World Soccer - QI notes

Youngatheart Sun Feb 28, 2021 9:40 am

The longest goal of all time in the world was scored by Welsh international goalkeeper Tom King for Newport County v Cheltenham on Jan 19th.

Barcelona have debts of €1.1 billion with players going unpaid Dec 2020.

100 Marseille fans attacked the club's training ground throwing smoke bombs and setting trees alight after slipping from 2nd to 9th in French Ligue 1.

When Norwegian Martin Odegaard made his debut for Arsenal v Man U Norwegian TV viewers voted him man of the match even though he only played for 7 minutes.

In the Italian cup Roma best Spezia 4-2 but the result was later overturned because Roma made one more substitute than the rules allowed.

Bayern's Munich won their sixth trophy in 9 months when they lifted the World Club Cup in Qatar beating Mexico club Tigres UANL 1-0 in the final.

When Southampton lost games 9-0 in successive seasons only captain James Ward -Prowse was on the pitch while all 9 goals were conceded.

Thierry Small became the youngest player to play for Everton at 16 years and 176 days-the 9th 16 year old to play for Evertio including Wayne Rooney and Joe Royle who went on to appear 232 times for the club and become manager.

The average age of the Aston Villa team to play Liverpool in the FA Cup this season was 18 years.