Irish Soccer Records, Facts & Statistics

The following are some interesting statistics, facts and information about the Republic of Ireland soccer team and Irish football in general.

Ireland's Longest Sequence without a Loss in Competitive Soccer Matches

For a three year period in the early 1990's, while Jack Charlton was manager of the Republic of Ireland, the team created a record by going three years without a loss.
Beginning with a 5-0 Lansdowne Road victory over Turkey on 17 October 1990 Ireland went unbeaten for 16 football matches. The unbeaten sequence for the Irish ended on 13 October

Impressive Records In World Football

Football is an extraordinary sport populated by remarkable athletes.

In every single match they are capable of producing memorable moments.

However, there are some moments that elevate beyond the ordinary and pass into the realm of the immortal. These are the players, goals and achievements that are so unique they are guaranteed to be remembered forever.

Here are some impressive records in world football

 

World Cup, 2010

FIFA World Cup™ Final

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South Africa 2010

Nigeria Records in World Cup

Edition	MT	W	D	L	GF	GA	AGF	AGA
2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa ™	3	0	1	2	3	5	1.0	1.7
2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan ™	3	0	1	2	1	3	0.3	1.0
1998 FIFA World Cup France ™	4	2	0	2	6	9	1.5	2.3
1994 FIFA World Cup USA ™	4	2	0	2	7	4	1.8	1.0

Players with the most matches

Player	MP	W	L	D
Jay Jay OKOCHA	9	3	5	1
Finidi GEORGE	8	4	4	0

Biggest football stadium

These are grand, mesmerizing shrines in keeping with the status of the sport they are built for. Each of these arenas has something unique and fascinating about it. Some have historic significance, some have set mind-boggling records for size or cost of construction, while some others are architectural masterpieces. This Buzzle article visits the top 10 biggest soccer stadiums across the globe...

Number #10 - Borg El Arab Stadium (Alexandria, Egypt)
Capacity - Around 86,000

This grass-surface stadium is the largest in Egypt and the second largest in Africa. Egypt wanted to host the

Soccer Facts: History and Timeline of Soccer

Soccer is the most popular sport in the world today. Also known as the 'global game', soccer has permeated all nations and has brought even warring-nations on a playing field. Let us go back to the history and timeline of this beautiful game, and get ourselves acquainted with the important moments of this 'beautiful game'.

Soccer is also known as football. For a European, football is also known as soccer! Games involving the kicking of a ball have been played in several countries throughout history. Soccer was played in China in the 2nd and 3rd century BC. Romans played it and different forms of

Famous Football Players

ENGLAND

Sir Robert Charlton
Often known as Bobby Charlton, this former English player is considered to be one of the greatest footballers of all time. After playing nearly all of his club football matches for Manchester United, Sir Charlton was voted as the fourth greatest player Manchester United has ever had. Before announcing retirement in 1970, he made significant contribution to Manchester United's win in the Football League of 1965 and also winning the World Cup medal for England in 1966.

HIGHEST TRANSFER FEES IN SOCCER HISTORY

Transfers in football are one of the craziest aspects of the modern global behemoth the sport has become. Before the days of the two transfer windows, transfers could be made any time during a season. With the advent of the transfer window, the rumor-mongering, speculation, and activity has been concentrated into 16 weeks of absolute madness.

From the days of Giuseppe Savoldi becoming the first player to cost more than a million pounds in 1975, we have now come to a time when transfer records are dangerously close to the 100 million pound mark, having crossed the USD 100 million barrier a long time ago! This incredible rise has occurred due to the constant inflation and the influx of TV money into domestic leagues in the late 20th century.

WORLD FOOTBALL'S BIGGEST VICTORIES

Soccer is also known as football in most parts of the world. Every day, there is a soccer match going on somewhere or the other around the world. Well, no doubt this is an understatement. Still, there are some records in soccer that have stood for ages.

Here's all about the biggest wins in soccer history, broken down into international, premier league, and club matches.

Biggest International Wins

Interesting Facts about Soccer

The game is known as 'soccer' only in North America, while the rest of the world recognizes it as 'football'. In America, a game called 'Grid Iron' is actually known as 'football', hence the disparity between the worldwide football definitions. In reality, the name soccer is a corrupt form of the original term 'association of football', abbreviated as 'assoc' and is the most recognized sport in the world today. Played in almost every country and unequivocally loved, soccer is rather worshiped like a religion, with its players treated like Gods!

TENS FOOTBALL STARS, I WISH I COULD DINE WITH

 

The game has been blessed with some phenomenal talents and it does many scant justice when it comes to choosing the 10 greatest soccer players of all time that I will love to dine with. This stars I will pay anything to meet with them.

1. Pele (1956-1977)

Guinness Records

Largest flag flying in a football stadium: Barcelona fans sets world record

 BARCELONA, Spain -- During the Joan Gamper Trophy, which faced the FC Barcerlona and AC Milan on the 'New Camp' stadium, the "Associació Catalana Pro Senyera més gran del món" unfurled a giant Catalan flag, covering 145,805.24 square feet (13,545.75 m2) - which sets the world record for the Largest flag flying in a fotball stadium,

  The Guinness world record for the largest kite ever flown has a total lifting area of 950 m² (10,225.7 ft²). The kite measured 25.475 m (83 ft 7 in) long and 40 m

Guniness Records

Longest five-a-side soccer game:UK group breaks Guinness world record

 DUDLEY, UK -- After an epic 48-hour five-a-side football match, the players from the Halesowen headquarters of a nationwide Christian group (Youth for Christ) broke the Guinness world record of 42 hours by five hours at the Goals Soccer Centre in Dudley and set the new world record for the Longest longest marathon playing five-a-side football (soccer), according to the World Record Academy:

 

World Cup Records

 Most finals reached

#	Team	#
1	Brazil (1950, 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 1998, 2002),  Germany (1954, 1966, 1974, 1982, 1986, 1990, 2002)	7
3	Italy (1934, 1938, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006)	6
4	Argentina (1930, 1978, 1986, 1990)	4
5	Netherlands (1974, 1978, 2010)	3
6	Czechoslovakia[1] (1934, 1962),  France (1998, 2006),  Hungary (1938, 1954),  Uruguay (1930, 1950)	2
10	England (1966),  Spain (2010),  Sweden (1958)	1

America Records

MLS Cup and Supporters' Shield Winners and Runners-Up

Season	MLS Cup Winner	MLS Cup Runner-Up	MLS Supporters' Shield Winner	MLS Supporters' Shield Runner-Up
1996	D.C. United	Los Angeles Galaxy	Tampa Bay Mutiny	Los Angeles Galaxy
1997	D.C. United	Colorado Rapids	D.C. United	Kansas City Wizards
1998	Chicago Fire	D.C. United	Los Angeles Galaxy	D.C. United
1999	D.C. United	Los Angeles Galaxy	D.C. United	Los Angeles Galaxy
2000	Kansas City Wizards	Chicago Fire	Kansas City Wizards	Chicago Fire
2001	San Jose Earthquakes	Los Angeles Galaxy	Miami Fusion	Chicago Fire
2002	Los Angeles Galaxy	New England Revolution	Los Angeles Galaxy	San Jose Earthquakes
2003	San Jose Earthquakes	Chicago Fire	Chicago Fire	San Jose Earthquakes
2004	D.C. United	Kansas City Wizards	Columbus Crew	Kansas City Wizards
2005	Los Angeles Galaxy	New England Revolution	San Jose Earthquakes	New England Revolution
2006	Houston Dynamo	New England Revolution	D.C. United	FC Dallas
2007	Houston Dynamo	New England Revolution	D.C. United	Chivas USA
2008	Columbus Crew	New York Red Bulls	Columbus Crew	Houston Dynamo
2009	Real Salt Lake	Los Angeles Galaxy	Columbus Crew	Los Angeles Galaxy
2010	Colorado Rapids	FC Dallas	Los Angeles Galaxy	Real Salt Lake
2011	Los Angeles Galaxy	Houston Dynamo	Los Angeles Galaxy	Seattle Sounders FC
2012	Los Angeles Galaxy	Houston Dynamo	San Jose Earthquakes	Sporting Kansas City
2013	Sporting Kansas City	Real Salt Lake	New York Red Bulls	Sporting Kansas City

Zinedine Yazid Zidane

Here, we will talk about some pivotal Zinedine Zidane records.Football is a game followed with ardent enthusiasm from many sections around the globe. Unlike some other sports, its not exactly a “classy” sport but has been the channel for many to achieve a luxurious life similar to any other high-profile profession. Therefore, the future of football now is not like when it was during Patrice Evra’s time when he was ridiculed for mentioning football as a profession.