Football, also known as soccer, is a team sport where two opposing teams of 11 players each try to score goals by kicking a ball into the opponent’s goalpost. The game is played on a rectangular field with a goal at either end, and the winner is determined by the team with the most goals scored at the end of the match. Football is one of the most popular sports in the world and is played professionally and recreationally at all levels. Major international tournaments include the World Cup and the UEFA Champions League.

1. Football originated in England in the 19th century.
2. The first official football match was played in 1863.
3. The governing body of football is the FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association).
4. The World Cup is the largest football tournament and takes place every four years.
5. Brazil holds the record for the most World Cup wins with a total of five.
6. The Ballon d’Or award is given annually to the world’s best football player.
7. The English Premier League is considered one of the top football leagues in the world.
8. The most successful team in the English Premier League is Manchester United with a total of 20 titles.
9. The UEFA Champions League is a tournament for the top teams in Europe.
10. Lionel Messi holds the record for the most goals scored in a single season in Europe’s top five leagues with 73 goals.
11. The most expensive football transfer was when Neymar Jr. moved from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain for 222 million euros.
12. The sport of football is known as soccer in the United States.
13. Football is the most popular sport in the world, with over 4 billion fans.
14. The English Football Association (FA) was the first governing body for the sport.
15. The first international football match was played between Scotland and England in 1872.
16. The longest unbeaten run in football history is by the Scottish team Celtic, who went 69 games without a defeat.
17. The first Football World Cup took place in 1930 in Uruguay.
18. The highest-scoring match in football history took place in 1985 between Arbroath and Bon Accord with a final score of 36-0.
19. The fastest goal ever scored in football was by Hakan Şükür of Turkey in just 11 seconds.
20. The most goals scored by one player in a single match is 10 by Einar Gundersen of Norway in a match against Australia.
21. The most capped player in football history is Ahmed Hassan of Egypt with 184 appearances.
22. The biggest win in international football history was by Australia when they defeated American Samoa 31-0.
23. The youngest player to score in the World Cup is Pele of Brazil, who scored at the age of 17.
24. The oldest player to score in the World Cup is Roger Milla of Cameroon, who scored at the age of 42.
25. The oldest football club in the world is Sheffield FC, founded in 1857.
26. The first professional football player was William Heald in 1885.
27. The first football league was the English Football League, established in 1888.
28. The first football stadium was the Anfield Stadium in Liverpool, England.
29. The first football manager was William McGregor of Aston Villa in 1887.
30. The first football club to wear a sponsor’s name on their shirt was Queens Park Rangers in 1975.
31. The first football club to win a treble (winning the league, cup, and European cup) was Celtic in 1967.
32. The first football match to be broadcast on television was a match between Arsenal and Arsenal Reserves in 1937.
33. The first football match to be played under floodlights was a match between Portsmouth and Newcastle United in 1956.
34. The first use of video assistant referees (VAR) in a football match was in the 2018 World Cup.

35. The first African nation to win the World Cup was Cameroon in 1990.
36. The first South American nation to win the World Cup was Uruguay in 1930.
37. The first Asian nation to reach the World Cup was North Korea in 1966.
38. The first European nation to win the World Cup was Italy in 1934.
39. The first football match to have a penalty shootout was in the 1976 European Cup final between Bayern Munich and Saint-Etienne.
40. The first football club to reach the final of the European Cup was Real Madrid in 1955.
41. The first women’s football match was played in 1895 in London.
42. The first women’s football league was the English Ladies Football Association in 1895.
43. The first women’s football World Cup was held in 1991 and was won by the United States.
44. The first black player to play for England was Viv Anderson in 1978.
45. The first red card in football history was shown to Rigoberto Luna of Mexico in the 1986 World Cup.
46. The first football match to be broadcast live on the radio was a match between West Ham United and Arsenal in 1927.
47. The first international football tournament was the British Home Championship, which started in 1884.
48. The first goal in the first World Cup was scored by Lucien Laurent of France.
49. The first international football match to be played at night was between Scotland and England in 1878.
50. The first football match to be played on a Sunday was between Blackburn Rovers and Stoke City in 1885.

51. The first football match to be played in space was in zero gravity by a team of Russian astronauts in 2005.
52. The first professional female football player was Lotta Schelin of Sweden.
53. The first football club to win 10 European Cup/UEFA Champions League titles was Real Madrid.
54. The first football stadium to have a capacity of over 100,000 was Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
55. The first use of goal-line technology in a major football tournament was at the 2014 World Cup.
56. The first football club to win a European Cup and a UEFA Cup was Liverpool in 1977 and 2001 respectively.
57. The first football club to win a domestic league and cup double were Preston North End in 1888.
58. The first football club to win all three major European trophies (European Cup, UEFA Cup, and Cup Winners’ Cup) was Ajax in 1972.
59. The first African football club to win a major European competition was Cameroon’s Canon Yaounde in 1971.
60. The first football club to win a major European competition as an amateur club was Aston Villa in 1982.
61. The first football club to win the treble (domestic league, cup, and European cup) in a single season was Manchester United in 1999.
62. The first football club to win the Intercontinental Cup was Real Madrid in 1960.
63. The first football club to win the Super Cup (now UEFA Super Cup) was Celtic in 1967.
64. The first football club to win 100 international matches was Brazil in 2006.
65. The first football match to be broadcast in color was a match between England and Scotland in 1970.
66. The first football club to win a European competition with an all-foreign starting lineup was Chelsea in 2013.
67. The first football match to be broadcast in high definition was a match between Manchester United and Portsmouth in 2007.
68. The first football club to win the European Cup and the World Club Cup in the same year was AC Milan in 2007.
69. The first football match to be broadcast live on the internet was a match between Manchester United and Newcastle United in 2010.
70. The first football match to be played in front of a crowd of over 200,000 was a match between Mexico and Brazil in 1968.