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

 

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

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

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: