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D I D................Y O U.............K N O W? 1. The word Real in the clubs name Real Madrid is the Spanish term for Royal, and was given by the King, Alfonso XIII in 1920. Several other Spanish football teams also got this royal distinction: R. Sociedad, R. Betis etc 2. Arsenal are nicknamed The Gunners because they were formed by a group of cannon makers at the Woolwich Arsenal in 1886. 3. More than 80% of the worlds footballs are manufactured in Pakistan. 4. Record fee paid by Liverpool is£35M - Andy Carroll and record fee received is £75M - Luis Suarez. 5. The Stamford Bridge freehold, the pitch, the turnstiles and Chelseas naming rights are now owned by Chelsea Pitch Owners, a non-profit organisation in which fans are the shareholders. The CPO was created to ensure the stadium could never again be sold to developers.
Posted on: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 18:29:48 +0000

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