8,700 source-backed sport facts - each attributed to a named person and a number, linked to the original source. Page 78 of 87.
“Newport players are due to return for pre-season training on Monday, 29 June...”
“England, one of the favourites to win the World Cup, were frustrated for over an hour by a Panama side they thrashed 6-1 in Qatar four years ago.”
“The main race starts at 9 am EDT; a bit early to devour a beer, but still good enough for popcorn during the stream.”
“Canada’s sits 23 spots ahead of South Africa in official FIFA rankings, which is 31 compared to South Africa’s 54.”
“Newport County asks supporters and the media for their patience during this period. Chris has our full confidence as he leads the team, and in due course we will carry out a considered process to determine the right long-term appointment f…”
“Finishing top of Group L means England will face DR Congo in their first World Cup knockout game on Wednesday night.”
“Julian Nagelsmann's side arrive stung by a shock 2-1 loss to Ecuador.”
“South Africa is in its fourth World Cup after failing to qualify for the last three.”
“...followed by a League Two opener against Rochdale a week later.”
“Walker, who earned 96 caps for England”
“Kickoff is set for 3 p.m., EST.”
“County were rock bottom of League Two when they sacked Dave Hughes in November last year.”
“Xhaka joined Sunderland last summer in a £13million deal and with two years left on his contract they will at least hope to make their money back, if not a significant profit.”
“Fuchs - who won the 2015-16 Premier League with Leicester City...”
“ironically after they beat Chelsea at home on the final day of an uplifting campaign.”
“Fuchs - who won the 2015-16 Premier League with Leicester City - guided the club to safety on the final day of the season...”
“Xhaka captain the Black Cats during their first season back in the top flightin eight years and helped secure unlikely European qualification...”
“...but left the club just shy of two months after the finish of the 2025-26 campaign.”
“given the success they enjoyed together at Bayer Leverkusen where they helped the club win a first Bundesliga title, dethroning Bayern Munich in the process.”
“Cafodd ei henwi'r farchogwraig orau dan-16 yn y DU a'r 15fed gorau yn y byd yn yr un categori ym mis Mai”
“Xhaka captain the Black Cats during their first season back in the top flight in eight years and helped secure unlikely European qualification, ironically after they beat Chelsea at home on the final day of an uplifting campaign.”
“Bydd Martha Glwys Jones, o Lanrwst, yn cystadlu fel rhan o dîm o bedwar yn y categori dan-16 yn y digwyddiad yn Le Mans, Ffrainc ym mis Gorffennaf.”
“Xhaka wants to be reunited with Alonso at Stamford Bridge given the success they enjoyed together at Bayer Leverkusen where they helped the club win a first Bundesliga title, dethroning Bayern Munich in the process.”
“Mae pawb yn nabod o ym Mhrydain, mae o di bod ar y tîm ers 2016.”
“After a hard fought battle with GUNTHER and Cody where all three men came close, it was Sami who secured the monumental win. The defending champ hit a Cross-Rhodes on both men at the same time, and held onto the underdog as he looked for a…”
“Maldon & Tiptree Football Club announced its home ground would now be called The Maldon Stadium.”
“Over the last year or so, the latter has become fixated on finally winning a world championship in WWE, after 13 years with the company, and 24 in the business as a whole. After a hard fought battle with GUNTHER and Cody where all three me…”
“the Football Association has subsequently banned the pair from being involved in the running of any football clubs.”
“Sami’s longtime real life best friend Kevin Owens made a heartfelt post, admitting he was gutted to not be in attendance, having been out of action with a neck injury since early in 2025.”
“The club also announced Mark Hawkes as their new first team manager, replacing former Manchester City player Kevin Horlock, who stepped down with immediate effect in May.”
“Metro’s WWE expert Alistair McGeorge discusses the emotional moment.I’ve been a fan of wrestling, watching regularly, since I was around 12, way back in 2002. I’ve been covering wresting regularly for Metro since 2019, attending the last f…”
“Earlier this week, the Jammers Fans Association (JFA) wrote to the club asking that it be sold to new owners.”
“I can still remember getting up at around midnight when I was 13 to go downstairs and watch No Way Out live to see if Eddie Guerrero would beat Brock Lesnar for the WWE Title.”
“Tha Steve Clarke air obair Àrd-choidse na h-Alba fhàgail as dèidh seachd bliadhna”
“'S e cuideachd an duine leis an àireimh as motha de gheamannan mar àrd-choidse na h-Alba. Ràinig e 81 geama nuair a chluich an sgioba Brasil – deich a bharrachd air Craig Brown nach maireann.”
“Tha sgioba a' BhBC anns na Stàitean Aonaichte a' tuigsinn gun deach innse do na cluicheadairean nas lugha na leth-uair a thìde mus deach an naidheachd a sgaoileadh gu poblach, le Clarke agus an sgioba fhathast ann an Charlotte far an robha…”
“San ùine sin, tha e air Alba a thoirt gu dà fharpais Eòrpach, agus air ais gu Cupa na Cruinne.”
“Ràinig e trì a-mach à ceithir farpaisean san ùine aige aig an stiùir.”
“A-mach à naoi geamannan, cha do bhuannaich Alba ach aonan dhiubh. Cha do chuir iad ach ceithir tadhail anns na geamannan sin cuideachd.”
“Chan eil ach mìos ann bho chuir Clarke ainm ri cùmhnant ùr a chumadh san obair e ceithir bliadhna eile.”
“Chaill Steve Clarke an geama mu dheireadh aige mar choidse 3-0 an aghaidh Brasil, agus Alba a' tuiteam a-mach à Cupa na Cruinne”
“Tha mòran de na cluicheadairean a-nise air còrr air 50 geama a chluiche gu h-eadar-nàiseanta.”
“Tha iomairt ùr ann an Lìog nan Nàiseanan a' tòiseachadh san t-Sultain.”
“Kidderminster Harriers have just been promoted to the National League”
“The club, which has just secured promotion to the National League, is also buying its Aggborough Stadium, adjacent car park and the supporters' club from the council under plans agreed earlier this year.”
“The plans for Burlish Meadows include two smaller pitches for junior football and would be subject to a planning application and permission.”
“I know these days 40 seems young for a World Cup player. In reality, that's not the way it is, though.”
“of the 48 teams at the World Cup, 27 are managed by a non-native.”
“Scot Gemmill: The former Scotland midfielder has been Under-21 head coach for over a decade”
“After all, of the 48 teams at the World Cup, 27 are managed by a non-native.”
“The 2022 tournament had a record five shootouts”
“with an extra round in 2026, the last 32”
“England had missed more World Cup shootout penalties than any other nation - eight”
“Spain have now lost four shootouts (out of five)”
“several countries on three including England.”
“Argentina - who have won six of their seven”
“Germany (who have scored 17 out of 18 kicks)”
“Japan, Mexico and Romania have lost two out of two.”
“Belgium, South Korea and Paraguay (five out of five each)”
“only Switzerland (zero out of three) have missed all theirs.”
“Lionel Messi took seven penalties at the 2022 World Cup - five during games and two in shootouts - missing one”
“Only two players have scored penalties in three different World Cup penalty shootouts before - Argentina's Lionel Messi and Croatia's Luka Modric - who both have a 100% success rate.”
“Some 23 players netted two out of two, while Italy's Roberto Baggio scored two out of three... but the one he missed was the crucial kick in the 1994 final.”
“two of the four goalkeepers to save the most World Cup shootout penalties are from Croatia's fifth largest city.”
“Danijel Subasic (all in 2018) and Dominik Livakovic (all in 2022) have both saved four spot-kicks in World Cup shootouts (from 10 and eight faced respectively).”
“Subasic and Livakovic are two of the only keepers, along with Portugal's Ricardo, to save three in one shootout.”
“Ricardo has the highest percentage save record, with 75%, having only faced four spot-kicks.”
“Argentina's Emiliano Martinez only stopping one penalty against France in the 2022 final”
“winning 17 and 18 shootouts respectively.”
“Only two shootouts have gone to sudden death - with a 50% hit rate of the four players taking the sixth penalties”
“forwards have the best success rate in World Cup penalty shootouts - 75% (out of 100).”
“Midfielders have netted 67.9% of theirs (out of 140), with defenders scoring 65% of the time (out of 80).”
“no shootouts have gone past the sixth round of kicks.”
“right-footed players (69.5%) and lefties (68.8%).”
“exactly 80% of penalties have been taken with the right foot.”
“there are only five (three of which were in 2022) - and only two of those scored.”
“Paulo Dybala came on in injury time at the end of the 2022 final and scored in Argentina's shootout win over France.”
“England's Jamie Carragher came on with two minutes to go against Portugal in the 2006 quarter-final”
“back in 1986 with West Germany's late sub Pierre Littbarski netting in a quarter-final win over Mexico.”
“One goalkeeper has come on in the closing stages of a World Cup game with penalties in mind.”
“The Netherlands' Tim Krul came on in the 121st minute against Costa Rica in the 2014 quarter-finals - and saved two penalties in his country's win.”
“Croatia both won an impressive four out of four”
“Japan, Mexico and Romania have lost two out of two”
“countries to score every kick are Belgium, South Korea and Paraguay (five out of five each)”
“only Switzerland (zero out of three) have missed all theirs”
“Only two players have scored penalties in three different World Cup penalty shootouts before - Argentina's Lionel Messi and Croatia's Luka Modric - who both have a 100% success rate”
“Some 23 players netted two out of two”
“Italy's Roberto Baggio scored two out of three”
“Danijel Subasic (all in 2018) and Dominik Livakovic (all in 2022) have both saved four spot-kicks in World Cup shootouts (from 10 and eight faced respectively)”
“West Germany's Harald Schumacher (faced nine) and Argentina's Sergio Goycochea (faced 10) have also saved four”
“Subasic and Livakovic are two of the only keepers, along with Portugal's Ricardo, to save three in one shootout”
“Ricardo has the highest percentage save record, with 75%, having only faced four spot-kicks”
“As you'd expect, forwards have the best success rate in World Cup penalty shootouts - 75% (out of 100)”
“Caernarfon Town won the Welsh Cup for the first time in their history in 2025-26”
“the number of clubs rising from 12 to 16 next season”
“I suppose you might get 50, 100 fans maybe that would come from the home side more but maybe you might lose 30, 40 Caernarfon fans that would travel.”
“four hours in the car”
“The Oval in Caernarfon will host three games in the upcoming Uefa Men's Under-19 Championships”
“This will be Caernarfon's second campaign in the Uefa Conference League in three seasons”
“Bangor's Nantporth Stadium hosted their European home games two years ago”
