Amazing Fun Football Facts,why India was banned from Football before and more

Thegoalmac brings you some amazing and interest fun football facts that you really need to see,personally i enjoyed reading them,especially the reason why India was banned form football.

When i was young i was told something different though,that it has something do with their diabolical nature,don't know what you were told sha,you can share with us,and continue to see the fun facts.

• Football players run an average of six miles during every game.
• Football is the most popular sport in the world. Over one billion fans watch World Cup Football on television.
• Every year except for two (1930 and 1950) European Teams have reached every World Cup final.
• India withdrew from the World Cup in 1950 because they weren’t allowed to play barefoot.
• Football facts reveal that only the United States and Canada actually call football “soccer.”
• Over 40 million watched on television as the U.S. Women’s Team won the World Cup in 1999.
• There are 1000 activity changes in every soccer match.
• The World's First Football Club was the English Sheffield Football Club, founded in 1857 by Colonel Nathaniel Cresswick and Major William Priest, two British Army officers.
• Pele was the first to call Football “the beautiful game.”
• The Football World Cup is played every four years.
• The fewest number of fans to watch a World Cup Football game was the 300 in Uruguay in 1930.  
• The very first game of basketball was played with a football ball.
• The most World Cups have been won by Brazil--5 with the last in 2002.