N.Ireland Nat.Team 2008 Away kit

The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international football. In such events, the constituent countries of the United Kingdom compete separately, though not in the Olympic Games. Before 1921, all of Ireland was part of the United Kingdom and was represented by a single Ireland team, of which Northern Ireland is the direct successor. The independent Republic of Ireland now has its own team.

MisterGoal's Football Facts No 93

The first ever goal in the World Cup history was scored by the French forward Lucien Laurent!!!!!

Oldham Athletic (England) 2008 Home kit

Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is an English football club based at Boundary Park, on Sheepfoot Lane, Oldham. They are currently playing in Coca-Cola League 1.The club's nickname is "Latics", a shortening of the word 'Athletic', a name also shared by near neighbours Wigan Athletic. Boundary Park is 9 miles from Old Trafford, home of Manchester United, 7 miles from the City of Manchester Stadium, home of Manchester City, 6 miles from Spotland, home of Rochdale and 7 miles from Gigg Lane, home of Bury. Although their more regular traditional local rivals such as Manchester City, Bolton Wanderers and Blackburn Rovers are no longer regular opponents, the Latics still engage in local rivalry with West Yorkshire clubs Huddersfield Town and Bradford City, and to lesser extent, Lancashire rivals Blackpool. Dislike for Manchester United is common amongst Oldham fans, partly related to Mark Hughes late equaliser in the FA Cup Semi-Final in 1994, partly due to the large number of Manchester United fans who live in Oldham. A frequently heard Latics chant goes "We hate Man U, We hate Man U, We hate Man U and City too". Ironically, one of their most famous supporters is Paul Scholes, the Manchester United and England midfielder, who cites ex-Oldham striker Frankie Bunn as one of his favourite players

MisterGoal's Football Facts No 92

At the turn of the millennium, Borussia Dortmund became the first – and so far the only – publicly traded club on the German stock market. Two years later they won their third Bundesliga title and lost the final of the 2002 UEFA Cup to Dutch side Feyenoord!!!!!

Schalke 04 (Germany) 2008 Away kit

FC Schalke 04 is a German football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major successes have been rare since the club's heyday in the 1930s and early 1940s. The football team is part of a larger sports club which has close to 59,000 members (January 2007).

MisterGoal's Football Facts No 91

Arsenal have set records in English football, most notably the most consecutive seasons spent in the top flight (81 as of 2007–08) and the longest run of unbeaten League matches (49 between May 2003 and October 2004). This included all 38 matches of their title-winning 2003–04 season, making Arsenal only the second club ever to finish a top-flight campaign unbeaten, after Preston North End (who played only 22 matches) in 1888–89!!!!!

Bristol Rovers (England) 2008 Home kit

Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football team, based in Bristol. They currently play in Coca-Cola League One, after defeating Shrewsbury Town 3-1 in the League Two Play-Off Final at Wembley Stadium on May 26, 2007.The club was founded in 1883 as Black Arabs F.C., and changed its name to Eastville Rovers in 1884. The name changed again briefly in 1897 to Bristol Eastville Rovers, before finally changing to Bristol Rovers in 1898.The club's official nickname is The Pirates, reflecting the maritime history of Bristol. The local nickname of the club is The Gas, from the gasworks next to Eastville Stadium, their former home. Their main rivals are Bristol City, and according to a survey conducted in December 2003, Cardiff City and Swindon Town are considered the second and third biggest rivals.

MisterGoal's Football Facts No 90

In 1894 Bolton reached the final of football's oldest competition, the FA Cup, for the first time, but lost 4–1 to Notts County at Goodison Park. A decade later they were runners-up a second time, losing 1–0 to local rivals Manchester City at Crystal Palace on April 23, 1904.[4] On April 28, 1923 Bolton won the cup at their third attempt to win their first major trophy, beating West Ham United 2–0 in the first ever Wembley final!!!!!

Ethnikos Achnas (Cyprus) 2008 Home kit

Ethnikos Achnas is a Cyprus football club based in the village of Achna. The club was founded in 1968. The club's president is Kikis Philippou. Ethnikos Achnas plays in the Dasaki Stadium, which has a capacity of 4,000 seats. It is currently used mostly for football matches and was built in 1997. It is the only Cypriot team to qualify for the UEFA Cup via Intertoto Cup. Its official page can be found here Ethnikos Achnas.The club played in the Cypriot Second Division until 1983 when it was promoted to the Cypriot First Division but immediately relegated. Ethnikos was promoted to the First Division again in 1986 and stayed there for four seasons. Another two years in the Second Division ended with promotion to the First Division in 1992, where Ethnikos Achna have remained since

MisterGoal's Football Facts No 89

Genoa F.C. was founded by Englishmen the first ever colours of the club resembled that of the England national football team. Not long into the club's footballing history, the kit was changed to white and blue stripes in 1899; the blue was chosen to represent the sea as Genoa is a port city. Finally the club settled for their most famous red and blue halves shirt, this gained them the nickname of "rossoblu" (red-blue)!!!!!

NEW!!! England Nat. team (2009) Away kit

The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football in England. Although most national teams worldwide represent a sovereign state, the four "Home Nations" making up the United Kingdom are each represented separately in most international tournaments.
England won the FIFA World Cup in 1966, when they hosted the event, and reached the semi-final in 1990. However, they are the least successful past World Champions, having only been in 2 top-four finishes - a wide margin from the other 6 champions (Brazil, Italy, Germany, Argentina, Uruguay and France have been to at least 4). England also reached the semi-final of the UEFA European Championship in 1968 and 1996 and they were the most successful of the "home nations", in the British Home Championship with 54 wins (including 20 shared wins) before the competition was discontinued in 1984.

MisterGoal's Football Facts No 88

1953 FA Cup Final Bolton vs. Blackpool - argued as the most exciting Cup Final ever. Bolton led for the majority of the game, but Blackpool eventually came from behind to beat the Trotters 4-3. Later to be commonly known as the "Matthews Final"!!!!!

Fenerbahçe (Turkey) 2008 3rd kit

Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü (Fenerbahçe Sport Club), commonly known as Fenerbahçe , is a professional sports club located in Istanbul, Turkey. The team is based in the district of Istanbul named Fenerbahçe. The name of the district and the sports club derives from the lighthouse located in the district ('Fener' in Turkish means lighthouse, 'bahçe' means garden). The most popular branch of the club by far is the football team

MisterGoal's Football Facts No 87

The first ever FA Cup final to be held at the old Wembley stadium, in 1923, featured West Ham United vs Bolton Wanderers. This was also known as the White Horse Final. This is because so many people turned up to the game, (estimated at 200,000), that they spilled out on to the pitch. The pitch had to be cleared prior to kick-off, by Billie, a giant white horse (actually grey) being ridden by P.C. George Scorey. The cup final match itself ended at 2-0 to Bolton Wanderers!!!!!

Houston Dynamo (U.S.A.) 2008 Home kit

Houston Dynamo is a professional soccer club based in Houston, Texas that plays in Major League Soccer and are the current MLS Cup Champions, by virtue of their victory against the New England Revolution in MLS Cup 2006. The team was created on December 15, 2005 when the San Jose Earthquakes were relocated, due to owner AEG's failure to secure a soccer-specific stadium. Even though all of San Jose's players and coaches moved to Houston, the team's name, logo, history and statistics were not transferred and remain inactive in San Jose thus making the Dynamo an expansion team similar to the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL.

MisterGoal's Football Facts No 86

In 1905, F.C. Chelsea adopted as their first crest the image of a Chelsea pensioner, which obviously contributed to the "pensioner" nickname, and remained for the next half-century, though it never appeared on the shirts!!!!!

Benfica (Portugal) 2008 Home kit

Sport Lisboa e Benfica ,commonly referred to as simply Benfica, S.L. Benfica and in many fan anthems as SLB, is an eclectic multisports club based in Lisbon, Portugal, best known for its football team.The club was formed as a result of a merger in 1908 between Sport Lisboa, founded in 1904, and Grupo Sport Benfica. Also known to its fans by the nickname "Glorioso" (Glorious One), Benfica is, along with Sporting Clube de Portugal and F.C. Porto, one of the "big three" football clubs in Portugal.

MisterGoal's Football Facts No 85

Corinthians' official mascot is the musketeer, symbol of bravery, audacity and fighting spirit. The adoption of that character recalls the first years of the club!!!!!

Gamba Osaka (Japan) 2008 Home kit

Gamba Osaka is a Japanese professional soccer (football) club, currently playing in the J. League Division 1. The team's name comes from the Italian word "Gamba" meaning "leg" and the Japanese gambaru , meaning "to do your best" or "to stand firm". Located in Suita, Osaka, the team's home stadium is Osaka Expo '70 Stadium. Gamba are one of only six teams to have competed in Japan's top flight of football every year since its inception in 1993.

MisterGoal's Football Facts No 84

Liverpool F.C. it's the club which holds the most League Cup trophies (7 cups) in the English football history!!!!!

Ajax Amsterdam (Netherlands) 2008 Home kit

Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (Euronext: AJAX) also referred to as Ajax Amsterdam, AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax , is a professional football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands. The club is historically one of the three clubs that dominate Eredivisie football, the other two being Feyenoord and PSV Eindhoven. Ajax is one of the five teams which has earned the right to keep the European Cup; they won consecutively in 1971-1973. In 1972, they completed The Treble by winning the Dutch Eredivisie, KNVB Cup, and the European Cup; to date they are the only team to keep the European Cup and accomplish the European Treble. They are also one of only three clubs (with Juventus FC and FC Bayern Munich) to have won all three major European trophies at least once (the European Cup, the European Cup Winners Cup and the UEFA Cup). They were the first team to win what has become the UEFA Intertoto Cup . Ajax has also won the Intercontinental Cup.

MisterGoal's Football Facts No 83

From the 18 world cup finals, only one ends without goal. The 1994 world cup final (USA) with Brazil against Italy ends 0-0 at the regular time and the overtime as well, and at the penalties kicks Brazil won 3-2!!!!!

Club Atlético Independiente (Argentina) 2008 Home kit

Club Atlético Independiente is a popular Argentine sports club best known for its football team, established in 1905. Based in Avellaneda, Greater Buenos Aires area.Known as "Los Diablos Rojos" ("The Red Devils") or "Rey de Copas" ("King of Cups"), Independiente has won 14 Argentine championships, placing them third behind the Argentine giants River Plate and Boca Juniors, 7 Copa Libertadores titles, of which an unequalled series of 4 straight wins from 1972 to 1975, and a total of 15 international titles - including 3 Copa Interamericanas, and the 1973 and 1984 Intercontinental Cup.

MisterGoal's Football Facts No 82

The famous red and white diagonal shirt of F.C. Monaco, was designed by princess Grace Kelly herself in 1960 and would immediately bring luck to the team, winning its first French championship during the 1960-1961 season!!!!!

Cruzeiro (Brazil) 2008 Away kit

Cruzeiro Esporte Clube (abbreviated Cruzeiro E.C., usually known simply as Cruzeiro) is a Brazilian football team, from the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, founded on January 2, 1921. It is the only Brazilian team to have won the triple crown of Brazilian football for winning the Brazilian League, Brazilian Cup, State Championship, and all in 2003.