Football

BY Arnie

ContentsWHITINGS HILL F.C. ……………………………………………………3INTERVIEW WITH OLI (GOALIE)…………………………………..4YEAR 5 TOURNAMENT………..………………………………….....5RANDOM WORLD FOOTBALL FACTS…………………………..6

Whitings Hill Football Club

Our school football team trains on the field and uses it as a home venue.Last year our school football team won the league and the cup, this year, who knows what'll happen this year…

Interview with Oliver (5o), School Team Goalie.

What is it like to be in the school football team???

“It is fun and exciting however it can be exhausting.”

Do you enjoy being in the team???“Yes. It feels great to put on that kit and

play for your team. It is an honour.”

Oli told us:“Our team practises a lot and enjoys it.

WE PLAY, PERFORM AND HAVE FUN!!!”

Year 5 Football Tournament

Recently the year 5 football team took part in the SAINSBURY’S GAMES football tournament. The team came 3rd and played very well.

The Team:Oli (5O)Igor (5O)Krish (5O)

Adrian (5O)Brandon (5O)Tommy (5B)Nicky (5B)Mikey (5B)

RANDOM FOOTBALL FACTS

The last time

Netherlands

football team

played a match

without someone

with ‘van’ in their

name in the starting

XI was in

2000

The most goals in one half is 10.

The score was Motherwell 6- 4 Dumbarton

Pele is the youngest world cup

winner, holding the world cup at

the age of 17 years and 249 days.

San Marino’s national team had won 1 game in 121 games!!! (This was by 2nd March 2014)

Fernando Peyroteo holds the

record for an average of 1.77

goals per game.

He scored 331 times in 187

games!!!

He has scored 4 or more

times in over 30 occasions,

he once scored 9 in a game!

Deadly!

In 2013, Vidic was the only Premier League player to have a

name of only roman numerals.V-5

I-1D-500I-1

C-100

Arsenal are the only team to lift the golden premier league trophy, this is because of their ‘invincible’ season.

In the 2009-10 season, Barcelona's Pedro became the first man to score in 6 different, official club competitions in one season, scoring in La Liga, the Supercopa de España, the Copa del Rey, the Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup

Chelsea legend Gianfranco Zola is the only player

to get sent off in the world cup finals…. On his

birthday!!!

Malaysia hold the record for the biggest difference

between their highest and lowest fifa world

rankings. They were 75 th in August 1993 but in June

2008 they were 170 th . A difference of 95 rankings!Alvin Martin achieved something amazing in 1986 when he scored a hat trick – against 3 different goalkeepers. He first scored past Newcastle goalkeeper Martin Thomas, who then came off at half time having been struggling with an injury coming in to the match. With no substitute goalkeeper, centre back Chris Hedworth went in goal and was beaten for Martin’s second before picking up an injury, at which point Geordie legend Peter Beardsley donned the gloves, being beaten for Martin’s third.

The Best XI of the year and facts.

Manuel Neuer:Goalkeeper,Bayern MunichGerman3rd best player of the year

Phillip LahmDefender/MidfielderBayern MunichGermanWas captain of German national team before retirement (2014)

Sergio RamosDefenderReal MadridSpanishBeen in the best XI for a long time and still amazing…

Thiago Silva (top) & David Luiz (bottom)DefendersPSGBrazilianBoth in the same team and country nation team!!

Angel Di MariaMidfielderManchester UnitedArgentinianSigned for Manchester United for a whopping £59m!

Andres IniestaMidfielderBarcelonaSpanishOne of the best players ever, appearing in the World XI tons of times!

Toni KroosMidfielderReal MadridGermanRecently transferred from Bayern to Real Madrid

Arjen RobbenMidfielder/Forward

Bayern MunichGerman

Truly Amazing

Lionel MessiForward Barcelona

ArgentinianArguably the best player ever. He has

won the golden boot 4 times!!!

Cristiano RonaldoForward

PortugueseReal Madrid

2015 BEST PLAYER OF THE YEAR!!!