to have competed in all eleven of the World Cup Tournaments since the series started in 1950.
Submitted by Cole DeMelo, Brazil
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