MisterGoal's Football Facts No 77

The biggest score in the history of the Champions League finals was at 1959-60 season, with Real Madrid against Eintracht Frankfurt. The score was 7-3 for Real!!!!!

Albania Nat.Team (2008) Away kit

The Albania national football team is the national football team of Albania and is controlled by the Football Association of Albania. Although not considered as one of the strongest footballing sides in Europe, Albanians are passionate about their football and have occasionally managed to display a good image against more illustrious opponents.
Founded on June 6, 1930, Albania had to wait 16 years to play the first international match, debuting against Yugoslavia in 1946. In 1932 Albania had already joined FIFA (during the congress June 12 - June 16) and in 1954 it was one of the founding members of UEFA. Albania had been invited to play in World Cup 1934, but owing to organizing difficulties it didn't take part.

MisterGoal's Football Facts No 76

The most successful presence in the final of the world cup history,has the national team of Uruguay, with 2 victories in a 2 finals ( 1930 3-2 against Argentina, 1950 1-0 against Brazil ) and the national team of England with one victory in the only final presence ( 1966 4-2 against Germany)!!!!!

River Plate (Argentina) 2008 Away kit

Club Atlético River Plate, known also as River Plate or simply River, is an Argentine sports club best known for its football team, established in 1901. Its home base is the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Núñez, and it plays at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti. "River Plate" is sometimes used as the English name for the Rio de la Plata, the river on which Buenos Aires sits. It is believed that in the club's early days one of the founders (Martínez) observed sailors playing impromptu football games in the port of Buenos Aires next to crates marked "The River Plate", hence the club name.

MisterGoal's Football Facts No 75

Roberto Carlos played for Inter f.c. at 1995-96 season, and left the club as a failure, after-then-Inter’s coach Roy Hodgson recommendation. ”He’s a common player and he’ll never gonna make the difference”. After that, Roberto Carlos made the difference at Real Madrid’s club for 11 years winning 4 Spanish Championships, 3 Champions League, 2 Intercontinental trophies and was one of the Brazil’s top player at 2002 world cup vitory!!!!!

Goteborg (Sweden) 2008 Away kit

IFK Göteborg is a Swedish professional football club based in Gothenburg. The club is often referred to simply as IFK, although this can be confusing as there are many other clubs in Sweden whose name has that abbreviation as a prefix. The club, formed on 4 October 1904, has won 17 national championship titles, four national cup titles, and two UEFA Cups. With Malmö FF and AIK, IFK Göteborg are often considered to make up the classic "Big Three" in Swedish club football, with 42 championship titles among them, IFK arguably being the most successful club in Sweden, and perhaps in Scandinavia as well.[1] IFK Göteborg is also the only Swedish team to have won a European cup competition, the UEFA Cup in 1982 and 1987. They are currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan, where they have played the majority of the seasons during their existence. The last time they played in a lower division was back in 1976.

MisterGoal's Football Facts No 74

The only national teams which won the world cup, back to back (2 times in a row) are: Italy (1934, 1938) and Brazil (1958, 1962)!!!!!

New York Red Bulls (U.S.A.) 2008 Home kit

Red Bull New York is an American professional soccer organization based in New Jersey that currently plays in Major League Soccer. While the organization is Red Bull New York, the actual team and playing squad is officially and commonly known as the New York Red Bulls. The club plays their home matches at Giants Stadium located at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey but is currently constructing a new stadium named Red Bull Park. The club's headquarters are located in Secaucus, New Jersey. The team colors are blue and red.

MisterGoal's Football Facts No 73

In 1976, Elton John became involved in Watford Football Club and fulfilled a childhood dream by becoming its chairman and director. He invested large sums of money and the club rose into the First Division after a number of key acquisitions. He sold the club to Jack Petchey in 1987, but remained their life-long president!!!!!

Germany Nat.Team 2009 Away kit

The German national football team (Die deutsche Nationalmannschaft) represents the German Football Association (DFB) in international football competitions since 1908. After 1949, during the Cold War, the (East) German Democratic Republic fielded its own team (as the Saarland had to do until 1956, too), while the DFB team represented the (Western) Federal Republic of Germany and was generally known as West Germany. Since the former East German states joined West Germany in the German reunification of 1990, the team could nominate also players of the former East German team. Also since then the English speaking media called the DFB team simply Germany again. Germany has been one of the most successful European national teams at international competitions, having won a total of three World Cups and three European championships; the East German team also won an Olympic title in 1976.

MisterGoal's Football Facts No 72

In 1986 world cup, the Portugese players went on strike over prize-money and refused to train between their first and the second games!!!!!

Valencia C.F.(Spain) 2008 Away kit

Valencia Club de Fútbol (also known as Valencia CF or Valencia) are a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia. They play in La Liga and are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football. Valencia have won six La Liga titles, six Copa del Rey trophies, three UEFA Cups, one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and two UEFA Super Cups. They have also been UEFA Champions League final runners-up on two different occasions in 2000 and 2001, losing to La Liga rivals Real Madrid in 2000 and German club Bayern Munich in 2001. Valencia are also members of the G-14 group of leading European football clubs.Valencia were founded in 1919, and have played their home games at the 53,311-seater Estadio Mestalla since 1923. They are soon to move into the 75,000-seater Nou Mestalla in the north-west portion of the city in 2009. Valencia have a long-standing rivalry with Levante, also located in Valencia, and with another club in the Valencian Community region, Villarreal.

MisterGoal's Football Facts No 71

Ronaldo in a total of 392 appearances with 6 different clubs (Cruzeiro ,P.S.V. Eindhoven, F.C. Barcelona, Inter, Real Madrid, A.C. Milan) has scored 240 times!!!!!

Turkey Nat.Team 2008 Home kit

The Turkey national football team is the national football team of Turkey and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation. They are affiliated with UEFA. The team's highest achievement was reaching 3rd place at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Turkey also reached the quarter-finals at Euro 2000 and reached 3rd place at the 2003 Confederations Cup.The rising fortunes of Turkish football over the next decade would be confirmed by third place at the 2002 World Cup. The Turkish team beat Senegal 1-0 on a golden goal to book their place in the semi-finals where a 1-0 defeat against Brazil forced them to play the third place match, and a bronze medal was the prize after a 3-2 victory over South Korea.

MisterGoal's Football Facts No 70

Three (3) times the final of the world cup ends with the score of 4-2!!!!!!(1930 Uruguay-Argentina, 1938 Italy-Hungary, 1966 England-W.Germany)

Paraguay Nat.Team 2008 Home kit

The Paraguay national football team is the national team of Paraguay and is controlled by the Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol.The Paraguay national football team has reached the second round of the World Cup on three occasions (in 1986, 1998 and 2002) but has never advanced beyond that stage. Paraguay's only major tournament victories have come in the Copa América, in which they triumphed in 1953 and 1979. They also won a silver medal in the football tournament at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, being defeated 1-0 by Argentina in the final.

MisterGoal's Football Facts No 69

The England national football team is the oldest in the world, alongside Scotland. England played their first international match against Scotland, and at Scotland's invitation, at Hamilton Crescent in Scotland on 30 November 1872!!!!!

D.C. United (U.S.A.) 2008 Home kit

D.C. United is a professional soccer club located in Washington, D.C. that participates in Major League Soccer. The club's official nickname is the "Black-and-Red" and home uniforms are black and white with accents of red. The team's name refers to Washington, D.C. being the capital of the United States, and is also an allusion to "United" commonly being part of the names of soccer teams in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. To date, D.C. United is the most successful team in MLS.

MisterGoal's Football Facts No 68

Roberto Baggio is the only Italian player ever to score in three World Cups, with a total of 9 career World Cup goals which puts him even with Christian Vieri and Paolo Rossi as Italy's top World Cup scorers!!!!!

Israel Nat.Team 2008 Away kit

The Israel National Football Team has participated in four different continents: Asia, Africa, South America and Oceania in the Football World Cup qualifiers, before settling in Europe as a member of UEFA. The Israel Football Association (IFA) was founded under the name Palestine Football Association in 1928, 20 years before the creation of the state of Israel during the Mandate for Palestine. PFA was accepted as a full member of FIFA in 1929. PFA first dealt with local leagues, but later also managed the national team that was created to participate in the World Cup qualifications (participated in 1934 and 1938 as Palestine/Eretz Yisrael national team). The Israeli side has only appeared in one World Cup (1970).

Indonesia 2008 Nat.Team home kit

The Indonesia national football team represents Indonesia in international football; it is controlled by the Football Association of Indonesia. Despite the nation's size and population, Indonesia is not among the strongest teams in the AFC. However, they are one of the few teams in Southeast Asia who are able to challenge Thailand

MisterGoal's Football Facts No 67

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club's latin motto is Audere est Facere ("To Dare is To Do")!!!!!

Valencia C.F.(Spain) 2008 Home kit

Valencia Club de Fútbol (also known as Valencia CF or Valencia) are a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia. They play in La Liga and are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football. Valencia have won six La Liga titles, six Copa del Rey trophies, three UEFA Cups, one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and two UEFA Super Cups. They have also been UEFA Champions League final runners-up on two different occasions in 2000 and 2001, losing to La Liga rivals Real Madrid in 2000 and German club Bayern Munich in 2001. Valencia are also members of the G-14 group of leading European football clubs.Valencia were founded in 1919, and have played their home games at the 53,311-seater Estadio Mestalla since 1923. They are soon to move into the 75,000-seater Nou Mestalla in the north-west portion of the city in 2009. Valencia have a long-standing rivalry with Levante, also located in Valencia, and with another club in the Valencian Community region, Villarreal.

MisterGoal's Football Facts No 66

F.C. Ajax has six (6) clubs which are affiliate with them.The clubs are:Beijing Guoan(China),Ajax America(U.S.A.), Ajax Cape Town (R.S.Africa), HFC Haarlem, FC Volendam, FC Omniworld (Holland)!!!!!

Villarreal Club de Fútbol (Spain) 2008 Away kit

Villarreal Club de Fútbol SAD, usually abbreviated to Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Vila-real, a small town in the province of Castellon. The team plays at the 23,000 seater El Madrigal stadium.
On May 24, 1998, a date which the club's supporters still remember fondly, Villarreal sealed promotion to the Primera División for the 1998/99 season, which started with an intimidating match against giants Real Madrid in the Santiago Bernabéu. After a difficult season, Villarreal were again relegated to the Segunda División for the 1999/2000 season, in which they finished third, again earning promotion to La Liga de las Estrellas, the Primera División, this time to stay for good. 2006-2007 season started very badly but Villarreal were able to qualify for the UEFA Cup after 8 consecutive wins. The Yellow Submarines were 13th after Round 30 of La Liga, but they climbed to finish 5th at the end of the season.