In recent years, the world football industry has witnessed the appearance of many excellent names, leading to a series of broken records. Recently, Planet Football selected the 11 most unbelievable records that many people will be surprised to know.
1. Neymar won the title of “Best Player of the Month” before Lionel Messi
Messi is one of the greatest players in world football history. Therefore, many people think that the Argentine superstar will easily pocket dozens of La Liga “Player of the Month” titles – the tournament where Messi still holds the record for goals.
However, the truth is that Messi had to wait a long time for this award, even receiving it after his colleague Neymar.
In fact, La Liga’s “Best Player of the Month” award was not born until September 2013. 17 different players owned this title before it belonged to Messi in January 2016.
2. An unknown team has a 100% win rate against Barca
Dundee United – a team from Scotland – has had 4 encounters with Barca and won all. Dundee United is the only club from the UK with a 100% win rate against the giants from Spain.
In fact, the above achievement has come a long time ago. Dundee United had 2 wins against Barca in the first and second legs in the 1966-1967 and 1986-1987 seasons. At this time, Barca is rated much higher than Dundee United. However, the home team at Nou Camp has almost no chance to compete with Dundee United in an official match.
3. Ronaldo’s number of goals after the age of 30 is more than the number of goals in Rooney’s entire career
With incredible persistence, Ronaldo scored 404 goals after turning 30, an incredible achievement.
This number surpasses the number of goals in the entire career of a series of football stars such as Wayne Rooney (366 goals), Didier Drogba (362 goals), Fernando Torres (301 goals).
4. Defender Philipp Lahm did not commit any fouls all year
Even though he plays in defense, fullback Philipp Lahm rarely makes mistakes thanks to his remarkable ability to read the game. According to statistics, Lahm did not commit any errors in the Bundesliga for more than a year from September 2014 to October 2015.
In his entire career, Lahm has never received a red card. In 2014, Lahm also finished 6th in the Golden Ball voting.
5. Mark Hughes played 2 matches in one day
Fans know Mark Hughes as a personality coach who has worked for many years in the English Premier League. During his playing days, he was known as a diligent and hard-working player.
Notably, in November 1987, he played 2 matches in one day. Accordingly, at noon, he took the field for the Welsh team to face Czechoslovakia. After that, he rushed to the airport to go to Bayern Club. He did not arrive on time but still played in the second half. In current football, it is unthinkable, almost impossible for a player to play two official matches in one day.
6. A player scored all 4 goals in a 2-2 draw
In March 1976, Chris Nicholl became the main character in the 2-2 draw between Aston Villa and Leicester City. Playing in a Villa shirt, Nicholl twice helped the opponent take the lead thanks to own goals.
Luckily, Nicholl then scored a double to help Villa get a point. After the match, Nicholl wanted to take the ball back as a souvenir. However, the referee refused because he decided to keep the ball the last time he held the whistle.
7. The goalkeeper scored 131 goals during his career
Even though he plays in the guard position, Rogerio Ceni still scores more goals than many midfielders in the world. Ceni is the person assigned to take direct free kicks and kick penalties for Sao Paulo Club.
During his career, he scored a total of 131 goals. His best scoring year came in 2005. Ceni single-handedly scored goals in all competitions. Ceni appeared 17 times for the Brazilian national team but unfortunately was not able to score.
8. Timo Werner scored more goals than Ronaldo de Lima in the C1 Cup
Ronaldo de Lima is considered one of the best strikers of his time. “Alien” won the World Cup twice and won the Golden Ball title twice. Meanwhile, striker Timo Werner is often laughed at for his unbelievable misses.
However, surprisingly, Werner scored more goals than Ronaldo de Lima in the C1 Cup (14 goals compared to 11). Ronaldo de Lima seems ungrateful with the C1 Cup as he has never won the throne on this playground. Meanwhile, Werner and Chelsea won the 2020-2021 season.
9. Coach Jose Mourinho has not lost a home match in 9 years
Although Mourinho’s current philosophy is somewhat outdated, in the past, “The Special One” once made the world football world take a shine. Notably, the record of not losing at home in 9 years from 2002-2011, through 150 matches in the national championship.
During this time, Mourinho worked at notable teams such as Porto, Chelsea, Inter and Real.
10. AC Milan once won the Seria championship with only 36 goals
36 goals in a season is of course not an impressive number. However, with just this achievement, AC Milan won Serie A in the 1993-1994 season.
Not scoring well, but in return, the home team at San Siro only conceded 15 goals all season. However, winning the championship by scoring 36 goals is still unbelievable and very difficult to repeat. Notably, that year, Udinese and Atalanta scored 35 goals but were still relegated to Serie A.
11. MU has never lost at home in the Premier League after leading at half-time
After parting ways with coach Sir Alex, MU played unstable and continuously received unsatisfactory results. However, they still maintain an unbelievable record. That is, MU has never lost at home at Old Trafford in the Premier League if leading after the first half.
