Kelechi Iheanacho Trivia- First 4th Substitute in English Football, First VAR goal in England (v Fleetwood)

Kelechi Iheanacho’s goal vs Fleetwood Town meant that the 21 year old became the first player to score a VAR given goal in England, achieving this feat on 16 January, 2018 in Leicester City’s FA Cup replay against FTFC at the King Power Stadium. More interesting though is the fact that Iheanacho is ALSO the first 4th substitute ever in English football- he was brought on in extra time for Raheem Sterling during Man City’s FA Cup semifinal against Arsenal in April 2017 (the 2016/17 season)

A nice bit of trivia for the Nigerian then- he’s the first 4th substitute and also the scorer of the first VAR goal

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Similarities between 1995/96 and 2017-18 Premiership seasons after Round 23- Gap of 12 points & Liverpool winning 4-3

After Manchester United’s 3-0 win over Stoke at Old Trafford at the end of Week 23, here are some interesting similarities between the 1995/96 Premiership season and the 2017/18 one.

United were exactly twelve points behind Kevin Keegan’s Newcastle (the then leaders) at THIS stage (Round 23) in the 1995/96 season.

Liverpool beat Newcastle (the leaders) 4-3 at Anfield that season in an all time classic that many remember even today

United, as we all know, ended up WINNING the 1995/96 title, making up the 12 point deficit over the rest of the season, and eventually finishing four ahead of the Magpies. Liverpool have beaten the current leaders (Man City) 4-3 over the weekend.

Here are the tables from the 1995/1996 season and the 2017/2018 seasons after Round 23

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How many people in the UK find football/soccer boring? 2017 Survey results

Football is easily the most popular sport in the UK, but it however does not win the tag of “most exciting sport”, with that award going to Athletics, according a recent survey conducted among the British public.

40% of those polled thought football was “boring” or “very boring”. The most snoozeworthy sport appears to be golf, with 70% of those polled calling it “boring” or “very boring”. Not far behind were American Football (59%) and cricket (58%).

Interestingly, 46% of those polled thought rugby league was boring, more than the 39% figure for rugby union. 41% of those polled thought union was “exciting or very exciting”, compared to 43% for football, 34% for league, 43% for tennis and 47% for athletics

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