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Many football fans think that 90 minutes of a match is too short. The most desperate fans can play football even for more than a day. So, today the longest football match is considered to be the match that took place on April 11-12, 2009 in Great Britain between the team of the Bristol Football Academy and Leeds Badgers. This match lasted 36 hours and ended in a victory for Leeds with a score of 285–255. Leeds striker Adam McPhee especially distinguished himself - he scored 75 goals.

Each team had 18 players, each of whom played approximately 18 hours. It is estimated that the players ran an average of 70 kilometers during this match. Moreover, even during breaks, players were not allowed to leave the field.

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1. Which goalkeeper scored more than 100 goals?

Rogerio Muque Ceni is a Brazilian goalkeeper. World champion 2002 as part of the Brazilian national team. He has been playing for the Sao Paulo club since 1992. Officially recognized as the goalkeeper who scored the most goals in history (116 goals).

2. Which judge removed himself?

Referee Andy Vane sent himself off the field in the 63rd minute, showing himself a red card.

This unique event in the history of world football was preceded by the following sequence of events. In the 63rd minute, Royal Mail scored a goal against Peterborough goalkeeper Richard McGuffin, thus taking the lead 2:1. However, MacGuffin, believing that the ball was scored in violation of the rules, criticized the referee.

Wayne did not remain in debt. The 39-year-old referee ran up to MacGuffin and, using profanity liberally, told him to shut up. Then, as if having come to his senses, the referee took out a red card, but showed it not to the goalkeeper, but to himself, after which he blew the whistle to end the game and walked off the field.

3. Which club won 149:0?

In the Madagascar football championship, the Adem Club beat Olympic with a score of 149:0!

Olympic, which was playing away, did not agree with one of the decisions of the match referee, and began kicking goals into their own goal as a sign of protest. We managed to score - 149!

4. In which match were 36 players sent off?

In the Paraguayan junior league match between Teniente Farina and Libertad, the referee sent off all 36 players from both teams for fighting.

5. The longest match in football history?

The longest match lasted 36 hours! It took place on April 11-12, 2009 in England, two English teams played: Leeds Badgers and the Bristol Football Academy team.

6. In which match were 540 goals scored?

During the entire period of the above football match, 540 goals were scored! And the match itself ended with a score of 255-285.

7. Who scored 75 goals in one match?

In the same match, Adam McPhee, playing for Leeds Badgers, scored 75 goals.

8. Who is the “barefoot football player”?

There are several possible answers to this question. Firstly, there is an expression in Portuguese that means "barefoot footballer", derived from this expression is the word PELE.

There was also a case in the history of football when a football player scored barefoot at the World Cup. It was Leonidas. In one of the matches, his boots became unusable, and he was forced to play barefoot for extra time.

9. Who scored 3 own goals in one match?

Belgian footballer Stan van den Buys scored 3 own goals at once in the national championship match between Germinal Eckeren and Anderlecht in the 1995-96 season, which is a record. Anderlecht won 3:2 without scoring on their own.

10. How did the referee score 2 goals in one match?

It happens! The referee scored two goals in one match. In the first case, the ball flew into the goal after a ricochet from his leg, in the second - from his head. Fortunately, both teams suffered from the judge, and therefore he did not get any nuts. Moreover, the meeting of Spanish fourth division clubs ended in a draw

2. Julio Iglesias was a football goalkeeper in his youth and played for Real Madrid. However, his football career was cut short at the age of 20 when he was involved in a car accident and was hospitalized for three years. He was paralyzed, only his arms could work freely. Iglesias learned to play the guitar and subsequently became a famous musician.

3. During a football match in Brazil, the wind blew a group of paratroopers onto the football field. One of the paratroopers fell on the goalkeeper at the moment when the goalkeeper was preparing to take possession of the ball. As a result, the ball ended up in the goal and the referee, despite the protests of the injured team, counted the goal, explaining the appearance of the paratroopers as “the intervention of a higher power.”

4. Football is officially banned in six countries, including Afghanistan, Kampuchea and Greenland. Interestingly, football (soccer, that is, European football) is allowed to be played in the state of Utah, USA, only if the field is located no closer than 1.5 miles from the church. For baseball, golf and American football, the distance is 0.5 miles.

5. It is known that the British are ardent football fans who are passionate about their football clubs and are ready to do anything for their sake. But it turns out that the annual damage to private and public property caused by English football fans is estimated at forty million pounds sterling.

6. On November 3, 1969, the “most undisciplined” match in football history took place in Great Britain. Tongham Youth Club (Surrey) and How-Lee (Hants) fought so hard for the local cup that the referee had to punish all 22 players, including one sent to hospital, and even the linesman.

7. The longest football match was played on August 1-3, 1981 by two Irish teams from the Cullinafersey Football Club in Kerry. The winner was revealed only after... 65 hours 1 minute.

8. Fog is common in the British Isles. But an unusual incident occurred in a meeting between two Scottish teams. The fog thickened so much that the players spent a long time looking for the ball, partners, and opponents. At some point, the referee thought there were too many players on the field. The first thing he did was run to the benches and saw that they were empty. The referee immediately interrupted the game. As it turned out, there were thirty players on the field at the same time.

9. The Brazilian football team "Cacova", which had good results, was unexpectedly disbanded by order of the Minister of the Interior. The fact is that the team consisted mainly of police, and during matches with its participation entire “outfits” of fans in police uniforms arrived at the stadium. An orgy of crime began in the city. But the order in the stands was exemplary.

10. A rather interesting match took place in the Polish city of Bydgoszcz, which attracted many spectators. Reporters from local newspapers met with a team entirely staffed by representatives of one family - the sons of the bricklayer Osinski. And although 11 guys aged 15 to 28 years lost, the audience warmly welcomed the “creator” of the team.

11. An experiment was once carried out at the Buenos Aires stadium, the purpose of which was to prove the superiority of single football players over married ones. Everything went calmly until the penalty against the married couple. When the penalty was taken, ... the wives jumped onto the field. They beat the judge and awarded the victory to their husbands. To avoid trouble, the bachelors did not protest. The experiment failed.

12. During a friendly football match in the Italian town of Asti, the center forward of the local team, Maschio, missed the ball and picked the ground. So much so that he seriously injured his leg. When the soil was examined, they discovered a skeleton, which turned out to be a valuable historical find. Maschio received a cash prize and a badge “for his passion for archaeological research.”

13. Brazilian football defender Pineiro was called the record holder for goals... into his own goal. In just one season he scored 10 goals against his team. Pineiro was transferred to attack. In the first match, the “record holder” again managed to hit his own goal. When the football player turned 25, his teammates presented him with a compass on which was engraved: “Remember, the enemy is on the other side.”

14. The 2005 English League Cup final set a stadium noise record. After Liverpool's Riise scored against London's Chelsea, the Merseyside fans screamed at 130.7 decibels. The achievement was included in the Guinness Book of Records. The previous record was 128.74 decibels and was set in 2000 at the Denver Broncos match.

15. A kind of record holder is defender Mazzia, who played for the Italian club Brescia in the mid-60s. In the 38th second of the meeting with the Mantova team, he scored the ball into his own goal, creating the fastest own goal.

16. There are two known cases where referees showed a red card to themselves: Andy Wayne, who refereed the Peterborough North End - Royal Mail match, and Melvin Sylvester at the Southampton Arms - Hurstbourne Tarrant British Legion match. The first one removed himself from the field during the game to avoid a conflict with the goalkeeper, and the second one for a brawl with a player.

17. In 1959, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, the stadium administration mistakenly scheduled handball and football matches at the same time. None of the athletes wanted to give up the right to host the game. As a result, the matches were played simultaneously and were completed, with four teams and two goals on the field.

18. The bill to allow football games on Saturdays was appealed in the Israeli parliament a record number of times - 36! Consideration of this bill has been going on for seven years.

19. The Botswana national team has not won a single international match in its twenty-eight years of existence. The team has had more than fifty head coaches, four of whom were former Soviet athletes.

20. During the game, the Italian goalkeeper Grosso advised the referee to wear glasses, for which he was sent off the field. During the investigation of this incident, it turned out that Grosso is the owner of an optical store, and the arbitrator has really poor eyesight. In this regard, the goalkeeper’s words addressed to the referee were regarded by the disciplinary commission not as an insult, but as useful and very rational advice. It ended with the goalkeeper being forgiven, and the judge buying glasses from his store.

21. In the late 50s, in the Italian city of Siena, football referees decided to play themselves. We made up two teams, took to the field, and the match began. Everything was going fine until a jump ball was scored against one of the teams. It was then that all 22 players, each of whom, due to their duties, knew and knew how to interpret the rules, began to prove that they were right. Word after word, things got so bad that the police had to intervene.

22. A rare incident occurred in Spain in a game between the second league teams San Isidro and Olimpico Carrante. With 3 minutes left, players from both teams, dissatisfied with the refereeing, surrounded the referee, trying to reason with him. And not only with words and gestures... In this critical situation, the referee, remaining completely calm, took out a red card and showed it to all twenty-two participants in the match!

23. In the 1978 Greek Championship game, Ethnikos hosted PAOK. Having opened the scoring, the guests ran up to the substitutes' bench and vigorously shared their joy with its inhabitants, not paying attention to the referee's offer to continue the match. Without thinking twice, the Ethnikos players, in the absence of opponents, started from the center, walked unhindered to their goal and equalized the score.

24. In 1891, Irish football rules expert John Penalty proposed the introduction of a penalty kick for foul play or handball deliberately committed by a defending team player within its penalty area. This was the first time such a kick had been taken in the Irish Football League. Now all over the world it is called a penalty kick.

25. In the Spanish city of Fuente, the local team hosted football players from the Gonsha club. A few minutes passed, and the guests were leading 2:0. And suddenly an angry bull appears on the field, as if in a bullfighting arena, then another, then a third. Players and judges who did not have the skills of a matador rushed in all directions. The public followed suit. The referee, who barely had time to hide in the locker room, cautiously looked out the window: the bulls were still rushing across the field. The game had to be cancelled. It soon became clear that the bulls
prepared for bullfighting, were released by an avid fan of the local club in order to prevent a major loss for his team.

26. The driver of the Bucharest-Belgrade express only at the last moment managed to avoid a collision with a man sprawled on the rails. Radanovic, a football fan from Yugoslavia, turned out to be a desperate daredevil. He stopped the train so as not to be late for a football match in Belgrade.

27. The defeat of the Honduras national football team by the El Salvador national team in the playoff matches of the qualifying stage of the 1969 FIFA World Cup was the direct cause of the six-day war between these countries.

28. It is known that Lev Yashin was not only a football goalkeeper, but also a hockey goalkeeper. In 1953, he won the USSR Hockey Cup and bronze medalist at the USSR Championship. They already wanted to invite Yashin to the hockey team for the World Cup, but he decided to concentrate on football.

29. On March 20, 1976, Aston Villa player Chris Nicholl scored two goals against both Leicester City and his own goal. The match ended with the score 2:2.

30. In 1939, the Vienna club Rapid met Frankfurt in the final match of the unified German championship and scored the decisive three goals in the last 15 minutes. Since then, a tradition has been established at Rapid's home matches - during the last 15 minutes of the match, the fans rhythmically and continuously applaud

The best matches in the history of football are still reviewed today by experts and fans of this most popular sport on the planet. When great teams and players are on the field, they are able to create real miracles: score an incredible number of goals, make crazy comebacks, achieve victories when no one believes in them.

The most incredible comeback

Let's start talking about the best matches in the history of football with relatively recent events. In the decisive match for the right to be called the strongest club in Europe, the Italian Milan and the English Liverpool met. The 2005 Champions League final will be remembered by many for a long time.

Milan confidently went the entire distance, losing once in the group stage. In the playoff stage, problems arose only in the semi-finals, when after a confident victory at home over the Dutch PSV 2:0, the Italians lost away by the same score. In extra time, the teams exchanged goals, Milan reached the final thanks to an away goal.

For Liverpool, the path was not so simple. The team left the group only by beating the Greek Olympiacos in additional indicators. And in the semi-finals it beat Chelsea, thanks to the only goal in two matches, which was scored by

So, the final is Liverpool - Milan. The Italians, who were considered the favorites, open the scoring already in the 1st minute, the British level the game, but cannot equalize the score, and at the end of the first half, the Argentine legionnaire Hernan Crespo scores a double. The result: Liverpool - Milan 0:3.

Many fans were ready to despair, but not the players and coaches of the English club; the second half passed under their dictation. From 54 to 60 minutes, the Merseysiders turn the game upside down - Gerrard, Spitzer and Alonso each score a goal - 3:3. There is still half an hour until the end of regular time, but no one else manages to open the gate. The fate of the 2005 Champions League Cup is decided in a penalty shootout.

Liverpool get off to the perfect start: Serginho shoots high and Hamann opens the scoring despite a broken toe. Then the English goalkeeper parries Pirlo's shot, and Cisse doubles the lead. Only on the third attempt did Milan manage to convert the penalty, and the Italian goalkeeper parried Riise's shot. It seems all is not lost. In the fourth round, both teams scored 3:2. For Milan, the fifth shot is taken by Ukrainian forward Andriy Shevchenko, who fails to beat Dudek. "Liverpool wins."

The most scandalous ending

The 2006 final was remembered by all fans for its incredible tension and scandal. The tournament was held in Germany, but the hosts lost to the Italians in the semi-finals in extra time. Italy and France met in the decisive match. 2006 was the last year in the career of the great Zinedine Zidane. With this game he ended his career, he also became both the hero and the main anti-hero of the confrontation.

The French start aggressively and already in the first minutes earn a penalty, which Zidane converts. But the Italians bounce back quickly enough; in the 19th minute, Materazzi equalizes the score. The fate of the 2006 World Cup winner is decided in a penalty shootout.

But the most famous episode occurred in the 109th minute - it was a conflict between Zidane and Materazzi. As a result of a short verbal altercation, the Frenchman hit his opponent with his head in the chest. Chief referee Horacio Elizondo from Argentina did not see the episode; after talking with his assistant, he sent off the best penalty taker of the French team. Italy won the series 5:3.

Many believe that it was this sending off that predicted the outcome of the Italy-France 2006 match. Zidane later explained his behavior this way:

I asked him to stop tugging at my jersey, explaining that after the match was over I could give it to him anyway. After that, he insulted my mother and sister several times. I tried not to react, but words can sometimes be more hurtful than actions. His words deeply offended me, and I could not restrain myself, everything happened very quickly.

Materazzi refused to explain what happened for a long time, even publishing a book, “What I Really Told Zidane,” in which he cited 250 versions of varying degrees of wit. It is possible that he deliberately tried to provoke the Frenchman.

Longest football match

Of course, the longest football match took place outside of official competition. Such friendly matches are often held in different countries of the world, teams play for more than a day, the lineups are constantly changing, the main thing in such confrontations, naturally, is not the result, but love and dedication to football.

The record was set in 2015 in England. The match at St Mary's Stadium in Southampton was included in the Guinness Book of Records as it lasted 102 hours without stopping. The teams were divided into “white” and “red”; each team included 18 people. The Reds ultimately won with a score of 910:725. The game lasted more than four days, the teams scored an average of 320 goals per day, approximately one goal every 5 minutes.

Salvation in the last seconds

Among the best matches in the history of football, there are many matches in which everything is decided by goals scored in the last seconds. For example, exactly such a meeting took place in 2000 in the Euro semi-finals. The national teams of Portugal and France met in it. Before this, the French entered the playoffs from second place in the group, losing only to the Dutch (2:3), and in the quarter finals they beat Spain (2:1). The Portuguese team won three victories in the group, beating the British, Romanians and Germans, the latter with a score of 3:0. And in the quarterfinals they confidently prevailed over Turkey (2:0).

The semi-final confrontation was not easy. The Portuguese opened the scoring in the 19th minute through Nuno Gomes. France were able to come back early in the second half with the help of Henry. The main time of the match did not reveal the winner, the matter was heading towards a showdown in the penalty shootout.

The tragic ending for the Portuguese came in the 117th minute, when the main referee of the match, Austrian Gunther Behnke, recorded a violation in their penalty area. Zinedine Zidane's penalty kick was flawless, ending Portugal's hopes. This is how the France-Portugal match at the 2000 European Championship ended. By the way, in the final the French beat the Italians in extra time, becoming the best on the continent for the second time.

Ferguson's miracle

When remembering the best matches in the history of football, everyone immediately starts talking about the Champions League final in 1999. The German Bayern Munich and the English Manchester United competed for the title of the best club on the continent. Interestingly, both teams were placed in the same group at the preliminary stage. Then the match in Munich ended in a 2:2 draw, and in Manchester the teams played 1:1. Both were able to make it to the playoffs, ahead of the Spanish Barcelona and the Danish Brondby.

The final confrontation began with attacks by the Munich team, which were successful. Already in the 6th minute, midfielder Mario Basler opened the scoring. The British came close to the goal of the great Oliver Kahn more than once, but they could not even the score. It is believed that the fate of the match was decided by Manchester United head coach Alex Ferguson, who replaced two strikers in the second half - Englishman Teddy Sheringham and Norwegian Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

In the first added minute to the main time of the match, Manchester earns a corner. Even the English Danish goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel comes running into the penalty area to help his team. David Beckham crosses into the penalty area, Schmeichel corrects the ball in the air, York sends it into the thick of the players. Fink manages to clear the ball, but Ryan Giggs is the first to rebound, and Sheringham sends it into the bottom corner. Manchester sends the game into extra time!

Everyone thought so, except the Norwegian Solskjaer. About half a minute after play resumes, the English are awarded another corner. Beckham crosses again, Sheringham throws the ball to Solskjaer, who hammers it just under the crossbar. The time on the scoreboard was 92:17 and the score was 2:1 in favor of Manchester.

The Germans were in such shock after conceding two goals in stoppage time that they did not even want to end the game. It was not without difficulty that the chief referee, Italian Collina, managed to persuade them to finish the remaining minute and a half. Without a doubt, this is one of the most entertaining football matches in history.

The main thing is the result

The highest scoring football match in history was recorded in 1979 in Macedonia. Perhaps he was not the most interesting, but he still went down in history. True, in those days the teams of this country competed in the Yugoslav Championship.

The club "Ilinden 1903" from the village of Velgoshti met with the team "Mladost" from the village of Vapila. The first one needed to win with as big a score as possible. In a parallel match, “Gradinar” from the village of Dolno Lakocherei played against “Debarets” from Belchishta, who needed to get ahead of “Ilinden” on goal difference.

The management of Ilinden agreed with the rivals to play a fixed match in which they would score as many as they wanted. The same thing happened in the parallel match, only Debarts also cheated; due to bureaucratic delays, they started the game 22 minutes later in order to know by what score their opponents were winning.

As a result, when at the beginning of the second half Ilinden was winning 20:0, Debarca was already leading with a score of 40:0. After that, two outfield players of “Mladost”, together with the goalkeeper, were constantly on duty at the goal so that none of the forwards of the opposing team would go offside, helping them in every possible way to score if the Ilinden players themselves did not succeed.

By the 89th minute, Debartsa was winning 57:0, but Ilinden was already ahead of it. The referee added about 20 minutes to the main time, Debartsa won with a score of 88:0, but this did not help, Ilinden won 134:1. The best forward of this amazing match was Naum Shapkaroski, who scored 58 goals, and after the game he claimed that another 18 goals were not taken into account for him in the official protocol.

"We'll kill as much as we want"

The most interesting football matches include the confrontation between the national teams of Brazil and Poland at the 1938 World Cup, which took place in France. The Brazilians at that time preached adventurous and spectacular football, paid little attention to defense, but scored phenomenal goals, and in large numbers.

In those days, the world championship did not have a group stage, and all participants began the tournament immediately from the 1/8 final stage, playing in a knockout game. The Brazilians faced the skilled Polish national team as their opponents. It was one of the best football matches, an example of a brilliant game with an abundance of goals.

Already in the 18th minute, Brazilian striker Leonidas opened the scoring. After 5 minutes, Frederic Scherfke restored the balance with a penalty, but immediately the Brazilians took the lead again, this time it was forward Romeu who stood out. Before the break, Peracio scores another goal, the South Americans lead 3:1.

But the Poles are not even thinking of giving up. In the second half, left winger Ernest Vilimovsky takes over. By the 60th minute he scores a double, leveling the score. But in the 71st minute Peracio scores again, 4:3, Brazil ahead. The opponents do not give up, and in the 89th minute Vilimovsky scores a hat-trick, the referee orders extra time.

During this half hour, the scoring extravaganza continues. In the 93rd and 104th minutes, Leonidas scores two more goals, making the score 6:4. The tireless Vilimovsky scores his fourth goal against the Brazilians in the 118th minute, but this is not enough, they win 6:5.

The Brazilians' tactics worked brilliantly in the game against the Poles. But with such an adventurous game, the Brazilians failed to reach the final. One step away from the decisive match, they lost to the Italians (1:2), who won the world cup for the second time in a row.

Triumph of the Russian team

The Russian football team played one of its most exciting matches in modern history in 2008 at the European Championships in Austria and Switzerland. The team successfully passed the group stage, managing to defeat the teams of Greece and Sweden; in the 1/4 finals it was opposed by the Dutch.

The Dutch team entered the playoffs from 1st place in the group, leaving no chance for success for the Italians, Romanians and French. The head-to-head confrontation turned out to be stubborn. At the beginning of the second half, Roman Pavlyuchenko opened the scoring. However, 5 minutes before the final whistle, van Nisterlooy equalized the score and sent the game into overtime.

It was an outstanding half hour for the Russian team. On the 112th minute, Torbinsky literally brought the ball into the opponents' goal from a meter away, and on the 116th minute, Andrei Arshavin powerfully and accurately shot from the corner of the goalkeeper's area. For the first time in modern history, the Russian national team reached the semi-finals of the European Championship, where they lost to Spain 0:3.

"Malaga" at the zenith of glory

For the modest Spanish Malaga, the beginning of 2012 turned out to be simply outstanding. The team finished in 4th place in La Liga, leaving Atletico Madrid behind, and received the right to participate in the Champions League.

At the group stage, the club did not suffer a single defeat, and in the 1/8 finals it overcame the obstacle of Porto (0:1, 2:0). And in the quarterfinals, he played a goalless draw at home with Borussia Dortmund. The return match went down in football history.

Midway through the first half, Joaquin put the Spaniards ahead, but Lewandowski equalized before the break. The end seemed to come in the 82nd minute when Eliseu made it 2-1 to Malaga, with Borussia needing two goals to advance.

In the first minute of added time, Reus takes advantage of the rebound and equalizes the score. And in the 3rd minute, Santana literally brings the ball into the Spaniards' goal.

Barcelona's feat

Barcelona, ​​which many today consider the strongest club, took part in one of the most important matches. In 2017, in the Champions League, the team achieved a real feat. In the 1/8 finals, the “blue garnets” met with the French PSG. The first match was a failure for the Catalans. In Paris they lost 0:4, if it weren’t for Barcelona, ​​no one would have believed in the success of a team that lost with such a score.

The return match at the Camp Nou began with a quick goal from Suarez in the 3rd minute, and just before the break Kurzawa scored an own goal - 2:0. At the beginning of the second half, Messi takes a penalty, it seems that what seemed impossible could come true. But all plans are disrupted by Cavani in the 62nd minute, he scores against Barcelona, ​​the score becomes 3:1, they now need to score three more goals to reach the next stage.

A miracle is happening. In the 88th minute, Neymar scored the fourth goal, and three minutes later he scored a penalty. Roberto hammered the decisive ball into the Parisians' goal in the 5th added minute. The Catalans win 6:1.

True, this did not allow them to advance much in the tournament bracket. Already in the next round, Barcelona lost away to Juventus 0:3 and failed to repeat their feat. The return match ended with zeros on the scoreboard. The “blue garnets” left the race. And Juventus lost to Real Madrid 1:4 in the final.

Sometimes incredible things happen in football that the world has never seen before. Some players score fantastic goals from long distances, others hit the ball with incredible force, after which it flies into the goal net with great speed, while others are distinguished by a large number of goals scored in one match or season. In general, something happens that has not happened before, that is, one or another record is set or surpassed. It is about the 10 most incredible records in football that we will talk today.

Farthest goal (Asmir Begovic - 91.9 m.)

In 2013, the English Premier League match between Stoke City and Southampton took place, in which the Potters’ goalkeeper Asmir Begovic scored a goal. In football, of course, there are cases when goalkeepers act as scorers, but this mainly happens during set pieces in the last minutes of the match. Our case is special in that Begovic scored a goal from his own penalty area. He simply kicked the ball away, which flew to the opponent's goal and treacherously jumped over Southampton goalkeeper Artut Boruc, ending up in the net. That goal was scored from a distance of 91.9 meters.

Interesting fact. About a year earlier, before Begovic's sensational strike, Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard had also scored a goal in a similar style.

Most red cards in one match (Claypole – Victorano Arensa – 36)

The Argentine 5th Division match between Claypole and Victorano Arenasa went down in football history thanks to the huge number of red cards. The meeting started quite calmly, but after the score was 2:0, the Victoriano Arenas players were outraged by many of the referee’s decisions, and in the end, everything escalated into a fight. The main referee of the match, Damian Rubino, decided to punish the participants with a mass brawl. He issued as many as 36 red cards, sending off all 22 players from the first team, as well as many substitutes and members of the coaching staff. Rubino can be called a real daredevil, because not every modern referee can dare to send off 2-3 players in a match, but he left as many as 36 overboard.

The most expensive football player transfer (Neymar - € 222 million)

Football madness cannot be stopped. It would seem that the €94 million paid by Real Madrid to Manchester United for the transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo will remain a transfer record for a long time. However, a few years later, Gareth Bale and then Paul Pogba were sold by their clubs for even more money: € 100 and € 105 million, respectively. The madness didn't stop there. In the summer of 2017, the French Paris Saint-Germain paid the Spanish Barcelona for the Brazilian Neymar € 222 million. This is by far the most expensive player purchase in football. I wonder how long this transfer record will last?

Record for most goals scored in one calendar year (Leo Messi - 91)

This is interesting. The Zambian Football Federation does not recognize the achievement of the Argentinean Messi. In their opinion, Zambian striker Godfrey Chital scored the most goals in a year, allegedly scoring 107 times in the opponent’s goal.

Most goals by a single player at the World Cup (Juste Fontaine - 13)

At the 1958 World Cup, Frenchman Juste Fontaine scored 13 goals. Fontaine scored a hat-trick in the team's first game at the group stage, then scored a brace against Yugoslavia and scored another goal against the Scots. In the quarter-final game against Northern Ireland, Juste scored a brace, and also celebrated one goal in the semi-final of the tournament against the Brazilians, which France eventually lost with a score of 5:2. In the match for third place, Fontaine scored 4 more goals, bringing his tally in the tournament to 13 goals. By the way, .

Most goals scored by a goalkeeper (Rogerio Ceni - 135)

A goalkeeper has one most important task on the field - to defend his goal. However, for some goalkeepers, the work associated only with protecting their own goal seems boring, and they decide to test themselves as a scorer. There are only a few such goalkeepers in football history, but they do exist. The main one of these goalkeeper-scorers is Rogerio Ceni. The Brazilian played for Sao Paulo, where he spent more than 20 years and won many titles.

Ceni also excelled as a scorer. During his career, the player scored 135 goals in all tournaments. He scored these goals from free kicks and penalties. For example, the famous English midfielder Ryan Giggs scored only 111 goals during the same playing period of his career.

5 Champions League Cups won in a row (Real Madrid 1955-1960)

From 1955 to 1960, Real Madrid destroyed all their rivals on the continent, winning 5 UEFA Champions League Cups in a row. This record still remains unbroken, and certainly, against the backdrop of a significant evolution in the teams’ tactics and the skill of the players, it is unlikely that anyone will be able to repeat such an achievement. It is worth noting that in the current realities it is not possible to win the Champions League, even twice in a row. Only in the 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons did the same Real manage to win the tournament twice.

Largest attendance at a football match (Brazil - Uruguay: 210,000 people)

The 1950 World Cup final with the participation of the national teams of Brazil and Uruguay, held at the Maracana stadium, was called “Maracanazo”. According to official figures, 173,850 tickets were sold for the match, but unofficial sources claim that 210,000 people were in the stadium at the time of the game. Then there was no such strict control regarding security measures at the stadium, and many fans without tickets made their way into the stands in order to watch the most interesting match.

The most productive match in history (Adema – Stade Olympique l’Emirne – 149:0)

The Madagascar championship match between Adema and Stade Olympique l'Emirne, which took place on October 31, 2002, was included in the Guinness Book of Records as the most productive in football. That game was part of a 4-team tournament. The SOE players were dissatisfied with the actions of the chief referee in the last game, who, with his decisions, deprived the team of the chance to become a champion. For the next match against Adema, the SOE players took to the field and, unexpectedly for everyone, began scoring own goals. In 90 minutes of play, they managed to score 149 times against their goalkeeper. 149:0 is the final score of the game.

Such a protest from the players did not go unpunished. The Madagascar Football Federation suspended head coach Hem from football for several years, and also banned some players from playing until the end of the season.

Fewest wins in a single season in the English Premier League (Derby County - 1)

Such a sad football record belongs to Derby County. Among all the teams participating in the 2007/08 Premier League season, Derby turned out to be the weakest. In 38 rounds, the Rams managed to win only 1 match. They lost 29 matches (another record), scored only 20 goals, and conceded 89. At the end of the season, Derby became the weakest club in the Premier League with 11 points to its credit. As a result, Derby finished last in the league table and were relegated.

Most international goals (Ali Daei - 109)

Over a 13-year career, Iranian Ali Daei managed to play 149 matches for the national team, in which he scored 109 goals. Daei is considered one of the greatest football players in Iranian history. At the club level, the striker managed to play in one of the strongest leagues in Europe - the Bundesliga. He represented Hertha and Bayern. During his time at Bayern, Ali became the first Iranian player to play in the UEFA Champions League.

The strongest kick in football (Hulk - 214 km/h)

At one time, Brazilian defender Roberto Carlos had one of the most powerful blows in football, but now the Hulk has the most powerful blow. The Brazilian winger demonstrated his cannon in the match against Shakhtar Donetsk, when he was still playing for Porto. Hulk took a shot from outside the penalty area, after which the ball went into the goal at crazy speed. Shakhtar goalkeeper Andriy Pyatov was powerless against such a shot. The flight speed of that ball was 214 km/h, which is an unsurpassed record today.