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Questions about the sport of football, also known as soccer, futbol, association football, etc. Not to be confused with "American football" which is contained under the [american-football] tag.

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Can a player get his second yellow card while being replaced? What happens then?

In football, a yellow card can be given to a player when he/she is losing time on purpose. …
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Can a player receive a direct red card after receiving the second yellow card?

On 13th August 2017, Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off in win over Barcelona: He was given a first yellow card for removing his shirt during the celebration of a goal. A couple of minutes later, he got …
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What is the name of this kind of pass, done with the outside of the foot?

I found a thread in Twitter where they show a pass by Lionel Messi. Next messages show others players performing it such as David Silva. Is there a specific name for this kind of pass or is it j …
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When was eleven players per team decided upon?

From this article Players in a football team we can get some hypotheses: The big change arrived in 1870 with the agreement of the regulations that, amongst other things, established that there should … It is indeed interesting to note that many sports have 11 players per team: American football, field hockey, cricket... …
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Why wasn't Frantisek Fadrhonc the coach of Netherlands during 1974 FIFA World Cup?

As Wikipedia says: While at Ajax, Michels modernized the game by introducing what became known as "Total Football" and using the Offside trap All together, it looks like he was kind of assigned the …
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Highest number of penalties missed in a shoot-out?

Taken from the excellent Penalty Shootout Trivia: In amateur and youth matches probably quite different records have been set; one particular instance went over the world in January 1998: a match …
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Why doesn't UEFA allow other official matches at the same time as their own competitions?

On 16th August 2017, the second leg of the Spanish Supercopa was played. The starting time of the match was 11 PM (UTC +2). According to ¿Por qué el clásico de Supercopa se juega a las 23:00? (Why do …
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Players with 300 or more goals for a single team in all competitions (European clubs)

Raúl Real Madrid 323 15 Alfredo Di Stéfano Real Madrid 307 1 Gerd Müller has scored 39 more goals in 1964-65 season for Bayern in Regionalliga Süd, which existed as the second tier of the German football
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Where do I look for Articles on 1941-1942 FC Barcelona season

Yes Barcelona was 12th out of 14 teams on 1941-42 La Liga, as seen in the article in Wikipedia. Oviedo was 11th, Barcelona 12th, Alicante 13th and Real Sociedad 14th. Those years, the two last teams …
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Longest participation streak in European football competitions

From European Cup and UEFA Champions League records and statistics: Consecutive participations Real Madrid have the record number of consecutive participations in the European Cup, taking …
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How does the VAR decide which camera to use?

On April 17, 2019, in the UEFA Champions League quarterfinal second leg between Manchester City and Tottenham there were some requests to VAR. In particular, one was made regarding Llorente's goal in …
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Which football matches had the highest combined number of goals?

There is also a relevant case: Federated States of Micronesia national under-23 football team. … Despite the unofficial nature of their record defeats, numerous international media outlets have branded them the worst football team on the planet. …
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