
- ... that during the World War II, English footballer Jimmy Boswell served in the same army unit as four other future Gillingham F.C. players?
- ... that Manchester United gave Stockport County a freezer full of ice cream in exchange for the transfer of footballer Hugh McLenahan in May 1927?
- ...that India withdrew from the 1950 World Cup because their team was not allowed to play barefoot?
- ...that the first player to score a hat-trick during the final of a World Cup was Geoff Hurst in England's 4-2 win against Germany in the 1966 World Cup? Two of his goals scored within 120 minutes are controversial, though.
- ...that the first corner kick was taken in the 1870s
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