The most slices of meat cut in one hour is the equivalent of 10.04 kg (2160 slices) and was achieved by Diego Hernandez Palacios (Spain) at IFEMA, Madrid, Spain on 12th April 2011. Castilla y Leon (Tierra de Sabor) were the sponsors of the event. Diego Hernandez beat his own previous record he had set in 2007. For this current attempt he trained for 3 months by going to the gym and cutting ham. On the actual day of the event, three legs of ‘Jamon Continue reading →

Adrian Hidalgo (Spain) was able to spin a diabolo around his leg 117 times in a minute on the set of ‘Guinness World Records’, in Madrid, Spain, on 23 January 2009.

The number of most different flags flown simultaneously was 143, organised by Asociación Cultural Pendones del Reino de León (Spain) in León, Spain, on 27 July 2010. Each flag (with pole) weighed between 20-60 kg (44-132 lbs) and needed five people to carry it.

The most donuts on a motorcycle in 1 minute is 24 by Emilio Zamora (Spain) in Cheste, Valencia, Spain, on 6 November 2009 This event was part of the celebrations of the 2009 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix, part of the 2009 World Grand Prix motorcycle championships.

The world record for the most single-stroke drumbeats played in one minute is 1,507 and was achieved by Alberto Arias Pellitero (Spain) on the set of ‘Guinness World Records – El Show De Los Records in Madrid, Spain on 25 May 2006.

The most eggs crushed by the wrist in 2 minutes is 78 and was achieved by Antonio Almijez (Spain) on the set of ‘Guinness World Records’, Madrid, Spain, on 16 January 2009.

The most eskimo rolls performed in one minute with the hands is 33 by Mario Perez (Spain) on the set of ‘Guinness World Records’, in Madrid, Spain, on 21 January 2009. The record was equalled by Andrea Colombo (Italy) who did 33 eskimo rolls with his hands on the set of Lo Show Dei Record, in Milan, Italy, on 18 April 2009. This was a challenge against Miguel Jimenez (Spain) who managed 20.

The highest transfer fee quoted for a player is a reported £80 million (€92.27 million; $131.86 millon) for Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) from Manchester United to Real Madrid on 1 July 2009. Cristiano Ronaldo was the 2008 FIFA World Player of the Year and won 3 English Premier Leagues, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cups, 1 Champions League and 1 FIFA World Club Cup with Manchester United. He scored 118 times in 292 appearances. According to Spanish newspaper El Mundo, Madrid had paid for Ronaldo 57 Continue reading →

The highest combined transfer fees for an individual football player is £92.2 million (€106.4 million; $152.1 million) for Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal). He moved from Sporting Lisbon (Portugal) to Manchester United (England) for £12.2 million in 2003 before his record transfer to Real Madrid (Spain) for £80 million, on 1 July 2009. The previous record holder, Nicolas Anelka had been transferred seven times around four different countries whereas Ronaldo just needed two transfers to break this record.

During the 2010–11 season, Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) scored 40 goals for Real Madrid (Spain) in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. His 39th and 40th, which took him past the previous record of 38 held jointly by former Real striker Hugo Sánchez (Mexico) and ex-Athletic Bilbao striker Telmo Zarra (Spain), came in the 4th and 77th minutes of Real Madrid’s 8–1 demolition of Almeria (Spain) in the season finale at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, Madrid, Spain, on 21 May 2011.