On May 14th, 1938 Hitler had just marched into Austria and the British ambassador in Berlin, Sir Neville Henderson, encouraged the English football team to give the Nazi salute at the start of their match against the Germans.
Prior to the game, Stanley Matthews and Bert Spronston had been in a nearby cafe when diners scrambled towards the windows to catch a glimpse of Hitler driving by. Everyone was very excited, there was a lot of noise and people giving the salute. The salute was a gesture of faith in Germany, and one of provocation elsewhere.The magnificent Olympic Stadium in Berlin, built for the Games in 1936 was filled with 120,00 people. The day was sweltering, the atmosphere intense when the FA representative, Sir Stanley Rous, gave his international team the order to salute at the playing of the German national anthem and although the team was not in agreement they carried out their orders, after a hesitation and treated the gesture as a bit of fun.
Robbie Fowler once held the Liverpool record on Sunday August 28th 1994 in 4 minutes and 3 seconds, a 3-0 victory over Arsenal at Anfield.
Embarrassed by having to do this, the England team was fuelled into action.
The Germans had been away in training camp in the Black Forest and the English were pallid and jaded after a full Football League season. But the few English supporters in the stadium gave the English heart and Matthews mesmerized the German full back Munzenberg assisting and scoring a goal.
In the officials' stand, Rous was sporting an old pullover and binoculars, sitting next to Goering. As another English goal went in he suggested that Goering would get a better view if he had used his bins! Just as Hitler, when the German Leader saw the brilliant American, Jesse Owens' influence on the 1938 Olympics, Goering was not amused. England won 6-3.
The Germans had been away in training camp in the Black Forest and the English were pallid and jaded after a full Football League season. But the few English supporters in the stadium gave the English heart and Matthews mesmerized the German full back Munzenberg assisting and scoring a goal.
In the officials' stand, Rous was sporting an old pullover and binoculars, sitting next to Goering. As another English goal went in he suggested that Goering would get a better view if he had used his bins! Just as Hitler, when the German Leader saw the brilliant American, Jesse Owens' influence on the 1938 Olympics, Goering was not amused. England won 6-3.
On the 16th May 1999, West Ham Utd set a new world record when they gave each fan, who attended the club's last Premier Division game of the 1998-9 season, against Middlesbrough at Upton Park, a present. It was given a bubble blowing pot, sponsored by kit supplier Fila. It was a 23,680 crowd that blew bubbles for one minute to make a Guiness Book of Records entry.
On the same day in 2015, Sadio Mane (CENTRE OF PHOTO) of Southampton scored three goals in 2 mins and 56 seconds to beat the previous fast time for a hat trick in the Premier League. It helped a 6-1 defeat of Aston Villa at St Mary's.
Robbie Fowler once held the Liverpool record on Sunday August 28th 1994 in 4 minutes and 3 seconds, a 3-0 victory over Arsenal at Anfield.
The quickest hat trick in Football League history (2m 22s), was scored by Bournemouth’s James Hayter in February 2004, having been brought on as a sub. 
On 16 May 2015, the quickest hat trick, so far, in Premier League history, was by Sadio Mané for Southampton against Aston Villa.
Fastest Premier League Hat Tricks:
2:56m: Sadio Mané (Southampton vs Aston Villa) – 16 May 2015
4:33m: Robbie Fowler (Liverpool vs Arsenal) – 28 August 1994
7:00m: Jermain Defoe (Tottenham vs Wigan Athletic) – 22 November 2009
7:10m: Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa vs Man City) – 17 August 2008
9:00m: Ian Wright (Arsenal vs Ipswich Town) – 15 April 1995*
9:50m: Andy Carroll (West Ham vs Arsenal) – 9 April 2016
MORE QUICKIES IN THIS RECORDING INCLUDING THE PERFECT HAT TRICK.....R,L,N!!
Alex Torr of Rawson Spring, Sheffield, scored three goals, a hat-trick in 70 seconds and a global record that Guinness has officially recognized. It will be tough for any other player to beat. A Sunday League footballer, he scored in the Sheffield Meadowhall Sunday League.
Torr, a student at Sheffield Hallam Uni, aged 20 at the time, bagged his first on 11 minutes but before the opposition, Meadow Gardens, could catch their breath he smashed in another 30 seconds later, His third came straight from the kick-off as opponents, Winn Gardens, lost possession, he ran on to a pass and slotted the ball past the astonished keeper, only 12 minutes 10 seconds into the game. His team won 7-1 on April 28, 2013.
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