A.The decision to have 11 players per football team was made by Nathaniel Creswick and William Prest (Sheffield FC) in 1863 as part of the Sheffield Rules.
Q.What happens if at the end of the season Chelsea and man u have the same points and goal difference and everything
A.Under FA rule B31, if football clubs are tied on goal difference and goals scored, a series of play-off games on neutral grounds would be played.
Q.What would happen if every group game finished nil nil when all the group games finished.
A.If all matches in a group finish 0-0, all teams will be even on points, goal difference and results against each other. It would go to a drawing of lots.
Q.How were cup matches decided before penalties?
A.Before penalty shootouts, matches would be decided by unlimited replays until the tie was decided. This was stopped as it clogged the fixture list.
Q.Has a major football match ever been deceided by the toss of a coin?
A.The last time a football match was decided by a coin toss was in the semi-finals of the 1968 European Championships, between Italy and the Soviet Union.
Q.Has a team been relegated alphabetically?
A.No team has been relegated alphabetically, but Liverpool did beat Cologne in the European Cup on the 2nd toss of a coin. The first coin stuck in the mud.