Fascinating Football Trivia: Samuel Eto’o Remains The All-Time Top Scorer At Mallorca
By DSTV Kenya
Football Weekly Did You Know?
NAIROBI, Kenya- Here are the top five quirky facts as we head into another week of awesome football! There is no better place to get your season-long ticket to the best football the world has to offer than DStv.
Did You Know?
Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has donated large amounts of money to help build a school and
hospital in his hometown of Nagrig in Egypt, amongst many other charitable efforts from the
Pharaohs forward.
Did You Know?
The only national trophy that Brighton & Hove Albion have won is the Charity Shield, way back in
- At that time, the Charity Shield (now known as the Community Shield) was contested by the
winners of the Football League and Southern League (before a true national topflight league
existed).
Did You Know?
Cameroonian legend Samuel Eto’o is the all-time leading scorer for RCD Mallorca, netting 70 goals
in 165 matches for the club between 1999 and 2004.
Did You Know?
Fiorentina’s Artemio Franchi Stadium hosted the Spaghetti Bowl – an American football game
played between the United States armed services’ Fifth Army and Twelfth Air Force – in 1945
during the back end of World War II. The Army side won the game 20-0.
Did You Know?
Monza and Como have a fierce rivalry in Italian football which dates back to 1967, when the former
beat the latter in a decisive promotion play-off match for Serie B. In addition, a 3-3 draw between
the teams in 1980 ended Monza’s chance of promotion to the Serie A, and violence ensued
between the sets of fans.