An own goal occurs in sports when a player performs actions that result in scoring points for the opposition, such as when a footballer puts a ball into...

UEFA is the governing body of football, only goals recorded as own goals by UEFA are noted. 30 total own goals have been scored in the European Championship...

In sport, a goal may refer to either an instance of scoring, or to the physical structure or area where an attacking team must send the ball or puck in...

Barbados deliberately scored a late own goal in a successful attempt to qualify for the finals by forcing golden-goal extra time against Grenada, as an...

the 1994 FIFA World Cup, reportedly as retaliation for having scored an own goal which contributed to the team's elimination from the tournament. His murder...

uncommon. An own goal may not be scored directly: in the extremely unlikely event of the ball going directly into the attacking team's own goal from a corner...

goalkeeper from within his/her own penalty area. The referee signals a goal kick by pointing downwards towards the goal area from which the kick is to...

defending player last touched the ball before it crossed the goal line (see own goal). A goal may, however, be ruled illegal (and void by the referee) if...

last player on his team to touch the puck when an opponent scored an own goal. A goal scored by shooting the puck is particularly challenging as the goaltender...

own goals scored during FIFA Men's World Cup matches (not including qualification games). In 1997, FIFA published guidelines for classifying an own goal...