World Football Records 2023

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Note, however, that not all of them are positive… Longest goal ever scoredAsmir Begovic entered the record books in 2014 when he scored from a long kick forward for Stoke City against Southampton. For transfers of women's association football players, see List of most expensive women's association football transfers. Alvin, a Shetland pony from Skåne, Sweden, is one of the cutest record breakers we’ve seen in a long time.

Messi and Ronaldo have both played in five World Cups, sharing the record for the most appearances in FIFA World Cup tournaments by a player (male), however, Messi failed to score in 2010’s tournament, handing Ronaldo the record for the most FIFA World Cup tournaments scored in by a player (5). Ronaldo has won five Champions League trophies compared to Messi’s four, however, Paco Gento (Spain; Real Madrid) is the overall record holder, having won the European Cup six times between 1956-66. Ronaldo and Messi both share the record of most hat-tricks scored during a Champions league career by an individual, with 8 apiece. So, with the score now 26-25 in Messi's favour, it’s all to play for as we enter the social media round.

Discover the personalities and game-changing achievements of this year's inductees in the exclusive Guinness World Records Hall of Fame. She entered the Guinness World Records annals by fighting for the title of most times to squat lift own bodyweight in one minute (female), conquering it with a whopping 42 reps! There are currently no players on the list from the remaining regions; North America ( CONCACAF), Asia ( AFC) and Oceania ( OFC). He spent two months training for it, using all his free time to practise until he was confident that he would not fail.

Most of the transfers on this list are to clubs under UEFA's jurisdiction, with most of the purchasing clubs being from England, Italy, and Spain. Let’s begin by comparing each player’s club career, starting with their domestic league achievements.However, these 36 matches pale in comparison to the millions of times they’ve been pit against each other in video games.