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See also Football World Cup.
| Scorer of a record 13 in the 1958 finals tournament |
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Just Fontaine |
| English referee who showed three yellow cards to the same player (Josip Simunic of Croatia) in the same game (2006 World Cup) |
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Graham Poll |
| President of FIFA 1921–54, the principal instigator of the World Cup; the first trophy (won outright by Brazil in 1970) was named in his honour |
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Jules Rimet |
| Scorer of the 1,000th goal in World Cup finals (Netherlands v. Scotland, 1978 – Scotland won 3–2) |
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Rob Rensenbrinck |
| English referee of the 2010 World Cup Final (first since Jack Taylor in 1974) |
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Howard Webb |
| English referee of the 1974 World Cup Final (last before Howard Webb 2010) |
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Jack Taylor |
| Failed to qualify for the Second Round after West Germany beat Austria 1–0 in the 1982 World Cup. Only a victory for W. Germany by a single goal margin would have this result. No one was in any doubt that the two teams had colluded. Led to final group games being played simultaneously |
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Algeria | |
| Losing finalists in the first World Cup |
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Argentina | |
| 1970: the two countries involved in a decisive qualifier that caused a war | Winners |
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El Salvador |
| Losers |
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Honduras | |
| Qualified for the quarter finals without winning a game (1990 World Cup) |
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Republic of Ireland | |
| First country to win the World Cup outside its own territory |
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Italy (France, 1938) | |
| Taken off the pitch after they disputed a goal scored against them (by France) in the 1982 World Cup |
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Kuwait | |
| First country to host the World Cup finals twice (1968, 1986) |
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Mexico | |
| Played in three World Cup finals (1974, 1978, 2010) but lost them all |
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Netherlands | |
| The only country that has played Brazil but never lost to them (two wins, two draws – including a 2–1 victory in the 1998 World Cup Finals tournament |
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Netherlands | |
| September 2016: Sam Allardyce's only game in charge was a 1–0 victory in a World Cup qualifier, settled by an injury–time goal, against |
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Slovakia | |
| First Asian country (first from the Asian confederation) to reach the World Cup semi-finals (2002 – one of the host nations) |
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South Korea | |
| First African country to win a World Cup finals game (3–1 vs. Mexico, Argentina 1978) |
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Tunisia | |
| First winners of the World Cup (1930); also the only holders not to defend the title (due to a players' strike) |
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Uruguay | |
| 1954: Brazil players stormed the Hungarian dressing room in the Battle of |
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Berne |
| First non–capital city to host the World Cup Final |
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Munich (1974) |
| 1962: Chile v. Italy – the Battle of |
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Santiago |
| Highest score in a home international (18 February 1882) |
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England 13 Ireland 0 |
| Highest score in any international |
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England 17 Australia 0 |
| England's national football development centre, opened in 2012 by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge |
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St. George's Park |
| Controversial plastic horn, popular in South African football crowds (other similar instruments are used in other parts of the world) |
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Vuvuzela |
| Most goals in international football (109 for Iran, 1993–2006) |
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Ali Daei |
| Previous record holder (see below – also played 4 games for Spain 1961–2, without scoring) |
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Ferenc Puskás |
Leading scorers for selected countries:
Other leading contenders (and former record holders):
| Country | Goals | Caps | Years | Name | |
| England | 53 | 120 | 2003–18 |
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Wayne Rooney |
| England | 49 | 106 | 1958–70 |
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Bobby Charlton |
| England | 48 | 80 | 1984–92 |
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Gary Lineker |
| England Women | 46 | 117 | 1995–2014 |
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Kelly Smith |
| Wales | 28 | 78 | 1980–96 |
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Ian Rush |
| Most–capped footballer of all time (right–sided attacking midfielder – 184 caps for Egypt, 1995–2012) |
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Ahmed Hassan |
| Previous record holder (goalkeeper – 178 caps for Saudi Arabia, 1993–2006) |
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Mohamed Al–Deayea |
| Argentina | 143 | 1994–2011 |
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Javier Zanetti |
| Australia (played over 550 League games in England, mainly for Middlesbrough and Fulham) | 109 | 1993–2013 |
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Mark Schwarzer |
| Brazil | 142 | 1990–2006 |
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Cafu |
| Bulgaria (played 228 games for Celtic and 186 for Aston Villa) | 106 | 1998–2012 |
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Stiliyan Petrov |
| Colombia – instantly recognisable on account of his permed, dyed blond hair | 111 | 1985–98 |
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Carlos Valderrama |
| Czech Republic (played 32 League games for Manchester United, 1996–8) | 118 | 1994–2006 |
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Karel Poborský |
| Denmark (played 75 League games for Charlton Athletic, 2004–7) | 126 | 2000–14 |
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Dennis Rommedahl |
| England | 125 | 1970–90 |
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Peter Shilton |
| France (played for Monaco, Parma, Juventus and Barcelona) | 142 | 1994–2008 |
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Lilian Thuram |
| Germany | 137 | 2001–14 |
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Miroslav Klose |
| West Germany | 103 | 1965–77 |
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Franz Beckenbauer |
| West Germany / Germany | 150 | 1980–2000 |
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Lothar Matthäus |
| Republic of Ireland | 146 | 1998–2016 |
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Robbie Keane |
| Italy | 148 | 1997–2015 |
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Gianluigi Buffon |
| Netherlands | 130 | 1995–2008 |
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Edwin van der Sar |
| Northern Ireland | 140 | 2005–22 |
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Steven Davis |
| Norway (played 234 League games for Liverpool 2001–8, and 87 for Fulham 2011–14) | 110 | 2000–13 |
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John Arne Riise |
| Portugal | 127 | 1991–2006 |
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Luis Figo |
| Scotland | 102 | 1971–86 |
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Kenny Dalglish |
| Senegal (played almost 150 League games in England – Wolves, Wigan, Sheffield Utd, etc.) | 99 | 1999–2008 |
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Henri Camara |
| Serbia & Montenegro / Serbia (scored 29 in 90 games for Aston Villa) | 104 | 1994–2008 |
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Savo Milošević |
| Soviet Union | 112 | 1972–88 |
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Oleh Blokhin |
| Spain | 162 | 2000–15 |
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Iker Casillas |
| Sweden | 143 | 1981–97 |
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Thomas Ravelli |
| Uruguay (played 63 games for Manchester United, 2002–4) | 112 | 2002–14 |
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Diego Forlán |
| USA | 164 | 1992–2004 |
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Cobi Jones |
| Wales | 111 | 2006–22 |
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Gareth Bale |
Other UK centurions:
| England | 120 | 2003–18 |
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Wayne Rooney |
| Northern Ireland | 119 | 1964–86 |
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Pat Jennings |
| England | 115 | 1996–2009 |
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David Beckham |
| England | 114 | 2000–14 |
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Steven Gerrard |
| Northern Ireland | 112 | 1998–2018 |
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Aaron Hughes |
| Wales | 109 | 2007–22 |
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Chris Gunter |
| England | 107 | 1962–73 |
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Bobby Moore |
| England | 107 | 2001–14 |
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Ashley Cole |
| England | 106 | 1999–2014 |
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Frank Lampard |
| England | 105 | 1958–70 |
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Bobby Charlton |
| England | 104 | 1946–59 |
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Billy Wright |
| Northern Ireland | 102 | 2006– |
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Jonny Evans |
Other Republic of Ireland centurions:
| 129 | 1996–2015 |
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Shay Given |
| 118 | 2001–18 |
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John O'Shea |
| 110 | 1997–2011 |
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Kevin Kilbane |
| 102 | 1988–2002 |
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Steve Staunton |
| 100 | 1998–2012 |
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Damien Duff |
| 100 | 2012– |
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James McClean |
| Australia |
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Socceroos |
| New Zealand |
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All Whites |
| Indomitable Lions |
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Cameroon |
| Elephants |
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Cote d'Ivoire |
| Black Stars |
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Ghana |
| Azzurri |
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Italy |
| Reggae Boyz |
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Jamaica |
| Super Eagles |
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Nigeria |
| Bufana Bufana ("The Boys The Boys") |
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South Africa |
| Soca Warriors |
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Trinidad & Tobago |
| Eagles of Carthage |
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Tunisia |
| 1 | 1946–62
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Walter Winterbottom |
| 2 | 1962–74 |
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Alf Ramsey |
| Caretaker | 1974 |
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Joe Mercer |
| 3 | 1974–77 |
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Don Revie |
| 4 | 1977–82 |
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Ron Greenwood |
England were eliminated from the 1982 World Cup Finals tournament without winning a game (drawing all three).
| 5 | 1982–90 |
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Bobby Robson |
| 6 | 1990–93 |
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Graham Taylor |
| 7 | 1993–96 |
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Terry Venables |
| 8 | 1996–99 |
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Glenn Hoddle |
| Caretaker | 1999 |
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Howard Wilkinson |
| 9 | 1999–2000 |
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Kevin Keegan |
| Caretakers | 2000 |
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Howard Wilkinson, Peter Taylor |
| 10 | 2000–06 |
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Sven–Goran Eriksson |
| 11 | 2006–07 |
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Steve McClaren |
| 12 | 2007–12 |
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Fabio Capello |
| 13 | 2012–16 |
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Roy Hodgson |
| 14 | July–Sep 2016 |
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Sam Allardyce
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| 15 | 2016– |
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Gareth Southgate |
The Women's Football Association was founded in 1969, in the midst of an upsurge of interest following the men's team's victory in the 1966 World Cup. The England Women's team played its first official match against Scotland in 1972; Eric Worthington was appointed as the team's first manager. The first 'permanent' manager was Tom Tranter (1973–9). In total there were six managers and three caretakers before the first one listed in the table below (who is the first one I believe you're ever likely to get asked about).
| 1988–2013 |
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Hope Powell |
| 2013–17 – sacked following evidence of "inappropriate and unacceptable" behaviour with female players in 2014, when he was manager at Bristol Academy |
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Mark Sampson |
| 2018–21 |
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Phil Neville |
| 2021 to date (previously manager of the Netherlands women's team) |
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Sarina Wiegman |
Caretaker managers: Brent Hills 2013, Mo Marley 2017–18, Hege Riise (a World Cup, Olympic and European Championships winner with Norway) 2021.
In any form of football, red cards are now accepted as an inevitable part of the game. But when an England player gets sent off, it's still headline news.
Mainly in order to save space, I've separated England's 16 red cards (to date) according to the competition (or otherwise) that they occurred in. The first column in each table shows the order in which they occurred. In the fourth column, 'R' means a straight red and '2Y' means two yellows.
| 4 | 1986 | Morocco | R | Throwing the ball at the ref's feet |
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Ray Wilkins |
| 5 | 1998 | Argentina | R | Kicking the offender (who over–reacted shamelessly) after being fouled |
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David Beckham |
| 11 | 2006 | Portugal | R | Stamping on an opponent |
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Wayne Rooney |
| 2 | 1973 | Poland (A) | R | Grabbing an opponent by the throat and kneeing him in the groin |
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Alan Ball |
| 10 | 2005 | Austria (H) | 2Y | Two fouls (on the same opponent) in two minutes |
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David Beckham |
| 12 | 2009 | Ukraine (A) | R | Bringing down a striker who was in on goal |
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Robert Green |
| 14 | 2012 | Ukraine (H) | 2Y | One alleged elbow, one rash challenge |
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Steven Gerrard |
| 1 | 1968 | Yugoslavia | R | Retaliatory tackle |
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Alan Mullery |
| 6 | 1998 | Sweden (A) | 2Y | Two serious fouls |
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Paul Ince |
| 7 | 1999 | Sweden (H) | 2Y | Two bad tackles (the first a real shocker in the 2nd minute) |
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Paul Scholes |
| 8 | 1999 | Poland (H) | R | "A late scrappy scythe" – the last thing he did in an England shirt |
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David Batty |
| 9 | 2002 | Macedonia (H) | 2Y | Two reckless tackles |
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Alan Smith |
| 13 | 2011 | Montenegro (A) | R | Petulant kick at an opponent from behind |
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Wayne Rooney |
| 16 | 2020 | Iceland (A) | 2Y | One "professional foul" and one reckless challenge |
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Kyle Walker |
| 3 | 1977 | Argentina (A) | R | Nasty tackle from behind |
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Trevor Cherry |
| 15 | 2014 | Ecuador (N) | R | An over–zealous tackle, and his alleged part in the resultant confrontation |
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Raheem Sterling |
| 1954–9, 1966–74 and 1983–2013 |
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Umbro |
| 1959–66 |
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Bukta |
| 1974–83 |
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Admiral |
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Nike |
Umbro was taken over by Nike in 2008.
| First overseas country to beat England in England (6–3, 1953) |
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Hungary |
| When England beat Germany 5–1 in 2001, all the goals (Owen 3, Gerrard, Heskey) were scored by players from (club) ("5–1 and even Heskey scored!") |
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Liverpool |
| Scorer of Germany's goal after 6 minutes (Owen equalised after 12) |
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Carsten Jancker |
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