5 Unique Records In Football That Breaks Up

Illustration of record in football. (Photo: Pexels/Tembela Bohle)

JAKARTA There have been so many records in football history. Most of them were even successfully broken.

Regarding this record until the phrase "records are created to be broken" appears that we often hear. This expression of course also applies to many records made in the world of football.

The careers of players like Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi show that there is almost no safe record in football. Records carved in the past are now starting to break them one by one.

The records made in modern football will most likely be broken in the future. Everything is still possible to do.

However, there are still some unique records in football history that are considered rather difficult to exceed or equate. Well, here are 5 unique records that have been carved in football.

1. Record Two Titles Owned by fire De Laet

Last Saturday, May 7, 2016, may be the happiest day forUL De Laet throughout his professional career in football.

The reason is, this Belgian defender won the Championship title with Middlesbrough as a loan player from Leicester City. He lifted the trophy after joining the club in the January 2016 transfer window.

On the same day, his parent club, Leicester, also celebrated the English Premier League title. It was their first title in the history of England's highest caste.

Before moving to Middlesbrough, De Laet made 12 appearances for the Foxes. The number of appearances made him meet the minimum required requirements to officially receive a Premier League medal.

According to ESPN reports, on that day the defender first celebrated his title with Middlesbrough before going to Leicester to take part in the Premier League title party.

Thus he holds the record as the only player to win second division and first division titles of the same season. He was entitled to receive the two medals on the same day.

2. Chelsea's Two European Titles Record

Chelsea successfully became the 2012 European Champions League champion after beating Bayern Munich 4-3 through a penalty shootout in the final. However, their journey in this competition in the next edition did not go as planned.

The Blues finished third in the group stage so they had to go down to the European League. In the second caste competition between European clubs, they successfully advanced well and finally won 2-1 over Benfica in the final which was held on May 15, 2013.

When this London club lifted the European League trophy, the 2012/2013 European Champions League final had not yet been held. The final match of the most elite competition between European clubs is still 10 days away.

That means Chelsea technically still holds the status of defending champions at the time. Therefore, the Blues became the first and only team to simultaneously hold European Champions League and European League titles.

This status is held by Chelsea for 10 days until Bayern Munich lifts the Champions League trophy on May 25, 2013 and ensures itself to become Europe's new champion

This football record may be impossible to match because it is rare for a giant team winning the European Champions League to play in the European League in the following season.

3. Goal Record Qatar Player Almoez Ali

Qatari international striker Almoez Ali may not be a familiar name in football. However, he holds a record football that is likely never to be broken or matched.

He was the first and only player to score in three different intercontinental tournaments with a national team. Ali's record was set after successfully scoring in the Asian Cup, Copa America, and CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Ali started the record with nine goals in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup before Qatar was invited to play in Argentina's Copa America 2019. In that event Ali was the only Qatari player to score in three group stage matches.

Qatar was then invited to play in the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup as a strategic partner between CONCACAF and AFC. In that competition Ali managed to score four goals and helped Qatar advance to the semifinals.

Ali's record will be very difficult to match even though the countries that play in two continental tournaments are not foreign. The reason is, the Copa America often invites the visitors.

However, three different continental tournaments seem to be impossible for other players in the future. It will be very difficult for a player to stay consistent to match Ali's record.

4. Dejan Stankovic's World Cup Record

The former Inter Milan star holds a record football that could only be created due to geopolitical turmoil which is rare today. The record is the only player to ever strengthen three different countries in three editions of the World Cup

Stankovic first appeared at the World Cup as a 20-year-old young midfielder while defending the national team in France's 1998 World Cup. At that time they were immediately eliminated in the round of 16 and it was the country's last appearance at the World Cup.

In 2003, opposes and renamed the Serbian Union and Montenegro. The team qualified for the 2006 World Cup in Germany and Stankovic joined the team as captain.

Just days before the tournament started, Serbia and Montenegro were divided into two separate countries. Four years later, Stankovic was on the plane to South Africa as captain of the Serbian national team.

Therefore, Stankovic remains the only player to record for three countries in three different World Cup editions. It looks like he will be the only player to hold a strange record in football for a long time.

5. Denmark's Record Champion Euro 1992

Denmark was in runner-up position in the group phase during qualifying. They are behind themen and do not seem to qualify for the tournament between the European national teams.

However, at that timeISE was under political turmoil as a result of civil war raging across the country. The war forced the country to be reformed so that they were disqualified from the European Cup.

After expelling Yoguslavia, UEFA also gave Denmark a ticket for the final round which passed the group stage as runners-up. They were only given 10 days to form a squad and prepare logistics.

Denmark also started the tournament with one draw and one defeat in the first two matches. Therefore, they are required to win in the group's final match against France if they want to qualify for the next phase.

The victory was finally won by Denmark. They successfully crushed France with a dramatic score 2-1 to advance to the next round. In the next round they successfully defeated the Dutch favorite team on penalties after a 2-2 draw.

They then faced another tough team in Germany in the final. In this match Peter Schmeichel made many saves from German attacks.

In the end Denmark successfully beat Germany with a score of 2-0. This extraordinary victory made Denmark the only team to win a major international tournament without having to go through qualification.

This is a record football that is impossible to repeat.