Name changes

In 1996, Llanstafreid won the Welsh Cup and changed its name to that of its sponsor. Total Network Solutions plays in the Welsh Premier League and was knocked out of the Champions League by Liverpool in the 2005/2006 season.

Any thoughts on who ‘Daiel Square’, ‘Newton Hales’ and ‘Thames Ironworks’ are? These are the original names of three famous English teams: Arsenal, Manchester United and West Ham United.

Derby dramas

Derbies are exciting matches between two rivals, often from the same city or region. There are several famous derbies around the world, including Celtic vs. Rangers in Scotland, Real Madrid vs. and Barcelona in Spain, and Boca Juniors and River Plate in Argentina.

The rivalry between Egypt's two biggest clubs, Zamalek and Al Ahly, is so fierce that foreign referees are invited to officiate their matches. In 2001, after six European countries refused to send their referees, Scottish referee Kenny Clarke was chosen for the role.

Some clubs have to travel long distances to play a match. In Norway, when Tromsø plays Bodo/Glimt, the teams travel 410 km.

In the newly formed Australian A-League, Perth Glory's closest derby rival will be Adelaide United. The teams are more than 2,150 km apart!

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In 1991, during a derby between Peñarol and Nacional, Nacional player Deli Valdés had his gold chain stolen right in the middle of the game. Neither he nor the other players on the field noticed the thief, but the TV cameras caught him on camera. During a scuffle at the corner flag, Peñarol defender Gonzales snatched the chain and hid it in his socks. Immediately after the game, he was arrested and returned the chain.

COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

In any country where football is played, championships are held. The largest championships in the world are held in Europe. These are the Italian championship (Serie A), the English championship (Premier League), the German championship (Bundesliga), the Spanish championship (La Liga) and the French championship (Le Championnat).

Serie A

From 1929, when Serie A started, until the end of the 2004/2005 season, Juventus was the most successful team. It won 2,392 of the 3,199 games played and became the national champion 27 times. In all these games, it scored 4,114 goals.

Milan and Inter (Milan) play at the San Siro stadium. They rank second and third in terms of the number of victories in Italy, with 17 and 13 Scudetti, respectively.

In 1993/1994, Lecce was relegated to the lower league with only 11 points, 39 points behind the winner (Milan).

Le Championnat

On 15 April 1976, Nantes began an unbeaten streak of home games that lasted until April 1981 - a total of 92 games.

Saint-Étienne has won the national championship more times than any other French club - 10 times. But its last victory was in 1981. Lyon was founded in 1950 but did not perform very well until 1995, when it finished second. This was followed by four consecutive championship titles in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005.

Bundesliga

In the German Bundesliga, there have been games in which one of the teams scored ten or more goals. Borussia (Mönchengladbach) scored 10 goals four times, the last time being in 1984.

The German football league is the most attended in the world; the average stadium attendance in 2004/2005 was 37,565 people per match.

Tasmania (Berlin) is the most unsuccessful team.

In August 1965, it won its first game of the season in front of 81,000 fans. Its next victory came in May 1966, in front of about 2,000 fans.

La Liga

Barcelona resisted placing advertising on players' jerseys until 2005. Then the team agreed to use the TVZ television company logo on one sleeve of their shirts.

In 1951/1952, Atlético (Tétouan) from northern Morocco, which was under Spanish rule, played in La Liga.

Francisco Gento, winger for Spanish football giants Real Madrid, won the Spanish championship 12 times in the 1950s and 1960s.

Premier League

The oldest player in the English Premier League was John Barry. In 1955, he played for Manchester City at the age of 43 years and 5 months. During his long career, he played for 26 different clubs.

Since the formation of the Premier League in 1992, Manchester United has never finished lower than third place. It has been national champion 15 times (including victories in the English League). In this respect, it ranks second after Liverpool, which has won the English League 18 times but has never won the Premier League.

Arsenal became the first club to go undefeated in the Premier League for an entire season. This happened in 2003/2004, and the team became the national champion.