10 most unbreakable records in football history

7. Highest attendance at a football game

The 1950 World Cup final – Brazil versus Uruguay. The event most commonly remembered for the huge upset – dubbed Maracanazo – is also remembered for hosting the highest number of people in a football game.

The official attendance is listed at 173,850 tickets sold, but unofficial estimates claim that almost 210,000 people were in that stadium. Ticket policies and safety concerns were a little more reserved in 1950 than it is today. This was taken full advantage of, and people managed to cram in and fill the stadium more than was maximum capacity.

Stadium disasters since 1950 have seen a shift in public perception of safety and has helped enforce stricter regulations on match-going crowds. The colossal crowd seen on that fateful day will never be possible again.

6. Highest score in a match

A match played in Madagascar finished with a scoreline of 149-0

The match between AS Adema and SO l'Emyrne played on 31 October 2002 has been immortalised by the Guinness book of world records for producing the biggest scoreline in club football.

The match, played in Madagascar, was a part of a four-team round-robin tournament to determine the national champion. SO l'Emyrne, dismayed at poor refereeing in a previous match, which effectively ended their hopes of becoming champions, took to the match to protest against biased refereeing. A most unusual protest.

As soon as the whistle went, the SO l'Emyrne players proceeded to pass back to their own goal and score. The opposition were bewildered, but the team had made their mind.

They went on to score 149 own goals leading to a score of 149-0. In the aftermath of the match, the SO l'Emyrne manager was banned from the game for three years, and 4 of the team players were banned until the end of the season.

5. Least wins in a Premier League season

Derby County were one of the most underwhelming PL sides in history

This unwanted record is held by Derby County. The 2007/08 season was a well-fought, competitive season – at least for 19 of the teams. The 20th team, Derby County, was something of a letdown.

Throughout 38 games, Derby managed to win only one game – against Newcastle. They lost 29 games (another record), scored 20 goals and conceded, an overwhelming, 89 goals and finished the season with only 11 points (another, heart-shattering record).

This has to be one of the most soul-crushing records any team could hope for. It is unlikely that any team is going to be this bad.

4. Most appearances over a career

Rogerio Ceni made 1217 appearances for Sao Paolo and Brazil

Names like Pele, Romario and Gerd Muller will surely be brought up in any discussion about this record. Unfortunately, people who disseminate this fact are, more often than not, wrong. Pele has played a lot more than any of his counterparts, 1375 games, but that is including exhibition matches and matches at amateur, junior and reserve level. The official number stands at 1115, which is a huge total, but still not the most by a player.

The record for most appearances over a career is held by, free-scoring goalkeeper, Rogerio Ceni. Throughout his career, he made 1217 appearances. This astonishing fact is made even more bewildering when you find out that all these appearances came from playing for only one club, with a few appearances for his country also sprinkled in.

Ceni was at Sao Paulo from 1992 till 2015, and it is amazing how he managed to stay at one club and play at a consistent level to be their first choice for so long.

Edited by Staff Editor