The most goals scored by one player in a single soccer match was 16 - Stephan Stanis (France) playing for Racing Club de Lens in December 1942. Based on video evidence, one of the fastest ever scored was in 2.8 seconds by Ricardo Olivera (Uruguay) in December 1998. The international governing body of soccer is the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), based in Zurich, Switzerland. Diego Maradona was only 16 when he made his soccer debut for Argentina. Soccer goalies didn't have to wear different coloured shirts from their teammates until 1913. Eusebio scored 46 goals in the European Cup for Benfica. Chris Woods once went 1196 minutes without conceding a goal while at Rangers, from between November 26 1986 and January 31 1987. Ryan Giggs' dad was a professional Rugby League player. In 1973, the entire Galilee team spent the night in jail for kicking their opponents during an Israeli League game.
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