If football players actually represented their country of origin
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Cristiano Ronaldo - Cape Verde 🇨🇻
His great-grandmother on his father's side, Isabel da Piedade, an African woman, was born in the island of São Vicente, in what was then Portuguese Cape Verde, and moved to Madeira Island at 16. He has one older brother, Hugo, and two older sisters, Elma and Liliana Cátia "Kátia".
He almost played for Cape Verde when he was growing up as a kid
Nov 17, 2024 • 13 tweets • 4 min read
Records held by Manchester United Football Club that may never be broken 🤯
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Manchester United have now had at least one Academy graduate in every matchday squad for 𝟖𝟕 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 – dating back to 30 October 1937.
YOUTH. COURAGE. SUCCESS. 🌟
Nov 8, 2024 • 27 tweets • 8 min read
Football Facts that sound FAKE but are actually TRUE.
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In 2016, Cristiano Ronaldo finished the year with more trophies (4) than games lost (3)
Jun 7, 2024 • 27 tweets • 7 min read
Best counterattacking goals in football that you might have forgotten about.