Amazing Romania League Results

This season has seen the Premier League be unusually tight, yet it is nothing on the final standings in the 1983-84 season in Romania’s third division, which consisted of 16 teams. Just 10 points separated Champions Muresul Deva (38 points), and bottom placed Minerul Aninoasa (28).

Perhaps even more unbelievable, however, is that the champions were somewhat run away leaders: second placed UMT Timisoara mustered just 31 points, meaning that just 2 points separated 2nd from 15th, who had 29 points. Truly unbelievable stuff – the final league table truly was outstanding.

David Ginola anagram for Vagina Dildo

Former Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham star David Ginola is very unfortunate: his name is an anagram for ‘vagina dildo’.

Guillermo Stábile

Every player dreams of representing their nation, but as far as international careers go, surely there are none more strange than Guillermo Stábile’s.

Uncapped for Argentina, Stábile was selected for the first ever World Cup in 1930. After missing the first game, he was selected for his debut as a replacement for the unfit first choice – and bagged a hat trick. He then scored 2 goals in the final group game to secure qualification to the semi finals (as there were less teams competing). He bagged another brace in the semi final, before netting a single goal in their unsuccessful final versus winners Uruguay.

After this tournament, Stábile never played for Argentina again. This meant that in his international career, he could boast having scored a hat trick on his debut, scoring in every game he played for the national side, a goals per game ratio of two (four games, eight goals), and being the top scorer at the first ever FIFA World Cup.

Ronaldo cant score in the 7th Minute

Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo recently scored his 400th career goal. However, out of all these goals, he has never scored in the 7th minute - the only minute he has failed to do so! Discounting injury time (where he has bagged 20 goals), Ronaldo's most prolific minutes are the 68th, when he has netted 11 times, followed by the 23rd minute, where he has 10!

Football Manager game banned in China

The much loved Football Manager game was once banned in China because it 'threatened its content harmful to China's sovereignty and territorial integrity... (that) seriously violates Chinese law'. This was because the 2005 version included Taiwan and Tibet as separate countries and not as part of China.

Crazy football hat trick against three different goalkepers

Former Hammer Alvin Martin achieved quite a feat in 1986 when he scored a hat trick – against 3 different goalkeepers. He first scored past Newcastle goalkeeper Martin Thomas, who then came off at half time having been struggling with an injury coming in to the match. With no substitute goalkeeper, centre back Chris Hedworth went between the sticks and was beaten for Martin’s second before picking up an injury, at which point Geordie legend Peter Beardsley donned the gloves, being beaten for Martin’s third.
Not bad for a centre back.

Old Transfer Fee Record

Falkirk and River Plate are the only two football clubs outside of Italy, England and Spain to have broken the world record transfer fee. Sydney Puddlefoot joined the Scottish side for a then record £5,000 in 1922, whilst the Argentinians splashed out a record £23,000 on Bernabe Ferreyra ten years later.