DO YOU KNOW THE PLAYER THAT WON THE FIFA FAIR PLAY AWARD IN 2001 FOR CATCHING THE BALL INSTEAD OF SHOOTING IN AN EPL MATCH AGAINST EVERTON?

In 2001 while he was with West Ham United, Italian striker Paolo Di Canio won the FIFA Fair Play Award. The previous December, in a match against Everton in the English Premier League (EPL), in a noteworthy display of sportsmanship.

Di Canio shunned a goal scoring opportunity and caught the ball from a cross instead as the Everton goalkeeper Paul Gerrard was lying injured on the ground after he twisted his knee attempting a clearance on the edge of the box. FIFA described the act as "a special act of good sportsmanship''.

DO YOU KNOW THE PLAYER BANNED BY FIFA IN 1994 FOR SIGNING FOR TWO ITALIAN SERIE A CLUBSIDES?

Portuguese football legend, Luis Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo, commonly known as Luis Figo signed for both FC Parma and Juventus from Sportin Lisbon in 1994. The ensuing furore caused FIFA to ban him from the Italian Serie A for two years. FC Barcelona under Dutch coach, Johan Cruyff then stepped in with a £2.25 million transfer fee and the rest is history.

DID YOU KNOW WHEN THE 3 POINTS RULE WAS ADOPTED IN ENGLISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE?

The English FA adopted 3 points for a win rule in 1981 for the English League. FIFA meanwhile waited almost one and a half decades later before they saw the light at the USA 94 FIFA World Cup.