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Here are 10 lesser-known facts about football:
1. **Origins in Ancient Civilizations**: The roots of modern football trace back to ancient civilizations. Variations of the game were played in China (as "Cuju") around 2,000 years ago, and in ancient Greece and Rome.
2. **The First Football Club**: Sheffield F.C., founded in 1857 in England, is recognized as the world's oldest football club.
3. **Early Balls Were Made from Animal Bladders**: Before rubber, footballs were made from animal bladders, often wrapped in leather.
4. **The Invention of Red and Yellow Cards**: Red and yellow cards were introduced at the 1970 FIFA World Cup after a referee wanted a clear way to communicate fouls and misconduct to players and spectators.
5. **The First Live Televised Match**: The first live football match broadcast on television was an exhibition game between Arsenal’s first and second teams in 1937.
6. **The Fastest Goal**: The fastest goal in professional football history was scored just 2.4 seconds after kickoff by Nawaf Al-Abed in 2009 in a Saudi Arabian league match.
7. **The World Cup Trophy Was Stolen Twice**: The original FIFA World Cup trophy, the Jules Rimet Trophy, was stolen twice—once in 1966 in England and again in 1983 in Brazil. After the second theft, it was never recovered.
8. **The "Own Goal King"**: Richard Dunne holds the record for the most own goals in Premier League history, with 10 own goals scored during his career.
9. **Longest Professional Football Match**: The longest recorded professional football match lasted for 3 hours and 23 minutes. It took place in 1946 between Stockport County and Doncaster Rovers in the FA Cup, eventually ending in a 2-2 draw.
10. **The Largest Attendance**: The largest attendance ever recorded for a football match was nearly 200,000 people at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the 1950
World Cup final between Brazil and Uruguay.
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