Jalkapallo · Mielenkiintoisia faktoja
Luku 9: Kannattajat, media ja raha
10 testiä · 100 faktaa · päivitetty 23. lokakuuta 2026 · markdown
The people around the game: terrace culture, collectibles and games, radio and television firsts, wages and players' rights, shirt sponsors and stadium names, footballers giving back, the pools and fantasy football, commentators' famous lines and fans on tour.
9.91Terrace Culture
Ultras, fanzines, inflatable bananas, the Poznań, Celtic's Huddle and wooden rattles.
Testi 1Supporters' cultureTee testi
Ultras groups spread across Italian football in the 1970s.
Lähde: AC Milan, 'La Fossa dei Leoni' (acmilan.com) · muistaminen
Fanzines grew in the 1980s as fans answered back to clubs and the press.
Lähde: When Saturday Comes, 'About us' (wsc.co.uk) · muistaminen
Fans sang his name with the inflatable fruit held high.
Lähde: Manchester City, 'The inflatable banana craze' and 'The Poznań' (mancity.com) · muistaminen
Fans in England took it up after a Europa League meeting in 2010.
Lähde: Lech Poznań, 'The Poznań' (lechpoznan.pl) · muistaminen
It became a regular sight before kick-off from the mid-1990s.
Lähde: Celtic FC, 'The Huddle' (celticfc.com) · muistaminen
Rattles often carried the club colours.
Lähde: National Football Museum, 'Rattles and rosettes' (nationalfootballmuseum.com) · muistaminen
Grimsby's fans waved inflatable fish, a nod to the port's trade.
Lähde: Manchester City, 'The inflatable banana craze' and 'The Poznań' (mancity.com) · muistaminen
1968, 1986, 1987-88 and 2010.
Lähde: Club heritage pages (acmilan.com, mancity.com, celticfc.com) and When Saturday Comes · muistaminen
The early 20th century, 1968 and 1995.
Lähde: Club heritage pages (acmilan.com, mancity.com, celticfc.com) and When Saturday Comes · muistaminen
The craze is often traced to one fan's banana at a match in 1987.
Lähde: Manchester City, 'The inflatable banana craze' and 'The Poznań' (mancity.com) · muistaminen
9.92Collectibles and Games
Panini stickers, Subbuteo, table football, Shoot! magazine and the Esso coins.
Testi 1CollectiblesTee testi
The four brothers' company issued its first football album in 1961.
Lähde: Panini Group, 'Our history' (panini.it) · muistaminen
Albums have followed for every World Cup since.
Lähde: Panini Group, 'Our history' (panini.it) · muistaminen
Peter Adolph wanted to call it 'The Hobby' but could not register the name.
Lähde: National Football Museum, 'Subbuteo' (nationalfootballmuseum.com) · muistaminen
Early players had flat cardboard figures.
Lähde: National Football Museum, 'Subbuteo' (nationalfootballmuseum.com) · muistaminen
His toy game fixed the players to rods turned by hand.
Lähde: UK Intellectual Property Office, patent of Harold Searles Thornton (1921); National Football Museum · muistaminen
Match followed in 1979.
Lähde: Shoot! magazine archive (shoot.co.uk); Match magazine · muistaminen
The set featured the players chosen for Mexico.
Lähde: The FA, '1970 World Cup coin collection' (englandfootball.com) · muistaminen
1921, 1947, 1961 and 1969.
Lähde: Panini, Subbuteo and National Football Museum histories · muistaminen
1961, 1970 and 1979.
Lähde: Panini, Subbuteo and National Football Museum histories · muistaminen
Children swap 'got, got, need' in playgrounds every World Cup.
Lähde: Panini Group, 'Our history' (panini.it) · muistaminen
9.93Radio and Television Firsts
The first commentary, the square-one grid, the 1938 final, the first Match of the Day and Grandstand.
Testi 1Football broadcastingTee testi
The BBC's Teddy Wakelam described the game from Highbury.
Lähde: BBC, 'The first football commentary, 1927' and 'Match of the Day at 50' (bbc.co.uk) · muistaminen
A second voice called out the square the ball was in.
Lähde: BBC, 'The first football commentary, 1927' and 'Match of the Day at 50' (bbc.co.uk) · muistaminen
George Mutch scored a penalty in the last minute of extra time.
Lähde: The FA, '1938: the first FA Cup final shown live in full' (thefa.com) · muistaminen
Liverpool won 3-2; only about 20,000 people watched on BBC2.
Lähde: BBC, 'The first football commentary, 1927' and 'Match of the Day at 50' (bbc.co.uk) · muistaminen
Matches were broadcast to several European countries.
Lähde: FIFA, '1954: the first televised World Cup' (inside.fifa.com) · muistaminen
It ran until 2007 and carried the classified results.
Lähde: BBC, 'Grandstand 1958-2007' (bbc.co.uk) · muistaminen
BBC2 could then be received only in the London area.
Lähde: BBC, 'The first football commentary, 1927' and 'Match of the Day at 50' (bbc.co.uk) · muistaminen
1927, 1938, 1954 and 1964.
Lähde: BBC, 'The first football commentary, 1927' and 'Match of the Day at 50' (bbc.co.uk) · muistaminen
1958, 1964 and 1974.
Lähde: BBC, 'Grandstand 1958-2007' (bbc.co.uk) · muistaminen
Historians doubt the story, but it remains a popular explanation.
Lähde: BBC, 'The first football commentary, 1927' and 'Match of the Day at 50' (bbc.co.uk) · muistaminen
9.94Wages and Players' Rights
The maximum wage, Johnny Haynes' £100, the Eastham case, the players' union and the Webster ruling.
Testi 1Players' pay and contractsTee testi
The players' union, led by Jimmy Hill, threatened to strike.
Lähde: Professional Footballers' Association, 'Our history' and 'The end of the maximum wage, 1961' (thepfa.com) · muistaminen
He had said his captain was worth it once the cap went.
Lähde: Fulham FC, 'Johnny Haynes, the first £100-a-week player' (fulhamfc.com) · muistaminen
It had been raised step by step since the Second World War.
Lähde: Professional Footballers' Association, 'Our history' and 'The end of the maximum wage, 1961' (thepfa.com) · muistaminen
Clubs could no longer hold a player without a contract indefinitely.
Lähde: The National Archives, 'Eastham v Newcastle United, 1963'; PFA · muistaminen
It later became the Professional Footballers' Association.
Lähde: Professional Footballers' Association, 'Our history' and 'The end of the maximum wage, 1961' (thepfa.com) · muistaminen
FIFA's Article 17 lets a player end a contract early by paying compensation.
Lähde: FIFA, Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, Article 17; Court of Arbitration for Sport, Webster ruling (2008) · muistaminen
Hill later became a manager and a television presenter.
Lähde: Professional Footballers' Association, 'Our history' and 'The end of the maximum wage, 1961' (thepfa.com) · muistaminen
1907, 1961, 1963 and 2006.
Lähde: Professional Footballers' Association, 'Our history' and 'The end of the maximum wage, 1961' (thepfa.com) · muistaminen
1901, 1947 and 1958.
Lähde: Professional Footballers' Association, 'Our history' and 'The end of the maximum wage, 1961' (thepfa.com) · muistaminen
Haynes captained Fulham and England.
Lähde: Fulham FC, 'Johnny Haynes, the first £100-a-week player' (fulhamfc.com) · muistaminen
9.95Shirt Sponsors
Jägermeister's stag, Liverpool and Hitachi, Sharp, Zanussi, JVC and Athletic's first sponsor.
Testi 1Shirt sponsorshipTee testi
They changed their crest to match the sponsor's logo.
Lähde: Eintracht Braunschweig, 'Jägermeister: der erste Trikotsponsor' (eintracht.com) · muistaminen
The sponsor was the Japanese company Hitachi.
Lähde: Liverpool FC, 'Hitachi: the first shirt sponsor in English top flight' (liverpoolfc.com) · muistaminen
It was one of the longest shirt deals in English football.
Lähde: Manchester United, 'Sharp shirts 1982-2000' (manutd.com) · muistaminen
Zanussi made kitchen appliances.
Lähde: Real Madrid, 'Zanussi, el primer patrocinador' (realmadrid.com) · muistaminen
The Basque oil refiner's name appeared for the club's 110th anniversary season.
Lähde: Athletic Club, 'Petronor, the first sponsor on the shirt' (athletic-club.eus) · muistaminen
JVC stayed on the shirt until 1999.
Lähde: Arsenal FC, 'JVC 1981' (arsenal.com) · muistaminen
Advertising was not allowed, but a crest was.
Lähde: Eintracht Braunschweig, 'Jägermeister: der erste Trikotsponsor' (eintracht.com) · muistaminen
1973, 1979, 1981 and 1982.
Lähde: Club histories: eintracht.com, liverpoolfc.com, arsenal.com, manutd.com, realmadrid.com, athletic-club.eus · muistaminen
1982, 1999 and 2008.
Lähde: Club histories: eintracht.com, liverpoolfc.com, arsenal.com, manutd.com, realmadrid.com, athletic-club.eus · muistaminen
The stag with a cross between its antlers is the liqueur's logo.
Lähde: Eintracht Braunschweig, 'Jägermeister: der erste Trikotsponsor' (eintracht.com) · muistaminen
9.96What's in a Stadium Name
The Fußball Arena München, the Reebok, Signal Iduna Park, the Amex, King Power and bet365.
Testi 1Stadium naming rightsTee testi
The club and its sponsor agree a neutral name for those games.
Lähde: UEFA, 'Stadium naming rules in UEFA competitions' (uefa.com); FC Bayern (fcbayern.com) · muistaminen
The sportswear firm had roots in the Bolton area.
Lähde: Bolton Wanderers, 'The Reebok Stadium' (bwfc.co.uk) · muistaminen
The insurer is based in Dortmund.
Lähde: Borussia Dortmund, 'SIGNAL IDUNA PARK' (bvb.de) · muistaminen
It opened in 2011 as the Juventus Stadium.
Lähde: Juventus, 'Allianz Stadium' (juventus.com) · muistaminen
The betting firm is owned by the club's owners.
Lähde: Stoke City, 'bet365 Stadium' (stokecityfc.com) · muistaminen
The duty-free retailer belonged to the club's owners.
Lähde: Leicester City, 'King Power Stadium' (lcfc.com) · muistaminen
The card company has a large office in the city.
Lähde: Brighton & Hove Albion, 'The Amex' (brightonandhovealbion.com) · muistaminen
1997, 2005, 2011, 2016 and 2017.
Lähde: Club stadium pages: bwfc.co.uk, bvb.de, lcfc.com, brightonandhovealbion.com, stokecityfc.com, juventus.com · muistaminen
1974, 1997 ja 2002.
Lähde: Club stadium pages: bwfc.co.uk, bvb.de, lcfc.com, brightonandhovealbion.com, stokecityfc.com, juventus.com · muistaminen
The same applies to other sponsored grounds in Europe.
Lähde: UEFA, 'Stadium naming rules in UEFA competitions' (uefa.com); FC Bayern (fcbayern.com) · muistaminen
9.97Takaisin yhteisölle
Common Goal, Rashford's school meals, Soccer Aid, the Homeless and Street Child World Cups, Mané and Drogba.
Testi 1Football and charityTee testi
Robbie Williams and Jonathan Wilkes set it up.
Lähde: Soccer Aid for UNICEF, 'History' (socceraid.org.uk) · muistaminen
It was held before the World Cup in South Africa.
Lähde: Street Child World Cup, 'About' (streetchildunited.org) · muistaminen
Again it came just before a World Cup.
Lähde: Street Child World Cup, 'About' (streetchildunited.org) · muistaminen
Schmied edited a street newspaper sold by homeless people.
Lähde: Homeless World Cup Foundation, 'Founders Mel Young and Harald Schmied' (homelessworldcup.org) · muistaminen
It is the village where he grew up.
Lähde: Liverpool FC, 'Sadio Mané's hospital in Bambali' (liverpoolfc.com) · muistaminen
He gave his sponsorship fees to the project.
Lähde: Didier Drogba Foundation (fondationdidierdrogba.org); Chelsea FC · muistaminen
He gave his bonus to fund surgery for 23 children.
Lähde: Arsenal FC and DFB reports on Mesut Özil's 2014 World Cup donation (arsenal.com; dfb.de) · muistaminen
2003, 2006, 2010 and 2014.
Lähde: Common Goal, Soccer Aid, Homeless World Cup and Street Child United histories · muistaminen
2006, 2014 and 2021.
Lähde: Common Goal, Soccer Aid, Homeless World Cup and Street Child United histories · muistaminen
It took place in September 2003.
Lähde: Homeless World Cup Foundation, 'Our story' (homelessworldcup.org) · muistaminen
9.98The Pools, Fantasy and Video Games
Littlewoods, Fantasy Football League, FPL, Championship Manager, Sensible Soccer and EA Sports FC.
Testi 1Pools and gamesTee testi
Millions filled in its coupons each week.
Lähde: Littlewoods Pools history; National Football Museum, 'The football pools' (nationalfootballmuseum.com) · muistaminen
It was presented by Frank Skinner and David Baddiel.
Lähde: BBC, 'Fantasy Football League' (1994); Premier League, 'Fantasy Premier League' (fantasy.premierleague.com) · muistaminen
It now has millions of players around the world.
Lähde: BBC, 'Fantasy Football League' (1994); Premier League, 'Fantasy Premier League' (fantasy.premierleague.com) · muistaminen
Their studio, Sports Interactive, later made Football Manager.
Lähde: Sports Interactive, 'Our history' (sigames.com) · muistaminen
The licence deal with FIFA ended after thirty years.
Lähde: Electronic Arts, 'EA SPORTS FC' (ea.com); Konami, 'Pro Evolution Soccer' (konami.com) · muistaminen
It was known for its tiny players seen from above.
Lähde: Sensible Software history; National Videogame Museum (thenvm.org) · muistaminen
In Japan it was called Winning Eleven.
Lähde: Electronic Arts, 'EA SPORTS FC' (ea.com); Konami, 'Pro Evolution Soccer' (konami.com) · muistaminen
1923, 1992, 1994, 2002 and 2023.
Lähde: Publishers' release records: ea.com, sigames.com, konami.com · muistaminen
1992, 1993 and 2001.
Lähde: Publishers' release records: ea.com, sigames.com, konami.com · muistaminen
A line of score draws could win a fortune.
Lähde: Littlewoods Pools history; National Football Museum, 'The football pools' (nationalfootballmuseum.com) · muistaminen
9.99Commentators' Famous Lines
Lillelien in 1981, the cosmic kite, Agüerooooo, the Crazy Gang and 'It's up for grabs now'.
Testi 1Famous commentaryTee testi
He listed famous British names, from Lord Nelson to Margaret Thatcher.
Lähde: NRK, 'Lillelien: Your boys took a hell of a beating' (nrk.no, 1981) · muistaminen
'Barrilete cósmico' became one of the most famous calls in Spanish.
Lähde: AFA and Radio Uruguay archives, 'Barrilete cósmico' (1986) · muistaminen
Manchester City scored twice in stoppage time on the last day.
Lähde: Sky Sports, 'Agüerooooo: Martin Tyler's call, 2012' (skysports.com) · muistaminen
It was his nickname for Liverpool's stylish side.
Lähde: BBC, 'John Motson's greatest lines' (bbc.co.uk) · muistaminen
Arsenal won the 1989 title on the last night of the season.
Lähde: ITV Sport, '1989: Brian Moore and Arsenal at Anfield' (itv.com) · muistaminen
Lee scored for Derby against his old club, Manchester City.
Lähde: BBC, 'Barry Davies: Interesting... very interesting' (bbc.co.uk, 1974) · muistaminen
Norway had won the World Cup qualifier 2-1 in Oslo.
Lähde: NRK, 'Lillelien: Your boys took a hell of a beating' (nrk.no, 1981) · muistaminen
1966, 1981, 1986, 1989 and 2012.
Lähde: BBC, ITV, NRK and Sky Sports archives · muistaminen
1988, 1989 and 2012.
Lähde: BBC, ITV, NRK and Sky Sports archives · muistaminen
Tyler had commentated for Sky since the start of the Premier League.
Lähde: Sky Sports, 'Agüerooooo: Martin Tyler's call, 2012' (skysports.com) · muistaminen
9.100Fans on Tour
Fan Fests, the Roligans, Japan's tidy stands, Ireland's medal, the Viking clap and Wales in 2016.
Testi 1Fans at tournamentsTee testi
Big screens in city centres drew millions who had no tickets.
Lähde: FIFA, 'FIFA Fan Fest: from 2006 to today' (fifa.com) · muistaminen
'Rolig' means calm in Danish, a play on 'hooligans'.
Lähde: Dansk Boldspil-Union, 'Roligans' (dbu.dk) · muistaminen
The players also left their dressing room spotless.
Lähde: Japan Football Association and FIFA, 'Japan fans clean up' (fifa.com, 2018 and 2022) · muistaminen
They were praised for their good humour across France.
Lähde: Football Association of Ireland, 'Paris honours Irish fans, Euro 2016' (fai.ie) · muistaminen
The chant became one of the songs of the summer.
Lähde: Irish Football Association, 'Euro 2016: the Green and White Army' (irishfa.com); UEFA · muistaminen
Fans sang that they did not want to go back home.
Lähde: Football Association of Wales, 'Don't take me home, Euro 2016' (faw.cymru) · muistaminen
The room was left spotless, too.
Lähde: Japan Football Association and FIFA, 'Japan fans clean up' (fifa.com, 2018 and 2022) · muistaminen
1986, 2006, 2016 and 2022.
Lähde: UEFA, FIFA and federation records of fans at tournaments · muistaminen
11 June, 27 June and 1 July 2016.
Lähde: UEFA, FIFA and federation records of fans at tournaments · muistaminen
The clap echoed around the stadiums of France.
Lähde: Football Association of Iceland, 'The Viking clap' (ksi.is); UEFA Euro 2016 · muistaminen
Lähteet
Primary/official sources only, no Wikipedia citations: clubs' and federations' own histories, the BBC and other broadcasters, the PFA, publishers and charities' own pages.
- BBC, 'The first football commentary, 1927' and 'Match of the Day at 50' (bbc.co.uk)6
- Professional Footballers' Association, 'Our history' and 'The end of the maximum wage, 1961' (thepfa.com)6
- Manchester City, 'The inflatable banana craze' and 'The Poznań' (mancity.com)3
- Panini Group, 'Our history' (panini.it)3
- Eintracht Braunschweig, 'Jägermeister: der erste Trikotsponsor' (eintracht.com)3
- Club heritage pages (acmilan.com, mancity.com, celticfc.com) and When Saturday Comes2
- National Football Museum, 'Subbuteo' (nationalfootballmuseum.com)2
- Panini, Subbuteo and National Football Museum histories2
- BBC, 'Grandstand 1958-2007' (bbc.co.uk)2
- Fulham FC, 'Johnny Haynes, the first £100-a-week player' (fulhamfc.com)2
- Club histories: eintracht.com, liverpoolfc.com, arsenal.com, manutd.com, realmadrid.com, athletic-club.eus2
- UEFA, 'Stadium naming rules in UEFA competitions' (uefa.com); FC Bayern (fcbayern.com)2
- Club stadium pages: bwfc.co.uk, bvb.de, lcfc.com, brightonandhovealbion.com, stokecityfc.com, juventus.com2
- Street Child World Cup, 'About' (streetchildunited.org)2
- Common Goal, Soccer Aid, Homeless World Cup and Street Child United histories2
- Littlewoods Pools history; National Football Museum, 'The football pools' (nationalfootballmuseum.com)2
- BBC, 'Fantasy Football League' (1994); Premier League, 'Fantasy Premier League' (fantasy.premierleague.com)2
- Electronic Arts, 'EA SPORTS FC' (ea.com); Konami, 'Pro Evolution Soccer' (konami.com)2
- Publishers' release records: ea.com, sigames.com, konami.com2
- NRK, 'Lillelien: Your boys took a hell of a beating' (nrk.no, 1981)2
- Sky Sports, 'Agüerooooo: Martin Tyler's call, 2012' (skysports.com)2
- BBC, ITV, NRK and Sky Sports archives2
- Japan Football Association and FIFA, 'Japan fans clean up' (fifa.com, 2018 and 2022)2
- UEFA, FIFA and federation records of fans at tournaments2
- AC Milan, 'La Fossa dei Leoni' (acmilan.com)1
- When Saturday Comes, 'About us' (wsc.co.uk)1
- Lech Poznań, 'The Poznań' (lechpoznan.pl)1
- Celtic FC, 'The Huddle' (celticfc.com)1
- National Football Museum, 'Rattles and rosettes' (nationalfootballmuseum.com)1
- UK Intellectual Property Office, patent of Harold Searles Thornton (1921); National Football Museum1
- Shoot! magazine archive (shoot.co.uk); Match magazine1
- The FA, '1970 World Cup coin collection' (englandfootball.com)1
- The FA, '1938: the first FA Cup final shown live in full' (thefa.com)1
- FIFA, '1954: the first televised World Cup' (inside.fifa.com)1
- The National Archives, 'Eastham v Newcastle United, 1963'; PFA1
- FIFA, Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, Article 17; Court of Arbitration for Sport, Webster ruling (2008)1
- Liverpool FC, 'Hitachi: the first shirt sponsor in English top flight' (liverpoolfc.com)1
- Manchester United, 'Sharp shirts 1982-2000' (manutd.com)1
- Real Madrid, 'Zanussi, el primer patrocinador' (realmadrid.com)1
- Athletic Club, 'Petronor, the first sponsor on the shirt' (athletic-club.eus)1
- Arsenal FC, 'JVC 1981' (arsenal.com)1
- Bolton Wanderers, 'The Reebok Stadium' (bwfc.co.uk)1
- Borussia Dortmund, 'SIGNAL IDUNA PARK' (bvb.de)1
- Juventus, 'Allianz Stadium' (juventus.com)1
- Stoke City, 'bet365 Stadium' (stokecityfc.com)1
- Leicester City, 'King Power Stadium' (lcfc.com)1
- Brighton & Hove Albion, 'The Amex' (brightonandhovealbion.com)1
- Soccer Aid for UNICEF, 'History' (socceraid.org.uk)1
- Homeless World Cup Foundation, 'Founders Mel Young and Harald Schmied' (homelessworldcup.org)1
- Liverpool FC, 'Sadio Mané's hospital in Bambali' (liverpoolfc.com)1
- Didier Drogba Foundation (fondationdidierdrogba.org); Chelsea FC1
- Arsenal FC and DFB reports on Mesut Özil's 2014 World Cup donation (arsenal.com; dfb.de)1
- Homeless World Cup Foundation, 'Our story' (homelessworldcup.org)1
- Sports Interactive, 'Our history' (sigames.com)1
- Sensible Software history; National Videogame Museum (thenvm.org)1
- AFA and Radio Uruguay archives, 'Barrilete cósmico' (1986)1
- BBC, 'John Motson's greatest lines' (bbc.co.uk)1
- ITV Sport, '1989: Brian Moore and Arsenal at Anfield' (itv.com)1
- BBC, 'Barry Davies: Interesting... very interesting' (bbc.co.uk, 1974)1
- FIFA, 'FIFA Fan Fest: from 2006 to today' (fifa.com)1
- Dansk Boldspil-Union, 'Roligans' (dbu.dk)1
- Football Association of Ireland, 'Paris honours Irish fans, Euro 2016' (fai.ie)1
- Irish Football Association, 'Euro 2016: the Green and White Army' (irishfa.com); UEFA1
- Football Association of Wales, 'Don't take me home, Euro 2016' (faw.cymru)1
- Football Association of Iceland, 'The Viking clap' (ksi.is); UEFA Euro 20161