Top 8 Almost Unbreakable Records In The World Of Football
Football is one of the most popular sports in the world. With such a game, it is only normal to make and break records. This process continues in the game of football, and here we share some records which are so huge that they appear absolutely unbreakable. Here we look at the most invincible records which are expected to remain unbeaten.
Youngest debut player in professional football – Mauricio Baldivieso: only 12yrs Mauricio Baldivieso, a Bolivian midfielder became the youngest player to play professional soccer match when he played for Aurora against FC La Paz, at the age of 12. It is quite unlikely that football fans to witness someone even younger than Mauricio Baldivieso playing in professional football matches. Hence, this record is likely to remain with Baldivieso.
Most goals in one season – 73 Lionel Messi Lionel Messi of Argentina is a popular and the most followed football players of the present era. He is one of the finest football players in the world of football. He also won FIFA Ballon d’Or for 4 consecutive years from 2009 to 2012, owing to his great performance. Well, this is not just one big record in his name. Messi also holds the record of scoring the most goals in a season in the whole history of football. Messi scored amazing 73 goals in the 2011-12 seasons. These 73 goals include 50 league goals, 17 international goals, 3 cup goals and 3 other goals. The Golden Shoe Award was awarded to Messi, that year.
Most world cup matches by individual player Lothar Matthaus of Germany It might not a very important record to know but yet it is one of the international records which is expected to remain unbeaten. Lothar Matthaus appeared in a total of 25 World Cup matches. He played five consecutive mega-events to achieve this record.
Brazil had the Most Participation in FIFA world cups – 20 Although the record of most wins i.e. 70 wins in FIFA World Cup matches is also owned by Brazil, but it could be broken in next one or two world cups as Germany happens to be second in the list with 66 triumphs. But, Brazil appeared in 20 FIFA world cups, which is most of a team. Germany and Italy are second but this record appears to remain the same as Brazil is expected to participate in the coming future FIFA World Cups.
Most individual goals in a single match – 13 Archie Thompson of Australia Archie Thompson of Australia scored 13 goals in a match to break the earlier record of most goals.
Shortest time to red card – Within only 2 seconds Lee Todd Though not a record to be proud about, yet Lee Todd holds this record and is expected to remain unbroken might be forever. To mention, earlier the shortest time period in a soccer game before a red card was issued is only 2 seconds. It was in 2000 against Taunton East Reach Wanderers when Lee Todd has issued a red card only within 2 seconds as the game started. Now with someone who has issued a red card in only a second, this is the only way to beat this record.
Most goals scored by goalkeepers – 128 Rogerio Ceni, Brazil Well, goalkeepers are known to save other teams from scoring goals. However, with a few rare instances in soccer when goalkeepers got chance to scored goals for their team. It is Brazilian Rogerio Ceni who holds the highest record in a mix of national or international matches for his team. He has till date scored 128 goals. No present player is anyway near to Ceni in terms of scored goals. Hence, it is safe to consider this record remain unbroken for a long time.
Fastest ever hat-trick – In 70 Seconds Alex Torr Often we see that only two or three goals are scored in a football match. Sometimes, players score a hat-trick of goals in a match. And the fastest hat-trick in a match was scored in only 70 seconds by Rawson Spring’s Alex Torr a 2013 match against Winn Garden. With such brilliant records, they are a real inspiration to football enthusiasts. Either positive or negative records, people remember players due to such unbreakable records, even after their professional retirements after decades. And stay connected with us and you keep visiting our website ForumMantra and follow our Facebook page for more updates and news