First international match staged: Matches between English and London-based Scottish players had been played in London between 1870 and 1872. But the first official international match between the countries was staged at the West of Scotland Cricket Ground on St Andrew’s Day, 1872. Watched by 4,000 spectators, the match ended in a 0-0 draw although Scotland came nearest to scoring when the …

Widnes, UK – March 31, 2016 – A football freestyler has broken a world record held by Lionel Messi for Greatest height to control a football by controlling a football from 32 metres (104ft); John Farnworth set the record in Widnes, near Liverpool after being inspired to take on the challenge set by the Barcelona legend. Photo: John Farnworth, a …

Limassol, Cyprus – November 12, 2016 – Brothers Dimos Christodoulides, 52, and Renos Christodoulides, 56, passed the ball for 13 minutes and 54 seconds before it touched the ground, beating the 12 minutes and 42 seconds Guinness world record by Swedes Tomas Lundman and Valon Gashi and setting the new world record for the Longest time heading a football between …

Atlanta, Georgia, USA – June 23, 2017 – Parker Hannon, a 15-year-old from Roswell High in Georgia, set a world record for Most American Football field goals made in one minute, by making 31 field goals from 20 yards out in 60 seconds at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. Photo: Roswell High kicker Parker Hannon has kicked …

Tokyo, Japan – March 19, 2017 – Yokohama FC striker Kazuyoshi Miura notched a goal vs. Thespa Kusatsu in Japan’s second division to secure a 1-0 win; at 50 years and 13 days old he has become the oldest professional goal-scorer (Oldest professional football/soccer player to score a competitive league goal). Photo: The Japanese striker, Kazuyoshi Miura, has become the …

दृष्टिहीन लोग भी कई प्रकार के खेल खेलते हैं जिनमें एथलैटिक्स, खो-खो, कबड्डी से लेकर क्रिकेट व फुटबॉल भी हैं। दृष्टिहीनों द्वारा खेले जाने वाले फुटबॉल की तुलना में कुछ अंतर होता है। इसे जिस विशेष फुटबाल से खेला जाता है वह लुढ़कने पर आवाज करती है जिससे खिलाड़ी उसकी दिशा का अंदाजा लगा कर उस तक जा पहुंचता है। …

Football is a game played outdoor by the two teams. Each of the football team contains eleven players means total players in football match become 22. This game aims to make maximum goals by each team. The team with maximum goals is called as the winner team the one with less goals become loser. It is a game which played …

Full name: Xavier Hernández Creus Date of birth: 25 January 1980 Terrassa, Spain Height: 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Playing position: Central midfielder Current teams: Al Sadd SC, Spain national football team (#6 / Midfielder) Spouse: úria Cunillera (m. 2013) Children: – Xavi — Xavi Hernandez, who has pulled the strings in the centre of the field for Barcelona for a decade, was voted the …

Full name: Yasuhito Endō Date of birth: 28 January 1980 Sakurajima, Kagoshima, Japan Height: 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Playing position: Central midfielder Current teams: Gamba Osaka, Japan national football team (#7 / Forward) Spouse: – Children: – Yasuhito Endo, may never have played club football outside his homeland, but there is little doubt that he is one of the greatest Japanese players of all time. A …

Full name: Wayne Mark Rooney Date of birth: 24 October 1985, Croxteth, Liverpool, United Kingdom Height: 1.76 m Playing position: Forward Current teams: Everton, England national football team (#9 / Forward) Spouse: Coleen Rooney (m. 2008) Children: Kai Wayne, Klay Anthony, Kit Joseph Wayne Rooney is one of the world’s best-known soccer players and a top scorer for the Manchester United club. Wayne Rooney — Wayne …