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One of the greatest football stars in the history of football. The Englishman was known for his perfectly positioned right leg, which allowed him to score many goals directly after free kicks.

On January 27, 1994, the Barbados national football team and Grenada national football team played against each other as part of the qualification round for the 1994 Caribbean Cup. Due to an unusual scoring rule, as well as the two teams' respective positions in the tournament, it was alternately in the best interest of first Barbados, then Grenada, to score an own goal. The result has been described as "o ne of the strangest football matches ever".

The final of the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League was played at Wembley Stadium in London. Bayern Munich, who had been runners-up in 2011-12, won by defeating Bundesliga rivals Borussia Dortmund 2–1 via an 89th-minute goal from Arjen Robben. This was Bayern's 10th final, their first European Cup title in 12 years, and their fifth overall. This was the first all-German final, and the fourth final to feature two teams from the same association, after the finals of 2000, 2003, and 2008.

Edvaldo Jizídio Neto ( 1934 – 2002), commonly known as Vavá, was a Brazilian footballer who is widely considered one of the best strikers of his generation. His nickname was "Peito de Aço" (Steel Chest). He played as a main striker (or centre forward) for Sport Club do Recife, C.R.

In the first World Cup final, held on July 30, 1930, 93,000 spectators looked on as Uruguay defeated Argentina 4–2 in a rematch of the 1928 Olympic gold medal game. Uruguay went on to win its second World Cup in 1950 with a 2-1 win over Brazil in Rio de Janeiro.

Luka Modrić (1985) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish club Real Madrid and is the captain of the Croatia national team. Following group stage eliminations in his first two World Cups, Modrić led Croatia to the 2018 World Cup Final, and he received the Golden Ball award for Best Player of the Tournament. Furthermore, he has been named the Croatian Footballer of the Year a record seven times between 2007–2018

Nawaf Al Abed, a 21-year-old striker for Saudi Arabian soccer club Al Hilal, scored what is believed to be the fastest goal in the history of professional soccer when he hit the back of the net an incredible two seconds after the opening whistle in a Prince Faisal bin Fahad Cup match

Sheffield Football Club is the oldest football club in the world, dating back to the fall of 1857. The club is officially recognized by FIFA and The Football Association of England (FA) as the world's oldest football club.Prior to the formation of the FA, early football clubs used their own rules and the Sheffield Rules were the first official set of rules and laws used for football games

Ivan Perišić is a Croatian professional footballer who plays for Inter Milan and the Croatia national team. He usually plays as a winger, but can also be deployed as an attacking midfielder or second striker.

The Golden Boot in the 2004 UEFA European Championship was awarded to Milan Baroš, who scored five goals in all three group stage matches and in the quarter-finals against Denmark. Milan Baroš is a Czech footballer who plays as a striker for Baník Ostrava in the Czech First League.