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==Did you know?==
===2004–2005===

*...that the men's tournament of '''[[football at the 2004 Summer Olympics]]''' was played by "U-23" (under 23-years-old) player) teams, with up to three over-age players allowed per team? (5 July 2004) 
*...that '''[[Leyton F.C.]]''' had to win a [[High Court of Justice|High Court]] action in order to call itself the oldest [[Football (soccer)|football]] club in [[London]]? (9 September 2004) 
*...that [[soccer]] player '''[[Paul Reaney]]''' was briefly a [[mechanic|car mechanic]] before signing with [[Leeds United]]? (9 December 2004)
*...that '''[[Nils Liedholm]]''' is the last surviving member of the famous [[football (soccer)|footballing]] Gre-No-Li trio? (8 March 2005)
*...that '''[[Nat Lofthouse]]''' was the [[England national football team|England football team's]] highest goalscorer of all-time for eight years? (14 March 2005) 
*...that [[Stan Mortensen]] scored a [[hat-trick]] in the [[1953 FA Cup Final]] at [[Wembley Stadium|Wembley]], becoming the first player ever to do so? (16 March 2005) 
*...that [[England national football team|England]] [[football (soccer)|football]] captain '''[[Eddie Hapgood]]''' was forced by diplomats to give a [[Nazi salute]] before a match with [[Germany national football team|Germany]] in 1938? (17 March 2005) 
*...that the [[England national football team|England football squad]] for the [[Football World Cup 1986|1986 World Cup]] in [[Mexico]] contained two players called '''[[Gary Stevens]]'''? (25 March 2005)  
*...that '''[[Ray Wilson (English footballer)|Ray Wilson]]''', who was the eldest member of [[England national football team|England's]] victorious [[Football World Cup 1966|1966 World Cup]] team, became an [[undertaker]] after he retired from [[football]]? (4 April 2005) 
*...that although [[England national football team|England]] centre forward [[Geoff Hurst]] had scored a [[hat-trick]] and was therefore entitled to keep the match ball, it was [[Germany national football team|German]] striker '''[[Helmut Haller]]''' who took it home after the[[Football World Cup|1966 World Cup]] final? (10 April 2005)  
*...that the [[France national football team|French]] [[football (soccer)|footballer]] '''[[Lucien Laurent]]''' scored the first ever [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] goal, against [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] in 1930? (19 April 2005) 
*...that former [[England national football team|England]] [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Mick Channon]]''' is now a successful[[horse trainer]]? (4 June 2005)   
*...that '''[[Mick Mills]]''' was made captain of the [[England national football team]] which started the [[Football World Cup 1982|1982 World Cup]] because [[Kevin Keegan]] was unable to play through injury? (10 June 2005)  
*...that '''[[Alan Mullery]]''' became the first [[England national football team|England]] [[association football]] player to be sent off in a full international match during the [[1968 European Football Championship|1968 European Championship]] semi-final against [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]]? (14 June 2005)  
*...that [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[football (soccer)|football]] [[commentator]] '''[[Bjørge Lillelien]]''' famously taunted [[Margaret Thatcher]] after [[Norway national football team|Norway]]'s victory over [[England national football team|England]] in 1981? (24 June 2005)  
*...that '''[[Chris Woods]]''' cost [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] 250,000 [[pound sterling|pound]]s from [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] in 1979 even though he had never played a [[Football League First Division|League]] game before his transfer? (2 July 2005)  
*...that the [[Germany|German]] [[POW|prisoners of war]] built part of the '''[[Stade de Gerland]]''' [[stadium]] in [[Lyon]], [[France]], after the [[First World War]]? (1 August 2005) 
*...that the '''[[Liga Indonesia]]''' is the top [[football (soccer)|football]] league in [[Indonesia]]? (9 August 2005)  
*...that although '''[[Archibald Leitch]]''' was the foremost [[football (soccer)|football]] [[stadium]] [[architect]] in the [[United Kingdom]] in the early [[20th century]], only two of his works have been [[listed building|listed]] for preservation? (23 August 2005) 
*...that, before [[Wayne Rooney]] made his debut in February 2003, [[England national football team|England]]'s youngest ever football player was '''[[James F. M. Prinsep]]''', who had held the [[England national football team records|record]] for more than 123 years? (2 September 2005) 
*...that the first ever [[golden goal]] was scored in the '''[[Cromwell Cup]]''' final at [[Bramall Lane]], [[Sheffield]] in [[1868]], giving [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] a 1–0 victory? (23 September 2005) 
*...that in [[1930]], the [[football (soccer)|football]]er '''[[Gerard Keizer]]''' played for both [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] and [[Ajax Amsterdam]] simultaneously, flying between [[England]] and the [[Netherlands]] to play in matches? (4 October 2005)  
*...that [[football]]er '''[[Alan Taylor (footballer born 1953)|Alan Taylor]]''' scored two goals in the quarter final, two goals in the semi final and two goals in the [[FA Cup Final|final]] of the [[1975 FA Cup Final|1975 FA Cup]] as his club [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] won the competition?  (1 December 2005) 
*...that '''[[César Sampaio]]''' is a former [[Brazil|Brazilian]] [[football]] player who played offensive midfielder for [[Palmeiras]] and the  [[Brazil national football team|Brazilian national team]]?  (2 December 2005)
*...that the former English [[football (soccer)|football]] player '''[[Eric Brook]]''' is the all-time record goalscorer for [[Manchester City F.C.]] with 178 goals? (27 December 2005) 
*...that '''[[Dimba]]''' was the top goalscorer of the 2003 [[Campeonato Brasileiro|Brazilian]] [[football (soccer)|football]] championship? (29 December 2005)
*...the '''[[Stadion Graz-Liebenau]]''' in [[Austria]] was renamed after controversy over [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]'s decisions in recent [[Capital punishment in the United States|death penalty]] cases in [[California]]? (30 December 2005)

===2006===

*...that '''[[Deportivo Táchira Fútbol Club]]''' is the [[Venezuela]]n [[football (soccer)|soccer]] club with the most appearances in the[[Copa Libertadores de América|Copa Libertadores]]? (17 January 2006)
*...that a 1906 football match between a team of youngsters from [[Kraków]] and the troupe of [[Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show]] is one of the milestones in the '''[[Football in Poland|history of football in Poland]]'''? (20 March 2006)  
*...that the '''[[Agony of Doha]]''' is a term used by fans of the [[Japan national football team|Japanese national football team]] to refer to the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]] [[Football World Cup 1994 (qualification AFC)|qualification]] match where Japan lost its World Cup place to [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]]? (16 May 2006)
*...that '''[[Garry Parker]]''' ran the full length of the pitch at [[Wembley Stadium]] to score a goal for [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] in the final of the [[Simod Cup]] against [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] in 1989, which Forest won 4–3? (21 May 2006)
*...that [[Netherlands|Dutch]] football manager '''[[Clemens Westerhof]]''' is credited with turning the [[Nigeria national football team|Nigerian national team]] into a perennial powerhouse in African football, having guided them to victory in the [[1992 African Cup of Nations]] as well as their first [[FIFA World Cup]] participation in 1994? (23 May 2006)
*...that the first professional [[football (soccer)|football]] team, '''[[The Zulus]]''', was established in [[Sheffield]], [[England]] in 1879? (21 July 2006)
*...that the [[England|English]] [[football (soccer)|football]]er '''[[David Layne]]''' scored 58 goals in 81 games for [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.]] before he was jailed for his involvement in the [[British betting scandal of 1964]]? (6 August 2006)
*...that the '''[[Gay Football Supporters Network]]''' recently voted [[Steven Gerrard]] top of their annual "Lust List" for the second year running? (31 August 2006)
*...that '''[[Charlie Williams (comedian)|Charlie Williams]]''', one of the first black [[football (soccer)|football]] players in Britain after the [[Second World War]] and later Britain's first well-known black [[comedian]], responded to [[heckling]] by saying: "If you don't shut up, I'll come and move in next door to you"? (14 September 2006)
*...that the rules of '''[[Swedish football (code)|Swedish football]]''' played in the late [[19th century]] were a mix of [[Laws of the Game (association football)|association football rules]] and the [[Rugby football|rugby football rules]] because of a misunderstanding? (28 September 2006)
*...that '''[[Sheffield Wednesday Ladies F.C.]]''' were formed at the ''Star Inn'' [[public house]] in [[Rotherham]] in 1971 following a charity match between men and women at the pub?(28 September 2006)
*...that [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[goalkeeper (football)|goalkeeper]] '''[[Kalle Svensson|Karl Svensson]]''' was given his nickname ''Rio-Kalle'' after two heroic matches in the [[1950 FIFA World Cup]] that were actually played in [[São Paulo]] and not in [[Rio de Janeiro]]? (18 October 2006)
*... that [[England|English]] lower-league [[football (soccer)|football]] team '''[[History of Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]]''' once beat the [[Netherlands national football team]] 3–2? (12 November 2006)
*...that '''[[West Ham Stadium]]''' in [[London]] holds the record for the lowest ever attendance of a [[football (soccer)|football]] match in [[The Football League]], despite its [[Seating capacity|capacity]] of 120,000? (6 December 2006)
*...that '''[[Göteborgs BK]]''', founded in [[1875]], is the oldest [[football (soccer)|football]] [[football team|club]] in [[Sweden]] known by name, also played [[Swedish football (code)|Swedish football]], a local variant? (20 December 2006)
*...that the [[cope]] given to the '''[[David Urquhart (bishop)|Rt. Revd. David Urquhart]]''' upon his inauguration as the ninth [[Bishop of Birmingham]] in November 2006 featured the emblems of [[Aston Villa]] and [[Birmingham City]], the two most prominent football teams of the city? (23 December 2006)

===2007===

*...that '''[[Les Taylor (footballer)|Les Taylor]]''' only captained [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] in the [[1984]] [[FA Cup]] final because regular captain [[Wilf Rostron]] was suspended? (22 January 2007)
*...that '''[[Torbjörn Nilsson]]''' is considered to be one of the greatest [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[football (soccer)|footballers]] of all time, despite only having played 28 matches for the [[Sweden national football team|national team]]? (7 February 2007)
*...that the fourth '''[[Nordic Football Championship]]''' tournament was started in [[1937]] but did not end until eleven years later as it was interrupted by the [[World War II|Second World War]]? (28 February 2007)
*...that '''[[Harry Kent]]''' worked both as a manufacturer of [[munitions]] and as a [[public house|pub]] landlord whilst managing [[Watford F.C.]]? (13 March 2007)
*...that '''[[Peter Knowles]]''',  a popular [[Great Britain|English]] [[football (soccer)|football]] player,  voluntarily ended his football career at the age of 24, after becoming a [[Jehovah's Witness]]? (19 March 2007)
*...that when '''[[Archie Goodall]]''' scored for [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] in their 9–1 loss to [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]], he became the oldest [[football (soccer)|football]]er to score an international goal in the 19th century? (2 April 2007)
*...that [[football (soccer)|footballer]] '''[[Francis Lee]]''' earned his nickname ''Lee One Pen'' by setting an English record for the most [[penalty kick|penalties]] scored in a single season? (17 April 2007)
*...that [[Uruguay]]an [[football (soccer)|football]]er '''[[Víctor Rodríguez Andrade]]''' helped found [[Uruguayan Basketball Federation]] team 25 de Agosto? (19 April 2007)
*...that '''[[Pankaj Gupta]]''' was one of the earliest [[India|Indian]] sports administrators involved in [[football (soccer)|football]], [[Field hockey|hockey]] and [[cricket]]? (21 April 2007)
*...that 1927 '''[[Italian football champions]]''' [[Torino F.C.]] were stripped of their title for [[match fixing]]? (21 April 2007)
*...that '''[[Jacqui Oatley]]''' is the first female [[football (soccer)|football]] [[sports commentator|commentator]] in the history of [[BBC]] football programme ''[[Match of the Day]]''? (24 April 2007)
*...that '''[[Alex Stevenson]]''' is the only [[football (soccer)|football]]er to play for both the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] and [[Rangers F.C.]]? (25 April 2007)
*...that [[England|English]] [[cricket]]er and [[football (soccer)|footballer]] '''[[Arthur Milton]]''' was the last surviving person to have played [[Test cricket]] for the [[England cricket team]] and international football for the [[England national football team|England football team]]? (1 May 2007)
*...that the [[football (soccer)|football]] [[stadium]] '''[[Nya Gamla Ullevi]]''' which is under construction in [[Gothenburg]], [[Sweden]], is only the second [[Allsvenskan|Swedish top league]] stadium built since 1966? (8 May 2007)
*..that in 2003, aged 70, former [[The Football League|English Football League]] and international [[Referee (football)|soccer referee]] '''[[Pat Partridge]]''' took over as [[Assistant referee (association football)|linesman]] in a [[Non-League football|non-league]] match he was watching, after the original linesman took over from the injured referee? (18 May 2007)
*...that [[football (soccer)|footballer]] '''[[David Weir (English footballer)|David Weir]]''' scored [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]'s first ever [[FA Cup]] goal? (1 June 2007)
*...that '''[[Itzik Zohar]]''' scored [[Israel national football team|Israel]]'s first international [[Goal (sport)|goal]] in [[football (soccer)|football]] after gaining full admittance to [[UEFA]]? (5 June 2007)
*...that the '''[[1902 British Home Championship]]''' [[football (soccer)|football]] tournament was won by [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] in a replay after the deciding match was marred by [[Ibrox disaster|the deaths of 25 spectators]] when a stand collapsed at [[Ibrox Stadium|Ibrox Park]]? (6 June 2007)
*...that [[football (soccer)|football]]er '''[[George Wynn]]''' was [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]'s leading goalscorer in three consecutive seasons? (8 June 2007)
*...that [[Netherlands|Dutch]] amateur [[Football (soccer)|football]] club '''[[IJsselmeervogels]]''' received the Dutch Sports Team of the Year Award in 1975, for reaching the semi-final of the [[KNVB Cup]]? (10 June 2007)
*...that [[Football (soccer)|football]] players Billy and '''[[John McPhail]]''' are the only brothers to have both scored [[hat-trick]]s for [[Celtic F.C.]] against their [[Old Firm]] rivals, [[Rangers F.C.]]? (21 June 2007)
*...that the [[football song]] '''''[[Hampden in the sun]]''''' celebrates the record scoreline of the 1957 [[Scottish League Cup]] final? (28 June 2007)
*...that [[Scottish people|Scottish]] footballer '''[[Billy McPhail]]''' launched a legal case claiming that heading heavy [[football (ball)|leather footballs]] contributed to him developing [[Alzheimer's disease]]? (28 June 2007)
*...that money donated in 1905 by the fans at [[Celtic Park]] football stadium in [[Glasgow, Scotland]] was given to the mother of international Scottish [[Football (soccer)|footballer]] '''[[Barney Battles, Jr.]]''' while Battles was still in the womb? (1 July 2007)
*...that '''[[History of Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City F.C.]]''' is the second-oldest [[English football league system|English football league]] club, as it was founded in 1863? (6 July 2006)
*...that on the same day '''[[Arbroath 36 Bon Accord 0|Arbroath beat Bon Accord 36–0 in the Scottish Cup]]''' that 18 miles away in Dundee, [[Dundee Harp F.C.|Dundee Harp]] had beaten Aberdeen Rovers 35–0? (19 July 2007)
*...that '''[[Eddy Brown]]''', an English [[football (soccer)|football]] player who had originally planned to take [[Holy Orders]], was well known for his [[goal celebration]]s as early as the 1950s? (23 July 2007)
*...that the famous black-and-white striped shirts of [[Italy|Italian]] [[football]] club '''[[history of Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]''' were based on the kit of English [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]], replacing the club's initial pink and black colours in 1903? (1 August 2007)
*...that [[White Emigre|Russian émigré]] '''[[Jerzy Bulanow]]''' captained the [[Poland national football team]] through the 1920s and early 1930s? (5 August 2007)
*...that the [[football (soccer)]] stadium at '''[[Tehelné pole]]''', in [[Bratislava]], was the largest in the former [[Czechoslovakia]]?(10 August 2007)
*...that '''[[Tommy Sale]]''' scored 282 goals during 14 years at the [[England|English]] [[Football (soccer)|Football]] club [[Stoke City F.C.]]? (10 August 2007)
*...that '''[[Bob McGrory]]''' managed the [[England|English]] [[football (soccer)|football]] team [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] for a period of 17 years, having previously played for the club for 14 years?  (20 August 2007)
*...that the first [[Football in Italy|Italian]] [[football (soccer)]] club, [[Torino Football and Cricket Club]], was founded by '''[[Edoardo Bosio]]''' in 1887? (21 August 2007)
*...that '''[[Alex Leake]]''' was offered a [[pound sterling|£]]10 bribe by [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] player [[Billy Meredith]] to [[match fixing|throw]] the final match of the [[1904-05 in English football|1904–1905]] season? (29 August 2007)
*...that the [[England national football team]] is to train on the [[football pitch]] of the '''[[Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College]]''', as it is the only one identical to one in Russia on which they are due to play in October 2007? (28 September 2007)
*...that despite being organised on [[St. Andrew's Day]], the '''[[1872 Scotland vs England football match|first official international football match]]''' did not result in a home win? (28 September 2007)
*...that '''[[Harry Newbould]]''' was the first-ever manager of [[Derby County F.C.]]? (29 September 2007)
*...that '''[[Sam Ormerod]]''' was the first manager to gain [[promotion and relegation|promotion]] to the [[Football League First Division|First Division]], the highest level of [[Football in England|English football]], with [[Manchester City F.C.]]? (5 October 2007)
*...that '''[[Wilf Wild]]''' was the first [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] manager to win the [[The Football League|League Championship]]? (13 October 2007)
*...that the '''[[Portuguese football champions|Portuguese football champion]]''' has been one of [[S.L. Benfica]], [[F.C. Porto]] or [[Sporting Clube de Portugal]] on 78 out of 86 occasions? (17 October 2007)
*...that [[England|English]] [[Football (soccer)|football]] [[Referee (football)|referee]] '''[[Matt Messias]]''' once urged a  [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] [[Defender (football)|defender]] not to kick an opposing player during a match against [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] because "the [[devil]] was trying to get him [[Misconduct (football)#Sending-off offences (red card)|sent off]]"? (23 October 2007)
*...that '''[[Niek Loohuis]]''' is now a Dutch [[Eredivisie|First Division]] [[football (soccer)]] player, despite having been declared unfit and removed from [[FC Twente]]'s youth academy at age 18? (19 November 2007)
*...that '''[[Football referee (England)|football referees in England]]''' officiate at [[Football in England|eleven different levels]] according to ability, activity and age? (24 November 2007)
*...that [[football (soccer)]] player '''[[Law Adam]]''' of [[Grasshopper-Club Zürich]] played for [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] against [[Austria national football team|Austria]] in [[1929]], but played for his native [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] against [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] a year later? (1 December 2007)
*...that the '''[[history of Galatasaray S.K.|Galatasaray S.K.]]''' has origins from the [[Ottoman Empire]] era? (4 December 2007)
*...that former [[Hampshire County Cricket Club|Hampshire]] [[wicketkeeper]] '''[[Adrian Aymes|Adi Aymes]]''' went on to manage [[football (soccer)|football]] club [[Fleet Town F.C.]], and is the current fitness coach of [[Havant and Waterlooville]]? (8 December 2007)
*...that [[Football (soccer)|English football]] [[Referee (football)|referee]] '''[[Gary Willard]]''' once had to be given a police safety escort off the [[Football pitch|pitch]] after [[Misconduct (football)#Sending-off offences (red card)|sending off]] three home team players in a single game? (14 December 2007)
*...that the [[Hungary|Hungarian]] politician and [[Nazi collaborator]] '''[[Andor Jaross]]''' was also president of the [[football (soccer)]] club [[Ferencvárosi TC]]? (21 December 2007)
*...that footballer '''[[Roy Cheetham]]''' was the first [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] player to be used as a [[substitute (football)|substitute]]? (29 December 2007)

===2008===

*...that a [[steam engine|steam]]-powered '''[[portable engine]]''' drove the [[dynamo]] for the first [[Floodlights (sport)|floodlit]] [[association football|football]] match in the UK in 1878? (7 January 2008)
*...that [[football (soccer)]] [[midfielder (football)|midfielder]] '''[[Evan Berger]]''' was nominated for an informal [[Australia Day]] award by his [[Wollondilly Shire|local council]] for representing [[Australia]] in the [[Australia national under-20 football team|national under-20 team]]? (10 January 2008)
*...that '''[[Tommy Fleming (soccer)|Tommy Fleming]]''' was inducted into the [[National Soccer Hall of Fame]] in 2005, one of five soccer players unanimously selected to represent overlooked players from before the 1950s? (16 January 2008)
*...that [[association football|football]] [[coach (sport)|manager]] '''[[Yvon Pouliquen]]''' led two clubs to victory in the [[Coupe de France|French Cup Final]] ''and'' [[promotion and relegation|relegation]] from [[Ligue 1|the top division]] in consecutive seasons? (18 January 2008)
*...that '''[[Tommy Johnson (striker)|Tommy Johnson]]''' holds the record for the most goals scored by a [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] player in a single season? (18 January 2008)
*...that '''[[Frank Loughran]]''' played for [[Australia national football (soccer) team|the Socceroos]] at the [[1956 Summer Olympics]] in [[Melbourne]], scoring a goal in the first game his adopted country of [[Australia]] ever played in Olympic [[association football|soccer]]? (22 January 2008)
*...that [[association football|footballer]] '''[[John Hewitt (footballer)|John Hewitt]]''' scored the fastest recorded goal in [[Scottish Cup]] history, timed at 9.6 seconds? (26 January 2008)
*...that '''[[FC Mretebi Tbilisi|Mretebi Tbilisi]]''' was the first openly professional [[football club]] to be founded in the [[Soviet Union]]? (31 January 2008)<!-- this was the 100th DYK in this list to appear on the main page -->
*...that [[Association Football]]er '''[[Billy Mosforth]]''' was a leading exponent of the screw shot, which allows players to bend the ball's trajectory?  (1 February 2008)
*...that '''[[Billy Mercer (footballer born 1969)|Billy Mercer]]''' became [[Caretaker manager|caretaker assistant manager]] of [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] in October 2006, having previously played for rivals [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]]? (9 February 2008)
*...that '''[[John Percival (bishop)|John Percival]]''', when [[headmaster]] of [[Rugby School]], gained the [[nickname]] "Percival of the knees" because he was concerned about "impurity" and insisted that boys secure their [[association football|football]] shorts below the knee with elastic? (12 February 2008)  
*...that the '''[[Leeds United and Manchester United rivalry|rivalry]]''' between [[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds United]] and [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] [[Football (soccer)|football]] clubs has its roots in the 15th century [[England|English]] [[civil war]], the [[Wars of the Roses]]?  (14 February 2008)
*...that '''[[William Bambridge]]''', the father of [[England national football team|England]] [[association football|Football]] international '''[[Charles Bambridge]]''' was a member of the [[Te Waimate mission]], [[New Zealand]] who became official photographer to [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]]? (15 February 2008)
*...that the [[England national football team]] has only had fifteen '''[[England national football team managers|managers]]''' since the position was made a full-time post in 1946? (19 February 2008)
*...that former [[England national under-21 football team|England under-21]] [[Goalkeeper (football)|goalkeeper]] '''[[Lee Grant (goalkeeper)|Lee Grant]]''' has been described by [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Owls]] manager [[Brian Laws]] as "probably the most outstanding keeper" in [[Football League Championship|the Championship]]? (20 February 2008)
*...that '''[[Ellyse Perry]]''' played both [[Australia national women's cricket team|cricket]] and [[Australia women's national football (soccer) team|soccer]] for [[Australia]] at the age of sixteen? (20 February 2008)
*...that the [[Premier League]]'s '''[[Game 39|proposal to play some matches outside England]]''' has been condemned by the [[Football Supporters' Federation]] as "outrageous [[desecration]] of the national game"? (21 February 2008)
*...that in 1916, [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Bob Benson]]''' volunteered to replace an absent [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] team-mate just before a game, only to collapse and die during the match? (23 February 2008)
*...that '''[[History of Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City Football Club]]''' blamed their [[FA Cup]] exit in the [[1919-20 in English football|1919–20]] season on a pre-game trip to [[J. S. Fry & Sons|Fry's chocolate works]]? (25 February 2008)
*...that the '''[[1976 Football League Cup Final|1976 Football League Cup win]]''' made [[Tony Book]] the first to so as both a player and [[Coach (sport)|manager]]? (29 February 2008)
*...that [[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport County]] [[physio]] '''[[Rodger Wylde]]''' formed a [[progressive rock|rock]] group with  player Tom Bennett whilst treating his broken leg? (3 March 2008)
*...that former [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] and [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Brian Hornsby]]''' trekked to [[Machu Picchu]] with musician [[Tony Hadley]] in aid of [[Action Medical Research]]? (4 March 2008)
*...that former [[Association football|football]] player and manager '''[[Alan Brown (footballer)|Alan Brown]]''' quit [[Huddersfield Town F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] and became a [[policeman]] for two and a half years before rejoining the club? (8 March 2008)
*...that [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[association football|football]]er '''[[Kevin Bremner]]''' scored for five different teams in [[the Football League]] during the [[1982-83 in English football|1982–83 season]]? (8 March 2008)
*...that after retiring, former [[Premier League]] [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Adrian Whitbread]]''' worked in four different clubs as assistant coach for [[Martin Allen]]? (15 March 2008)
*...that footballer '''[[Henry Martin (footballer)|Henry Martin]]''' scored on his début against [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] and again the next day against their neighbours [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]? (2 April 2008)
*...that the four youngest players for [[England national football team|England's football team]] are [[Wayne Rooney]], [[Theo Walcott]], [[James F. M. Prinsep|James Prinsep]] and '''[[Thurston Rostron]]'''? (9 April 2008)
*...that at 15 years and 156 days, '''[[Albert Geldard]]''' became the youngest player to appear in [[The Football League]] in 1929? (25 April 2008}
*...that '''[[Julian Sturgis]]''', the novelist, poet, [[libretto|librettist]] and lyricist was the first [[United States|American]] to play for [[Wanderers F.C.|the winning team]] in an English [[FA Cup Final]] in [[1873 FA Cup Final|1873]]? (28 April 2008) 
*...that in <b>[[Claude Ashton]]</b>'s only international appearance for the [[England national football team|English national football team]], he [[captain (football)|captained]] the squad?  (5 May 2008)
*... that [[England|English]] [[Defender (association football)#Full back|football full back]] '''[[Alfred Bower]]''' was the last [[Amateur sports#Football (soccer)|amateur]] player to captain the [[England national football team|English national team]] in 1927? (7 May 2008)
*... that [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]] [[association football|footballers]] '''[[Geoff Smith (footballer)|Geoff Smith]]''' and '''[[George Mulholland]]''' each played more than 200 consecutive appearances for the club during the 1950s? (7 May 2008)
*... that '''[[Albert Kidd]]''' scored two [[Goal_%28football%29#Association_Football_.28Soccer.29|goals]] in the last 10 minutes of the [[1985-86 in Scottish football|1985–86]] [[Scottish football]] season to deny [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Hearts]] the [[Scottish football champions|championship]], despite having not scored in the whole season until then? (10 May 2008) 
*... that [[association football]]ers '''[[Jimmy Willis]]''' and [[Steve Finnan]] are the only players to have scored in the top five divisions of [[English football league system|English league football]]? (13 May 2008)

*... that '''[[Sam Cowan]]''' is the only [[Association football|footballer]] to have represented [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] in three [[FA Cup]] finals? (14 May 2008)
*... that brothers and [[England national football team|England]] [[association football|football]] [[Defender (football)|defenders]] '''[[Arthur Melmoth Walters]]''' and '''[[Percy Melmoth Walters]]''' were known as "[[Morning]]" and "[[Afternoon]]" in allusion to their initials? (16 May 2008)
*... that the game between [[FC Bayern Munich]] and [[1860 Munich]] on [[23 April]] [[1945]] in the '''[[Gauliga Bayern]]''', ending 3–2, was the last official [[Association football|football]] game played in [[Nazi Germany]]? (20 May 2008)
*... that '''[[Len Boyd]]''', captain of [[Birmingham City F.C.]] in the 1950s, once played four games with a [[bone fracture|fractured]] leg? (24 May 2008)
*... that [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]'s '''[[Bob Chatt]]''' scored an [[FA Cup Final]] goal 30 seconds after kick-off? (25 May 2008)
*... that the '''[[Webster ruling]]''' is a legal [[precedent]] clarified by the [[Court of Arbitration for Sport]] in 2008, which extends to professional [[footballer]]s in [[Europe]] the same [[contract]]ual [[freedom of movement]] as workers in other industries? (30 May 2008)
*... that the [[Gibraltar Football Association]] had their [[UEFA]] '''[[Football in Gibraltar|membership application blocked by Spain]]''' due to their [[Disputed status of Gibraltar|claim on the territory]]? (30 May 2008)
*... that [[Georgia (country)|Georgian]] [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Georgi Kiknadze]]''' won five consecutive [[Umaglesi Liga|league championships]] with [[FC Dinamo Tbilisi|Dinamo Tbilisi]]? (31 May 2008)
*... that '''[[Poole Stadium]]''', a former [[Football (soccer)|football]] ground now used for [[greyhound racing]] and [[speedway]], was the venue for the [[2004 Speedway World Cup]] final? (31 May 2008)
*... that [[twin]] brothers [[David Jackson (footballer)|David]] and '''[[Peter Jackson (footballer born 1937)|Peter Jackson]]''' played together for seven clubs in [[Football in England|English football]]? (1 June 2008)
*... that the '''[[1966–68 Liga Leumit|1966–68 Liga Leumit season]]''' was played over two years in an effort to rid [[Football in Israel|Israeli football]] of corruption and violence, which included riots on the field? (1 June 2008)
*... that goalkeeper '''[[Bob Roberts (footballer)|Bob Roberts]]''' was the first [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] player to win an international [[cap (sport)|cap]]? (4 June 2008)
*... that the '''[[Eimsbütteler TV]]''', a German [[association football|football]] club, failed to advance in the [[German football champions|national championship finals]] in 1934 and 1935 despite beating the later champion, [[FC Schalke 04]], in both years? (6 June 2008)
*... that in the [[UEFA Euro 1996|1996]] '''[[England and Scotland football rivalry|football match between England and Scotland]]''', [[Uri Geller]] claimed that he caused [[Scotland national football team|Scotland's]] [[Gary McAllister]] to miss a [[penalty kick|penalty]] by the [[Psychokinesis|power of his mind]]? (7 June 2008)
*... in 1885, '''[[Jimmy Forrest (footballer)|Jimmy Forrest]]''' was the first [[Professional sports|professional]] [[association football|footballer]] to appear for the [[England national football team]]? (8 June 2008)
*... that when '''[[History of Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian F.C. applied to join the Scottish Football Association]]''', the [[Scottish Football Association|SFA]] told them that the SFA were catering for [[Scottish people|Scotsmen]], not [[Irish people|Irishmen]]? (9 June 2008)
*... that the '''[[Bavarian football derbys#The Franconian derby|Franconian derby]]''' between [[1. FC Nürnberg]] and [[SpVgg Greuther Fürth]] is the most played [[association football|football]] match in [[Germany]] with over 250 games between the two sides? (19 June 2008)
*... that '''[[Fred Forman]]''' scored two [[Football pitch#Goals|goals]] in [[England national football team|England's]] 13–2 win over [[Ireland national football team (1882–1950)|Ireland]] in 1899—the highest-scoring match involving England in [[Football#History|international football history]]? (23 June 2008)
*... that with the inception of the '''[[Gauliga Ostmark]]''' in 1938, clubs from outside of [[Vienna]] were for the first time permitted to take part in [[Austria]]'s premier [[association football|football]] division? (28 June 2008)
*... that [[Wales|Welsh]] [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Roy Clarke (footballer)|Roy Clarke]]''' played in three different divisions of the [[Football League]] in three consecutive matches? (30 June 2008)
*... that '''[[Bert Freeman]]''' was the top scorer in the English [[Football League]] in three seasons before 1914?  (1 July 2008)
*... that '''[[Jimmy Speirs]]''' won the [[Military Medal]] while serving with the [[Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders]], six years after his goal helped [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]] win the [[1911 FA Cup Final]]? (4 July 2008)
*... that '''[[Hibernian Park]]''' hosted the first [[association football|football]] international match played in [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]]? (6 July 2008)
*... that, at 5&nbsp;ft 7&nbsp;in (1.70&nbsp;m) tall, '''[[Teddy Davison]]''' was considered the smallest [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] to play for the [[England national football team]]? (9 July 2008)
*... that [[England|English]] [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Tom Holford]]''' played professionally until he was 46, making him the sixth oldest player to have appeared in a [[Football League]] match? (11 July 2008)
*... that the [[association football|football]] game between '''[[Offenburger FV]]''' and the [[SC Freiburg]] on [[28 March]] [[1920]] lasted for over three hours? (22 July 2008)
*... that [[Eastbourne Borough F.C.|Eastbourne Borough]] is the fifth [[association football|football]] club for which '''[[Jean-Michel Sigere]]''' and '''[[Simon Wormull]]''' have played together? (20 August 2008)
*... that following '''[[Neil Dewar]]'''’s [[transfer (football)|transfer]] from the club, a [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] director was forced to resign due to his daughter [[eloping]] with the player? (21 August 2008) 
*... that [[England national football team|England's]] '''[[Tom Brittleton]]''' is the oldest [[association football|footballer]] ever to play a competitive match for [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]]? (23 August 2008) 
*... that [[mathematician]] '''[[Harald Bohr]]''', brother of [[Niels Bohr]], won a silver medal in [[Football at the 1908 Summer Olympics|football]] at the [[1908 Summer Olympics]]? (26 August 2008) 
*... that when 15-year-old '''[[Jordon Mutch]]''' was first selected to play for [[Birmingham City F.C.]], he had to be withdrawn only hours before the match because of [[child protection]] regulations? (2 September 2008)
*... that the '''[[2008 Congo football riots]]''' were sparked by accusations of [[witchcraft]]? (21 September 2008)
*... that [[Brazil]]ian [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Bobô (footballer born 1962)|Bobô]]''' won the 1988 [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A]] before playing three games for the [[Brazil national football team|Brazil national team]] in 1989? (22 September 2008)
*... that [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] '''[[Peter Litchfield]]''' donated the man of the match award from his [[The Football League|Football League]] debut to [[motor neurone disease]] in memory of former teammate Mel Holden? (22 September 2008)
*... that '''[[Curtis Woodhouse]]''' was a professional boxer whilst still playing professional football for [[Rushden & Diamonds F.C.|Rushden & Diamonds]]? (23 September 2008)
*... that victory in the '''[[1904 FA Cup Final]]''' gave [[Manchester City F.C.]] their first major honour? (25 September 2008)
*... that '''[[Jack Hillman]]''' was responsible for the earliest recorded case of [[match fixing]] in [[association football|football]]? (26 September 2008)
*... that new [[Manchester City F.C.]] chairman '''[[Khaldoon Al Mubarak]]''' was also the man who negotiated the [[Abu Dhabi Grand Prix]]'s inclusion in the [[2009 Formula One season]]? (26 September 2008)
*... that English [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Fred Geary]]''' scored the first goal at the opening of [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]'s new [[Goodison Park]] stadium in August 1892? (26 September 2008)
*... that '''[[Hapoel Tayibe F.C.|Hapoel Tayibe]]''' was the first ever [[Arab citizens of Israel|Arab]] football club to play in the top division in [[Israel]]? (2 October 2008)
*... that '''[[Reuben Noble-Lazarus]]''' became the youngest [[association football|football]]er in [[the Football League]] when he came on as a substitute in [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]]'s 3–0 defeat to [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] in 2008? (7 October 2008)
*...that English [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Glen Thomas]]''' came close to losing an eye in 1996 when he stumbled into a tree during a training session and was hit in the face by a branch? (10 October 2008)
*.. that [[South Africa]]n '''[[Jean-Michel d'Avray]]''' played [[Association football|football]] in [[England]] and [[Netherlands|Holland]] before becoming the last ever [[National Soccer League]] Coach of the Year in [[Australia]]? (12 October 2008)
*... that during the [[World War II]], English [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Jimmy Boswell]]''' served in the same army unit as four other future [[Gillingham F.C.]] players? (14 October 2008)
*... that [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Peter Stringfellow (footballer)|Peter Stringfellow]]''' suffered a dramatic decline in form, which ultimately ended his professional career, after being involved in a car crash in which a team-mate died? (15 October 2008)
*... that [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[Goalkeeper (association football)|football goalkeeper]] '''[[Jon Knudsen]]''' made his national team debut one month before turning 34? (22 October 2008)
*... that '''[[Joe Wilson (footballer born 1861)|Joe Wilson]]''' scored [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]'s first goal in [[The Football League]]? (24 October 2008}
*... that [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] gave [[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport County]] a freezer full of [[ice cream]] in exchange for the transfer of [[association football|football]]er '''[[Hugh McLenahan]]''' in May 1927? (1 November 2008)
*... that '''[[Franz Burgmeier]]''' became the first [[Liechtenstein]]er to play [[football in England]] after being signed on the advice of a [[Darlington F.C.|club]] chairman's twelve-year-old grandson? (9 November 2008)
*... that, though there is no evidence for it, '''[[Louis Rocca]]''' is credited with having coined the name [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]? (11 November 2008)
*... that before becoming a full-time professional [[association football|footballer]] at the age of 21, '''[[Mike Bickle (footballer)|Mike Bickle]]''' worked as a [[milkman]]? (12 November 2008)
*... that the [[Major football rivalries |football rivalry]] between '''[[ASV Herzogenaurach]]''' and '''[[FC Herzogenaurach]]''' can be traced back to the rivalry between the clubs' sponsors, [[Adidas]] and [[Puma AG|Puma]]? (14 November 2008)
*... that football player '''[[Michael Liddle]]''' made his international debut for [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland under-19]]s although he was born in [[London]], [[England]]? (20 November 2008)
*... that [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Tommy Magee]]''' is the only [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] player to have won both a [[English football champions|League Championship]] medal and an [[FA Cup]] winners' medal with the club? (25 November 2008)
*... that the [[Germany|German]] company [[Jako]] threatened to sue the [[Football Association of Ireland]] when referee '''[[Anthony Buttimer]]''' refused to allow [[Sligo Rovers F.C.|Sligo Rovers]] to wear their [[Kit %28association football%29|kit]] in a [[FAI League of Ireland|League of Ireland]] match? (29 November 2008)
*... that [[1. FC Nürnberg]] reached every [[Final (competition)|final]] of the '''[[Under 19 Bayernliga|Bavarian under 19 football championship]]''' from 1967 to 1994? (2 December 2008)
*... that '''[[Ian Chapman]]''' was the first former pupil of [[The Football Association]]'s School of Excellence to play in [[The Football League]]? (6 December 2008)
*... that after retiring as a [[association football|footballer]], '''[[Mike Trusson]]''' worked as the [[marketing manager]] for a football-themed restaurant in [[London]]? (6 December 2008)
*... that [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Johnny Warsap]]''' was signed by [[Gillingham F.C.]] after he played against the club for a team representing the [[Royal Berkshire Regiment]]? (7 December 2008)
*... that the '''[[Scotch Professors]]''', a group of 19th-century [[Scottish people|Scottish]] [[Football (soccer)|footballers]], are credited with inventing the [[Combination Game|passing style]] of the modern game and spreading the sport globally? (23 December 2008)
*... that in 1937, '''[[Harry Osman]]''' was the last [[association football|footballer]] to score a goal on [[Christmas Day]] at [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]]'s [[The Dell (Southampton)|The Dell]] stadium? (25 December 2008)

===2009===

*... that '''[[Walter Galbraith]]''' selected an [[Accrington Stanley F.C. (1891)|Accrington Stanley]] team of eleven [[Scottish people|Scots]] for an [[The Football League|English Football League]] match? (1 January 2009)
*... that [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Abe Hartley]]''' used to place a rolled-up [[cigarette]] behind his ear prior to [[Kick-off (association football)|kick-off]] and then smoke it in the [[Changeroom|changing room]] at [[half-time]]? (2 January 2009)
*... that '''[[Willie McCartney]]''' was listed by the [[Sunday Herald]] newspaper as the 22nd greatest [[Scottish people|Scottish]] [[Association football|football]] [[Coach_(sport)#Seniority|manager]] of all time, even though he never won a major trophy? (7 January 2009)
*... that German [[association football|football]] manager '''[[Horst Buhtz]]''' led both [[Borussia Dortmund|Dortmund]] and [[1. FC Nürnberg|Nürnberg]] to the [[Bundesliga]] promotion playoffs, but was dismissed each time before the matches took place? (14 January 2009)
*... that the [[Brazil national football team|Brazilian team]] at the [[1958 World Cup]] had not assigned '''[[squad number (association football)|squad numbers]]''' in advance, and a 17-year old [[Pelé]] was randomly assigned the number 10, which he wore for the rest of his career? (15 January 2009)
*... that Scottish [[association football|football]]er '''[[Jim Baxter]]''' once taunted opponents in an international match by playing [[keepie uppie]] during the game, and that he described his style as "treating the ball like a woman"? (15 January 2009)
*... that [[Bishop Auckland F.C.]] was the only [[Association football|football]] club to '''[[List of FA Amateur Cup winners|win the FA Amateur Cup]]''' in three consecutive seasons? (17 January 2009)
*... that [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] '''[[Jack Wheeler (association football)|Jack Wheeler]]''' and his five [[defender (association football)|defenders]] set a [[Football League]] record in the [[1952-53 in English football|1952–53]] season by all playing in every league game for [[Huddersfield Town F.C.|Huddersfield Town]]? (17 January 2009)
* ... that from 1936 to 1998, the [[Germany national football team]] had just five '''[[Germany national football team manager|managers]]''', each of whom won a major trophy, with [[Helmut Schön]] (1964–1978) winning two? (18 January 2009)
*... that the television series '''[[Use It or Lose It]]''' documented the return of former [[association football]]ers [[Niall Quinn]] and [[Ronnie Whelan]] to their respective youth teams? (3 February 2009)
*... that in [[1946 FA Cup Final|1946]], [[Football in Wales|Welsh]] international [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Bert Turner (footballer born 1909)|Bert Turner]]''' became the first player to score for both sides in an [[FA Cup Final]]? (3 February 2009)
*... that '''[[Derek Forster]]''' became the youngest [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] [[Association football|footballer]] to have made a first team appearance when he was 15 years 185 days old? (4 February 2009)
*... that '''[[Bert Shelley]]''' made 448 appearances for [[Southampton Football Club]] between 17 January 1920 and 16 April 1932, a club record that was broken by [[Tommy Traynor]] in 1966? (9 February 2009)
*... that '''[[Christ Bongo]]''' was one of only three [[Congo (Brazzaville)|Congolese]] [[association football|footballers]] to score in final qualifying for the [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)|2002 FIFA World Cup]]? (14 February 2009)
*... that in 1945, [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Doug McGibbon]]''' scored six goals in one match, one of which was timed at under five&nbsp;seconds from the second half kick-off? (18 February 2009)
*... that the career of [[association football]] player '''[[Mark Maley]]''' was ended after he was accidentally shot in the eye by teammate [[John Oster]] with an [[air gun]]? (23 February 2009)
*... that former professional [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Charlie Sillett]]''' was one of two [[Royal Navy]] [[DEMS|gunners]] killed when the [[Norway|Norwegian]] steamship '''[[SS Corvus|SS ''Corvus'']]''' was sunk by a [[torpedo]] launched from the [[Nazi Germany|German]] [[U-boat]] '''''[[German submarine U-1018|U-1018]]'''''?  (4 March 2009)
*... that '''[[James Allan (footballer)|James Allan]]''' scored 12 goals in one match, when [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] beat Castletown 23–0 in an [[Exhibition game|exhibition]] football game?  (14 March 2009)
*... that when [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Morten Knutsen]]''' left [[Odd Grenland]] due to persistent injury problems, he joined [[FK Arendal]], only to immediately sustain another injury? (21 March 2009)
*... that the '''[[Antelope Ground]]''', [[Southampton]] was the first home of both [[Hampshire County Cricket Club]] and of [[Southampton Football Club]]? (24 March 2009)
*... that when '''[[Bobby Folds]]''' joined [[Gillingham F.C.]] in 1966, he became the club's first ever [[Apprenticeship|apprentice]]-professional [[Association football|footballer]]? (27 March 2009)
*... that [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Bob Wilson (footballer born 1934)|Bob Wilson]]''' was the last player to captain the original [[Accrington Stanley F.C. (1891)|Accrington Stanley]] club in a professional match? (30 March 2009)
*... that [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Chic Brodie]]''''s professional career ended when he collided with a dog on the playing field? (31 March 2009)
*... that '''[[Mick Rathbone]]''', now [[Everton F.C.]]'s head of sports medicine, was once simultaneously player, [[physiotherapist]] and assistant manager of [[Halifax Town A.F.C.]]? (2 April 2009)
*... that '''[[Brian Statham (footballer)|Brian Statham]]''' shares his name with [[Brian Statham|an England international cricketer]] and was himself a talented schoolboy [[cricket]]er, but opted to pursue a career in professional [[association football|football]]? (4 April 2009) 
*... that in 1863, '''[[Blackheath Proprietary School]]''' was one of the founder members of [[The Football Association]]? (5 April 2009) 
*... that in 1980, '''[[Eamonn Collins (footballer)|Eamonn Collins]]''' became the youngest player to appear in a professional [[association football|football]] match in England, when he played for [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] at the age of 14 years and 323 days? (5 April 2009) 
*... that former professional [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Don Rossiter]]''' served as mayor of [[Rochester, Kent]], during the 1980s? (6 April 2009)
*... that ex-professional [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Julian Hails]]''' has a [[Bachelor of Science|BSc]] honours degree in mathematical studies and became a [[mathematics]] teacher? (6 April 2009)
*... that '''[[Ritchie Hanlon]]''' became [[Coach (sport)|manager]] of [[St Albans City F.C.]] at the age of 29, three months after he retired as a player? (8 April 2009)
*... that when '''[[Ted Hough]]''' was signed by [[Southampton Football Club]], his "[[Transfer (football)|transfer fee]]" was a [[Round of drinks|round]] of 52&nbsp;[[pint]]s of [[beer]]? (8 April 2009)
*... that the only Football League match in which '''[[Billy Jervis]]''' played was abandoned due to fading daylight after his team turned up late? (11 April 2009)
*... that the '''[[Essex derby]]''' [[Association football|football]] match did not take place for 15 years? (12 April 2009)
*... that '''[[Archie Roe]]''', who scored [[South Shields F.C.]]'s first ever goal in [[The Football League]], was then signed by the team he had scored it against? (3 May 2009)
*... that [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Bud Houghton]]''' was born in [[Chennai|Madras]] to an [[Anglo-Indian]] family who migrated to England in 1947 when [[India]] gained independence from British rule? (17 May 2009)
*... that [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham Football Club]]'s supporters donated £2,500 in an attempt to fund a month's extension to [[loan (association football)|loanee]] [[defender (association football)|defender]] '''[[Mick Bodley]]'''{{`}}s contract? (26 May 2009)
*... that in the [[Penalty shootout (association football)|penalty shootout]] during the [[London Senior Cup]] final 2009, '''[[Serge Makofo]]''' was the only player to score for [[Croydon Athletic F.C.|Croydon Athletic]]? (25 June 2009)
*... that '''[[Dean Holness]]''', who starred in [[Association football|football]] television drama ''[[Dream Team (TV series)|Dream Team]]'' and film ''[[Mike Bassett: England Manager]]'', played professional football for [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]]? (23 July 2009)
*... that a branch of [[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City]] Supporters' Trust members helped finance '''[[James Norwood]]''''s contract at the [[Association football|football]] club, paying [[Pound sterling|£]]19 per month? (14 August 2009)
*... that [[Justin Fashanu]] was the first professional [[association football]] player to '''[[Homosexuality in association football|come out as gay]]''' (21 August 2009)
*... that semi-professional [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Gareth Risbridger]]''' holds a [[UEFA]] 'B' [[UEFA Pro Licence|Pro Licence]] [[Coach (sports)|coaching]] badge and is also a qualified [[Referee (association football)|referee]], as well as working as a [[Groundskeeper|greenkeeper]] at Wycombe Heights Golf Club? (28 August 2009)
*... that despite being born in [[Harlow]], [[England]], '''[[Alex Stavrinou]]''' qualified to play for the [[Cyprus national football team|Cyprus]] youth [[Association football|football]] team through his father's [[Cyprus|Cypriot]] heritage? (29 August 2009)
*... that '''[[Gus Hurdle]]''' rejected a chance to play international [[association football|football]] for [[Barbados national football team|Barbados]] to help [[Crawley Town F.C.|Crawley Town]] in their relegation match against [[Dorchester Town F.C.|Dorchester Town]], saying it was the "bigger game"?  (29 August 2009)
*... that '''[[Fred Hollands]]''' scored twice in [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton St Mary's]] biggest competitive victory in their 14–0 [[FA Cup]] win against [[Newbury Town F.C.|Newbury Town]] on 13 October 1894, which still remains a record win for Southampton? (30 August 2009)
*... that semi-professional [[Association football|football]] player '''[[Nevin Saroya]]''' featured in the football-themed film ''[[Mean Machine (film)|Mean Machine]]''? (1 September 2009)
*.. that as a result of the '''[[Okęcie Airport Incident]]''' in [[1980]], four top players of the [[Poland national football team|Polish national football team]] were disqualified, and one of them never [[Cap (sport)|capped]] for Poland again? (2 September 2009) 
*... that '''[[Samuel Clucas]]''' was offered a [[Association football|soccer]] [[scholarship]] in the [[United States]] after studying sports development at [[Lincoln College, Lincolnshire|Lincoln College]]? (2 September 2009)
*... that supporters invaded the [[pitch (sports)|pitch]] on three occasions during a '''[[2009 Upton Park riots|football match]]''' between [[West Ham United]] and [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] in 2009? (2 September 2009)
*... that [[England|English]] former [[association football|footballer]] '''[[David Hamilton (footballer)|David Hamilton]]''' was [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]]'s first ever full-time [[scout (sport)|scout]]? (4 September 2009)
*... that in the initial '''[[Anglo-Italian Cup]]''' [[association football|football]]tournaments, one point was awarded for every goal scored? (5 September 2009)
*... that semi-professional [[Association football|football]] player '''[[Nevin Saroya]]''' featured in the football-themed film ''[[Mean Machine (film)|Mean Machine]]''? (7 September 2009}
*... that '''[[Fred Griffiths (footballer)|Fred Griffiths]]''', who played twice for the [[Wales national football team]], was killed in action during the [[World War I|First World War]]? (8 September 2009)
*... that '''[[Albert Pape]]''' scored a goal for [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] against [[Leyton Orient F.C.|Clapton Orient]] in 1925, despite only completing a [[transfer (football)|transfer]] from Orient to United an hour before kick-off? (10 September 2009)
*... that in  1900, '''[[Wilf Waller]]''' was the first [[South Africa]]n [[association football|footballer]] to play in the English [[Football League]]?  (14 September 2009)
*... that on the final day of the [[1959–60 Football League|1959–60 Football League season]], '''[[Trevor Meredith]]''' scored the goal that won the [[Football League First Division|league]] title for [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]?  (14 September 2009)  
*... that '''[[Claude Lambie]]''' scored [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]'s first-ever competitive [[hat-trick]]? (14 September 2009)
*... that [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] winning [[Association football|soccer ]]player '''[[José Andrade]]''' once played drums in a carnival band? (17 September 2009)
*... that [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Tony Hawksworth (footballer)|Tony Hawksworth]]''' had only made three appearances for [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]'s [[Manchester United F.C. Reserves and Academy|reserve team]] when he made his [[The Football League|Football League]] debut, but never played another League match? (5 October 2009)
*... that after [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Barrie Thomas]]''' transferred from [[Scunthorpe United F.C.|Scunthorpe United]] to [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] in January 1962, attendances at Scunthorpe's home games dropped by 20%? (15 October 2009)
*... that Englishman '''[[Bob Bootland]]''', who was the first foreigner to coach a [[association football|football]] club in India, arrived in the country on holiday and never left? (16 October 2009)
*... that '''[[Jayden Stockley]]''' made his debut in [[the Football League]] for [[A.F.C. Bournemouth|Bournemouth]] whilst still a [[student]] at [[secondary school]]? (20 October 2009)
*... that despite making his national team debut in 1924, [[association football|footballer]] '''[[James Mitchell (footballer)|James Mitchell]]''' remains the only player to represent [[England national football team|England]] while wearing [[glasses|spectacles]]? (30 October 2009)
*... that '''[[Les Cocker (footballer born 1924)|Les Cocker]]''', a coach with the victorious [[England national football team|England team]] at the [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966 World Cup]], received a winner's medal in June 2009, nearly 30 years after his death, following a campaign launched by his family? (30 October 2009)
*... that [[association football|footballer]] '''[[James Constable]]''' worked in an [[undergarment]] lining factory while playing as a [[semi-professional]]? (30 October 2009)
*... that '''[[Peter Sanders]]''' began his career as a professional [[association football]] player, switched to playing [[rugby union]], and has subsequently spent forty years running a [[baseball]] club? (1 November 2009)
*...that the [[England national amateur football team|England amateur]] [[association football|footballer]], '''[[Leonard Dawe]]''', became a [[crossword]] compiler for ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' newspaper and in 1944 was interrogated on suspicion of [[espionage]] in the run-up to the [[D-Day]] landings? (3 November 2009)
*... that former professional [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Spike Rawlings]]''', winner of the 1976 edition of TV talent show ''[[Opportunity Knocks]]'', began his entertainment career after being asked to provide the half-time entertainment during a game? (10 November 2009)
*... that [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Billy Ingham]]''', whose nickname was "the Ginger [[Pelé]]", worked as a [[bus driver]] after retiring? (12 November 2009)
*... that [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] '''[[Barrie Delf]]''' only made one appearance in [[The Football League]] for [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]], having previously played as an [[Amateur sports|amateur]]? (26 November 2009)
*... that [[Uruguay]]an '''[[Isabelino Gradín]]''' won South American championships in both [[Association football|football]] and [[track and field athletics]]? (1 December 2009)
*... that '''[[Penzance A.F.C.]]''' competed in ten of the first sixteen [[Final (competition)|final]]s of the [[Cornwall Senior Cup]], winning six of them? (5 December 2009)
*... that footballer '''[[Roger Helland]]''' in 2004 scored [[Fredrikstad FK|Fredrikstad]]'s first goal in the [[Norwegian Premier League]] in 20 years? (6 December 2009)
*... that a [[Glasgow]]-born railway engineer, '''[[John Harley (footballer)|John Harley]]''', was responsible for revolutionizing the way [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]] played [[Association football|football]]? (13 December 2009)
*... that professional [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Andy Bell (footballer born 1984)|Andy Bell]]''' spent nearly a decade with hometown club [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]], without making a single first-team appearance? (19 December 2009)
*... that at least seven members of the Scottish Argentine '''[[Brown family (Argentina)|Brown family]]''' have played international [[association football|football]] for [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]]? (23 December 2009)
*... that [[Uruguayan]] [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Vladas Douksas]]'''{{'}} father was a [[Lithuanian]] [[shopkeeper]]? (25 December 2009)
*... that after playing for over twenty clubs and enjoying only mild success, former professional footballer '''[[Fred Eyre]]''' made his name as a businessman, [[public speaker|after dinner speaker]], and author? (28 December 2009)
*... that [[Botswana national football team|Botswana]] international footballer '''[[Donald Thobega]]''' was involved in the Test For Life campaign, which encourages supporters to get tested for [[HIV]] and [[AIDS]]? (29 December 2009)
*... that between 1970 and 1976, former Spanish-Argentine [[association football|footballer]] and [[Manager (football)|manager]] '''[[Juan Carlos Touriño]]''' was part of three Spanish league championships and two Spanish cup-winning squads? (29 December 2009)
*... that former footballer '''[[Christopher Bryan]]''' scored the [[Turks and Caicos Islands national football team|Turks and Caicos Islands]]' first ever international goal? (29 December 2009)

===2010===

*... that the [[Montserrat national football team]] has only '''[[List of Montserrat national football team results|won two matches in their history]]''', both victories coming against [[Anguilla national football team|Anguilla]]? (4 January 2010)
*... that semi-professional footballer '''[[Dean Clark]]''' made over one hundred appearances for [[Northwood F.C.]]? (9 January 2010)
*... that the '''[[Direction Nationale du Contrôle de Gestion]]''' is the administrative organisation responsible for monitoring the accounts of professional football clubs in [[France]]? (11 January 2010)
*... that former [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] footballer '''[[Phil Hughes (footballer born 1964)|Phil Hughes]]''' is the only [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] ever to have won international [[cap (sport)|caps]] while playing for [[Bury F.C.|Bury]]? (18 January 2010)
*... that '''[[John Haworth]]''' is the only [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] manager to date to have led the team to an [[FA Cup]] victory? (28 January 2010)
*... that '''[[Bob Matthewson]]''', an English [[association football|footballer]] and [[referee]], was recently portrayed in the 2009 film ''[[The Damned United]]''? (29 January 2010)
*... that prior to his death, '''[[Jack Barnes (association footballer)|Jack Barnes]]''' was the oldest former [[Football League]] player? (1 February 2010)
*... that in '''[[Burnley F.C. season 1920–21|1920–21]]''', [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] were crowned champions of [[Football in England|English football]] for the first time? (1 February 2010)
*... that [[Seattle Sounders FC]] won the '''[[2009 U.S. Open Cup Final]]''', becoming only the second [[Major League Soccer]] expansion team to do so their inaugural season? (2 February 2010)
*... that the phrase "'''[[doing a Leeds]]'''" has become synonymous in [[Football in England|English football]] with the pitfalls of financial mismanagement of football clubs, after the demise of Premier League team [[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds United]]? (4 February 2010)
*... that former [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] chairman Bob Lord described coach '''[[Billy Dougall]]''', who worked for the football club for 23 years, as the finest servant a club could have? (6 February 2010)
*... that [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] international football defender '''[[Alex McLintock]]''' played as a [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] during his time at [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]? (8 February 2010)
*... that [[Wales national football team|Wales]] [[Association football during World War II|wartime]] international footballer '''[[Taffy Davies]]''' spent his entire 20-year professional career at [[Watford Football Club]]? (16 February 2010)
*... that former [[Wales|Welsh]] international [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Wayne Jones (footballer)|Wayne Jones]]''' was forced to retire at the age of 24 when it was discovered that he had a previously undiagnosed [[arthritis|arthritic]] condition? (17 February 2010)
*... that in September 1924, '''[[Jack Fowler (footballer born 1899)|Jack Fowler]]''' scored five goals in a [[association football|football]] match for [[Swansea Town F.C.|Swansea Town]] against [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]], which remains the club record for most goals in a match? (18 February 2010)
*... that '''[[Stewart Scullion]]''' played alongside [[Pelé]] and [[Bobby Moore]] in the [[1976 U.S.A. Bicentennial Cup]], scoring their team's only goal of the tournament? (19 February 2010)
*... that '''[[David Wilson (footballer born 1884)|David Wilson]]''' was [[Nelson F.C.]]'s first [[manager (football)|manager]] in [[the Football League]]? (25 February 2010)
*... that in 1929, [[Wales national football team|Wales]] international [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Moses Russell]]''' was threatened with a pistol during a [[pitch invasion]] whilst on a tour of Canada? (25 February 2010)
*... that '''[[Frank Allen (footballer)|Frank Allen]]''' worked as a [[coal mining|coal miner]] before becoming a professional footballer at the age of 24? (25 February 2010)
*... that [[Bangladesh]]i football goalkeeper '''[[Biplob Bhattacharjee]]''' made his international debut at the age of 18? (26 February 2010)
*... that in 2007, [[Fiji national football team|Fiji]] international goalkeeper '''[[Simione Tamanisau]]''' was prevented from playing in a [[FIFA World Cup]] qualifying match by the [[New Zealand]] authorities? (27 February 2010)
*... that '''[[Tom Walley]]'''  managed [[Watford F.C.|Watford]]'s  1982 [[FA Youth Cup]]  winning team, which included [[John Barnes  (footballer)|John Barnes]],  [[Nigel Gibbs]]  and [[Neil Price]]? (27 February 2010)
*... that former professional footballer '''[[Tony Larkin]]''' helped to establish Britain's first football academy for [[visual impairment|visually impaired]] players? (27 February 2010)
*... that former football official '''[[Lencie Fred]]''' was the first [[Vanuatu]]an to be included on the [[FIFA]] list of [[Referee (association football)|referees]]? (28 February 2010)
*... that several [[France national football team|French]] international footballers have played for '''[[FC Versailles 78]]''', including [[Thierry Henry]], [[Jérôme Rothen]] and [[Hatem Ben Arfa]]? (2 March 2010)
*... that in the '''[[1885–86 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season|1885–86 season]]''', [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] became the first team from the [[English Midlands]] to reach the [[FA Cup Final]]? (3 March 2010)
*... that [[Seattle Sounders FC]] has seven '''[[Seattle Sounders FC supporters|recognized supporter groups]]''' and that in 2009 they amassed the largest average attendance in the [[Major League Soccer]] with 30,943 fans? (5 March 2010)
*... that '''[[Thomas Herbst (footballer)|Thomas Herbst]]''', the current manager of [[Tennis Borussia Berlin]], won the [[1981 FIFA World Youth Championship]] before making his professional footballing debut for [[FC Bayern Munich]]? (18 March 2010)
*... that the '''[[Birmingham Charity Cup]]''', a Victorian football trophy, featured engravings of a football match and of "the poor and sick succoured by the heavenly spirit"? (19 March 2010)
*... that [[Switzerland|Swiss]] athlete '''[[Georges de Regibus]]''' introduced [[association football]] to [[Bulgaria]] in 1894 as a sports teacher in [[Varna]]? (21 March 2010)
*... that despite being an Australian, '''[[Walter Cornock]]''' played both professional [[association football|football]] and first-class [[cricket]] for English teams? (24 March 2010)
*... that when [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] won a [[Birmingham Senior Cup]] match 26–0 in the '''[[1882–83 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season|1882–83 season]]''', every player except the goalkeeper scored at least once? (24 March 2010)
*... that [[Darlington F.C.]] lost in both the second and the third rounds of the [[FA Cup]] in the '''[[List of Darlington F.C. seasons|1999–2000 season]]'''? (4 April 2010)
*... that [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Sid Storey]]''', who played for [[York City F.C.|York City]] from 1947 to 1956, drove the [[open top bus]] that paraded the York team after winning the [[1983–84 in English football|1983–84]] [[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]] [[1983–84 Football League|championship]]? (8 April 2010)
*... that in 1876 '''[[Llewelyn Kenrick]]''', founder of the [[Football Association of Wales]], organised and played in [[Wales national football team|Wales]]' '''[[Scotland v Wales (1876)|first international match]]'''? (9 April 2010)
*... that footballer '''[[Arthur Bate]]''' scored a [[hat-trick]] on his league debut for [[Nelson F.C.|Nelson]], yet finished on the losing team in the match? (13 April 2010)
*... that in 1914, English footballer '''[[Tom Bamford]]''' played in the only [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] team to win the [[FA Cup]] to date? (14 April 2010)
*... that the '''[[Rudolf-Kalweit-Stadion]]''' in [[Hanover]] is home to three different kinds of [[Football|football]], hosting the [[Hannover Spartans]], [[Arminia Hannover]] and the [[Germany national rugby union team|German rugby union team]]? (15 April 2010)
*... that [[England|English]] footballer '''[[Reg Attwell]]''' was selected to represent [[the Football League]] in 1949? (15 April 2010)
*... that '''[[A.F.C. Aldermaston]]''', a [[non-league football]] club from [[Berkshire]], has been dubbed the "worst English football team in history" after losing 40 consecutive matches? (18 April 2010)
*... that [[Nelson F.C.]] won the [[Football League Third Division North]] in the '''[[1922–23 Nelson F.C. season|1922–23 season]]'''? (19 April 2010)
*... that [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Arthur Wolstenholme]]''' was the first player to score four goals in a [[Football League Third Division North|Third Division North]] match? (22 April 2010)
*... that '''[[Tommy Cheetham]]''' had a trial for the [[England national football team]] while playing in the [[Football League Third Division South|Third Division]] in his first season as a professional? (24 April 2010)
*... that in a 16-year career, English [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Bob Hutchinson]]''' played for 14 different clubs? (26 April 2010)
*... that English [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Brian Punter]]''' did not receive his 1953 [[FA Youth Cup]] runners-up medal until some 56 years later? (27 April 2010)
*... that [[Chesterfield F.C.|Chesterfield]] [[forward (association football)|centre-forward]] '''[[Walter Ponting]]''' was deprived of an apparently certain goal when the ball deflated and failed to cross the line? (28 April 2010)
*... that [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Barry Hutchinson]]''' scored in each of the seven games that [[Weymouth F.C.|Weymouth]] played in January 1965? (4 May 2010)
*... that when transferred from [[Lincoln City F.C.|Lincoln City]] to [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] for £27,500 in 1954, English [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Andy Graver]]''' was said to be "afraid of the responsibility of living up to such a big price tag"? (12 May 2010)
*... that '''[[Arnaud Gonzalez]]''' was a member of the France team that won the [[UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship]] in 1996? (15 May 2010)
*... that the '''''[[World Cup Sculpture]]''''', celebrating England's [[1966 FIFA World Cup Final]] victory, was criticised for not looking like the players involved? (18 May 2010)
*... that '''[[Sellas Tetteh]]'''{{'}}s [[Ghana national under-20 football team|Ghana under-20 team]] was the first African team to win the [[2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup|FIFA U-20 World Cup]], in 2009? (19 May 2010)
*... that [[Lincoln City F.C.|Lincoln City]] was the first club to reach '''[[List of Lincoln City F.C. seasons|100 seasons]]''' in [[the Football League]] without ever playing in the top division? (19 May 2010)
*... that in England's [[Premier League]] football competition, 14 players from 10 different clubs have won the '''[[Premier League Golden Boot|Golden Boot]]''' award, given to the season's top scorer? (28 May 2010)
*... that professional footballer '''[[James Caine]]'''{{'s}} son '''[[Brian Caine|Brian]]''' also played professionally? (31 May 2010)
*... that the '''[[Motherwell v Hibernian (5 May 2010)|Motherwell v Hibernian football match on 5 May 2010]]''', which ended in a 6–6 draw, is the highest scoring match in [[Scottish Premier League]] history? (16 June 2010)
*... that footballer '''[[Michael Basham]]''' played in the [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]] team that won the [[1994 Football League Trophy Final]]? (17 June 2010)
*... that Kerry-Ann Booth, the girlfriend of [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Greg Young]]''', did not see him on the losing side of a game for [[Halifax Town A.F.C.|Halifax Town]] for the first four years of their relationship? (17 June 2010)
*... that [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Stephen Brackstone]]''' had an operation to remove his appendix after being taken to hospital following his substitution in a game for [[York City F.C.|York City]] in December 2002? (19 June 2010)
*... that '''[[Seth Burkett]]''' is the only British [[association football|footballer]] to currently play professionally in Brazil? (22 June 2010)
*... that current [[Arsenal F.C. Reserves|Arsenal F.C. reserve]] player '''[[Emmanuel Frimpong]]''' began his international career with [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] before switching to [[England national football team|England]] and then back to Ghana? (22 June 2010)
*... that  before becoming a professional [[association football|footballer]], '''[[Bob Jefferson]]''' had deserted from the [[Royal Navy]]? (24 June 2010)
*... that in his two [[The Football League|Football League]] appearances, goalkeeper '''[[James Mangham]]''' conceded a total of ten goals? (4 July 2010)
*... that after '''[[List of Hull City A.F.C. seasons|104 years]]''' of existence, [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] was promoted to play in the English [[Premier League]] for the first time in their history in 2008? (9 July 2010)
*... that '''[[Paul the Octopus]]''' predicts [[Spain national football team|Spain]] winning the [[2010 FIFA World Cup Final|World Cup]] today, while '''[[Mani the Parakeet]]''' tips a victory by the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]]? (11 July 2010)
*... that despite being [[Watford F.C.|Watford's]] top scorer as they won the [[Southern Football League|Southern League]] in '''[[1914–15 Watford F.C. season|1914–15]]''', professional [[association football|footballer]] '''[[George Edmonds (footballer)|George Edmonds]]''' continued working as a [[printing|printer]]? (15 July 2010)
*... that on 28 August 1920, '''[[Peter Ronald]]''' scored [[Watford Football Club]]'s first ever [[Football League]] goal? (17 July 2010)
*... that the [[Association football|football]] club Ulf-Sandnes altered its name to [[Sandnes Ulf]] to accommodate the merger partner '''[[Sandnes FK]]'''? (17 July 2010)
*... that [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Andy Leaning]]''' was named [[man of the match]] following [[York City F.C.|York City]]'s 3–1 [[extra time]] defeat at [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] in the [[FA Cup]] fifth round in 1986, with his performance being described as "heroic"? (20 July 2010)
*... that after [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[Association football|soccer]] club '''[[Stord Sunnhordland FK]]''' was discontinued, the chairman of the owners called it "a club without soul"? (21 July 2010)
*... that [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] player '''[[Maurice Cook]]''' scored the first ever goal in the [[Football League Cup]]? (23 July 2010)
*... that in an attempt to "beef him up", [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] manager [[Graham Taylor (footballer)|Graham Taylor]] placed a then 17-year-old '''[[Nigel Gibbs]]''' on a steak and [[Guinness]] diet? (23 July 2010)
*... that at 15 years and 314 days, '''[[Glyn Pardoe]]''' was the youngest footballer ever to play for [[Manchester City]] when he made his debut in 1962? (25 July 2010)
*... that the [[association football|football]] club '''[[IL Stålkameratene|Stålkameratene]]''' were expelled from their [[1997 Norwegian Second Division|league in 1997]], only to score 153 league goals the next year? (26 July 2010)
*... that '''[[Len Dunderdale]]''' finished the '''[[List of Watford F.C. seasons|1938–39 season]]''' as [[Watford Football Club]]'s top scorer, despite joining [[Leeds United]] during the season? (27 July 2010)
*... that the [[soccer]] club '''[[Tornado Måløy FK]]''' has two home fields? (30 July 2010)
*... that the '''[[Capello Index]]''' is a rating system for [[Association Football|footballers]] that evaluates 500 actions that a player might make during a game? (30 July 2010)
*... that '''[[Koji Gyotoku]]''' is the coach of the [[Bhutan national football team]]? (3 August 2010)
*... that '''[[Willie Irvine]]''' was the English [[Football League First Division]]'s top goalscorer in the [[1965–66 Football League|1965–66 season]]? (5 August 2010)
*... that the '''[[Groruddalen BK]]''' [[association football|football]] team finished third in [[2007 Norwegian Second Division|their league in 2007]] and had the [[2007 Norwegian Second Division#Top goalscorers|league top scorer]], but lost their coach and all players save two, facing relegation and liquidation in 2008? (9 August 2010)
*... that the last goal at the '''''[[Stade Grimonprez-Jooris]]''''' in [[Lille]] was scored in May 2004 by [[Matt Moussilou]], before the stadium closed after serving as [[Lille OSC]]'s home for almost 30 years? (9 August 2010)
*... that the defunct '''[[Yugoslavia national under-20 football team]]''' still hold the [[FIFA U-20 World Cup]] scoring record they set in [[1987 FIFA World Youth Championship squads|1987]] with an average of 2.44 goals per game? (12 August 2010)
*... that more than 440 players have lived at '''[[La Masia]]''', but only 10% have made it into the [[FC Barcelona]] first team? (13 August 2010)
*... that '''[[Clifford Grossmark]]''', chairman of [[Gillingham F.C.]] from 1961 until 1983, was widely known in football circles as simply "The Doctor"? (14 August 2010)
*... that the English [[association football|football]] club '''[[Trawden Forest F.C.|Trawden Forest]]''' never lost a home game in the [[FA Cup]]? (16 August 2010)
*... that [[Croats|Croatian]] footballer '''[[Stojan Osojnak]]''' played for [[NK Dinamo Zagreb|Dinamo Zagreb]] in the club's first-ever match, a friendly against the [[SFR Yugoslav Air Force|Yugoslav Air Force]] team in June 1945? (18 August 2010)
*... that from 2010, '''[[reserve teams in Norwegian football|reserve teams]]''' in [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[association football]] were barred from using more than three players aged over 21? (19 August 2010)
*... that during English [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Freddie Bunce]]'''{{`s}} only season with [[Highlands Park FC]], they won South Africa's 1964 [[National Football League (South Africa)|National Football League]]? (21 August 2010)
*... that players from the '''[[FK Sørøy Glimt]]''' [[association football|football]] team were [[list of doping cases in sport|caught]] in a [[doping (sport)|doping]] case, a rare occurrence in [[Northern Norway|Northern Norwegian]] football? (21 August 2010)
*... that [[Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club]] broke their transfer record, paying £5,000 to sign '''[[Johnny McNichol]]''', who at the time had not played a single game in [[the Football League]]? (23 August 2010)
*... that '''[[Terry Byrne]]''' was the only person to accompany [[David Beckham]] to the [[changing room]] after his red card in the [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998 World Cup]], and later became his personal manager? (24 August 2010)
*... that the '''[[FC Barcelona Museum]]''' attracts {{Nowrap|1.2 million}} yearly visitors, making it the second most visited museum in Barcelona, only surpassed by the [[Museu Picasso]]? (25 August 2010)
*... that although [[Rangers F.C|Rangers]] won the [[1972 European Cup Winners' Cup Final]], they were banned from competing the following year because their fans started a '''[[1972 European Cup Winners' Cup Final riots|riot]]'''? (26 August 2010)
*... that the sports club '''[[Skeid]]''', with a former [[Tippeligaen|top-level]] [[association football|football]] team, has also won the Norwegian league in [[bandy]]? (31 August 2010)
*... that when [[Luis Figo]] was taking a corner in a [[association football|football]] match against FC Barcelona, the '''[[Boixos Nois]]''' threw a pig's head after him? (1 September 2010)
*... that retired [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Fred Else]]''' arranged to have his [[wedding]] on a Saturday morning so that he was free to play for [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] [[reserve team|reserves]] in the afternoon? (2 September 2010)
*... that Welsh half-back '''[[Jack Newnes]]''' was the only [[association football|footballer]] ever to be [[cap (sport)|capped]] at international level while playing for [[Nelson F.C.|Nelson]]? (5 September 2010)
*... that '''[[Nathan Redmond]]''' became [[Birmingham City Football Club]]'s second-youngest player ever when he made his first-team debut in August 2010 at the age of 16 years and 173 days? (5 September 2010)
*... that [[association football]] club [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]]'s first game at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]] in their 93-year history was the '''[[1996 Football League Second Division play-off Final]]'''? (11 September 2010)
*... that [[Seattle Sounders FC]] will be defending their U.S. Open Cup title in their home stadium, [[Qwest Field]], in the '''[[2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final]]''' against the [[Columbus Crew]]? (16 September 2010)
*... that former professional [[association football|footballer]] '''[[George Catleugh]]''' suffered a broken leg on two different occasions? (18 September 2010)
*... that after keeping a [[Shutout#Association football|clean sheet]] in an [[FA Cup]] match against defending champions [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]], [[A.F.C. Bournemouth|Bournemouth]] [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] '''[[Ian Leigh]]''' was rewarded with a lifetime supply of pizzas from a local Italian restaurant? (19 September 2010)
*... that even after returning to [[association football]] as a professional at age 30, [[Bulgaria]]n player '''[[Nikolay Bozhov]]''' has continued to manage his late father's [[ironmonger]]'s business? (24 September 2010)
*... that English [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Graham Lovett]]''' was forced to retire at the age of 26, after being involved in two serious [[road traffic collision]]s in less than three years? (28 September 2010)
*... that Scottish [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[John Durkin (footballer)|John Durkin]]''' worked at a local [[coal mine]] while playing for [[Gillingham F.C.]]? (30 September 2010)
*... that [[Hong Kong]]-born '''[[Rebecca Nolin]]''' plays as a [[defender (association football)|defender]] for the [[Atlanta Beat (WPS)|Atlanta Beat]] and helps coach the [[Kennesaw State Owls]]? (30 September 2010)
*... that [[Black people#South Africa|black]] [[South Africa]]n [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Darius Dhlomo]]''' went missing on his debut for Dutch club [[Heracles Almelo]] because he was unaware that [[Reservation of Separate Amenities Act|blacks and whites were allowed in the same changing room]]? (4 October 2010)
*... that within four months footballer '''[[Barry Endean]]''' went from playing for an amateur team in a public park to lining up against [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] at [[Old Trafford]]? (5 October 2010)
*... that '''[[Peter Endrulat]]''' never played in the [[Bundesliga|Fußball-Bundesliga]] again after conceding 12 goals for [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]]'s '''[[Borussia Mönchengladbach 12–0 Borussia Dortmund|record 12–0 league victory]]''' over [[Borussia Dortmund]]? (8 October 2010)
*... that [[English national football team|English]] [[Captain (association football)|football captain]] [[Bobby Moore]] was accused of '''[[Bogotá Bracelet|stealing a bracelet]]''' in [[Bogotá|Bogotá, Colombia]], during the run-up to the [[1970 FIFA World Cup]]? (19 October 2010)
*... that [[International Olympic Committee|IOC member]] '''[[Olaf Ditlev-Simonsen]]''' had five [[cap (football)|caps]] in [[association football|football]], two in [[bandy]] and an [[Sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics - 8 Metre|Olympic silver medal in sailing]]? (22 October 2010)
*... that English former professional [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Jimmy Fletcher]]''' became a successful breeder of [[greyhound racing|racing greyhounds]] and once led a consortium which won [[pound sterling|£]]200,000 on a single race? (23 October 2010)
*... that in 1979 '''[[Taunton Town F.C.]]''' moved from the Southern section of the [[Southern Football League]] to the Midlands section due to the opening of the [[M5 motorway]]? (5 November 2010)
*... that when '''[[Harry Oliver (footballer)|Harry Oliver]]''' joined [[Watford Football Club]], [[Benskins Brewery]] paid the [[transfer fee]] on the club's behalf? (9 November 2010)
*... that '''[[John Stirk]]''' played every league game during [[Watford F.C.|Watford Football Club's]] [[List of Watford F.C. seasons|1978–79]] promotion-winning season? (11 November 2010)
*... that '''[[Cockfield F.C.|Cockfield Football Club]]''', from the tiny "two-street pit village" of [[Cockfield, County Durham]], was dubbed the "Village Wonder Team" after reaching the semi-finals of the [[FA Amateur Cup]] in 1923? (14 November 2010)
*... that all four [[Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics|football]] '''[[Venues of the 1968 Summer Olympics|venues]]''' at the [[1968 Summer Olympics]] would be used as [[FIFA World Cup]] stadia when [[Mexico]] hosted the Cup in [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]] and [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]? (15 November 2010)
*... that '''[[Teslim Balogun]]''' became the first Nigerian [[association football|footballer]] to play in [[the Football League]], before qualifying as the first African professional coach? (16 November 2010)
*... that '''[[Thomas Hooman]]'''{{`s}} obituary in ''[[The Times]]'' claimed that he scored the winning goal in the [[1872 FA Cup Final]], contradicting all known contemporary newspaper reports on the match? (22 November 2010)
*... that in his [[1985–86 European Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup]] debut, German football goalkeeper '''[[Jens Ramme]]''' conceded 6 goals in 45 minutes, turning a 5–1 lead for [[Dynamo Dresden]] into a 7–5 defeat? (24 November 2010)
*... that previous winners of '''[[Wayne Rooney's Street Striker]]''' have won trips to [[Brazil]] and [[South Africa]]? (25 November 2010)
*... that [[Commonwealth Games]] boxing gold medallist '''[[Simon Vallily]]''' was once a [[Association football|football]] trainee at [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough Football Club]]? (26 November 2010)
*... that [[NK Dinamo Zagreb|Dinamo Zagreb]] footballer '''[[Mateo Kovačić]]''' became the youngest ever goalscorer in the [[Prva HNL]] in {{Nowrap|November 2010}} at the age of 16 years and 198 days? (27 November 2010)
*... that due to the '''[[Scottish football referee strike]]''', foreign officials from [[Israel]], [[Luxembourg]] and [[Malta]] were used as replacements? (30 November 2010)
*... that German [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Willy Tröger]]''' began his career as a [[goalkeeper (football)|goalkeeper]], but converted into a successful [[forward (football)|forward]] after losing his hand in [[World War&nbsp;II]]? (1 December 2010)
*... that Welshman '''[[Dai Davies (footballer born 1880)|Dai Davies]]''' is the only person to have appeared in both the [[rugby league]] [[Challenge Cup]] final and the [[association football]] [[FA Cup Final]]? (1 December 2010)
*... that despite having only one arm, '''[[Arthur Lea]]''' played international [[Association football|football]] for [[Wales national football team|Wales]]?" (9 December 2010)
*... that a '''[[FIFA's Dirty Secrets|documentary]]''' investigating corruption within [[FIFA]] was broadcast in the week that the [[2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bids|2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup hosts]] were chosen? (11 December 2010)
*... that [[Olympia Bucureşti]] was the '''[[List of Romanian football champions|winner]]''' of the inaugural [[Liga I|Romanian football championship]] held between [[1909–10 Divizia A (Cupa ASAR)|1909 and 1910]]? (18 December 2010)
*... that [[England|English]]-born [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Ellis Remy]]''' made his [[international football|international]] debut playing for the [[Montserrat national football team]]? (21 December 2010)
*... that 17 years after '''[[1993 Zambia national football team air disaster|an aircraft crash]]''' killed most of the [[Zambia national football team]], the [[Zambia]]n government is yet to release a report on the crash? (22 December 2010)
*... that '''[[Francis Skeat]]''' designed over 400 [[stained glass]] windows, including memorials to the [[association football|footballer]] [[Duncan Edwards]] and the [[explorer]] [[ John Smith (explorer)|John Smith]]? (26 December 2010)

===2011===

*... that '''[[Murder of Gramoz Palushi|Gramoz Palushi]]''' was murdered while he was celebrating the football victory of [[Albanian national football team|Albania]] over [[Greek national football team|Greece]]? (5 January 2011)
*... that '''[[Neil Young (footballer born 1944)|Neil Young]]''' scored the winning goal in the '''[[1969 FA Cup Final]]'''? (9 January 2011)
*... that 20 years after scoring a goal in [[Luxembourg national football team|Luxembourg]]'s first-ever football victory over [[France national football team|France]], '''[[Zénon Bernard]]''' became the first [[Communist Party of Luxembourg|communist]] elected to the [[Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg|Luxembourgian parliament]]? (13 January 2011)
*... that it took a replay and then eighty minutes of extra time for [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion reserves]] to win the '''[[1920–21 Southern Football League|1920–21 Southern League title]]'''? (30 January 2011)
*... that '''[[Charlie Webb]]''' was appointed [[Manager (association football)|manager]] of English [[association football]] club [[Brighton & Hove Albion]] while awaiting repatriation from a [[prisoner-of-war camp]] in [[Mainz]], Germany? (1 February 2011)
*... that '''[[Fred Gregory|Fred]]''' and '''[[Val Gregory]]''' were two of four brothers who were simultaneously contracted to [[Watford Football Club]]? (1 February 2011)
*... that '''[[Jo Tong Sop]]''' was a member of the [[North Korea national football team|North Korean football team]] that won the 1986 [[King's Cup (football)|King's Cup]] against [[Aarhus Gymnastikforening]]? (2 February 2011)
*... that '''[[Tony Macedo]]''' once had his ribs broken by a [[Back-pass rule|backpass]] from [[Tosh Chamberlain]]? (5 February 2011)
*... that the '''[[Musiktheater im Revier]]''' in [[Gelsenkirchen]] staged a new musical for the 100th anniversary of the soccer club [[FC Schalke 04]] in 2004? (6 February 2011)
*... that [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]] [[cricket]] captain '''[[Herbert Whitfeld]]''' also played international [[association football|football]] for [[England national football team|England]]? (10 February 2011)
*... that [[England national football team|England]] international [[association football|footballer]] and twice [[FA Cup]] winner '''[[Harry Goodhart]]''' became Professor of [[Humanities]] at the [[University of Edinburgh]]? (11 February 2011)
*... that '''[[Clare Taylor]]''' represented [[England]] in the World Cup at both [[association football|football]] and [[cricket]]? (14 February 2011)
*... that '''[[Aslie Pitter]]''', founder of [[Stonewall F.C.]], Britain's first and most successful [[gay]] [[football]] club, was made a [[Order of the British Empire|Member of the Order of the British Empire]] for his work fighting [[homophobia]] in [[London]]? (15 February 2011)
*... that [[Master of Foxhounds|Master]] of the [[Blankney Hunt]],  '''[[Edgar Lubbock]]'''  played in four [[FA Cup Final]]s, twice on the winning side? (19 February 2011)
*... that '''[[Sean Hughes (politician)|Sean Hughes]]''' [[Member of Parliament#United Kingdom|MP]] got Scottish MPs to give him their free tickets to the [[1986 FA Cup Final|1986 English FA Cup Final]] so his constituents could watch the [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]–[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] [[Merseyside derby]]? (24 February 2011)
*... that former [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] footballer '''[[Lee Crooks]]''' is soon scheduled to serve on the frontline in the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|War in Afghanistan]]? (4 March 2011)
*... that [[British Army]] officer '''[[Stephen Healey|Captain Stephen Healey]]''' of the [[Royal Welsh]] regiment, used to play [[association football|football]] for [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]]? (14 March 2011)
*... that four different [[List of football clubs in England|English football clubs]] achieved [[promotion and relegation|promotion]] to the top division while '''[[Ray Train]]''' was playing for them? (15 March 2011)
*... that [[Birmingham City F.C.|Small Heath F.C.]] was not promoted to the [[Football League First Division]] after winning the inaugural [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] title '''[[1892–93 Small Heath F.C. season|in 1892–93]]''', while the second- and third-place teams were? (29 March 2011)
*... that although [[Australia]]n [[association football|soccer]] player '''[[Kris Trajanovski]]''' only scored in three matches for his country, he scored three [[hat-trick]]s? (31 March 2011)
*... that the music to the hymn "'''[[Follow On (hymn)|Follow On]]'''" was later adopted by [[Rangers F.C.]] as the music for their anthem, "[[Follow Follow]]"? (6 April 2011)
*... that a parrot was branded sectarian after being heard whistling "'''[[Follow Follow]]'''"? (8 April 2011)
*... that Sir '''[[Henry Primrose]]''', the chairman of the board of the [[Inland Revenue]], played two [[England v Scotland representative matches (1870–1872)|international football matches]] for Scotland in the 1870s? (16 April 2011)
*... that footballers [[Denis Law]], [[Robert Smyth McColl]] and [[Hughie Gallacher]] have each scored three '''[[List of Scotland national football team hat-tricks|hat-tricks for Scotland]]'''? (22 April 2011)
*... that up to 200 people played a game of [[association football|football]] on land near '''[[Brothertoft]]''', [[Lincolnshire]], in the 1760s as a protest against [[enclosure]]? (23 April 2011)
*... that [[Nelson F.C.]] lost only one home match in the [[Football League Third Division North]] during the '''[[1924–25 Nelson F.C. season|1924–25 season]]'''? (24 April 2011)
*... that while playing for [[Barrow A.F.C.|Barrow]], [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Fred Laycock]]''' left the pitch to sign for [[Nelson F.C.|Nelson]] before completing the match, and was then fined for representing Barrow while contracted to another club? (25 April 2011)
*... that [[Small Heath F.C.]] went through the '''[[1893–94 Small Heath F.C. season|1893–94 season]]''' without drawing a [[the Football League|League]] match? (27 April 2011)
*... that a riot after the '''[[1980 Scottish Cup Final]]''' between [[Celtic F.C.]] and [[Rangers F.C.]] resulted in a ban on the sale of [[alcoholic beverage]]s at sporting events in [[Scotland]]? (28 April 2011)
*... that '''[[Footes Lane]]''' is the main sporting venue in [[Guernsey]]? (5 May 2011)
*... that after the '''[[1926 FA Cup Final]]''', [[Manchester City F.C.]] became the first team to reach the final and suffer [[Promotion and relegation|relegation]] in the same season? (14 May 2011)
*... that Scottish businessman '''[[Craig Whyte]]''' bought the controlling interest in [[Rangers Football Club]] from [[David Murray (Scottish businessman)|David Murray]] for [[pound sterling|£]]1? (18 May 2011)
*... that English [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Walter Anderson (footballer)|Walter Anderson]]''' died of [[pneumonia]] four days after collapsing at [[Craven Cottage]], having ignored doctors' advice to rest? (19 May 2011)
*... that '''[[Peter Velappan]]''' served as General Secretary of the [[Asian Football Confederation]] for nearly 30 years before retiring in 2007? (20 May 2011)
*... that some English fans, including members of [[Combat 18]], gave the [[Nazi salute]] to the [[Amhrán na bhFiann|Irish national anthem]] before the '''[[Lansdowne Road football riot]]'''? (24 May 2011)
*... that the '''[[Dainton Connell|bodyguard]]''' to the [[Pet Shop Boys]] was a leader of [[Arsenal FC]]'s [[hooligan firm]] during the 1980s? (26 May 2011)
*... that Welsh [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Dickie Morris]]''' became the first [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]] player to be [[Cap (sport)|capped]] at senior international level in April 1908? (26 May 2011)
*... that a [[phantom goal]] awarded against [[Small Heath F.C.]] in the '''[[1894–95 Small Heath F.C. season|1894–95 season]]''' led [[the Football League]] to instruct [[referee]]s to inspect the goalnets before each match? (28 May 2011)
*... that a [[Association football|football]] team's '''[[Glossary of association football terms|travelling army]]''' of supporters is often referred to as its [[Glossary of association football terms#0–9|12th man]]? (29 May 2011)
*... that '''[[Aníbal Pérez]]''', a former First Vice President of the [[Chamber of Deputies of Chile]], was also President of the [[C.D. O'Higgins|O'Higgins football club]]? (30 May 2011)
*... that professional [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Bill Yates (footballer)|Bill Yates]]''' also played [[Minor counties of English and Welsh cricket|Minor Counties]] cricket for [[Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club|Buckinghamshire]]? (4 June 2011)
*... that [[Civil Courage Award|award-winning]] journalist '''[[Paul Kamara]]''' has also been a [[Catholic priest|priest]], a [[Cabinet of Sierra Leone|cabinet minister]], and the manager of [[Sierra Leone]]'s [[Sierra Leone national football team|national football team]]? (7 June 2011)
*... that '''[[Berwick Rangers F.C. 1-0 Rangers F.C.|Berwick Rangers 1-0 defeat of Rangers]]''' in 1967 has been described as "the most astonishing result ever returned in Scottish football"? (9 June 2011)
*... that [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]], [[Alfa Romeo]], [[Red Bull]] and [[Ginsters]] are all [[In-game advertising|advertised]] in the [[First person (video games)|first person]] football video game '''''[[I Am Playr]]'''''? (10 June 2011)
*... that the retired [[association football]] player [[Zlatko Zahovič]] is the '''[[List of Slovenia international footballers|all-time top scorer]]''' for the Slovenia team? (13 June 2011)
*... that the [[BBC]] used [[Sports commentator|commentators]] for the first time at the '''[[1936 FA Cup Final]]''', where [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] was captained by '''[[Harry Hooper (footballer born 1910)|Harry Hooper]]'''? (14 June 2011)
*... that, in 1969, British sports journalist '''[[Julie Welch]]''' became the first female in [[Fleet Street]] to report on a [[Association football|football]] match? (16 June 2011)
*... that [[association football]]er '''[[Chris Smith (footballer born 1981)|Chris Smith]]''', just months after signing for [[York City F.C.|York City]], was assaulted by a gang in an attack while on a night out? (18 June 2011)
*... that association footballer '''[[Chris Clarke (footballer)|Chris Clarke]]''' and his twin brother [[Matthew Clarke (footballer born 1980)|Matthew]] started their careers at the same club, [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]? (21 June 2011)
*... that [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] lost 5&ndash;0 to [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] in the '''[[1978 FA Charity Shield]]''', the [[FA Community Shield|annual competition]] between the previous season's [[FA Cup]] winners and [[The Football League|Football League]] champions? (23 June 2011)
*... that [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] defeated [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] 5&ndash;1 in the '''[[1962 FA Charity Shield]]''' played at [[Portman Road]] in Ipswich? (25 June 2011)
*... that despite conceding four goals in the second leg, English club [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] beat Dutch club [[AZ (football club)|AZ Alkmaar]] 5&ndash;4 on [[Aggregate score|aggregate]] to win the '''[[1981 UEFA Cup Final]]'''? (25 June 2011)
*... that while at the [[New York Cosmos]], association footballer '''[[Keith Eddy]]''' captained a team which included [[Pelé]] and [[Franz Beckenbauer]]? (28 June 2011)
*... that the movies ''[[Green Street|Green Street Hooligans]]'' and ''[[Cass (film)|Cass]]'' are based on '''[[West Ham United F.C. supporters]]'''? (7 July 2011)
*... that 17-year-old Uruguayan footballer '''[[Juan Cruz Mascia]]''' has been hailed as the heir to [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] star [[Diego Forlán]] in the English and South American media? (7 July 2011)
*... that by making her debut in the [[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup]] at the age of 16, '''[[Cecilia Santiago]]''' became the youngest-ever goalkeeper to appear in a World Cup? (7 July 2011)
*... that [[Japan women's national football team|Japanese]] international footballer '''[[Aya Sameshima]]''' worked at the [[Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant]]s prior to the [[Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster|disaster]] there? (10 July 2011)
*... that football club '''[[ASK Voitsberg]]''' changed both its name and team colours during the [[Anschluss|annexation]] of Austria into [[Nazi Germany]]? (17 July 2011)
*... that, while the first official suggestion of a nationwide [[association football]] league in Germany, the ''[[Reichsliga]]'', was made in 1932, [[Bundesliga|such a league]] was not '''[[Introduction of the Bundesliga|introduced]]''' until 1963? (19 July 2011)
*... that Italian '''[[Vincenzo Sarno]]''' was 11 years old when he signed to play professional [[association football|football]] with [[Torino F.C.]]? (24 July 2011)
*... that the national football teams of North Korea and South Korea '''[[North Korea–South Korea football encounters|have met]]''' on numerous occasions? (25 July 2011)
*... that the '''''[[Score the Goals]]''''' comic book – featuring ten [[soccer]] players – was launched by the UN to educate children on [[Millennium Development Goals|how to help reduce poverty]] by 2015? (26 July 2011)
*... that the 1973 [[Regionalliga Süd (1963–74)|second division]] game between '''[[FC Augsburg–TSV 1860 Munich rivalry|Bavarian rivals]]''' [[FC Augsburg]] and [[TSV 1860 Munich]] was watched by 80,000 spectators, a record for the [[Olympic Stadium (Munich)|Olympic Stadium]] in [[Munich]]? (28 July 2011)
*... that the [[Faroe Islands national football team]] won its '''[[List of Faroe Islands national football team results|first ever competitive match]]''' against [[Austria national football team|Austria]] in 1990? (1 August 2011)
*... that '''[[Eynesbury Rovers F.C.|Eynesbury Rovers]]''' are the most westerly [[Association football|football]] club ever to play in the [[Eastern Counties Football League|Eastern Counties League]]? (3 August 2011)
*... that '''[[FIFA eligibility rules]]''' were changed in 2004, reportedly in response to a growing trend in countries such as Qatar and Togo to naturalise Brazil-born footballers? (5 August 2011)
*... that the current '''[[Scotland national under-16 football team]]''' squad features players from [[Real Madrid]] and [[Liverpool F.C. Reserves and Academy|Liverpool]]? (6 August 2011)
*... that Indian-born British soldier '''[[Edward Hay Mackenzie Elliot]]''' played [[association football]] for Scotland against England and [[cricket]] for [[Marylebone Cricket Club|the MCC]]? (8 August 2011)
*... that footballer '''[[Hasan Ahmet Sari]]''' left [[Istanbul]] with his family after living through the [[1999 İzmit earthquake]]? (18 August 2011)
*... that a judge ruled that spectators were not entitled to any refund of their admission money when a match in [[Small Heath F.C.]]{{'s}} '''[[1895–96 Small Heath F.C. season|1895–96 season]]''' was abandoned after only 37 minutes? (23 August 2011)
*... that '''[[Robert Copland-Crawford|Robert Crawford]]''', scorer of the first goal in [[England v Scotland representative matches (1870–1872)|international football]], was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment with hard labour for causing a servant to be flogged to death? (4 September 2011)
*... that there were concerns that '''[[The Bouncy]]''' could derail a train? (10 September 2011)
*... that twice-[[Cap (sports)|capped]] [[Guyana national football team|Guyana]] international footballer '''[[Clydie Roberts]]''' is a cousin of [[England national football team|England]] international [[Jermain Defoe]]? (4 September 2011)
*... that '''[[Alfred Joseph Baker|Alfred Baker]]''', who scored England's first goal in [[England v Scotland representative matches (1870–1872)|international football]], was an [[auctioneer]] by profession and died while running to catch a train? (7 September 2011)
*... that [[Seattle Sounders FC]] will face the [[Chicago Fire Soccer Club|Chicago Fire]] in the '''[[2011 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final|2011 U.S. Open Cup Final]]''' on {{nowrap|October 4}}, 2011, for a chance to [[three-peat]] as champion? (14 September 2011)
*... that '''[[Russell Howarth]]''' of the [[York City F.C.|Minstermen]] had a trial with the [[Everton F.C.|Toffeemen]] in 2002? (2 October 2011)
*... that in August 1990 [[FC Bayern Munich]] lost in the first round of the [[DFB-Pokal|cup]] at amateur side '''[[FV&nbsp;09 Weinheim]]'''? (9 October 2011)
*... that Scotsmen '''[[James Smith (footballer born 1848)|James]]''' and '''[[Robert Smith (footballer born 1843)|Robert Smith]]''' were the first pair of brothers to play international [[association football|football]]? (15 October 2011)
*... that '''[[Ian Bankier]]''' became [[Celtic F.C.]]'s 15th chairman in the club's 123-year history? (29 October 2011)
*... that '''[[Mason Bennett]]''' made his professional [[association football|football]] debut aged just 15 years and 99 days? (6 November 2011)
*... that former [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] and [[Wales national football team|Wales]] international [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Charlie Parry]]''' fell on hard times and was the beneficiary of three [[testimonial match]]es? (12 November 2011)
*... that [[Wales national football team|Wales]] international [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Alexander Jones (footballer)|Alexander Jones]]''' was killed in a shooting accident on board a train? (15 November 2011)
*... that Welsh [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] '''[[Tony Millington]]''' was "a one-man entertainment" who would take sweets, pies or chewing gum from supporters and celebrate his team's goals by performing [[handstand]]s? (19 November 2011)
*... that the [[University of Central Florida]]'s '''[[UCF Knights men's soccer|men's soccer team]]''' won their first match by a score of 8–0? (21 November 2011)
*... that the [[University of Central Florida]]'s '''[[UCF Knights women's soccer|women's soccer team]]''' has had a winning record in 27 of the 30 seasons the team has played? (22 November 2011)
*... that [[Brazil national futsal team|Brazil]] defeated [[Timor-Leste national futsal team|Timor-Leste]] '''[[Brazil 76–0 Timor-Leste (futsal)|76–0]]''' in [[futsal]] in 2006, the current world record? (24 November 2011)
*... that '''[[Peter Harburn]]''' was named in the [[Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic football team|Great Britain football squad]] for the [[1956 Summer Olympics|1956 Olympic Games]], for which, as a professional, he was ineligible? (4 December 2011)
* ... that [[Denis Law]], the all-time top goalscorer for the [[Scotland national football team]], played for the [[Serie A|Italian League]] against the '''[[Scottish League&nbsp;XI]]'''? (6 December 2011)
* ... that when [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] '''[[Sam Gillam]]''' replaced '''[[Alf Pugh]]''' for [[Wales national football team|Wales]] against [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] on {{nowrap|15 April}} 1889, he became the first [[Substitute (association football)|substitute]] in international [[association football|football]]? (29 December 2011)

===2012===

* ... that in 1920, Irish [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Jack Doran]]''' achieved the rare feat of being the top goalscorer for two English clubs in the same season? (3 January 2012)
* ... that '''[[Fred Barron (footballer)|Fred Barron]]''' played exactly 400 matches in [[The Football League]] for [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] between 1898 and 1911? (6 January 2012)
* ... that former [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] footballer '''[[Arthur Bell (footballer)|Arthur Bell]]''' also worked as an architect and designed a new stand at the club's [[Turf Moor]] stadium in 1911? (7 January 2012)
* ... that in the '''[[1889 Scottish Cup Final]]''', conditions were so poor that the players threw [[snowball]]s at each other? (7 January 2012)
* ... that [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Adam Cunnington]]'''{{`s}} strike partnership with Kevin Charley produced more than 50 goals for [[Barwell F.C.|Barwell]] in [[2009–10 in English football|2009–10]], helping the club win the [[Midland Football Alliance]]? (12 January 2012)
* ... that Scottish footballer '''[[Dan Friel]]''' played more than 300 matches for [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]], many of them as [[Captain (association football)|captain]]? (12 January 2012)
* ... that the '''[[List of UEFA European Football Championship finals|winning nation]]''' at the [[UEFA European Football Championship]] was determined by a [[golden goal]] in two consecutive tournaments? (13 January 2012)
* ... that '''[[Ernie Robinson]]''' worked as a coal miner before becoming a professional [[association football|footballer]]? (15 January 2012) 
* ... that '''[[Bobby Cummings]]''' was the first English footballer to score a [[hat-trick]] against [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] in the[[Scottish Football League|Scottish League]]? (16 January 2012) 
* ... that '''[[Tommy Tebb]]''' scored [[Nelson F.C.|Nelson]]'s last goal in the [[The Football League|Football League]]? (17 January 2012) 
* ... that '''[[Barbados v Grenada (1994)|a football match]]''' was won by scoring an [[own goal]] on purpose? (21 January 2012)
* ... that English football team [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queen's Park Rangers]] did not introduce their current blue and white strips until 1926, some '''[[List of Queens Park Rangers F.C. seasons|27 seasons]]''' after they turned professional? (23 January 2012) 
* ... that '''[[Phoenix Sports F.C.]]''' is so called as it rose from the ashes of [[the Blitz]]? (24 January 2012)
* ... that '''[[Jan Maroši]]''' scored directly from a [[corner kick|corner]] for [[SK Sigma Olomouc|Sigma Olomouc]] in a [[1992–93 UEFA Cup]] match against [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]? (28 January 2012)
* ... that [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Billy Barnes (footballer)|Billy Barnes]]''' scored the winning goal in the [[1902 FA Cup Final]] for [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] and played in the [[1908 FA Charity Shield|first Charity Shield]] match for [[QPR F.C.|QPR]] in 1908? (30 January 2012)
*... that '''[[FK Fyllingsdalen]]''' originally was named ''FK Varden'' by the board, even though a majority of the club members voted for ''FK Fyllingsdalen''? (30 January 2012)
*... that '''[[John Stone (footballer)|John Stone]]''' missed only three games for [[York City F.C.|York City]] in the [[1973–74 in English football|1973–74]] season as the club won [[promotion and relegation|promotion]] to the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] for the first time? (6 February 2012) 
*... that '''[[Lydd Town F.C.]]''' were [[Promotion and relegation|promoted]] after winning [[Kent County Football League|their league]]five times in a row? (10 February 2012)
*... that [[Queens Park Rangers]] came from two goals down at half time in the '''[[1967 Football League Cup Final]]''' to eventually win with a goal scored by '''[[Mark Lazarus]]'''?  (11 February 2012)
*... that [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Andy Flynn (footballer)|Andy Flynn]]''' played in all of [[York City F.C.|York City]]'s seven [[FA Cup]] games in the [[1926–27 in English football|1926–27]] season, as the team reached the competition's [[1926–27 FA Cup|first round]] for the first time? (12 February 2012)
*... that despite reaching the '''[[1985 Football League Cup Final]]''', both Norwich and Sunderland were relegated from the [[Football League First Division|First Division]] at the end of that [[1984–85 in English football|season]]? (12 February 2012)
*... that between 1968 and 1971 English [[non-league football]] team '''[[Sutton Athletic F.C.]]''' won three successive [[Promotion and relegation|promotions]] whilst also winning three successive [[League Cup|league cups]]?  (13 February 2012) 
*... that despite entering [[York City F.C.|York City]]'s team after the start of the [[1983–84 in English football|1983–84]] season, '''[[Alan Pearce]]''' became a useful member of the side that won the [[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]]? (18 February 2012)
*... that footballer '''[[Radim Nečas]]''' became the most expensive player in Czechoslovakia when [[SK Slavia Prague|Slavia Prague]] signed him for 25 million [[Czechoslovak koruna]] in 1992? (18 February 2012)
*... that with his team [[HIT Gorica]], football manager '''[[Edin Osmanović]]''' was runner up in the[[Slovenian PrvaLiga|Liga Simobil Vodafone]] and [[Slovenian Football Cup]] and participated in the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]? (20 February 2012)
*... that [[Rhodesia]]n soccer captain '''[[Bobby Chalmers]]''', a [[white people in Zimbabwe|white]] man, was assisted in his leadership of the mostly black national team by his proficiency in both [[Northern Ndebele language|Ndebele]] and [[Shona language|Shona]]? (22 February 2012)
*... that '''[[Old Carthusians F.C.]]''' is one of only two [[association football|football]] clubs to have won both the [[FA Cup]] and [[FA Amateur Cup]]?  (26 February 2012)
*... that in August 2000, 37 people were banned from attending matches at [[Arsenal F.C.]]'s stadium because of their involvement in the '''[[2000 UEFA Cup Final riots|Battle of Copenhagen]]'''? (3 March 2012)
*... that the German [[Bundesliga]] footballer '''[[Willi Kraus]]''' was sentenced to seven years in prison for [[bank robbery]]? (20 March 2012)
*... that [[Czech Republic|Czech]] [[association football|football]] [[manager (association football)|manager]] '''[[Jozef Weber]]''' took part in four [[Czech Republic Football Cup|national cup finals]] as a player, but was never on the winning team? (24 March 2012)
*... that when the [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Svein Fjælberg]]''' joined [[Viking FK]] from [[Sola FK]] in 1979 for a transfer fee of 45 000 [[Norwegian kroner]], he became the then most expensive player at the club? (2 April 2012)
*... that [[Czechs|Czech]] [[Gambrinus liga|top flight]] [[association football|footballer]] '''[[‪Pavel Hašek‬]]''' is the son of former [[Czech Republic national football team|national team]] player and manager [[Ivan ‪Hašek‬]]? (21 April 2012)
*... that while '''[[Mauritius women's national football team|Mauritius has a senior women's national football team]]''', they have not played in a single [[FIFA]] sanctioned game? (23 April 2012)
*... that while the '''[[Rwanda women's national football team]]''' has not played a [[FIFA]]-recognised match, a professional women's league in the country has attracted women from Uganda? (24 April 2012)
*... that the '''[[Djibouti women's national football team]]''' has played in only one [[FIFA]] recognised match, a 0–7 loss to [[Football in Kenya|Kenya]] in 2006? (25 April 2012)
*... that the '''[[Zanzibar women's national football team]]''' has few women's teams to play against and has beaten men's teams? (29 April 2012)
*... that while [[FIFA]] inquired about the creation of a '''[[Sudan women's national football team|Sudanese women's national football team]]''', the Islamic Fiqh Council in [[Sudan]] issued a [[fatwa]] forbidding it? (29 April 2012)
*... that [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech international]] [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Jan Suchopárek]]''' dislocated his shoulder while attempting a [[bicycle kick]]? (30 April 2012)
*... that the English association football league, the [[Premier League]], will give awards to mark the league's '''[[Premier League 20 Seasons Awards|20 seasons anniversary]]'''? (30 April 2012)
*... that the only team '''[[Guinea-Bissau women's national football team]]''' has played a FIFA-recognised match against is [[Guinea women's national football team|Guinea]] (1 May 2012)
*... that '''[[The Poznań]]''' was copied by [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] [[association football|football]] fans after their team played Polish team [[Lech Poznań]]? (2 May 2012)
*... that [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech international]] [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Patrik Gedeon]]''' went to play club football in [[Liechtenstein]] in the middle of his career? (2 May 2012)
*... that the '''[[Togo women's national football team]]''' participated in the 2007 Tournoi de Cinq Nations in [[Ouagadougou]] but was disqualified after the first match for sending a club team? (2 May)
*... that the inventor of the [[FIFA World Cup]], '''[[Jules Rimet]]''', won the [[Croix de Guerre]] while fighting with the French forces during the [[First World War]]? (4 May 2012)
*... that Zambia{{'s}} women{{'s}} national [[association football|football]] teams include a '''[[Zambia women's national football team|senior women's team]]''', '''[[Zambia women's national under-20 football team|under-20 team]]''', '''[[Zambia women's national under-17 football team|under-17 team]]''', an [[Zambia women's national football team#Olympic_and_U-23_team|Olympic qualification team]], an under-23 team and [[Zambia women's national football team#Homeless_World_Cup|Homeless World Cup team]]? (4 May)
*... that Norwegian [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Thomas Holm]]''' was both champion with [[Molde FK]] and runner-up with [[Tromsø IL]] of [[Tippeligaen]] in [[2011 Norwegian Premier League|2011]]? (4 May 2012)
*... that despite having few registered women players and '''[[Burundi women's national football team|their team]]''' never playing a [[FIFA]]-recognised match, [[Burundi]] has an under-20 women's national team? (7 May 2012)
*... that the [[British Army]] fielded a '''[[The Football Battalion|battalion of professional footballers]]''' in the World War I [[Battle of the Somme]]? (7 May 2012)
*... that the '''[[Central African Republic women's national football team|Central African Republic]]''' faced difficulties in playing in the [[FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup|Women's U-19 World Cup]] semi-final against [[South Africa women's national football team|South Africa]] because the country initially refused to grant players visas? (10 May 2012)
*... that while [[association football|football]] is the most popular women's sport in [[The Gambia|Gambia]] and the U-17 has played in a [[FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup|World Cup qualifier]], the '''[[Gambia women's national football team]]''' has not played a [[FIFA]] sanctioned game? (10 May 2012)
*... that the only FIFA recognised matches '''[[Anguilla women's national football team]]''' have played in were against [[Antigua and Barbuda women's national football team|Antigua and Barbuda]], [[United States Virgin Islands women's national soccer team|US Virgin Islands]], [[Barbados women's national football team|Barbados]] and [[Grenada women's national football team|Grenada]]? (13 May 2012)
*... that [[FK Ørn-Horten|Ørn-Horten]] avoided relegation from the '''[[2001 Norwegian First Division]]''' with a match-winning goal from the [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] five minutes into [[stoppage time]] in the decisive match against [[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerenga]]? (14 May 2012)
*... that former [[Indonesia national football team]] player '''[[Herry Kiswanto]]''' only received one yellow card during his 17-year career? (18 May 2012)
*... that '''[[Netherlands Antilles women's national football team]]''' faces development challenges because football is only the sixth most popular sport in the country? (26 May 2012)
*... that a game between '''[[Belfast's Big Two]]''' once led to a cockerel and a blue pig being released onto a [[football pitch]]? (28 May 2012)
*... that the [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Steffen Hagen]]''' has played every minute of 100 consecutive league-matches for [[Odd Grenland]] in [[Tippeligaen]]? (30 May 2012)
*... that during a [[association football|football]] match between [[FK Bodø/Glimt]] and [[Tromsø IL]] in [[1995 Norwegian Premier League|1995]], Tromsø head coach '''[[Harald Aabrekk]]''' was brought to the hospital in an ambulance, despite not being injured? (31 May 2012)
*... that [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] went 995 minutes without conceding a goal in '''[[Arsenal F.C. in European football|European football]]'''? (1 June 2012)
*... that '''[[Thursday Nights, Channel&nbsp;5]]''' once almost led to a fight between [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] and [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] players? (4 June 2012)
*... that [[Rosenborg BK]]'s young [[midfielder]] '''[[Ole Kristian Selnæs]]''' is a big fan of the Norwegian soap opera ''[[Hotel Cæsar]]''? (5 June 2012)
*... that since the [[Israel national football team|Israel national association football team]] played its first official game in 1934, more than 450 players have '''[[List of Israel international footballers|represented Israel in international matches]]'''? (8 June 2012)
*... that '''[[Michael Roach (soccer)|Michael Roach]]''', an American professional soccer player, played in college with future teammates [[Kevin Alston]] and [[Alec Purdie]]? (8 June 2012)
*... that despite not playing [[association football|football]] before he was 10 years old, '''[[Zymer Bytyqi]]''' became the youngest player in [[Tippeligaen]] aged 15 years and 261 days? (9 June 2012)
*... that [[PSIR Rembang]] players attacked both referees in a match at '''[[2008–09 Liga Indonesia Premier Division]]'''? (11 June 2012)
*... that despite [[São Tomé and Príncipe]] gaining independence in 1975, the '''[[São Tomé and Príncipe women's national football team|women's national football team]]''' did not play their first FIFA recognised match until 2002? (11 June 2012)
*... that the [[Emirates Cup]] was cancelled from the '''[[2012–13 Arsenal F.C. season|2012–13 Arsenal season]]''' due to the [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London Olympics]]? (13 June 2012)
*... that despite finishing second in [[Tippeligaen]] with [[Molde FK]] in [[2002 Norwegian Premier League|2002]], [[association football|football]] coaches '''[[Kalle Björklund]]''' and [[Gunder Bengtsson]] were fired after six matches in 2003? (13 June 2012)
*... that '''[[Łazienkowska Thoroughfare]]''', the most famous road in Poland, is part of the main transportation route for [[UEFA Euro 2012]] connecting [[Okęcie Airport]] to the [[National Stadium, Warsaw|National Stadium in Warsaw]]? (14 June 2012)
*... that [[Marta (footballer)|Marta]] met the '''[[Sierra Leone women's national football team]]''' in 2011 as part of the [[United Nations Development Programme]]? (15 June 2012)
*... that among the challenges to developing the '''[[Niger women's national football team]]''' is [[Sharia|shari'a law]] being used to ban women from the sport in some parts of the country? (16 June 2012
*... that the '''[[Yemen women's national football team]]''' has four training sessions a week? (18 June 2012)
*... that '''[[You're Gonna Get Your Fucking Head Kicked In]]''' is chanted at opponents of [[professional wrestling|pro wrestler]] [[Daniel Bryan|Bryan Danielson]]? (19 June 2012)
*... that despite [[FIFA]] recognition and twice-weekly training sessions, the '''[[Madagascar women's national football team]]''' has yet to play in a single FIFA-recognised match? (20 June 2012)
*... that while '''[[Réunion women's national football team]]''' is not recognised by [[FIFA]], the team has played full internationals against [[South Africa women's national football team|South Africa]], [[Uganda women's national football team|Uganda]] and [[Zimbabwe women's national football team|Zimbabwe]]? (20 June 2012)
*... that even though the '''[[Saudi Arabia women's national football team]]''' does not exist, women in the country have created, coached and played for their own club team outside the sight of men? (21 June 2012)
*... that [[York City F.C.|York City]] have recorded more league victories against [[Rochdale A.F.C.|Rochdale]] than against '''[[York City F.C. league record by opponent|any other club]]''', having beaten them 43 times from 100 attempts? (22 June 2012)
*... that despite the '''[[Seychelles women's national football team]]''' having played only two games up to {{nowrap|June 2012}}, a national football tournament for women has been around in the country since the late 1990s? (22 June 2012)
*... that the '''[[Brunei women's national football team]]''' is forbidden from participating in the [[Olympic Games]] by its country's government? (23 June 2012)
*... that [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] manager [[Arsène Wenger]] was recognised as the best coach of the decade despite never winning the '''[[IFFHS World's Best Club Coach]]''' award? (26 June 2012)
*... that Izetta Wesley, a female football administrator, believes the government of [[Liberia]] is insincere in how they treat the '''[[Liberia women's national football team]]'''? (27 June 2012)
*... that '''[[2012–13 York City F.C. season|2012–13]]''' will be [[York City F.C.|York City]]'s first season back in [[the Football League]] since [[Promotion and relegation|relegation]] in 2004? (28 June 2012)
*... that the '''[[Côte d'Ivoire women's national football team]]''' is Africa's sixth best women's football team while women's football is the fourth most popular sport in the country? (28 June 2012)
*... that while the '''[[Oman women's national football team]]''' has yet to play a game, a club from Oman played matches against national teams from Jordan and Syria? (30 June 2012)
*... that at [[UEFA Euro 2012|Euro 2012]], the '''[[Pukka Pies England Band]]''' was banned from playing at [[England national football team|England]]'s game against [[France national football team|France]] despite having [[UEFA]] approval? (1 July 2012)
*... that '''[[Cambodia women's national football team]]''' faces several challenges including women's football not being popular in [[Cambodia]] and, {{as of|2006|lc=y}}, no teams for women to play on? (1 July 2012)
*... that women in Kenya created the '''[[Kenya women's national football team]]''' independent of [[Football Kenya Federation]]? (2 July 2012)
*... that [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] played their '''[[Sheffield United F.C. league record by opponent|first ever league fixture]]''' against [[Burton Wanderers F.C.|Burton Wanderers]] on 13 September 1890? (2 July 2012)
*... that [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] refused to present [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Bob Cain (footballer)|Bob Cain]]''' with an 1898 [[Football League First Division|First Division]] winner's medal after he agreed a transfer to [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]? (4 July 2012)
*... that '''[[Bandung Raya]]''' [[association football|football]] club dissolved in 1997 due to financial trouble, despite reaching the [[1996-97 Liga Indonesia Premier Division|1996–97 Liga Indonesia Premier Division]] finals? (5 July 2012)
*... that '''[[Abdurahim Laajab]]''' is one of the key players at the [[Norway national futsal team]]? (10 July 2012)
*... that in the 2010 season, in addition to playing [[association football|football]] for [[Ungmennafélagið Afturelding|Afturelding]], '''[[John Andrews (footballer born 1978)|John Andrews]]''' also coached the club's women's team, reserve team and [[feeder club]] at the same time? (14 July 2012)
*... that [[Valon Berisha|Valon]] and '''[[Veton Berisha]]''' in 2011 became the first brothers to start a match together for [[Viking FK]] in 22&nbsp;years since '''[[Jan Fjetland|Jan]]''' and '''[[Egil Fjetland]]''' started the [[1989 Norwegian Football Cup]] final? (14 July 2012)
*... that [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]'s '''[[Omar Elabdellaoui]]''' did not want to go on loan to [[association football|football]] team [[Strømsgodset IF|Strømsgodset]] in 2012 because of the [[artificial turf]] at [[Marienlyst Stadion]]? (16 July 2012)
*... that since the [[San Marino national football team]] played its first match in 1990, 97 players have '''[[List of San Marino international footballers|represented San Marino in international matches]]'''? (18 July 2012)
*... that [[Hartlepool United F.C.|Hartlepool United]]'s fourteen successful attempts at '''[[Re-election (Football League)|re-election]]''' to the [[The Football League|Football League]] are a league record? (19 July 2012)
*... that if [[Seattle Sounders FC]] wins the '''[[2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final|2012 U.S. Open Cup final]]''' on {{nowrap|August 8}}, 2012, they will be the first club in the tournament's [[Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup|99-year history]] to win four consecutive titles?(24 July 2012)
*... that [[William & Mary Tribe women's soccer|William & Mary]] women's soccer, coached by '''[[John Daly (soccer coach)|John Daly]]''', is one of two [[Division I (NCAA)|NCAA Division&nbsp;I]] women's soccer programs that have never had a losing season? (26 July 2012)
*... that Norwegian [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Kent Bergersen]]''' left the Greek club [[Panionios G.S.S.]] because the club didn't pay his salary? (1 August 2012)
*... that '''[[Jørgen Juve]]''' was captain of the [[Norway national football team|Norwegian football team]] that won Olympic bronze medals in Berlin in [[Football at the 1936 Summer Olympics|1936]], after knocking out [[Germany national football team|Germany]] in the quarter final? (9 August 2012)
*... that professional goalkeeper '''[[Maladi]]''' was instrumental in the development of [[television in Indonesia]]? (11 August 2012)
*... that [[Molde FK]] did not want to send '''[[Martin Høyem]]''' on loan to [[Hønefoss BK]], because the two clubs were scheduled to meet in the semi-final of the [[2005 Norwegian Football Cup]]? (22 August 2012)
*... that '''[[Matty Blair]]''' scored the winning goal for [[York City F.C.|York City]] in the [[2012 Conference National play-off Final]], which saw the club return to [[the Football League]] after an eight-year absence? (25 August 2012)
*... that footballers [[Scott Sinclair|Scott]] and '''[[Martin Sinclair (footballer)|Martin Sinclair]]''' are the first brothers to represent [[Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Great Britain at the Olympics]] and [[Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics|Paralympics]] in the same year? (25 August 2012)
*... that [[Jock Collier]], [[Tom Mitchell (footballer)|Tom Mitchell]] and [[Viv Busby]] are the only former '''[[List of York City F.C. players (fewer than 25 appearances)|York City F.C. players with fewer than 25 appearances]]''' to have [[Manager (association football)|managed]] the club? (27 August 2012)
*... that when '''[[Sten Grytebust]]''' was selected for the Norway national under-23 [[association football|football]] team, he didn't know that such a team existed? (31 August 2012)
*... that after giving up professional football to serve in [[World War&nbsp;II]], '''[[Jack Roberts (footballer born 1910)|Jack Roberts]]''' escaped from a POW camp and walked 400 miles to freedom with a broken neck? (3 September 2012)
*... that [[Sarpsborg 08 FF|Sarpsborg 08]] rejected [[Brescia Calcio|Brescia]]'s attempt to get '''[[Magnar Ødegaard]]''' on a trial, because it was in the middle of the Norwegian football season? (4 September 2012)
*... that [[Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics|2012 British Paralympic]] footballer '''[[Ibrahima Diallo (Paralympic footballer)|Ibrahima Diallo]]''' was diagnosed with [[cerebral palsy]] after a physiotherapist saw him running? (5 September 2012)
*... that '''[[Jamal Fyfield]]''' [[Assist (football)|assisted]] [[Matty Blair]]'s winning goal for [[York City F.C.|York City]] in the [[2011–12 FA Trophy]] [[2011–12 FA Trophy#Semi-finals|semi-final]] second leg against [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]] with a [[Cross (football)|cross]] from the left flank? (12 September 2012)
*... that '''[[George Bray]]'''{{`s}} association with [[Burnley F.C.]] as a player, [[Coach (sports)|coach]], [[kit man]] and supporter spanned seven decades? (14 September 2012)
*... that '''[[Alexandros Kasmeridis]]''' saved two [[Penalty kick|penalties]] in [[Thrasyvoulos F.C.|Thrasyvoulos]]' [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]] victory over [[Levadiakos F.C.|Levadiakos]] in the [[2011–12 Greek Football Cup#Fourth Round|fourth round]] of the [[2011–12 Greek Football Cup]]? (17 September 2012)
*... that '''[[Lanre Oyebanjo]]''' scored [[York City F.C.|York City]]'s second goal in their 2–0 victory over [[Newport County A.F.C.|Newport County]] in the [[2012 FA Trophy Final]], hosted at [[Wembley Stadium]]? (17 September 2012)
*... that '''[[Ragnar Hvidsten]]''' was the first [[Norway|Norwegian]] to play in the [[FA Amateur Cup]]? (17 September 2012)
*... that '''[[Gary Pearson (footballer)|Gary Pearson]]''' scored his first goal for [[Darlington F.C.|Darlington]] with a 25 yard [[Direct free kick|free kick]] against [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]] in January 2002, although his team went on to lose 3–2 (19 September 2012)
*... that even though '''[[Panajotis Dimitriadis]]''' is a [[midfielder]], his play as a [[Defender (association football)#Centre back|centre back]] got him on [[TV 2 (Norway)|TV2]]'s list as one of the five best players in the [[2012 Norwegian First Division]]? (23 September 2012)
*... that "'''[[Accrington Stanley, Who Are They?]]'''" was originally scripted to use [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] instead of [[Accrington Stanley F.C.|Accrington Stanley]]? (23 September 2012)
*... that [[Norway national football team|Norway]] international [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Jarl André Storbæk]]''' captained [[Strømsgodset IF|Strømsgodset]] in his first match for the club? (23 September 2012)
*... that '''[[Josh Falkingham]]''' scored a goal during his first match in the [[Scottish Football League First Division]]? (27 September 2012)
*... that '''[[Magnus Sylling Olsen]]'''{{`s}} first goal in [[Tippeligaen]] was named the best goal of the round? (28 September 2012)
*... that [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Ergys Kace]]''' was born in [[Albania]], but moved to [[Greece]] at the age of three? (28 September 2012)
*... that Norwegian [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Michael Jamtfall]]''' retired at the age of 25? (1 October 2012)
*... that Norwegian [[Football (soccer)|football]] club '''[[Kristiansund BK]]''' was founded in 2003 by local rivals [[Clausenengen FK]] and [[Kristiansund FK]]? (1 October 2012)
*... that despite being a [[centre back]], [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Edvard Skagestad]]''' has played most of his matches as a [[Striker (association football)|striker]]? (11 October 2012)
*... that '''[[Gibraltar F.C.]]''' was one of the first civilian football clubs established in [[Gibraltar]]? (12 October 2012)
*... that after [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Jonatan Tollås]]''' posted a [[nude photography|nude photo]] of a teammate on [[Twitter]], he said that his goal was to upload one new photo every day? (13 October 2012)
*... that [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]] goalkeeper '''[[Sam Johnson (footballer, born 1992)|Sam Johnson]]''' saved three penalties and then scored the winning penalty on his debut in professional [[association football|football]]? (16 October 2012)
*... that [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Jon Midttun Lie]]''' had [[Tom Nordlie]] as head coach in three different clubs? (22 October 2012)
*... that '''[[Jørgen Tengesdal]]''' played for [[Viking FK|Viking]] in the [[2001 Norwegian Football Cup Final]] despite his contract expiring five days before the final? (23 October 2012)
*... that despite only playing one match for [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]], the Norwegian [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Terje Olsen (footballer born 1970)|Terje Olsen]]''' does not regret moving to Germany at the age of 15? (24 October 2012)
*... that '''[[Manolis Roubakis]]''' is one of the few [[association football|footballers]] who have played for all three big clubs of [[Heraklion]] in Greece: [[OFI Crete]], [[Ergotelis F.C.|Ergotelis]] and [[Atsalenios F.C.|Atsalenios]]? (26 October 2012)
*... that a participant of '''[[The Tuesday Club]]''' was fined by [[British Hong Kong|Hong Kong]] and [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] for throwing prawn crackers at a taxi? (5 November 2012)
*... that the Norwegian [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Stefan Johansen]]''' scored a goal from a [[direct free kick|free kick]] that was identical to a goal he scored 11 days earlier? (6 November 2012)
*... that [[Kettering Town F.C.|Kettering Town]] [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] '''[[Scott Endersby]]''' is credited with being the youngest [[Association football|footballer]] to play in the [[FA Cup]] proper at the age of 15 in 1977? (8 November 2012)
*... that [[SK Brann|Brann]]'s [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] '''[[Håkon Opdal]]''' scored the goal that eliminated [[FK Bodø/Glimt|Bodø/Glimt]] from the [[2004 Norwegian Football Cup]]? (9 November 2012)
*... that after joining [[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerenga]] from the [[Norwegian Second Division]] team [[Skeid Fotball|Skeid]], '''[[Dawda Leigh]]''' immediately became a regular in Vålerenga's starting line-up in [[Tippeligaen]]? (10 November 2012)
*... that '''[[Robin Eriksson]]''' played [[association football|football]] in [[Allsvenskan]] after he was warned by doctors that he might not be able to walk again? (12 November 2012)
*... that [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Steve Redmond]]''' became [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]'s youngest ever [[captain (association football)|captain]] when appointed to the role in 1988? (12 November 2012)
*... that after '''[[Alexander Nadj]]''' had played 13 minutes for [[Lillestrøm SK]], the head coach [[Henning Berg]] decided to use the youth goalkeeper instead? (13 November 2012)
*... that [[Wales national football team|Welsh international]] [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Joe Davies (footballer born 1866)|Joe Davies]]''' was suspended by [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] for "lodging in a [[Pub|public house]]"? (16 November 2012)
*... that [[Wales national football team|Welsh international]] [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[David Powell (footballer)|David Powell]]''' began his career employed as groundsman by [[Wrexham F.C.]]? (17 November 2012)
*... that by the 1960s female leaders of '''[[women's football in Africa]]''' began to emerge? (17 November 2012)
*... that '''[[Lluís Coll]]''' scored one goal and set up another as [[FC Barcelona]] won the '''[[1960 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final]]'''? (19 November 2012) 
*... that the '''[[1884 FA Cup Final]]''' saw [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] play [[Queen's Park F.C.|Queen's Park]] from Scotland? (22 November 2012)
*... that, having played 465 league matches, '''[[Jaroslav Šilhavý]]''' holds the record for the most appearances in [[Gambrinus liga|top-flight]] Czech [[association football|football]]? (3 December 2012)
*... that at the age of 14, Norwegian [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Vegar Eggen Hedenstad]]''' became the youngest-ever senior player at [[Elverum Fotball]]? (6 December 2012)

===2013===

*... that Norwegian [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Kurt Heggestad]]''' stepped down from professional football to become a goat farmer? (9 January 2013)
*... that '''[[IL Hødd]]''' goalkeeper '''[[Ørjan Nyland]]''' was signed by [[Tippeligaen]] champions [[Molde FK|Molde]] after being named [[man of the match]] in the '''[[2012 Norwegian Football Cup Final]]'''? (15 January 2013)
*... that '''[[John Hemmingham]]''' was banned from [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]]'s [[Bramall Lane]] stadium because of concerns that playing music might structurally damage the stands? (18 January 2013)
*... that '''[[Kareem Joseph (footballer born 1983)|Kareem Joseph]]''' scored a pair of goals in the [[2011 Trinidad and Tobago League Cup|2011 First Citizens Cup]] final to give [[Caledonia AIA]] their first [[Trinidad and Tobago League Cup|league cup]] in club history with a 2–1 victory over [[T&TEC SC|T&TEC]]? (23 January 2013)
*... that Norwegian [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Kai Risholt]]''' could not sleep for 22 days? (29 January 2013)
*... that professional footballer '''[[Michael Ngoo]]''' was [[Penalty card|booked]] for revealing a T-shirt bearing the message "96 reasons 4 Justice"? (29 January 2013)
*... that Norwegian football player '''[[Henning Hauger]]''' saw less activity after moving to Germany and was ultimately left out of his [[Norway national football team|national team]]? (30 January 2013)
*... that if Welsh team [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]] win in the '''[[2013 Football League Cup Final]]''', they will represent England in the [[UEFA Europa League|Europa League]]? (1 February 2013)
*... that '''[[Flip Carli|"Flip" Carli]]''', son of a soldier, went from [[association football|footballer]] to film director? (5 February 2013)
*... that '''[[Ivar Rønningen]]''' was the first goalscoring [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] at [[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerenga]]? (6 February 2013)
*... that under the management of [[Alex Ferguson]], [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]] defeated [[Real Madrid]] 2–1 in the '''[[1983 European Cup Winners' Cup Final]]'''? (12 February 2013)
*... that English [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Ben Everson]]''' played for [[Iceland]]ic [[Úrvalsdeild]] team [[Breiðablik UBK|Breiðablik]] when they qualified for the [[2013–14 UEFA Europa League#First qualifying round|2013–14 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round]]? (13 February 2013)
*... that Norwegian [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Ola Kamara]]''' was forced to move home to his mother after signing with [[Strømsgodset IF]]? (14 February 2013)
*... that '''[[Malcolm Brodie (journalist)|Malcolm Brodie]]''' reported from 14 [[FIFA World Cup]]s&nbsp;– more than any other journalist? (24 February 2013)
*... that '''[[St. Ouen F.C.|St. Ouen]]''' once played [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] aided by guest players from [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]]? (26 February 2013)
*... that Norwegian [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] '''[[Olav Dalen]]''' kept a [[clean sheet]] in his first two matches in [[Tippeligaen]]? (27 February 2013)
*... that '''[[Ernest Bohr]]''', who played [[field hockey]] for Denmark at the [[1948 Summer Olympics]], was the nephew of Olympic football player [[Harald Bohr]], and the son of physicist [[Niels Bohr]]? (2 March 2013)
*... that English [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Chris Joyce (footballer)|Chris Joyce]]''' rejected a contract-offer from [[FC Dallas]] and moved to Norway? (4 March 2013)
*... that Norwegian [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Stian Dyngeland]]''' participated in the singing contest ''[[Idol (Norway)|Idol]]''? (5 March 2013)
*... that due to [[FK Kvik|Kvik]] losing 8–2 against [[IL Hødd|Hødd]] in the decisive match of the '''[[1965 Norwegian Second Division]]''', Kvik's rivals [[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] were not promoted on [[goal difference]]? (8 March 2013)
*... that the '''[[Culverden Stadium]]''' was the location of the record set for most [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty kicks]] taken in a football match? (9 March 2013)
*... that a sign of [[Jesus]] was removed from '''[[The Oval (Belfast)|The Oval]]''' in [[Belfast]] because it hadn't earned [[Glentoran F.C.|the owner]] any money for a number of years? (9 March 2013)
*... that the '''[[Longmead Stadium]]''' was given to [[Tonbridge Angels F.C.|Tonbridge Angels]] by the council as compensation for evicting them from their old ground? (10 March 2013)
*... that '''[[Jon Challinor]]'''{{`s}} first victory in a [[Conference National|Conference]] play-off final came in [[2012 Conference National play-off Final|2012]], after he appeared in finals in [[2004 Football Conference play-off Final|2004]], [[2007 Conference National play-off Final|2007]], and [[2009 Conference National play-off Final|2009]]? (13 March 2013)
*... that at the age of 11, [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Corkie Blow]]''' was awarded the bronze medal of the [[Royal Humane Society]] for saving the life of a younger child? (14 March 2013)
*... that Nepalese politician and conservationist '''[[Harka Gurung]]''' was honoured with a memorial football tournament after his death in a helicopter crash? (15 March 2013)
*... that '''[[Newry City AFC]]''' was launched by the [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] manager after the winding-up of the [[Newry City F.C.|former club]]? (15 March 2013)
*... that [[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds United]] banned [[Galatasaray S.K. (football team)|Galatasaray]] fans from attending the [[UEFA Cup]] semi-final at [[Elland Road]] because of the '''[[2000 UEFA Cup semi-final violence‎]]'''? (18 March 2013)
*... that after '''[[Eirik Holmen Johansen]]''' was invited for a trial with [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]], his brother '''[[Tobias Holmen Johansen|Tobias]]''' was offered a contract with the club? (18 March 2013)
*... that '''[[Mats Møller Dæhli]]''' won [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]'s [[Manchester United F.C. Reserves and Academy#Player of the Year|"Young Player of the Year"]] award in 2012? (20 March 2013)
*... that according to [[England national football team|England]] fans, England beat Germany in "'''[[Two World Wars and One World Cup]]'''"? (22 March 2013)
*... that '''[[Erik Johannessen (footballer)|Erik Johannessen]]''' kept a [[clean sheet]] for 672 minutes in the '''[[1974 Norwegian First Division]]'''? (23 March 2013)
*... that [[Ballinamallard United F.C.|Ballinamallard United]]'s club chairman has speculated that their matches are poorly covered on TV because it is deemed too expensive to send cameras to '''[[Ferney Park]]'''? (25 March 2013)
*... that '''[[Kim Deinoff]]''' was once bitten in the arm by an opponent during a [[association football|football]] match? (29 March 2013)
*...  that when '''[[Ruben Yttergård Jenssen]]''' was signed by [[Tromsø IL]] in 2006, the head coach claimed it was better in some respects than signing [[Ronaldinho]]? (29 March 2013)
*... that a Norwegian organization established a women's '''[[FL Fart|fart]]''' team? (1 April 2013)
*... that '''[[Tom Platt]]''' was a member of the [[Harrogate Town F.C.|Harrogate Town]] team that reached the [[FA Cup]] [[2012–13 FA Cup|second round]] in the [[2012–13 in English football|2012–13]] season? (2 April 2013)
*... that Norwegian [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Espen Hægeland]]''' scored more than 50 goals for [[Lyngdal IL]] in 2012? (5 April 2013)
*... that it is hoped that [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]'s game against [[Indonesia national football team|Indonesia]], to be played as a warm up match for '''[[2013–14 Arsenal F.C. season|Arsenal's 2013–14 season]]''', will help ease an internal dispute between the [[Football Association of Indonesia|PSSI]] and KPSI? (6 April 2013)
*... that German footballer '''[[Michael Petry (footballer)|Michael Petry]]''' made his professional debut aged 36, and scored within two minutes of coming on the pitch? (9 April 2013)
*... that Norwegian [[association football|football]] club '''[[Egersunds IK]]''' won promotion to the third tier in 2011 because [[IK Start]] was relegated from the top flight? (12 April 2013)
*... that [[association football|football]] player '''[[Ebenezer Assifuah]]''' scored in all of [[Ghana]]'s [[2013 African U-20 Championship]] group matches ''en route'' to the finals? (14 April 2013)
*... that after '''[[Flamur Kastrati]]''' was injured in a match between [[MSV Duisburg]] and [[Energie Cottbus]], both teams stopped playing [[association football|football]]? (15 April 2013)
*... that [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] became known as the '''[[Bank of England club]]''' after gaining the largest amount of income from match days and being cautious with money while also breaking British transfer records? (18 April 2013)
*... that '''[[William Orcutt Cushing|William O. Cushing]]''', writer of the words of [[Follow On (hymn)|the hymn]] that inspired [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]' [[Follow Follow]] anthem, gave his entire life savings to a blind girl for her to receive an education? (20 April 2013)
*... that Norwegian [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Erik Midtgarden]]''' won the Estonian [[Meistriliiga]] with [[FC Flora Tallinn|Flora Tallinn]] in [[2011 Meistriliiga|2011]]? (23 April 2013)
*... that '''[[Alex Valencia]]''' was named "player of the year" when [[IK Start]] won silver in the [[2005 Norwegian Premier League]]? (29 April 2013)
*... that '''[[Leon Boullemier]]''', the son of a French artist, was (under another name) [[Northamptonshire County Cricket Club]]'s official [[scorer]] for 50 years? (30 April 2013)
*... that '''[[Andreas Tegström]]''' and '''[[Andreas Augustsson]]''' scored the goals when Norwegian football club [[Sandefjord Fotball|Sandefjord]] secured promotion to [[Tippeligaen]] for the first time? (3 May 2013)
*... that [[Tunbridge Wells F.C.|Tunbridge Wells]] sold over 2,600 tickets in 24 hours for the '''[[2013 FA Vase Final]]''' against [[Spennymoor Town F.C.|Spennymoor Town]], contrasting with regular crowds of 138? (4 May 2013)
*... that '''[[Bård Finne]]''' scored four goals when [[SK Brann]] won 14–0 in the [[2013 Norwegian Football Cup]]? (5 May 2013)
*... that '''[[Magnus Stamnestrø]]''' scored the goal that made his club have the worst season-opener by a defending champion in Norwegian [[association football|football]]? (6 May 2013)
*... that '''[[Horacio Cartes]]''', [[President of Paraguay|president-elect of Paraguay]], has been president of the [[Club Libertad|Libertad football club]] since 2001? (9 May 2013)
*... that [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]] have already qualified for the [[2013–14 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]] regardless of the result against [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] in the '''[[2013 FA Cup Final]]''' today? (11 May 2013)
*... that the [[reality television]] [[Arabic poetry|poetry]] competition '''''[[Prince of Poets]]''''' is more popular than [[football]] in countries of the [[Arab world]], where it airs? (15 May 2013)
*... that stolen beer bottles once led to the postponement of a [[association football|football]] cup semi-final at '''[[Stangmore Park]]'''? (17 May 2013)
*... that Norwegian [[referee (association football)|referee]] '''[[Einar Halle]]''' has admitted that some clubs have tried to bribe him ahead of matches? (20 May 2013)
*... that '''[[Mario Bichón|Mario Bichón Cáceres]]''' was the president of the [[Pichilemu]] Football Association during a time of "football rejuvenation"? (24 May 2013)
*... that '''[[Benjamin Odeje]]''' was the first black [[association football|footballer]] to represent England at any level? (28 May 2013)
*... that [[Major League Soccer]] franchise '''[[New York City FC]]''' is co-owned by [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City FC]] and the [[New York Yankees]]? (29 May 2013)
*... that '''[[Jack Manning (footballer)|Jack Manning]]''' played for four different [[association football|football]] clubs during their debut seasons in [[the Football League]]? (31 May 2013)
*... that '''[[Stefan Strandberg]]''' was the captain of the [[Norway national under-21 football team|Norwegian team]] that qualified for the [[2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship]]? (6 June 2013)
*... that of the five '''[[early grounds of Manchester City F.C.]]''', four were originally unused wasteland, most had no stands or facilities, and none served for more than two seasons? (11 June 2013)
*... that [[association football|footballer]] '''[[John Mitchell (footballer born 1800s)|John Mitchell]]''' not only played in [[Doncaster Rovers F.C.|Doncaster Rovers']] first match in 1879, but also played for [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] on the first day of the inaugural [[The Football League|Football League]] season in 1888? (12 June 2013)
*... that Czech manager '''[[Leoš Kalvoda]]''' led Slovak [[association football|football]] club [[MŠK Žilina]] to their first ever league title in 2002? (14 June 2013)
*... that [[Norway national under-21 football team|Norway under-21 international]] footballer '''[[Anders Konradsen]]''' is the most expensive player ever sold by [[Strømsgodset IF]]? (16 June 2013)
*... that '''[[Günter Bittengel]]''' was named as the new manager of [[FK Chmel Blšany]] after the club had lost seven games in a row? (20 June 2013)
*... that '''[[Robert Žák]]''' was the first [[Manager (association football)|manager]] to lose his job in the [[2009–10 Gambrinus liga]]? (21 June 2013)
*... that a lottery winner paid some of his prize money to prevent the Norwegian [[association football|football]] club [[Odds BK|Odd]] from selling '''[[Fredrik Semb Berge]]'''? (22 June 2013)
*... that '''[[Günter Pröpper]]''' scored a total of 52 goals in 34 league games – a record in German professional [[association football|football]] for most goals in one season? (22 June 2013)
*... that '''[[Arena Corinthians]]''' will have the largest video screen in the world? (27 June 2013)
*... that German [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] '''[[Jürgen Rynio]]''' is the only player to have been relegated from the [[Bundesliga]] with five different clubs? (30 June 2013)
*... that '''[[Emilia Appelqvist]]''' was the captain of the Swedish team at the [[2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup]]? (8 July 2013)
*... that Bulgarian footballer '''[[Boris Nikolov (footballer)|Boris Nikolov]]''' was the Turkish club [[Galatasaray S.K. (football team)|Galatasaray S.K.]]'s first captain and manager? (15 July 2013)
*... that '''[[Vegard Lysvoll]]''' scored 30 goals in the same season that his club set a new Norwegian record when he scored their 100th goal? (18 July 2013)
*... that Norwegian footballer '''[[Aleksander Solli]]''' did not want to celebrate his match-winning goal against [[Vålerenga Fotball|Vålerenga]], his former team? (25 July 2013)
*... that after suddenly losing his vision at age 17, '''[[Gustavo Nieves Campello]]''' left football to compete in [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]]? (21 August 2013)
*... that '''[[Michael Anaba]]''' won [[2013 African U-20 Championship|silver]] and [[2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup|bronze]] with the Ghana-U20 team in 2013? (23 August 2013)
*... that '''[[Tottenham Hotspur L.F.C.]]''' were originally called Broxbourne Ladies? (25 August 2013)
*... that the [[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]] and [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] football clubs nearly merged in 1983 to form "'''[[Thames Valley Royals proposal|Thames Valley Royals]]'''"? (6 September 2013)
*... that '''[[Malin Diaz]]''' scored the game-winning goal during extra time for Sweden to win the [[2012 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship|2012 UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship]]? (18 September 2013)
*... that sisters '''[[Ada Hegerberg|Ada]]''' and '''[[Andrine Hegerberg]]''' scored one goal each when the Norwegian team won 2–1 against Canada in the [[2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup]]? (27 September 2013)
*... that in 2011, '''[[Cauley Woodrow]]''' became the first [[non-League football]]er to play for England at youth level since '''[[Bob Oates]]''' 37 years earlier? (1 October 2013)
*... that during the 1984 [[European Cup]] Semi-Final between '''[[Liverpool vs. Dinamo Bucharest, 1984 European Cup Semi-Final|Liverpool and Dinamo Bucharest]]''', [[Graeme Souness]] punched [[Lică Movilă]] in the face, breaking his jaw, but it wasn't seen by the referee? (3 October 2013)
*... that '''[[Kristoffer Olsson]]''' was offered a trial at [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], but failed to attend, and later went through two trials before signing for [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]? (8 October 2013)
*... that '''[[Maribel Domínguez]]''' is captain and all-time leading scorer of the [[Mexico women's national football team]] and plays for the [[Chicago Red Stars]] in the [[National Women's Soccer League]]? (9 October 2013)
*... that American professional soccer player '''[[Camille Levin]]''' helped Swedish club [[Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC]] win the 2013 [[Svenska Supercupen (women)|Svenska Supercupen Women]]? (12 October 2013)
*... that '''[[Barry Wellings]]''' was [[Rochdale A.F.C.|Rochdale]]'s top scorer in the [[1980–81 in English football|1980–81]] season, with 14 goals? (30 October 2013)
*... that [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Petr Vrabec]]''' won six [[Czechoslovak First League|Czechoslovak league titles]] with [[AC Sparta Prague|Sparta Prague]]? (4 November 2013)
* ... that '''[[Alan Kirby]]''' won the [[FAI Cup]] four times? (4 November 2013)
* ... that '''[[Kjell Moe]]''' and '''[[Reidar Olsen]]''', the two oldest footballers to make their debut for the [[Norway national football team|Norwegian national team]], made their debut in the same match? (10 November 2013)
* ... that in the '''[[2013 Tippeligaen]]''' season, [[Strømsgodset IF]] won their first Norwegian football league title in 43 years? (25 November 2013)
* ... that Norwegian footballer '''[[Stian Ohr]]''' was relegated with four different clubs in seven years? (25 November 2013)
* ... that [[Football 5-a-side at the 2004 Summer Paralympics|2004]] and [[Football 5-a-side at the 2012 Summer Paralympics|2012 5-a-side football Paralympic]] bronze medalist '''[[Adolfo Samuel Acosta Rodríguez]]''' was elected to the Spanish national governing body for blind sport in July 2010? (27 November 2013)
* ... that during the [[2013 UFL Cup]], [[Loyola Meralco Sparks F.C.|Loyola Meralco Sparks]] outscored '''[[Blue Guards F.C.|Blue Guards]]''' in an [[association football]] match by a margin of 33 goals? (1 December 2013)
* ... that English football presenter '''[[Darren Tulett]]'''&nbsp;– "the [[Austin Powers (character)|Austin Powers]] of French television"&nbsp;– is almost unknown in England? (8 December 2013)
* ... that '''[[Mathis Bolly]]''' is the fastest football player in the video game ''[[FIFA 14]]'', but in real life is not as fast as [[Luton Shelton]]? (10 December 2013)
* ... that the female footballer '''[[Bilgin Defterli]]''' decided to go to [[Germany]] because she saw no chance to play [[Women's football in Turkey|football in Turkey]] due to the dissolution of women's football leagues in 2003? (19 December 2013)
* ... that [[Spain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics|2012 Spanish Paralympic blind footballer]] '''[[Antonio Jesús Martín Gaitán]]''' scored his team's bronze medal winning goal in a [[Penalty shootout|shootout]] watched by the [[Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo|Duchess of Lugo]]? (20 December 2013)
* ... that [[Raja Casablanca]] will be the first host nation champion to play in a [[FIFA Club World Cup]] final since 2000 when they play [[Bayern Munich]] in the '''[[2013 FIFA Club World Cup Final]]'''? (21 December 2013)
* ... that '''[[Tommy Graham (Scottish footballer)|Tommy Graham]]''' scored one of the goals that inflicted "one of the most humiliating Cup defeats" in [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]'s history? (22 December 2013)
* ... that '''[[Leyla Güngör]]''' scored a goal against [[Spain women's national football team|Spain]] in her first game as a member of the [[Turkey women's national football team]]? (24 December 2013)
* ... that '''[[Arthur Hulme]]''' was the first [[Brighton & Hove Albion]] footballer to be awarded a [[benefit match]]? (24 December 2013)
* ... that '''[[William Wilkinson (footballer)|William Wilkinson]]''' and [[Lincoln City F.C.|Lincoln City]] teammates [[Arthur Hulme]] and [[William Ross (footballer)|William Ross]] were three of numerous new signings for [[Gravesend United F.C.|Gravesend United]] in the [[1898–99 Southern Football League]] season? (31 December 2013)

===2014===

* ... that [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] '''[[Dean Lyness]]''', an unused [[substitute (association football)|substitute]] for his first three league clubs as a teenager, finally made his [[The Football League|Football League]] debut with his fourth? (4 January 2014)
* ... that footballer '''[[Ian Bennyworth]]''' paid his own [[transfer fee]] to move from [[Nuneaton Town F.C.|Nuneaton Borough]] to [[Scarborough F.C.|Scarborough]]? (4 January 2014)
* ... that '''[[Arne Pedersen]]''', the most successful player in [[Fredrikstad FK]] history, won six league titles and three cups with the club? (5 January 2014)
* ... that [[Jürgen Klinsmann]] disliked the parody song "'''[[Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Jurgen Klinsmann?]]'''" because he felt it compared him to Hitler? (7 January 2014)
* ... that '''[[Frank Macey]]''' scored two of the Amateurs' six goals against the Professionals in both the '''[[1925 FA Charity Shield|1925]]''' and '''[[1926 FA Charity Shield]]'''s? (7 January 2014)
* ... that '''[[Arzu Karabulut]]''' currently plays for both [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen (women)|German]] and [[Turkey women's national football team|Turkish]] football teams? (7 January 2014)
* ... that '''[[Stewart Mell]]''' scored [[Scarborough F.C.|Scarborough]]{{'s}} first goal in [[the Football League]]? (9 January 2014)
* ... that [[England national football team]] colleagues [[Glenn Hoddle]] and [[Chris Waddle]] reached number 12 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] with "'''[[Diamond Lights]]'''"? (11 January 2014)
* ... that the '''[[Fermanagh Mallards F.C.|Fermanagh Mallards]]''' were thrown out of the [[Women's Premier League (Northern Ireland)|Women's Premier League]] after failing to travel to [[Belfast]] for an association football match? (12 January 2014)
* ... that Norwegian footballer '''[[Jon Inge Høiland]]''' scored the decisive goal when [[Malmö FF]] secured the [[2004 Allsvenskan]] title? (17 January 2014)
* ... that friends of '''[[Dan Tan]]''', the Singaporean accused of [[match fixing in association football|fixing soccer matches]] on four continents, say he rarely watches the game? (17 January 2014)
* ... that a [[penalty kick|penalty]] scored by '''[[Patrik Berger]]''' in the final of [[UEFA Euro 1996|Euro 96]] gave the Czech Republic a 1–0 lead over Germany, but the Czechs lost to a [[golden goal]] in extra time? (18 January 2014)
* ... that [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] exited the [[1999–2000 FA Cup|FA Cup]] and [[1999–2000 Football League Cup|Football League Cup]], and lost the [[2000 UEFA Cup Final|UEFA Cup Final]], on [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalties]] in the '''[[1999–2000 Arsenal F.C. season|1999–2000 season]]'''? (20 January 2014)
* ... that the owners of '''[[The Showgrounds (Newry)‎|The Showgrounds]]''' refused to allow [[Warrenpoint Town F.C.]] to play there because of a projected rise in insurance costs? (20 January 2014)
* ... that '''[[Bill Hooper (English footballer)|Bill Hooper]]''' scored [[Darlington F.C.|Darlington]]'s first [[the Football League|Football League]] goal, which was "in all probability" the first goal scored in the [[Football League Third Division North|Third Division North]]? (21 January 2014)
* ... that a '''[[Scotland national football team manager]]''' was first appointed in 1954, before which the team was chosen by a [[Scottish Football Association]] selection committee? (23 January 2014)
* ... that [[Women's association football|women's football]] [[Forward (association football)|forward]] '''[[Seyhan Gündüz]]''' was [[Cap (sport)|capped]] 32 times internationally, scoring 12 goals, a rate of 0.375 a match? (28 January 2014)
* ... that a Ghanaian, '''[[John Antwi]]''', is the current top scorer in the [[Egyptian Premier League]]? (31 January 2014)
* ... that the proceeds of the '''[[1913 FA Charity Shield]]''' [[association football|football]] match were donated to the [[Senghenydd Colliery Disaster]] Fund? (3 February 2014)
* ... that the professional footballer '''[[Helge Haugen]]''' was a medallist in [[orienteering]] during his youth? (3 February 2014)
* ... that [[Pepe Reina]] and [[Joe Hart]] have won the most '''[[Premier League Golden Glove]]''' awards – both overall and consecutively – with three each? (3 February 2014)
* ... that former [[France national football team|French football international]] '''[[Jean-Pierre Adams]]''' has been in a deep coma since 1982? (4 February 2014)
* ... that the '''[[Staffordshire County League (South)]]''' was originally formed as the Walsall & District Junior League after a meeting of [[association football|football]] club representatives at the People's Coffee House in [[Walsall]]? (4 February 2014)
* ... that during the term of '''[[Kwesi Nyantakyi]]''', Ghana has qualified for three successive [[FIFA World Cup]]s? (7 February 2014)
*... that in five years '''[[First Capital Plus Bank|First Capital Plus]]''' has moved from a micro finance company to the headline sponsor of the [[Ghana Premier League]]? (16 February 2014)
* ... that '''[[Sydney Leroux]]''' represented Canada before deciding to play for the [[United States women's national soccer team]]? (16 February 2014)
* ... that Norwegian footballer '''[[Håkon Lorentzen]]''' is the youngest-ever goalscorer in [[Tippeligaen]]? (21 February 2014)
* ... that '''[[Mattias Moström]]''' is the foreign player with the most matches for the Norwegian football club [[Molde FK]]? (27 February 2014)
* ... that Sunderland's semi-final penalty shootout win against Manchester United in order to reach the '''[[2014 Football League Cup Final]]''' had no English players scoring any of the penalties?  (2 March 2014)
*... that two-time Olympic gold medalist '''[[Carli Lloyd]]''' is the only player to score the game-winning goal in two consecutive Olympic gold medal [[association football|soccer]] matches? (4 March 2014)
* ... that [[Gibraltar national football team|Gibraltar]] is not allowed to play [[Spain national football team|Spain]] at the '''[[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group D|UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers]]''' due to political reasons? (5 March 2014)
* ... that the '''[[Football in the Philippines|first football match in the Philippines]]''' was held in 1907? (6 March 2014)
* ... that the 1878 FA Cup Final did have '''[[Segar Bastard|a Bastard]]''' in the black? (7 March 2014)
* ... that '''[[Megan Rapinoe]]''' is the first soccer player, male or female, to score a rare [[Corner kick#Scoring a goal direct from a corner|Goal Olimpico]] at the [[Football at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]? (11 March 2014)
* ... that '''[[Prince of Wales F.C.]]''' was one of the first civilian football clubs in Gibraltar? (12 March 2014)
* ... that '''[[Milan Baroš]]''' was the top scorer at [[UEFA Euro 2004]]? (26 March 2014)
* ... that, during the 1929–30 English [[association football|football]] season, at a point when only one other [[Watford F.C.]] player had scored more than one goal, '''[[Frank McPherson]]''' had already scored 22 of Watford's 29 total goals? (4 April 2014)
* ... that the design of '''[[Stadio della Roma]]''', the newly proposed stadium for Italian [[Serie A]] team [[A.S. Roma]], was inspired by the Roman [[Colosseum]]? (6 April 2014)
* ... that '''[[Manchester United F.C.–Arsenal F.C. brawl (1990)|Manchester United–Arsenal brawl in 1990]]''' is the only instance in English league football history in which a team has been docked points due to player misconduct? (10 April 2014)
* ... that '''[[Pike's Lane]]''' was the venue of the first-ever goal scored in league [[association football|football]]? (14 April 2014)
* ... that the proposed '''[[UEFA Nations League]]''' will largely replace friendly matches for [[UEFA]] member nations? (15 April 2014)
* ... that '''[[1953–54 Port Vale F.C. season|in 1953, Port Vale]]''' had a Steele Curtain? (16 April 2014)
* ... that '''[[Adolphus Jones]]''' has represented [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]] internationally in [[soccer]], [[high jump]], [[track running]], and [[decathlon]]? (20 April 2014)
* ... that top-scoring Singaporean footballer '''[[Aleksandar Đurić]]''' represented Bosnia & Herzegovina in canoeing at the [[1992 Summer Olympics]]? (22 April 2014)
* ... that in the '''[[2003–04 Arsenal F.C. season|2003–04 season]]''', [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] won the [[2003–04 FA Premier League|Premier League]] at [[White Hart Lane]], home of their [[North London derby|rivals]] [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]? (25 April 2014)
* ... that [[Bulgaria]]n [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Mihail Lozanov]]''', nicknamed The Tank, captained [[FC Bayern Munich]] in the 1930s and reportedly shattered the crossbar with a powerful shot? (27 April 2014)
* ... that '''[[Jack Charlton]]''' was the first foreigner to manage the [[Republic of Ireland national football team]]? (28 April 2014)
* ... that both teams in the '''[[2014 Coppa Italia Final]]''' lost the first leg of their semi-finals? (3 May 2014)
* ... that football coach '''[[Choo Seng Quee]]''' was a British agent during [[World War II]]? (4 May 2014)
* ... that '''[[Antonín Kinský]]''' was part of the [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]] squad at [[UEFA Euro 2004]] and the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]], although he played at neither tournament? (11 May 2014)
* ... that the "'''[[Billy Boys]]'''" was ruled as a tolerated historic song by [[UEFA]] despite it being banned in Scottish football grounds due to [[sectarianism]]? (15 May 2014)
* ... that [[association football|footballer]] '''[[František Rajtoral]]''' was one of two players [[sent off]] in the inaugural [[Czech Supercup]]? (16 May 2014)
* ... that "'''[[Good Old Arsenal]]'''" was the first [[FA Cup Final]] record released? (17 May 2014)
* ... that [[Arsenal]] reached the '''[[2014 FA Cup Final]]''' today without leaving London? (18 May 2014)
* ... that the '''[[2014–15 FA Cup]]''' will be the first time that artificial pitches are allowed in all rounds of the competition, after they were banned in 1995? (21 May 2014)
* ... that [[association football|footballer]] '''[[René Bolf]]''' won the [[Gambrinus Liga]] with [[AC Sparta Prague|Sparta]] in his first season with the club, but returned to his former club, [[FC Baník Ostrava|Ostrava]], during the following season? (25 May 2014)
* ... that the annual "Fatties versus Skinnies" soccer match in '''[[San Pedro de Santa Bárbara]]''', Costa Rica, was started so people could identify each team's players, since they had no uniforms? (26 May 2014)
* ... that Czech footballer '''[[Roman Týce]]''' captained his country in the [[Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2000 Summer Olympics football tournament]]? (27 May 2014)
* ... that footballer '''[[Vratislav Lokvenc]]''' won five league titles in six seasons with [[AC Sparta Prague|Sparta Prague]]? (1 June 2014)
* ... that in '''[[James Wilson (footballer born 1995)|James Wilson]]'''{{`s}} first senior football match for Manchester United, he scored two goals that won the game? (2 June 2014)
* ... that some England players allegedly sang "'''[[Stan's World Cup Song|Aye Aye Ippy The Germans Bombed Our Chippy]]'''", despite the [[The Football Association|FA]] not wanting to support any anti-German songs? (14 June 2014)
* ... that ''[[Fawlty Towers]]'' character [[Basil Fawlty]] sang "'''[[Don't Mention the World Cup]]'''" to dissuade fans of England's [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] team from mentioning the Second World War while in Germany? (14 June 2014)
* ... that footballer '''[[Pavel Mareš]]''' played for the [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]] at [[UEFA Euro 2004]]? (24 June 2014)
* ... that [[Cristiano Ronaldo]] won the '''[[Premier League Player of the Season]]''' award as well as the [[European Golden Shoe]] and [[FIFA World Player of the Year]] in 2008? (3 July 2014)
* ... that '''[[Tomáš Rosický]]''' won his first [[FA Cup|trophy]] in English [[association football|football]] in 2014, eight years after joining [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]? (7 July 2014)
* ... that Swedish sport journalist '''[[Johanna Frändén]]''' had the special task of following [[Zlatan Ibrahimović]]'s career for [[Sveriges Television|SVT]]? (10 July 2014)
* ... that the '''[[Arsenal F.C.–Stoke City F.C. rivalry|Arsenal–Stoke City rivalry]]''' started in earnest as a result of a tackle which broke an Arsenal player's leg? (12 July 2014)
* ... that after [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]'s defeat in the '''[[2005 FA Community Shield]]''', manager [[Arsène Wenger]] stated, "no-one regards it as a trophy so I do not mind anymore"? (22 July 2014)
* ... that '''[[Lindon Meikle]]''' signed for [[Eastwood Town F.C.|Eastwood Town]] following a [[Trial (association football)|trial]], after his father suggested he join his brother Deon at the club? (24 July 2014)
* ... that the '''[[2000 CECAFA Cup]]''' final was between Uganda and Uganda? (26 July 2014)
* ... that '''[[Paco Campos]]''' scored 127 goals in [[La Liga]]{{snd}}the most by any player from the [[Canary Islands]]? (29 July 2014)
* ... that '''[[2013–14 Norwich City F.C. season|in 2013–14, Norwich City]]''' were relegated from the [[Premier League]], yet earned more in broadcast payments than [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] earned in winning the [[2012–13 Premier League|previous season's League title]]? (30 July 2014)
* ... that the '''[[1908 FA Charity Shield|first FA Charity Shield match]]''', held in 1908, saw [[Manchester United]] draw 1–1 with [[Queens Park Rangers]]? (11 August 2014)
* ... that '''[[walking football]]''' has become a fashionable form of exercise for over-50s with mobility difficulties? (12 August 2014)
* ... that Olympic footballer '''[[Kristian Krefting]]''' served as a [[liaison officer]] with British forces fighting in the 1940 [[Norwegian Campaign]]? (28 August 2014)
* ... that by winning the '''[[2000 UEFA Cup Final]]''', [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]] became Turkey's first football team to win a European competition? (4 September 2014)
* ... that '''[[Kingstonian F.C.]]''' have had six different names? (5 September 2014)
* ... that [[Alex Ferguson|Sir Alex Ferguson]] in 1992 called the [[Premier League]]'s '''[[Broadcasting and the foundation of the Premier League|decision to move its live games on satellite television]]''' as "the most ludicrous and backward decision football has taken"? (8 September 2014)
* ... that '''[[Arthur Drewry]]''' chose the England football team that lost [[United States v England (1950 FIFA World Cup)|1&ndash;0 to the United States]] in a shock defeat? (20 October 2014)
* ... that the [[National Football Museum]] described '''[[Paul Gascoigne]]''' as "the most naturally gifted English midfielder of his generation"? (25 October 2014)
* ... that '''[[Diego Costa]]''' scored a record seven goals in his first four [[Premier League]] matches? (1 December 2014)

===2015===

* ... that football club [[Dukla Prague]] achieved their record win, 10–0, under the management of '''[[Jiří Lopata]]'''? (17 January 2015)
* ... that footballer '''[[Evan Dimas]]''' scored on his debut for [[Indonesia national football team|Indonesia]]? (19 January 2015)
* ... that the '''[[Northern Ireland Women's Football Association]]''' is the governing body of women's football in Northern Ireland? (22 January 2015)
* ... that [[Manchester United F.C.]]'s victory in the '''[[2008 UEFA Champions League Final]]''' came 40 years after the team's [[1968 European Cup Final|first European Cup title]] and 50 years after the [[Munich air disaster]]? (23 January 2015)
* ... that [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] won the '''[[2014 FA Community Shield]]''' despite resting their three German internationals who had won the [[2014 FIFA World Cup Final|World Cup Final]] earlier that year? (26 January 2015)
* ... that '''[[Gary Mills (footballer, born 1961)|Gary Mills]]''' became the youngest player to appear in a [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]] final when playing in [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]'s 1–0 win over [[Hamburger SV]] in the [[1980 European Cup Final|1980 final]]? (27 January 2015)
* ... that [[Seattle Sounders FC]]'s trip to the '''[[2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final]]''' was their fifth in six years? (1 February 2015)
* ... that the '''[[Shankill United Predators F.C.|Lisburn Distillery Predators]]''' were the first Northern Irish team to play in the [[UEFA Women's Champions League|UEFA Women's Cup]]? (3 February 2015)
* ... that despite breaking a [[collarbone]] after only ten minutes, Lieut. '''[[Edmund Creswell]]''' played the whole of the [[1872 FA Cup Final|first FA Cup Final]]? (5 February 2015)
* ... that the '''[[2015 Scottish League Cup Final]]''' will be [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]'s 30th appearance in the final and [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]'s 7th? (18 February 2015)
* ... that [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]] and [[SC Bastia]], the two teams in the '''[[2015 Coupe de la Ligue Final]]''', also played the tournament's [[1995 Coupe de la Ligue Final|first ever final]]? (19 February 2015)
* ... that in 2014 '''[[Martin Ødegaard]]''' became the youngest footballer to play in a [[UEFA European Championship]] qualifying match? (24 February 2015)
* ... that after '''[[Matt Macey]]''' was rejected by [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]], he turned down their later contract offer to join [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]? (27 February 2015)
* ... that the '''[[2015 Football League Cup Final]]''' is a repeat of the [[2008 Football League Cup Final|2008 Final]] between [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] and [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]? (2 March 2015)
* ... that a [[Football (soccer)|football]] cup final was moved to '''[[Holm Park]]''' after one of the teams involved had allegedly received threats? (3 March 2015)
* ... that '''[[Reece Grego-Cox]]''' scored a goal from a distance of 50 yards for the [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] under-19 team, which the ''[[Daily Mirror]]'' compared to one by [[David Beckham]]? (12 March 2015)
* ... that although [[Aston Villa F.C.–West Bromwich Albion F.C. rivalry|'''both teams''']] were strong in [[The Football League]] between 1976 and 1981, [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] only won once against [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] in that period? (16 March 2015)
* ... that Brazilian footballer '''[[Alan Carvalho|Alan]]''' expressed a desire to play for [[Austria national football team|Austria]]? (16 March 2015)
* ... that Brazilian footballer '''[[Caio Rangel]]''' signed for Italian club [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]] in 2014? (29 March 2015)
* ... that until 2008 '''[[Sunday football in Northern Ireland|there was no men's football officially played on Sundays in Northern Ireland]]'''? (30 March 2015)
* ... that Brazilian footballer '''[[Rodrigo Júnior Paula Silva|Digão]]''' signed for Saudi Arabian club [[Al-Hilal F.C.|Al-Hilal]] in 2013? (2 April 2015)
* ... that [[Bristol derby|rival fans]] of [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]] and [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]] walked 100 miles to the '''[[2015 Football League Trophy Final]]''' to raise money for a young fan's surgery? (5 April 2015)
* ... that '''[[Zézé]]''' was the first-ever Brazilian player in the [[Bundesliga]] but left when he was diagnosed with a snow allergy (6 April 2015)
* ... that '''[[Rudolf Kučera]]''' was joint top scorer of the [[1960–61 Czechoslovak First League]]? (9 April 2015)
* ... that the German footballer '''[[Jeremy Dudziak]]''' is eligible to represent Tunisia, Germany, and Ghana at the senior international level? (11 April 2015)
* ... that '''[[Billy Bremner]]''' was inducted into both the [[English Football Hall of Fame]] and the [[Scottish Football Hall of Fame]]? (12 April 2015)
* ... that after scoring a goal, Costa Rican footballer '''[[Wendy Acosta]]''' points to the sky in remembrance of her deceased father? (13 April 2015)
* ... that the '''[[England women's national football team|England women's national team]]''' played its first official [[association football]] match in 1972, 100 years after the [[1872 Scotland vs England football match|men's team's first match]]? (13 April 2015)
* ... that 265 million people '''[[Kick (association football)|kick a football]]''' in [[association football]] matches every year? (14 April 2015)
* ... that the board of [[FC Barcelona]] requested for the '''[[2015 Copa del Rey Final]]''' to be held at the [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium]], home of [[El Clásico|their rivals]] [[Real Madrid]]? (15 April 2015)
* ... that [[Zlatan Ibrahimović]] scored three goals in a semi-final to help [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]] reach the '''[[2015 Coupe de France Final]]''', starting with a [[penalty kick]] which was his 100th goal for the club? (17 April 2015)
* ... that the early DVD release of '''''[[The Last Proletarians of Football]]''''' was shipped with a pennant claiming that [[Hamburger SV]] won the [[1982 UEFA Cup Final]], even though that team lost the final? (25 April 2015)
* ... that the English footballer '''[[Tim Chow]]''' was to be released by [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]] in 2015, but after a change of manager he was given a new contract? (26 April 2015)
* ... that [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]]'s run to the '''[[2015 Coppa Italia Final]]''' began with a 7–0 victory over [[Bassano Virtus 55 S.T.|Bassano Virtus]]? (26 April 2015)
* ... that the '''[[2015 Scottish Cup Final]]''' will be the first appearance in the final for [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness Caledonian Thistle]]? (29 April 2015)
* ... that '''[[Fran Kirby]]''' scored nine goals for [[Reading F.C. Women|Reading]] in her first two [[2015 FA WSL|2015 Women's Super League]] appearances? (29 April 2015)
* ... that '''[[Hugo Moutinho]]''' became the first Portuguese footballer to score a hat-trick in Romania? (7 May 2015)
* ... that the '''[[2015 DFB-Pokal Final]]''' will be [[Jürgen Klopp]]'s final match as manager of [[Borussia Dortmund]]? (9 May 2015)
* ... that Brazilian footballer '''[[Wanderley Machado]]''' played alongside his brother [[Waldo Machado|Waldo]] for Spanish club [[Hércules CF]]? (11 May 2015)
* ... that '''[[Benjamin Verbič]]''' scored for [[NK Celje]] in the [[2011–12 Slovenian Football Cup]] final, but missed in the [[penalty shootout]] as they lost the match to [[NK Maribor]]? (12 May 2015)
* ... that a beer, brewed in honour of former [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] footballer [[Dave Mackay]], is raising funds for radio presenter '''[[Colin Bloomfield]]'''{{`s}} [[melanoma]] appeal? (13 May 2015)
* ... that the [[Celta de Vigo]] footballer '''[[Santiago Mina (footballer, born 1958)|Santiago Mina]]''' is the father of the Celta de Vigo footballer [[Santi Mina|Santiago Mina]]? (14 May 2015)
* ... that the physician '''[[John Macdonald (sportsman)|John Macdonald]]''' was the first person to [[List of Scottish cricket and football players|represent Scotland at both cricket and football]]? (15 May 2015)
* ... that '''[[Saido Berahino]]''' scored his first [[Premier League]] goal against [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]], the team which he supports? (16 May 2015)
* ... that the footballer '''[[Raphael Rossi Branco]]'''{{`s}} favourite player is fellow Brazilian [[Defender (association football)|defender]] [[David Luiz]]? (26 May 2015)
* ... that footballer '''[[Erik Lima]]''' won the [[Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão|best newcomer award]] at the end of the [[2014 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2014 Brasileirão season]]? (28 May 2015)
* ... that '''[[Abdoulaye Demba]]''' was playing football in [[Conference Premier|England's fifth division]] for [[Yeovil Town F.C.|Yeovil Town]] in October 2002, but in January 2004 was playing at the [[Africa Cup of Nations]]? (29 May 2015)
* ... that at the '''[[2015 FA Cup Final]]''', a 64-person choir, comprising one fan for each team which reached the third round of competition, sang "[[Abide with Me]]" before kick-off? (30 May 2015)
* ... that 245 teams entered the '''[[2009–10 FA Women's Cup]]''', which was eventually won by [[Everton L.F.C.|Everton]]? (3 June 2015)
* ... that '''[[Cillian Sheridan]]''', who currently plays for [[APOEL FC|APOEL]] in [[Cyprus]], started his professional career with Scottish club [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]? (5 June 2015)
* ... that '''[[Eric Bakie]]''' combined his [[association football|football]] career with his job as a civil servant, and only saw his teammates once a week? (12 June 2015)
* ... that '''[[Don Revie]]''' changed the playing strip of [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] from blue and yellow to all-white, to mimic [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]? (12 June 2015)
* ... that [[York City F.C.|York City]] were knocked out of the first round of the FA Cup in their '''[[2014–15 York City F.C. season|2014–15 season]]'''? (14 June 2015)
* ... that '''[[Martha Harris (footballer)|Martha Harris]]''' was the winner of the first-ever [[PFA Women's Young Player of the Year]] award? (15 June 2015)
* ... that in '''[[2015–16 Arsenal F.C. season|Arsenal's 2015–16 season]]''', they will compete in the [[UEFA Champions League]] for the 18th consecutive year? (16 June 2015)
* ... that '''[[Hachim Mastour]]''' is the youngest person to play international [[association football]] for [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]]? (22 July 2015)
* ... that after signing a professional contract with Italian club [[U.S. Città di Palermo|Palermo]], Norwegian footballer '''[[Arne Kotte]]''' injured his knee five minutes into his first training match, and was out of action for six months? (25 July 2015)
* ... that in 1874, '''[[Konrad Koch]]''' and [[August Hermann]] organized what is believed to be the first football match in Germany? (26 July 2015)
* ... that '''[[Hastie Weir]]''' played for a [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]] team described as "probably the finest pure [[association football|footballing]] side that Scotland has ever produced"? (29 July 2015)
* ... that '''[[Daniel McBreen]]''' won the [[A-League Golden Boot]] in the [[2012–13 A-League|2012–13 season]] after scoring 17 goals for the [[Central Coast Mariners FC|Central Coast Mariners]]? (3 August 2015)
* ... that '''[[Palokë Nika]]''', who founded the oldest Albanian football club, [[KF Vllaznia Shkodër]], was the first coach of [[KF Tirana]]? (21 August 2015)
* ... that the '''[[County Cricket Ground, Hove|County Cricket Ground]]''' in [[Hove]] has hosted [[association football|football]], [[tennis|lawn tennis]] and [[Rugby union|rugby]]? (3 August 2015)
* ... that [[Miroslav Klose]]'s [[List of international goals scored by Miroslav Klose|'''record 71 goals''']] for the [[Germany national football team]] included 16 at the [[FIFA World Cup]]? (14 August 2015)
* ... that at age 16, '''[[Ivan Toney]]''' became the youngest player to represent [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town Football Club]]? (18 August 2015)
* ... that Nigerian [[women's association football|footballer]] '''[[Uchechi Sunday]]''' scored five goals for [[FC Minsk (women)|FC Minsk]] in her debut at the [[2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round|UEFA Women's Champions League]] in 2015? (23 August 2015)
* ... that one of [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] '''[[Jimmy Whitehouse]]'''{{`s}} 59 league appearances for [[Manchester United F.C.]] (then Newton Heath) was as an [[inside forward|inside left]]? (2 September 2015)
* ... that the Scottish footballer [[Colin Hamilton (footballer)|'''Colin Hamilton''']] joined [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]] as a teenager in 2009, alongside his younger brother [[Jack Hamilton (goalkeeper)|Jack]]? (3 September 2015)
* ... that the footballer '''[[Adam Stansfield]]''', who died in 2010, is featured on banknotes local to the English city of [[Exeter]]? (5 September 2015)
* ... that '''[[Kévin Malcuit]]''' was named by ''[[France Football]]'' magazine as the best outfield player in [[Ligue 2]] for the 2014–15 season? (5 September 2015)
* ... that '''[[Bill Harvey (footballer, born 1908)|Bill Harvey]]''' was one of many British [[association football|footballers]] denied [[unemployment benefits|unemployment benefit]] in the 1930s? (6 September 2015)
* ... that the Scottish footballer '''[[Omar Kader]]''' was signed by [[Alloa Athletic F.C.|Alloa Athletic]] after playing against them in a play-off game for [[Forfar Athletic F.C.|Forfar]]? (8 September 2015)
* ... that the Scottish footballer '''[[Darren Brownlie]]''' was signed to [[Queen of the South F.C.|Queen of the South]] by his former [[Cowdenbeath F.C.|Cowdenbeath]] teammate [[James Fowler (footballer)|James Fowler]]? (10 September 2015)
* ... that [[York City F.C.]] and [[York City Knights|York City Knights RLFC]] are expected to move into the '''[[York Community Stadium]]''' in 2017? (11 September 2015)
* ... that '''[[List of international goals scored by Wayne Rooney|Wayne Rooney's goal against Macedonia]]''' in September 2003 made him the youngest-ever scorer for England, aged 17 years? (13 September 2015)
* ... that the '''[[Belgium national football team|Belgium national association football team]]''' has won more games against its rival France, a former world champion, than it has lost? (15 September 2015)
* ... that [[association football|footballer]] '''[[James Crumley (footballer)|James Crumley]]''' was one of more than a thousand passengers rescued when the {{SS|California|1907|6}} ran aground in 1914? (20 September 2015)
* ... that the Spanish [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Cristian Bustos]]''' has moved to [[India]] to play for [[Mumbai City FC]] after playing over 270 games for six Spanish clubs? (27 September 2015)
* ... that until recently, '''[[List of international goals scored by Bobby Charlton|Bobby Charlton had scored more international goals]]''' than any other English footballer? (3 October 2015)
* ... that although he only moved to English football in 2015, [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]'s '''[[Leandro Rodríguez]]''' scored in a league match against [[Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo)|Liverpool]] three years earlier? (5 October 2015)
* ... that '''[[New Logie Green]]''' is the only stadium outside [[Glasgow]] to have hosted a [[Scottish Cup]] [[List of Scottish Cup finals|final]]? (10 October 2015)
* ... that English [[association football]] referee '''[[Scott Duncan (referee)|Scott Duncan]]''' officiated a [[Football League Two play-offs|League Two play-off]] match between [[Fleetwood Town F.C.|Fleetwood Town]] and [[York City F.C.|York City]] at Highbury Stadium on 16 May 2014? (30 October 2015)
* ... that '''[[Maikel Kieftenbeld]]''' captained [[FC Groningen]] to victory in the [[2014–15 KNVB Cup#Final|2014–15 KNVB Cup Final]] to win the first major trophy in the club's history? (30 October 2015)
* ... that the [[BBC]]'s pre-match coverage of the '''[[2002 FA Cup Final]]''' included a sketch featuring [[Ricky Gervais]]? (3 November 2015)
* ... that the '''[[2015 FA Women's Cup Final]]''' was the first edition to be staged at [[Wembley Stadium]]? (7 November 2015)
* ... that '''[[Borja Mayoral]]''' was the top scorer at the [[2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship]]? (12 November 2015)
* ... that [[Arsenal F.C.]] broke [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]'s record of league matches undefeated during the '''[[2004–05 Arsenal F.C. season|2004–05 season]]'''? (13 November 2015)
* ... that after winning the '''[[1979 FA Charity Shield]]''', manager [[Bob Paisley]] quipped, "I am just sorry we didn't get two points for it!"? (15 November 2015)
* ... that the first-ever goal in the [[Scottish Football League]] was scored at the original '''[[Celtic Park (1888–92)|Celtic Park]]'''? (17 November 2015)
* ... that [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]'s 2–1 win over [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] in the '''[[1995 Football League Cup Final]]''' was their fifth League Cup victory? (19 November 2015)
* ... that German referee '''[[Wolf-Dieter Ahlenfelder]]''' once called half-time after 32 minutes in a [[Bundesliga]] match? (22 November 2015)
* ... that [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]'s victory in the '''[[2015 FA Community Shield]]''' was manager [[Arsène Wenger]]'s first win over his opponent [[José Mourinho]] in 14 attempts? (28 November 2015)
* ... that Spanish footballer '''[[Jorge Alonso]]''' studied [[civil engineering]]? (1 December 2015)
* ... that '''[[SC Union 06 Berlin]]''' was formed in 1950 when players of the East Berlin club [[1. FC Union Berlin|SG Oberschöneweide]] moved to the [[West Berlin|western half]] of the city? (9 December 2015)
* ... that following his death, Norwegian footballer '''[[Bjørn Borgen]]''' was described by former team-mate [[Per Kristoffersen]] as the greatest [[Midfielder#Winger|right winger]] the country had ever produced? (9 December 2015)
* ... that the latest promotion in '''[[History of York City F.C. (1980–present)|York City's recent history]]''' came in 2012, when they beat [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]] at [[Wembley Stadium]] in the [[2012 Conference Premier play-off Final|Conference Premier play-off final]]? (17 December 2015)
* ... that the Colombian footballer '''[[Stiven Mendoza]]''' signed in 2013 for [[América de Cali]], the team which he supports? (22 December 2015)
* ... that the '''[[bicycle kick]]''' is one of association football's most celebrated skills? (23 December 2015)
* ... that '''[[Heðin á Lakjuni]]''' scored his 100th goal in the [[Faroe Islands Premier League]] in May 2015, while playing for [[KÍ Klaksvík]]? (26 December 2015)
* ... that the Spanish footballer '''[[Francisco Sutil]]''' offered to play for a reduced salary at a team nearer to his girlfriend? (27 December 2015)
* ... that Spanish footballer '''[[Alejandro Zamora]]'''{{`s}} only [[La Liga]] match was also the last match of [[Héctor Cúper]] as the [[Real Betis]] manager? (28 December 2015)

===2016===

* ... that the Venezuelan footballer '''[[Edder Farías]]''' scored against [[Honduras national football team|Honduras]] in February 2015, his country's first victory since September 2013? (1 January 2016)
* ... that British media have compared the Scottish footballer '''[[Ryan Gauld]]''' to [[Lionel Messi]]? (3 January 2016)
* ... that [[Poles|Polish]] football player '''[[Łukasz Cieślewicz]]''' was named player of the year in the [[Faroe Islands]] in [[2011 Faroe Islands Premier League|2011]] and [[2015 Faroe Islands Premier League|2015]]? (4 January 2016)
* ... that Turkish-German [[Women's association football|women's footballer]] '''[[Melike Pekel]]''' was top scorer of the [[Regionalliga (women)#Regionalliga Süd|German Regionalliga Süd]] in the 2013–14 season, and became a member of the [[Turkey women's national football team|Turkey women's national team]] in 2015? (9 January 2016)
* ... that [[American Samoa]]n [[association football]] team '''[[Utulei Youth]]''' had a [[perfect season]] in 2014, winning every game in the [[2014 FFAS Senior League|Senior League]] and taking home the [[FFAS President's Cup|President's Cup]]? (15 January 2016)
* ... that [[SK Rapid Wien|Rapid Vienna]] won the '''[[1941 German football championship]]''' on the same day that [[Operation Barbarossa|Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union]]? (16 January 2016)
* ... that Turkish football referee '''[[Yeliz Topaloğlu]]''' is the first [[FIFA International Referees List|FIFA-listed]] female [[Beach soccer#Referees and discipline|beach soccer official]]? (18 January 2016)
* ... that the [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Rafa Jordà]]''' scored six goals in the [[2007–08 Segunda División|2007–08 season]], which saw his side being promoted to [[La Liga]]? (20 January 2016)
* ... that '''[[Newry City Ladies F.C.]]''' were the first team for 14 years to win the [[Women's Premier League (Northern Ireland)|Women's Premier League]] outside of Belfast? (22 January 2016)
* ... that [[Turks in Germany|Turkish-German]] [[women's soccer|women's footballer]] '''[[Filiz Koç]]''' acted as a [[model (people)|model]], performed in a TV-series episode and worked as a [[sideline reporter]]? (29 January 2016)
* ... that '''[[Zesh Rehman]]''' is the first Pakistani international [[Association football|footballer]] to play in the [[AFC Cup]]? (31 January 2016)
* ... that [[F.C. United of Manchester]]'s '''[[Broadhurst Park]]''' stadium includes a recycled stand previously used at [[Drill Field|another football ground]]? (31 January 2016)
* ... that '''[[Rempo Urip]]''' played [[association football|football]] for [[Dardanella (theatre company)|a theatre company]]? (4 February 2016)
* ... that '''[[Mid-Ulster Ladies F.C.]]''' were founded by a future [[Northern Ireland Women's Football Association|NIWFA]] chairwoman to stop local football players leaving [[Cookstown]]? (7 February 2016)
* ... that the [[association football]]er '''[[Dick Pudan]]''' was banned from the sport in 1907 after he walked out on his club, which had refused to let him play professional cricket too? (22 February 2016)
* ... that when [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] played in the '''[[2016 Football League Cup Final|Football League Cup Final]]''' today, they did so for a record 12th time? (29 February 2016)
* ... that '''[[Roman Kukleta]]''' was top scorer of the [[1990–91 Czechoslovak First League]]? (29 February 2016)
* ... that German [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Antoine Raab]]''' was imprisoned for refusing to give the [[Nazi salute]] at a football game? (2 March 2016)
* ... that in 2003 the women's football club '''[[Ballymena United Allstars F.C.|Ballymena United Allstars]]''' were forced to play on a "disgraceful and embarrassing" park pitch during council renovations at their new ground? (5 March 2016)
* ... that '''[[Ali Brownlee]]''' covered over 1,000 [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough Football Club]] matches for [[BBC Tees]] and [[Heart North East|Century FM]]? (6 March 2016)
* ... that [[FC Barcelona]] and [[Sevilla FC]], who will contest this year's '''[[2016 Copa del Rey Final|Copa del Rey Final]]''', also played in the [[2015 UEFA Super Cup]]? (16 March 2016)
* ... that '''[[Charles Wollaston]]''' was the first person to win five [[FA Cup]] winners medals? (17 March 2016)
* ... that the first migrant worker football club in Germany, '''[[Lupo Martini Wolfsburg|ISC Lupo]]''', was formed in 1962 by Italians? (25 March 2016)
* ... that Czech [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Alois Grussmann]]''' played more than 300 times in the top football leagues of his country? (25 March 2016)
* ... that '''[[José Antonio Gallardo]]''' was a posthumous winner of the [[Ricardo Zamora Trophy]] for best [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] in Spain's [[Segunda División]]? (26 March 2016)
* ... that '''[[Christianity and association football|Christianity played a role]]''' in the founding of several British football clubs, including [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]], [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]], and [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]?(28 March 2016)
* ... that Brazilian footballer '''[[Éder Monteiro Fernandes]]''', who plays for the Indian club [[Salgaocar S.C.|Salgaocar]], has played alongside [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] winner [[Romário]] at [[CR Vasco da Gama|Vasco da Gama]]? (28 March 2016)
* ... that a dispute over '''[[Hacking (rugby)|hacking]]''' led to the split between rugby and association football? (1 April 2016)
* ... that the Spanish footballer '''[[Airam López]]''' once scored three [[penalty kick]]s in the same game? (8 April 2016)
* ... that [[Alex Ferguson]] gave '''[[Danny Higginbotham]]''' a four-year professional contract whilst Higginbotham was serving a year-long ban from football? (9 April 2016)
* ... that '''[[Ralph Milne]]''' worked as a casual labourer in the same season that he played for Dundee United in the semi-final of the European Cup? (17 April 2016)
* ... that despite indicating willingness to renew his contract with a Portuguese club, Portuguese footballer '''[[Rúben Fernandes]]''' signed with a newly promoted Belgian one instead? (18 April 2016)
* ... that [[Boudewijn Zenden]] scored a [[penalty kick]] for [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] in the '''[[2004 Football League Cup Final]]''', despite slipping over in the process? (24 April 2016)
* ... that '''[[Denis Smith (footballer)|Denis Smith]]''' suffered so many broken bones, he was named in the [[Guinness World Records|Guinness Book of Records]] as the most injured man in association football? (24 April 2016)
* ... that the Brazilian football defender '''[[Marquinhos]]''' was surprised by how many goals he scored after joining [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]]? (27 April 2016)
* ... that "If I wanted you to understand it, I'd explain it better" is a favorite expression in '''''[[Cruijffiaans]]''''', the [[idiolect]] of Dutch soccer coach [[Johan Cruyff]]? (30 April 2016)
* ... that [[Liverpool F.C.]] striker '''[[Paul Walsh]]''' received months of treatment from a broken [[ultrasound]] machine? (2 May 2016)
* ... that the [[Premier League]] manager '''[[Sam Allardyce]]''' learned many training methods from observing the [[National Football League|NFL]]'s [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]? (5 May 2016)
* ... that when she was 11, '''[[Emily Hollinshead]]''' challenged an FA ban on girls and boys playing football together? (5 May 2016)
* ... that '''[[Rhyl & Prestatyn Ladies F.C.]]''' picked up a number of [[Wrexham Ladies F.C.|Wrexham]] players following the latter club's dissolution? (7 May 2016)
* ... that Romanian footballer '''[[Ioan Hora]]''' spent "two beautiful years" at [[AF Gloria Bistrița|Gloria Bistrița]]? (8 May 2016)
* ... that the footballer '''[[Emily Allen]]''' once scored 15 goals in one match? (9 May 2016)
* ... that Brazilian footballer '''[[Eduardo Sasha]]''' is nicknamed after the model and actress [[Sasha Meneghel]]? (9 May 2016)
* ... that the '''[[Recreation Ground (Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain)|Recreation Ground]]''' in [[Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain]] formerly had to be cleared of [[cow dung]] before each football match? (12 May 2016)
* ... that the idols of English goalkeeper '''[[Callum Burton]]''' include his German counterparts [[Manuel Neuer]] and [[Marc-André ter Stegen]]? (13 May 2016)
* ... that the [[Cheltenham Town F.C.|Cheltenham Town]] footballer '''[[Daniel Wright (footballer)|Daniel Wright]]''' gave his son the number 9 as a middle name? (13 May 2016)
* ... that during the Welsh Premier Women's Football League 2015–16 season, '''[[Llandudno Ladies F.C.|Llandudno Ladies]]''' were one of only two North Wales teams in the league? (20 May 2016)
* ... that [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] goalkeeper [[Dan Lewis (footballer)|Dan Lewis]] blamed a greasy shirt for letting in the only goal of the '''[[1927 FA Cup Final]]''', gifting victory to [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]]? (21 May 2016)
* ... that '''[[Trefelin BGC]]'''{{`s}} women's football team broke away from the club after two years in the [[Welsh Premier Women's Football League|Welsh women's top division]]? (21 May 2016)
* ... that [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] equalled [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]'s FA Cup winners record with a win in the '''[[2016 FA Cup Final]]''' against [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] today? (21 May 2016)
* ... that '''[[2016 Scottish Cup Final|today's Scottish Cup Final]]''' between [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] and [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]] is the first contested by two teams not in the [[Scottish football league system#Senior football|top division]]? (21 May 2016)
* ... that the [[Wales national football team|Welsh]] footballer '''[[Trevor Ford]]''' once stepped in as a replacement fielder for [[Glamorgan County Cricket Club]] during a match? (23 May 2016)
* ... that '''[[Stade Arsène Wenger]]''' used to be a potato field? (25 May 2016)
* ... that current [[Liga de Fútbol Profesional]] president '''[[Javier Tebas]]''' is a [[Real Madrid]] supporter? (27 May 2016)
* ... that businessman '''[[Xia Jiantong]]''' went to university at the age of 14? (28 May 2016)
* ... that the website '''[[Football Leaks]]''' reveals transfer fee, wage and contract information about famous [[Association football|footballers]]? (28 May 2016)
* ... that a recent [[Major League Soccer]] match between [[Hudson River Derby|two teams in New York City]] was nicknamed the '''[[New York City FC 0–7 New York Red Bulls|Hudson River Massacre]]'''? (5 June 2016)
* ... that the '''[[2016–17 Football League Cup]]''' will be the first since [[The Football League]] was renamed the English Football League? (13 June 2016)
* ... that '''[[Bishop's Castle Town F.C.]]''' was banned by the [[Football Association of Wales]] from playing in affiliated leagues because they were not Welsh? (16 June 2016)
* ... that when growing up in Ireland, '''[[Terry Conroy]]''' was sentenced to probation for playing football in the street? (18 June 2016)
* ... that the '''[[2014–15 FA Women's Premier League Plate|first ever FA Women's Premier League Plate]]''' was won by [[Preston North End W.F.C.|Preston North End]] in 2015? (20 June 2016)
* ... that '''[[Moses Toata]]''' won the [[Solomon Islands S-League]] in his first season as a manager? (21 June 2016)
* ... that the [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Gary Bennett (footballer, born 1961)|Gary Bennett]]''' was one of the first players to become involved with the [[Show Racism the Red Card]] campaign? (22 June 2016)
* ... that [[Liverpool F.C.]] manager [[Bill Shankly]] resigned on the same day he spent a club record £200,000 to sign '''[[Ray Kennedy]]'''? (22 June 2016)
* ... that '''[[Tommy Lawton]]''' held the record as the youngest player to score on his [[England national football team|England]] debut for 78 years? (23 June 2016)
* ... that [[S.C. Braga]]'s '''[[S.C. Braga in European football|record in European football]]''' includes 6–0 losses to [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] and [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]? (24 June 2016)
* ... that '''[[Assault of Daniel Nivel|Daniel Nivel]]''', victim of an assault by German football hooligans in 1998, was the guest of honour at a 2006 match also marred by hooliganism? (24 June 2016)
* ... that after joining the club in 1947, '''[[Tommy Best]]''' became the first black player to represent [[Chester City F.C.|Chester City]] in the [[Football League]] in a match against [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]]? (26 June 2016)
* ... that [[Portadown F.C.]] will start the '''[[2016–17 NIFL Premiership]]''' on −12 points for paying an amateur player? (1 July 2016)
* ... that the '''[[2016 OFC Nations Cup Final]]''' was the first such final to be decided on penalties? (1 July 2016)
* ... that in February 2016, fake documents were sent to [[Companies House]] claiming that '''[[Katrien Meire]]''' had resigned as chief executive of [[Charlton Athletic F.C.]]? (3 July 2016)
* ... that '''[[Peter Taylor (footballer, born 1928)|Peter Taylor]]''' and [[Brian Clough]] once sacked a tea lady because she "laughed after a bad defeat"? (4 July 2016)
* ... that the [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Mark Bonner]]''' was forced to retire after suffering a broken arm during a league match against [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]] in September 2005? (11 July 2016)
* ... that [[Governor of Tamaulipas|Governor-elect of Tamaulipas, Mexico]], '''[[Francisco Javier García Cabeza de Vaca]]''' was born in [[McAllen, Texas]], and played soccer at [[Houston Baptist University]]? (13 July 2016)
* ... that [[Patrick Vieira]] won the '''[[2005 FA Cup Final]]''' for [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] with his last kick in his final appearance? (13 July 2016)
* ... that [[Landon Donovan]] '''[[List of international goals scored by Landon Donovan|scored 57 goals]]''' in 157 appearances for the [[United States men's national soccer team]] from 2000 to 2014, becoming the team's all-time top goalscorer? (14 July 2016)
* ... that [[Canada women's national soccer team|Canadian international soccer]] goalkeeper '''[[Erin McLeod]]''' held her first solo art exhibit, entitled "Limitless", in 2013? (19 July 2016)
* ... that due to the '''[[French football bribery scandal]]''', no team is classed as winning the [[1992–93 French Division 1]] title? (20 July 2016)
* ... that the [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Frédéric Gounongbe]]''' originally regarded tennis as his preferred sport? (26 July 2016)
* ... that the '''[[Football (Disorder) Act 2000]]''' was pushed through [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]] in the United Kingdom in a month following [[Football hooliganism|hooliganism]] during [[UEFA Euro 2000|Euro 2000]]? (1 August 2016)
* ... that while working as the commercial manager at [[Chesterfield F.C.|Chesterfield]], the footballer '''[[Jim Brown (footballer, born 1952)|Jim Brown]]''' collected financial records that were eventually used to prosecute club chairman Darren Brown for fraud? (4 August 2016)
* ... that the [[association football|football]] manager '''[[Isaac McDowell]]''' led [[Linfield F.C.|Linfield]] to seven trophies in the 1961–62 season? (4 August 2016)
* ... that a [[Europa FC|team called Europa]] has '''[[Gibraltarian football clubs in European competitions|represented Gibraltar]]''' in the [[UEFA Europa League]]? (4 August 2016)
* ... that [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town Football Club]] won their first major trophy in '''[[1988 Football League Cup Final|1988]]'''? (9 August 2016)
* ... that the [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Joe Cassidy (footballer, born 1896)|Joe Cassidy]]''' lost {{convert|22|lbs|kg|0|abbr=on}} during the 1924–25 season, due to a severe case of [[influenza]]? (15 August 2016)
* ... that '''[[Elwin Cockett]]''' was chaplain to [[West Ham United F.C.]] for 20 years? (15 August 2016)
* ... that [[Norwich City F.C.]] joint majority shareholder '''[[Michael Wynn-Jones]]''' attended his first Norwich match in 1953? (18 August 2016)
* ... that the [[association football]]er '''[[Fred Keenor]]''' captained the only non-English team to win the [[1927 FA Cup Final|FA Cup Final]]? (20 August 2016)
* ... that the [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Jordan Green]]''' worked as a supermarket shelf-stacker before earning his first professional contract? (23 August 2016)
* ... that in 2015 '''[[Stéphane Sparagna]]''' captained the [[France national under-20 football team]] to their first [[Toulon Tournament]] title in seven years? (24 August 2016)
* ... that the association footballer '''[[Willie Carlin]]''' accepted a transfer to [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] after his wife declared that she wanted to move away from [[Sheffield]]? (25 August 2016)
* ... that in 1949, the [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]] footballer '''[[Vic Lambden]]''' married one of his team's fans? (28 August 2016)
* ... that the footballer '''[[Derek Dougan]]''' handed in a transfer request the day before he played in the [[1960 FA Cup Final]]? (31 August 2016)
* ... that '''[[Millwall F.C. in European football|Millwall's only campaign in European football]]''' was marred by hooliganism? (1 September 2016)
* ... that after [[Billy Bremner]] and [[Kevin Keegan]] were sent off for fighting in the '''[[1974 FA Charity Shield]]''', an attempt was made to charge them with [[breach of the peace]]? (5 September 2016)
* ... that [[Rangers F.C.]] did not knowingly '''[[Rangers F.C. signing policy|sign any Catholic players]]''' between the 1920s and 1980s? (10 September 2016)
* ... that in 1967, at the age of 16 years and 102 days, '''[[Stanley Bish]]''' became the youngest player ever to represent [[PSV Eindhoven]] in the [[Eredivisie]]? (15 September 2016)
* ... that an administrative error by [[New Zealand Football]] prevented '''[[Alex Jones (footballer, born 1994)|Alex Jones]]''' from completing his loan move to [[Wellington Phoenix FC|Wellington Phoenix]]? (28 September 2016)
* ... that '''[[Moise Poida]]''', the [[Vanuatu national football team|Vanuatuan national football team]] manager, has played against World Cup winner [[Zinedine Zidane]]? (6 October 2016)
* ... that [[Guiseley A.F.C.]] were accused of "disgraceful unsporting behaviour" when a player broke an unwritten fair-play convention to score past goalkeeper '''[[Tom King (footballer)|Tom King]]'''? (9 October 2016)
* ... that in 1985, '''[[China–Hong Kong football rivalry]]''' resulted in China's first recorded case of [[football hooliganism]]? (10 October 2016)
* ... that since 1912, Spanish association football club [[Athletic Bilbao]] '''[[Athletic Bilbao signing policy|only fields players with ancestry from the Basque Country]]'''?
* ... that '''[[Ralph Jean-Louis]]''' managed the [[Seychelles national football team]] to a gold medal at the [[2011 Indian Ocean Island Games]]? (20 October 2016)
* ... that '''[[Akigin Stadium]]''' sits next to a field of dreams? (21 October 2016)
* ... that the Irish footballer '''[[Jeff Chandler (footballer)|Jeff Chandler]]''' was "never the same player" after suffering a knee injury in [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]' fourth game of their [[1987–88 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season|1987–88 season]]? (26 October 2016)
* ... that despite having been formed in 1932, the '''[[Lesotho Football Association]]''' did not gain [[FIFA]] membership until 1964? (4 November 2016)
* ... that Australian [[W-League (Australia)|W-League]] association footballer '''[[Gabe Marzano]]''' was appointed to the [[Professional Footballers Australia]] executive committee in May 2016? (4 November 2016)
* ... that the English footballer '''[[Roy Jennings]]''' scored 60 goals during his career, 51 of which were [[Penalty kick|penalties]]? (14 November 2016)
* ... that the '''[[South Sudan National Cup]]''' has been won more times by [[Al-Malakia FC]] than by any other team? (29 November 2016)
* ... that the €11 million reported to have been spent by [[AS Monaco FC]] in 2012 to sign '''[[Lucas Ocampos]]''', was the most ever for a [[Ligue 2]] player? (21 December 2016)
* ... that in 2010, the association footballer '''[[Neil Alexander]]''' came on as a substitute for [[Queen of the South F.C.|Queen of the South]] in a [[Exhibition game|friendly]] against his own team, [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]?  (24 December 2016)
* ... that on 29 November 2016, '''[[Ben Woodburn]]''' became [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool's]] youngest ever goalscorer when he scored against [[Leeds United]] in the [[EFL Cup]]? (30 December 2016)

===2017===

* ... that '''[[Alphonse Areola]]''' saved two [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalties]] during a penalty shoot-out in the [[2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup]] final, to help France win their first title in the competition? (2 January 2017)
* ... that the [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Billy James (footballer)|Billy James]]''' was forced to retire after playing just six league games due to the physical effects of his time in a Japanese [[prisoner-of-war camp]]? (11 January 2017)
* ... that '''[[Jesé]]''' won the Golden Boot Award at the [[2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship]]? (18 January 2017)
* ... that '''[[Derry City Ladies F.C.]]''' play football in the Northern Irish leagues while their men's team play in the Republic of Ireland's? (22 January 2017)
* ... that Spanish [[Football player|association footballer]] '''[[Xiker]]''' joined [[Athletic Bilbao]]'s academy when he was just ten years old? (24 January 2017)
* ... that English [[association football|association footballer]] '''[[Yasin Ben El-Mhanni]]''' made his name as a [[YouTube]] sensation? (20 February 2017)
* ... that the [[association football]]er '''[[Albert Barnett]]''' was one of five brothers who played for [[Altrincham F.C.]]? (24 February 2017)
* ... that Southampton reached the '''[[2017 EFL Cup Final]]''' against Manchester United today without conceding a goal? (26 February 2017)
* ... that '''[[Tony Collins (footballer)|Tony Collins]]''' became the first black manager in the [[English Football League]] when he was appointed by [[Rochdale A.F.C.|Rochdale]] in 1960? (5 March 2017)
* ... that '''[[Burnley 0–1 Lincoln City (2017)|Lincoln City's win over Burnley]]''' meant that they became the first non-league football club to reach the [[FA Cup]] quarter-finals in 103 years? (11 March 2017)
* ... that in 2016, [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Dries Mertens]]''' became the first player to score seven goals in two matches in [[Serie A]] since [[Antonio Valentín Angelillo]] (1958)? (20 March 2017)
* ... that '''[[Wayne Shaw (footballer)|the Roly Poly Goalie]]''' ate all the pies?  (1 April 2017)
* ... that [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] goalkeeper '''[[Paul Cooper (footballer, born 1953)|Paul Cooper]]''' saved eight out of the ten penalties he faced during the 1979–80 season? (7 April 2017)
* ... that '''[[Chris Marron]]''' jointly holds the record for the most goals scored in an [[FA Cup]] match, having scored 10 in one game? (13 April 2017)
* ... that '''[[Alf Ramsey]]''' ''(pictured)'' led [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] to become English football champions four years before leading [[England national football team|England]] to win the [[1966 FIFA World Cup]]? (29 April 2017)
* ... that in 2007, some [[UEFA]] members voted against allowing [[Gibraltar national football team|Gibraltar]] membership because '''[[Victoria Stadium (Gibraltar)|Victoria Stadium]]''' was built on disputed land? (20 May 2017)
* ... that [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] are looking to win a record 13th FA Cup at the '''[[2017 FA Cup Final|FA Cup Final]]''' against [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] today? (27 May 2017)
* ... that the association footballer '''[[Harry Beadles]]''' was awarded the [[Medal for Bravery (Serbia)|Serbian gold medal]] for bravery during World War I? (31 May 2017)
* ... that Venezuelan [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Sergio Córdova]]''' scored on his professional debut for [[Caracas FC]]? (8 June 2017)
* ... that German [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Lewis Holtby]]''' was eligible to represent [[England national football team|England]] through his paternal lineage? (28 June 2017)
* ... that French [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Alban Lafont]]''' is the youngest goalkeeper ever to play in [[Ligue 1]], having made his debut at the age of 16 years and 310 days? (29 June 2017)
* ... that '''[[ArsenalFanTV]]''' was designed to give football supporters a chance to have their opinions heard? (30 June 2017)
* ... that '''[[Jordyn Huitema]]''' scored her first goal for the [[Canadian women's national soccer team]] in an exhibition game against [[Costa Rica women's national football team|Costa Rica]], and scored her second goal less than a minute later? (1 July 2017)
* ... that Spanish [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Álvaro Domínguez Soto|Álvaro Domínguez]]''' was forced to retire at the age of 27 due to persistent back injuries? (4 July 2017)
* ... that Spanish [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Nahikari García]]''' signed for [[Real Sociedad Femenino|Real Sociedad]] when she was 16 years old? (9 July 2017)
* ... that the first-round draw for the English '''[[2017–18 EFL Cup]]''' was held in Thailand? (13 July 2017)
* ... that as a teenager, [[association football]]er '''[[Frank Dudley (footballer)|Frank Dudley]]''' gave up on turning professional due to his height—and then experienced a {{convert|6|in|cm|adj=on}} growth spurt? (21 July 2017)
* ... that [[Clint Dempsey]] ''(pictured)'' has '''[[List of international goals scored by Clint Dempsey|57 international goals]]''', ranking third among active male [[Football player|footballers]] behind [[Cristiano Ronaldo]] and [[Lionel Messi]]? (15 August 2017)
* ... that '''[[Cardiff City F.C.]]''' is the only non-English team to have won the [[FA Cup]]? (7 September 2017)
* ... that the [[French Football Federation]] issued a reversal of a league win after [[Amiens SC]] disputed [[Olympique Noisy-le-Sec]] player '''[[Frédéric Boniface]]'''{{`s}} eligibility to play in the match? (20 September 2017)
* ... that South African [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Lorenzo Gordinho]]''' joined the [[Kaizer Chiefs F.C.|Kaizer Chiefs]] academy at the age of 15? (23 September 2017)
* ... that [[Antonio Conte]] ''(pictured)'' is the only person to win the '''[[Serie A Coach of the Year]]''' award three times in a row? (10 October 2017)
* ... that the [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[George Poland]]''' was rejected by [[Cardiff City F.C.]] as an outfield player before making his debut two years later as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]? (10 October 2017)
* ... that '''[[Ashley Hatch]]''' was named [[NWSL awards#Rookie of the Year|2017 NWSL Rookie of the Year]] and helped the [[North Carolina Courage]] win the [[NWSL Shield|2017 NWSL Shield]], scoring seven goals in 24 games? (25 October 2017)
* ... that [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Laura O'Sullivan]]''' made her international debut for [[Wales women's national football team|Wales]] as a goalkeeper less than 18 months after converting to the position? (5 November 2017)
* ... that '''[[Lindsay Peat]]''' has represented Ireland internationally at association football, basketball, and rugby union? (8 November 2017)
* ... that the '''[[2009 Sky Blue FC season|2009 Sky Blue FC]]''' team that won the [[Women's Professional Soccer]] title employed three different head coaches during the season? (18 November 2017)
* ... that '''[[Tyler Toland]]''' became the Republic of Ireland's youngest women's senior international [[association football|footballer]] in September 2017? (22 November 2017)
* ... that '''[[Estelle Cascarino]]''' represented France at the under-19 and under-20 levels in international tournaments in the same year? (25 November 2017)
* ... that an administrative error when appointing [[W. G. Grace]] as referee for a [[Gloucestershire Cup]] tie during the '''[[1888–89 Eastville Rovers F.C. season|Eastville Rovers' 1888–89 season]]''' voided the result and forced a rematch? (29 November 2017)
* ... that today's '''[[MLS Cup 2017]]''' soccer final between [[Toronto FC]] and [[Seattle Sounders FC]] is a rematch of the [[MLS Cup 2016|2016 Cup]], and will be played at the same venue? (9 December 2017)
* ... that Colombian [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Luis Muriel]]''' became [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]]'s most expensive-ever signing when he joined the club for a reported fee of €20 million? (13 December 2017)
* ... that the [[Northern Ireland women's national football team]] captain '''[[Marissa Callaghan]]''' went to university in the United States on a [[athletic scholarship|football scholarship]]? (17 December 2017)
* ... that North Korean footballer '''[[Sung Hyang-sim]]''' was the top scorer at the [[2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship]] and named Most Valuable Player? (18 December 2017)
* ... that the '''[[Estadio Universitario Alberto "Chivo" Córdoba]]''' incorporates a mural by [[Leopoldo Flores]] in the stands on the west side of the stadium? (26 December 2017)

===2018===

* ... that at age 16, '''[[Remy Siemsen]]''' was the top goalscorer for [[Sydney FC (W-League)|Sydney FC]] in the [[2016–17 W-League|2016–17 W-League season]]? (5 January 2018)
* ... that the first [[Columbus Crew SC|Columbus Crew]] soccer match attended by future owner '''[[Anthony Precourt]]''' was delayed after the stadium's scoreboard caught fire? (9 January 2018)
* ... that Arsenal Ladies player '''[[Clare Wheatley]]''' took over as the club's development officer and general manager from [[Vic Akers]], who once told her, "Arsenal Ladies is not a social club"? (11 January 2018)
* ... that [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Gordon Coleman]]''' scored the winning goal in a match against [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] in 1982 while sitting on the ground? (12 January 2018)
* ... that the [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Howard Spencer]]''' was the first [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] player to [[List of England national football team captains|captain England]]? (13 January 2018)
* ... that [[Didier Drogba]] '''[[List of international goals scored by Didier Drogba|scored twice]]''' for the [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]] in a match which was abandoned after fans rioted, throwing food and drinks onto the pitch? (14 January 2018)
* ... that [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Callum Hendry]]''' gave up playing for a year before turning professional? (16 January 2018)
* ... that the [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Stanley Kane]]''' gave up playing in order to join the [[Liverpool City Police]]? (18 January 2018)
* ... that '''[[Dellatorre]]''', who currently plays for Cypriot club [[APOEL FC]], was the top scorer of the [[Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior|2011 São Paulo Junior Football Cup]]? (22 January 2018)
* ... that [[association football|footballer]] '''[[John Robson (footballer, born 1950)|John Robson]]''' was forced to retire after being diagnosed with [[multiple sclerosis]] at the age of 28? (25 January 2018)
* ... that the English [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Tammy Abraham]]''' was the first player to win [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]]'s Player of the Year, Young Player of the Year, and Top Goalscorer awards in the same season? (26 January 2018)
* ... that the English [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Danny Lloyd (footballer)|Danny Lloyd]]''' sold bins for a waste management company before turning professional in 2017? (26 January 2018)
* ... that '''[[Ninian Park]]''', the home stadium of [[Cardiff City F.C.]] for 99 years, was built on the site of a former rubbish tip? (27 January 2018)
* ... that the Welsh [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Syd Thomas]]''' impressed [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] so much in a trial match that he was offered a contract at half-time? (28 January 2018)
*... that the [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Robin Turner]]''' scored twice on his home debut for [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]], equalling the number of league goals he scored for former club [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] in nine seasons? (31 January 2018)
* ... that the [[Seattle Sounders FC]] were second-to-last when they hired coach [[Brian Schmetzer]], but finished the season by '''[[MLS Cup 2016|winning the MLS Cup]]'''? (1 February 2018)
* ... that the night before the '''[[2003 Football League Second Division play-off Final]]''', the [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]]' team hotel was targeted by a malicious false fire alarm? (2 February 2018) 
* ... that '''[[Savannah Jordan]]''' was the first soccer player in the history of the [[Southeastern Conference]] to be named SEC Offensive Player of the Year as a freshman? (3 February 2018)
* ... that fourteen players have scored an '''[[List of Wales national football team hat-tricks|international hat-trick]]''' for the [[Wales national football team]]? (7 February 2018)
* ... that at age 12, '''[[Edin Šehić]]''' became the youngest [[Association football|footballer]] to sign a scholarship contract with [[NK Zagreb]]? (9 February 2018)
* ... that French politician '''[[Ian Boucard]]''' was the announcer at [[ASM Belfort]] home matches? (15 February 2018)
* ... that [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] reached today's '''[[2018 EFL Cup Final]]''' against [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] without playing a game outside London? (25 February 2018)
* ... that after failing to get playing time at [[ABC Futebol Clube]], footballer '''[[Rodriguinho Marinho]]''' considered becoming a [[futsal]] player? (5 March 2018)
* ... that ''[[EastEnders]]'' filmed '''[[EastEnders in Paris|three mini episodes in Paris]]''' to coincide with the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]]? (6 March 2018)
* ... that between 1992 and 2016, Scottish football club [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]] did not win a single match at [[Ibrox Stadium]], home of '''[[Aberdeen F.C.–Rangers F.C. rivalry|their rivals]]''' [[Rangers F.C.]], in 41 attempts? (9 March 2018)
* ... that in 2006, [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Steve Flack]]''' scored the fastest hat-trick in [[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City]]'s history? (12 March 2018)
* ... that [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Paul Giles]]''' suffered an injury during a match in March 1982 after being fouled by his brother? (17 March 2018)
* ... that [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Chris Stringer (footballer)|Chris Stringer]]''' made his professional debut as a substitute after the starting goalkeeper received the fastest red card in [[English Football League]] history? (19 March 2018)
* ... that [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Alex Raisbeck]]''' joined [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] after [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke]] manager [[Horace Austerberry]] failed to arrive at an arranged meeting? (9 April 2018)
* ... that [[Liberia]]n president [[George Weah]]'s son '''[[Timothy Weah|Timothy]]''' plays for the [[United States men's national soccer team]]? (10 April 2018)
* ... that Canadian [[association football]]er '''[[Liam Millar]]''' scored a [[Hat-trick#Association football|hat-trick]] in his debut for [[Liverpool F.C. Reserves and Academy|Liverpool U18s]] against [[Blackburn Rovers F.C. Under-23s and Academy|Blackburn Rovers U18s]]? (20 April 2018)
* ... that [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Hugh Lester]]''' was the first non-British player to represent [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]? (22 April 2018)
* ... that tonight's second leg of the '''[[2018 CONCACAF Champions League Finals|CONCACAF Champions League final]]''' is the second occasion on which a Canadian team has featured? (25 April 2018)
* ... that [[Neville Southall]] is the '''[[List of Wales international footballers|most capped Welsh footballer]]''' of all time? (26 April 2018)
* ... that [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] were described as the "smallest club to reach the [[Premier League]]" after they were [[Promotion and relegation|promoted]] by virtue of winning the '''[[2010 Football League Championship play-off Final]]'''? (27 April 2018)
* ... that the current rivalry between [[Major League Soccer]] teams in the [[Los Angeles]] area is named '''[[El Tráfico]]'''? (27 April 2018)
* ... that at the time of his appointment at [[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport County]] in 1999, [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Andy Kilner]]''' was the youngest manager in the [[English Football League|Football League]]? (28 April 2018)
* ... that [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Chris Sander (footballer)|Chris Sander]]''' was the first [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] player to save two penalties during the same match? (2 May 2018)
* ... that in 1956–57, [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Ray Straw]]''' equalled [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]]'s club record for most league goals in a single season? (4 May 2018)
* ... that [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Wayne Entwistle]]''' played for more [[FA Cup]]-winning clubs than any other player? (5 May 2018)
* ... that [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Joe Mayo]]''' "never really thought about" turning professional, and was training as an accountant when offered his first professional contract? (6 May 2018)
* ... that the [[Turkey women's national football team|Turkish international]] '''[[Dilara Özlem Sucuoğlu]]''' started to play football in Germany at the age of five inspired by her father, a football coach? (9 May 2018)
* ... that the Portuguese international footballers '''[[Matilde Fidalgo]]''' and [[Bernardo Silva]] are cousins? (10 May 2018)
* ... that '''[[Ahmed Jahouh]]''' is the first Moroccan [[Association football|footballer]] to play in India? (11 May 2018)
* ... that the [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Ken Hodgkisson]]''' was the first player ever to be used as a [[Substitute (association football)|substitute]] by [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]]? (13 May 2018)
* ... that the Welsh [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Nathan Wigg]]''' retired from playing after a scan of his knee was described as looking like it could have "been in a car crash"? (13 May 2018)
* ... that the [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Gary Gill]]''' suffered a broken leg during a match in 1989 but carried on playing after being given the [[magic sponge]]? (14 May 2018)
* ... that the [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Irvine Thornley]]'''{{`s}} [[Benefit (sports)|benefit match]] raised £1036, a record at the time? (15 May 2018)
* ... that [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Ian Feuer]]''' played a [[Predator (fictional species)|Predator]] in the 2007 film ''[[Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem]]''? (16 May 2018)
* ... that the Welsh [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[John Toshack]]''' authored a book of poems entitled ''Gosh, it's Tosh''? (18 May 2018)
* ... that contrary to popular belief, the use of '''[[triangular corner flags in English football]]''' is not a right reserved only for [[FA Cup]] winners? (19 May 2018)
* ... that Manchester United are looking to match Arsenal's FA Cup winner's record in today's '''[[2018 FA Cup Final]]''' against Chelsea? (19 May 2018)
* ... that the [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Albert Shepherd]]''' was the first player to score a penalty in an FA Cup final? (19 May 2018)
* ... that the Turkish-Cypriot [[women's association football|women's football]]er '''[[Zehra Borazancı]]''' has played international [[football tennis]] for [[Northern Cyprus|her country]]? (25 May 2018)
* ... that the '''[[1902 Ibrox disaster]]''' was partly blamed on the crowd surging forward in excitement at seeing [[Bobby Templeton (footballer, born 1880)|Bobby Templeton]] [[Dribbling|dribble]] with the ball? (26 May 2018)
* ... that '''[[Ivor Allchurch]]''' was known as the "Golden Boy of Welsh football"? (27 May 2018)
* ... that '''[[Güzide Alçu]]''' and her two teammates were referred to the disciplinary board for displaying [[V sign]]s that were interpreted by the [[Turkish Football Federation]] as insulting? (6 June 2018)
* ... that the design of [[Cincinnati]]'s '''[[FC Cincinnati stadium|new soccer stadium]]''' features homages to [[Allianz Arena]] in [[Munich]]? (14 June 2018)
* ... that the '''[[2018–19 EFL Cup]]''' will not feature [[Penalty_shoot-out (association football)#Advantage to team kicking first?|ABBA]] and will have no extra time to ensure the winner takes it all? (14 June 2018)
* ... that [[Tony Christie]] '''[[(Is This the Way to) The World Cup|asked whether this was the way to The World Cup]]''' and then declared it "crap"? (18 June 2018)
* ... that funding for '''[[Celia Brackenridge]]'''{{`s}} research into child protection in football was ended because the sport "was not ready for a gay former lacrosse international rummaging through its dirty linen"? (28 June 2018)
* ... that [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Hossam Ashour]]''' is the most decorated [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]] player in the club's history? (29 June 2018)
* ... that during the 2017–18 season, Moroccan-born [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Walid Azaro]]''' broke the [[Egyptian Premier League]] record for the most goals scored by a foreign player? (1 July 2018)
* ... that [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Youssef Obama|Youssef "Obama" Ibrahim]]''' was given his nickname due to his likeness to [[Barack Obama]]? (7 July 2018)
* ... that [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Ali Ghazal]]''' was the first Egyptian player to be appointed permanent captain of a [[List of top-division football clubs in UEFA countries|top-division European club]]? (11 July 2018)
* ... that Welsh international [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Darcy Blake]]''' left the professional game at the age of 25 and later played amateur rugby? (13 July 2018)
* ... that "'''[[Go England]]'''" was written as an adaptation of [[The Jam]]'s "[[Going Underground]]" to support England at the 2002 FIFA World Cup? (14 July 2018)
* ... that [[Javier Hernández|Javier "Chicharito" Hernández]] ''(pictured)'' is the first [[Mexico national football team|Mexican footballer]] to score '''[[List of international goals scored by Javier Hernández|50 international goals]]'''? (15 July 2018)
* ... that [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Mohamed El-Shenawy]]''' declined to accept his man of the match award after [[Egypt national football team|Egypt's]] opening match of the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]]? (15 July 2018)
* ... that '''[[USL New Mexico|a new soccer team]]''' in [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]], will schedule its home games around the [[Albuquerque Isotopes]] baseball team, with whom it will share a stadium? (15 July 2018)
* ... that [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Adrian Alston]]''' performed the [[Cruyff Turn]] at the 1974 FIFA World Cup, before [[Johan Cruyff]] made the move famous? (15 July 2018)
* ... that [[Rashad Sadygov]] is the '''[[List of Azerbaijan international footballers|most capped Azerbaijani international footballer]]''' of all time? (15 July 2018)
* ... that in 2018 '''[[Trent Alexander-Arnold]]''' became only the fourth teenager to start a match for [[England national football team|England]] at the FIFA World Cup? (15 July 2018)
* ... that the [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Kahraba (footballer)|Kahraba]]''' ("Electricity") was given his nickname due to his pace and energy? (15 July 2018)
* ... that the jerseys of American [[Association football|soccer]] team '''[[Las Vegas Lights FC]]''' feature a [[Smiley|smiley face]] on the underside for use in [[goal celebration]]s? (15 July 2018)
* ... that the Egyptian [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Trézéguet (Egyptian footballer)|Trézéguet]]''' was given his nickname due to his resemblance to former footballer [[David Trezeguet]]? (21 July 2018)
* ... that [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Colin Hudson]]''' scored in a 6–1 victory for [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] on the same day he was married? (25 July 2018)
* ... that [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Eddie Jenkins (footballer, born 1909)|Eddie Jenkins]]''' turned down a move to [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] because he thought that "there were better prospects in the milk business"? (29 July 2018)
* ... that [[brass band]]s have been a feature of '''[[Vale Park, New Brighton|Vale Park]]''' since its opening in 1899, when one played the crowd in through the gates? (9 August 2018)
* ... that the [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Mark Aizlewood]]''' once celebrated scoring a goal by [[V sign#As an insult|flicking the V]] at fans of his own team? (9 August 2018)
* ... that the [[Belgium national football team|Belgium international]] player '''[[Leander Dendoncker]]''' is one of three footballer brothers from a pig-farming family? (11 August 2018)
* ... that [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] player '''[[Claudio Gomes]]''' won a trophy at [[Wembley Stadium]] one second into his professional debut? (4 September 2018)
* ... that Belgian footballer [[Romelu Lukaku]] ''(pictured)'' has '''[[List of international goals scored by Romelu Lukaku|scored two international hat-tricks]]''', but only one is recognised by [[FIFA]]? (18 September 2018)
* ... that despite '''[[List of international goals scored by Alexis Sánchez|Alexis Sánchez's seven goals in qualification]]''', [[Chile national football team|Chile]] failed to qualify for the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]]? (3 October 2018)
* ... that most of [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Laurence Abrams]]'''{{`s}} [[Transfer (association football)|transfer]] fee for his move from [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Hearts]] was never paid, after [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] claimed it would force them to fold? (7 October 2018)
* ... that to receive a work permit to play in [[Luxembourg]], Bosnian [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Sanel Ibrahimović]]''' had to pretend to be a specialist in [[Bosnia and Herzegovina cuisine|his country's cuisine]]? (9 October 2018)
* ... that [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Willie Anderson (footballer)|Willie Anderson]]''' agreed to join the [[Portland Timbers (1975–82)|Portland Timbers]] despite not knowing where the team was based? (11 October 2018)
* ... that footballer '''[[Sandy Allan]]''' was the first player to score a headed [[Hat-trick#Association_football|hat-trick]] in a [[UEFA competitions|European club competition]]? (13 October 2018)
* ... that the fee in excess of £2,000 paid by [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] in 1921 for the [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Fergie Aitken]]''' was the record that [[Bury F.C.|Bury]] had received for a player? (15 October 2018)
* ... that the [[England national amateur football team|English amateur footballer]] '''[[Reg Anderson (footballer)|Reg Anderson]]''' was killed during World {{nowrap|War II}} when his aircraft was shot down? (25 October 2018)
* ... that [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Óscar Sonejee]]''' scored the goal that won the [[Andorra national football team]] their first-ever point in an international fixture? (3 November 2018)
* ... that despite playing as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]], [[Ildefons Lima]] is the '''[[List of Andorra international footballers|leading goalscorer]]''' in the history of the [[Andorra national football team]]? (5 November 2018)
* ... that in the [[UEFA competitions|UEFA matches]] played by '''[[Athletic Bilbao in European football]]''', the club used only one player who was a [[Cap (sport)|full international]] for a country other than [[Spain national football team|Spain]]? (9 November 2018)
* ... that [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Bob Jones (footballer, born 1902)|Bob Jones]]''' was signed by [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] as a goalkeeper, despite originally playing as a [[Midfielder#Wing half|left half]], after the original goalkeeper failed to arrive at a trial? (12 November 2018)
* ... that Welsh [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Stan Griffiths]]''' was given a [[Military discharge|medical discharge]] during World {{nowrap|War II}} due to injuries suffered during his playing career? (12 November 2018)
* ... that following his retirement from playing, [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Andy Kerr (footballer, born 1966)|Andy Kerr]]''' became a financial advisor in the Far East? (15 November 2018)
* ... that when [[Football player|footballer]] '''[[Wyn Griffiths]]''' suffered an injury during a 1945 [[Exhibition game|friendly match]] for [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], he was replaced by a player from another club who had attended the game as a spectator? (20 November 2018)
* ... that '''[[Iris Kadrić]]''' played international football for [[Sweden women's national under-17 football team|Sweden under-17s]], before switching to play for [[Bosnia and Herzegovina women's national football team|Bosnia and Herzegovina]]? (22 November 2018)
* ... that footballer '''[[Neil Matthews (footballer, born 1967)|Neil Matthews]]''' was the first [[Rochdale A.F.C.|Rochdale]] player to win an international cap at any level? (27 November 2018)
* ... that the [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Kevin Beattie]]''' was described by former [[England national football team|England]] manager [[Bobby Robson]] as the best England player he had ever seen? (4 December 2018)
* ... that Filipino [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Neil Etheridge]]''' is the first Southeast Asian to play in the [[Premier League]]? (6 December 2018)
* ... that '''[[Bryn Davies (footballer)|Bryn Davies]]''' was one of the first [[Association football|footballers]] to enlist during {{Nowrap|[[World War II]]}}? (6 December 2018)
* ... that in only its second season, [[Atlanta United FC]] has reached the '''[[MLS Cup 2018|MLS Cup]]''', which will be played tonight? (8 December 2018)
* ... that the [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Ted Gorin]]''' scored [[Scunthorpe United F.C.|Scunthorpe United]]'s first goal in the [[English Football League|Football League]]? (10 December 2018)
* ... that the [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Sammy Ameobi]]''' scored the fastest goal by a substitute in [[Premier League]] history? (11 December 2018)
* ... that '''[[MLS Cup 2002]]''' was the first of five [[MLS Cup]]s lost by the [[New England Revolution]] and the first of five won by the [[LA Galaxy]]? (11 December 2018)
* ... that [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] lost £200 from a deal signed with '''[[Joe Hillier]]'''{{`s}} transfer to [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] in 1930 after the club's manager wrote down the wrong sum? (14 December 2018)
* ... that gymnast '''[[Pierre Payssé]]''', who won two gold medals at the [[1906 Intercalated Games]], later helped organise women's football matches? (16 December 2018)
* ... that '''[[Tom Adeyemi]]''' turned down a place at Cambridge University in order to become a professional [[Association football|footballer]]? (17 December 2018)
* ... that [[Lorik Cana]] is the '''[[List of Albania international footballers|most capped Albanian footballer]]''' of all time? (17 December 2018)
* ... that the first [[own goal]] and [[Penalty shot|penalty kick]] in MLS Cup history were caused by the [[Chris Roner|same player]] at '''[[MLS Cup 2003]]'''? (18 December 2018)
* ... that '''[[Karabo Mathang-Tshabuse]]''' is South Africa's first female [[FIFA]]-accredited [[Sports agent|soccer agent]]? (20 December 2018)
* ... that the '''[[MLS Cup 2009]]''' was the first major sports championship won by a team from [[Utah]] in nearly 40 years? (22 December 2018)
* ... that former [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Charlie McGeever]]''' is principal of a [[Gaelcholáiste]]? (22 December 2018)
* ... that '''[[Clémentine Touré]]''' coached the [[Ivory Coast women's national football team]] in their first matches outside Africa at the [[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup]]? (24 December 2018)
* ... that the [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Owen McNally]]''' scored eight goals in a single match, which remains a joint record for the [[Scottish Football League]]? (25 December 2018)

===2019===

* ... that '''[[Roberto Tobar]]''' officiated the 2017 [[Segunda División Profesional de Chile|Segunda División]] final, in which only one team took part in the [[penalty shootout]]? (4 January 2019)
* ... that Trinidadian [[association football|football]] player and coach '''[[Michael McComie]]''' died from a brain tumour 24 hours after being diagnosed? (5 January 2019)
* ... that Denmark won the '''[[1971 Women's World Cup]]''', an unofficial [[association football]] tournament, after 15-year-old [[Susanne Augustesen]] scored all three goals in the final? (8 January 2019)
* ... that [[Al Ain FC|Al-Ain]] was the first [[United Arab Emirates|Emirati]] team to qualify for a '''[[2018 FIFA Club World Cup Final|Club World Cup final]]'''? (11 January 2019)
* ... that [[Portugal women's national football team|Portugal international footballer]] '''[[Melissa Antunes]]''' teaches at a university and started a sports agency? (14 January 2019)
* ... that '''[[Jean-Pierre Bernès]]''', former general manager of [[Olympique de Marseille]], started out selling membership cards for the club? (23 January 2019)
* ... that the video game '''''[[This Is Football 2002]]''''' had the controversial feature of allowing players to [[Diving (association football)|deliberately dive]]? (27 January 2019)
* ... that actress [[Naomi Watts]] is honorary president of the Welsh [[association football|football]] club '''[[Glantraeth F.C.]]'''? (29 January 2019)
* ... that '''[[MLS Cup 2005]]''' featured the same teams and ended with the same scoreline as [[MLS Cup 2002]]? (9 February 2019)
* ... that '''[[Cemile Timur]]''' founded, played for, and now coaches [[Hakkarigücü Spor|a football club]] recently promoted to the [[Turkish Women's First Football League|Turkish Women's First League]]? (1 February 2019)
* ... that [[Henrikh Mkhitaryan]] was the '''[[List of Armenia international footballers|first player to score a hat-trick]]''' for the [[Armenia national football team]]? (20 February 2019)
* ... that [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Emiliano Sala]]''' is the most expensive signing in the history of [[Cardiff City F.C.]]? (21 February 2019)
* ... that [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] conceded only one goal in regular time en route to the '''[[2019 EFL Cup Final]]''' against [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] today? (24 February 2019)
* ... that '''[[Alberto Jorge]]''' is the only [[Manager (association football)|association football manager]] to have won the [[Liga MX]] title as [[Caretaker manager|caretaker]], doing so with [[Deportivo Toluca F.C.|Toluca]] in 2003? (28 February 2019)
* ... that before becoming a [[Association football|football]] coach, '''[[Neil Dewsnip]]''' worked as a teacher and taught future professional players and managers including [[Karl Robinson]], [[Jim Bentley]], and [[Steven Gerrard]]? (28 February 2019)
* ... that '''[[MLS Cup 2007]]''' was the first [[Major League Soccer]] championship rematch to be played in consecutive years? (3 March 2019)
* ... that the [[San Jose Earthquakes]] won '''[[MLS Cup 2001]]''' only one season after finishing at the bottom of the league table? (4 March 2019)
* ... that "Old Woden" '''[[Frederick Hackwood]]''' founded the [[Wednesbury Strollers F.C.|Wednesbury Strollers]] football club? (9 March 2019)
* ... that Dutch [[association football|footballer]] '''[[Leon de Kogel]]'''{{'s}} playing career ended following a car accident in which he had to be cut out of his vehicle by the fire service? (9 March 2019)
* ... that [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Pádraig Amond]]''' represented [[Carlow GAA|Carlow]] at [[hurling]] under a false name to avoid being discovered by his club? (14 March 2019)
* ... that by winning promotion during the '''[[1920–21 Cardiff City F.C. season|1920–21 season]]''', [[Cardiff City F.C.]] became the first Welsh club to reach the top tier of English football? (9 April 2019)
* ... that, inspired at the age of five by her [[Association football|football]]-playing brother, '''[[Dilan Ağgül]]''' became a footballer in Germany and later played for the [[Turkey women's national football team|Turkey women's national team]]?(16 April 2019)
* ... that during [[Cardiff City F.C.]]'s '''[[1921–22 Cardiff City F.C. season|1921–22 season]]''', trainer [[George Latham (footballer)|George Latham]] became the oldest player in club history when called into action after members of the first team fell ill (20 April 2019)
* ... that [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Chris Summers (footballer)|Chris Summers]]''' set a [[Welsh Premier League]] record during the 2003–04 season by scoring in 11 consecutive matches? (22 April 2019)
* ... that the '''[[MLS Cup 1996|inaugural MLS Cup]]''' was played in heavy rain in the aftermath of [[Hurricane Lili (1996)|Hurricane Lili]]? (4 May 2019)
* ... that collegiate soccer coach '''[[Pete Fewing]]''' has also officiated at the weddings of two of his former players? (10 May 2019)
* ... that, inspired at a young age by Polish [[Association football|footballer]] [[Roman Kosecki]] of [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray S.K.]] in Turkey, '''[[Nurcan Çelik]]''' became a player and later established her own football club (11 May 2019)
* ... that [[Watford F.C.|Watford]]'s appearance in '''[[2019 FA Cup Final|today's FA Cup Final]]''' is their first [[1984 FA Cup Final|since 1984]]? (18 May 2019)
* ... that three players for the [[United States women's national soccer team|U.S. women's national soccer team]] have '''[[List of United States women's national soccer team hat-tricks|scored hat-tricks]]''' in the [[FIFA Women's World Cup]], including [[Carli Lloyd]] in the [[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Final|2015 final]] (7 June 2019)
* ... that during the '''[[1923–24 Cardiff City F.C. season|1923–24 season]]''', [[Cardiff City F.C.]] finished as runners-up in the closest title race in [[Football League First Division|First Division]] history? (14 June 2019)
* ... that in 1948, [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[George Hazlett]]''' was punched in the face after fans invaded the [[Pitch (sports field)|pitch]]? (16 June 2019)
* ... that the '''[[1999 FIFA Women's World Cup]]''', which began 20 years ago today, was moved to large [[American football]] stadiums after the success of the [[Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|1996 Olympics soccer tournament]]? (19 June 2019)
* ... that [[Leicester City F.C.]] manager '''[[Norman Bullock]]''' banned his players from riding motorbikes? (21 June 2019)
* ... that ten years ago today, the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]] played in the '''[[2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Final]]''' after ending [[Spain national football team|Spain]]'s 35-match unbeaten streak? (28 June 2019)
* ... that Turkish women's footballer '''[[Aslı Canan Sabırlı]]''' was appointed [[manager (association football)|technical director]] of her team while she was still a member of the squad? (2 July 2019)
* ... that the '''[[Leagues Cup]]''', an upcoming four-team soccer competition between [[Major League Soccer|MLS]] and [[Liga MX]] clubs, was panned by critics as soon as it was announced? (5 July 2019)
* ... that Germany defeated Sweden in the '''[[2003 FIFA Women's World Cup Final]]''' ''(pictured)'' with a [[golden goal]], the last time this method of deciding the final was approved? (7 July 2019)
* ... that '''[[Im Eun-ju]]''' was the first South Korean woman to referee at the international level of [[association football]]? (7 July 2019)
* ... that '''[[Florrie Redford]]''' played [[association football|football]] with other women during her lunch break at a World War I munitions factory prior to becoming a leading goal scorer for [[Dick, Kerr Ladies F.C.]]? (7 July 2019)
* ... that in 2001, '''[[Bury F.C.|Bury Football Club]]'''{{`s}} first [[mascot]], "Robbie the Bobby", was sent off three times by referees for bad behaviour? (16 July 2019)
* ... that [[Rhys Griffiths (footballer)|Rhys Griffiths]] has won the '''[[Welsh Premier League Golden Boot]]''' more times than any other player, winning for seven consecutive seasons between 2006 and 2012? (19 July 2019)
* ... that during the '''[[1924–25 Cardiff City F.C. season|1924–25 season]]''', [[Cardiff City F.C.]] became the first Welsh team to reach an [[FA Cup]] final? (20 July 2019)
* ... that footballer '''[[Alice Griffiths]]''' represented Wales for the first time after playing as the only girl in an otherwise all-boys league? (7 August 2019)
* ... that '''[[Harold Forsyth]]''', the Peruvian ambassador to Japan, is the father of a [[George Forsyth (footballer)|professional football player]] and husband of a [[Miss Universo Chile|beauty pageant]] queen? (12 August 2019)
* ... that '''[[Alice Evans (footballer)|Alice Evans]]''' was the first British female professional [[futsal]] player? (15 August 2019)
* ... that Welsh international footballer '''[[Peyton Vincze]]''' discovered she was eligible to represent the nation only when a Welsh football club visited her town in the United States? (18 August 2019)
* ... that the '''[[2003 FIFA Women's World Cup]]''' was moved to the United States after the [[Severe acute respiratory syndrome|SARS]] outbreak in China, the original host? (21 August 2019)
* ... that [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Rachel Rowe]]''' made her international debut for [[Wales women's national football team|Wales]] while still working as a guard in the prison service? (22 August 2019)
* ... that footballer '''[[Craig Bellamy]]''' was the first player to score for seven different teams in the [[Premier League]]? (24 August 2019)
* ... that the finalists in tonight's '''[[2019 U.S. Open Cup Final|U.S. Open Cup Final]]''' both joined [[Major League Soccer]] as expansion teams during the 2017 season? (27 August 2019)
* ... that Turkish television and film actress '''[[Serenay Aktaş]]''' was once a [[Women's association football|women's footballer]]? (28 August 2019)
* ... that the '''[[Lebanon women's national football team]]'''{{`s}} first official qualification campaign took place eight years after their inception? (3 September 2019)
* ... that the [[2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final|Women's World Cup]] and the '''[[2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final|CONCACAF Gold Cup]]''' finals both involved the United States and were played on the same day? (5 September 2019)
* ... that with 20 goals, '''[[Hassan Maatouk]]''' is the [[Lebanon national football team]]'s joint top-scorer? (7 September 2019)
* ... that [[Andi Herzog]] is the '''[[List of Austria international footballers|most capped footballer]]''' in [[Austria national football team|Austrian]] history and the only player to win more than 100 caps? (9 September 2019)
* ... that footballer '''[[Jordon Garrick]]''' nearly gave up the game as a teenager to pursue a career in [[rugby league]] before being persuaded to change his mind by his mother and his coach? (9 September 2019)
* ... that footballer '''[[Carrie Jones (footballer)|Carrie Jones]]''' made her international debut for [[Wales women's national football team|Wales]] despite being too young to play for her club side? (13 September 2019)
* ... that [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Megan Wynne]]''' played for [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women|Tottenham Hotspur]] while also working full-time in the club's human resources department? (17 September 2019)
* ... that [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Josh Yorwerth]]''' received what is believed to be the longest doping-related ban in English football history? (18 September 2019)
* ... that [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Sean Morrison (footballer)|Sean Morrison]]''' was described as being "45 minutes from death" before undergoing emergency surgery? (27 September 2019)
* ... that [[Cardiff City F.C.]] founder '''[[Bartley Wilson]]'''{{`s}} headstone was discovered in bushes near his grave, which had lain unmarked for more than 40 years? (2 October 2019)
* ... that [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Tom Farquharson]]''' was believed to carry a gun in his kitbag? (3 October 2019)
* ... that today's '''[[MLS Cup 2019]]''' will be the third cup final in four years to feature [[Seattle Sounders FC]] and [[Toronto FC]]? (10 November 2019)
* ... that the [[Racecourse Ground]], which has '''[[Wales national football team home stadium|hosted more Wales home international matches]]''' than any other stadium, is the oldest stadium in the world still hosting international football fixtures? (19 November 2019)
* ... that '''[[List of international goals scored by Hassan Maatouk|with 21 goals, Hassan Maatouk]]''' is the [[Lebanon national football team]]'s all-time top goalscorer? (20 November 2019)
* ... that in 2019, Ivorian footballer '''[[Amad Traoré]]''' became the first player born in 2002 to score in the [[Serie A]]? (24 November 2019)
* ... that '''[[Berna Gözbaşı]]''' is the first woman president of [[Kayserispor|a football club]] playing in the Turkish top-level men's league? (17 December 2019)
* ... that '''[[Lynn Family Stadium]]''' shares its namesake with [[Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium|another stadium]] in the same city? (30 December 2019)

===2020===
* ... that the '''[[2020 MLS All-Star Game]]''' will be the first to be played against an [[All-star game|all-star]] team from another soccer league? (3 January 2020)
* ... that '''[[Frank Soo]]''' has been the only person of East Asian descent to play for the [[England national football team]]? (7 January 2020)
* ... that the '''[[Charlotte MLS team]]''' signed a [[Kit (association football)|kit]] sponsorship deal months before being officially awarded an [[Expansion of Major League Soccer|expansion franchise]]? (13 January 2020)
* ... that [[Liverpool F.C.]] became the first team allowed to wear the '''[[FIFA Champions Badge]]''' in the English [[Premier League]], but only for one game against [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.]] on 29&nbsp;December&nbsp;2019? (21 January 2020)
* ... that English footballer '''[[Tyreece John-Jules]]'''{{`s}} uncle is [[Danny John-Jules|''Red Dwarf''{{'s}} Cat]]? (28 January 2020)
* ... that prior to becoming Google India's manager, '''[[Sanjay Gupta (business executive)|Sanjay Gupta]]''' was credited for expanding [[Star India]]'s sports business by launching [[Pro Kabaddi League]] and [[Indian Super League]]? (17 February 2020)
* ... that English footballer '''[[Mark Bright]]''' was a foster child, started on wages of £10 a week, and has gone on to earn £1.2&nbsp;million during his career? (17 February 2020)
* ... that '''[[Ted Robbins (football administrator)|Ted Robbins]]''' was the longest-serving secretary in the history of the [[Football Association of Wales]]? (18 February 2020)
* ... that '''[[Al Ahed FC]]''' became the first Lebanese association football club to win the [[AFC Cup]]? (23 February 2020)
* ... that in today's '''[[2020 EFL Cup Final]]''' at Wembley, [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] retained the EFL Cup for the third consecutive year with a 2–1 victory against [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]? (1 March 2020)
* ... that the first football match held after the renovation of '''[[Milltown (stadium)|Milltown]]''' stadium in Northern Ireland was abandoned due to a floodlight failure? (20 March 2020)
* ... that [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] chairman [[Ken Bates]] attempted to hang a joke medal around the neck of [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] manager [[Alex Ferguson]] as a peace offering after the '''[[2000 FA Charity Shield]]'''? (2 April 2020)
* ... that the '''[[Jersey Football Association]]''' applied for [[UEFA]] membership after the [[Court of Arbitration for Sport]] ruled that UEFA must allow them to do so? (10 April 2020)
* ... that [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]] defeated [[EFL Cup|Football League Cup]] holders [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] {{nowrap|5–4}} '''[[1990–91 Coventry City F.C. season|in 1990]]''', with a player from each team scoring a [[hat-trick]] before half-time? (14 April 2020)
* ... that [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] became the first English football team to win the [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]] by defeating [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] in '''[[1968 European Cup Final|the 1968 final]]'''? (19 April 2020)
* ... that '''[[Carol Shanahan]]''' bought [[Port Vale F.C.]] because she felt that "a loved one was held hostage and someone had to pay the ransom"? (25 April 2020)
* ... that [[Association football|football]]er '''[[Jamal Farhan]]''', who was banned for life by [[FIFA]] after punching [[Alexis Ponnet|a referee]] in the head, later expressed remorse and advised fans not to imitate him? (26 April 2020)
* ... that the [[Lebanon national football team]] played '''[[1940 Mandatory Palestine v Lebanon football match|their first official match]]''' in [[Tel Aviv]] 80&nbsp;years ago today? (27 April 2020)
* ... that [[England national football team|England international footballer]] '''[[Colin Grainger]]''' was also a professional singer and shared a bill with [[the Beatles]]? (29 April 2020)
* ... that [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] opened [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]'s '''[[Park Road Stadium|former training ground]]''' after floodlights were installed? (2 May 2020)
* ... that '''[[History of the Wales national football team (1876–1976)|the history]]''' of the [[Wales national football team]] includes the first [[Substitution (sport)|substitution]] ever used in international football? (10 May 2020)
* ... that '''[[Jeff Butler (football manager)|Jeff Butler]]''' was sacked as head coach of the [[South Africa national football team]] after it was discovered that he had passed off the playing career of another [[Geoff Butler]] as his own? (11 May 2020)
* ... that '''[[MLS Cup 1997]]''' finalists [[Colorado Rapids]] had finished the regular season with a losing record? (15 May 2020)
* ... that '''[[Jordan Henderson]]''' is the first [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] captain to win the [[2019 FIFA Club World Cup Final|FIFA Club World Cup]]? (17 May 2020)
*  ... that '''[[Noureddine Diwa]]''' was one of the first Tunisian footballers to play abroad? (18 May 2020)
* ... that '''[[Grégoire Margotton]]''' replaced '''[[Christian Jeanpierre]]''' as the main presenter of the French football programme '''''[[Téléfoot]]''''' in 2018? (18 May 2020)
* ... that '''[[Hege Lanes Steinlund]]''' is believed to have officiated more international [[Association football|football]] matches than any other Norwegian referee? (20 May 2020)
* ... that after his side '''[[Cardiff City F.C. 2–1 Leeds United F.C.|defeated Leeds United in the FA Cup]]''', [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] chairman [[Sam Hammam]] had two [[BBC]] reporters forcibly removed and had an altercation with the opposing manager? (25 May 2020)
* ... that [[Chelsea F.C.]]'s loss in the '''[[1988 Football League Second Division play-off Final]]''' triggered [[football hooliganism]] that injured 45 people? (16 June 2020)
* ... that the '''[[1925 FA Cup Final]]''' was the first in the competition's history to feature a Welsh team? (16 June 2020)
* ... that Northern Irish goalkeeper [[Alan Mannus]] refused to face the flag of the Republic of Ireland at the '''[[2019 FAI Cup Final]]''' because he is not Irish? (21 June 2020)
* ... that Canadian soccer player '''[[Christabel Oduro]]''' is the cousin of [[Dominic Oduro]], who has played for Ghana? (23 June 2020)
* ... that [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] fans at the '''[[2000 Scottish Cup Final]]''' wore orange shirts in tribute to their Dutch manager and players, despite suggestions of Protestant undertones? (26 June 2020)
* ... that some of '''[[Dungiven Celtic F.C.]]'''{{`s}} players play [[association football]] and [[Gaelic football]] concurrently? (2 July 2020)
* ... that [[the Football Association]] has asked England fans to stop singing "'''[[No Surrender (to the IRA)|No Surrender to the IRA]]'''"? (8 July 2020)
* ... that [[Stanley Matthews]] vowed to never work in management again after one year as '''[[List of Port Vale F.C. managers|Port Vale F.C. manager]]'''? (13 July 2020)
* ... that [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] are looking to extend their FA Cup winners record at the '''[[2020 FA Cup Final]]''' against [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] at Wembley today? (1 August 2020)
* ... that after '''[[Port Vale F.C.]]''' were liquidated in 1907, a local church team took on the name and returned to [[English Football League|the Football League]] by October 1919? (3 August 2020)
* ... that [[Luton Town F.C.]] chairman '''[[John Gurney (football chairman)|John Gurney]]''' organised a "Manager Idol" phone-vote in order to find the club's new manager? (5 August 2020)
* ... that the name of the women's soccer team '''[[Racing Louisville FC]]''' is inspired by Louisville's famous [[horse racing|horse races]]? (6 August 2020)
* ... that the '''[[2002 Football League First Division play-off Final]]''' was played under a closed roof at the [[Millennium Stadium]] because it was too sunny? (9 August 2020)
* ... that when footballer '''[[Przemysław Płacheta]]''' signed for [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] from [[Śląsk Wrocław]] in 2020, he was Śląsk's record sale and Norwich's first-ever Polish player? (10 August 2020)
* ... that during their '''[[1925–26 Cardiff City F.C. season|1925–26 season]]''', [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] suffered the heaviest league defeat in the club's history, losing {{nowrap|11–2}} to [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]]? (11 August 2020)
* ... that the '''[[1993 Football League First Division play-off Final]]''' was estimated to be worth £20 million to the winners [[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]]? (13 August 2020)
* ... that the Turkish women's league seasons of 2019–20 [[Women's football in Turkey|football]] and 2020 [[rugby sevens]] were named to commemorate '''[[Özge Kanbay]]''', a football referee and rugby player, who died in 2019 at age 22 from cancer? (14 August 2020)
* ... that the '''[[2020 EFL League One play-off Final]]''' was played at [[Wembley Stadium]] in front of zero paying spectators? (14 August 2020)
* ... that South African [[Forward (association football)|forward]] '''[[Letago Madiba]]''' started playing football at the age of five in the streets of her hometown, and was the only female footballer in her school? (15 August 2020)
* ... that, despite a history as a reserve [[Gaelic football]] goalkeeper, '''[[Paul Callaghan (Gaelic footballer)|Paul Callaghan]]''' played in [[association football]] matches against English clubs [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]], and [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]? (20 August 2020)
* ... that '''[[Leon Legge]]''' became a professional [[Association football|footballer]] despite suffering from [[epilepsy]] from the age of 16? (31 August 2020)
* ... that '''[[Carl Linde (football manager)|Carl Linde]]''', a [[Football in Sweden|Swedish football]] Hall of Fame inductee, also participated in the founding of the [[International Table Tennis Federation]]? (1 September 2020)
* ... that [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]]'s promotion following the '''[[2018 EFL League Two play-off Final]]''' was their first for 51 years, since they were guided into the [[1967–68 Football League First Division]] by [[Jimmy Hill]]? (4 September 2020)
* ... that, during '''[[1928–29 Cardiff City F.C. season|their 1928–29 season]]''', [[Cardiff City F.C.]] were relegated from the [[Football League First Division|First Division]] of the [[English Football League|Football League]] despite conceding the fewest amount of goals in the league? (6 September 2020)
* ... that Alfredo Di Stéfano '''[[List of international goals scored by Alfredo Di Stéfano|scored 6 international goals for Argentina and 23 for Spain]]'''? (7 September 2020)
* ... that '''[[Cristian Montaño]]''' spent 18 months out of English football after being sacked and arrested on criminal charges that were never proven? (10 September 2020)
* ... that '''[[Cheye Alexander]]''' became a professional [[Association football|footballer]] despite suffering acute knee pain as a teenager due to [[Osgood–Schlatter disease]]? (14 September 2020)
* ... that '''[[2020 American athlete strikes|professional athletes protested]]''' by refusing to play in response to high-profile police shootings of Black people in 2020? (17 September 2020)
* ... that [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]] won the '''[[2017 EFL Trophy Final]]''', earning their first major trophy since winning the [[1987 FA Cup Final]], despite being relegated from [[EFL League One|League One]] to [[EFL League Two|League Two]] that season? (18 September 2020)
* ... that the [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] footballer '''[[Matt Smith (footballer, born 2000)|Matt Smith]]''' won an FA Cup winners medal without having made his debut for Arsenal? (19 September 2020)
* ... that during the '''[[1903 FA Cup Final]]''', a [[cinematograph]] was sited on top of one of the stands? (23 September 2020)
* ... that '''[[Essop Moosa]]''', who was of Indian origin, became the first non-white player to play for an all-white [[association football|soccer]] team in South Africa, appearing under a pseudonym? (23 September 2020)
* ... that in 1995, French journalist '''[[Didier Roustan]]''' helped set up a world footballers union with [[Eric Cantona]] and [[Diego Maradona]]? (29 September 2020)
* ... that Austrian-born Turkish footballer '''[[Dilan Yeşim Taşkın]]''' became a member of the [[Turkey women's national football team|Turkey women's national team]] although she initially wanted to play for the [[Austria women's national football team|Austrian nationals]]? (7 October 2020)
* ... that '''[[Büşra Kuru]]''', who began playing football every day at age six encouraged by her footballer brother, is a member of a German club and of the [[Turkey women's national football team|Turkey national team]]? (11 October 2020)
* ... that [[Turkey women's national football team|Turkey women's national footballer]] '''[[Berivan İçen]]''' scored 11 goals in a girls' under-13 league match that ended {{nowrap|15–0}} for her team? (14 October 2020)
* ... that '''[[Tom Pope]]''' became the second-highest goalscorer in [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]]'s history after twice being rejected by the club as a teenager? (2 November 2020)
* ... that [[Bury F.C.]] converted its debts of £1,230 into a credit balance of £1,329 by winning the '''[[1900 FA Cup Final]]'''? (3 November 2020)
* ... that [[Mike Jackson (footballer, born 1973)|Michael Jackson]]'s manager expected him to return from an injury and perform in the '''[[2001 Football League First Division play-off Final]]'''? (5 November 2020)
* ... that in a speech after the '''[[1901 FA Cup Final]]''', General [[Redvers Buller|Sir Redvers Buller]] compared football to the Army by saying that the winning side is usually the one best practised at shooting? (8 November 2020)
* ... that '''[[Harold Jarman]]''' scored in the first match ever played in the [[EFL Cup]]? (10 November 2020)
* ... that after awarding a controversial goal in the '''[[1902 FA Cup Final]]''', referee [[Tom Kirkham]] took refuge in a broom cupboard to evade angry goalkeeper [[William Foulke (footballer)|William "Fatty" Foulke]]? (18 November 2020)
* ... that '''[[Rui Pinto]]''' uncovered four terabytes of confidential information about [[association football]] finances despite having no formal education in computer science? (22 November 2020)
* ... that '''[[Chris Lines]]''' has won five [[Promotion and relegation|promotions]] during his professional [[association football|football]] career? (26 November 2020)
* ... that [[Arsenal W.F.C.|Arsenal Women]]'s '''[[Arsenal Women 11–1 Bristol City Women|{{nowrap|11–1}} win over Bristol City]]''' at Meadow Park in 2019 was the widest margin of victory in the history of the [[FA Women's Super League]]? (4 December 2020)
* ... that [[Arsenal W.F.C.|Arsenal]] footballer '''[[Vivianne Miedema]]''' is the all-time leading scorer in the [[FA Women's Super League]] and has scored more goals at the international level than any other Dutch player? (5 December 2020)
* ... that professional footballer '''[[Shaun Brisley]]''' scored for [[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]] in the [[2014 Football League Trophy Final]] after initially turning down a move to the club due to homesickness? (9 December 2020)
* ... that '''[[MLS Cup 2020]]''' will feature [[Seattle Sounders FC]] for the fourth time in five years? (13 December 2020)
* ... that shortly after winning a conference tournament championship with [[Vanderbilt Commodores|Vanderbilt]]'s soccer team, '''[[Sarah Fuller (athlete)|Sarah Fuller]]''' became the first woman to play [[American football|football]] in a [[Power Five conferences|Power Five conference]] game? (20 December 2020)
* ... that a football club in Finland called '''[[FC Santa Claus]]''' has competed as high as [[Kakkonen|the third tier]]? (24 December 2020)
===2021===
* ... that '''[[History of Atalanta B.C.|Atalanta reached the semifinals]]''' of the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]] in 1988 while playing in the [[Serie B|Italian second tier]]? (12 January 2021)
* ... that the '''[[2020 EFL League Two play-off Final]]''' is believed to be the first competitive match played [[behind closed doors (sport)|behind closed doors]] at [[Wembley Stadium]]? (13 January 2021)
* ... that the '''[[2008 FA Cup Final]]''' between [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] and [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] holds the record for the highest attendance for a [[Association football|football]] match at the [[Wembley Stadium|new Wembley Stadium]], with 89,874? (16 January 2021)
* ... that [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] won the [[Premier League]] three seasons after winning the '''[[1992 Football League Second Division play-off Final]]'''? (18 January 2021)
* ... that '''[[Manjappada]]''', a [[Supporters' groups|supporters' group]] of [[Kerala Blasters FC]], coordinated and brought forty-one busloads of their fans across [[Kerala]] to the venue for the opening match of [[2019–20 Indian Super League season|the 2019–20 season]]? (26 January 2021)
* ...  that [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] won the [[Football League First Division]] in '''[[1961–62 Ipswich Town F.C. season|their 1961–62 season]]''' having been promoted from the [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] the previous season? (26 January 2021)
* ... that [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]]'s winning goal in the '''[[1987 FA Cup Final]]''' was an [[own goal]] scored in [[Overtime (sports)|extra time]] off [[Gary Mabbutt]]'s knee? (30 January 2021)
* ... that [[AFC Wimbledon]] were promoted for a sixth time since their formation in 2002 when they won the '''[[2016 Football League Two play-off Final]]'''? (6 February 2021)
* ... that '''[[Football trafficking|thousands of football players are trafficked]]''' every year? (7 February 2021)
* ... that [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] became the most successful club in the history of [[English Football League play-offs]] when they won the '''[[2017 EFL League Two play-off Final]]''' against [[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City]]? (8 February 2021)
* ... that after his side won the '''[[2008 Football League One play-off Final]]''', [[Doncaster Rovers F.C.|Doncaster Rovers]] manager [[Sean O'Driscoll]] said he could "murder a cup of tea"? (9 February 2021)
*  ... that [[Billy Kee]] was going to include "Wembley" in the name of his child who was being born during the '''[[2014 Football League Two play-off Final]]''' if he scored? (11 February 2021)
* ... that after winning the '''[[2013 Football League One play-off Final]]''', [[Yeovil Town F.C.|Yeovil Town]] were promoted to the second [[English football league system|tier of English football]] just ten years after being a [[non-League football|non-League club]]? (12 February 2021)
* ... that some of the [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] team participated in a [[conga line|conga]] on the [[M4 motorway]] after winning the '''[[2005 Football League One play-off Final]]'''? (19 February 2021)
* ... that the owner of [[Walsall F.C.]] described victory at the '''[[2001 Football League Second Division play-off Final]]''' as the greatest day in the club's history? (20 February 2021)
* ... that [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]] scored three goals in 13 minutes to secure promotion in the '''[[2013 Football League Two play-off Final]]'''? (21 February 2021)
* ... that the '''[[2010 Football League Two play-off Final]]''' at [[Wembley Stadium]] was won by "[[Dagenham & Redbridge F.C.|a pub team from Essex]]"? (25 February 2021)
* ... that the opening goal of the '''[[1992 Football League Third Division play-off Final]]''' was described as a "Russian linesman job"? (28 February 2021)
* ... that after winning the '''[[2004 Football League Second Division play-off Final]]''', some of the [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]] players dropped the trophy while celebrating and damaged it? (2 March 2021)
* ... that at the conclusion of the '''[[2006 Football League Two play-off Final]]''', the losing manager said his side did not deserve to win and the winning goalscorer said he did not mean to score? (3 March 2021)
* ... that [[Cheltenham Town F.C.|Cheltenham Town]] lost the '''[[2012 Football League Two play-off Final]]''', their first defeat in nine [[English Football League play-offs|play-off matches]]? (6 March 2021)
* ... that '''[[Chichester & Selsey Ladies F.C.]]''' broke away from Chichester City for an undisclosed reason but retained their colours and football league position? (8 March 2021)
* ... that South African association footballer '''[[Amanda Sister]]''' has played for clubs in Hungary and Italy? (9 March 2021)
* ... that 23-year-old [[Michael Oliver (referee)|Michael Oliver]] refereed the '''[[2009 Football League One play-off Final]]''' at [[Wembley Stadium]] the day after his father had officiated the [[2009 Football League Two play-off Final]]? (11 March 2021)
* ... that [[Wycombe Wanderers F.C.|Wycombe Wanderers]] secured back-to-back [[promotion and relegation|promotions]] when they won the '''[[1994 Football League Third Division play-off Final]]'''? (11 March 2021)
* ... that the '''[[1991 Football League Fourth Division play-off Final]]''' was the first [[English Football League play-offs|Football League play-off]] to be decided by a [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]]? (13 March 2021)
* ... that [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]] made two appearances at the [[Millennium Stadium]] in 2006, [[2006 Football League Trophy Final|winning the Football League Trophy]] but losing '''[[2006 Football League One play-off Final|the Football League One play-off Final]]'''? (14 March 2021)
* ... that while at [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]], '''[[Mohamed Salah]]''' chose the shirt number 74 in honour of the victims of the [[Port Said Stadium riot]] (15 March 2021)
* ... that [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Billy Hardy (footballer)|Billy Hardy]]''' is [[Cardiff City F.C.]]'s record appearance holder, having played in 590 matches between 1911 and 1932? (16 March 2021)
* ... that Irish sportswoman '''[[Carol Breen]]''' has played internationally in both [[Association football|association]] and [[Australian rules football]]? (17 March 2021)
* ... that Icelandic footballer '''[[Þórdís Hrönn Sigfúsdóttir]]''' has had to self-isolate on four occasions during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]? (18 March 2021)
* ... that the '''[[1998 Football League Third Division play-off Final]]''' was the first play-off final to feature two brothers when [[Neil Gregory|Neil]] and [[David Gregory (footballer, born 1970)|David Gregory]] played for [[Colchester United F.C.|Colchester United]]? (20 March 2021)
* ... that [[Neil Warnock]] left [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] shortly after they gained promotion by winning the '''[[1995 Football League Second Division play-off Final]]''' because he said the club chairman had told him a "porky pie"? (21 March 2021)
* ... that [[Dwayne De Rosario]] is Canada's all-time leading male [[association football|soccer]] goalscorer, with '''[[List of international goals scored by Dwayne De Rosario|22 international goals]]'''? (22 March 2021)
* ... that both [[Robbie Williams (footballer, born 1984)|Robbie Williams]] and [[Mike Jackson (footballer, born 1973)|Michael Jackson]] played for [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] in the '''[[2007 Football League One play-off Final]]'''? (24 March 2021)
* ... that the '''[[2002 Football League Third Division play-off Final]]''' was one of the last matches shown on the [[ITV Sport Channel]]? (24 March 2021)
* ... that '''[[Phil Chisnall]]''' moved [[Liverpool F.C.–Manchester United F.C. rivalry|from Manchester United to Liverpool]] in April 1964, becoming the last player to be transferred directly between the two clubs? (26 March 2021)
* ... that the [[Cambridge United F.C.|Cambridge United]] team took a cold shower before winning the '''[[1990 Football League Fourth Division play-off Final]]'''? (26 March 2021)
* ... that [[Crewe Alexandra F.C.|Crewe Alexandra]] were promoted back to the [[English football league system|second tier of English football]] for the first time in 101 years when they won the '''[[1997 Football League Second Division play-off Final]]'''? (27 March 2021)
* ... that, during his time in a Japanese [[prisoner-of-war camp]], [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Ernie Curtis]]''' would obtain extra food by teaching his captors how to play with a ball made of paper? (27 March 2021)
*  ... that '''[[MLS Cup 1999]]''' was played with new rule changes that were approved days before the game? (28 March 2021)
* ... that professional goalkeeper '''[[Scott Brown (footballer, born April 1985)|Scott Brown]]''' lost his father to [[Parkinson's disease|Parkinson's]], witnessed the birth of his son, and then signed with [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]] in the space of ten days? (29 March 2021)
* ...  that the '''[[East Bengal Ultras]]''', founded in 2013, became India's first [[ultras]] group? (29 March 2021)
* ... that when '''[[Fred Stewart (football manager)|Fred Stewart]]''' was appointed the [[manager (association football)|manager]] of [[Cardiff City F.C.]], he paid the [[Transfer (association football)|transfer]] fee of his first signing himself? (30 March 2021)
* ... that '''[[Andy Crosby]]''' captained [[Scunthorpe United F.C.|Scunthorpe United]] to victory in the [[2009 Football League One play-off Final|2009 League One play-off Final]], the last match of his 715-game career? (31 March 2021)
*  ... that, such was his popularity with the club's supporters, when footballer '''[[Hughie Ferguson]]''' was sold by [[Motherwell F.C.]], the local steel works closed to allow workers to wave him off? (31 March 2021)
* ... that [[Duncan Jupp]] scored his first league goal for more than a decade in the '''[[2005 Football League Two play-off Final]]'''? (2 April 2021)
*  ... that '''[[Mark Cullen (footballer, born 1992)|Mark Cullen]]''' was named as [[EFL League Two Player of the Month|League Two Player of the Month]] for October 2014 after scoring a [[Hat-trick#Perfect hat-trick|perfect hat-trick]]? (3 April 2021)
* ... that a team including bricklayers, assistant bank managers and insurance clerks '''[[Sutton United 2–1 Coventry City (1989)|defeated]]''' Coventry City in the third round of the [[FA Cup]] in 1989? (5 April 2021)
* ... that the French football club '''[[GPSO 92 Issy]]''' was founded by three Peruvian sisters in 1997? (8 April 2021)
* ... that [[Port Vale F.C.]] captain '''[[Tom Conlon]]'''{{`s}} grandfather's father-in-law played for the club more than a century ago? (9 April 2021)
* ... that [[Tranmere Rovers F.C.|Tranmere Rovers]] players were each promised a £10,000 bonus for winning the '''[[1991 Football League Third Division play-off Final]]'''? (12 April 2021)
* ... that '''[[MLS Cup 2000]]''' was the first championship game in league history not to feature [[D.C. United]]? (13 April 2021)
* ... that [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] won the '''[[1994 Football League Second Division play-off Final]]''' after two opposition players were [[Ejection (sports)|sent off]]? (15 April 2021)
* ... that despite his side winning the '''[[1998 Football League Second Division play-off Final]]''', Grimsby's [[Alan Buckley]] said "Anybody who says they enjoy play-offs aren't football managers"? (19 April 2021)
* ... that both of Scunthorpe United's [[Substitute (association football)|substitutes]] failed to score their [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalties]] in the [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|shootout]], which saw them lose the '''[[1992 Football League Fourth Division play-off Final]]'''? (21 April 2021)
* ... that '''[[Claude Callegari]]''' gained cult-hero status among English football fans for his speeches about [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]? (24 April 2021)
* ... that the year after going into [[Administration (British football)|administration]], Huddersfield Town gained promotion to the Second Division by winning the '''[[2004 Football League Third Division play-off Final]]'''? (27 April 2021)
* ... that [[Brett Ormerod]] scored five goals for Blackpool in the [[2001 Football League play-offs]] including one in the '''[[2001 Football League Third Division play-off Final]]'''? (28 April 2021)
* ... that when '''[[Irene del Río]]''' was called up to the [[Spain women's national football team]] squad, she was the only player who did not compete in the country's [[Primera División (women)|top division]]? (28 April 2021)
* ... that despite losing the '''[[1990 Football League Third Division play-off Final]]''', Tranmere Rovers were temporarily promoted to the Second Division? (29 April 2021)
* ... that '''[[Camillo Vaz]]''' managed [[Paris Saint-Germain Féminine]] when they qualified for the [[UEFA Women's Champions League]] for the first time? (1 May 2021)
* ... that '''[[Emma Mullin]]''', who won four [[All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship|Gaelic football championships]], was also the first player from her [[association football]] club to play [[Republic of Ireland women's national football team|for the Republic of Ireland]]? (6 May 2021)
* ... that the '''[[2000 Football League Third Division play-off Final]]''' was played at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]] on a Friday night to accommodate a [[Exhibition game|friendly]] between England and Brazil? (7 May 2021}
* ... that [[Alejandro Calvo García]]'s mother overcame her fear of flying to see him score the winning goal in the '''[[1999 Football League Third Division play-off Final]]'''? (9 May 2021)
* ... that the breakaway club '''[[Dial Square F.C.]]''' was founded under the original name of Arsenal as a protest against Stan Kroenke's ownership of the contemporary club? (9 May 2021}
* ... that [[Alan Comfort]] caught a helicopter to Heathrow then a flight to Ireland to get married hours after winning the '''[[1989 Football League Fourth Division play-off Final]]'''? (10 May 2021)
* ... that Norwegian footballer '''[[Sissel Grude]]''' retired aged 22, but returned for a one-off appearance 22 years later? (13 May 2021)
* ... that [[Alan Little (footballer)|Alan Little]] led York City to victory in the '''[[1993 Football League Third Division play-off Final]]''' two days before [[Brian Little|his brother]]'s side played in the [[1993 Football League First Division play-off Final|First Division play-off Final]]? (14 May 2021)
* ... that the '''[[2021 FA Cup Final]]''' between Leicester City and Chelsea today will be the first football match in England with more than 8,000 supporters since March&nbsp;2020? (15 May 2021)
* ... that in 2012, French women's football club '''[[Racing Club de Lens Féminin|Arras FCF]]''' were promoted to [[Division 1 Féminine|the country's top division]] and reached the semi-finals of [[2011–12 Coupe de France Féminine|the French Cup]]? (16 May 2021)
* ... that a [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shootout]] was used to determine which side would host the [[Replay (sports)|replay]] of the '''[[1988 Football League Third Division play-off Final]]'''? (21 May 2021)
* ... that '''[[Hampden Park square goalposts|Hampden Park's square wooden goalposts]]''', which were used at Scotland's national football stadium between 1903 and 1987, were later placed on the roof of an English pub? (22 May 2021)
* ... that [[Kidsgrove Athletic F.C.]] became the first football club in England to have father and son goalkeepers when they signed '''[[Steve Cherry]]''' in 2003? (23 May 2021)
* ... that [[Republic of Ireland national under-19 football team|Republic of Ireland youth-team]] international footballer '''[[Jaden Charles]]''' is the son of former [[England national football team|England]] international [[Gary Charles]]? (29 May 2021)
* ... that Irish [[association football]]er '''[[Margaret Saurin]]''' later worked as a coach in the US? (30 May 2021)
* ... that the video game '''''[[Football Glory]]''''' features its developers in the [[Croatia national football team]]? (30 May 2021)
* ... that [[SC East Bengal]] became the first club in [[Football in India|Indian football]] to activate the [[force majeure]] clause in '''[[2020–21 SC East Bengal season|their 2020–21 season]]'''?  (1 June 2021)
* ... that the last five minutes of '''[[Coventry City 2–2 Bristol City (1977)|a 1977 game]]''' between [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]] and [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]] were played with neither team attempting to score? (4 June 2021)
* ... that when the '''[[European Super League]]''' was proposed, UEFA threatened to ban any footballers who took part from playing international football? (8 June 2021)
* ... that [[Peter Swan (footballer, born 1966)|Peter Swan]] became only the third Englishman to be sent off at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]] when he was dismissed in the '''[[1993 Football League Second Division play-off Final|1993 Second Division play-off final]]'''? (9 June 2021)
* ... that '''[[Macclesfield F.C.]]''' was founded as a [[Phoenix club (sports)|phoenix club]] after their stadium was purchased from a property website? (10 June 2021)
* ... that [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] were promoted via the [[English Football League play-offs]] for the first time in ten attempts when they won the '''[[2021 EFL Championship play-off Final]]'''? (11 June 2021)
* ... that despite '''[[Smoking in association football|smoking in football]]''' formerly being popular, it has since been banned from the [[touch-line|touchline]] by UEFA? (17 June 2021)
* ... that three [[Aldershot F.C.|Aldershot]] players were involved in a road traffic accident after winning the '''[[1987 Football League Fourth Division play-off Final]]'''? (20 June 2021)
* ... that [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]] manager [[Ian Atkins]] declared that the "whole town has gone barmy" after his side won the '''[[1997 Football League Third Division play-off Final]]'''? (24 June 2021)
* ... that despite going behind in less than one minute courtesy of an [[own goal]], [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] secured a record sixth post-season final when they won the '''[[2021 EFL League One play-off Final]]'''? (24 June 2021)
* ... that the '''[[1987 FA Charity Shield]]''' was played one week early to allow [[Diego Maradona]], [[Gary Lineker]], [[Michel Platini]] and [[Josimar]] to play alongside one another at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]]? (26 June 2021)
* ... that [[Morecambe F.C.|Morecambe]] secured promotion to the third tier of English football for the first time in their history when they won the '''[[2021 EFL League Two play-off Final]]'''? (29 June 2021)
* ... that Belgian international [[association football]]er '''[[Anaëlle Wiard]]''', who started playing [[beach soccer]] in 2020, was the top scorer in a competition that year? (6 July 2021)
* ... that [[Simon Mills (footballer)|Simon Mills]] had to postpone his [[honeymoon]] to play in the '''[[1989 Football League Third Division play-off Final|1989 Third Division play-off final]]'''? (6 July 2021)
* ...  that police officer '''[[Abdulrachman Setjowibowo]]''' was appointed the acting chairman of the [[Football Association of Indonesia]] following a conflict between the association and the [[Persija Jakarta]] club? (8 July 2021)
* ... that prior to winning their first of '''[[Nine in a row|nine consecutive titles]]''' in the [[1965–66 Scottish Division One|1965–66 season]], [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] had not been champions of the [[Scottish Football League]] for 12 years? (10 July 2021)
* ... that the meagre attendance at the '''[[1960 European Nations' Cup Final]]''' in Paris was blamed on crowds who "wanted western European glamour, not mysterious teams from the other side of Europe"? (11 July 2021)
* ... that Brazilian goalkeeper '''[[Lucas Covolan]]''' scored an equalising goal in injury time during the [[2021 National League play-off Final]]? (18 July 2021)
* ... that [[Italy national football team|Italy]] won the '''[[UEFA Euro 1968 Final]]''' but only after winning a [[coin flipping|coin toss]] and a [[Replay (sports)|replay]]? (20 July 2021)
* ... that [[Derby County F.C.]] chairman '''[[Sam Longson]]''' gave impromptu press conferences in his pyjamas in the aftermath of [[Brian Clough]]'s resignation as manager? (21 July 2021)
* ... that after the [[Soviet Union national football team|Soviet Union]] lost to [[Spain national football team|Spain]] in the '''[[1964 European Nations' Cup Final]]''', their manager [[Konstantin Beskov]] was dismissed upon his return to Moscow following a meeting with [[Nikita Khrushchev]]? (22 July 2021)
* ... that [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]] won the '''[[2015 Africa Cup of Nations Final]]''' when their goalkeeper scored a penalty and [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]'s goalkeeper missed? (22 July 2021)
* ... that '''[[Drahşan Arda]]''' is the world's first female [[Referee (association football)|association football referee]] confirmed by [[FIFA]]? (26 July 2021)
* ... that [[Germany national football team|West Germany]]'s [[Gerd Müller]] scored six goals in two games against the [[Soviet Union national football team|Soviet Union]], including two in the '''[[UEFA Euro 1972 Final]]'''? (27 July 2021)
* ... that [[Antonín Panenka]]'s [[Panenka (penalty kick)|namesake penalty kick]] secured victory for [[Czechoslovakia national football team|Czechoslovakia]] in the '''[[UEFA Euro 1976 Final]]'''? (29 July 2021)
* ... that [[Spain national football team|Spain]]'s win in the '''[[UEFA Euro 2008 Final]]''' was the first of three successive major tournament victories? (2 August 2021)
* ... that '''[[Crewe Alexandra F.C.|Crewe Alexandra]]''' finished last in the [[English Football League|Football League]] eight times between 1894 and 1982, more than any other league club? (3 August 2021)
* ... that as a youth, [[Hartlepool United F.C.|Hartlepool United]] player '''[[Brad Walker (footballer)|Brad Walker]]''' would travel the {{Convert|12|mi|adj=on}} round trip to the club on his bicycle? (4 August 2021)
* ... that [[Germany national football team|West Germany]] won their second [[UEFA European Championship]] in three editions when they defeated [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] in the '''[[UEFA Euro 1980 Final]]'''? (4 August 2021)
* ... that '''[[George Curtis (footballer, born 1939)|George Curtis]]''' played football for a [[Royal Air Force]] base during his time as a [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]] player, but he "scarcely broke sweat"? (7 August 2021)
* ... that [[Michel Platini]] scored his ninth goal of [[UEFA Euro 1984|the tournament]] when [[France national football team|France]] won the '''[[UEFA Euro 1984 Final]]'''? (10 August 2021)
* ... that [[Marco van Basten]]'s strike in the '''[[UEFA Euro 1988 Final]]''' was described as "perhaps the most iconic goal in UEFA European Championship history"? (12 August 2021)
* ... that former football midfielder '''[[Marcelo Gallardo]]''' became the first [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]] player to achieve an international title as a player and a coach after leading the team to win the [[2014 Copa Sudamericana]]? (15 August 2021)
* ... that of the 16 teams to enter the '''[[1873–74 Scottish Cup|inaugural Scottish Cup]]''', only [[Dumbarton F.C.|Dumbarton]], [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]] and [[Queen's Park F.C.|Queen's Park]] still regularly compete in the competition? (16 August 2021)
* ... that [[France national football team|France]] won the '''[[UEFA Euro 2000 Final]]''' with a [[golden goal]]? (1 September 2021)
* ... that [[Germany national football team|Germany]]'s players sang "[[Three Lions]]" after winning the '''[[UEFA Euro 1996 Final]]'''? (3 September 2021)
* ... that [[Greece national football team|Greece]] won the '''[[UEFA Euro 2004 Final]]''' despite never having previously won a match at a major tournament? (16 September 2021)
* ... that '''[[Aaron Martin (footballer, born 1989)|Aaron Martin]]''' missed his [[Penalty shot|penalty kick]] in the longest [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]] in English professional football history? (22 September 2021)
* ... that '''[[Mal Benning]]''' is one of only 0.25 per cent of [[British Asians in association football|professional footballers in England to be British Asian]]? (22 September 2021)
* ... that '''[[James Milner]]''' once held the title of the [[Premier League]]'s youngest goal scorer? (7 October 2021)
* ... that '''[[Ryan Johnson (footballer, born 1996)|Ryan Johnson]]''' became [[Stevenage F.C.|Stevenage]]'s youngest player in the club's [[English Football League]] history in May&nbsp;2014, debuting at 17 years and 215 days old? (12 October 2021)
* ... that after the footballer '''[[Romeo Beckham]]''' was released by Arsenal, he trained in tennis before returning to football five years later? (15 October 2021)
* ... that the lions supporting the '''[[coat of arms of the Football Association]]''' are half-blue and half-white in imitation of the blue shorts and white shirts worn by the national teams? (29 October 2021)
* ... that New Zealand [[association football]] coach '''[[Olli Harder]]''' has worked in the US, China, Norway and England? (13 November 2021)
* ... that '''[[Osman Çakmak]]''' won the European Amputee Football Championship as a player [[2017 European Amputee Football Championship|in 2017]] and as a manager [[2021 European Amputee Football Championship|in 2021]] with the [[Turkey national amputee football team|Turkey national team]]? (14 November 2021)
* ... that '''[[Miray Cin]]''' played for the [[Germany women's national youth football teams|Germany women's national U15, U16 and U17 football teams]] before she became a member of the [[Turkey women's national football team]]? (18 November 2021)
* ... that in 2009, '''[[Doreen Nabwire]]''' ''(pictured)'' became the first Kenyan woman to play professional football in Europe? (26 November 2021)
* ... that today's '''[[MLS Cup 2021]]''' will mark the seventh consecutive final to feature either the [[Portland Timbers]] or [[Seattle Sounders FC]]? (11 December 2021)
* ... that English women's footballer '''[[Shameeka Fishley]]''' scored a [[hat-trick]] in her newly-established Turkish team's first match? (23 December 2021)
===2022===
* ... that according to [[George Orwell]], "serious sport has nothing to do with fair play&nbsp;... it is '''[[The Sporting Spirit|war minus the shooting]]'''"? (4 January 2022)
* ... that the immigrant-background narration of '''''[[I Am Zlatan Ibrahimović]]''''' has been compared to that of [[Philip Roth]]'s novel ''[[Portnoy's Complaint]]''? (22 January 2022)
* ... that '''[[David Flitcroft]]''' was appointed as [[Sporting director|director of football]] at [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]] after initially applying to be the club's manager? (26 January 2022)
* ... that '''[[Dave Dryburgh]]''' began a journalism career while reporting on the soccer games in which he played? (4 February 2022)
* ... that footballer '''[[Dean Whitehead]]''' was compared to [[Roy Keane]] a year before Keane was appointed as his manager? (5 February 2022)
* ... that while many [[Premier League]] clubs were '''[[Alcohol in association football|sponsored by alcohol companies]]''', no such sponsors remained by [[2017–18 Premier League|the 2017–18 season]]? (6 February 2022)
* ... that footballer '''[[Chris Hussey]]''' studied part-time to gain a first-class honours degree after overcoming [[anxiety]] and [[obsessive–compulsive disorder|obsessive–compulsive]] disorders? (13 February 2022)
* ... that the '''[[Canada v United States (2012 Summer Olympics)|2012 Olympic women's soccer semifinal]]''' between the [[Canada women's national soccer team|Canadian]] and the [[United States women's national soccer team|American national soccer teams]] was called "the greatest knockout match in major-tournament football" since 1982? (18 February 2022)
* ... that '''[[Bianca Baptiste]]''' was [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women|Tottenham Hotspur]]'s top goal scorer during their promotion—and then they dropped her from the team? (27 February 2022)
* ... that '''[[Tatiana Saunders]]''' is now goalkeeper for the [[Equal pay for equal work|equal pay]] team [[Lewes F.C. Women|Lewes Football Club Women]] after playing for U.S., Icelandic and French teams? (11 March 2022)
* ... that Indian footballer '''[[Surajit Sengupta]]''' was called [[Sócrates]] because of his beard and varied interests? (23 March 2022)
* ... that in May 2021, [[Alisson]] became the '''[[List of goalkeepers who have scored in the Premier League|sixth goalkeeper to score in the Premier League]]'''? (6 April 2022)
* ... that [[floodlight]]s were first used at '''[[Gigg Lane]]''' in 1889? (13 April 2022)
* ... that '''[[Carlton Town F.C.]]''', now competing at the eighth tier of the [[English football league system|English football pyramid]], was once denied promotion by a [[Hat-trick#Association football|hat-trick]] scored by future England international [[Jamie Vardy]]? (23 April 2022)
* ... that [[Port Vale F.C.]] is '''[[Port Vale F.C. league record by opponent|the only club to have beaten all 91 other clubs]]''' in the top four divisions of the current English football league system in a competitive league fixture? (3 May 2022)
* ... that the short-lived English football club '''[[Dingley Dell F.C.]]''' was named after a fictitious village in ''[[The Pickwick Papers]]'' by [[Charles Dickens]]? (19 May 2022)
* ... that by winning the '''[[2022 CONCACAF Champions League Final]]''', [[Seattle Sounders FC]] became the first [[Major League Soccer]] team to win the competition? (22 May 2022)
* ... that the '''[[Ottmar Hitzfeld Arena]]''' is the highest football pitch in Europe with the competing teams accessing it by [[Aerial lift|cable car]]? (23 May 2022)
* ... that after his [[Association football|soccer]] career, '''[[Steve Palacios]]''' enlisted in the [[United States Army]] and played for the [[United States Armed Forces]] soccer team? (28 May 2022)
* ... that '''[[Adam Murray]]''' became the youngest manager in the [[English Football League]] when he was appointed at [[Mansfield Town F.C.|Mansfield Town]] at the age of 33? (5 June 2022)
* ... that '''[[Darrell Clarke]]''' led [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]] to two successive promotions after having to remove "Clarke Out" posters that disgruntled fans had posted outside of the club's training ground? (9 June 2022)
* ... that '''[[Sofía Sánchez (politician)|Sofía Sánchez]]''' loved soccer and she played for [[CE Sabadell FC|a leading Spanish side]], but her mother said "study" and she now sits in [[National Assembly (Ecuador)|Ecuador's National Assembly]]? (14 June 2022)
* ... that '''[[Maria Olsvik]]''' was called up to the [[Norway women's national football team|Norway national football team]] for the first time one year after giving birth? (15 June 2022)
* ... that football goalkeepers '''[[action bias|dive too much]]''' during penalty kicks? (21 June 2022)
* ... that '''[[Les Hijabeuses|some women have left professional soccer]]''' because of the [[French Football Federation]]'s ban on playing in hijab? (27 June 2022)
* ... that '''[[Şevket Yorulmaz]]''' scored 99 goals in 173 matches whilst playing for [[Beşiktaş J.K.|Beşiktaş]]? (29 June 2022)
* ... that Italian football club '''[[A.C. Monza]]''' played 40 seasons in [[Serie&nbsp;B]] before securing promotion to [[Serie&nbsp;A]]&nbsp;– more than any other club? (2 July 2022)
* ... that Norwegian footballer '''[[Tuva Hansen]]''' and her dog have received millions of views on several [[TikTok]] videos? (6 July 2022)
* ... that in 2020, Ukrainian [[association football]] referee '''[[Maryna Striletska]]''' was part of the first all-woman officiating team for a men's international football match? (16 July 2022)
* ... that '''[[Ellaisa Marquis]]''' has been called the "marquis player" of women's football in Saint Lucia? (18 July 2022)
* ... that '''[[Dan Jones (footballer, born 1994)|Dan Jones]]''' discovered that he was talented at taking [[throw-in]]s after having been a [[Javelin throw|javelin thrower]] at school? (27 July 2022)
* ... that '''[[Fabio Miretti]]''' received a [[standing ovation]] from [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] fans after his [[Serie A]] debut as a [[Starting lineup|starter]]? (24 August 2022)
* ... that '''[[Federico Gatti]]''' went from playing in the [[Promozione|Italian sixth division]] and doing menial jobs to joining [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] and playing for the [[Italy national football team|Italy national team]]? (27 August 2022)
* ... that Indian footballer '''[[Narender Thapa]]''' played for both of Calcutta's football clubs [[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]] and [[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan Sporting]] at different times in his career? (4 September 2022}
* ... that '''[[Tala Bashmi]]''' played on the [[Bahrain women's national football team]] for seven years before opening a restaurant in a [[Manama]] hotel? (17 September 2022}
* ... that in the lead-up to the '''[[1919 Copa del Rey Final]]''' between [[FC Barcelona]] and [[Arenas Club de Getxo]], fans broke the fencing twice to watch the sold-out match? (21 September 2022}
* ... that '''[[Jamie Proctor]]''' won [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]]'s Goal of the Season award after scoring a scissor-kick volley against [[Sutton United F.C.|Sutton United]]? (30 September 2022}
* ... that former [[Atalanta B.C.|Atalanta]] player '''[[Andrea Rinaldi]]''' died of an [[aneurysm]] aged 19 in 2020? (1 October 2022)
* ... that the '''[[2022 U.S. Open Cup Final]]''' was the first in 14 years to feature a non-[[Major League Soccer]] team? (4 October 2022)
* ... that '''[[Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi]]''' is the first woman to referee a [[Serie A]] football match? (21 October 2022)
* ... that athletic trainer '''[[Gian Piero Ventrone]]''', nicknamed "[[Marines|marine]]" for his very hard and tiring training sessions, made his players ring a "bell of shame" when they were too exhausted to continue? (26 October 2022)
* ... that Welsh [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Jon Morgan (footballer)|Jon Morgan]]''' went on to become a college principal after retiring? (27 October 2022)
* .... that '''[[Andrea Bonetti]]''' was [[Juventus F.C. Youth Sector|Juventus U16]]'s most prolific player of the 2018–19 season, with 16 goals? (4 November 2022)
* ... that '''[[Graham Hawkins]]''' coached the [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] to the top division in his first season as a manager? (4 November 2022)
* ... that '''[[Carol Wilson (footballer)|Carol Wilson]]''' had to pretend that she was a schoolteacher when unofficially representing England at the 1971 Women's World Cup? (6 November 2022)
* ... that the top goalscorer of the '''[[1957 Latin Cup]]''' scored all three goals in the same match? (10 November 2022)
* ... that the [[most valuable player]] of '''[[MLS Cup 2022]]''', [[John McCarthy (soccer)|John McCarthy]], only played once in the regular season? (14 November 2022)
* ... that '''[[Nathan Smith (footballer, born 1996)|Nathan Smith]]''' made 110 consecutive appearances for [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]] after his 2016 [[English Football League]] debut? (15 November 2022)
* ... that owner '''[[Matthew Benham]]''' influenced both [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford FC]] in the UK and [[FC Midtjylland]] in Denmark to use mathematical modelling to recruit undervalued football players? (22 November 2022)
* ... that as a child,  [[Turkey national amputee football team|Turkey national amputee footballer]] '''[[Şeyhmus Erdinç]]''' played football with balls he made out of crumpled paper? (26 November 2022)
* ... that giant '''[[Wales bucket hat|bucket hats]]''' were placed around [[Wales]] and in [[Qatar]] to mark Wales' football team reaching the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]]? (28 November 2022)
* ... that the Dutch campaign '''[[OneLove]]''' inspired [[association football|football]] captains to wear rainbow armbands at the [[UEFA Euro 2020|2020]] and [[UEFA Women's Euro 2022|2022 European Championships]]? (18 December 2022)
* ... that Ecuadorian [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Hernán Galíndez]]''' won a bicycle for beating a team featuring [[Lionel Messi]] when they were children? (19 December 2022)
* ... that the attendance record for a women's club [[association football|football]] game that was '''[[Dick, Kerr Ladies 4–0 St Helens Ladies|set on Boxing Day 1920]]''' would not be exceeded for 99 years? (27 December 2022)
===2023===
* ... that the '''[[Seattle SeaDogs]]''' won the final [[Continental Indoor Soccer League]] championship before the league folded? (13 January 2023)
* ... that '''[[Soony Saad]]''' scored on his [[Major League Soccer]] debut on his 19th birthday? (15 January 2023)
* ... that the Argentina and Netherlands national football teams '''[[Argentina–Netherlands football rivalry|have played each other]]''' at every other FIFA World Cup since [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]? (16 January 2023)
* ... that the '''[[Los Angeles Salsa]]''', from the United States, attempted to join [[Ascenso MX|a Mexican soccer league]]? (17 January 2023)
* ... that '''[[2006 FIFA World Cup Group A|Group A]]''' of the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] featured the highest-scoring opening game in [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] history since the competition began using a single match opening format? (23 January 2023)
* ... that '''[[Valentín Carboni]]''' played in the same three youth teams as his brother [[Franco Carboni|Franco]] before they both received their first call-up to the [[Argentina national football team|Argentine senior national team]] in March&nbsp;2022? (3 February 2023)
* ... that [[Lucien Laurent]] scored the first goal in [[FIFA World Cup]] history during the inaugural game of '''[[1930 FIFA World Cup Group 1|Group&nbsp;1 of the 1930 World Cup]]'''? (15 February 2023)
* ... that '''[[Dean Huijsen]]''' went from scoring seven goals in one season for [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]'s under-17 squad to playing for [[Juventus Next Gen|their professional reserve team]] in just half a year? (7 March 2023)
* ... that footballer '''[[Samuel Iling-Junior]]''' was involved in two goals for [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] within eight minutes of debuting in the [[UEFA Champions League]]? (13 March 2023)
* =... that soccer player '''[[Danielle Marcano]]''' scored four goals in back-to-back games that helped to send the [[Tennessee Volunteers women's soccer|University of Tennessee]] to the [[2018 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament|NCAA tournament quarterfinals]] for the first time in history? (21 March 2023)
* ... that '''[[Tobi Oluwayemi]]''' and his older brother [[Josh Oluwayemi|Josh]] are both [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeepers]] who played for [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Under-23s and Academy|Tottenham's youth academy]]? (29 March 2023)
* ... that [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]'s victory in the '''[[2022 EFL Championship play-off final]]''' gained them promotion to the [[Premier League]] for the first time in 23 years? (3 April 2023)
* ... that in February&nbsp;2023, '''[[Samuele Parlati]]''' became one of the few professional [[Association football#Gameplay|outfield footballers]] to save a [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty kick]] while [[List of outfield association footballers who played in goal|playing in goal]]? (8 April 2023)
* ... that Swedish footballer '''[[Taha Ayari]]''' made his [[Allsvenskan]] debut by coming on as a substitute for [[Yasin Ayari|his older brother]]? (18 April 2023)
* ... that goalkeeper '''[[Sophie Whitehouse]]''', who has lived in England, Africa and the US, has been chosen to play [[Association football|soccer]] for the Republic of Ireland? (30 April 2023)
* ... that the ownership group of '''[[San Diego MLS team|San Diego's MLS team]]''' includes [[Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation|a Native American tribe]] and baseball player [[Manny Machado]]? (30 May 2023)
* ... that '''[[Geoff Bent]]''', one of [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]'s [[Busby Babes]], saved a child from drowning in a canal? (7 June 2023)
* ... that the '''[[2023 CONCACAF Champions League final]]''' was a rematch of [[2020 CONCACAF Champions League|a 2020 series]] played by [[Club León]] and [[Los Angeles FC]]? (22 June 2023)
* ... that on 1&nbsp;March 2023, '''[[Lorenzo Carfora]]''' became the first player born in 2006 to feature in a [[Serie&nbsp;B]] match? (22 June 2023)
* ... that '''[[María Pérez Rabaza|María Pérez]]''' was signed to [[FC Barcelona Femení]]'s B&nbsp;team in 2020 but started for the first team by the end of the season? (2 July 2023)
* ... that after Indonesian football club [[PSMS Medan]] won three consecutive national championships, Medan's mayor '''[[Sjoerkani]]''' granted the club a stadium? (2 July 2023)
* ... that the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]] won the '''[[2023 CONCACAF Nations League final]]''' and extended a home unbeaten streak against [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canada]] that dates back to 1957? (18 July 2023)
* ... that in July 2023, '''[[Giulia Dragoni]]''' became the youngest person to represent any Italian senior national football team – including both [[Italy national football team|men]] and [[Italy women's national football team|women]] – in the 21st century? (20 July 2023)
* ... that when [[TVBoy]]'s daughter said she wanted to be a footballer like [[Alexia Putellas]], he painted '''[[Super Alexia|a mural of Alexia as a superhero]]''' to inspire other girls? (21 July 2023)
* ... that '''[[Carol Thomas]]''' began her [[association football|football]] career at the age of 11, while the sport was still banned for women? (22 July 2023)
* ... that '''[[Michaela Foster]]''', a New Zealand footballer playing in the [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup|2023 World Cup]], is known for her ''[[Mana (Oceanian cultures)|mana]]''{{-?}} (23 July 2023)
* ... that at age 14, footballer '''[[Lara Esponda]]''' was the youngest goalkeeper to debut in the [[Campeonato de Fútbol Femenino|top division of women's football in Argentina]]? (24 July 2023)
* ... that after Spanish footballer '''[[Elene Lete]]''' had to leave [[Spain women's national under-20 football team|Spain's under-20 football team]] with an injury in 2022, she returned to join the [[Spain women's national football team|senior World Cup squad]] in 2023? (26 July 2023)
* ... that in August&nbsp;2021 '''[[Sheika Scott]]''' became the youngest player to score in the [[Costa Rican Women's Premier Division]], at just 14 years old? (27 July 2023)
* ... that New Zealand footballer '''[[Grace Wisnewski]]'''{{`s}} bottom-ranked team upset the defending league champions when she scored what an A-League statistician called an "acrobatic" 99th-minute equalising goal? (28 July 2023)
* ... that '''[[Heba Saadia]]''', the first Palestinian referee at a World Cup, only took up the profession when she noticed there were no women among a group of referees she saw training? (30 July 2023)
* ... that footballer '''[[Alexandra Pinell]]''' scored the [[Costa Rica women's national under-20 football team|Costa Rica U20 team]]'s only goal at [[2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup|the FIFA tournament hosted by their country]]? (31 July 2023)
* ... that '''[[Catalina Estrada]]''' and two of her thirteen siblings played as forwards on the same men's football team? (1 August 2023)
* ... that New Zealand footballer '''[[Milly Clegg]]''' was called "an absolute unicorn" after appearing at three FIFA World Cups in under twelve months? (4 August 2023)
* ... that footballer '''[[Kameron Simmonds]]''', who plays for Jamaica, only took up the sport after a gymnastics injury? (18 August 2023)
* ... that that sisters [[Alyssa Thompson|Alyssa]] and '''[[Gisele Thompson]]''' are the first high school students to sign a [[Student athlete compensation|name, image, and likeness]] deal with Nike? (24 August 2023)
* ... '''[[Gavin Massey]]''' ''(pictured)'' made his professional debut for [[Watford F.C.|Watford Football Club]] after growing up within 300 yards (270&nbsp;m) of its stadium, [[Vicarage Road]]? (25 August 2023)
* ... that the hometown newspaper of soccer player '''[[Olivia Wingate]]''' named her "Female Athlete of the Decade" for the 2010s? (26 August 2023)
* ... that that when '''[[Felicia Schroeder]]''' signed to play soccer for the [[University of South Carolina]], the school did not have a sign-language interpreter available for her? (26 August 2023)
* ... that [[Juventus FC|Juventus]]'s reserve team, '''[[Juventus Next Gen|Juventus U23]]''', won [[2019–20 Coppa Italia Serie C|their first trophy]] after only two years in existence? (28 August 2023)
* ... that goalkeeper '''[[Daniela Solera]]''' had the most touches of any Costa Rican player in their opening match of the [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup|2023 World Cup]], saving all but two of Spain's 46 shots? (30 August 2023)
* ... that '''[[Daniela Ceballos]]''' worked with the [[Football Federation of Chile]] to supervise safety protocols during the [[COVID-19 pandemic|{{nowrap|COVID-19}} pandemic]] while playing football herself? (9 September 2023)
* ... that despite being the first women's football team in [[Northern Ireland]] to sign players on professional contracts, '''[[Cliftonville Ladies F.C.]]''' were not the first club to register them? (11 September 2023)
* ... that in 2023, footballer '''[[Funso Ojo]]''' was named as [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]]'s [[Professional Footballers' Association|PFA]] community player of the year for his efforts at becoming more [[environmentally friendly]]? (14 September 2023)
* ... that according to sportswriter Jon Henderson, the '''[[1943 Football League War Cup final]]''' was "widely regarded as the greatest club football match of the war"? (16 September 2023)
* ... that '''''[[Dear England]]''''' tells the story of how manager [[Gareth Southgate]] helped change notions of masculinity for the [[England national football team|men's national football team]]? (17 September 2023)
* ... that [[Seattle Sounders FC]] players held their practices over [[Zoom (software)|Zoom]] during part of '''[[2020 Seattle Sounders FC season|their 2020 season]]'''? (26 September 2023)
* ... that tickets on secondary markets for the '''[[2023 Leagues Cup final]]''' ranged from $484 to $12,000 within a day of release? (28 September 2023)
* ... that the '''[[2023 MLS Cup Playoffs]]''' feature 62 percent of the league's teams? (7 October 2023)

===2024===
* ... that '''[[2024 Seattle Sounders FC season|the 2024 season]]''' for [[Seattle Sounders FC]] will be their first with a new logo? (15 January 2024)
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* ... that [[Wilfried Nancy]] became the first Black coach to win the '''[[MLS Cup 2023|MLS Cup in 2023]]'''? (21 January 2024)
* ... that the '''[[2026 FIFA World Cup final]]''' will be hosted by [[MetLife Stadium|a stadium that is cutting corners]]? (18 March 2024)
* ... that [[Charlotte FC]] opened '''[[2024 Charlotte FC season|their third season]]''' with their third [[Manager (association football)|manager]]? (7 April 2024)
* ... that [[Seattle Reign FC]] have had three name changes during their '''[[List of Seattle Reign FC seasons|11-year history]]'''? (20 June 2024)
* ... that '''[[Boise Pro Soccer|a new soccer team]]''' in [[Boise, Idaho]], plans to play at a converted [[horse racing]] track? (28 November 2024)
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==Did you know? from Portal:Association football==
The following are undated DYK's that appeared on [[Portal:Association football]] prior to the re-format in December 2007. The portal now automatically displays the last five entries in the section above.
*...that '''[[India national football team|India]]''' withdrew from the [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950 World Cup]] because their team was not allowed to play barefoot? 
*...that the first player to score a [[hat-trick]] during the final of a World Cup was '''[[Geoff Hurst]]''' in [[England national football team|England]]'s 4–2 win against [[Germany national football team|Germany]] in the [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966 World Cup]]? Two of his goals scored within 120 minutes are controversial, though.
*...that [[France|Frenchman]] '''[[Just Fontaine]]''' set a world record for goals scored in the finals of a World Cup with 13 in the [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958 tournament]], with a hat-trick against Paraguay and four against Germany?
*...that the '''[[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954 World Cup]]''' in Switzerland was the first time that the tournament was televised worldwide?
*...that the [[Germany|German]] brothers [[Fritz Walter (World Cups)|Fritz]] and Ottmar Walter shared four goals between themselves in the team's 6–1 defeat of [[Austria national football team|Austria]] in the [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954 World Cup]] which the Germans eventually won, too?
*...that the '''[[Indonesia national football team|Dutch East Indies]]''' were the first [[Asia|Asian]] representatives in the World Cup, qualifying for the [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938 tournament]]?
*...that '''[[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]]''' declined to defend their title in the [[1934 FIFA World Cup]] in [[Italy]], as a protest against the meagre [[Europe|European]] participation in the previous competition held in Uruguay in 1930 during the Great depression?
*...that [[France national football team|France]] beat [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] 4–1 in the first ever World Cup match, with Frenchman '''[[Lucien Laurent]]''' scoring the first ever goal?
* ...that [[Canada women's national soccer team|Canada]] [[Striker (association football)|striker]] '''[[Christine Sinclair]]''' was named one of the 25 most influential people in [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Sport in Canada|sports]] before she turned 20?
* ...that '''[[Sophus Nielsen|Sophus "Krølben" Nielsen]]''' of [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]] was the first player to score ten goals in an international match, doing so against [[France national football team|France]] in the [[Football at the 1908 Summer Olympics|1908 Summer Olympics]]? 
* ...that [[Barbados national football team|Barbados]] scored an [[own goal]] on purpose in order to move ahead of [[Grenada national football team|Grenada]] in the 1994 '''[[Caribbean Cup]]'''?
* ...that '''[[Malmö FF]]''' was degraded from [[Allsvenskan]] the [[1933-34 in Swedish football|1933–34 season]] since their nemesis [[IFK Malmö]] had reported the club for paying their players, which was against rules at that time?
* ...that numbers were worn on the back of football shirts for the first time on [[August 25]], [[1928]]?
* ...that the first '''[[corner kick]]''' was taken in the 1870s?
* ...the first ever football tournament was the '''[[Youdan Cup]]''' in [[1867]]. The final took place at [[Bramall Lane]] and was won by [[Hallam F.C.]].
[[Category:WikiProject Football]]
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