On this category page, you’ll uncover stories about soccer clubs that are based throughout the world. Unfortunately, some of these soccer clubs no longer exist, while some of them are the most successful football clubs in the world.
It’s over 105 years since Stoke City Football Club regained its place in the Football League after a twelve-year absence due to bankruptcy. Their re-admission is unique in that they were the only club to gain re-election to the Football …
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You could be forgiven when driving past the present-day Liverpool Ramblers football club for thinking that the game in progress is no more than an everyday local match, but this is not the case on closer examination. Liverpool Ramblers AFC …
Liverpool Ramblers FC: 140 Years Of Football Club History Read More »
The Milan Football and Cricket Club was founded by Erbert Kilpin on 16 December 1899. The futbol club, AC Milan would become one of the most prestigious in the world within a few decades. AC Milan History There is no …
AC Milan: The Official History, Its Rivals, Facts And Stats Read More »
Velez Sarsfield is living proof that with hard work and self-belief, anything is possible. In the space of just a couple of years in the early 1990s, the Buenos Aires outfit went from being a modest club side to conquering …
Velez Sarsfield: Have Won 15 Major Trophies Since 1993 Read More »
After waiting more than fifty years, Estudiantes de La Plata won their first domestic and international trophies. This represented a watershed moment in Argentinian soccer, as El Pincha becomes the first of the country’s “lesser lights” to make a mark …
Estudiantes de La Plata: Three Straight Copa Libertadores Read More »
Everton Football Club are pioneers of club soccer. So many of the facets of the beautiful game we take for granted today were innovations by the Goodison Park institution, which ranks among the most successful in British soccer. As well …
Everton Football Club: The Original Liverpool Team Since 1879 Read More »
Liverpool Football Club would not exist if it weren’t for one man. John Houlding, the ground’s owner, was determined that football would continue at Anfield after Everton left the site in 1892 over rent disputes. So he formed a new …
Liverpool Football Club: You’ll Never Walk Alone Read More »
Barry Town FC, a semi-professional association football club based in Barry, Wales, has been making waves in the sport since 1892. Known for being a winner of the Welsh Cup and Cymru Premier in the 90s and early 2000s, the …
Barry Town FC: First Club To Recruit From Overseas Read More »
Dutch physical education teacher William Paats first introduced soccer to Paraguay, and he was also the man behind the creation of the country’s oldest team, Club Olimpia. He could not have known it at the time. Still, after being appointed …
Club Olimpia: Paraguay’s Most Successful Soccer Club Read More »
Montevideo-based Club Nacional de Football is the oldest Uruguayan club and the first indigenous Latin American club. [1] Founded on 14 May 1899 at the home of Dr. Ernesto Caprario, the ‘National Football Club’ or simply known as Nacional is …
Club Nacional de Football: A Brief History Of The Bolsos Read More »
