Top 10 soccer facts

91,9 m. 91,9 this goal score Asmir Begović. Goal kicked of Artur Boruc

Julio Iglesias was a goalkeeper for Real Madrid's reserve team. His football career was ruined when he was involved in a serious automobile accident, due to which he was unable to walk for two years. During his hospitalization, a nurse gave him a guitar so that he could recover the dexterity of his hands. In learning to play, he discovered his musical talent.

Prussia. The name Borussia comes from Latin and means Prussia.

Sheffield F.C. FIFA officially recognizes Sheffield F.C. as the oldest football club of the world. The club was established in 1857. The photo shows its contemporaneous team. The club is often referred to as "the ancients".

Asian Football (AFC). Football Federation Australia (FFA) is the governing body of soccer, futsal, and beach soccer within Australia. The FFA is headquartered in Sydney. FFA made the decision to leave the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), for which it was a founding member, and become a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on 1 January 2006 and ASEAN Football Federation (AFF).

In 13 different member states of UEFA. ME 2020 will be the first in the history of such championships. The final match will take place in London at the Wembley Stadium.

Lev Yashin. The Ballon d'Or ("Golden Ball"), is an annual football award pre­sent­ed by France Football since 1956. Lev Yashin is the only goal­keep­er in the history who has won it in 1963.

Neither. The 1980 edition was the last UEFA European Championship to have a third place match. That was one of the few third place football matches ever to be decided by a penalty shootout, where Czechoslovakia defeated hosts Italy 9-8. For the next edition, the third place playoff was abolished.

26. Sir Alex Ferguson was appointed manager of Manchester United in November 1986. During his 26 years with Manchester United he won 38 trophies, including 13 Premier League titles, five FA Cups and two UEFA Champions League titles.

La Paz (Bolivia). FIFA forbids official matches above 2,500 meters because players may be at greater health risk due to decreased oxygen pressure. La Paz's Hernando Siles Stadium (pictured, 3,637 meters (11,932 feet) above sea level) is excluded from that regulation after intense lobbying by Bolivian authorities.