Football Facts

Longest Penalty Shootout

In 2005 KK Palace and Civics were competing against each other in the Namibian Cup. After a mammoth 48 penalty shoot out it resulted in a total of 3 penalties to be taken by each player and lasted as long as the entire match. In the end, KK Palace won the match.

Naughty Naughty

Soccer player Lee Todd received the fastest red card in soccer history. After the whistle to start the game, he commented “F**k me, that was loud” leading to a red card after just two seconds.

Super Humans

On average, soccer players run as far as 7 miles (11 kilometers) in a single match.

Is that all?

 Only eight countries have won the Soccer World Cup so far.

Speedy Win

The fastest goal in soccer history was scored in 2017 just 2.1 seconds after kick-off.

Show me the money

The 20 richest soccer clubs in the world are all European