Portal:Association football/DYK/Earliest

...that current Canada striker Christine Sinclair was named one of the 25 most influential people in Canadian sports before she turned 20?
...that Sophus "Krølben" Nielsen of Denmark was the first player to score ten goals in an international match, doing so against France in the 1908 Summer Olympics?
...that Barbados scored an own goal on purpose in order to move ahead of Grenada in the 1994 Caribbean Cup?
...that Malmö FF was degraded from Allsvenskan the 1933-34 season since their nemesis IFK Malmö had reported the club for paying their players, which was against rules at that time?
...that numbers were worn on the back of football shirts for the first time on August 25, 1928?
...that the first corner kick was taken in the 1870s?
...the first ever football tournament was the Youdan Cup in 1867. The final took place at Bramall Lane and was won by Hallam F.C..