WATCH: 8 football world records
Unsurprisingly football has a lot of world records, here are some of the best.
Unsurprisingly football has a lot of world records, here are some of the best.
Fastest 100m juggling a football - 17.53 seconds Abraham Munoz (Mexico) at the York University Campus Track in New York, on 9 August 2009. He only used his feet throughout the record attempt.
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Most footballs juggled simultaneously - 5 footballs Three people hold this record originally set by Victor Rubilar (Argentina) at the Gallerian Shopping Centre in Stockholm, Sweden, on 4 November 2006. This was equaled by Marko Vermeer (Netherlands) on 11 August 2014 and Isidro Silveira (Spain) on 4 November 2015.
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Most touches of a football in one minute - 341 times Gao Chong (China) set the record at a Guinness World Records Special in Beijing, China, on 3 November 2007. Watch the video below »
Longest time to keep a football spinning on the forehead - 19.96 seconds The longest time to keep a football spinning on the forehead is 19.96 seconds, a feat achieved by Victor Rubilar (Argentina) at the Gallerian Shopping Centre in Stockholm, Sweden, on 4 November 2006.
Most football touches with the heel in 1 min - 153 touches John Farnworth (UK) won back his title in 2015 after Turkey’s Sinan Öztürk beat his previous record in 2013. Watch him break the record below »
World's oldest football - 436-years-old Discovered during an excavation project at Stirling Castle in the mid-70s this ball was found behind some oak-panelling in a bedroom. The ball was then 're-discovered' in 1999 when it was tested and its age confirmed.
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Oldest football ground - 156 years The oldest football ground is Sandygate, owned by Hallam FC in Sheffield. The first competitive game played at the ground was against Sheffield Football Club on 26 Dec 1860.
Most footballs placed on a football pitch - 142,393 footballs The most footballs placed on a football pitch all conforming to FIFA regulations is 142,393 at Borussiapark in Mönchengladbach, Germany by 320 employees of Deutsche Postbank AG (Germany) on 6 June 2005.