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MANCHESTER CITY Manchester City, are the reigning treble winners and are one of the best Football clubs in the world. Known for their beautiful football, the club’s identity is distinctly connected to the culture and heritage of the city of Manchester. City plays their home fixtures at the Etihad Stadium, a spectacular 55,000 seat arena. Founded in 1880 as St Mark’s West Gorton, the club has won numerous English League Titles, FA Cups, League Cups and the Champions League. AC MILAN AC MILAN is one of the most legendary and iconic football clubs in the world, with great support from some of the most devoted fans. Since its founding in 1899, AC MILAN has won numerous league titles and UEFA Champions LeagueTM titles. AC MILAN is the most successful Italian club at an international level and one of the best in Football history. BORUSSIA DORTMUND This German team is one of the world’s most iconic and striking clubs. Known and respected for their passionate fanbase, who are the creators of the awe-inspiring Yellow Wall, BVB has won eight league titles and one UEFA Champions League. FUTURE The FUTURE football boot stands for future of innovation and technology. The boot is all about pushing the boundaries of what can be done on the pitch, all whilst doing it with style. The FUTURE features an adaptive FUZIONFIT360 upper that combines a dual mesh, stretchy knit with the eye catching, PUMA exclusive PWRTAPE to lock down the foot for the ultimate fit. The FUTURE also integrates a dual-density Dynamic Motion System outsole to enhance stability, agility and traction. KING The PUMA KING has been worn by legendary players such as Johan Cruyff, Diego Maradona, EusΓ©bio, Lothar MatthΓ€us and PelΓ©, who dominated international football for decades. Our PUMA KING has recently found its new look, featuring PUMA exclusive K-BETTER; a completely new, non-animal based upper material for ultimate touch and control benefits. The new innovative upper also contains at least 20% recycled material as a step toward a better future. Built to be the King of Control, the KING allows maximum maneuverability through a lightweight outsole with external heel counter, integrated stability spine and conical studs. ULTRA The ULTRA brings speed to the next level – with the application of PUMA’s PWRTAPE technology that draws from the anatomy of the human foot to provide optimal lightweight support in key areas of the foot for added stability and a locked in fit to perform quick cuts and explosive movements. It also features an explosive dual-density SPEEDPLATE for next-level traction. The result is a more dynamic plate and a more reactive toe box that provides added propulsion and energy transfer when going from 0 to fast. 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ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE In 2021, we signed a multi-year deal with Indian Premier League franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), becoming the team’s official kit sponsors. RCB boasts an extensive global fan-following, consistently racking up some of the highest levels of social media engagement among sports clubs worldwide. Our ambassador Virat Kohli has been with the franchise since its inception in 2008 and has also captained the side for over 140 games. RCB have finished runners-up in the IPL on three occasions: 2009, 2011 and 2016. International Floorball Federation Floorball is a fast-growing sport, traditionally played indoors. PUMA is the long-term official sports apparel provider for the International Floorball Federation, which is based in Helsinki. The IFF is the head organisation of world floorball and was founded by Sweden, Finland & Switzerland in 1986. The IFF has 79 national federation members. 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Norway is a country located in western Europe which comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The country shares a long border with Sweden and is also bordered by Finland and Russia to the north-east while in the south Denmark is across the Skagerrak Strait. Norway has a population of 5.03 million people and the capital is Oslo. The Football Association of Norway (Norges Fotballforbund) is the governing body of football in Norway and is based in the UllevΓ₯l Stadium in Oslo. The NFF oversees all aspects of football in the country including the Tippeligaen and the Norwegian national football team. The organisation was founded in 1902 and became affiliated FIFA in 1908 and to UEFA in 1954. The Eliteserien (commonly known as Tippeligaen after the league's sponsor) is the highest football league in Norway. The competition was established in 1937 as the Norgesserien with 7 clubs. From 1948 to 1962 the championship was known as Hovedserien. Between 1963 and 1990 the name of the league was 1. divisjon (1st Division), a name that the second level league of the Norwegian football system 'inherited' in 1991. The Tippeligaen has been professional since 1992 The most successful club in Norwegian football since 1938 in terms of premier league wins is Rosenborg BK, followed by Fredrikstad FK and Viking FK. At the present time 16 clubs compete in the top division. Below the top tier, the national league structure comprises the 1. divisjon, known as Adeccoligaen (1 section of 16 clubs), 2. divisjon (4 sections serving 56 clubs) and 2. divisjon (12 sections serving 164 clubs). The 4. divisjon through to the 8. divisjon are regional divisions administered by the various regional football associations. There is a system of promotion and relegation between the tiers. The Norwegian Football Cup (Norgesmesterskapet i fotball) is the national knockout cup competition in Norwegian football. It was first held in 1902 but was only open for county champions. ​ This format continued until 1933, when the cup was opened for all clubs of a certain standing. The competition was not made nationwide until 1963. The most successful club since 1902 has been Odd Grenland (now known as Odds BK), followed by Fredrikstad FK and then Rosenborg BK. Around 275 clubs enter the competition with the first rounds played in April, around the same time as the Tippeligaen starts. At this early stage the top premier league teams are usually pitted against fairly weak amateur teams, often in rural areas, on the amateur team's home pitch. ​
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What Countries Play Football/Soccer in 2024?
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Football (known as soccer in the United States) is a popular sport worldwide and countries like Brazil, England, Mexico, Germany, Italy, among others, take a keen interest. The countries have clinched the FIFA World Cup many times and have the best soccer players worldwide. Here’s a detailed list of countries that play football and why they qualify as such: Brazil Ranking second among countries with the highest number of NFL supporters (19.7 million people), Brazil is one country whose love for football is unmatched. The country’s men’s national team is one of the best globally, and most of the best football players hail from here. Brazil has also won the FIFA World Cup many times. The country’s success in football can be attributed to how it embraces soccer and the constant promotion of the sport. More recently, Brazil’s professional league developed clubs in Brazilian states to nurture talent from the grassroots. Germany Having won the FIFA World Cup four times (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014) and three European Championships, Germany adds to the many countries where football is played. Its national football team, the Die Mannschaft, represents Germany in the men’s international football. Germany also has many professional and amateur leagues. England England is credited with developing most football rules. They were first developed in 1863 in England before becoming the primary set of rules to be followed worldwide. England has more than 40,000 registered clubs and is home to the first oldest professional football club. Mexico Mexico is another country with a rich football history dating back to 1896. Mexico has the most successful players, with legends like Napoli’s Hirving Lozano, Atletico Madrid Hector, and Ajax’s Edson Alvarez hailing from here. The country’s professional football team called Liga Football Americano was established in 2016 with nine competing teams. France Football is one of the most popular sports in France, having well over 1.8 million players in 18,000 registered clubs. The country has also won several world championships, including the 1998 and the 2006 FIFA World Cup and the 1984 and the 2000 European Championships. France also has a history of producing record holders. Just Fontaine, who has scored the most goals in the World Cup, and Zinedine Zidan, who has won the FIFA World Player of the year three times, hail from here. Italy Italy adds to the many other countries whose love for soccer is unmatched, with more than 4.6 million people playing every year. Its success can be traced back to 1898 when the national soccer association, Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC) was formed. So far, Italy has won the World Cup Title four times (2006, 1982, 1938, and 1934), attributed to its high quality of teams (Series A). Series A is a top professional soccer league that consists of Italy’s 20 best teams. Austria
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Vasa IFK live score β†’ Today match results β†’ Next match fixtures β†’ Yesterday match score
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Midfield Dynamo Clifton Miheso signs for Finnish Vasa
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Midfield Dynamo Clifton Miheso signs for Finnish Vasa . Get the latest scoop on this story
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Sofapaka midfielder Clifton Miheso has signed for Finnish club Vasa IFK. Miheso who was instrumental for Sofapaka in the Kenyan premier League last season got his breakthrough after the team who had been tracking him down decided to snap him up. He will join the team in January as he awaits to complete paperwork on the move. Miheso who has of late been a regular in the national team had asked Sofapaka to release him though he still had a contract running until 2015. β€œI can confirm Miheso has joined Vasa in Finland and this is a great opportunity for him to show his potential and will act as a stepping stone to achieving his football dreams,” said our source. Vasa IFK (VIFK) is a Finnish club located in Vaasa. It was founded in 1900. The club changed its name in 1988 after a merger with another club, BK-48, and was called BK-IFK during the late 1900s. The name was changed back to VIFK in year 2000. Their representative team moved up to Ykonnen at end of season 2005 which is the second-highest level in Finland. The visit lasted three years and the team was relegated to Kakkonen after finishing 12th place in the 2008 season. Vasa IFK have won the Finnish championship three times, in 1944, 1946 and 1953. They were runners-up in 1945 and 1951 and finished third in 1950 and 1955. In 1947 and 1948, Vasa IFK also won the league hosted by the FA. In that time there were two separate leagues due to political circumstances. The other league was hosted by the organisation for the labour club.
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2024 Veikkausliiga season kicks off
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This weekend marked the return of Finnish top-flight football with notable English involvement. Players like Calum Ward, Ashley Coffey, Jake Dunwoody, Imani Lanquedoc, and Alfie Cicale made their presence felt, including debuts for Brooklyn Lyons-Foster and Luke Plange with HJK.
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This weekend saw the return of top-flight football in Finland and there was plenty of English involvement. The top division of Finnish football is called the Veikkausliiga. It’s a 12 team league and the season usually runs from April to November. Although the league has just started, Finnish clubs have been playing for most of the year already with the League Cup taking place entirely during pre-season alongside friendlies. Most of these matches are played inside indoor arenas. Anyway let’s take a look at the English players who featured in Finland this weekend. The lower tiers begin next weekend. SJK 2-1 AC Oulu Three Englishmen lined up for AC Oulu but couldn’t prevent defeat away in SeinΓ€joki. Calum Ward in goal and Ashley Coffey up front played the full match having also played for Oulu last season. The new boy in midfield was former Stoke City youth player Jake Dunwoody who was actually lining up against his former side, having scored six goals for SJK last season. He lasted 80 minutes before being replaced. Haka 1-2 VPS Two Englishmen featured in this match, both of who were making their senior professional debuts. Lining up for the home side was Imani Lanquedoc who has joined Haka on loan from Fulham. The 20-year-old is yet to make his senior debut for the Cottagers and started this match out on the left wing. He was replaced at half time with his side 2-0 down. On the opposing side was Alfie Cicale. Starting at left wing back, VPS’ new signing played 70 minutes in his first ever professional game. The 21-year-old has had a fascinating journey to earning his first pro deal. Having been part of the Norwich City academy as a youngster, he later went on to earn a degree at the prestigious Oxford University while also playing for their football team. After trials with EFL sides and a spell training with Swiss side NeuchΓ’tel Xamax, he signed for VPS last month. It turned into a successful debut for Cicale with his side winning 2-1. KuPS 3-1 HJK Two Englishmen were making their debuts for Helsinki-based side HJK at the weekend, having both joined the Finnish champions earlier this year. Brooklyn Lyons-Foster started at right back and Luke Plange was up front. Lyons-Foster, despite being 23, was making his senior league debut. The defender had captained Tottenham at youth level for many years but had not made their first team. He recently moved to Finland on a permanent deal and made his debut for the club as a substitute in a League Cup match back in February. He played the full 90 in this opening day defeat. Plange was substituted in the dying moments of the match. He’s back abroad having previously spent time on loan with Belgian side RWDM. The Crystal Palace forward began the campaign on loan at League One side Carlisle United scoring twice in 22 appearances before being sent out to HJK. Ilves 0-0 Lahiti Goalkeeper Josh Oluwayemi was an unused substitute for Lahiti. He joined the club back in January from Portsmouth and kept a clean sheet on his debut in the League Cup against HJK earlier in the year. Mariehamn 3-2 EIF
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Sure there has to be more than Jari Litmannen. Who can tell me about the leagues? Level of play? Other good info?
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Sure, haven't you heard of Sami HyypiΓ€ (Liverpool)? We also have Jussi JÀÀskelΓ€inen (Bolton) Jani Tanska (Charlton) Antti Niemi (Fulham) Teemu Tainio (Tottenham) Peter Enckelman (Blackburn) To sum up the EPL players from Finland. And since you follow the Dutch league, maybe you have heard of Mika VΓ€yrynen (PSV Eindhoven)? Then there are several in the Championship and other leagues in Europe. I don't know anything about the finnish league, but I know they had a team in the CL some years ago, HJK Helsinki (1998/99 season), that beat Benfica home. Also the Finnish NT is quite good and competes with sides such as Poland and Portugal in the Euro Qualification, if you have followed it. Here is more info on the league http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veikkausliiga And on the NT http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland_national_football_team Veikkausliiga clubs for 2007​ Tampere United (Tampere) HJK (Helsinki) FC Haka (Valkeakoski) FC Honka (Espoo) IFK Mariehamn (Mariehamn) MyPa (Anjalankoski) TPS (Turku) FC Lahti (Lahti) VPS (Vaasa) FC Inter (Turku) FC KooTeePee (Kotka) FF Jaro (Pietersaari) AC Oulu (Oulu) Viikingit (Vuorsaari) Attendance is rising every year. On an average day, a team can draw about 3,000 fans. Of course, this changes if a rival club comes in. The Turku derby brings out 7,000 people everytime. There's a growing rivalry with HJK, IFK Mariehamn and FC Espoo. The Finns play more of a defensive game. You'll never see outrageous scorelines. It's just tactical, Scandinavian soccer. Anything else? I dont know so much about our little brother but I can give you some information at least. IFK Mariehamn who comes from the island Γ…land, is a middle team in the league wich is very fun for us swedes. The island only speaks swedish and so do the players in the team. Apart from the names of the team and that a Helinki-team has the most fans i dont know more. I can post some fan-pictures if you dont mind (they are not the most attractive people in the world and their fans isnt top-class...) FC Jokerit: http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/3407/hml2003b6qg.jpg Lahti: http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/560/17sy.jpg TPS Turku: http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/7340/tifofoto39c7ym.jpg Helsingfors IFK: http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/4421/1tifo1jp.jpg HJK Helsinki: http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/4876/13uh1.jpg http://img469.imageshack.us/img469/6458/tifofoto39c2st.jpg This one is actually quite hilarious. IFK Mariehamn: http://img478.imageshack.us/img478/9127/dsc09692xs.jpg http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/8720/1atifofoto7npfh4.jpg God, I hate Finland... Few people really know about it really, because people just refer to the whole area as Scandinavia. The only people who use Fennoscandia are geographers and Danes. FC Viikingit are from Helsinki, suburb called vuosaari. Allso its FC Honka, not FC Espoo. In this season, there are two teams above others, Tampere and HJK. HJK was founded 100 years ago, being the oldest team in the league. http://www.veikkausliiga.com/inenglish/Inenglish.aspx HJK 3 7 TamU 3 7 FC KooTeePee 4 6 FC Haka 3 6 AC Oulu 4 5 FF Jaro 3 4 TPS 3 4 FC Viikingit 3 4 FC Lahti 3 4 FC Inter 3 3 IFK Mariehamn 3 3 FC Honka 3 3 VPS 3 2 MyPa 3 1 Sorry about my english All I know about the Finnish league is from the massive gambling scandal a year and a half ago. A shady Chinese businessman bought the team AC Allianssi, fired the coach and replaced him with an unknown belgian, who in turn replaced the squad with reserves and six new signings from France and Belgium for the next game. Allianssi lost 8-0, and there was a lot of suspicious betting surrounding the game. Don't know what happened after that but I think Allianssi was kicked out of the league and that the new team leadership disappeared out of the country. Might be wrong, though. In a nutshell, AC Allianssi failed to obtain a liscense to play in the Veikkausliiga for the following season. The club ceased to be, the players were signed and two teams came about again: Atlantis (Academy) and Allianssi Vantaa. Yes. There was a gambling scandal in finland. Ye Zheyun haved some fun with his money. if you ever see that guy, just kill him. And at the end of march 2006, Veikkausliiga announced that AC Allianssi does not get league lisence for the season 06. Allthought they were allowed to get a license to YkkΓΆnen, they announced that they wont take the place and they went bankrupt. Today in finland they played FC Lahti-HJK, wich is one of the biggest games in finland for the fangroups. Ofcourse, the "average joe's" doesent care about finnish football. They care about icehockey and Liverpool. F*ckin manwhores. There was a litle fight after lahtis second goal, as 5-10 lahti wankers were on the middle of HJK fans celebrating the goal. The game it self? 3-1 to lahti. Suprising result.
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Athletic Brewing Company Named as Official Non-Alcoholic Beer Partner of Arsenal F.C.
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2024-08-06T09:00:00-04:00
/PRNewswire/ -- Athletic Brewing Company, America's largest non-alcoholic brewery, today announced it has teamed up with Arsenal, becoming the club's first...
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Award-winning NA brews now available at Arsenal home matches LONDON and MILFORD, Conn., Aug. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Athletic Brewing Company, America's largest non-alcoholic brewery, today announced it has teamed up with Arsenal, becoming the club's first Official Non-Alcoholic Beer Partner. Starting this August, the partnership will see cans of Athletic's award-winning Run Wild IPA available at Emirates Stadium for all men's and women's matches. Additionally, Run Wild IPA will be served on draft at the club level. "As we continue to grow our footprint in the UK, we're honored to partner with Arsenal, an institution synonymous with not just English football, but the sport on a global stage," said Bill Shufelt, Co-Founder and CEO of Athletic. "Football is a sport that is a catalyst for community building, with fandom being passed down from one generation to the next. Our international footprint is expanding, and alcohol moderation is sweeping the globe, specifically among the next generation of consumers. This partnership represents an exciting milestone in our journey to revolutionize the way the world drinks. Whether supporters are enjoying an Athletic at home, at the local pub, or on the concourse at Emirates Stadium, we're excited to be a part of Arsenal matchdays this season." To amplify the partnership, Athletic will also invest in a marketing campaign featuring Arsenal players and will run a series of promotions, including in-stadium sampling activations, social media giveaways, and VIP supporter experiences. "One aspect of this partnership that truly excites us is its inclusion of both the men's and women's teams," added Shufelt. "With Arsenal Women making Emirates Stadium their new main home this season, we're thrilled to be part of the matchday experience for all the team's supporters by serving our brews throughout the stadium. The popularity of women's sports has arrived and is here to stay, and the passion for the women's team is evident by the attendance records they have set." Juliet Slot, Arsenal's Chief Commercial Officer, said, "I'm so pleased to welcome Athletic to our family. We're all focused on moving forward after record-breaking seasons for both our men's and women's teams in 2023/24. New partners like Athletic are vital in supporting our growth so we can continue to invest in our teams and compete for major trophies. "Our supporters remain at the heart of this journey, and with more matches coming to Emirates Stadium this season for both teams, we're excited to work with Athletic to enhance our matchday offer with their brilliant non-alcoholic beer." Sales of non-alcoholic beer are on the rise in the UK, with spending on no-and-low alcohol beer surging by 38% on matchdays this summer1. Meanwhile, in the U.S., off-premise dollar sales of non-alcoholic beer are up nearly 30% year-to-date2. The partnership with Arsenal demonstrates Athletic's ongoing investment to expand in the UK, and builds upon the company's celebration of the Summer of Sport. Following the success of its summer campaign in the U.S., Athletic last month launched the "Ask For Athletic" promotion at Mitchells & Butlers, a leading operator of restaurants and pubs in the UK, offering free cans of Run Wild IPA at participating All Bar One, Nicholson's, and Castle Pub venues. The initiative has expanded the availability of Athletic brews to over 230 locations managed by Mitchells & Butlers. Notes to Editors A pioneer in the non-alcoholic beer category, Athletic has distinguished itself from competitors by developing a proprietary process to make fully fermented non-alcoholic brews that are indistinguishable from their full-strength alcohol counterparts. Run Wild IPA, which recently received a "Great Taste" award from the Guild of Fine Food, is the ultimate sessionable brew at less than 0.5% ABV. It contains 65 calories and is carefully crafted with premium malt and a blend of five Northwest hops. The result is an IPA with an approachable bitterness and classic piney, citrusy aromas with a subtle yet complex malt profile. Athletic β€” ranked by the Brewers Association as the 10th largest U.S. craft brewery and 20th largest overall U.S. brewing company3 β€” is America's number one non-alcoholic beer brand. With dollar sales growing by 60%, Athletic currently holds over 19% market share within the U.S. market4. For press inquiries, please contact: Chris Furnari | [email protected] Jack Taylor PR | [email protected] Arsenal | [email protected] Please seehere for more information about Arsenal. Additional Assets: Brand images can be downloaded here About Athletic Brewing Company Athletic Brewing Company is the largest and most decorated non-alcoholic brewery in America. Athletic is revolutionizing how modern adults drink by crafting game-changing NA beer that can be consumed anytime and anywhere. Launched in 2018, Athletic is now the number one non-alcoholic beer brand in America and a top 20 U.S. brewing company. Its award-winning brews are available nationwide at over 50,000 retailers and 25,000 on-premise venues. Athletic operates custom breweries in Connecticut and California and donates up to $2 million annually to protecting and restoring outdoor spaces across the globe via its Two For The Trails program. Athletic is proudly a Certified B Corporationβ„’. Learn more and shop at www.athleticbrewing.com. Follow Athletic Brewing onFacebook, Instagram,LinkedIn,TikTok, X, andYouTube to stay up-to-date on all things Athletic. 1 Kantar Insights, July 2024 2,4 NielsenIQ, Total US xAOC + Liquor Open State + Conv, CYTD Wks ending 7/13/24. 3 Brewers Association Top 50 U.S. Brewing Companies SOURCE Athletic Brewing Company
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The 16 most hilarious football club names from around the world
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2022-02-28T14:40:57+00:00
Do you know your Deportivo Moron from your Insurance Management Bears? Let Nick Moore be your guide…
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Major League Soccer has kicked off once more. But it seems like even the boring, corporate side of football has managed to reach the other side of the pond. Those silly Americanised club names have mostly been weeded out, now. Monreal Impact are simply CF Montreal. Dallas Burn dropped the Burn. Sporting Kansas City were known as the Wizards, while the New York/New Jersey MetroStars have become oh-so European with a Red Bull takeover. Still, MLS sides had nothing on this lot… 1. Insurance Management Bears, Bahamas Bears are a great animal to evoke when you’re trying to suggest power and prowess in a sporting arena, but they’re less suited to the field of insurance management – they’re not a level-headed beast, frankly, and their paws would crunch the calculator. Nevertheless, a tedious firm in Nassau have taken ownership of a team on the holiday island and opted for the grizzly as their icon. We will leave our insurance management affairs in the hands of a nice middle-aged Irish lady called Margaret though, thanks. 2. Portman Kunis United, USA FourFourTwo’s favourite film about mentally troubled ballerinas is definitely Black Swan – it’s a kind of Ballon d’Or in tutus. Luckily for us, the box office-smasher has also found fans in Division 11 of the Dallas Indoor Soccer League, where a side has been named after co-stars Natalie and Mila. There’s a lot to be learned from their nifty footwork, lads. 3. Eleven Men In Flight, Swaziland Swaziland’s football’s top flight – the Swazi Premier League – is awash with delightfully odd football team names: Green Mamba, Royal Leopards, Mhlumi Peacemakers, Young Buffaloes, Mhlambanyatsi Rovers – while further down the tiers you’ll find Never Die and, er, Manchester United. Eleven Men In Flight, however, get top prize: they have a badge with a jet on and the club motto is β€˜Easy By Night’. Who fancies getting the red-eye to Sikteki to see them face the Umbelebele Jomo Cosmos?! 4. 4.25 Sports Team, North Korea The April 25 Sports Team, are named after the date of the North Korean military’s founding and remain its official club. April 25's main rivals are a club called Amnokgang. Amnokgang belongs to the Ministry of People's Security, meaning that there's a beef between the military and the police on the pitch. 5. Taumata FC, New Zealand Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu – I’m the Scatman! Named after a hill in New Zealand, this 40-syllable disgrace of a town name translates enjoyably as: β€œThe summit where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, the slider, climber of mountains, the land-swallower, who travelled about, played his nose flute to his loved one.” The big knee-having climber of mountains, mother of dragons, breaker of chains, taker of throw-ins is also a keen supporter of a bang average football team, who are the only realistic rival to North Wales side Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch when it comes to being awkward for fans to chant the β€œby far the greatest team, the world has ever seen” song. 6. FL Fart, Norway The international language of trumping being amusing extends as far to Vang, Norway, where a non-league side have a badge of a whoopee cushion and a stadium called the Fartbana. The side was once left over Β£300,000 in a windfall from a fan, leading to the Mirror headline β€œFART WINDFALL”. The LOLs must never end… 7. Deportivo Wanka, Peru We may as well get this one over with: the outfit nicknamed Los Wankeros are genuinely derived from the Wanka tribe, an indigenous people who speak the Quechua language and were once part of the Inca Empire. They sold 1,000 shirts in the UK after The Sun ran a side-splitting story about them in 2006. Sorry about that, amigos – Kelvin MacKenzie is an absolutely whopping masturbadora. 8. Deportivo Moron, Argentina Oh, fair enough, we’re almost as childish as the tabloids. Moron is part of Buenos Aires – they have a Bishop of Moron and a Moron University – but it’s best known for its Primera B Metropolitana unit Deportivo, whose jerseys have BINGO MORON plastered proudly across the chest. 9. Club Destroyer’s, Bolivia The Santa Cruz outfit are irritating for two reasons: firstly they’re essentially a Bolivian Rochdale, who’ve mooched around the lower leagues forever and never won anything, which makes their show-off name seem like empty braying. Worse, though, is that redundant grocer’s apostrophe, which is making our OCD-ridden fingers twitch over the delete key. Aaaaaargh! 10. Miscellaneous, Botswana Botswana might miraculously have the edge on even Swaziland when it comes to deranged team names, with Kanye Swallows, Green Lovers, Extension Gunners, Galaxy and Two-Two-Five – which sounds worryingly like a confusing rival to this very website – all in the running. But Miscellaneous FC, based in Serowe, stand out for failing to even be arsed to come up with a specific name. Their Wikipedia page does, however, claim that they are legendary for their club announcer DJ Spin Spin who is β€œknow to hype the crowd with slamming beats and up-tempo bass drops”. Play something various! 11. FC Santa Claus, Finland The Lapland-based third-tier Finnish unit take their title from the elf slave labour-powered international gift distribution figurehead. They wear red, of course, and the badge has the Big Man himself examining a list of grammatically poor crayoned demands for Paw Patrol figures from spoiled little bastards in Watford. 12. Prima Ham FC, Japan Like Holland, many of Japan’s teams were works outfits, and thus have clunky titles thanks to essentially being the equivalent of Screwfix FC or World of Leather United. Prima Ham were arguably the worst, having been founded at a Mito-based sausage factory, but then they then went and spoiled it by changing the name to the slightly less fun HollyHock FC. 13. Crab Connection, Trinidad and Tobago T&T is also home to Joe Public FC, owned by FIFA racketeer supreme Jack Warner, but the now-defunct Crab Connection were even dodgier: their president was alleged drug gang leader Merlin Allamby. He named the side after his dancehall and funded them to the top of the T&T tiers, but got himself murdered in 2008, thus ending the Crab Connection fairy story. 14. Club Atletico Aldosivi, Argentina Founded by men called Allard, Dollfus, Sillard and Wiriott (all of which sound like things Kim Jong-un would call Trump), the quartet took the first two letters from each of their names to form an irksome portmanteau. The story runs that the β€˜Wi’ was changed to β€˜Vi’ because there was no W key on the telegraph that typed the news. Vankas. 15. Cape Coast Mysterious Dwarfs, Ghana You might not think dwarves are that intimidating – sports franchises prefer Giants, as a rule – but in Ghanaian voodoo, mmoatia are terrifying, 1ft-tall forest dwellers. They’re known for being tricksters, possessing a phenomenal knowledge of herbs, and having their feet on backwards – which surely wouldn’t help in a difficult tie against Hearts of Oak. 16. Botswana Meat Commission FC, Botswana Shut it down, people, we have a winner. Inevitably from Botswana, they’re dubbed after the regulatory body responsible for the slaughter of beef in the Lobatse region. 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Are football clubs really using football manager to find players? Where does the data come from? Does FM help you develop skills to get a job
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β€˜For years we’ve heard stories of real-life managers and scouts using our data to help with the recruitment process,’ says Miles Jacobson, Studio Director at Sports Interactive. β€˜From now on, it’s official…real managers around the world will be finding and comparing players using data and a search system that will be very familiar to players of Football Manager.’ Jacobson’s comments were made in 2014 after Sports Interactive signed an agreement to supply data from Football Manager to Prozone. This data would be used in Prozone Recruiter, a database designed for scouts and managers looking to find and assess potential signings. In recent years, as football clubs have started to embrace data analysis, their approach to the game has in some ways started to resemble Football Manager. The simulated world of data within Football Manager has become entangled with the real data analytics of the professional game. Scouts search databases of potential signings. Managers consult detailed match statistics when developing tactics and evaluating the performances of players. And as real life has become more like the video game, the video game has adapted to reflect some of the changes that the data revolution has made to football. Players of Football Manager can now see the expected goals stat after each match and hire their own data analysts. Football Manager: The Game The Football Manager series, developed by Sports Interactive, is the one of the world’s most popular management simulation video games. It allows players to take control of a club of their choice and try to emulate the success of real-life managers such as JΓΌrgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola. Whereas other popular football-based video games, such as the FIFA series, make use of state-of-the-art graphics to make the game feel realistic, Football Manager has always been focused on data and statistics. When deciding which player to sign, the player of the game can look over a detailed list of attributes, each given a numerical rating between 1 and 20. When looking over a previous match to work out what happened, the player can access detailed statistics about how many tackles each player made, how many passes, how many shots, and so on. The game began life in 1992 as Championship Manager, a name the series would keep until 2004, when the game’s developers split from its publisher. Back in the early 1990s there was little attention paid to data and statistics in football. Clubs did not hire data analysts. Sports analytics companies such as Opta and Prozone had yet to be founded. Since then, things have changed drastically. Data analytics is now a major part of professional football and continues to grow in importance. Over the years, the Football Manager series has become more detailed, expanding its data and improving its statistical models in order to more accurately simulate the real world of football. At the same time, football clubs, pundits, and data companies have also expanded and improved their use of data to understand the game more thoroughly and make better decisions. This has led to overlaps between the video game’s data and the use of data by real-life clubs. Clubs Using the FM Player Database With the use of data in football expanding, it was unsurprising that Football Manager’s database would prove of interest to clubs. In 2008, Sports Interactive signed a deal with Everton which allowed the club to use the game developer’s database to search for new players and staff. The deal with Prozone made six years later meant that many more clubs would have access to this data. β€˜Prozone Recruiter has been built to supplement the intuition of scouts and coaches by delivering detailed performance information on over 80,000 players worldwide,’ Prozone’s CEO, Thomas Schmider, explained at the time the service was launched. β€˜The Sports Interactive database is a highly accurate and valuable resource that will further enhance the recruitment services that we provide.’ Prozone were one of the first companies to provide sports analytics to Premier League clubs. This was not a case of a small upstart trying to piggy back on the success of a popular video game, but a serious and established analytics company seeing the potential of the Football Manager data. The collaboration with Prozone went two ways. In exchange for access to the Football Manager database, Prozone provided Sports Interactive with data about player movement and fitness to help improve the game’s realism. One of the reasons why the game’s data was so attractive is that the game’s researchers far outnumber the scouts employed by any major club. They gather detailed data from leagues all over the world, including countries and leagues which did not normally receive much attention. When combined with the historical data which Prozone had itself gathered, including archived video footage, this data from FM meant that Prozone Recruiter offered a comprehensive and innovative scouting platform. How Football Manager Gathers its Data The latest version of the game, Football Manager 2021, officially abbreviated as FM21, contains over 300,000 players and 60,000 clubs. Since 1992, around 900,000 different players have featured in the game. In a couple of years’ time that number is likely to hit one million. In the game, each player is given ratings for a range of attributes. There are fourteen technical attributes, such as passing and tacking, fourteen mental attributes, such as determination and composure, and eight physical attributes, such as pace and balance. There is also a set of goalkeeping attributes for goalkeepers and every player has six hidden attributes, including consistency and injury proneness, which cannot be seen within the game, but which can be referenced by coaches and scouts in their reports. All these attributes are rated from 1 to 20. A player with a score of 20 for his pace will be the quickest, or joint-quickest, within the game and a player with a rating of 1 for the same stat will be the slowest. The ratings are based on work by a network of over 1,300 researchers who help to construct the database. They provide information on thousands of players around the world from first teams to youth teams. There are 86 full-time researchers, with major footballing countries, such as Germany, Italy and Spain, having two head researchers. In England, there is one for the Premier League and one for the lower divisions. Each of these researchers has a team of assistant researchers underneath them, who are often football fans keen to give detailed information about their local clubs, watching reserve and youth team games as well as first-team games to gather information. These researchers are carefully selected. β€˜Not all FM players would make good researchers and not all obsessive fans would make good researchers as they may be too biased,’ says Mark Woodger, Head of Research for Sports Interactive. β€˜So it does need an analytical mind, attention to detail and to be able to take a step back from your own biases as a fan of a particular club.’ This army of researchers has slowly built up over the years. When the game was first being developed by Paul and Ov Collyer in their spare time, there were no reserachers on hand to scout players and help them get the information right. In the first version of the game, players could only manage teams from the top four English divisions. The game did not include real players and players in foreign teams did not even have names, but were labelled with a number from 1 to 11 based on their position. Real names were included in the second version. At first, data about players was taken from Rothmans Football Yearbook, an annual book of statistical information about the previous season in English football. Soon the developers started to contact fanzine writers to get first-hand information from fans. As the game grew, the number of researchers grew and became more organised and professional. As well as analysing current ability, the researchers also estimate a player’s potential ability, so that a talented youngster will see his attributes increase over time as the game progresses. Each player is given a potential ability score between 1 and 200. This element of prediction is hard to get right. Just as scouts in real life do not always get it right when recommending the next big talent, so the youngsters identified by the researchers do not always go on to become stars outside the game. Cherno Samba is the classic example of a young player whose potential never reached the heights predicted by the game. In the 2001-02 edition of Championship Manager, Samba starts the game as a 15-year-old at Millwall. As the seasons go by, he develops into one of the best strikers in the world. Word quickly spread about his potential and for many players of the game Samba became one of their key signings. In real life he never made it to the top of the game. After a journeyman’s career which included spells at Haka in Finland, Panetolikos in Greece and Plymouth Argyle in England, he retired at the age of just 29 due to injury. Sometimes, though, they have got it right. One successful prediction was Lionel Messi. When he was still a teenager in the Barcelona youth team, he was identified by the game’s researchers and given great potential stats. The Scottish manager Alex McLeish recalls a time when he was in charge of Glasgow Rangers and his son, who was a keen player of Football Manager, recommended the unheard-of youngster to his dad as a potential signing: β€˜He told me that this guy was going to be the best player in the world. I said β€œok son” and gave him a pat on the head.’ The idea that Rangers may have been able to sign Messi if only McLeish had listened to his son makes for a great anecdote, although in reality it is unlikely that the Spanish club would have sold such a talented youngster. Because of the difficulty of getting predictions right, the game has introduced a system called β€˜minus rating.’ This varies a player’s potential ability in each new save started in the game. The more uncertain the researchers are about whether a player is likely to one day be a success, the more the algorithm will be allowed to vary the player’s potential within the game. The game’s developers also make last minute changes based on feedback from fans who have played the beta version before the official release. For the most recent version, they made 671,753 changes based on such feedback. β€˜We will get it wrong sometimes; real-life managers or scouts get it wrong all the timeβ€”saying they’re not good enough or saying they’re too good,’ says Woodger, β€˜so we have those checks and balances. Usually, we come to a consensus that someone is over or under-rated.’ Getting the data about player ability correct is important for the realism of the game. Players generally want the in-game experience of managing a football team to feel as close as it can be to real life. It is this realism that makes the database attractive to clubs. Football Manager Researcher Hired by Club For Matt Neil, working as a researcher for Football Manager was the starting point for his career as a football analyst. He started off at the age of just 15, providing information for Sports Interactive about Truro City, a Non-League club based in Cornwall. He was only the second person under the age of 16 to work as a researcher on the game. The developers were impressed by his work and he soon moved on to providing information about another of his local clubs, Plymouth Argyle, who were higher up the football pyramid. Scouting the Plymouth squad for Football Manager meant that Neil was around the club on a regular basis and got to know some of the players and the staff. One day, when he was talking to the club secretary, he recommended a young player who was scoring lots of goals in Non-League football. The secretary passed on the recommendation to the club’s manager, Carl Fletcher, who asked Neil for a statistical and video presentation on the player. Fletcher was so impressed with the work that he offered Neil a job as the club’s Lead First Team Football Analyst when the position became vacant at the end of the season. Neil spent seven years at the club before moving to Rotherham United. He is currently Recruitment Analyst for Salford City, the League Two club owned by ex-Manchester United stars including Ryan Giggs, David Beckham and the Neville brothers. He still works as a researcher for Sports Interactive, but he does not rely on information from the game when analysing players: β€˜When I watch players I don’t ever judge them on their Football Manager ratings. If someone has got a passing attribute of 17, I don’t immediately think they’re going to be an unbelievable passer, because that might be after someone’s watched them for three games.’ The level of analysis and data in football has grown so much that the Football Manager database is being superseded in depth and detail. Scouts from football clubs now regularly search through databases of potential recruits provided by companies such as WyScout and the Twenty First Club. Some clubs, such as Liverpool, even have their own private databases. As Neil’s comments make clear, data from Football Manager alone is no longer enough, although it can still be a useful starting point and working on it certainly helped his career. The example of Matt Neil shows that the skills needed to gather data for Football Manager can be developed into those required for a job at a real football club. Match Stats in Football Manager Just as clubs’ player recruitment has been influenced by Football Manager, so the growing use of match analysis data by clubs and the media is having an impact on the video game. The series has always relied on match data. In early versions of the game, there was no match engine to allow players to watch footage of matches. All the player had was statistics and a written commentary. This was seen as a negative when the game’s original developers were first trying to find a publisher. Electronic Arts rejected the game because it did not include enough β€˜live action.’ The use of statistics meant that players of the game were looking closely at numbers such as the number of passes and the number of key tackles made by each player long before data analysts were a regular part of the background staff at football clubs. A 2D match engine was introduced in 2003 and in 2008 a 3D match engine was included for the first time, but data continues to be important to how people play the game. The game now creates an abundance of match data that rivals the amount of data collected in real-life football matches. The game now even includes an expected goals metric, designed by the developers to work with their match engine. The game also allows players to see data presented as graphs and pitch maps, mirroring the ways in which data analysts present their work to managers in real life. Mostly, the data is realistic and strives for accuracy, but a few things have been sacrificed in order to make the game more enjoyable. β€˜One of the biggest complaints we have from users is the amount of injuries their players sustain in the game,’ Miles Jacobson has revealed. β€˜In reality, we have only 70% the frequency of injuries that occur in real professional football.’ As football has become more data driven and started to resemble aspects of the Football Manager series, real-life data analysts have started to feature within the game. They were first included in 2017 and their importance has increased in more recent versions. One of the data analysts included in the game’s database is Salford City’s Matt Neil, who has gone from a researcher for the game to a football analyst to a character within the game.
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Can you name every Football Clubs' All Time Best XI ?
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Can you name every Football Clubs' All Time Best XI? Test your knowledge on this sports quiz and compare your score to others. Quiz by balazsjozsa
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HJK Juniorit
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Welcome to HJK! HJK is the leading domestic football club that has done determined and long-term work for Finnish football for over 115 years. You are warmly welcome to join our Club, home for approximately 3500 junior players, hundreds of coaches and almost 800 volunteers, to name some. We welcome both boys and girls to our Club! Choose your activity HJK offers several football activities, starting from 1 year old ones. For 1–2-year-olds HJK offers family football (Perhefutis - HJK Juniorit (hjk-j.fi)), where the youngest in the family can get to know football in the company of a parent. For more information, please contact futiskoulut@hjk.fi, +358 40 579 9156. For 3–5-year-olds HJK has football schools (Lasten futiskoulu - HJK Juniorit (hjk-j.fi)). For more information under 6 year olds football classes, please contact futiskoulut@hjk.fi, +358 40 579 9156 HJK also offers once a week hobby level football for 9- to 12-year-olds, where you can join without any previous experience. For 6–13-year-olds HJK has district teams all around Helsinki. You can check the nearest from here (Kaupunginosajoukkueet - HJK Juniorit (hjk-j.fi)). Here we have listed all the different districts and under each district you can check all available teams for different age groups in boys and girls (pojat as boys and tytΓΆt as girls). For example, a boy born in 2013, wants to join a team at TΓΆΓΆlΓΆ. Under the headline TΓΆΓΆlΓΆ, select β€œpojat 2013”. Under each team's own page, you will find contact information to the team leader. The team leader (joukkueenjohtaja) will give you more information on how to join the team. HJK Academy teams (Akatemiajoukkueet - HJK Juniorit (hjk-j.fi) ) offer the most motivated players a place to develop towards professional fields. In addition to physical and technical-tactical qualities, an academy player is also required to have a social ability to work as part of a team. HJK Academy players are selected in a yearly bases. In case you are interested in joining a HJK Academy team, please contact team leader (joukkueenjohtaja). HJK also offers football and sports camps during school holidays Leirit - HJK Juniorit (hjk-j.fi). For more information, please contact leiritoiminta@hjk.fi Adults can pick between regular team activities or football school for adults Aikuisten futiskoulu - HJK Juniorit (hjk-j.fi). For more information about the football school for adults, please contact santeri.niemi-pynttari@hjk.fi. Why HJK ry? HJK ry is the core of the club family: the original HJK, which was founded on 19th of June, 1907. At HJK ry, players have the opportunity, depending on their own interests, to play football for the sheer joy of playing or to strive to develop as an individual even to the top of the international rankings. HJK's competitiveness is ensured by high-quality coaching activities as well as continuous training of coaches and volunteers, as well as open cooperation between different stakeholders. The Club's vision is to be one of the best junior clubs in the Nordic countries. Payments A player's fee consists of the monthly fee charged by the team and the membership fee charged by the Club once a year. Club’s membership fee in 2023 is 180 euros and the monthly charged team fee depends on the team. Monthly fees (directional) 6-9 year olds: 55 euros per month 10-13 year olds: 65 euros per month (not Academy) 14-20 year olds: 90-125 euros per month (not Academy) If several family members play in HJK's teams, the membership fee is 180 euros for one family member and 90 euros per player for the next ones. The family discount is only valid for the full membership fee. When a player joins the club on or after 1st of July, the membership fee is 90 euros. No family discount is granted for half of the membership fee. Those who join the club on 1st of October or after that, will only pay the membership fee for the following year. If a player quits in the middle of the current season (no later than/before 30th of April), a half-year membership fee is due. The membership fee for adult recreational players is 90 euros (no family discount). If an adult amateur player also plays for the club's other teams, he/she will only pay one membership fee.
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https://kansalaisyhteiskunta.fi/tietopankki/groups-of-organizations/
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Groups of organizations
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Organizations functioning as part of a civil society can be grouped in many ways. Here is one classification…
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Sport and exercise clubs In Finland the basic unit of sport activity is a sport club. It used to be usual that in one club people practiced different kinds of sports. In recent years clubs which focus on one sport have become more common. The variety on offer includes almost all sports known in the world. The most popular sports are soccer, athletics, skiing, floor ball, ice-hockey, and pesΓ€pallo (the national game of Finland, a combination of traditional ball-batting team games and American base-ball). In addition to these, the variety of sports includes fitness training, sport of the disabled, military sport, and so forth. Cultural associations In the cultural sphere, many new associations have been formed in recent years and different art forms have got their own associations and organizations. The spectrum extends from painting to audio-visual and digital art. In addition, many cultural institutions have their own supporters’ associations. Regional associations cherish the local and regional culture. In the last few years, multicultural associations have become more common. In these organizations people work in the midst of immigrant cultures and Finnish culture, and also with the common culture of immigrants and Finns. Leisure and hobby organizations The variety of hobby organizations has increased enormously in the last couple of decades. Pet associations, sauna clubs, dance associations, automobile and boat clubs, live role game associations, fan clubs, etc., all demonstrate people’s wish to act together within, and for the good of their own dear hobby. The phenomenon is typical of the postmodern era. Those driving a Jaguar, Porsche or a Mustang have their own associations, as do the supporters of the English top football clubs. People want to belong to a group and act together, while also building their own identity. The Finnish way is to organize the activities in the form of an association. Social and health organizations The associations of disabled people, patient associations, child welfare organizations, the Finnish Red Cross, etc., attend to their members’ interests and offer peer support and professional help for their members. In the sphere of social and health organizations, the number of the associations and national organizations linked to certain illnesses continue to increase. Alongside the traditional organizational activities, social and health organizations have increased the production of services in the last few years. Municipalities have especially been willing to buy certain social services from organizations, instead of producing all the services that are needed in the municipality. Youth organizations and student societies Youth work has been and still is a strong field in the domain of Finnish organizational activity. Alongside the child and youth work of municipalities and parishes, there are the Scouts, the 4H organizations, religious and political child and youth organizations, student societies, and so forth. They all engage in diverse and extensive activities involving children and young people. The standing of political child and youth work has decreased in the last two decades, but at the same time the memberships of hobby associations have increased and the scope of their activities has grown. Political organizations In Finland, political parties have local organizations in villages, municipalities and districts. In addition, political parties have some women’s organizations, and the biggest parties also have their own national women’s federations. Parties have various child and youth organizations, educational and cultural associations of their own, or functioning in their vicinity. Thus, the variety of political associations, or associations of a given political inclination, is altogether very extensive, even though nowadays the activities of these organizations interest people less than in the 1970s. Trade unions In industry there have traditionally been local, factory-specific, trade union branches. Other occupational groups have trade unions and trade organizations with locally or regionally based activities. In specialized trades, the workers belong directly to a national trade union. There are plenty of local trade union branches and trade unions in Finland, but at the moment many of them are not operating well, because people are not as interested in the trade union activities as they used to be thirty years ago. Economic and industrial associations In Finland, medium-sized and large-scale enterprises belong to one national confederation and small-scale entrepreneurs have their own interest group. The farmers have their own strong union, with local activities in every part of the country. Junior chambers of commerce, traders’ associations, fishermen’s associations, etc. complement the diverse repertoire of economic and industrial associations. Advisor organizations Advisor organizations have a long and noteworthy history especially in the Finnish countryside. Agricultural advisor organizations have worked to develop farming and stock raising for decades. Domestic and handiwork advisory organizations have been active in both rural and urban areas in order to cherish, maintain and pass on the traditions and skills. Religious and ideological associations The associations of different religious groups and the Christian associations organize activities, but the memberships of these organizations are mostly small. The working methods of religious, Christian and ideological associations are different from many other organizations. Spreading the spiritual or ideological message is the main theme around which the activities revolve. Organizational activity is of secondary importance. Pedagogical, scientific and study organizations Scientific organizations, teachers’ organizations of different subjects, educational and study organizations, and the support groups of educational institutions form their own organizational group in Finland. The total size of this group reveals that Finns want to act voluntarily in the sphere of pedagogy and education. In the background there is the enthusiasm stemming from the national awakening and the aspirations to educate the workers, which have led to the interest in educational and pedagogical matters. This enthusiasm has been maintained and revived even in the twenty-first century. Ecological associations The Finnish Association for Nature Conservation was founded over sixty years ago to protect biodiversity, to promote sustainable consumption patterns and to conserve nature. Despite this, the nature conservation associations, animal rights organizations, bird watching societies, etc., can be seen as phenomena of the postmodern era in the domain of Finnish organizational activities. Ecological matters began to interest young people in the 1970s, after which many organizations of this group were formed, among the city dwellers in particular. The memberships of environmental associations do not belong to the biggest organizational groups in Finland, but their activities have received a lot of publicity due to the members’ activeness and the bold interventions of the various organizations. Pensioner and veteran organizations In the Second World War approximately 630,000 men and women took part in active service. This guaranteed many members for veteran organizations and associations of women who had served in the front. Now these organizations are closing down as their members pass away. The pensioners’ organizations, on the other hand, are rapidly growing as the population ages. Both types of organization have strong traditions in supervising the interests of their members, but in pensioners’ activities the focus is on the recreational aspects and spending time together. The veteran organizations have focused their efforts on rehabilitating their members in recent years. Village and local organizations Village committees spread rapidly to all parts of the country in the 1970s and 1980s. The associations became first and foremost organizations of joint activity and lobbying in rural villages. Through initiatives and village plans they influenced the municipal decision-making process. In recent years the associations have carried out extensive projects with the help of local development funding from the state and the European Union. In urban areas the corresponding organizations are the district associations and the associations of those living in one-family houses. National defense and peace organizations The reserve organizations of those who have served in the military are typically male organizations. The officers and non-commissioned officers of the reserve have their own organizations, as do the reservists of other branches. The enthusiasm for voluntary national defense has grown in the recent years and the activities attract women as well. While the interest in the national defense organizations has increased, the peace organizations are at low ebb. The heyday of the peace organizations was in the 1960s and 1970s. Friendship societies, ethnic organizations and development cooperation organizations In Finland, there are numerous friendship societies of different countries and peoples. The most well-known are the League of Finnish American Societies and the Finland-Russia Society. Other similar societies are, for example, the Finnish-Indian-Society, the Finnish-Somalian Society Koor, the Finnish-Arab Friendship Society and the Finnish-Latin American Society. These associations maintain good relations between countries and peoples as well as distribute information on the country in question, organize cultural exhibitions and events, trips and language courses. In addition, the different ethnic minorities have their own organizations. Among others, the Somalis have formed various associations. Many organizations continue to work in the area of development cooperation and help refugees in Finland and abroad. Service organizations Lions Clubs and Rotary clubs are well-known organizations throughout the country. In Finland there are many Lions Clubs in proportion to the population. These organizations focus on charitable work and offering aid, either as financial support or voluntary work. The volunteer fire-brigades can also be classified as service organizations, because they are still in charge of the fire prevention in most parts of the country.
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Soccer player database, Soccer club database
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Welcome to Soccer Wiki, a free soccer orientated wiki made for the fans, by the fans. Soccer Wiki is a collaborative database and anyone can create and edit data. This community driven database contains information on players, clubs, stadiums, managers, referees, leagues and other data related to the world of soccer.
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Soccer Wiki
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https://theanalyst.com/2021/07/five-differences-between-international-and-club-football/
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5 Key Differences Between International and Club Football
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Data-driven storytelling.
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The Analyst
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As the dust settles on Euro 2020 and the chants of β€œfootball’s coming home” feel like a distant memory, we now find ourselves in the middle of a one-month period of limbo where we’re being treated to (or cursed with) a rare absence of football. It’s left football fans turning their attention towards the new season. With pre-season kicking off, it is an exciting time for teams debuting their new signings and giving minutes to their players who stayed at home this summer. Arsenal started with a 2-1 loss against Hibernian with the help of a goalkeeper error. JosΓ© Mourinho’s first game as Roma boss saw him win 10-0. Some things don’t change. Some things do. We often hear the clichΓ©s of how international football isn’t as quick or how Paul Pogba a player doesn’t perform as well for their club as they do for their national team. But what really are the differences between international and club football? While football didn’t come home this summer, the Euro 2020 and Copa America 2021 players will. Some will be happier than others but all of them will be swapping their national kits for their club kits. Players from the top five European leagues last season played 71% of the minutes at Euro 2020 and 42% of the minutes at Copa America 2021 this summer (a combined total of 61% of minutes played). So, when the 2021-22 season kicks off, what differences will these players be facing? We will compare team performance data over the following windows: 18,054 games played by club teams – using games from the top five European leagues over the last five seasons. 1,323 games played by international teams – using games played by Euro 2020 and Copa America 2021 teams over the last five seasons (excluding friendlies). 1. Team Eligibility Let’s start with the obvious. The number of teams at club and international level is vastly different. FIFA currently recognises 222 men’s national association football teams in the world. Meanwhile, the top seven tiers of the English football league system alone contain 248 club teams. International teams are only able to select players who are eligible to play for them by nationality. While dual nationality offers a rare choice for players to choose which national team to represent at senior level (e.g., Aymeric Laporte), the pool of players typically remains fixed. This leads to huge geographical advantages. Russia has a population of over 145 million people compared to North Macedonia’s two million, with both teams featuring at Euro 2020. Club teams face a different restriction in economic terms. While a player may play for nearly any team in the world, the same open market of choice means a team’s success and finances – and the two are inextricably linked – become the key factors to influence transfers. These high-level differences are fairly intuitive for a casual sport fan. So, let’s dive a bit deeper. 2. Playing Time & Squad Consistency One of the most fundamental differences between international football and club football is the number of games they play. Liverpool and Spain midfielder, Thiago AlcΓ’ntara, spoke about this before Euro 2020 to The Independent and said, β€œWith your club, you have more days to train, more days together, more days to learn away from the pitch with the coaches, the teammates.” Thiago is right. The average club side over the last five seasons played four times as many games (44.3 games per season) as the international teams (11.2 games per season). This is multiplied even more in terms of training and preparation time. With international games spread out over the calendar year, consistent team selection becomes another issue. International teams don’t need to wait until the transfer windows to change their squads, nor do they have to depend on out of form or injured players. This often leads to significant squad rotation between games. Gareth Southgate has made at least one change to the England starting XI for 37 consecutive matches, making a total of 200 changes in that time. The last time he kept the same starting line-up was in the 2018 World Cup semi-final. Over the five seasons we’ve analysed, the average club team used 57 different players while international teams used nearly 55. These are remarkably similar numbers given that there were more than three times as many club games over our sample. Putting this into context, over a 38-game window during this period (the typical length of a domestic league season), club teams used an average of 16 unique players while international teams used 56. 3. Playing Styles Given the lack of squad consistency and training time, the challenge for an international team to establish a stable game plan becomes greater. International teams are often accused of playing more patient and safe football. You can see in the graphic below how this plays out in their sequences: Evidencing the accusations above, international teams over the last five seasons do play more passes per sequence on average (3.9) than clubs (3.3). The predictable consequence of this is that they are also slower to progress the ball towards goal. The direct speed of international teams is 1.45 metres per second while it is 1.64 metres per second for clubs. International teams average 12.5 sequences of 10 or more passes during a game, nearly four more than clubs (8.6). They are also more proficient at converting these into opportunities. 21% of these 10+ pass sequences by international teams ended with a touch in the opposition box or a shot (known as β€˜build-up attacks’). Club teams had less success with 19%. These may not seem like big differences, but they result in an extra shot per game from these types of sequences. As a result, international teams average 2.6 build-up attacks per game. For context, in the Premier League last season, the only teams that averaged more build-up attacks than this were the β€˜big six’ teams. 4. Player Ages At Euro 2020, we saw the European Championship records broken for the youngest player to feature (Poland’s Kacper KozΕ‚owski) and the youngest player to appear in the knockout stages in the history of the tournament (England’s Jude Bellingham). Unfortunately for young players aspiring to represent their countries, the numbers aren’t so encouraging. International teams have the luxury of relying on players in the prime of their careers. The average age of an international player over the last five seasons was 27.5 years old (adjusted for the proportion of minutes they played). While this doesn’t seem significantly higher than the average age of club players (27.0 years old), the key differences are in the distribution of these minutes. Club teams gave nearly twice as many minutes to players under the age of 21 (5.8%) as international teams did (3.0%). This is without even taking into account cup competitions. Their willingness to give opportunities to young players is in stark contrast to some of the international squads. Ten of the 34 teams at Euro 2020 and Copa America 2021 didn’t give a single minute to players under the age of 21. Kylian MbappΓ© (22 years old) was the youngest player that Euro 2020 favourites, France, took to the tournament this summer. International teams instead turn to experience. Over a quarter of minutes played by international teams (26.7%) were given to players over the age of 30. The veteran Italian centre-back partnership, Giorgio Chiellini (36) and Leonardo Bonucci (34), who lifted the Euro 2020 trophy this summer are testament to this. Similarly, within the so-called β€˜peak’ football age bracket of 24-29 years old, 45.8% of the players featuring at international level fell into this category compared to 43.7% at club level. 5. Goals & Mistakes With the luxury of analysing thousands of games from Stats Perform’s historical Opta data, the biases of comparing small samples of games over individual tournaments disappear. Having looked at the stylistic differences between international and club teams, let’s look at how this affects the core numbers during football matches. Let’s start with the most important metric. Goals. More goals are scored by the international teams in our sample (1.73 goals per game) than the club teams (1.39 goals per game). This attacking output is echoed in the raw shots too. In an inherently low-scoring sport, goals don’t always tell us the full story. In fact, the expected goals figures across this sample suggest that the quality of the shooting opportunities for club teams are actually higher in their games, both at the game aggregate (xG per game) and the average quality of their shots (xG per shot). What this does imply though, is that international teams were far more efficient with their goalscoring opportunities. Although the performances of Spanish forward, Álvaro Morata, may dispute this. Much to the delight of the commentator clichΓ© β€œyou can’t make mistakes like that at this level”, players make fewer costly mistakes at international level but are punished more often. While club teams make an error that leads to a shot once in every four games, international teams do so almost every seven games. It proves more costly at international level though, with 44% of these mistakes leading to shots converted into goals, compared to 38% in club football. Squads are more consistent at club level, younger players get more minutes, and the pace of the game is quicker. With all these differences, you would expect the output of games to be vastly different. The evidence in the box scores says otherwise. Maybe international and club football really aren’t so different after all? Enjoy this? Subscribe to our newsletter to receive exclusive content each week. Design by Matt Sisneros.
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The Best Football Teams in the World: Opta Power Rankings
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Who are the best teams in world football? A common question that’s been asked through the ages, but one that isn’t always easy to answer. We’ve now got some help from the Opta Power Rankings. The Opta Power Rankings are a global team ranking system that assigns an ability score over 13,000 domestic football teams on a scale between zero and 100, where zero is the worst-ranked team in the world and 100 is the best team in the world. This means that you can finally settle that debate between friends where somebody believes Liverpool are stronger than fellow Premier League sides Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal, La Liga giants Barcelona, Bundesliga behemoths Bayern Munich, Italian club Inter Milan or record UEFA Champions League winners Real Madrid. Click below for a full explanation on how the Opta Power Rankings are calculated. Opta Power Rankings Explained The Opta Power Rankings don’t just look across the top European leagues in England, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Netherlands and Portugal. They are updated daily and rank teams from 183 different FIFA member countries and 413 unique domestic leagues, providing a truly global rating system in men’s football. This all means that you can compare football clubs across Europe to the best in Brazil and Japan, Belgium and Argentina, Switzerland and Qatar, Hungary and Ukraine and even Uruguay and Sweden. Want to know how Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema’s competition is shaping up in Saudi Arabia? Got it. After Lionel Messi’s move to Inter Miami in MLS you want to compare those sides to Ligue 1 clubs? Go for it. The possibilities are endless. In our interactive tool, you’re able to search by a specific team (eg: Juventus or Manchester United), country (eg: Austria or Denmark), league (eg: Serie A or Ligue 1) or confederation (eg: South America for CONMEBOL teams or Asia for AFC teams). Have you checked out our Opta football predictions hub yet? Not only can you find the pre-match Opta supercomputer predictions for every game within the top five European leagues, you’ll be able to analyse games using the Opta match centres.
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Kicking Down Barriers - The story of women's football in England
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EARLY YEARS Although the game of football has been played for centuries – for example, Shakespeare mentions it in two of his plays: The Comedy of Errors (1594) and King Lear (1608) – you might think that women have only been playing over the last generation or so. In fact, their participation dates back much further than you might imagine. It is claimed that Mary Queen of Scots herself owned the oldest football in existence. Sir Philip Sidney’s poem A Dialogue Between Two Shepherds, written in 1580, refers to women playing: β€˜A tyme there is for all, my mother often sayes, When she, with skirts tuckt very hy, with girles at football playes.’ Football remained a popular pastime, but it took another 300 years for the game to be codified into a standard set of rules by the newly formed Football Association in 1863. These rules were partly intended to stop on-pitch violence and make it more acceptable for women to play. The first recorded women’s football match was on 7 May 1881, when a supposed β€˜Scotland’ women’s team played β€˜England’ at Easter Road, Edinburgh. In actual fact the birthplace and therefore nationalities of the players has been called into question and it’s believed at least some of the players were from the theatre community β€˜acting’ out these team roles. The two teams played several matches, but two – in Glasgow and Manchester – were abandoned due to pitch invasions. In Glasgow the players had to escape in a horse-drawn bus! In the first match – which wasn’t abandoned – Lily St Clair netted the first goal in front of a crowd of about 2,000 and in doing so became the first recorded female goal scorer in the history of the game. The team representing Scotland were 2-0 winners. Image courtesy of the National Football Museum As the 1890s unfolded, so women’s club football gained momentum. Local clubs competed against each other in matches and competitions. Madam Kenney’s Famous Edinburgh Team beat Grimsby Town Ladies 1-0 on 23 April 1887 at the Thornes football field in Wakefield. Some teams were formed by women working in factories. On 2 February 1899, a six-a-side game saw Greener’s Violets win by 8-2 over Greener’s Cutters. Both teams worked at the same glassworks in Sunderland. There are also records of clubs at this time in Grimsby and Preston. In London, the British Ladies’ Football Club (BLFC) was formed in 1895 by Alfred Hewitt Smith, with Nettie J. Honeyball (thought to be a pseudonym) as captain. President of the BLFC was Lady Florence Dixie, a renowned Scottish writer, adventurer, war correspondent and feminist. Dixie insisted players wore practical clothes, including bloomers, shinpads and proper boots, so they would be free to run around. The BLFC staged a North v. South of The Thames clash on 23 March 1895. 10,000+ paying spectators crammed into the Crouch End Athletic ground to watch the 60-minute match. The North won 7-1, but the profile and attendance of the game made a wider point. BLFC attracted attention to the growing women’s rights movement. Campaigns such as Votes for Women (1897) and the formation of the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies and in 1903, The Women’s Social and Political Union highlighted women’s growing calls for emancipation. The calls were getting ever louder. Ultimately, they were irresistible. Image courtesy of the National Football Museum THE GAME GROWS During World War One, women increasingly took on traditionally male jobs, particularly and typically working in factories. Sporting activity within these often dark and dirty factories was encouraged to benefit health and wellbeing, as well as to help aid morale and productivity. Football was a natural outlet for this and many factories developed their own teams. In 1917 the munitions factories gave birth to the Munitionettes’ Cup, with Blyth Spartans Munitionettes beating Bolckow, Vaughan & Co 5-0 in the final. By far the most famous and one of the most successful of the factory-based teams of the time was Dick, Kerr & Co. From 1917 right through to 1965 they played 800 games - winning 746! They also produced the country’s best-ever goal scorer, Lily Parr, who we think scored around 900 goals during her 30-year career. During and after the War, Dick, Kerr Ladies toured the country playing charity games to raise money for injured servicemen. Arguably, they were the first β€˜professional’ women’s side and players were paid 10 shillings (50p) to cover their expenses. Image courtesy of the National Football Museum By 1921 there were about 150 women’s football clubs. Matches were popular spectator events and some drew up to 45,000 fans. The future of the women’s game looked bright. Despite its growing popularity and the re-emergence of international matches after World War One, controversy was just around the corner. Many factories closed and women went back into domestic life or retrained in professions such as bus conductors and nurses. At the same time, some people questioned whether football was damaging women’s health. Dr Mary Scharlieb of Harley Street for example described it as the β€œmost unsuitable game, too much for a women’s physical frame”. Image courtesy of the National Football Museum BANNED On 5 December 1921 The FA met at its headquarters in London and announced a ban on the women’s game from being played at the professional grounds and pitches of clubs affiliated to The FA, stating β€œthe game of football is quite unsuitable for females and ought not to be encouraged.” The ban meant the women’s game was side-lined to being played in public parks for nearly 50 years. Despite this, women were determined to keep playing football and around 30 teams from across England met in Liverpool on 10 December 1921 to formalise the English Ladies Football Association (ELFA). This aimed β€œto popularise the game among girls and to assist charity". The following year saw the first and only ELFA Challenge Cup competition. Stoke Ladies lifted the trophy, beating Doncaster and Bentley Ladies 3-1 in the June 1922 final. Though stymied by a lack of decent-sized facilities, women’s football carried on throughout the β€˜30s, β€˜40s, β€˜50s and most of the 1960s. Games were played at rugby venues and smaller grounds which couldn’t house many fans. Though the women continued to play, they became increasingly overshadowed by the men’s game. In 1947, Kent County Football Association suspended a referee because he was also working as manager of the Kent Ladies Football Club. It justified its decision saying that "women's football brings the game into disrepute". Image courtesy of the National Football Museum But clubs continued to start up, a notable example is Manchester Corinthians Ladies FC founded in 1949. Percy Ashley, a scout for Bolton Wanderers, founded the club so his daughter Doris, a talented footballer, could play in a team. The Corinthians played at Fog Lane Park in Didsbury, a suburb south of the city. Players often had to clean themselves in the local duck pond after matches as there was no running water in the changing rooms. The team were very successful, winning many domestic trophies within their first two years. As there were very few local women’s teams, Ashley set up a second team, The Nomads, in 1957 so they could play against the Corinthians in charity matches. The Corinthians went on to win an unofficial European club championship in Germany in 1957. The team was accompanied by Manchester City’s German goalkeeper, Bert Trautmann, who acted as their interpreter. More overseas trips followed, including to Portugal/Madeira, The Netherlands, South America and the Caribbean, and Morocco. The team won more than 50 trophies and raised Β£275,000 for charity. REVIVAL As society began to change during the 1960s, women started to campaign more for their social rights. On 1 November 1969, representatives of 44 clubs attended the first meeting of the Women’s Football Association (WFA) in London. Arthur Hobbs, a carpenter and amateur footballer, was the first Honorary Secretary of The WFA and Pat Dunn was its first Chair. In 1967, Hobbs had organised a women’s tournament in Deal, Kent, with the support of local miners from Betteshanger Colliery. The Deal Tournament, played on the Colliery’s playing fields, showcased and celebrated women’s football. It was a pre-cursor to the Women’s FA Cup, which would go on to be first played in 1971. In 1972, Hobbs stepped down as Honorary Secretary due to ill health. He was succeeded by Patricia Gregory, who had been instrumental in setting up the WFA. Gregory founded and played for White Ribbon, a team in London who participated in the Deal Tournament. She went on to have a long career in football administration, serving as a member of the UEFA Women’s Football Committee from 1980 – 1994. The FA were coming under increasing pressure to lift the ban on women's football. In December 1969, the FA's Executive Committee recommended that what they termed β€˜ladies' football" should no longer be classified as unaffiliated. In the following month, at a meeting of the FA Council on 19 January 1970, The FA finally voted to rescind the controversial resolution of 1921 that had banned women's football for being "unsuitable". But it took a lot more deliberations, crucially including a meeting of The FA's Rules Revision Committee in August, to prepare the way for an amendment to be made to the relevant FA rule. This couldn't be made until The FA's next Annual General Meeting, which was held at The Great Western Royal Hotel in Paddington on 24 June 1971. Women's football could now be played on FA-affiliated grounds and registered referees could officiate at women's matches. In addition to official league matches, came the launch of a women’s club knock-out competition, later to become The FA Women’s Cup. In 1971 Southampton won the first final and they would go on to lift the trophy eight times in its first 11 years. In 1971, UEFA recommended that the women’s game should be governed by national associations – then numbering 32 – across Europe. The FA made their announcement on recognising The Women’s FA (WFA) on 29 February 1972. In November of the same year – 1972 – the first official WFA England team travelled to Scotland for an international match in which England came from behind to win 3-2 with goals from Sylvia Gore, Lynda Hale and Jeannie Allott. That 2-0 defeat between two unofficial sides some 91 years earlier had finally been avenged. The match itself came exactly 100 years after the first recognised men's international, also played between Scotland and England. At this time opportunities for women to represent England in international competitions were still scarce. Between 1972 and 1978, there were only 25 international matches played. Now the push was on to integrate women’s football into the fabric of our national sport. That push continued to be led by the WFA. In 1981 they opened their own administrative office although the sport continued to be largely run through the dedication of volunteers. The WFA grew the women’s game throughout the 1970s, β€˜80s and early β€˜90s. The FA however was beginning to take a keener interest and in May 1984 the WFA was affiliated with the same status as County FAs. This opened the doors to more central FA support, but much more still needed to be done. That same year, 1984, saw England lose to Sweden – 4-3 on penalties – in the two-legged final of the first UEFA competition for national representative women's teams. This was the predecessor to the Women’s EUROs. Image courtesy of the National Football Museum A DECADE OF FIRSTS The 1990s saw the first strategic plans to develop the women’s game in England, together with the first 20 Centres of Excellence for girls and also, in 1998, the first full-time England women’s coach, Hope Powell – later to be honoured with both an OBE and CBE. 1991 saw another key moment when the WFA launched a 24-club national league which the following year was expanded to three divisions of 10 teams (Premier, Division 1 North and Division 1 South). Further fundamental change happened two years later, in 1993, as the WFA voted to pass over its activities to The FA. It no longer had the financial resources to develop the game it had nurtured. The FA established a Women’s Football Committee and with it the full-time post of Women’s Football Co-ordinator. The 1993/94 season also saw the WFA Cup brought under the control of The FA - 137 teams entered. A year later and the WFA’s national league and league cup were also managed by The FA. This saw the birth of the Women's Premier League (FAWPL). FIFA introduced the women’s World Cup competition in 1991 and as the women’s game started to grow globally, the decade culminated in the finals in the USA in 1999 that featured sold-out stadia and a 90,000 crowd at the final. The game was gaining media attention by the day and more importantly, more participants. By 2002 in England, it had become the top participation team sport for women and girls. This FA target was achieved three years ahead of target. In the same year, Lily Parr of Dick, Kerr Ladies became the first woman inducted into the National Football Museum Hall of Fame. This was in part the game acknowledging its roots, but also building its future foundations. These foundations were given a further boost in 2005 when England hosted the UEFA Women’s EURO. Records for crowd attendance and TV audiences were smashed. England beat Finland 2-1 in front of a then European record crowd of 29,092 at the City of Manchester Stadium. Crucially, the talent pool was getting deeper - there were now England teams at various age groups and the senior team – the Lionesses – were beginning to show their talents on the world stage. The 2000s ended with the senior team winning the Cyprus Cup which was their first international trophy and later in the same year, reaching the final of UEFA Women’s EURO 2009, albeit losing out to Germany who were the dominant force at the time. The U19s however won their UEFA Championship in Belarus. As England’s international teams were getting ever stronger, club football re-formed itself and 2011 saw the inception of The FA Women’s Super League (WSL) which was initially an eight-team summer competition. This replaced The FA Women's Premier League National Division as the highest level of women's football in England and ran on this basis until 2017 when it finally grew into the two-division fully professional game we know today, taking its place alongside the traditional men’s professional season, with media interest, spectator levels and sponsorship income having established a solid commercial platform. The top three teams each season qualify for the UEFA Women’s Champions League. The WSL has increased the visibility of women’s club football across the world, attracting star players from overseas and broadcast partners in Australia, Canada, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Germany, Italy, Scandinavia, New Zealand and the US. Below the two professional divisions, the game’s pyramid – the Women’s National League – has continued to develop. It now means there are recognised pathways into the women’s professional game, with clubs themselves operating Academy structures. The London 2012 Olympic Games gave women’s football in this country a further boost, when the Team GB Women reached the quarter-finals of their competition. Significantly, a 1-0 win over Brazil in Team GB’s third group match was played in front of 70,584 fans at Wembley Stadium. This contrasted markedly with the very first England women's international match played at Wembley only 23 years beforehand (England vs Sweden on 23 May 1989) which took place as a β€˜warm up’ before a men's international kick off. NEW ERA The last 10 years have seen some major developments for both women and girls. In 2013, The FA, Sport England, The Premier League and The Football League Trust launched their first joint national participation programme for girls’ football. In 2014 England Women played their first match at the new Wembley Stadium, attracting a then record crowd of 45,619 for their match against Germany. The senior team was by now a serious contender on both European and world stages. They took bronze in the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada and reached the semi-finals of UEFA Women’s 2017 EURO and got to the same stage again in the FIFA Women’s World Cup two years later in France 2019. Their semi-final defeat to the USA attracted a record 11.7m viewers on BBC One. Earlier in the same year they won the SheBelieves Cup for the first time. This success saw ever-increasing crowds at England matches, with 77,786 fans at Wembley to see the senior team face Germany in November 2019. It is little wonder then that Barclays wanted to secure its place as the title partner of The FA WSL in what is believed to be the biggest-ever investment in UK women’s sport by a brand. Double participation, double the fanbase and consistent success on the world stage. Those were the three bold goals in The Gameplan for Growth, The FA’s first formal strategy for women’s and girls’ football in England, unveiled in March 2017. All three goals have been scored – and now one million girls (aged 5-15) and 1.9 million women (16+) play the game in England. Numerous FA participation programmes are bringing girls to football at various age groups and the fan base continues to grow. Following the first three-year strategy, a new one – Inspiring Positive Change – was launched in October 2020. Among its eight goals, one stands out – to give every school-going girl the same access to football as boys, whether at school or in clubs. A home win in Wembley at the UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 in front of a crowd of 87,192 has firmly established the women’s game in the national psyche. Media coverage and general interest in the game has never been higher. As well as huge success on the field, the game-changing tournament created over 400,000 new opportunities for girls and women to engage in grassroots legacy football activities. The win was the glorious icing on the cake of a decade of growth and investment. It was a wonderful serendipity that the win came in the 50th anniversary year of England Women; a moment we all got to celebrate at Wembley on 7 October 2022 when Jill Scott presented the original 1972 team with their long-awaited caps.
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Introduction Throughout the summer, I have been researching and learning about other leagues which perhaps don't get the media attention that they perhaps deserve. Recently, I looked into the Danish, Swedish and Norwegian leagues (the links to them can be found below), as they were leagues I wanted to know a lot more about. In…
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Introduction Throughout the summer, I have been researching and learning about other leagues which perhaps don’t get the media attention that they perhaps deserve. Recently, I looked into the Danish, Swedish and Norwegian leagues (the links to them can be found below), as they were leagues I wanted to know a lot more about. In keeping with the Nordic theme, and always wanting to expand my footballing knowledge, it made completely sense to extend my knowledge to other Nordic leagues. Therefore, the next league on my focus is a league I know very little about, the Finnish Premier League. The Danish Superliga: HERE The Swedish Allsvenskan: HERE The Norwegian Eliteserien: HERE I have always been a fan of Finnish players, with two of them being listed in my all-time favourite eleven. All-time Finnish top scorer and cap earner, Jari Litmanen, is one of my absolute favourite players, whilst Liverpool legend, Sami HyypiΓ€, was an absolute rock in that Liverpool defense during the 2000’s. Not to mention, the country has produced other solid English Premier League players like Jonatan Johansson, Mikael Forssell and the excellent Jussi JÀÀskelΓ€inen. Also it is a Finn who is currently lighting up the Premier League goal-scoring charts, with Norwich City’s Teemu Pukki having scored five goals already for the Canaries (and delighting a load of Fantasy Football managers who had placed him in their teams from the start of the season haha). Despite producing so many excellent players throughout the years (as well as being Wales’ first opponents in the Millennium Stadium), I sadly didn’t know too much about Finnish league football. Therefore I was very keen and excited to learn more about the league and its many teams. Finnish Football Pyramid The Finnish football system is controlled overall by the Football Association of Finland (Finnish: Suomen Palloliitto [SPL] / Swedish: Finlands BollfΓΆrbund [FBF]), and it has eight tiers within its pyramid: Tier 1: Veikkausliiga Tier 2: YkkΓΆnen Tier 3: Kakkonen Tier 4: Kolmonen Tier 5: Nelonen Tier 6: Vitonen Tier 7: Kutonen Tier 8: Seiska The top tier is the Veikkausliiga (which will be discussed further below), with the ten-team YkkΓΆnen (English: β€˜Number Oneβ€˜; Swedish β€˜Ettanβ€˜) situated in the second tier of the system. Both of the top two leagues are single national leagues, whilst the third tier Kakkonen league is divided into three groups of twelve teams, resulting in 36 teams at the third step of the football ladder. The Kolmonen leagues, at the fourth step of the system, and the leagues further below, are then divided into regionalised leagues, which are organised by the respective 12 district authorities of the Football Association of Finland. The Veikkausliiga History The top tier in the Finnish football pyramid is called the Veikkausliiga, and it comprises of a twelve team league. It was founded in 1990 to replace the Mestaruussarja (championship series), which was founded in 1930, and was an amateur / semi-professional league for the majority of its history. Prior to that, the championship was decided by a cup competition between 1908 and 1930. Originally the Veikkausliiga was called the Futisliiga in the first two years of its existence, but it takes its current name from the main sponsor of the league, the Finnish betting agency Veikkaus. As with the other Nordic countries, Finland has adopted a summer season schedule, with the majority of its league games played between April and October. For the 2018 season, all the teams within the league played each other three times, resulting in a 33 game season. The six best teams of the previous season played 17 home games, thus gaining an advantage, whilst the other six teams played a home game fewer. However the format of the Veikkausliiga has changed for the 2019 season. The 2019 Veikkausliiga has adopted a similar format to that what currently exists in Denmark and Wales, where the twelve teams played each other twice before the league splits into two groups. The top six teams after 22 league games go into the Championship Series, whilst the bottom six go into the Challenger Series. There they play an additional home and away game against every team in their group, to finish the regular season with 32 league games. The team who finishes top of the Championship Series, is the champion of the Veikkausliiga and qualifies for the UEFA Champions League first qualifying round, whilst the runners-up also qualify for European competition, going into the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round. However the other teams in the Championship Series have to compete in an end-of-season play-off tournament to decide who claims the final qualifying spot for the Europa League (the Finnish Cup winners also qualify). The team who finishes in third position automatically qualifies for the European play-off final, whilst the remaining teams (fourth to sixth), as well as the team who finishes top of the Challenger Series (thus finishing seventh) go into the play-offs to decide who earns the chance to face the third-placed side in the European play-off final. The bottom placed team in the Challenger Series (i.e. the team who finishes in twelfth position) is automatically relegated to the second-tier league, the YkkΓΆnen, and replaced by the YkkΓΆnen champions. The team finishing in eleventh position, must play in a relegation / promotion play-off against the runners-up of the YkkΓΆnen, with the winners of the play-off taking the final spot in the following year’s Veikkausliiga. Current European Co-Efficient At the start of the 2019-20 season, the Finnish Veikkausliiga is currently located as the 38th best top-flight league in UEFA’s league coefficient rankings. This put the league just behind North Macedonian First League, but just ahead of the League of Ireland on co-efficient ranking points. It also made them the fifth best Nordic league, with the Danish, Swedish, Norwegian and Icelandic leagues all ahead of Finland in terms of co-efficient ranking points. Only the Faroe Islands, in 51st position, was behind the Veikkausliiga in the UEFA rankings. As a result of the league’s ranking, the Veikkausliiga earned four European qualification berths. The league champions qualify for the Champions League, whilst the runners-up, the Finnish Cup winners, and third placed team (now replaced with the European play-off winners, unless the cup winner has already qualified for Europe) qualifying for the Europa League first qualifying round. Match/Squad Rules For all of the Veikkausliiga teams, these are some of the match day and squad rules that must be applied throughout the season: The match day squad must have no more than 3 players from non-European Union nations. The match day squad must have at least 9 players who have been trained by a club in Finland. There must be at least 4 players trained by a club in Finland within in the starting 11. Only a maximum of 3 loanees are allowed in the match day squad. Past Winners Since 1990 13 times = HJK 5 times = FC Haka 3 times = Tampere United 2 times = FC Jazz 1 time = Kuusysi, TPV, MyPa-47, FC Inter Turku, SJK and IFK Mariehamn Of the past winners of the Veikkausliiga since 1990, only HJK, Inter Turku, SJK and IFK Mariehamn currently still play in the top division, with SJK and IFK Mariehamn having won their only league titles in 2015 and 2016 respectively, and Inter Turku winning their only title in 2008. Between those sporadic championship victories, HJK has won the Finnish league title every year, including the past two seasons. FC Haka won five league titles between 1995 and 2004, although they currently apply their trade in the YkkΓΆnen. The Valkeakoski-based side suffered a number of financial problems at the end of the 2000’s, and were relegated from the Veikkausliiga at the end of the 2012 season. This season they are currently managed by the former Tottenham Hotspur, Sunderland and Finnish international defensive midfielder, Teemu Tainio. Tampere United were formed in 1998 from a proposed merger of Tampere-based sides, FC Ilves and TPV, however it only took the place of FC Ilves as TPV decided against the merger. They won the league title in 2001, 2006 and 2007, but were thrown out of the Veikkausliiga in 2011 for alleged suspicious money laundering. The Sinipaidat were reformed by supporters of the club in 2012 as TamU-K before reverting back to its original name of β€˜Tampere United’ in 2016. The fan-owned club is currently competing in the Kakkonen (alongside city rivals, TPV), whilst fellow Tampere side, the resurrected FC Ilves, are now back competing in the top tier of Finnish football. FC Jazz are a club from the western, port-city of Pori, and named after the city’s famous jazz festival, which is one of the biggest in Europe. They won the Veikkausliiga in 1993 and 1996, as well as finishing Finnish Cup finalists in 1995. Sadly FC Jazz were relegated to the second tier in 2004, and then were dissolved in 2005 due to financial problems. A phoenix club, made from the separated youth section of the old club, arose from the ashes and managed to climb back up the system, eventually reaching the second tier in 2013. They currently play in Group B of the Kakkonen. Lahti-side, FC Kuusysi, won the 1991 title and were runners-up in 1990 and 1992, but soon suffered extreme financial difficulties. This situation eventually resulted in a merger with cross-city rivals, Reipas Lahti, to create FC Lahti in 1996. They currently play in the Veikkausliiga, and have won the Finnish League Cup on three occasions, finishing as high as third position in the 2008 and 2014 seasons. They also play in the largest stadium in the league, the 15,000 capacity Lahden Stadion. Myllykosen Pallo-47 or MYPA-47 finished as runners-up every year between 1993 and 1996, and competed in Europe, and were eventually champions of the league in 2005. However they had to temporary shut down, ten years after their famous title victory, due to financial difficulties. Thankfully, the Kouvola-based side returned to Finnish football in 2017, and now find themselves playing in the YkkΓΆnen for this season. Selected Clubs HJK Helsinki Stadium: Telia 5G-areena, Helsinki Nickname: Klubi (Finnish: The Club) Colours: Blue & white striped shirts, blue shorts and socks Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi, commonly known as HJK Helsinki, or simply HJK, are the undoubted kings of Finnish football, having been crowned Finnish champions an unprecedented 29 times in their 112 year history. Unsurprisingly, they are the current Veikkausliiga champions, having won the past two league titles. Founded in 1907 as multi-sport club, they focused solely on football from 1978 onward. They had initial success in the between 1911 and 1938, but had to wait 26 years before they won their next title. Since the late 1970’s, they have continuously been one of Finland’s strongest teams, and from the foundation of the Veikkausliiga in 1990, they have won 13 league championships. Their most dominant period coming between 2009 and 2014, when HJK won six championships in a row. HJK have some success in European competitions, being the first (and only to date) team to qualify for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League. In addition, they became the first Finnish club to also qualify for the group stage of the UEFA Europa League in the 2014-15 season. They managed to finish third and earn six points, but achieved impressive home victories over Torino and FC Copenhagen. HJK have rivalries with a number of clubs from the capital, but their historical, main cross-city rivals are HIFK in the Stadin Derby (β€˜Stadi’ being a slang nickname for Helsinki). This rivalry extends from 1909, when the two teams first faced each other. HJK used to be associated with the Finnish speaking population (from who’s flag they took their club colours from), whereas HIFK traditionally represented the Swedish speaking middle-class population of Helsinki. Nowadays, the importance in the difference in languages has diminished but the rivalries is still as fierce as ever. With both teams playing at the Telia 5G-areena, and also competing in the Veikkausliiga, they will be very interesting fixtures throughout the season. They also have strong rivalries with FC Lahti, due to historic battles with both Kuusysi and Lahden Reipas in the past, and the close proximity between the two cities, and with historically with FC Haka, with both teams being the two most successful clubs in Finnish football. This is also considered an β€œurban vs. rural” rivalry due to HJK coming from the capital, and Haka representing the small town of Valkeaskoski. IFK Mariehamn Stadium: WiklΓΆf Holding Arena, Mariehamn Nicknames: GrΓΆnvitt (Green White); Saarelaiset (The Islanders) Colours: White shirts, green shorts, white socks IFK Mariehamn are an Γ…landic club based in Mariehamn, the capital of autonomous archipelago region of the Γ…land Islands, situated off the south-west coast of Finland. It is the smallest region in the country, and is the only monolingually Swedish-speaking region of Finland. Due to unique situation, it competes within the Island Games, and won the silver medal in the 2009 edition of the football tournament. The club were formed in 1919, where they initially participated in local tournaments on the islands, before moving across to the Finnish leagues in 1945. For the majority of the team’s history, they have been a lower league club within the Finnish football system. However in 2005, they gained promotion to the Veikkausliiga, after having gotten promoted to the YkkΓΆnen the season before. Initally the club fluctuated between top half and lower half finishes, but from 2012 onward, became one of the stronger teams within the league. In 2015, they won the Finnish Cup for the very first time, beating FC Inter 2-1 at Valkeakoski. Then the following year, they achieved their first (and only) league championship, winning the title by three points from HJK – a massive achievement for Γ…landic football! Having finished the 2017 season in 5th position, they had a disappointing season last year, finishing in 10th position, and just avoiding the relegation play-offs. RoPS Stadium: KeskuskenttΓ€, Rovaniemi Colours: Blue shirts with white trim, white shorts, blue socks Rovaniemen Palloseura or RoPS are a team based in Rovaniemi, the capital and commercial centre of Lapland. They are the most northern located side in this season’s Veikkausliiga, with them being located just a few miles south of the Arctic Circle. The club’s shares its stadium with their city-rivals, the delightfully festive named FC Santa Claus, who currently play in the Kolmonen (fourth tier). Although RoPS main rivals are fellow Lapp sides, TP-47 and PS Kemi, as well as having a fierce rivalry against HJK. The Lapp side has failed to win the league so far, although they managed to finish as runners-up in 2015 and also last season. They have won the Finnish Cup, winning their first trophy in 1986 and most recently in 2013, beating KuPS 2-1 in the final. Through winning the cup in 1986, it allowed them to compete in the 1987-88 European Cup Winners’ Cup, in which they impressively reached the quarter-finals of the defunct competition. Their European adventure would be ended by Olympique de Marseille, losing to l’OM 0-4 on aggregate. They currently have former Marseille, AC Milan and QPR-loanee, the Nigerian defender, Taye Taiwo, in their squad. KuPS Stadium: Savon Sanomat Areena, Kuopio Nicknames: Keltamusta (The Yellow-blacks); Kanarialnnut (The Canaries) Colours: All yellow kit with black trim Kuopion Palloseura or KuPS are a team based in the eastern city of Kuopio, Finland’s 9th most populated city. Situated in Northern Savonia, they are the most eastern based team in this season’s Veikkausliiga. They are one of the mainstays in the top flight of Finnish football, having competed in the top flight between 1949 to 1992, until a difficult period in the 1990’s, which saw them drop to the third tier. Since the turn of the millennium, they have won the YkkΓΆnen three times, having been relegated twice from the Veikkausliiga. However they have maintained their tenure in the top flight since 2008, and are competing in their eleventh consecutive tier 1 season. The Kanarialnnut have been Finnish champions on five occasions, winning their most recent title in 1976, and winning two Finnish Cups in 1968 and 1989. However since the Veikkausliiga era, they have not been able to win their sixth championship with their best league position finish was finishing as runners-up in 2010 and in 2017. Also they finished as Finnish Cup finalists for three finals in a row between 2011 and 2013, losing to HJK, FC Honka and RoPS respectively. Last season, the Canaries finished in third place, behind HJK and RoPS, and just ahead on goal difference from FC Honka. FC Inter Stadium: Veritas Stadion, Turku Nickname: Sinimustat (The Black and Blues) Colours: Black shirt with blue sleeves, black shorts, black socks Football Club International Turku, or more commonly referred to as Inter Turku or just FC Inter, are a professional team based in the port-city of Turku, on the south-west tip of Finland. They are a relatively new team in comparison with other Finnish teams, having been founded as late as 1990 by Stefan HΓ₯kans. Allegedly after his son couldn’t fit into any of the youth teams in Turku, HΓ₯kans found his own youth team, although by 1992, the club had moved into the Finnish league system. Starting in Tier 4, it took the club four years to reach the Veikkausliiga, where they spent a couple of seasons before returning back to the second tier. However after just a season in the YkkΓΆnen, they gain promotion back to the top flight, and have played in the Veikkausliiga since 1999. They managed to win the 2008 Veikkausliiga title, winning the trophy by a margin of four points from their nearest challengers, FC Honka – an impressive feat considering they had joined the league system on 16 years prior. On top of their league title, they also won the Finnish League Cup in 2008, as well as their first Finnish Cup in the following year. Most recently, they managed to win the Finnish Cup for a second time, in 2018, beating HJK 1-0 in their opponent’s own stadium. Last season, Inter finished in seventh position in the league table. Their main rivals are their fellow Turku club, Turun Palloseura or TPS, who they share the Veritas Stadion with in Turku. Last season they played in the top flight against each other, although TPS were relegated via the play-offs, and are now playing in the second tier for 2019. SJK Stadium: OmaSP Stadion, SeinΓ€joki Nicknames: SJK; Kerho (The Club) Colours: All black kit with yellow trim SeinΓ€joen Jalkapallokerho, or SJK SeinΓ€joki, or just SJK, are a team from the city of SeinΓ€joki, in western Finland. They are one of the newest sides in the Veikkausliiga, having been formed in just 2007 after a merger between local sides TP-SeinΓ€joki and Sepsi-78. They currently play at the OmaSP Stadion, which was built in 2016, and hosted the final of the 2018 UEFA European U19 Championship. The club has local Ostrobothnian rivalries with fellow Veikkausliiga side VPS (based in nearby Vaasa), Jaro (based in Jakobstad) and Lapuan VirkiΓ€ (based in Lapua). Initally the new club competed in the third tier for four seasons before getting promoted as champions in 2011. This started a monumental rise for SJK, when they finished as runners-up, then champions of the YkkΓΆnen, and then repeating the trick in the Veikkausliiga by finishing runners-up and then actually winning the 2015 title. An amazing achievement after just eight years since the merger! They also managed to win the Finnish League Cup in 2014, and then winning the Finnish Cup in 2016, beating HJK on penalties. Since their fantastic league triumph in 2015, the club’s fortunes in the league have steadily declined to the point where they finished in ninth position last season. It is their worst league finish since they joined the top flight, and their worst league position since the merger. 2018 Season League Table Top Goalscorer: Klauss (HJK) – 21 goals In the 2018 Veikkausliiga, HJK won their twenty-ninth championship, and second consecutive league title by winning the league by a massive margin of 16 points. They had the best attack and defense in the league, as well as having the league’s top goal scorer in the Brazilian forward, Klauss, who was on loan from German Bundesliga side Hoffenheim, and scored 21 league goals for the champions. RoPS finished as runners-up in the league, whilst 2017 runners-up, KuPS, finished four points behind the Lapp side in third place. They just claimed Europa League qualification by the tightest of margins, having claimed third position by having one goal better in goal difference in comparison to FC Honka, who also finished on 58 points. Seventh placed side, Inter Turku, also earned Europa League qualification, having won the 2017-18 Finnish Cup, and their second cup in their history, by beating HJK with a single goal in the final held at Helsinki. At the bottom of the table, it was a tight battle between SJK, IFK Mariehamn, TPS and PS Kemi Kings to see who would say in the league. Ultimately, the Lapp side, PS Kemi Kings, finished bottom of the table and were automatically relegated to the YkkΓΆnen, with TPS finishing in the relegation play-offs. The 2016 Veikkausliiga champions, IFK Mariehamn, could consider themselves lucky in escaping relegation by two points, having had the joint-worst defense in the league alongside Kemi Kings. In the relegation/promotion play-offs, TPS lost to the YkkΓΆnen runners-up, KPV, meaning they were also relegated with KPV getting promoted to the top flight. European Results The first qualifying round of the Europa League proved to be a brutal battleground for the three Finnish teams who started their campaigns there, with all three falling at the first hurdle. KuPS’ performance probably the most respectable, losing just 1-2 to that season’s eventual Danish champions, FC KΓΈbenhavn. Whereas FC Ilves lost home and away to Slavia Sofia, whilst FC Lahti suffered a shock 0-3 loss in the first leg at home to FH of Iceland, and failed to recover in the second leg with a goalless draw, to be eliminated. This meant that HJK were the sole representatives in the Veikkausliiga within the European competitions. They progressed through the first qualifying round of the Champions League, beating Icelandic champions VΓ­kingur GΓΈta 2-1 and 3-1 over the two legs, to progress to the next round 5-2 on aggregate. They then came up against multiple time Belorussian champions, BATE Borisov, and performed admirably. A goalless draw in Belarus gave them hope, but an agonising 1-2 defeat at home saw them drop into the Europa League. Sadly their European adventure ended in a damp squib, losing 0-3 away, and then 1-4 at home, to the Slovenian champions, Olimpija Ljubljana. (All following scores are on aggregate) HJK CL1QR: VΓ­kingur GΓΈta (ISL) 5 – 2 CL2QR: BATE Borisov (BLR) 1 – 2 EL3QR: Olimpija Ljubljana (SVN) 1 – 7 KuPS EL1QR: FC Copenhagen (DEN) 1 – 2 FC Ilves EL1QR: Slavia Sofia (BEL) 1 – 3 FC Lahti EL1QR: FH (ISL) 0 – 3 2019 Season Current League Table Top Goalscorer: Filip Valenčič (FC Inter) – 15 goals As of the 2nd September, the Veikkausliiga has now reached its halfway stage, where the league now splits into the Championship and Challenger Series format for the first time. Currently FC Inter leads the Veikkausliiga table at this stage of the season, having scored a league-leading 39 goals and earning themselves 42 points. The Turku-based side are just two points clear of KuPS and Ilves, who are both tied on 40 points, with KuPS having the better goal difference. KuPS also have scored 39 goals so far this season, whilst Ilves have the best defense in the league, having conceded just 18 goals. KuPS are also the in-form side in the league, earning themselves 13 points from a potential 15 points, in their last five league games. Defending champions, HJK, are currently struggling this season in fourth position, six points behind KuPS and Ilves, and eights points off the lead. In comparison with the rest of the top 6, they have won the fewest games, only winning eight but drawing ten of them. They are joined on 34 points by Honka, whilst former champions, IFK Mariehamn, claimed the final position in the Championship Series, situated in sixth position and three points behind the teams in front of them. In the positions between seventh and tenth, there are only four points separating the four teams, with SJK, Lahri, newly-promoted HIFK, and surprisingly last season’s runners-up RoPS, in that part of the table. SJK being the worst goalscorers in the league, scoring just 17 goals from their 22 league games, as well as having the worst form in the league over the last five games (scoring only one goal). Whereas RoPS are starting to climb up the table, currently being the 3rd in-form team in the league, earning nine points from their last five games, and staying undefeated. Even at this stage, there is a gap at the bottom of the table, with newly-promoted side KPV, and last season’s sixth placed team, VPS, situated in eleventh and twelfth positions respectively. They are eight and nine points adrift at the bottom of the table, and are looking certain to occupy the two bottom positions come the end of the season. KPV also having the worst defense and goal difference in the league so far. European Qualifiers By the end of August 2019, all the Finnish teams had been knocked out of the European competitions. Inter Turku and RoPS were both eliminated in the first qualifying round of the Europa League, however KuPS did make it to the second qualifying round before losing to a single goal from Legia Warsaw. HJK made a great fight against the Serbian champions (and according to Stephen Warnock, part-timers complete with plumbers), Red Star Belgrade, but ultimately lost 2-3 to sink to the Europa League. However their defeat on away goals to Latvian champions, FC Riga, would have been disappointing considering they conceded goals in the last ten minutes in both legs, to see them eliminated from European competition earlier than they had expected. This has had a knock-on effect on the league’s UEFA co-efficient ranking for the 2020-21 season, as it has seen the league drop five places to 43rd position, out of 55 countries. However this drop in ranking has not affected the number of European spots for that season, maintaining the four positions. Plus it has seen the Icelandic league drop below the Veikkausliiga to 46th in the UEFA coefficient rankings. (All following scores are on aggregate) HJK CL1QR: HB TΓ³rshavn (FRO) 5 – 2 CL2QR: Red Star Belgrade (SER) 2 – 3 EL3QR: Riga FC (LAT) 3 – 3 [Lost on away goals] KuPS EL1QR: Vitebsk (LIT) 3 – 1 EL2QR: Legia Warsaw (POL) 0 – 1 Inter Turku EL1QR: BrΓΈndby (DEN) 3 – 4 RoPS EL1QR: Aberdeen (SCO) 2 – 4 So that completes my initial delve into the Finnish Veikkausliiga. I have really enjoyed learning about Finnish league football and its teams, and will be keeping an eye on the Championship and Challenger Series sections of the league throughout the autumn. I hope you have also learnt something from my blog and have enjoyed reading about the Veikkausliiga and its teams. As part of the Nordic Series, I will be researching into the Icelandic and Faroe Islander top flight leagues also, but they’ll be in the future. If you would like to know more about the Veikkausliiga, please check out its official website (which is only currently available in Finnish at the moment, so Google Translate will be handy) at http://www.veikkausliiga.com/. In addition, all the clubs are available on Facebook and Twitter, should you wish to know more about each club. If you have any questions, opinions or feedback on this blog, please contact me through the comments box below, or via Twitter @The94thMin. I would be eager to hear your thoughts, and also if you follow any Finnish teams and the reason for it! In addition, if you have any country you would like me to focus on after the Nordic Series, please let me know. I would love to hear from you!
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'Expat Sports' in Finland See also: 'Finnish Sports' - typically Finnish sports lots of expats want to try, or at least watch! Ice Hockey, Floorball (Salibandy), Cross-country & Downhill Skiing, Rally Driving, Folk Racing, Tour Skating, Ice Swimming, Porvo: Akilles Sports Club Introduction Cricket, rugby and American football in Finland?? It's true! You're bound to run into a bunch of expats if you join, or go and watch, any of the teams mentioned on this page. Sports & Sports Facilities Finterest Among other events and activities, Finterest helps you find sports and outdoor facilities Finland-wide in its Sports, Outdoors, and Nature sections. As listings appear, zoom in on the map of Finland for further details in the location of your choice, and links to the relevant websites. www.finterest.fi - in 20 languages! Municipal Sites Wherever you are in Finland, finding your local sports facilities is easy. Each municipal website has a Sports section listing local sports facilities, as well as activities and events for adults and children. To find your local website see Expat Finland's page City by City - Regional Sites by Local Authorities Sports for Kids in Helsinki The City of Helsinki organises sports activities for young people, including swimming schools, applied sports and more. www.hel.fi > Supervised sports Sports Camps Sports camps and training programmes for kids - all welcome at all skill levels! BFS Junior Football Camps in Helsinki 2024 British Football School runs 5-day soccer training camps in Helsinki for children aged 6-13. The camps are fun and creative, delivered by fully qualified coaches, and designed to develop individual football skills and encourage positive interaction and teamwork in a safe, friendly English-speaking environment. Participants play games, learn technical information, and practice their new skills - and make new friends! The training sessions incorporate fun, fast moving games that enable your child to enjoy the ultimate football camp experience, and BFS welcomes all players at all skill levels. Partcipants can attend for single days or the complete non-residential 5-day camps. All 5-day participants receive a BFS football kit of shirt, shorts and socks! Dates: Please check website for latest camp dates Venue: International School of Helsinki, SelkΓ€merenpuisto Map Info & Sign-up: britishfootballschool.com Telegram/Viber/WhatsApp: +40 799 686 835 MoovKids Sports and Karate Camps 2025 MoovKids Summer Camps emphasise physical movement, development and wellbeing. Professionally run, great fun! All camps are 9:00-16:00 each day, including healthy meals/snacks. The next camps will be held in June-July 2025. Summer Sports Camp Ages 4-7 The most popular camp, including a variety of indoor and outdoor sports and activities using a wide range of equipment. Skill-focused coordination activities are incorporated into all sessions to improve coordination, flexibility and fitness. Karate Camp Ages 9-15 Basic karate punches, blocks, stances and kicks are taught, and a variety of games and other sporting activities are interwoven into the karate camp days. Children are in level-appropriate groups. Gym/Karate Camp Ages 7-10 A wide variety of movement activities that build coordination and physical self-confidence, as well as providing cognitive benefits. Children benefit both physically and academically while learning and having fun! Web: moovkids.fi/camps Facebook: facebook.com/moovkidscom Address: Finnoonlaaksontie 7, 02270 Espoo, 2nd floor Map Tel: 050 576 3492 Rugby in Finland Naturally we start with the best sport first! There are about 16 active clubs in the Finnish Rugby Federation, a big leap from 2001 when there were only two registered teams. At that point the game was played mainly by expats, but time has seen a lot of Finnish blokes getting involved in the sport; these days about two-thirds of players are Finns. The ladies have also joined in and recently gained prominence for themselves, and Finland, by comprehensively winning the FIRA European Championship Women's 7s, Group B, which earnt them a promotion to the European A Division. Legends! If you join a rugby team, or just go and watch a game, you're likely to meet Aussies, Kiwis, Poms and other expat rugby players and followers from around the planet - some friendly rivalries! Apart from playing the game, rugby has a strong social tradition and you will undoubtedly find lots of social events on the calendar. Come one come all! Finnish Rugby Federation The head organisation's website has a calendar of fixtures throughout Finland, a guide to rugby, contacts and links to clubs, news and more. https://www.finland.rugby - En, Fi Finnish Rugby Clubs (many with Ladies' teams too!) Espoo Espoo Rugby Club HΓ€meenlinna Linna Rugby Club Helsinki Helsinki Rugby Club Warriors Rugby Club Joensu Karjalan Rugby Club JyvΓ€skylΓ€ JyvΓ€skylΓ€ Rugby Club Kuopio Kuopio Rugby Club Pori Pori Rugby Club Porvoo Old Town Shamrocks Rugby Club Oulu OYUS Rugby Tampere Tampere Rugby Club Turku Eagles Rugby Football Club Vaasa Vaasa Wolves (Men's) Vaasa Foxes (Ladies') Rugby Refereeing Refereeing can be a great way to give back to the sport and help to promote its development at grass-roots level. For those with personal ambitions, refereeing in a 'small rugby country' like Finland can also quickly mean officiating at Championship level, being sent on exchange to foreign countries, and even involvement in international matches. If you would like to get involved in refereeing in Finland or would simply like more information, please get in touch. www.finland.rugby Finland Rugby Referees Association (FRRA) Australian Rules Football 'Aussie rules' in Finland kicked off in 2007 with two official teams in domestic competition, the Helsinki Heatseekers and the Salo Juggernauts. The sport is growing in popularity, with four active teams in November 2015. The controlling body is the Finland AFL. New members always welcome! Finland AFL: Facebook Helsinki: Helsinki Heatseekers Turku: Facebook Vaasa: Waasa Wombats & Facebook Gaelic Football / Hurling in Finland If you don't know much about these sports, check out Gaelic Football and Hurling at Wikipedia - looks fun! Both are administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). Helsinki: Founded in 2011, the Helsinki Harps are an amateur sports club that plays and promotes GAA games in Finland. "As much as we all enjoy a sweaty run about, the core of our club is the people who make it up and the community they form. Everyone is welcome!": Helsinki Harps Gaelic Football Club Tampere: Founded in 2022, and giving their mates in Helsinki some competition, is the Tampere Hammer Gaels Hurling Club. "We're keen to welcome new members regardless of age." Join in or go and watch! Tampere Hammer Gaels GAA club American Football in Finland Ironically there is not much information available in English about American Football in Finland! The Wikipedia page about the official sites is much more informative (in English) than the sites themselves: American Football Association of Finland American Football Finland (SAJL) Founded in 1979, American Football Finland had 32 member clubs in 2020, playing in 20 series from juniors to seniors, from Rovaniemi to Helsinki. Men's and women's leagues, and six different youth categories. The Finnish men's and women's national teams are the most successful in Europe in terms of medals. American Football Finland: jenkkifutis.fi Helsinki Wolverines Football Team The Helsinki Wolverines have been going since 1995; they have men's, women's and junior teams. Online information in Finnish only. facebook.com/helsinkiwolverines Cricket in Finland The Finnish Cricket Association (FCA) The FCA was set up in 1999 to develop and organise the game of cricket in Finland. Cricket is a fast-growing sport here; from 4 clubs in 2001 there are now 20+ clubs in various parts of the country, so odds are you have a local club in your region! Finland is now proud to have its first dedicated grass cricket ground and pavilion at Kerava. The Kerava National Cricket Ground is home to the Finnish National Cricket Team. The FCA's online presence is Cricket Finland: cricketfinland.com From this large site you can see information about the history and development of cricket in Finland, news, events, rules of the game and much more. If you are interested in playing the game, Cricket Finland also includes the List of FCA Cricket Clubs, which links to the individual clubs. If you'd like to get involved in some other way, there is also a Development section with pages about cricket umpiring, junior cricket, women's cricket and more. Baseball & Softball The central organisations are Finnish Baseball and Softball Federation: pesis.fi/baseball - Finnish + limited English fi-fi.facebook.com/BaseballSuomi - Facebook Finnish Baseball Association: www.pesis.fi - Finnish only Teams Espoo Expos: espooexpos.kotisivukone.com Helsinki Mets: facebook.com/HelsinkiMets Helsinki Puumat: fi-fi.facebook.com/puumatbaseball Helsinki Boars: facebook.com/HelsinkiBoars Lahti Pirates: lahtipirates.com Malmi Bullets: facebook.com Tampere Tigers: tamperetigers.sporttisaitti.com/ Turku Black Sox: turkublacksox.fi - No experience or skills necessary! Karate Finnish Karate Association Founded in 1969, the Finnish Karate Association (Suomen Karateliitto ry) is the national umbrella organization for member clubs of Karate, Hokutoryu Ju-Jutsu and Taido. You can find a list of clubs Finland-wide, with contacts, at www.karateliitto.fi > JΓ€senseurat Thai Boxing Thai boxing has a robust following, and Finland has en extensive network of Thai boxing clubs. Individual clubs usually don't have websites in English, but you can find a list of clubs in many Finnish cities, with contacts, at www.muaythai.fi > JΓ€senseurat Cycle Touring in Finland Finland is a great place for mountain biking and bicycle touring. It provides varying landscapes for culture and nature-lovers alike. Cycloscope's Finland page contains loads of information. Content includes Information on what Finland has to offer for bicycle tourists Mountain biking National, regional, and local cycle routes Maps & guides A guide to services for bicycle tourists Tips about preparation, travel gear, travelling with your bike & more Cycling Finland: cycloscope.net/cycling-finland Nationalparks.fi: Nationalparks.fi is a great resource. Choose your activity, and search for 'destinations' in Finland to do it! Includes details of free and open wilderness huts. Finlandnaturally.com: Finland, Naturally is another great resource for outdoor activities, including cycling and mountain biking. Bicycle Repairs At fonecta.fi, search pyΓΆrΓ€huolto or pyΓΆrΓ€korjaamo (bicycle repairs) and the desired location / postcode. Translates well in Chrome browser (How?). Translate in Chrome Desktop: Right-click anywhere on a page and click Translate to [Language]. iPhone / iPad: At bottom of screen, tap Translate. Android: At bottom of screen select Language, tap Translate. Alternatively use Google Translate. Fishing in Finland Fishing is popular in Finland - about 10% of the country is covered in water, after all - and fish dishes are an integral part of Finnish cuisine. Finnish fishing culture has always been based on the idea that the catch will be prepared for a meal. The Fishing in Finland site is available in English, Chinese, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Polish, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish. It includes information on Finnish fishing destinations, species, methods, and services. Information about fishing licences, events and more is in the Fishing Facts section, including instructions for smoking fish! Fishing in Finland: www.fishinginfinland.fi Rowing Helsinki SMARK Rowing Club: Merikannontie 4, 00260. Ph: 050 5722 318 (Mon-Fri 9:00-16:00) Not far from the Olympic Stadium, SMARK dates back to the 1930's.They welcome anybody with the slightest experience and interest in rowing, and also have an ice swimming season. 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Unlike the other surrounding Nordic countries Finland is the sole which claims hockey as its number one. I'm just curious how other sports like soccer and...
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Yeah, spectator-wise ice-hockey is number one in Finland by a rather clear margin. Football is more popular as a hobby and it has more registered players (same as Canada as I believe). Something is seriously done wrong in the Finnish football association as we are not able to develop top footballers for some reason - also the level of Finnish football elite league is pretty low and attendance is far behind ice-hockey. How we are somehow good at basketball - I have no idea. Here in south basketball couldn't be seen anywhere before our national team played great in Euro 2013. There is smallish basketball hype going on here but it is still very unpopular. None of my friends have watched or played it, I only know just few basketball players by name and I am an eager sports fan. Hockey is definitely the number one sport ATM, but IMO football isn't that far behind. Though I can't see football surpassing hockey as the most popular sport, it's not impossible that someday we see football and hockey pretty even in terms of popularity. Finland will never have any real success in football because football is hands down the most competed sport in the world, meanwhile hockey has and always will have at most 6-7 countries where hockey is viewed as somewhat relevant sport. Personally I would consider Finnish national football team making the WC or EC a better achievement than basically anything you can accomplish in hockey in the international level. The level of competetion between these two sports is enormous. The thing that bothers me in most Finns is that they are either too dumb or just plain ignorant to understand that football and hockey aren't comparable sports at all. You can't expect to have same type of success in football than you can in hockey. Only in Germany you have more registered football players than there is hockey players in the whole world. Swedes seem to understand this and football is clearly more popular in Sweden than hockey. As for other sports like basketball and volleyball, they'll never come close to being the most popular sport in this country and unless Finnish football completely falls of the face of earth, they'll never challenge for the second place either. Soccer is the king of participant sports in the Helsinki region and floorball is probably the #2. There are soccer pitches absolutely everywhere and most kids play organized soccer. I have no idea how floorball isn't more popular globally, it's a great recreational sport (pretty terrible TV/spectator sport though). Helsinki is a pretty bad sports town when it comes to following and actually caring about the local teams. Most people just don't care about domestic sports and have no deeper connection to any local club and only pay attention to big sporting events or big hockey/soccer games. I'd say a casual "TV event" fan is a good way to describe your typical Helsinki sports fan. HIFK(hockey), Jokerit(hockey) and HJK(soccer) are the only signifcant pro teams in Helsinki. HJK wins the league basically every year and when they do well in Europe, they get attention. The two hockey clubs are flagships of mediocrity, but have pretty stable following and large casual fan bases. F1 racing and top-level European soccer are popular TV sports. Domestic basketball, floorball, volleyball etc. have their own niche, and I really mean niche, following. In general, I'd say sports and local clubs aren't part of the fabric of the city's identity the way they are in many other, comparable European cities though the 52 Olympics remain a defining moment in Helsinki's history. Helsinki is a pretty bad sports town when it comes to following and actually caring about the local teams. Most people just don't care about domestic sports and have no deeper connection to any local club and only pay attention to big sporting events or big hockey/soccer games. I'd say a casual "TV event" fan is a good way to describe your typical Helsinki sports fan. HIFK(hockey), Jokerit(hockey) and HJK(soccer) are the only signifcant pro teams in Helsinki. HJK wins the league basically every year and when they do well in Europe, they get attention. The two hockey clubs are flagships of mediocrity, but have pretty stable following and large casual fan bases. F1 racing and top-level European soccer are popular TV sports. Domestic basketball, floorball, volleyball etc. have their own niche, and I really mean niche, following. In general, I'd say sports and local clubs aren't part of the fabric of the city's identity the way they are in many other, comparable European cities though the 52 Olympics remain a defining moment in Helsinki's history. Helsinki has many "country side" people that have moved here and doesn't have connection or love to Helsinki based teams plus in basketball's side the problem was for long time that the main clubs were too much of "territory based" clubs like ToPo being Munkkiniemi team etc. They finally understood to name the new basketball club "as all Helsinki's team". Basketball is having a big hype. Lots of new juniors started the sport and over 7000 Finnish fans will go to see World Champs in Spain. A lot of the animosity towards hockey among football fans stems from the fact that hockey has an all-encompassing status in the Finnish society - so much that it actually hurts the other sports. For example, there are many youths who are gifted in many a team sport, and might actually show more promise in something else than hockey, like football, but in the end choose hockey anyway because it appears more glamorous to them. And this is not speculation - it's a fact. I'm of course a hockey connoisseur above all else so it doesn't bother me personally, but I can feel the football enthusiasts' pain. Still, this is pretty much the only way a nation of measly five million can be world class in at least some team sport. Spreading the resources more evenly would mean Finland could produce more above-average teams in a wider variety of team sports, but not really be a championship candidate in any of them. --- The current status of basketball is kinda curious. I find the game entertaining to watch, and I'm NOT one of those who tuned in the first time last fall when Finland was doing well in EuroBasket. I've followed the game casually since I happened to tune into it during the Beijing olympics, so I wasn't actually all that surprised of Finland doing well in 2013 since I had already checked 'em out in 2011. There's certainly a small boom for basketball going on right now, but I can't say if the game's here to stay. Let's keep in mind that occasionally you have countries that break above the radar for a short while only to slink back under some time later. It's even happened in our beloved hockey - Slovakia got a good crop of talented players born in the late 70s but couldn't keep up with the production after that. You could argue that in basketball it is even easier to break above for a while because in hockey you technically need around 30-50 good players to maintain at least some consistency, in basketball you don't really need more than 15 if all the pieces fall together. Finland currently has a highly talented top crop who play together all the time, but it remains to be seen if they can produce the necessary replacements in 5-10 years' time to stay where they are right now. I have followed basketball since the 80's and remember when I was a kid and ToPo battled in some euro game against mighty Milan (in European level) and lost only by few points. The level of Finnish basketball has been quite good in the past too and now we are at our highest point. Loimaa Bisons who played it's euro games in Helsinki got crowds of around 6000 and for them it would have been even closer to play the games in Turku. I just hope new Helsinki Seagulls team can stay alive and get some success. You can clearly see in everything that it's now "all Helsinki's team" and there is little buzz going. Celebrities have joined the club's operations too. Like Jussi said for many sports the problem is the small arenas they have to play in but luckily in basketball (and volleyball) they are looking to play some games in bigger arenas too. "Wolf pack" aka Finnish National Team will play against Lithuania next monday in JÀÀhalli in Helsinki and already 5000 tickets are sold.
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Do you know your Deportivo Moron from your Insurance Management Bears? Let Nick Moore be your guide…
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Major League Soccer has kicked off once more. But it seems like even the boring, corporate side of football has managed to reach the other side of the pond. Those silly Americanised club names have mostly been weeded out, now. Monreal Impact are simply CF Montreal. Dallas Burn dropped the Burn. Sporting Kansas City were known as the Wizards, while the New York/New Jersey MetroStars have become oh-so European with a Red Bull takeover. Still, MLS sides had nothing on this lot… 1. Insurance Management Bears, Bahamas Bears are a great animal to evoke when you’re trying to suggest power and prowess in a sporting arena, but they’re less suited to the field of insurance management – they’re not a level-headed beast, frankly, and their paws would crunch the calculator. Nevertheless, a tedious firm in Nassau have taken ownership of a team on the holiday island and opted for the grizzly as their icon. We will leave our insurance management affairs in the hands of a nice middle-aged Irish lady called Margaret though, thanks. 2. Portman Kunis United, USA FourFourTwo’s favourite film about mentally troubled ballerinas is definitely Black Swan – it’s a kind of Ballon d’Or in tutus. Luckily for us, the box office-smasher has also found fans in Division 11 of the Dallas Indoor Soccer League, where a side has been named after co-stars Natalie and Mila. There’s a lot to be learned from their nifty footwork, lads. 3. Eleven Men In Flight, Swaziland Swaziland’s football’s top flight – the Swazi Premier League – is awash with delightfully odd football team names: Green Mamba, Royal Leopards, Mhlumi Peacemakers, Young Buffaloes, Mhlambanyatsi Rovers – while further down the tiers you’ll find Never Die and, er, Manchester United. Eleven Men In Flight, however, get top prize: they have a badge with a jet on and the club motto is β€˜Easy By Night’. 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Finnish football club Football club Vasa IFK (VIFK) is a Finnish football club, located in Vaasa. It was founded in 1900. The club changed its name in 1988 after a merger with another club, BK-48, and was called BK-IFK during the late 1900s. The name was changed back to VIFK in year 2000. Their representative team moved up to YkkΓΆnen at end of season 2005 which is the second-highest level in Finland. The visit lasted three years and the team was relegated to Kakkonen after finishing 12th place in the 2008 season. The club has a great history, but has yet to achieve the same kind of success as in the mid-20th century. Vasa IFK have won the Finnish championship three times, in 1944, 1946 and 1953. They were runners-up in 1945 and 1951 and finished third in 1950 and 1955. In 1947 and 1948, Vasa IFK also won the league hosted by the FA. In that time there were two separate leagues due to political circumstances. The other league was hosted by the organisation for the labour clubs, TUL. The club has also been active in women's football and other sports. In 1949 and in 1964 VIFK was the runner-up for the Finnish championship in bandy. The current chairman of the club is Henrik Skytte. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Finnish Premier League: Winners (3): 1944, 1946, 1953 Runners-up (2): 1951, 1952
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EXCLUSIVE Football and festive fun are commonplace in the UK, but one Finnish team takes the Christmas period a bit more seriously than others - and Father Christmas even lends his name to FC Santa Claus
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In 1973, when Wizzard released their immortal Christmas song 'I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday' - it joked about an unrealistic fantasy, with the magic of Christmas dominating day-to-day life. However, for the residents of Rovaniemi, Finland, it is Christmas every day: or at least for most of the year. You see, tucked away in Finland's far snowy north, Rovaniemi claims to be the official home of Santa Claus. Santa was said to have called Korvatunturi home - a fell in Lapland. However, in 1985, he upped sticks and travelled south to Rovaniemi, where he is said to have resided ever since - and he even has a football team named in his honour, FC Santa Claus. READ MORE: Where to go for snow: Seven frosty travel destinations bursting with festive magic FC Santa Claus isn't the biggest football team from Finland's frozen city, that honour falls to their local rivals Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS) - who finished second in Finland's top tier in 2015, but they are certainly the most famous. When they came into existence, in the early 1990s, legend had it the founders asked Jolly ol' Saint Nick if they could use his name. Juha EtelΓ€inen, a spokesman for FC Santa Claus, told Daily Star Sport: β€œSo I have been told [about the legend]. "It is and it isn’t, but I think there’s a good story behind that!" What do you think of FC Santa Claus? Let us know in the comments section The city of Rovaniemi, itself, flirts with the Arctic Circle: located just south of the frozen north, the city limits almost kiss the polar border. β€œBasically, we are living in our little city, and yes the conditions are a little different to most of the world, but life is pretty much the same," EtelΓ€inen continued. "At the moment, we are getting to the coldest time of the year. "In January it’s pretty normal for the weather to be -30Β°C or even -40Β°C; once in a while, like once in a decade, it can get as cold as -45Β°C, or even -50Β°C, and that’s really cold!" But despite these Arctic conditions - and the couple hours of daylight in the winter months - the football team persists. EtelΓ€inen said, when asked how the team keep going in the conditions: "We are trying to do some good and be friendly and smile! And also the photoshoots that make people wonder how is that possible? They're playing football in the snow. "And it’s that interest, from our point of view, that capture the imagination of people from England!” However, to write FC Santa Claus off as just a gimmick would be a disservice to the club, who, ten years ago, were flying high in the third tier of Finnish football. "We were really going forward to be a staple in the third tier, but sometimes s*** happens." Financial troubles plagued the club, and FC Santa Claus were unable to even field an eleven-a-side team in the 2020 season, before finding themselves in the sixth-tier last time out. EtelΓ€inen remains positive: "After Covid-19 we fielded an eleven-a-side team again, and now we are where we are and the future will be what it will be - but I think it will be good! There is a lot of thing happening around the club!" Wherever the club land in the future, the Christmas spirit will remain - in fact, when EtelΓ€inen picked up the phone to speak to Daily Star Sport, Christmas songs could be heard in the background. But it's this fun attitude the club translates into the community, and hopes others can learn from: "I’d say our motto, you can live a happier life: β€˜Don’t stop believing’!" READ NEXT:
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Vasa IFK are a team in Football Manager 2016. VIFK play in the Finnish First Division in Finland in FM 16. Vasa IFK are a playable team in FM2016.
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Maltese football clubs’ budgets are still low compared to their continental counterparts, and that is one of the main reasons behind their failure in European competitions this year, MFA President Bjorn Vassallo said. β€œUnfortunately, sometimes we get carried away and people speak about our clubs reaching the group stages in Europe when the structures are not yet in place. β€œYou only need to compare the budgets of our clubs with those of their opponents in European football. Where the budgets are lower, our teams are generally better and more competitive but, when the opposite is true, we are weaker, and only the technical aspect and on-pitch events can reverse things but that is not always possible,” the association president told MaltaToday. This year, no Maltese club in Europe has managed to advance beyond the second qualifying round. On paper, Δ¦amrun Spartans did not have an impossible draw against Lincoln Red Imps of Gibraltar in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League, but the significant changes in their squad and the apparent budget adjustment may have been a factor. In the UEFA Conference League, Floriana did what was expected of them, beating Tre Penne, of San Marino, but bowing out with dignity against a stronger Portuguese team, Vitoria SC. Marsaxlokk made a contest of their two-legged tie against Albania’s Partizani. They were unlucky not to play extra-time in the return leg and possibly survive penalties. Sliema Wanderers found the going tough against Armenian club Noah in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League, especially in the match away from home when they were beaten with the score of 7-0. This scenario has inevitably rekindled the question – will a Maltese club ever advance to the group stage of a UEFA Club competition? β€œIt is crystal-clear that the budgets are still low to enable our clubs to compete on a European level even if the outlay has increased,” Vassallo said. β€œIt is estimated that between €11 to €12 million is spent by clubs in the Maltese Premier League every season. β€œThis may not seem a small amount but when divided across the entire league, it becomes very insignificant at European level,” Vassallo added. β€œTherefore, this has been a strategic objective the Malta FA had initially presented in 2019 and one we want to conclude by the end of this year.” Reforming club structure Vassallo said the MFA is striving to address shortcomings related to club structure. β€œWe are shifting from a status of sui generis (clubs owned by the members) to a private business (clubs owned by private investors), adopting the models of Cyprus and Latvia, to mention two, who introduced a professional football league already some time ago.” He said the new initiative will necessitate a drastic change in the legal framework of the biggest clubs on the island but this will also give them the autonomy and greater resources to implement football-commercial philosophies as they will be able to attract foreign investment, multiple club ownership, as well as partnership ownership. β€œThe Malta FA is not reinventing the wheel but mainly replicating best practices from other countries. We have the benefit of having four teams qualifying for UEFA Club Competitions on a yearly basis and that alone is an enticing opportunity,” he said. β€œHowever, one has to understand that the process to change the regulatory framework is laborious and time-consuming.” He said the MFA presented a draft basis of a legal notice to the government after internal discussions with clubs and external presentations and negotiations with the Malta Business Registry, the Ministry of Economy, Enterprise and Strategic Projects, and the Ministry for Education and Sport. β€œA discussion was also held with representatives of the Opposition, and politicians have indicated their willingness to support it. We look forward to seeing the proposed draft approved by the end of this calendar year to bring football operations in Maltese football in line with the realities of small to medium countries in European football,” the MFA President said. A new era for Maltese football As part of wider restructuring, he also spoke about the Malta Premier League, which he says will empower clubs at a sporting and financial level. β€œIt’s not rocket science, but rather adopting the same principles which have seen leagues convert into business models, in the process increasing professionalisation and income streams. This aligns with our efforts to help the country’s top-tier clubs become more independent and open to foreign investment,” he said. β€œNevertheless, a degree of caution is called for. These initiatives should help to inject fresh money into our clubs but it does not mean that all will be straightforward and successful.” He said that without right strategic planning, prioritising a proper business model, defined football philosophies, the right development pathway, investment in player welfare and football infrastructure and expertise in human resources, the whole set-up is unlikely to reap the desired rewards. β€œWe clearly have a long way to go but the Association is clearly embracing these challenges and by setting the wheels in motion and giving the clubs the tools to be more professional,” Vassallo said. β€œOnly then we can start speaking of rued missed opportunities. As yet our clubs are still not at par with opponent teams from Cyprus, Latvia, Azerbaijan and Finland to mention a few. As much as we want otherwise, this is the honest truth.”
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Football/Soccer matches and tips for Sunday, August 4, 2024, hot bets, and best odds.
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The 4 ways to join a soccer club academy in Europe in 2024 (the last one is the best). We are a football academy in Spain helping players find clubs.
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1. Getting scouted while you play football. This is a way to join a football academy, however is the least likely one. Simply because you need a lot of luck. This is sometimes described as climbing the ladder to the top. You basically join any soccer team regardless of the level. When you play, you will always have the chance of showing your skills and abilities. β€œThis is the beauty of football, everyone has the chance to play, everyone has the chance to showcase themselves and succeed.” If you are different, with abilities that overshadow the other players, and perform correctly in the soccer field, there will always be a chance of someone seeing you and wanting to sign you. Keep in mind that these abilities have to be trained, for example, if you want to be fast and impress scouts, you need to do speed training drills and exercises! Things don’t come just because of β€˜talent’. After being scouted you will normally be invited to attend to football academy trials in Spain, more info about this in the link. As Arsene Wenger said one time, you never know who is watching! These can be football scouts actively looking for players or simply someone who is watching your game by coincidence and is impressed by your abilities. Check our new guide on how to get scouted in football. Normally, the person interested will try to contact you, your parents or most commonly your football coach. From there on, there is normally a football trial or even signing straight away! Another way this can happen is by your football coach. The coach in your team might know people or might have had a past in football and valuable contacts, so, if you impress and clearly show you are too good for the current level, many times your coach will identify this and help you on. Surprisingly this happens very often, as coaches in smaller clubs want you to succeed and have a career in football. Sometimes, coaches might send you for football clinics or soccer camps in Europe to show your talents. 2. Getting a football agent. Oh! The controversial world of football agents. Similarly to football scouts, the job of agents is to actively search for football talent and find them a soccer team. However, differently to soccer scouts, agents also take care of other parts like contracts and salaries. Normally, this is where they will take their fee. But going back to the point of joining a soccer club, agents are people with contacts, a lot of contacts. So, when you manage to impress an agent, they can be a helpful person because they can arrange trials or football scouts to come and watch you play. They normally are very eager to do this because this is the nature of their business. If you succeed and become a soccer player, they succeed, and get a profit, ah. Everyone wins. The truth is that most of the agents are around a higher level, and there aren’t many who might be looking around low level clubs. This makes it harder for you to join a club with their help. Don’t worry! In this website you can see a huge list of football agents in Europe. However, before you start sending emails, check out our last point on how to join a football academy in Europe.. Is the best one yet! List Of Agents In Europe And Spain Normally, an agent will help you once you are already part of a soccer club. However, there are a lot of agents or even people who have been part of football clubs and academies in the past, that might not be actively looking for talents, but if they see someone with special abilities they might be interested in helping. PRO TIP: Always try to record your football games, or just yourself playing football. This way, you can contact football agents by email and send them your video. You might be surprised by the number of agents that contact back. Specially if you are already in a good level club or if you look very good in your video. How can I attend a soccer academy in Spain if I’m not from Europe? If you want to join a Pro Academy in Spain like Alicante Academy you simply have to fill up our form with your information. If you are from the European Union you can join straight away. If you are from outside the European Union you will have to apply for a Visa Permit, this is quite a straightforward procedure and can be completed fast. Learn about the process to play in Spain if you are from outside the EU here. We, as an Academy, take care of this procedure so you don’t have to worry about it. What is like attending a full time private football academy? In our Alicante Football Academy, players breathe, eat and sleep football. A total unique environment of football that will put you in the best position to improve as a player, and take the next step to a Pro Soccer Club in Spain. Training football twice a day 5 times a week, once with the academy and once with a team in Spain as a trial. So you are always taken out of the comfort zone. Football trials In our Soccer Academy you will be attending football trials weekly, this is the reason why you join an academy like this. We train you to make you better and showcase you to teams of your level who might want to sign you after a trial. We are the scout who never saw you, the coach who didn’t help you, the agent who never found out about your abilities!
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How Finnish Football and Gambling Have Become Inseparable
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2023-09-15T11:00:24+00:00
The people of Finland are increasingly becoming known for their interest in and love of both football and gambling. More recently, these two popular forms of entertainment for fans have become intertwined, with gambling companies playing a more significant role in Finnish football at the highest level. This article will explore the bond between Finnish football and gambling, examine the influence of gambling companies and sponsorships on the sport and discuss the impact of gambling on Finnish football from the perspective of the nation's fans.
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Exploring the Bond between Finnish Football and Gambling Football has always been a popular sport in Finland, with a strong fan base and an interesting history for many. Similarly, gaming on sites found through kasinohai.com has been an enduring part of Finnish entertainment culture for many years, with Finns enjoying gambling in various forms, including sports betting. Due to shared interest among fans in the country, perhaps it should come as no surprise that these two passions have intertwined to create a unique relationship. An example of the link between these two forms of entertainment can be found in the name of the national league. The Finnish football league, known as Veikkausliiga, received its name in 1990 from its main sponsor, Veikkaus, which is the national betting agency in Finland. The name combines the Finnish word for league with the sponsor's name, Veikkaus. This way of naming tournaments, teams and leagues by incorporating the sponsor's name is common in sports sponsorship. Many Finnish football clubs have additionally formed partnerships with gambling companies as a way to sponsor games and teams. These partnerships provide much-needed financial support to the clubs, granting them more opportunities to thrive in competitive sporting landscapes through funding. In return, the gambling companies that sponsor the teams gain brand recognition and exposure among football fans who follow the clubs. Recently, there have been talks and efforts to regulate the relationship between football and gambling in the country. By implementing stricter regulations around advertising and sponsorships, the Finnish Football Association aims to reduce the exposure of younger fans to persuasive gambling messages. The Finnish government has also recently confirmed its intention to end the monopoly Veikkaus has in the country by 2026, a move that aims to completely restructure the gambling market in Finland. Examining the Impact on Finnish Football The impact of gambling on Finnish football is complicated. On one hand, the financial support provided by gambling companies has been invaluable, allowing clubs and teams to invest in training facilities, travel and player development. This financial boost has undoubtedly helped to raise the overall quality of Finnish football. On the other hand, an overreliance on gambling sponsorships could compromise the integrity of the sport and may negatively influence younger fans. There is no denying the potential influence gambling advertisements at sporting events may have on younger Finnish football fans. Companies that sponsor teams often use catchy special promotions and betting opportunities related to matches to increase fan engagement and generate revenue for both the clubs and the sponsoring companies. This strategy has raised concerns about the influence of gambling on the integrity of the game and the potential harm it can cause to individuals and society. The influence of gambling companies on Finnish football cannot be taken lightly. These companies not only provide financial support to clubs but also play a pivotal role in shaping the sports landscape in Finland. Finding the right balance between allowing gambling involvement in football while protecting vulnerable individuals is a challenge that requires ongoing collaboration between football authorities, gambling operators, and regulatory bodies. Fan perspective on gambling companies' influence in Finnish football Overall, football is a beloved sport in Finland, and its fans play a vital role in creating a vibrant football culture in the country. Regardless of who sponsors the teams or leagues, football fans in Finland are passionate about the sport and eagerly support their local teams by organizing watch parties and traveling to view away games. From a Finnish football fan's perspective, the influence of gambling companies in the landscape of football in the country is a mixed bag. While many can appreciate the financial help and support provided by these companies, others are far more concerned about any lasting consequences. With regulatory changes in the works and plans to restructure the gambling industry in Finland by 2026, only time will tell how the connection between football leagues in the country and the Veikkaus with continue to evolve. In conclusion, the partnership between football clubs and gambling companies has brought welcome exposure and financial aid to the sport. However, controversies surrounding gambling sponsorships and concerns about the impact on the integrity of the sport persist. Many fans believe that Finnish football would do well to prioritise the well-being of its fans, especially the younger ones, and ensure the sport remains a source of joy and inspiration for all ages.
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The Republic of Finland is a Nordic country situated in Northern Europe. It borders the Scandinavian Peninsula with Sweden to the west, Russia to the east and Norway to the north while Estonia lies to its south. Finland is bounded by the Baltic Sea with the Gulf of Finland to the south and the Gulf of Bothnia to the west. The Γ…land Islands, off the south-western coast, are an autonomous, demilitarized administrative province of Finland. Finland was previously part of the Swedish kingdom and later an autonomous Duchy in the Russian Empire, until it declared its independence on December 6, 1917. It is now a democratic republic with a semi-presidential system and parliament. Finland consistently ranks high on a number of international analysis and monitoring systems. These include such categories as foreign policy, environmental sustainability, economic freedom, global competitiveness, technological advancement, education, freedom of the press, human development, health, freedom from corruption, and democracy. Finland is a member state of the European Union and the United Nations. Along with Estonian, Hungarian, and Maltese, Finnish is one of the few official languages of the European Union that is not of Indo-European origin. Geography and environment Etymology The name Suomi has uncertain origins but a strong candidate for a cognate is the Baltic word zeme meaning "ground, earth, country." The exonym Finland has resemblance with the Scandinavian placenames Finnmark, Finnveden and Finnskogen and all are thought to be derived from finn, a Germanic word for nomadic "hunter-gatherers." How, why and when this designation would have started to mean the Finns in particular is largely unknown. Among the first written documents mentioning a "land of the Finns" are two rune stones. There is one in SΓΆderby, Sweden, with the inscription finlont (Rundata:U 582 †) and one in Gotland, a Swedish island in the Baltic Sea, with the inscription finlandi (Rundata:G 319 M) dating from the eleventh century. Topography and geology Finland is a country of thousands of lakes and islands. There are 187,888 lakes in Finland larger than 5,382 square feet or 500 mΒ², and 76,000 islands measuring at least half a hectare in size, with a total of 178,947 islands with an area of 100 mΒ² or over, leading to the denomination "the land of a thousand lakes."[5] The Finnish landscape is mostly flat with few hills and its highest point, the Halti at 4,357 feet (1,328 meters), is found in the extreme north of Lapland at the border between Finland and Norway. Taiga covers 75 percent of land area with coniferous forests, fens, and little arable land. Granite is ubiquitous throughout Finland, visible wherever there is no soil cover. Moraine or till is the most common type of soil, with a thin layer of humus of biological origin. Most of the islands are found in the Archipelago Sea, as part of the archipelago of the Γ…land Islands, and along the southern coast in the Gulf of Finland. Finland is one of the few countries in the world that is still growing. Owing to the post-glacial rebound that has been taking place since the last ice age, the country's area is growing by about 2.7 square miles each year (seven square kilometers). Flora and fauna Finland has a diverse array of flora and fauna, ranging throughout the various climatic zones. There are over 1,200 species of vascular plant, 800 bryophytes, and 1,000 lichen species in Finland, with flora being richest in the southern mainland and Γ…land Islands. Finland has a relatively new ecology given that many plant species, such as the Scots Pine, spruce, birch, and oak, spread throughout Finland from Norway and only reached the western coast less than three millennia ago. Similarly, Finland has a diverse range of fauna that arrived about 10,000 years ago, following the last retreat of the glaciers and re-appearance of vegetation. There are at least 60 native mammals, 248 breeding birds, over 70 fish and 11 reptile and frog species present today, many migrating from neighboring countries thousands of years ago. The Saimaa Ringed Seal, one of only three lake seal species in the world, has become the emblem of the Finnish Association for Nature Conservation and through dedicated work by conservationists this unusual seal been saved from extinction. Due to hunting and a history of efforts to control predators, many animals including the Golden Eagle, Brown Bear, and Eurasian Lynx, experienced significant declines in population. However, as a result of careful conservation and the establishment of vast national parks, among other measures, numbers have increased dramatically in recent years. Climate The climate in Southern Finland is a northern temperate climate. In Northern Finland, particularly in the Province of Lapland, a subarctic climate dominates, characterized by cold, occasionally severe, winters and relatively warm summers. The main factor influencing Finland's climate is the country's geographical position between the 60th and 70th northern parallels in the Eurasian continent's coastal zone, which shows characteristics of both a maritime and a continental climate, depending on the direction of air flow. Finland is near enough to the Gulf Stream in the Atlantic Ocean to explain the unusually warm climate, considering the absolute latitude. A quarter of Finland's territory lies above the Arctic Circle, and as a consequence the midnight sun can be experiencedβ€”for an increasing number of days the farther north one goes. At Finland's northernmost point, the sun does not set for 73 consecutive days during summer, and does not rise at all for 51 days in winter. History Prehistory According to archaeological evidence, the area that is Finland was settled around 8500 B.C.E. during the Stone Age as the ice shield of the last ice age receded. The earliest people were probably hunter-gatherers, living primarily off what the tundra and sea could offer. Pottery is known from around the 5300 B.C.E. The arrival of the Cord-Ceramic Culture in southern coastal Finland around 3200 B.C.E. may have coincided with the start of agriculture. However, the earliest certain records of agriculture are from the late third millennium B.C.E. Hunting and fishing continued to be important parts of the subsistence economy, especially in the northern and eastern parts of the country. The Bronze Age (1500–500 B.C.E.) and Iron Age (500 B.C.E.–1200 C.E.) were characterized by extensive contacts with other cultures in the Fennoscandian and the Baltic region. First written documents appear in the twelfth century. The Swedish reign Finland's history since 1100 has been characterized by its relationships with Sweden to the west and Russia to the east. The beginning of Finland's over 600-year association with the Kingdom of Sweden traditionally dates from the year 1155 with the introduction of Christianity by Sweden's King Erik IX after a legendary military expedition known as the First Swedish Crusade. The historically verifiable date of conquest is 1249 when Birger jarl conducted the Second Swedish Crusade to Finland. Swedish became the dominant language of administration and education; Finnish became a language for the peasantry, clergy and local courts in predominantly Finnish-speaking areas. The society was divided in four estates of the realm: nobility, clergy, burghers and peasants, who represented the majority, and the estateless. In the sixteenth century the first written works were published in Finnish by Mikael Agricola, and during this time, the Swedish empire (i.e., Sweden and Finland) converted to Lutheranism, the current mainstream religion. The Swedish kingdom settled areas and built the cities of Ingria and Kainuu. Governor General Per Brahe the Younger founded ten cities and the first university in Finland, the The Royal Academy of Turku. The establishment of universal literacy and rule of law also dates to this time. Finnish people participated in wars of the Swedish kingdom, and Finnish warriors of Sweden's army became known as Hakkapeliittas. Grand Duchy of the Russian Empire Sweden pursued eastward expansion, only to be engaged by a recently unified Russia. During the eighteenth century, Russia expanded into Finnish territory and occupied large areas of the country. Sweden and Russia struggled to gain control of the area that by then was known as Finland. Under Swedish occupation, Finns maintained traditional freedoms; Russia sought to impose the more oppressed life of the Russian peasants on the areas of Finland it controlled. In the 1809 Finnish War, Russia gained the remaining Finnish territory from Sweden. Finland became an Autonomous Gran Duchy of the Russian Empire, which it remained until 1917. The Russian court officially recognized the language and national identity of the Finns, in an attempt to lessen the Swedish influence, which contributed to a growing nationalist sentiment, the Fennoman Movement. This era brought the publication of what became Finland's national epic, the Kalevala, in 1835; the Finnish language achieved equal legal status with Swedish in 1892. As a Grand Duchy, Finland instituted universal suffrage in 1906, becoming the second country to do so, despite Russian efforts to restrict Finland's autonomy. The members of the four estates in the autonomous legislative assembly, the diet, represented only a small fraction of the population. Universal and equal eligibility and suffrage was introduced, irrespective of land ownership or gender. Finnish women became among the first in the world to enjoy full political rights, resulting in 19 elected women in the first modern democratic election. The Independent Republic Following the 1917 Russian Revolution, Finland declared itself independent. In 1918, the fledgling republic was divided by civil war, with the Bolshevik-leaning "reds" supported by the equally new Soviet Union, fighting the "whites," supported by Imperial Germany. The Whites ultimately won and installed a king, a puppet of the German Empire; deep bitterness between the rural peasants and urban working class and the urban and rural bourgeoisie remained. The defeat of Germany in World War I led to the disappearance of Germany's influence; Finland became a republic and elected its first president in 1919. The Finnish-Russian border was formalized, but the relationship between Finland and the Soviet Union remained tense. World War II World War II brought several battles along the border with German-occupied Soviet Union. Treaties signed in 1947 and 1948 with the Soviet Union included obligations, restraints, and reparations on Finland vis-Γ -vis the Soviet Union as well as further Finnish territorial concessions. Finland ceded about 10 percent of its land area, 20 percent of industrial capacity and 400,000 evacuees, mainly women and children. Finland maintained its autonomy from the Soviet Union throughout the Cold War era. Establishing trade with the Western powers, such as the Great Britain, and the reparations to the Soviet Union caused Finland to transform itself from a primarily agrarian economy to an industrialized one. The post-war era Immediately following the Second World War, Finland lay in the grey zone between the western countries and the Soviet Union. The Finno-Soviet Pact of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance gave the Soviet Union some leverage in Finnish domestic politics, which was exploited. However, Finland maintained a democratic government and a market economy unlike most other countries bordering the Soviet Union. The post-war era was a period of rapid economic growth and increasing wealth and stability for Finland. In all, the war-ravaged agrarian country was transformed into a technologically advanced market economy with an extensive social welfare system. When the Soviet Union disintegrated in 1991, the bilateral trade disappeared overnight. Finland was simultaneously hit by a severe depression. This left a mass unemployment problem, but the economy survived and began growing at a high rate after the depression. Finland joined the European Union in 1995, where it is an advocate of federalism contrary to the other Nordic countries that are predominantly supportive of confederalism. Centenary May 23, 2007 was the 100th anniversary of the first plenary session of Finland's unicameral parliament. The theme of the centenary is "The right to vote – trust in law. One hundred years of Finnish democracy." The anniversary festivities focus on the parliamentary reform of the early twentieth century and the introduction of equal and universal suffrage and full political rights for women. These reforms included the introduction of a proportional representation, open list voting system, and the right to vote and to be elected for all citizens, including women. A total of 19 female MPs were elected in the first election. On May 23, 2006, a statue was unveiled to honor the work of female MPs. Government and politics Political system Unlike its neighboring constitutional monarchies of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, Finland is a republic with a president and parliament system. The President of Finland is responsible for foreign policy outside of the European Union. Most executive power lies in the cabinet, headed by the Prime Minister. According to the Constitution, the Parliament elects the Prime Minister, who is appointed to office by the President. Other Ministers are appointed by the President on the Prime Minister's proposal. Each minister, and the cabinet as a whole, must have the continuing confidence of the parliament and may be voted out, resign, or be replaced. The Council of State is made up of the Prime Minister and the ministers for the various departments of the central government as well as an ex-officio member, the Chancellor of Justice. The 200-member unicameral Parliament of Finland is called the Eduskunta (Finnish) or Riksdag (Swedish). It is the supreme legislative authority in Finland. Members are elected for a four-year term by direct popular vote under a system of proportional representation. The parliament may alter the Constitution, bring about the resignation of the Council of State, and override presidential vetoes. Its acts are not subject to judicial review. Legislation may be initiated by the Council of State, or a member of the Eduskunta. The judicial system is divided between courts with regular civil and criminal jurisdiction and administrative courts with responsibility for litigation between the individuals and the administrative organs of the state and the communities. Finnish law is codified and its court system consists of local courts, regional appellate courts, and the Supreme Court. The administrative branch of justice consists of administrative courts and the Supreme Administrative Court. In addition to the regular courts, there are a few special courts in certain branches of administration. There is also a High Court of Impeachment for criminal charges (for an offense in office) against the President of the Republic, the justices of the supreme courts, members of the Council of State, the Chancellor of Justice and the Ombudsman of Parliament. The constitution and its place in the judicial system are unusual in that there is no constitutional court and the supreme court does not have an explicit right to declare a law unconstitutional. In principle, the constitutionality of laws in Finland is verified by a simple vote in the parliament. Administrative divisions Finland is divided into six administrative provinces that are further divided into 90 state local districts. The provincial authority is part of the executive branch of the national government, and has no elected officials. This system was created in 1634, and underwent few major changes until the redivision of the country into "greater provinces" in 1997. Since then, the six provinces have been: Southern Finland, Western Finland, Eastern Finland, Oulu, Lapland, and Γ…land. These provinces are merely administrative divisions. Finland has two levels of democratic government: the state, and 416 municipalities (as of January 1, 2007). The municipality is the same as a "city" level of government, except that rural municipalities are not called "cities." Since 1977, no legal or administrative distinction is made between towns, cities and other municipalities. Although a municipality must follow the laws set by the state, it makes independent decisions. Municipalities co-operate in 74 sub-regions and 20 regions. The Γ…land Islands enjoy a degree of autonomy. According to international treaties and Finnish laws, the regional government for Γ…land handles some matters that would belong to the provincial authority in Mainland Finland. The same international treaties create an official language for Γ…land: one must speak Swedish to own land in Γ…land. The Γ…land region has a permanent, democratically elected regional council, as a part of its autonomy. In the Kainuu region, there is a pilot project underway, with similar autonomous regional elections. Foreign relations The Ministry for Foreign Affairs is responsible for Finnish foreign policy, founded on military non-alliance and neutrality. Finland furthered its integration into Europe by joining the European Union, with Sweden and Austria, in 1995. Finland's policy of neutrality is, effectively, "military non-alignment" with an emphasis on maintaining a competent independent defense; military policy is strictly self-defensive. Peacekeeping under the auspices of the United Nations is the only extra-national military responsibility Finland undertakes. Finland joined NATO in April 2023. As a member of the Nordic Council, Finland holds good relations with its Scandinavian neighbors. Military As a self-defensive force, Finland's military, the Finnish Defense Force, has a standard readiness strength is 34,700 people in uniform, of which 25 percent are professional soldiers. A universal male conscription is in place, under which all male Finnish nationals above 18 years of age serve for 6 to 12 months of armed service or 12 months of civilian (non-armed) service. Voluntary post-conscription overseas peacekeeping service is popular, and troops serve around the world in UN, NATO, and EU missions. Women may volunteer to serve in all combat arms. Energy policy The Ministry of Trade and Industry is responsible for the Government's energy policy. Finland has no fossil fuel resources, but high demand for energy, both due to the cold climate and the nature of its industry. Priority has been placed on increased efficiency of use. Finland is connected to the Nordpool, the Nordic electricity market. Finland also refines imported oil to cover domestic needs and has developed widespread use of renewable energy resources, most notably wood-based, which accounts for about one-fifth of energy consumption. Nuclear power also plays an important role in Finland's energy budget. Finland started planning the introduction of nuclear power in the 1950s. In 2001, 18 percent of all electricity consumed in Finland was produced by the country's four nuclear power plants. [6] Today, Finland has five privately owned nuclear reactors producing 40 percent of the country's energy. Economy Finland has a highly industrialized, largely free-market economy with a per capita output equal to that of other western economies such as Sweden, UK, France, and Germany. Services represent the largest sector of the economy. However, with respect to foreign trade, the key economic sector is manufacturing of principally wood, metal, engineering, telecommunications and electronic products. International trade is important to the economy, with exports equalling almost one-third of GDP. Except for timber and several minerals, Finland depends on imports of raw materials, energy, and some components for manufactured goods. In 1991, Finland experienced an economic collapse leading to a severe recession caused by economic overheating, depressed foreign markets, and the dismantling of the barter system between Finland and the former Soviet Union. More than 20 percent of Finnish trade was with the Soviet Union before 1991, and in the two years following, trade practically ceased. With new debt and economic restructuring in the early 1990s, the economy stabilized. By 1995, the Finnish economy was growing again and since then the growth rate has been one of the highest of OECD countries. The national debt has been reduced to 41.1 percent (fulfilling the EU's Stability and Growth Pact requirement). Because of the country's northern climate, agricultural development is limited to maintaining self-sufficiency. Forestry, an important export earner, provides a secondary occupation for the rural population. Finland was one of the 11 countries joining the euro monetary system on January 1, 1999. The national currency markka (FIM), in use since 1860, was withdrawn and replaced by the euro (EUR) in the beginning of 2002. Tourism Tourism is an expanding industry in Finland and has become a significant aspect of its economy in recent years. Much of the sudden growth can be attributed to the globalization and modernization of the country as well as an increase in publicity and awareness. Winter sports are a significant draw, as are summer art and music festivals. Commercial cruises between major coastal and port cities in the Baltic region, including Helsinki, Turku, Tallinn, Stockholm, and TravemΓΌnde, play a significant role in the local tourism industry. Transport The transport system of Finland is well-developed. Factors affecting traffic include the sparse population and long distance between towns and cities, and the cold climate with waterways freezing and land covered in snow for winter. Finland's road system is utilized by most internal cargo and passenger traffic. The annual state operated road network expenditure is paid for with vehicle and fuel taxes. Helsinki has an urban rail network. Finland also has a considerable number of airports and large ports. Helsinki is an optimal location for great circle airline traffic routes between Western Europe and the Far East and provides a stop-over for many international flights. Demographics Population Finland is one of the most sparsely populated countries in Europe, after Norway and Iceland. Finland's population has always been concentrated in the southern parts of the country, where the major urban areas are. The biggest and most important of those cities are the Greater Helsinki metropolitan area (including the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, Espoo, and Kauniainen), and Tampere, Turku, and Oulu. Since the late 1990s, Finland received refugees and immigrants at a rate comparable with the other Nordic countries, although the total ethnic-minority population remains far lower in Finland. Many immigrants originate from the former Soviet Union claiming ethnic (Finnic) kinship. Language Finnish is in the Finno-Ugric language family and is typologically an agglutinative language. It modifies and inflects the forms of nouns, adjectives, pronouns, numerals and verbs depending on their roles in the sentence. It is likely that speakers of the Finno-Ugric language arrived in the area during the Stone Age. The largest minority languages in Finland are Swedish, Russian, and Estonian. Swedish language has official status in Finland; other minority languages are also protected by law. Over 20 languages are now spoken in Finland by immigrant groups of significant size (at least a thousand speakers). To the north, in Lapland, the Sami, like the Finns, speak a Finno-Ugric language. Known widely in the past as Lapps, a term now considered derogatory by many Sami. The Sami live in Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Russia, totaling about 75,000 to 100,000, sharing a cultural identity. There are three Sami languages that are spoken in Finland: Northern Sami (majority), Inari Sami, and Skolt Sami. The majority of Finns are proficient in the English language. Religion The majority of Finns are members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, the official church, along with the Finnish Orthodox church, of Finland, with a minority belonging to the Finnish Orthodox Church. The remainder of the population consists of small groups of other Protestant denominations, Roman Catholics, Muslims, and Jews and a growing population of unaffiliated.[7] Church attendance is much lower than these figures suggest; most of the population hold generally secular views. Family structure Finnish family life is centered around the nuclear family. Relations with the extended family are often rather distant, and Finnish people do not form politically significant clans, tribes, or similar structures. According to UNICEF, Finland ranks fourth in child well-being. [8] Education The Finnish education system is a comparatively egalitarian Nordic system, with no tuition fees for full-time students. Attendance is compulsory between the ages of 7 and 16, and free meals are served to pupils at primary and secondary levels. Secondary education is not compulsory; students opt for either a vocational or trade school, or preparation for tertiary education. In higher education, there are two mostly separate sectors: the higher vocational schools and universities. In the OECD's international assessment of student performance, PISA, Finland has consistently been among the highest scorers. Culture Finland is a place rich in culture for history, tradition, and religion. There are churches and cathedrals scattered across Finland reflecting the strong Finnish Lutheran presence. There are also museums and examples of ancient architecture remaining from the Swedish Empire. Castles from that era, some converted to museums, are found in Turku, HΓ€meenlinna, and Savonlinna. Olavinlinna in Savonlinna hosts the annual Savonlinna Opera Festival. The city of Helsinki, on the other hand, is famous for its Grand Duchy era architecture, resembling that of imperial Saint Petersburg. Since its earliest contact with foreign peoples and monarchs, Finns have accepted influences from Western Europe (particularly Sweden and Germany) and, more recently, North America into their indigenous culture. There are very few Russian influences, with the exception of the 1.1 percent Russian Orthodox minority. The concept of Finnishness persists as a national identity and traditional characteristics and customs, despite differences among regions, including minor differences in accents and vocabulary. Minorities maintain their own cultural characteristics, such as the Sami and Swedish-speaking Finns. Many Finns are emotionally connected to the countryside and nature; urbanization is a relatively recent phenomenon. Arts Much of the music of Finland is influenced by Karelian traditional tunes and lyrics, as represented in the Kalevala. Karelian culture is perceived as the purest expression of the Finnic myths and beliefs, reflecting Finland's position between the East and the West. Finnish folk music has undergone a roots revival in recent decades, and has become a part of popular music. The Sami of northern Finland have their own musical traditions as well. Jean Sibelius is perhaps the most well-known of Finnish classical composers. Modern Finnish popular music includes a renowned heavy metal scene, like other Nordic countries, as well as a number of prominent rock bands, jazz musicians and hip hop performers. Finland has a growing film industry with a number of famous directors such as Aki KaurismΓ€ki, Timo Koivusalo and actors such as Mikko Leppilampi. Hollywood film director/producer Renny Harlin was born in Finland. Architects and designers Alvar Aalto, Eliel Saarinen, and Eero Saarinen have created internationally acclaimed buildings. Media Finland is considered one of the most advanced information societies in the world. There are 200 newspapers; 320 popular magazines, 2,100 professional magazines. There are 67 commercial radio stations, one of which is a nation-wide channel; three national Public broadcasting in Finnish, and two in Swedish; a radio network in the Sami language, three digital radio channels; four national television channels, of which two are public service and two commercial channels; five digital public service television channels and three commercial; 12 feature films each year; 12,000 book titles annually and 12 million records sold each year, comparatively rich for a population of around 5 million. Technology The people of Finland are well prepared to use high technology and information services. The number of cellular phone subscribers and Internet connections per capita in Finland are among the highest in the world. According to the Ministry of Transport and Communications, by August 1998 Finland was the first country in the world to exceed 50 percent mobile phone penetration. By December 1998, the number of cell phone subscriptions outnumbered fixed-line phone connections. By the end of 2005, there were 5.38 million cellular phone subscribers, or 103 percent of the population. Another fast-growing sector is the use of the Internet. According to the Ministry of Transport and Communications, Finland had more than 1.3 million Internet connections by the end of 2005, about 250 per 1,000 inhabitants. All Finnish schools and public libraries are connected to the Internet. Cuisine Traditional Finnish cuisine is a combination of European, Fennoscandian, and Western Russian elements. The food is generally simple, fresh, and healthy. Fish, meat, berries, and root vegetables are typical ingredients; spices are not common due to their scarcity in the early days. Traditionally, Finnish food varied from region to region, most notably west to east. In coastal and lakeside villages, fish was one main feature of cooking; in the eastern and northern regions, vegetables and reindeer were more common. Holidays Official holidays in Finland are established by acts of Parliament. The official holidays can be divided into Christian and secular holidays; some of the Christian holidays have replaced holidays of pagan origin. The main Christian holidays are Christmas, Epiphany, Easter, Ascension Day, Pentecost, and All Saints Day. The secular holidays are New Year's Day, May Day, Midsummer Day, and Independence Day. In addition, all Sundays are official holidays but not marked as special holidays. The names of the Sundays follow the liturgical calendar. Retail stores are prohibited by law from doing business on Sundays, except during the summer months (May through August) and in the pre-Christmas season (November and December). Sports Sports are popular in Finland and many Finns regularly attend sporting events. Some of the most popular recreational sports include floorball, a variation on field hockey and ice hockey played indoors, Nordic walking, running, and skiing. PesΓ€pallo (reminiscent of baseball) is the national sport of Finland, but the most popular sports are ice hockey and Formula One. The Finnish national men's ice hockey team is considered one of the best in the world. During the past century, Finland and Sweden have been rivals, mostly in ice hockey and athletics. Football (soccer) is also very popular in Finland, though the national football team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup or the UEFA European Football Championship Finals Tournament. Some of the most outstanding athletes from the past include Hannes Kolehmainen (1890-1966), Paavo Nurmi (1897-1973), and Ville Ritola (1896-1982), who together won 18 Olympic gold medals and seven silver in track. They were the first of a generation of great Finnish long distance runners often named the "Flying Finns." Another long distance runner, Lasse VirΓ©n (b. 1949), won four Olympic gold medals in 1972 and 1976. Notes References ISBN links support NWE through referral fees Chew, Allen F. The White Death: The epic of the Soviet-Finnish Winter War. East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University Press, 1971. ISBN 978-0870131677 Engle, Eloise, and Lauri Paananen. The Winter War: The Soviet attack on Finland, 1939-1940. Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 1992. ISBN 978-0811724333 Finland. Insight guide. Singapore: APA, 2003. ISBN 978-9814120395 Jakobson, Max. Finland in the new Europe. The Washington papers, 175. Westport, CT: Praeger, 1998. ISBN 978-0275963729 Jutikkala, Eino, and Kauko Pirinen. A History of Finland. New York: Dorset Press, 1988. ISBN 978-0880292603 Klinge, Matti. Let us be Finns: Essays on history. Helsinki: Otava Pub. Co., 1990. ISBN 978-9511111801 Lavery, Jason Edward. The history of Finland. The Greenwood histories of the modern nations. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, 2006. ISBN 978-0313328374 Lewis, Richard D. Finland: Cultural lone wolf. London: Nicholas Brealey, 2004. ISBN 978-1931930185 Mann, Chris, and Christer JΓΆrgensen. Hitler's Arctic War: the German campaigns in Norway, Finland, and the USSR, 1940-1945. New York: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2003. ISBN 978-0312311001 Symington, Andy, and Paul Harding. Finland. Footscray, Vic: Lonely Planet, 2006. ISBN 978-1740597913 Swallow, Deborah. Culture Shock! Portland, OR: Graphic Arts Center Pub. Co, 2001. ISBN 978-1558685925 Trotter, William R. Frozen Hell: The Russo-Finnish winter war of 1939-1940. Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2000. ISBN 978-1565122499 All links retrieved March 26, 2024.
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If you want to get scouted by a soccer team you have to do these 7 things. We spoke with real scouts so you can learn how to get scouted in football!
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Football scouts looking for a keeper are looking for correct positioning, great reflexes, on the ball technique and smart distribution. All these qualities can be the difference between for you to get scouted by a football team. Being a goalkeeper is an interesting topic regarding getting scouted because many people get the wrong perfection that goalkeepers can’t be scouted or that is harder. This isn’t true at all. Actually, goalkeepers have it easier to get scouted due to two main reasons: Football clubs are always looking to sign goalkeepers because there aren’t many of them and it’s hard to find a great goalkeeper. We all know that it’s hard to catch the scouts attention, however, if a soccer scout is looking for a goalkeeper, you know that they are straight away focused on you as there’s only you and.. The opponent keeper. All eyes on you then! If a football scout is specifically looking to find a goalkeeper they will be looking at: Correct positioning. Seeing if you are in a correct position to make it as hard as possible for the opponent to score is a must as a keeper. Reflexes. How fast to react to actions and getting there first will avoid many goals and dangerous situations. On the ball technique. In modern football, a keeper is just another field player and teams that have a technically gifted keeper have a huge advantage when they have possession of the ball. Distribution. How you distribute the ball with your hands and feet can actually lead to scoring opportunities and completely break the opponent’s structure when they are trying to defend you. Football scouts looking for defenders are looking for great 1 on 1 defense, tactical awareness and correct ball distribution. Being a defender is another of those positions that have changed completely on the scout’s eyes in modern football. What they looked for in a defender before has changed completely and, of you’re smart, you can play to your advantages and show the soccer scouts you are a modern day defender. When scouts look for defenders they are mainly looking at these characteristics: 1 on 1 defense. Modern football is becoming more and more offensive (link), and due to this, there are more 1 on 1 situations where attackers are running at defenders. If you can come out victorious in these challenges and win the ball from the attacker you have already won a part of the scout’s interest because this is very difficult to do and requires a lot of time to learn. Liverpool defender Van Dijk has won xx% of his 1 on 1’s this season. Wow! Tactical awareness. This is a must. Most of the tactical movements and situations in football start from the defense because they can see the full field. If all the defenders are in sync and can push forward and influence the game when the team is attacking and push back and keep opponents off side when defending will show a high football IQ to the scout. Distribution. Similar to goalkeepers, modern defenders have a huge influence on the attacking side of the game nowadays. Short breakthrough passes or long balls in the correct spaces can really impress anyone who is watching you. Football scouts looking for midfielders are looking for them to see the spaces and what’s around them, create chances and score and adapt to the situation of the game. Midfielders are the heart of the game, a good and smart performance where you command the game and create dangerous situations can be a game changer in the scout’s eyes. Soccer scouts could be looking at different types of midfielders for their club, however, these qualities are a must for all of them: See the spaces. Whether you are attacking with a killer ball through, or defending with a great cover up, a midfielder should always be aware of their surroundings and especially where the spaces are. A midfielder that can do these things can be the key to winning a game, and sometimes, this is overlooked. Create chances. Attackers attack and score, but, what if midfielders can do it too? You will have a tremendous advantage over the opponents in a soccer game! A goal of assist from a midfielder counts more to a scout and, as more scouts are looking to do things with data, being a midfielder with great numbers can make you stand out. Adaptability. You might have been expecting another attribute, but this is massive. Games can change at any minute, and if a midfielder can adapt to this, you have shown the scout you are ready for every situation. Holding the ball when the team is tired, attacking when opponents are broken, tucking in when they are in control, are just a few examples of reading and adapting to the game. Attackers and football scouts have always had a special relationship. Is inevitable for the football scout’s eyes to turn to the players that are creating the chances and scoring goals, is the way football is. I will give you the main obvious things scouts are looking for in a striker or attacker and two things that are always overlooked: Score goals (Lots of them). The more the better, in this case, the quantity or way more important than the quality. Sometimes, football scouts will only go to see attackers that have scored a certain amount of goals that season. When a club needs goals and a scorer there isn’t a simpler job for a soccer scout, look for the attacker that scores the most goals. Facts. Give good crosses. Very overlooked indeed. Whether you’re a winger attacker or a striker that has fallen to the wing, crosses can be a killer for well structured defenses, actually xx% of goals in football came from crosses in xxx. Sometimes a cross can be so good that people give credit to the person who didn’t rather than a scorer. Explosivity. Whether you’re a big attacker looking to physically trouble defenders or a floating attacker looking to take advantage of spaces, if you can explode in the right moment and get away from the defender you basically have half of the job done. This one is very big in the scout’s eyes.
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The Football Association of Finland announced today the Finnish men’s national team roster for its upcoming UEFA EURO 2024 qualifying matches, with Austin FC defender Leo VΓ€isΓ€nen named on the list. VΓ€isΓ€nen will join Finland for its away match against Slovenia on October 14 and its home match against Kazakhstan
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The Football Association of Finland announced today the Finnish menҀ™s national team roster for its upcoming UEFA EURO 2024 qualifying matches, with Austin FC defender Leo VÀisÀnen named on the list. VÀisÀnen will join Finland for its away match against Slovenia on October 14 and its home match against Kazakhstan on October 17. VÀisÀnen, 26, signed with Austin FC on January 4, 2023. The 6Ҁ™2Ҁ center back has made 25 appearances for the Finnish menҀ™s national team in the past, including playing in seven (7) UEFA Nations League matches, six (6) FIFA World Cup qualifiers, and one (1) match at UEFA Euro 2020. In his first season in Austin, VÀisÀnen has recorded 21 interceptions Ҁ“ tied for the team lead Ҁ“ and an assist in 18 appearances.
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Our Transfer Update is a community effort built by fans of Football Manager just like you. Anybody can submit changes and request that they be included in our Data Update so if you find something that is out of date, get involved! Our Data Update isn't the only way to update Football Manager. Check out the Football Manager Databases section to find a huge range of Edit Data Files our members have created.
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This overview lists clubs sorted by purchase value. The purchase value consists of all transfer fees which a club has spent on all squad-players
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This overview lists clubs sorted by purchase value. The purchase value consists of all transfer fees which a club has spent on all squad-players. Players who are loaned out to other club are not included.
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Finnish football logos
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Can you name the Finnish football logos? Test your knowledge on this sports quiz and compare your score to others. Quiz by ipaipa
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VIFK Football Match results, live scores, fixtures and statistics
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The VIFK Football Club page on Scorebar offers live scores, results, standings, head to head matches, match details and season statistics.
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Football Clubs by Country
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Check out the list of all the men and women football clubs broken down by country on fbref.com
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About FBref.com FBref.com launched (June 13, 2018) with domestic league coverage for England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and United States. Since then we have been steadily expanding our coverage to include domestic leagues from over 40 countries as well as domestic cup, super cup and youth leagues from top European countries. We have also added coverage for major international cups such as the UEFA Champions League and Copa Libertadores. FBref is the most complete sources for women's football data on the internet. This includes the entire history of the FIFA Women's World Cup as well as recent domestic league seasons from nine countries, including advanced stats like xG for most of those nine. In collaboration with Opta, we are including advanced analytical data such as xG, xA, progressive passing, duels and more for over twenty competitions. For more information on the expected goals model and which competitions have advanced data, see our xG explainer.
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Organizations functioning as part of a civil society can be grouped in many ways. Here is one classification…
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Sport and exercise clubs In Finland the basic unit of sport activity is a sport club. It used to be usual that in one club people practiced different kinds of sports. In recent years clubs which focus on one sport have become more common. The variety on offer includes almost all sports known in the world. The most popular sports are soccer, athletics, skiing, floor ball, ice-hockey, and pesΓ€pallo (the national game of Finland, a combination of traditional ball-batting team games and American base-ball). In addition to these, the variety of sports includes fitness training, sport of the disabled, military sport, and so forth. Cultural associations In the cultural sphere, many new associations have been formed in recent years and different art forms have got their own associations and organizations. The spectrum extends from painting to audio-visual and digital art. In addition, many cultural institutions have their own supporters’ associations. Regional associations cherish the local and regional culture. In the last few years, multicultural associations have become more common. In these organizations people work in the midst of immigrant cultures and Finnish culture, and also with the common culture of immigrants and Finns. Leisure and hobby organizations The variety of hobby organizations has increased enormously in the last couple of decades. Pet associations, sauna clubs, dance associations, automobile and boat clubs, live role game associations, fan clubs, etc., all demonstrate people’s wish to act together within, and for the good of their own dear hobby. The phenomenon is typical of the postmodern era. Those driving a Jaguar, Porsche or a Mustang have their own associations, as do the supporters of the English top football clubs. People want to belong to a group and act together, while also building their own identity. The Finnish way is to organize the activities in the form of an association. Social and health organizations The associations of disabled people, patient associations, child welfare organizations, the Finnish Red Cross, etc., attend to their members’ interests and offer peer support and professional help for their members. In the sphere of social and health organizations, the number of the associations and national organizations linked to certain illnesses continue to increase. Alongside the traditional organizational activities, social and health organizations have increased the production of services in the last few years. Municipalities have especially been willing to buy certain social services from organizations, instead of producing all the services that are needed in the municipality. Youth organizations and student societies Youth work has been and still is a strong field in the domain of Finnish organizational activity. Alongside the child and youth work of municipalities and parishes, there are the Scouts, the 4H organizations, religious and political child and youth organizations, student societies, and so forth. They all engage in diverse and extensive activities involving children and young people. The standing of political child and youth work has decreased in the last two decades, but at the same time the memberships of hobby associations have increased and the scope of their activities has grown. Political organizations In Finland, political parties have local organizations in villages, municipalities and districts. In addition, political parties have some women’s organizations, and the biggest parties also have their own national women’s federations. Parties have various child and youth organizations, educational and cultural associations of their own, or functioning in their vicinity. Thus, the variety of political associations, or associations of a given political inclination, is altogether very extensive, even though nowadays the activities of these organizations interest people less than in the 1970s. Trade unions In industry there have traditionally been local, factory-specific, trade union branches. Other occupational groups have trade unions and trade organizations with locally or regionally based activities. In specialized trades, the workers belong directly to a national trade union. There are plenty of local trade union branches and trade unions in Finland, but at the moment many of them are not operating well, because people are not as interested in the trade union activities as they used to be thirty years ago. Economic and industrial associations In Finland, medium-sized and large-scale enterprises belong to one national confederation and small-scale entrepreneurs have their own interest group. The farmers have their own strong union, with local activities in every part of the country. Junior chambers of commerce, traders’ associations, fishermen’s associations, etc. complement the diverse repertoire of economic and industrial associations. Advisor organizations Advisor organizations have a long and noteworthy history especially in the Finnish countryside. Agricultural advisor organizations have worked to develop farming and stock raising for decades. Domestic and handiwork advisory organizations have been active in both rural and urban areas in order to cherish, maintain and pass on the traditions and skills. Religious and ideological associations The associations of different religious groups and the Christian associations organize activities, but the memberships of these organizations are mostly small. The working methods of religious, Christian and ideological associations are different from many other organizations. Spreading the spiritual or ideological message is the main theme around which the activities revolve. Organizational activity is of secondary importance. Pedagogical, scientific and study organizations Scientific organizations, teachers’ organizations of different subjects, educational and study organizations, and the support groups of educational institutions form their own organizational group in Finland. The total size of this group reveals that Finns want to act voluntarily in the sphere of pedagogy and education. In the background there is the enthusiasm stemming from the national awakening and the aspirations to educate the workers, which have led to the interest in educational and pedagogical matters. This enthusiasm has been maintained and revived even in the twenty-first century. Ecological associations The Finnish Association for Nature Conservation was founded over sixty years ago to protect biodiversity, to promote sustainable consumption patterns and to conserve nature. Despite this, the nature conservation associations, animal rights organizations, bird watching societies, etc., can be seen as phenomena of the postmodern era in the domain of Finnish organizational activities. Ecological matters began to interest young people in the 1970s, after which many organizations of this group were formed, among the city dwellers in particular. The memberships of environmental associations do not belong to the biggest organizational groups in Finland, but their activities have received a lot of publicity due to the members’ activeness and the bold interventions of the various organizations. Pensioner and veteran organizations In the Second World War approximately 630,000 men and women took part in active service. This guaranteed many members for veteran organizations and associations of women who had served in the front. Now these organizations are closing down as their members pass away. The pensioners’ organizations, on the other hand, are rapidly growing as the population ages. Both types of organization have strong traditions in supervising the interests of their members, but in pensioners’ activities the focus is on the recreational aspects and spending time together. The veteran organizations have focused their efforts on rehabilitating their members in recent years. Village and local organizations Village committees spread rapidly to all parts of the country in the 1970s and 1980s. The associations became first and foremost organizations of joint activity and lobbying in rural villages. Through initiatives and village plans they influenced the municipal decision-making process. In recent years the associations have carried out extensive projects with the help of local development funding from the state and the European Union. In urban areas the corresponding organizations are the district associations and the associations of those living in one-family houses. National defense and peace organizations The reserve organizations of those who have served in the military are typically male organizations. The officers and non-commissioned officers of the reserve have their own organizations, as do the reservists of other branches. The enthusiasm for voluntary national defense has grown in the recent years and the activities attract women as well. While the interest in the national defense organizations has increased, the peace organizations are at low ebb. The heyday of the peace organizations was in the 1960s and 1970s. Friendship societies, ethnic organizations and development cooperation organizations In Finland, there are numerous friendship societies of different countries and peoples. The most well-known are the League of Finnish American Societies and the Finland-Russia Society. Other similar societies are, for example, the Finnish-Indian-Society, the Finnish-Somalian Society Koor, the Finnish-Arab Friendship Society and the Finnish-Latin American Society. These associations maintain good relations between countries and peoples as well as distribute information on the country in question, organize cultural exhibitions and events, trips and language courses. In addition, the different ethnic minorities have their own organizations. Among others, the Somalis have formed various associations. Many organizations continue to work in the area of development cooperation and help refugees in Finland and abroad. Service organizations Lions Clubs and Rotary clubs are well-known organizations throughout the country. In Finland there are many Lions Clubs in proportion to the population. These organizations focus on charitable work and offering aid, either as financial support or voluntary work. The volunteer fire-brigades can also be classified as service organizations, because they are still in charge of the fire prevention in most parts of the country.
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The 4 ways to join a soccer club academy in Europe in 2024 (the last one is the best). We are a football academy in Spain helping players find clubs.
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1. Getting scouted while you play football. This is a way to join a football academy, however is the least likely one. Simply because you need a lot of luck. This is sometimes described as climbing the ladder to the top. You basically join any soccer team regardless of the level. When you play, you will always have the chance of showing your skills and abilities. β€œThis is the beauty of football, everyone has the chance to play, everyone has the chance to showcase themselves and succeed.” If you are different, with abilities that overshadow the other players, and perform correctly in the soccer field, there will always be a chance of someone seeing you and wanting to sign you. Keep in mind that these abilities have to be trained, for example, if you want to be fast and impress scouts, you need to do speed training drills and exercises! Things don’t come just because of β€˜talent’. After being scouted you will normally be invited to attend to football academy trials in Spain, more info about this in the link. As Arsene Wenger said one time, you never know who is watching! These can be football scouts actively looking for players or simply someone who is watching your game by coincidence and is impressed by your abilities. Check our new guide on how to get scouted in football. Normally, the person interested will try to contact you, your parents or most commonly your football coach. From there on, there is normally a football trial or even signing straight away! Another way this can happen is by your football coach. The coach in your team might know people or might have had a past in football and valuable contacts, so, if you impress and clearly show you are too good for the current level, many times your coach will identify this and help you on. Surprisingly this happens very often, as coaches in smaller clubs want you to succeed and have a career in football. Sometimes, coaches might send you for football clinics or soccer camps in Europe to show your talents. 2. Getting a football agent. Oh! The controversial world of football agents. Similarly to football scouts, the job of agents is to actively search for football talent and find them a soccer team. However, differently to soccer scouts, agents also take care of other parts like contracts and salaries. Normally, this is where they will take their fee. But going back to the point of joining a soccer club, agents are people with contacts, a lot of contacts. So, when you manage to impress an agent, they can be a helpful person because they can arrange trials or football scouts to come and watch you play. They normally are very eager to do this because this is the nature of their business. If you succeed and become a soccer player, they succeed, and get a profit, ah. Everyone wins. The truth is that most of the agents are around a higher level, and there aren’t many who might be looking around low level clubs. This makes it harder for you to join a club with their help. Don’t worry! In this website you can see a huge list of football agents in Europe. However, before you start sending emails, check out our last point on how to join a football academy in Europe.. Is the best one yet! List Of Agents In Europe And Spain Normally, an agent will help you once you are already part of a soccer club. However, there are a lot of agents or even people who have been part of football clubs and academies in the past, that might not be actively looking for talents, but if they see someone with special abilities they might be interested in helping. PRO TIP: Always try to record your football games, or just yourself playing football. This way, you can contact football agents by email and send them your video. You might be surprised by the number of agents that contact back. Specially if you are already in a good level club or if you look very good in your video. How can I attend a soccer academy in Spain if I’m not from Europe? If you want to join a Pro Academy in Spain like Alicante Academy you simply have to fill up our form with your information. If you are from the European Union you can join straight away. If you are from outside the European Union you will have to apply for a Visa Permit, this is quite a straightforward procedure and can be completed fast. Learn about the process to play in Spain if you are from outside the EU here. We, as an Academy, take care of this procedure so you don’t have to worry about it. What is like attending a full time private football academy? In our Alicante Football Academy, players breathe, eat and sleep football. A total unique environment of football that will put you in the best position to improve as a player, and take the next step to a Pro Soccer Club in Spain. Training football twice a day 5 times a week, once with the academy and once with a team in Spain as a trial. So you are always taken out of the comfort zone. Football trials In our Soccer Academy you will be attending football trials weekly, this is the reason why you join an academy like this. We train you to make you better and showcase you to teams of your level who might want to sign you after a trial. We are the scout who never saw you, the coach who didn’t help you, the agent who never found out about your abilities!
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It's not just eleven players on the pitch that contribute to a club's success.
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To some on the outside, winning in football might come down to the eleven players on the pitch and the manager. But, on the inside, how a club is managed from a business perspective is the recipe for success, and it starts at the very top with a club's owner. It can quickly go wrong if they don't invest cash in the right areas to protect their assets. Mohammed Hamdi is the former Director General of the Dutch team ADO Den Haag. He has first-hand experience in making critical decisions that impact the success of a club. He explained to Football Now that the most crucial decision is to select the right manager. "The head coach is the focal point for the media. He is the person helping to get better results. And he is also an ambassador for the team. It means that the key decision is to get the right head coach, someone who fits the philosophy, vision and strategy of the club." Brighton & Hove Albion is a club known for its exceptional management style. The south-coast side were promoted to the Premier League for the first time in their history in 2017. They have continued on a steady incline since. Unlike many clubs that struggle for survival upon finally reaching the top flight, Brighton has soared under several managers. The 2023/2024 season sees them making their debut in European competition after beating four times Champions League winners Ajax in the Europa League in October. So, how do they do it? The management team at Brighton & Hove Albion have the ability to scout 'unpolished gems' in the transfer market. The club has made five of its most significant player sales in the previous five years. They signed unknown players at the time, developed their talent, and sold them on for a considerable profit. According to TalkSeagulls founder Ryan Adsett, this has been the key to Brighton's sustained success since its promotion six years ago. "I think that situation is definitely happening at Brighton. When we do lose a player, someone's ready to step up. When you accumulate this amount of money, and you've been putting that into the academy since 2014, you're going to reap the rewards in 2023." Not all fans are lucky enough to see their clubs managed as well as Brighton. In fact, it's more common for most fans to be unhappy with their club owners. There are several reasons for this, but in most cases, negligence with investments is responsible for big clubs being lower down the football pyramid than they would like to be. Take FC Schalke, for example; they are Germany's third biggest club in terms of fan members, only behind Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. Just 12 years ago, they reached a Champions League semi-final. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, they regularly made it out of the group stages of that competition and finished in the top four of the Bundesliga in most seasons. Now, they occupy the 16th spot in the 18-team Bundesliga second division. Contrary to Brighton, it's poor management of player sales that has caused them to end up in a position their 122,000+ members never imagined they would. German football writer Chris Williams told Football Now that it's due to a combination of errors made on and off the pitch. "Schalke's fall from grace has been remarkable. Financially, they've got themselves into a bit of a mess. So many good players used to play there: Joel Matip, Max Mayer, Leon Goretzka, Alexander NΓΌbel. That was a lot of potential income they could've made by selling those players, anywhere between €110 - €150 million. Instead, all of those players walked out of the door for free." So what would it take to restore Schalke back to its former glory? "They've recently brought in a new coach; their 12th since 2019. They're going to have to go back to doing what they do best, which is bring players through their academy structure. It isn't an overnight fix. They need to find a new identity and a type of football that will get them out of the second division, no matter how." These are two very contrasting case studies that show how decisions made off the pitch affect your results on it. Brighton & Hove Albion continues to go from strength to strength while the sad story of Schalke continues to decline.
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This article presents several sport clubs in Finland connected to an organization IdrottsfΓΆrening Kamraterna (Sporting Society Comrades), also known as IFK that originated in Sweden in 1895. The id...
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Taylor & Francis
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14660970.2023.2179195
ABSTRACT This article presents several sport clubs in Finland connected to an organization IdrottsfΓΆrening Kamraterna (Sporting Society Comrades), also known as IFK that originated in Sweden in 1895. The idea of IFK clubs reached Finland in 1897 and spread throughout the country. The beginning of the twentieth century was a period of growth and expansion for IFK, both in Sweden and Finland. IFK clubs formed an important network of sport-based activities, including football, when Finland was still a part of the former Russian empire. The aim of the article is to analyse how the modern Finnish IFKs from four different locations (Mariehamn, Γ…bo, Helsingfors and Grankulla) can retrace and frame their past. Introduction This article presents four sport clubs in Finland connected to an organization IdrottsfΓΆrening Kamraterna (Sporting Society Comrades), also known as IFK that originated in Sweden in 1895. The IFK movement was born from an intersection of a mass-media boom, interest in sport and an emerging youth culture at the end of the nineteenth century. The movement reached Finland in 1897 and spread throughout the country.Footnote1 The beginning of the twentieth century was a period of expansion for IFK, both in Sweden and Finland. IFK clubs formed an important network of sport-based activities, including football, when Finland was still a part of the Russian empire. In Finland, IFK has been strongly attached to the Swedish-speaking minority, which in turn tends to be associated with the old, educated elites from the past. The aim of this article is to analyse how the modern Finnish IFKs from four different locations – Mariehamn, Γ…bo (i.e. Turku), Helsingfors (i.e. Helsinki) and Grankulla (i.e. Kauniainen) – retrace and frame their past. The article focuses on how the clubs relate to the past and how IFK’s history provides elements for their identity and relevance in society. Background IFK was a sport organization established spontaneously by Swedish youths in 1895 through the youth magazine Kamraten (1893–1911). It spread quickly and became a strong element in Swedish sport history, with two IFKs becoming dominant in Swedish football: IFK GΓΆteborg and IFK NorrkΓΆping. The first IFKs in Finland were established in 1897. The Swedish language was vital for the development of this association in Finland. This includes Swedish newspapers and magazines such as NordisktIdrottslif (1900–1920) and the aforementioned Kamraten. The common symbol developed for the organization is a blue star on a white background, and these colours are used by many IFK clubs. The central IFK organization still exists in Stockholm, but the clubs are independent entities.Footnote2 In 2007 there were 170 IFKs registered in Sweden and representing different sport disciplines.Footnote3 Finland used to be the Eastern part of the Swedish kingdom for centuries and became a part of Russian Empire after the Swedish-Russian war in 1809, but it was subjected to cultural influx from Sweden throughout the 1800. The Swedish-speaking population was a minority but formed a strong and educated part of the Finnish society. The booming market of new press in Sweden in the nineteenth century prompted the appearance of the first Finnish newspapers in SwedishFootnote4 and the access to the new mass media was crucial for establishing IFKs in Finland.Footnote5 The establishment of IFK was in line with the promotions of sports and games. A good citizen was a healthy, strong citizen. The Swedish military and sports enthusiast Viktor Balck produced three volumes that introduced different sports to Swedish-speaking audiences. His works were known in Finland and Helsingfors IFK presented him as β€˜the father of Swedish sports’.Footnote6 Balck had a strong influence, and lobbied for Finland’s appearances in the Olympic Games, even though the country was not independent.Footnote7 In the beginning, IFKs were united by the magazine Kamraten. The IFK clubs in Finland shared their sporting results on the magazine’s pages in letters to their β€˜Swedish comrades’, described their lives as students and told stories from excursions and trips. For instance, in 1898, George Doubidsky, one of the founders of Helsingfors IFK, sent a text about news from Finland. He explained that because of a lack of snow they could not have many winter sport competitions, but organized an impressive party for a hundred people.Footnote8 Letters from IFKs in Finnish cities of Vasa, Viborg and UleΓ₯borg appeared regularly as well. The development of IFKs in Finland show how IFK helped to establish football in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Since IFK were strongly connected to the Swedish language, they were associated with the Swedish-speaking minority in Finland. Minorities can have a strong influence on a state’s culture, politics and economy and find different expressions of their unique positions.Footnote9 The Swedish press in Finland introduced many new sports. It was in Hufvudstadsbladet that football rules were published in Finland for the first time in the 1870s.Footnote10 Sports convey processes that take place in society through stories about football, players, coaches and sports venues. Hence, sport is rarely only about sport, and its history have become a hot issue.Footnote11 Historian David Lowenthal states that saving the past has become a universal concern and β€˜possessing’ a heritage is β€˜as vital a nutriment as food and drink’.Footnote12 IFK exemplifies a development from a youth activity to well-established football clubs in both Sweden and Finland. The introduction of β€˜the English sport’ – football – took many different paths.Footnote13 Swedish newspapers and magazines were important sources for popularizing football and the Swedish-speaking population in Finland took advantage of the opportunity to participate in discussions that were taking place in Sweden. Methods and material The four clubs included in this article are Helsingfors IFK (est. 1897), Grankulla IFK (est. 1925), Γ…bo IFK (est. 1908) and IFK Mariehamn (est. 1919). Because the material from primary sources is in Swedish, the place names used in the article are in Swedish too.Footnote14 Three of the clubs (Helsingfors, Γ…bo and Grankulla) reside in the south and south-west area, which also are the areas of Finland with the largest Swedish-speaking populations. Mariehamn is the capital of Γ…land, a group of islands between Sweden and Finland, which is autonomous from Finland in many regards, though formally a part of it. The official language in Γ…land is Swedish. This article is based on interviews and archive material. Interviews were conducted between August 2019 and March 2021.Footnote15 Fieldwork possibilities for this projectFootnote16 were unfortunately limited due to the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. The interview material comes from four interviews with officials working for each of these clubs, plus two interviews with supporters (one a supporter of IFK Mariehamn and the other a supporter of Helsingfors IFK).Footnote17 The analysed archival material includes magazines, newspaper clippings and annuals. The main source is the Swedish youth magazine Kamraten. Swedish and Finnish newspapers from the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century were scanned as well.Footnote18 The visited archives include Lund University Archives, Brages Press Archive in Helsingfors, archives at the Sport Museum in Helsingfors, and Helsingfors IFK’s own archive. The difficulty with archive material is its selectiveness. Unfortunately, there are holes when it comes to continuity. The material was approached by close reading and qualitative interpretation.Footnote19 Literary scholar Michael Oriard, who worked on similar archival material, demonstrated in his study how (American) football was established with the help of growing mass media in the 19th century and how the sport was attributed with a certain cultural symbolism with the help of daily press, radio, and films.Footnote20 Because of the political situation (Finland being a part of Russia 1809–1917), newspapers published in (or imported for) the Finnish market had to deal with Russian censorship for many decades.Footnote21 Officially, Sweden avoided clashes with Russia, but publications in Kamraten strike a clear pro-Finnish tone, in favour of Finnish independence from Russia, and Stockholm served as a basis for underground publishing that was intended for Finnish readers.Footnote22 Reports from sporting events appeared regularly in the Finn-Swedish press, like football results from England and Sweden, especially after 1910. Theoretical framework The theoretical framework includes historian David Lowenthal’s and folklorist Henry Glassie’s approaches to functions of historical knowledge.Footnote23 This article does not use one specific theory but is motivated by work on how the past is constructed and how history is used to frame and negotiate the present. Lowenthal’s publication The Past is A Foreign Country stresses the bricolage-like approach to history that used to be the norm and has been seemingly abandoned.Footnote24 This understanding of history is found in IFKs’ narrations. The more contemporary publications about the clubs are characterized by nostalgia as they attempt to connect the present-day clubs to a beautiful and captivating past. This may be partly because the transmission of history through, about and within IFK is done on semi-formal level, for instance in books that are written by enthusiasts.Footnote25 The β€˜good old days’ appear often in stories concerning sports such as football.Footnote26 Lowenthal expresses a critical view of such β€˜nostalgic obsession’: Besides nostalgia’s starry-eyed view of wretched times, falsified history, kitschy commerce, and regressive elitism, it is faulted for foolish faith that issues were faced, action taken, crises averted, and problems solved better and faster in the past.Footnote27 Sport is a category that highlights everyday life in a historical context, making the past alive.Footnote28 Henry Glassie has also analysed the transmission, time frames and passing of history. On the basis of his study in a small town in Northern Ireland, he highlights a pragmatic element of history: what survives and is taught further has to have a point for the future. He writes: β€˜Stories are narratives artfully ordered to do the serious work of entertainment, pleasing their listeners in the present, then carrying them into the future with something to think about’.Footnote29 Artfully ordered narratives, as Glassie phrases it, are found in chronicles and reports about nineteenth century football. The material used here links sport activities to educating and nurturing of young patriots expected to inherit leading roles in society. These texts present a specific picture of Sweden and Finland. At times, it seems that it was still the same country. The political realities of Finland being a part of Russia are artfully omitted. Further, the texts referring to the past (year books and jubilee books), as well as stories gathered through interviews, focus on certain elements creating a picture of modern IFK organizations, framing them in a socio-cultural context that is desired and useful. Glassie also discusses the importance of geographical locations: In other traditions, historians link unconnected events because they occupy the same age. Here it is place. Space joins past events to each other, and it unifies past and present in two ways: progressively and mythically.Footnote30 The geography of IFKs is narrated as crucial for their existence. The links to Stockholm and Swedish socio-cultural spheres are important elements in Finnish IFK identities. The sphere of Swedish-language influence in Finland encompasses mostly the west coast and the Γ…land Islands. It forms a fringe of the country, but culturally it represents (in common understanding at least) a set of privileges related to the position between Finnish and Swedish identity.Footnote31 IFKs’ stories in Finland share a common origin with their Swedish counterparts, but have a unique narrative about their own country and additionally about the individual clubs. The puzzle of the past in the present In February 1895, a student from Stockholm, Louis Zettersten, posted a question in the youth magazine Kamraten asking if there were other β€˜comrades’ wishing to engage in various sports.Footnote32 The response was immense, triggering new local sport clubs, named IFK after some deliberations, around Sweden.Finland had an additional β€˜birth moment’ as in 1897 Finnish readers of the magazine sent a question asking if they too could establish IFKs. The answer to that question, entitled β€˜Till vΓ₯rafinskakamrater’ (To our Finnish comrades),Footnote33 is an important element in the IFK mythology. It is treated with equal if not greater respect than the original question posted by Zettersten. The original Finnish request came from Lappvik (i.e. Lappohja), a small municipality in southern Finland, but the place seemed too small to attract followers. Shortly after, IFK UleΓ₯borg and Helsingfors IFK were established. Later appeared IFK Viborg,Footnote34 Grankulla IFK, Γ…bo IFK, IFK Mariehamn, and Vasa IFK. The race to create new branches is visible on the pages of Kamraten. New IFK clubs were regularly announced in the magazine. Soon after, Kamraten started to report sport results and events from both countries, providing sections for Sweden and Finland.Footnote35 Finland, although not part of Sweden anymore, was still within its cultural sphere of influence. Swedish-speaking high schools (lyceums) were common in bigger cities, and they had access to magazines like Kamraten. IFKs in Finland sent reports about their activities, results and could in turn read about football as it slowly established itself in Sweden. For instance, two issues of Kamraten from 1903 published lectures for Swedish youths about football in England given by an English trainer called Donald E. Kidd.Footnote36 The multiple origin stories present rich material for revisiting the past.Footnote37 In the introduction of a book marking fifty years of Γ…bo IFK,Footnote38 it is stated that it was the first diverse Swedish-speaking sports club in the city. It created a space for β€˜Swedish-speaking sportsmen’.Footnote39 It is stated twice that the impulse for creating it in 1908 came from the magazine Kamraten, referred to (erroneously) as IFK’s official magazine. A comment from William Fock, one of the men who established Γ…bo IFK, describes that it was Fock’s good friend, Aarne Eklund, who subscribed to the magazine and then passed it on to him and others who β€˜read it with great interest’.Footnote40 Eklund asked IFK in Sweden for permission to use the name IFK. Many of the first hundred members came from the Swedish high school.Footnote41 As various IFKs retell their histories, recurring patterns become clear, not least in relation to their origin stories and the connections between the popular press and youth culture of the late nineteenth century. The students, located in a spatial-temporal context, represented youth enthusiasm and energy to create, connect, and unite across borders. This shows how an exchange between students created a lasting movement in (and between) Sweden and Finland. The nostalgia visible in the texts can be related to how Lowenthal interprets nostalgia as a guide to needs and wishes: The dreams and nightmares of revisiting the past are no less intrusive for being unlikely. They offer clues to what of the past we truly need and can accept or should avoid and reject. And they throw light on deep-seated stances towards tradition and change.Footnote42 Γ…bo IFK’s founders emerge as well-educated, sport-interested Swedish-speaking men who cared about the language context. Helsingfors IFK and IFK Mariehamn have clear origins in Swedish-speaking educational facilities in both cities. Grankulla IFK’s employee, Mats, offered a theory for their birth: Grankulla was at that time … well it was a summer house … city, for rich Helsingfors residents. […] And they had summer houses there and then, this area started to grow … So I would think that idea came from Helsingfors.Footnote43 During our conversation, Mats focused on current strategies and teams, saying that perhaps the club was not good at retelling its history. He mentioned an ambition to engage with history, because in 2025 the club will be celebrating its centenary. Longevity of sports clubs is often viewed as an achievement in itself.Footnote44 Henry Glassie states that β€˜People achieve connection to the progressive past retrogressively through action in the built environment’.Footnote45 Using history as a kind of cultural capital happens often in clubs. Retracing the origin can help to frame a club’s position in the modern times. Grankulla IFK is a satellite in a bigger narrative, as Mats pointed out: β€˜Our name tells a story about the history so it is important for the team to have such a name’.Footnote46 The involvement with the environment, the space, can create the link to the past.Footnote47 The origin story often involves a creator or founding father. As mentioned, Louis Zettersten figures in all publications considering IFK. Additionally, every IFK has its own father, adding to the richness of the myth. In a book from 1944 that celebrated IFK Mariehamn’s 25th anniversary, several β€˜founding fathers’ are listed: a β€˜father number 1’, a β€˜number 2’ and even three β€˜additional fathers’.Footnote48 Although the founder of the oldest surviving club, Helsingfors IFK, was George Doubitsky, he is not the most narrated character. He published texts in Kamraten, sent letters and results, and was an active member, but he is relatively overlooked when it comes to the IFK history pages. Herbert, who works for Helsingfors IFK, commented in an interview: Interviewer: But when it comes to Doubitsky … He’s a pretty enigmatic figure, I think. I cannot find much about him. Herbert: Not that there is meat on the bones … It’s just names and years. And he, Johnny Harlin, the first chairman, I think you know even less about. About the circumstances when he then became the first chairman. Interviewer: Yes, it was an anniversary book, I think it was … from the 40-50s so they visited his grave […]. Is it something one still does? Herbert: On the 120-year anniversary it was done. The chairman and a small delegation he picked … And then, to our shame (sighs heavily), we noticed that there is not even much left anymore. The family has, like … not done it … they stopped taking care of the grave.Footnote49 Herbert attributed the neglect to questions of time and money. Even though traces exist and the story is known, Doubitsky is not a subject of commemoration or attention. Keeping dead heroes alive is not easy and requires devotion and attention.Footnote50 Instead, Uno Westerholm is narrated as an important character. He was in the group that started Helsingfors IFK, but he was also a leading figure behind the Finnish Football Association and established FinsktIdrottsblad (Finnish Sport Magazine, published in Swedish) in 1904.Footnote51 IFKs in Finland arrange their histories through time and space. As Glassie commented on this kind of ordering, β€˜Historical stories are fixed in time by more than numbers and sequence. When told, they are joined to facts beyond them, to history known but unordered’.Footnote52 Numbers and sequences are tools to carve out an identity around the clubs. IFKs are independent, yet united. My informants stressed that changing names or crests is unthinkable. Such a move would destroy their cultural heritage.Footnote53 Alex, a young Helsingfors IFK supporter, when asked about the history of the club, mentioned: History is important. Very important. The year, that it is 1897, is important. It is the original club, the first. And won many (Finnish) championships. And of course the history … that it was the higher class, you know, the Swedish-speaking class. Those who studied in the Swedish schools, so they did not study in Russian. And that was an important language … language difference. […] But of course now it is bilingual. So we are a bit like Bilbao, you know (laughs).Footnote54 The growing IFKs established football clubs among the educated elites and based on a linguistic minority. Alex talked about the class and language, marking them as historical and social categories that structured the club in its early days. Even though the founding year is the mythical origin year for the entire club, the football section developed later with the first club-level matches recorded in the early 1900s.Footnote55 The comparison with Bilbao is intriguing. Athletic Bilbao, established in 1898, officially uses two languages: Euskara (the Basque language) and Spanish. Alex’s narrative connected uniqueness with patterns seen throughout the football world. Several different elements of social identity – class, ethnicity, or language – can be used to structure a club’s history. β€˜BΓ€ttre folk’ and the cultural capital of the past β€˜BΓ€ttre folk’ (β€˜better people’) was a slogan used in 2018 when Helsingfors IFK’s ice hockey section launched a new supporter organization under that name (). It is used sporadically in Finland to refer to the Swedish-speaking minority there. In local Finnish folklore, the Finn-Swedesare sometimes referred to as the better class of people.Footnote56 Posters with a shield of Helsingfors IFK and the club’s colours appeared around Helsinki during the β€˜BΓ€ttre folk’ campaign.Footnote57 Reactions were strong and plentiful. In the interview, Herbert mentioned it: HelsingforsIFK’s ice hockey section’s slogan of 2018. Herbert: When you look at fans so it’s a cocky brand. It is Helsinki-centered, against the countryside, and a bit Finn-Swedish and a bit … (…) well it is self-ironic and has the slogan β€˜Better People’. Interviewer: Yes, I have seen it. Herbert: It may sound better in Finn-Swedish. At least those from Stockholm had a hard time appreciating it (laughs). Herbert:You have to understand that self-irony. But it is a strong brand that divides opinions.Footnote58 According to the club’s marketing director, hardly anyone believes in the β€˜old myth’ about β€˜bΓ€ttre folk’, but they knew it would draw attention and wanted to β€˜give the myth new meaning’.Footnote59 To use the words of Glassie again: β€˜History is not the past, but a map of the past drawn from a particular point of view to be useful to the modern traveller’.Footnote60 The expression connects to the idea that the Swedish-speaking minority is a privileged group.Footnote61 The phrase appeared in late nineteenth century, producing an ironic description of Finn-swedes, with an underlined accusation of mistreatment towards the Finnish-speaking majority.Footnote62 Even though the division of well-educated Swedish speakers and less fortunate Finnish speakers is a narrative of the past, it is used as an element that is known and understood, hence allowing for the navigation of the present, as Lowenthal puts it: The past renders the present recognizable. Its traces on the ground and in our minds let us make sense of current scenes. Without past experience, no sight or sound would mean anything; we perceive only what we are accustomed to. Features and patterns become such because we share their history.Footnote63 IFKs’ cultural capital would lead to different initiatives. The comrades in Sweden were clear about their striving for patriotic sentiments and a mission for patriotic upbringing.Footnote64 They arranged meetings with other IFKs, as well as balls, parties and excursions. Dancing seemed as important as results in cross-country skiing at the turn of the nineteenth century.Footnote65 Football faced competition from other sports, but gained a strong position in IFKs. The elitist feel around football was strengthened by the involvement of the Swedish aristocratic family of von Rosen. Count von Rosen sponsored a contest for the von Rosen trophy, an important football event in Sweden around 1900. He was also the editor-in-chief of NordisktIdrottslif, a sports journal that promoted football. NordisktIdrottslif provided regular reporting on football for Finnish readers. The Finnish IFK clubs were dominant when the first Finnish championships were played, starting from 1908. Γ…boIFK won the title in 1910, 1920 and 1924. Helsingfors IFK won seven times in their history, in 1930, 1931, 1933, 1937, 1947, 1959, and 1961. Another IFK club from Finland’s west coast, Vasa IFK, won in 1944, 1946, and 1953.Footnote66 These clubs associated with the Swedish language were dominant and commonly reached the top positions of the football competitions. The common Swedish language meant direct access to the Scandinavian cultural sphere, defying the Russian administration, which tried to cut links with Stockholm. Finnish nationalism and patriotism was expressed in Kamraten and in NordisktIdrottslif. β€˜Swedishness’ became an active element of opposing the Russian regime and striving for independence.Footnote67 The IFK movement, with direct links to Swedish youths and access to that cultural capital, could communicate different agendas through sports like football. Uno Westerholm (of Helsingfors IFK) represented Finland during the FIFA congress in 1912.Footnote68 In a book commemorating 100 years of Helsingfors IFK there is a story from 1899: Westerholm, arranged and advertised in KamratenFootnote69 a summer meeting at Raseborg Castle ruins that attracted around 200 Finnish IFK members. A dramatic situation occurred when Russian officials arrived. The place was swiftly stripped of flags and banners, although these were later restored once the Russians disappeared. The meeting continued with singing of VΓ₯rt land,Footnote70 which later became Finland’s national anthem.Footnote71 The IFK movement could at times be transformed into pockets of political resistance. When asked about the reason for establishing IFK, Herbert connected the cultural and linguistic struggles with the youth movement of that period: It was that umbilical cord to the western world. During the period of Russification. Then of course, from a different perspective so this school youth, still 15–16-year-old boys who founded it, so it was such a generational issue as well.Footnote72 IFKs past and present have always offered a variety of sports, and ice hockey has had a strong position in Finnish sports for decades, but football has remained a crucial component, attracting many members in present-day clubs.Footnote73 Ulf, who works for IFK Mariehamn, connected football’s position to Γ…land’s Swedish links: [H]ockey is quite strong in many places. [But] here it is football that is deliberately strongest. And I think it has to do with the fact that we have strong ties to Sweden. And there, football is very strong. And big. And that we have taken a lot for the Swedish style and culture and … and football has always been big on Γ…land. […] I think it has to do with this Swedish … Swedish connection quite simply.Footnote74 Γ…bo IFK could claim football success already in 1910, the club won the Finnish championship, and continued to play in the finals in 1911, 1913, 1915, 1916, and 1917.Footnote75 Helsingfors IFK claimed the title as champions of Finland seven times between 1930 and 1961.Footnote76 The β€˜golden era’, which many old clubs refer to and construct their stories with,Footnote77 helps sustain their image and promote their historical importance. As the IFKs in Finland predate the state itself, their glories often belong to the past, which leads to nostalgia.Footnote78 IFK Mariehamn presents a different narrative. When its representatives are asked about an important historical event, 2016 stands out. In 2016 the club won the Finnish league for the first time. The year provided a record crowd attendance, a historical national win and even entry to the qualification rounds of the European Champions League. As BjΓΆrn, an IFK Mariehamn supporter, expressed it: After the Finnish Championship gold in 2016, it is so … . Plus the cup, that we have won the cup. After you achieve such successes […] You have experienced the best already so that … it (IFK) suffers a bit from it already. I think. It succeeded in the impossible, to win the Finnish league. The team was good, good players, good balance between Γ…landers and foreign players, etc … Oh, that was so great.Footnote79 The success was the culmination of decades of support, hard work and devotion. All the emotional investment in the club paid off. IFK Mariehamn gave people a historic achievement to be proud of and connect to. IFK Mariehamn’s past has just happened, in a sense. This relates to Glassie’s remark that football clubs have a rudimentary function for small communities, namely to connect past, present and future: β€˜Football teams are established so future men will be able to assemble and save future hay’.Footnote80 This quote indicates that the sustainability of a small community, such as Mariehamn, may be guaranteed by playing sports together. More generally, as Finland struggled through pre-independence and tried to negotiate its position, organizations like IFK offered a place to gather, discuss and unite. The Swedish language was an additional component in this mix. Team sports, like football, proved fruitful in building connections and establishing networks that connected to other contexts in society. Local patriotism and identity were stressed by my informants. BjΓΆrn remarked that IFK Mariehamn was like a national team for a small island nation, stretching its meaning beyond local football. Their biggest achievement was recently experienced and a sense of fulfilment carries the club towards the future. Olympic team without a country Something often referred to by the IFK clubs in Finland is the Finnish football team’s participation in the Olympic Games before the country itself gained independence. During the Stockholm Olympic Games in 1912, Finland was a part of Russia, but the young Football Association received permission to represent Finland without showing national colours.Footnote81 It was unclear until the last minute whether the team would be allowed to participate. Of the eleven football teams that participated in Stockholm, Finland had the smallest squad of only 15 players.Footnote82 Herbert referenced the games: But the Stockholm Olympics must be remembered. You may have heard that anecdote … yes it is not an anecdote. But like it was part of the Tsarist Russia … but Finland played with its own team, and … then did not have its own flag, nothing, and the Finnish national team … if you can call it that … so half were IFKmembers and played in IFK shirts, with only the star covered by the Finnish coat of arms.Footnote83 The Olympic team consisted of players from just three teams: the Finnish-language Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi, and the Swedish-language Kronohagens IdrottsfΓΆrening and Helsingfors IFK. Five players from Helsingfors IFK’s ranks were chosen for the national squad.Footnote84 Several of them became crucial for the development of football in Finland.Footnote85 A colourful character who played both at the Olympic Games and in two of the Finnish IFKs – Helsingfors IFK and IFK Viborg – was Algoth Niska. Born in the city of ViborgFootnote86 and belonging to the Swedish-speaking minority, Niska was a good football player who later became a legendary smuggler. He smuggled alcohol during Finland’s prohibition period that began in 1919. He rescued Jews during World War II, smuggling around 150 people. He also wrote an autobiography.Footnote87 Niska has become a folk hero representing Finland’s turbulent twentieth century history. His folk hero status may be considered in light of Glassie’s comments on the use of certain characters in narratives: β€˜Real people are used in story to symbolize abstract principles. They are formed in words, set in action, to enable philosophical discourse’.Footnote88 Niska’s sporting achievements are lifted as well, making him a complex figure and an interesting protagonist in stories.Footnote89 In a sense, he symbolizes a perfect comrade, embodying the characteristics of stamina, friendship, and skill. As Finland did not have a national football kit for the Olympics, red football shirts from Helsingfors IFK were adopted, with a yellow lion replacing the star that symbolizes IFK.Footnote90 Finland finished fourth, which remains their best achievement in an international competition. The national team’s victory over Russia was especially crucial and had β€˜big psychological meaning’ for the team and the country.Footnote91 In the official report from the Olympic Games in Stockholm,Footnote92 a brief statement from the Russia–Finland game reads: The early hour at which this match was played, and the interesting events which were to come off later on in the day, had the result that there were only a couple of hundred spectators present when the referee blew the whistle for the start. It could be seen from the first that the two teams knew each other’s β€œpoints” very well and, although they were the least bit stiff after the fatiguing match against Italy, the Finns played all the time as if they knew that they would win. […]No complaint could be made as to the pace of the play, which was very fast the whole of the time β€” the remarkable pace of the Russian players contributing not least to this β€” but there is not SO much to say as regards the science and combination shown. A couple of first-class Swedish clubs could have shown better form.Footnote93 Finland’s involvement in the Olympic Games before independence was largely due to the enthusiasm of school youngsters who embraced ideas of sport, turned it into associations and used them for strengthening and spreading other narratives present in society. IFK is not the only force that made Finland appear on the international football arena, but it certainly had a big impact. Russia tried to stop the Finnish team altogether and protested against their marching music, emblems and any other signs of Finnish nationalism. When it was finally allowed to participate, the Finland team was banned from using its flag if it received medals, and was instructed to use Russia’s flag instead.Footnote94 The president and founder of the International Olympic Committee, Pierre de Coubertin, was against this compromise and commented that Russia’s demand was motivated purely by its desire to see its own flag on proud display.Footnote95 After the match between Finland and Russia, two Russians flags were waving, with one additionally decorated with the words: β€˜Finland won’.Footnote96 With nine medals won (while Russia won none), it was a success story for Finland, and its diplomatic efforts during the Olympic Games were regarded by Russia as political. Modern re-telling of these events present them as a step towards national identity, a statement of independence from Russia and a leap in the process that helped to shape a new, independent country. Those, such as Uno Westerholm, who played and held leading positions in IFKs during that time used their international contacts and built networks. My informants had no doubts that the IFK club network was an important factor in building and sustaining the Finnish national football team. Krista commented on the successful players from Γ…boIFK: Because we had many, many national players then and during this period … so … it says in our history that we nurtured … during a 20-year period, 1914 to 1934, we had almost an entire opening team. And […] we had many who played in the national team.Footnote97 Krista named Charles Stormbom, BΓΆrje Root and Einar Grannas as some of the prominent players. The claim that Γ…bo IFK provided an entire national team is a bold one, but a look into the statistics shows that it is not entirely true.Footnote98 Many of Finland’s national team players between 1911 and the 1930s came from IFK clubs and, at some matches (for example in the early 1930s), IFKs’ members clearly dominated the Finnish squad. At times, though, many footballers came from Helsinki’s predominantly Finnish-speaking club Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi (est. 1907).Footnote99 Yet, the importance and position of the IFK clubs is clear. The existence of IFK was connected to the Swedish cultural sphere, and their growth was possible because of the language connection. They helped, in turn, to nurture Finnish football. The order of the four-pointed star One additional organization within IFK was formed in 1928. Den Fyruddiga StjΓ€rnans Orden (The Order of the Four-Pointed star or DFS) was, according to the organization itself, established: [B]y the same men who started the IFKmovement, so that IFK members, after their active time, would be given the opportunity to meet and socialize with other older IFK members […] within and outside their own association.Footnote100 The organization is still active, with Swedish and Finnish members. Its ideology is built on the symbol of IFK, a blue four-pointed star on a white background. The four points symbolize persistence, skill, power and friendship. The DFS writes further on its web page: It all culminates in IFKKAMRATERNA, whose members with IFK’s guiding star as a symbol must show PERSISTENCE through continuous training, practice their SKILLS and inherent aptitudes for certain sports and gather the POWER, strength and condition required for good sports performance. All this must be done in FRIENDLY forms.Footnote101 Herbert highlighted the existence and historical significance of the DFS: I am … right … the sport romantic that goes back to the Olympic ideal, like … The Order of the Four-Pointed Star. It’s also something I’ve been involved in. Have you … looked at it? […] Which is … really … the parent association’s first comrades’ organization. So retired athletes who, who were connected to the club and the business. The basic values … as you see the purpose here so it is traditions, sports, ethical ideals.Footnote102 Ulf, representing IFK Mariehamn, also talked about the DSF when we discussed connections to other IFKs and cooperation: We are separate units but there is an IFK club like this … IFK order, called Den Fyruddiga StjΓ€rnans Orden. It is abbreviated DFS for all IFK clubs, they have had from the beginning, such a club brand … a star that is four-pointed. If you look at IFKNorrkΓΆping’sgear, they have that star. So there is such an IFK association … and it is for … one is actually run by old IFK members. (…).I am actually involved in arranging parties, for example here in Mariehamn. So there is an exchange with, for example, HelsingforsIFK and IFK Stockholm. So it’s a little fun. […] It’s still alive … and here in Mariehamn we meet twice and there are old … old IFK members and it is quite a lot of people who come. Then we have invited people from Stockholm and Helsingfors.Footnote103 The order is organized in lodges, with a β€˜grand master’. The main lodge is in Stockholm, but two are in Finland, in Helsingfors and in Mariehamn. Krista, who works for Γ…bo IFK, knew about the DFS but had no immediate interest in it.Footnote104 One has to be a member in one of IFKs to be admitted to the DFS. The organization operates like any other club, and its historical value is often stressed. The elements of IFK that might have been lost in the whirlpool of history have been transferred to the DFS for safekeeping. Thus, IFK can be a rather anonymous sporting activity, or acquire different flavours from their surroundings and specific contexts, as the philosophical understanding of β€˜what it is to be IFK’ can be found somewhere else. This is of course not a strict distinction. However, it highlights another layer of communication developed through IFK. Concluding remarks β€˜The saga of IFK’Footnote105 is also a saga of football development in Finland and of the cultural capital that could be used to build its independence and its nationality. Based on its former β€˜mother-country’ – Sweden – the IFK movement was able to import different elements from the emerging sport movement and youth culture, from schools that prepared the next generation’s educated classes that could be established in Finland because of cultural, historical and geographical proximity.Footnote106 When browsing through the sporting achievements in Kamraten and NordisktIdrottslif, Sweden and Finland merge together, sharing contests, competitions, and excursions, and communicating through letters and accounts from young sport enthusiasts. IFKs evolved and adapted to the changing socio-cultural climate. My informants looked at their history as a resource, a reason for their club’s existence, and a point of pride. History marks both continuation and change.Henry Glassie connected the two elements in his analysis of a changing community and stated that change is β€˜the normal state of human affairs. History, like the weather, is an inescapable condition. It must be watched so life can be adjusted to its power’.Footnote107 The IFK clubs discussed here are active and visible. They provide their members with a package of cultural capital that make the engagement meaningful. Historical upheavals and political and ideological battles are visible through the IFK clubs’ histories. Further, the movement’s Swedish heritage means that the clubs can claim a forefront in the shaping of Finland’s emerging identity. Krista from Γ…bo IFK, when asked about the importance of being connected to the organization, replied: β€˜Once a comrade, always a comrade’. The phrase is well-known and used in the IFK context. In her narrative, the social was blended with the will to stay strong and healthy, but also to build connections that would remain for life. The phrase β€˜Once a comrade, always a comrade’ has been popular throughout the last 100 years. For example, a book commemorating 30 years of Helsingfors IFK ends its introduction with those words. United around a seemingly trivial activity, as sports in general and football in particular, the IFKs could be viewed as a process, as a movement through times and spaces, that provided Finland with elements that became important for its national identity.
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Finland 2024 Squad
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Two forward-thinking Finnish football clubs have signed up to TransferLab, a powerful online football data scouting tool developed in the UK and used by clubs and player agencies across 11 different countries, to support their pursuit of success at domestic and continental level.
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Two forward-thinking Finnish football clubs have signed up to TransferLab, a powerful online football data scouting tool developed in the UK and used by clubs and player agencies across 11 different countries, to support their pursuit of success at domestic and continental level. HJK and SJK: embracing the use of data in recruitment Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi (HJK) have long been a powerhouse within Finnish football; their 2020 top-flight title campaign in the Veikkausliiga, led by Head Coach Toni Koskela, was the 30th in their history. HJK are the only Finnish club to have participated in the group stage of the UEFA Champions league, back in 1998, and are looking to return to that level of competition soon. Miika Takkula, Sports Director at HJK, is seeking to improve all aspects of the club’s football operations in pursuit of further European success in the future, and commented: β€œWe’re very excited to begin incorporating TransferLab into our recruitment processes. I like to think at two levels about the benefits TransferLab will bring us. Firstly, for the players we may have found through other channels, we can gain independent, unbiased and detailed assessments of their current and projected future performance levels. Secondly, we can search for players in leagues and countries that we would have otherwise not been able to investigate, and potentially find talent that we would have otherwise missed.” SeinΓ€joen Jalkapallokerho (SJK) have risen from the Finnish third division to the top flight since their formation in 2007 as part of a merger between two clubs located in SeinΓ€joki, a town renowned for its entrepreneurial spirit. SJK won their first top flight Veikkausliiga title in 2015 but have not reached the same heights in recent years. Richie Dorman, Sporting Director at SJK, is planning to take them back to the top of the league, and commented: β€œHaving access to cutting-edge analytics improves the likelihood of us getting the edge on rival clubs in player recruitment: we are able to identify undervalued players more accurately and more quickly from the key markets we analyse.” The success of these two teams and their desire to innovate to attract new talent comes during a period of high optimism within Finnish football. Last year, the national team qualified for Euro 2020, reaching their first major tournament in the country’s history. Advanced data-scouting becoming more accessible TransferLab is a cutting-edge software solution, developed in the UK in a unique collaboration between specialist football data consultancy Analytics FC and financial and business analysts LCP, which helps football clubs improve and simplify recruitment decisions. TransferLab is currently being used by clubs and player agencies in 11 countries, including by 5 English Premier League clubs. The tool gives recruitment personnel unparalleled access to detailed performance metrics on up to 90,000 players across 80 different leagues worldwide. β€œIt’s great to have both HJK and SJK on board and using TransferLab.” said Jeremy Steele, Analytics FC’s founder and Managing Director. β€œAdvanced data-scouting is now available not only to clubs with the funds and motivation to hire teams of data scientists, as we’ve made advanced analytics genuinely accessible to clubs without their own internal data staff and infrastructure”. Bart Huby, Partner and Head of Football Analytics at LCP, commented: β€œData is becoming a new and powerful currency and having knowledge of key player performance stats from across the world will make a big difference to the success of football teams across different leagues and countries. TransferLab gives clubs the ability to search for players, compare and rate them on entirely bespoke sets of attributes which match the type of player a club is searching for, and gain predictions of potential future performance levels.” β€œIt’s fantastic to see that more clubs are waking up to how this data can give them the edge over their competition and help them spot potential before the rest.”
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Vasa IFK Women Stats, Form & xG
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Vasa IFK Women (Finland - YkkΓΆnen Women) stats from the current season. Detailed info on Squad, Results, Tables, Goals Scored, Goals Conceded, Clean Sheets, BTTS, Over 2.5, and more.
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VIFK W's 2024 season is seeing them taking an average of 0 shots per match with 0.00 shots being on target and the rest being off target. Finland YkkΓΆnen Women Expected Goals (xG) Stats
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Top 5 Football Clubs in Finland
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2021-09-21T03:56:52+00:00
Finland is a northern European country that borders Russia and Norway. The Nordic nation, like every country in…
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Finland is a northern European country that borders Russia and Norway. The Nordic nation, like every country in the world has a large football fan base. Many club teams compete within the Finnish soccer league system. The top-tier league is called the Veikkausliiga. Today we spotlight some of the best club sides in Finland. 1. HJK Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi is the most successful club side in Finland. Klubi was founded about 114 years ago. They are based in the Finnish capital Helsinki, and play their home matches at the Bolt Arena. HJK are the record winners of the Veikkausliiga, with about 30 league titles to their name. They have also won the Finnish Cup, and League Cup 14 and 5 times respectively. They have also participated several times in European club competitions like the UEFA Champions League and Europa League. However, HJK is the only Finnish club that has played in the UEFA Champions League group stage. 2. KuPS Kuopion Palloseura is one of the best teams in Finland. Keltamusta (The Yellow-blacks) were founded in 1923. They are based in a Finnish city called Kuopio. They hold the country’s record for the team that has spent the most consecutive seasons in the top flight from 1949-1992. KuPS has won the Veikkausliiga 6 times in their history. They have also won the Finnish Cup and League twice and once respectively. They play in a Yellow and Black stripes. 3. FC Haka Haka is based in the small Finnish town Valkeakoski. The club was founded in 1934. They play out of the Tehtaan Kentta located in the same town. They play in a White and Black kit. They have won the Veikkausliiga 9 times. They have also won the Finnish Cup (12) and League Cup once in their history. Their best-ever performance in European club competition was in 1983-1984 when they lost 2-0 on aggregate to Italian side Juventus in that year’s European Cup Winners’ Cup. 4. FC Inter Turku Inter Turku, (nicknamed Sinimustat) was founded just 31 years ago in 1990. They play their home games in the Veritas Stadion Kupittaa, Turku. They have only won the league title once in their short history. They have won the Finnish Cup twice and League Cup once. Their home kit is very similar to Italian side Inter Milan. They also wear a Black and Blue striped jersey. 5. HIFK Fotboll HIFK or IFK Helsingfors are one of the top football clubs in Finland. HIFK are the rivals of their more illustrious city neighbors, HJK. The fixture against HJK is known as the Stadin derby. HIFK are nicknamed Tahtirinnat, and was founded in 1897. HIFK have won the league 7 times in their long proud history. They wear a kit similar to English side Manchester United that is a red shirt on white shorts with black socks. ALSO READ:
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Finland: Finnish Football League scoreboard 2021
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In season 2021, the winning team of the Finnish Football League (Veikkausliiga) was HJK (Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi ), a professional footballers' club from Helsinki.
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Finnish Football League club ranking in season 2021, by score Published by J. Clausnitzer, Ranking of the top clubs in the Finnish Football League (Veikkausliiga) in season 2021, by score table column chart CharacteristicScoreHJK59KuPS58SJK48FC Inter45Ilves36HIFK35 Loading statistic... Source Show detailed source information? Register for free Already a member? Log in Source Use Ask Statista Research Service Release date 2022 More information Region Finland Survey time period 2021 Special properties Mestaruussarja Citation formats
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50 Cool Things Finland is Known for
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2023-04-04T08:07:07+00:00
Do you know what Finland is known for? Check out these 50 things (and people) that make Finland a fascinating country!
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When you think of Finland, do you picture a land of snowy landscapes and Northern lights? Or innovative design, cutting-edge technology, and a world-class education system? These are all cool things Finland is known for, and in this blog post, I plan to explore 50 things (and people) that make Finland a fascinating and distinctive country. Whether you’re planning a trip to Finland or simply curious about our Nordic nation, read on to discover what makes it so unique and remarkable. Then leave your own ideas in the comments! What do people know about Finland? 1. Happiest people in the world You might think that with all the darkness, Finns would be a pretty gloomy bunch. Instead, according to the World Happiness Report, Finland has taken the top spot for having the happiest people for several years in a row. Is it the saunas or having more heavy metal bands per capita than any other country? Maybe the answers can be found in the following cool things Finland is known for, read on and get in on the secret. 2. The Finnish education system The Finnish education system is widely regarded as one of the best in the world, with consistently high rankings in international assessments. The system is based on the principle of equality, which means that every child in Finland has the right to an excellent education, regardless of their background or social status. Finnish schools are publicly funded, and education is free for all students. 3. Quietness and politeness National characteristics are often exaggerated stereotypes, but when it comes to Finns being polite and quiet, you only have to board a commuter train at rush hour to realize some of it is entirely accurate. Not all Finns are introverts. There is simply a certain level of respect for the common space and other people. 4. Maternity leave and the baby box New parents receive a box full of baby clothes and necessary items for the baby for free in Finland. Employers and the state also support long maternity leaves, which means most new mothers can stay at home for much longer than their counterparts in other countries and make arrangements for part-time work afterward. Nowadays, parents receive parental leave rather than just maternity leave. This means all parents can choose to take some time off when they have a newborn at home. 5. Unusual competitions What do wife carrying, playing air guitar, and swamp football have in common? The world championships for all these exciting activities take place in Finland. There are also less-known championships like berry picking and boot throwing, so everyone is sure to find an activity that suits them. These unusual competitions sometimes make it into the news outside Finland too. 6. Finland is a safe country Especially in big cities and developing countries, Finland is known for its stability, safety, and low levels of corruption. Reports support this and list Finland as the top country for stability, the safest destination for travel and tourism, and in the top three for the least corruption in the world. 7. Finland is very cold Most people know that Finland is very cold, and some even think polar bears are walking around in Helsinki! There are no polar bears anywhere in Finland outside the zoos, and many people are surprised to hear that Finland is only very cold for part of the winter. In the summer, temperatures can reach 30 degrees, and we have four seasons, with snowy winters offering the perfect setting for winter sports, beautiful photos, and getting into the Christmas spirit. 8. Politicians like Sanna Marin While famous in their own countries, it is unusual for politics or politicians from small countries to make headlines elsewhere. Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin has become well known for breaking the traditions and some expectations by making sure she can do anything others her age can, including dancing at a party. Many well-known celebrities and politicians around the world have supported her. Hillary Clinton encouraged her to keep on dancing. 9. Finnish social welfare system Finland is known as one of the welfare states. Most Finns are reportedly happy to pay relatively high taxes in exchange for low-cost or free healthcare, education, infrastructure, and a more comprehensive social welfare system during tough times. β€œThe Nordic model” has become quite famous after politicians like Bernie Sanders, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez brought it up. 10. Paying debts Especially in the United States, people know Finland as the only country that paid its debts in full after World War I. Over 3000 news stories were published on this between 1933 and 1936. This quote is from Times Sunday newspaper and was published on 31st May 1936 : β€œThe Finn is a rather dour, unsmiling fellow, who makes a fine friend but who takes life with great seriousness. He has a sturdy pride and self-respect. He wants to rely on himself. He asks no favours, and accepts no advice. He has an obstinacy and dogged determination that drives him on against tremendous odds. This doggedness has made him till the poor, rocky Finnish soil and to grow corn under conditions, which an English farmer would call impossible. It has enabled him to survive triumphantly six centuries of war and famine. And it is driving him to pay Finland’s debt”. 11. Women’s rights Finland became one of the first countries to grant women the right to vote and was the first country to do so in Europe. At the time of writing this, there have been three female prime ministers and one female president in Finland. Today, Finland is one of the top countries when it comes to closing the gender gap. 12. Finnish Healthcare System Often someone says the Finnish healthcare system offers treatment for free, but actually, it offers affordable public healthcare that everyone residing in the country is entitled to. There are user fees for healthcare services, but there are also limits for them. For example, visiting a healthcare center can cost around 20€, up to a maximum sum equal to three visits. A day spent in the hospital can cost around 50€. Prices are considerably higher for foreigners visiting the country, as they have to cover the actual cost of the treatment, so it is still a good idea to have travel insurance when you travel to Finland. 13. Clean tap water and air Some Finnish hotels have signs celebrating the fact that you can always drink tap water in Finland, as it is some of the cleanest in the world. According to data released by the World Health Organisation, Finland also has the lowest level of airborne particles, making the air quality better than any other country’s. What Finnish traditions and symbols are recognized around the world? 14. The Finnish flag and national anthem Also known as siniristilippu, the Finnish flag features a blue cross on a white background and is a national symbol of Finland. Unofficially, the blue color symbolizes Finland’s thousands of lakes and the sky, while the white background represents the snow. 15. Kalevala The Finnish epic poem, Kalevala, tells the myths and stories of the Finnish people and was compiled and edited by Elias LΓΆnnrot in the 19th century. It is considered one of the most significant works of Finnish literature and tells the stories of heroes, gods, and mythical creatures with themes such as creation, love, and war. Kalevala has been translated into 60 languages. 16. Saunas You can find saunas worldwide, but they are an integral part of everyday life in Finland. Many apartments have either their own sauna or one shared by the building, and summer cottages usually have one too. There are so many saunas in Finland that all Finns could go to the sauna at the same time, and the word sauna is of Finnish origin. No wonder the Finnish sauna was inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List in 2020. I have written a whole article on Finnish sauna etiquette if you want to learn more. 17. Finnish language The Finnish language is fairly unique in Europe and is most closely related to Estonian and Hungarian. It is also cited as one of the most difficult languages to learn, but the structures are quite logical. If you want to have a go at learning some basics, I have great resources available that will easily get you started! Did you know that Finnish inspired J.R.R. Tolkien’s Elvish language in Lord of the Rings? He became familiar with Finnish through Kalevala, and many years later wrote: β€œIt was like discovering a complete wine-cellar filled with bottles of an amazing wine of a kind and flavour never tasted before. It quite intoxicated me.” What a perfect bridge to take us to our next topic! What food and drink is Finland known for? 18. Finnish drinks Several Finnish brands of alcohol have done well in international markets, including brands like KyrΓΆ distillery’s Napue gin, known as the world’s best gin for gin and tonic, Koskenkorva and Finlandia vodkas, and more recently, even the very Finnish grapefruit drink Lonkero. The most important drink in Finland is still coffee. We will talk more about it later. While not all of them are well known outside Finland, I have written a whole article on Finnish drinks, in case you are interested in finding out more. 19. Finnish cuisine Finnish food is not really well known around the world. Still, you do run into people who know about the delicious rye bread, rice porridge filled Karelian pies, SautΓ©ed reindeer, Finnish fish, and Finn crisps, one internationally available brand name for the crispbread we call nΓ€kkileipΓ€. There are some wonderful things, from blueberry pies to yummy comfort food for the winter days, to discover: start with these 50+ foods from weird to divine. 20. Finnish berries and mushrooms Everyone in Finland has the right to pick berries and mushrooms from the forest. It’s a concept called β€œeveryman’s rights” or jokamiehen oikeudet in Finnish. To a foreigner, this can sound surprising, but Finns often fill their freezers with blueberries, lingonberries, cloudberries, and mushrooms in the autumn. The different seasons and nearly 80% of the country’s land area being forests (the most in Europe) mean Finland has a lot of local berries and mushrooms available for picking but also in grocery stores and markets. 21. Finnish fish Finland has a long coastline and thousands of lakes, so it is no surprise fishing is a traditional and popular pastime, especially in the summer. Fish is used in many local recipes, and restaurants and market food stalls also make the most of the local produce. Quality fish products from Finland are exported, too (70 million kg in 2021). 22. Finnish dairy products Finns drink the most milk in the world per person, but in addition to the usual things you’ll find everywhere, Finland has a few unique dairy products. Rahka (quark), piimΓ€ (buttermilk), viili (mesophilic fermented milk), and kermaviili (nordic sour cream) are some products that differ from the international equivalents you’ll find elsewhere. Many of these products feature in popular Finnish recipes, causing headaches and lengthy discussions on how to replace them for Finns living in other countries. 23. Finnish coffee culture The average Finn drinks eight or nine cups of coffee daily and consumes 9-12 kg of coffee in a year. This makes us the country that drinks the most coffee per person. No wonder, then, that coffee makes its way into workplace culture in the form of coffee breaks, and meetings with friends and even dates often happen at the coffee house. If you visit a home in Finland, you will also be offered a cup of coffee. So when Jennifer Anniston said Friends couldn’t have happened in the age of cellphones, she must have forgotten about Finland! 24. Finnish sweets Thanks to especially Fazer, one of the best-known and loved brands of sweets in Finland, Finnish sweets are exported to over 40 countries. Even the royal family in Britain might be familiar with Finnish candy: Fazer sent a box of Finlandia gummy candies to the family in 1902 for Edward VII’s coronation, as a wedding present to crown princess Elizabeth in 1947 and prince William in 2011, and in 2023 to celebrate king Charles III’s coronation. To learn more about Finnish sweets, look at this longer blog post on the most iconic candies and creative ways to use them. What is Finland known for producing? 25. Nokia The Finnish multinational telecommunications company Nokia is still known globally, especially for its mobile phones and smartphones. Founded in 1865, the business was at the forefront of innovation and a leader in the mobile phone industry for many years. Today the company focuses on providing network infrastructure and services. Nokia sold its phone business to Microsoft in 2014. 26. Marimekko The Finnish fashion and design house Marimekko is known for its bold, colorful prints like the Unikko poppy print. You can spot people with their bags, jackets, shirts, and tote bags everywhere in Finland, but the brand, founded in 1951, is also very popular elsewhere in the world, including in Asia and the US. In the 1960s, Marimekko gained an international following after being worn by Jackie Kennedy. Marimekko designs have been featured in collaborations with such global brands as UNIQLO, Ikea, and Adidas. 27. Forestry and paper products As forests cover over 70% of Finland’s land area, it is no surprise that forestry and paper products are an important part of our economy. The main products are essential for everyday life but probably not something you think about much, including paper, packaging, and wood products. The industry plays a vital role in Finland’s sustainable development, and forest management and conservation are hot topics. 28. Mobile games Angry Birds from Rovio and games like Clash of Clans, Hay Day, and Clash Royale from Supercell are not only some of the most successful mobile games to come out of Finland but globally too. Angry birds became a huge international phenomenon when it was released in 2009 and spawned numerous sequels and spin-offs, merchandise, and a feature film. Both companies have helped put Finland on the map as a hub for game development. 29. Finnish innovations Since Finland has gained a reputation as a great place for start-ups and innovation, I’m sure the list could be very long. But some of the all-time best-known innovations from Finland include heart rate monitor AIV fodder (named after Nobel Prize laureate A.I. Virtanen) first internet browser with a graphical interface Linux operating system text messaging over cellular networks (SMS) cholesterol-lowering food products (Benecol) dish drying cabinets. According to some sources, ice skates were an early Finnish invention too! Which sports is Finland known for? 30. Ice hockey and other winter sports Finns take fourth place when it comes to most players in the NHL based on nationality. There is a good reason for this: ice hockey culture is strong in Finland, and Finns celebrated the four world championships enthusiastically. Many recognize names like Saku Koivu, Teemu SelΓ€nne, Mikko Koivu, Aleksander Barkov, and Valtteri Filppula. All winter sports are traditionally important to Finns and have a large following. Names like Matti NykΓ€nen (one of the most successful ski jumpers of all time) are still very well known outside Finland. 31. Finnish rally drivers and F1 drivers Finnish rally drivers and Formula 1 drivers have a reputation for being some of the best in the world. In rallying, Finland has produced legendary drivers like Juha Kankkunen, Tommi MΓ€kinen, and Marcus GrΓΆnholm, who have won multiple world championships and helped to establish Finland as a dominant force in the sport. Similarly, In Formula 1, some of the most successful drivers in the sport’s history include Finns like Keke Rosberg, Mika HΓ€kkinen, and Kimi RΓ€ikkΓΆnen. Overall, Finnish rally drivers and F1 drivers have helped establish Finland as a powerhouse in motorsports. 32. Unique Finnish sports There are a lot of Finnish athletes who are famous for their careers or doing great in all kinds of sports currently, from Lauri Markkanen in the NBA to Lukas Hradecky, the captain of Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga. Finns even have the most summer Olympics medals per capita. But this doesn’t mean Finland is known for each sport. One unique sport sets Finland apart: the national game is pesΓ€pallo, which loosely translated could be nest ball. The game combines baseball and other ball-batting team games and was developed in the 1920s. It may not be as well-known as baseball outside Finland, but this uniquely Finnish sport is very popular and gathers crowds in the summer all around the country. Natural wonders in Finland 33. The Northern Lights The Aurora Borealis are a truly breathtaking sight on the night sky in the northern hemisphere, and Finland’s northernmost regions are among the best places in the world to see them. Finnish legends talk about the spectacular colors that light up the sky being caused by a fox’s tail sparking them as it hits the snowbanks. The name revontulet refers to a fox’s fires in Finnish. The modern explanation is that charged particles from the sun collide with gases in the Earth’s atmosphere. You can find my best tips for spotting northern lights here. Rarely, during solar storms, the lights can be seen in southern Finland. 34. Finnish Lapland This magical region in the northernmost part of Finland needs no introductions. Its pristine natural beauty and vast expanses of snow-covered forests and snow-capped fells are well known. Lapland attracts visitors from all around the world to enjoy the northern lights, ice hotels and igloos, ski resorts, and opportunities for snowmobiling, dog sledding, and meeting Santa. If this sounds like your thing, have a look at my guide to Lapland holidays. 35. The midnight sun In Finland, summers are marked by long days when the sun sets late or not at all. In the very northern parts of the country in Lapland, the midnight sun is a phenomenon where the sun remains visible at midnight or later. In Finnish Lapland, you can experience the midnight sun for up to 74 consecutive days at best, and the sun never sets during this time. 36. Thousands of lakes According to Wikipedia, there are over 180,000 lakes in Finland. Most of them are small, but over 300 are larger than 10 kmΒ². Many Finns love to spend a large part of their summers by a lake in a summer cottage. 37. Lapland reindeer Reindeer are an iconic symbol of Finnish Lapland and integral to the way of life of the indigenous SΓ‘mi people. Reindeer are well adapted to the harsh Arctic environment and used for various purposes in Lapland, including as a source of food. The reindeer roam freely in Lapland, so be careful when driving in Lapland and keep your eyes open to spot them in the wilderness. 38. Finnish archipelago The world’s largest archipelago consists of over 80,000 islands off the southwestern coast of Finland. As well as plenty of rugged beauty, it also offers a glimpse into the laid-back island lifestyle. Home to several charming villages, the islands offer plenty of events and great food during the summer months. Famous Finnish People 39. The Moomins Okay, they might not be people, but they are called the Finn family Moomintroll in the third book of Tove Jansson’s beloved series on the Moomin family. Known across the world, the Moomins are incredibly loved in Finland. So much so, that most homes will have some Moomin mugs, which have become collectors’ items. If you want to learn more about the Moomins, I have written an entire article on the 10 life lessons Moomin characters have taught me. 40. Santa Claus While he is famous around the world, if you ask a Finn, Santa lives in Finnish Lapland, in Korvatunturi. I have written more about things you should know about Santa Claus in Finland in a separate article. Many tourists come to meet Santa at his official residence in Rovaniemi too. 41. Finnish artists like Akseli Gallen-Kallela One of the most famous Finnish artists is Akseli Gallen-Kallela, known for his vivid and colorful depictions of Finnish landscapes and mythology. Another notable artist you might know is Helene Schjerfbeck, who is renowned for her expressive and introspective portraits. Newer works that have gained international attention include, for example, works by Kaj Stenvall. 42. Finnish directors like Aki KaurismΓ€ki Finnish film directors have gained international recognition for their unique and unconventional approach to filmmaking. One of the most famous Finnish directors is Aki KaurismΓ€ki, known for his minimalist style and portraying social issues and working-class life. Some movies that recently made it as Finland’s official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film in the Academy Awards include Klaus HΓ€râ’s The Fencer and Juho Kuosmanen’s movie Compartment Number 6. 43. Finnish conductors like Esa-Pekka Salonen If you need proof that conductors from Finland have made it on the map, you only need to view the Netflix mini-series that revisits the classic series Gilmore Girls, where Lorelai notes: β€œMy mother hits more notes than Esa-Pekka Salonen.” Pop culture references aside, Esa-Pekka Salonen has led some of the world’s most renowned orchestras, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the London Philharmonia Orchestra. Another prominent Finnish conductor is Osmo VΓ€nskΓ€. He is known for his interpretation of Finnish composer Jean Sibelius’ music. 44. Finnish Nobel prize laureates Four Finns have received the Nobel prize. Frans Emil SillanpÀÀ received the prize for literature in 1939, Artturi Ilmari Virtanen for chemistry in 1945, and Ragnar Granit for medicine in 1967. President Martti Ahtisaari was awarded the Nobel peace prize in 2008. Economist Bengt HolmstrΓΆm is sometimes added to this list as the recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2016. It is awarded together with the Nobel prizes using the same selection process. 45. Jean Sibelius, a Finnish composer One of the best-known Finnish composers who made significant contributions to classical music is Jean Sibelius, whose works helped build the Finnish national identity. One of his most famous works is even called Finlandia. 46. Finnish authors like Mika Waltari Finnish history has a rich and diverse history as well as many interesting newer authors, but the books Finland is known for are the ones that have been translated. Classics include Mika Waltari’s Egyptian, Aleksis Kivi’s Seven brothers, and the beloved Moomin books by Tove Jansson. All of these have been translated into over 25 languages. Sofi Oksanen is one of the authors whose books are being translated into over 40 languages today, with her works selling over 2 million copies. What creative achievements is Finland known for? 47. Finnish design Finnish design is known for its functional and minimalist approach as well as high quality craftsmanship. Brands reach from Artek furniture designed by Alvar Aalto to the iconic orange Fiskars scissors with over a billion pairs sold worldwide. Iittala and Arabia are also names that feature in many Finnish homes. 48. Architecture When it comes to Finnish architecture, it is difficult not to start with Alvar Aalto. Buildings designed by Aalto can be found all around Finland, and I have written a whole article about a two-day design itinerary that takes you around JyvΓ€skylΓ€ in Finland. Another famous name is Eliel Saarinen, who contributed to Finnish art nouveau buildings in the early years of the 20th century. Saarinen designed such iconic buildings as the Helsinki railway station and the National Museum of Finland before moving to the US, where his son Eero became one of the most important American architects of his time. 49. Finnish tango music You might associate tango more with Argentine unless you have come across the fun fact that tango was one of the most popular music forms for decades in Finland. Tangomarkkinat music festival brings the crowds to SeinΓ€joki in the summer and is one of Finland’s most popular summer events, with over 100,000 visitors. Finnish tango composers like Olavi Virta, Toivo KΓ€rki, and Unto Mononen are still widely known, and their songs are considered classics. 50. Finnish metal music On the other hand, Finland has the most metal bands per capita in the world, including internationally known bands like Amorphis, Children of Bodom, HIM, Nightwish, and Apocalyptica. Heavy metal music is popular in Finland, and several bands sing in Finnish. In the summer, Tuska heavy metal festival draws a crowd of 50,000 visitors. But before we wrap up, did you know these things about Finland too? Things you might not know about Finland… Finland is known for many things, but it might be fun to end on a few things you might not know yet. Here are some great facts to impress with: Finnish adults have the 6th best English proficiency (out of 80 countries) The longest name of a place in Finland is Γ„teritsiputeritsipuolilautatsijΓ€nkΓ€ 120,000 Finns ice swim in the winter The most common name for a lake in Finland is SaarijΓ€rvi (island lake) The right of every person to use the internet is written in the law in Finland 9/10 plastic bottles are recycled in Finland That’s it. We have covered 50 cool things Finland is known for. Did I leave something out? Did something surprise you? Let me know in the comments! Here are some articles about Finland you might enjoy reading next: 50+ Captivating Finnish quotes and quotes about Finland What are the most beautiful Finnish words? 50 words that inspire you 50 Cultural Facts on Finland that Help You Understand Finns References: https://www.stat.fi/tup/satavuotias-suomi/suomi-maailman-karjessa.html
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Season 1 Episode 16 Mikael & Jarl Matti proclaim Finland’s β€˜Pink Revolution’ Listen to this podcast episode here Guests: Mikael MuurimΓ€ki and Jarl Matti Antilla, Apollo FC players There is something in the air in SeinΓ€joki. What started as a small idea among a group of friends is blooming into something altogether more touching, caring and beautiful – not words that you usually associate with the game of Association Football. That β€˜something’ is named Apollo FC. It is the rebirth of a team that existed in SeinΓ€joki back in the 1980’s. Now with a purpose, a cause that has caught the imagination of everyone that hears about it. It began when a group of former players from SeinΓ€joen Jalkapallokerho (SJK), decided that they wanted to continue playing organised football with players of a similar standard. They cast around for team-mates, found that they had over 20 possible names, and so registered to play in the lower divisions of the football pyramid in Finland, securing a place in the 6th division. This squad includes former fan favourites Mikael MuurimΓ€ki, SJK’s record goal scorer from it’s days in Kakkonen (Finland’s 3rd tier) and Luis Fernando, SJK’s oldest player who played in the 2014 Veikkausliiga aged 35. In fact, the age of the players in the squad ranges from 25 – 55 years. I spent some time discussing Apollo FC players Mikael MuurimΓ€ki and Jarl Matti Antilla. Jarl Matti is also managing the team’s media work around his busy day job. The fact that a new team, playing in the Finnish 6th division needs a media manager says a lot. The first hint that they may have hit on something special was when they attracted 1000 Facebook β€˜likes’ within the first week. No mean achievement. Jarl Matti explained that Apollo FC β€˜manifesto’ has now has two aims; to be a place for players of a certain standard (including some former professionals) to continue competing alongside old friends. to use the interest in the team to raise money for charity. Once they realised that there was interest in the team from around Finland, they decided to divert that coverage and exposure elsewhere. Somewhere it could do good. The charity they will support in 2015 is Roosanauha (http://oma.syopasaatio.fi/roosa-nauha/5-2013) the breast cancer charity that is identified by a Pink Ribbon. The team will play in bright pink shirts and have the nickname Pinkitkoirat, the Pink Dogs. In 2015, Apollo will also use the slogan β€˜For All Womankind’. This is what has really grabbed the attention of people in the EtelΓ€-Pohjanmaa region. Encouraged businesses to sponsor the team. Made people buy merchandise for a team that has hardly played a game. Look forward to seeing them play in the Regions Cup – like the non-league, FA Trophy in the UK! It is because β€˜there is no good reason not to support the cause’. Everyone has a Mum, a Wife, a Daughter, everyone can relate to this cause. SJK has worked hard over the past few years to build a real football culture in the town and Matti feels some of this is now reflecting on Apollo. This, and the fact that the Apollo squad also includes people in regular jobs, who have some ability but never played in the pro-game. That the squad includes a local bank manager, for example, helps build a connection with potential fans. At the start of the season, Apollo FC decided it would aim to raise 5,000€ for the Roosanauha charity. That is pretty ambitious for year one, but after just two practice games, it seems they might have to adjust their sights. By the middle of April, only two months since launching the club, Apollo has raised 3,700€ and it shows no sign of stopping. Jarl Matti and Mikael were, unsurprisingly, proud and humble at what had been achieved so quickly, but they still have a β€˜hundred’ fundraising ideas. The only limit is the fact that there are only 24 hours in a day. SJK has been supportive of Apollo, but it doesn’t stop there. It has already been announced that there will be an event in summer 2015 involving Apollo, SJK and HJK Helsinki. That’s HJK who will be playing in Champions League qualifiers and SJK, who will be playing in Europa League qualifiers, taking the time to support the efforts of this new team from SeinΓ€joki. That said, it is not just Apollo that is trying to redefine what a football club should be. Aki Riihilahti, the current CEO of HJK Helsinki, is one of the founder members and honourary β€˜captains’ of Peace United. The former Crystal Palace and Finland player founded the club following a visit to the Za’atr refugee camp in Jordan, where he was inspired by the work of Finn Church Aid. You can read more about Peace United here http://www.peaceunited.fi/en/, and the work of Finn Church Aid here http://www.kirkonulkomaanapu.fi/en/ Although Apollo FC and Peace United have different aims, they have a similar ethos, one of giving, one of doing things for others. A revolution? Well maybe not strictly speaking, but clearly there is something in the air, something rather refreshing in the era of Β£5 billion TV deals. You never know, there might even be a few good games of football as well. If you want to learn more about Apollo FC or, better still, want to support the fund-raising efforts, you can contact them at any of the following places; Facebook https://www.facebook.com/apollofi Twitter https://twitter.com/pinkitkoirat @pinkitkoirat Instagram https://instagram.com/apolloseinajoki Website http://www.apollofutis.fi/
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2020-01-14T13:33:44+00:00
You think you know all the best soccer teams in the world? Where are Sheriff and Mighty Barrolle from? 90% of people cannot name all the teams on our list.
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In virtually every country, soccer is considered as one of the most popular sports. It is played on grass, sand, hardwood floors, and even concrete. The passion for the sport gave birth to numerous soccer leagues across the world, all of which have some of the best soccer teams in the world competing in them. If you would like to know more about those teams, you should get ready and join us on a trip around the world because we’ve prepared a list of the best soccer teams for each country! Let’s dive right in. Afghanistan (Source: Bangkok Post) Shaheen Asmayee F.C. is the most successful Afghan soccer team. The club was founded in 2012, and they have won 4 Afghan Premier League titles, which is the nation’s record. What’s more, they are the only team to win it back to back. What makes this feat even more impressive is the fact that they managed to do it twice. Did you know that the initial club’s players were selected through a reality television show? Albania (Source: UEFA, Football Database) KF Tirana is the most successful Albanian football club. It was founded back in 1920, and so far it has won 27 Albanian Superliga titles, 16 Albanian Cup titles, and 11 Albanian Supercup titles. The club also made numerous appearances in the European competitions, and it has managed to reach Round of 16 three times in the UEFA Champions League. According to the IFFHS team rankings, it is the highest-ranking Albanian soccer club, ranked 31st in the world back in 1987. KF Tirana’s success on a domestic as well as international level brought it a lot of fame, and it was considered to be one of the most popular Albanian clubs, alongside FK Partizani and KF Vllaznia ShkodΓ«r. Algeria (Source: Football Database, DZFoot) Entente Sportive SΓ©tifienne, also known as ES SΓ©tif or ESS, was founded in 1958, and it is the most successful Algerian club. They have won the Algerian league eight times and the Algerian Cup the same number of times, which is the nation’s record. What’s more, they are one out of only three Algerian clubs that have won the CAF Champions League, making them the best football team in Algeria. Angola (Source: RSSSF) AtlΓ©tico PetrΓ³leos de Luanda is the most successful Angolan soccer club with 15 Girabola titles under their belt. They have also won the Angolan Cup in 2012, 2013, and 2018, as well as the Angolan Super Cup once in 2014. However, their last league title win was in 2009. The club was founded in 1980, and they are also one of the most popular clubs in Angola alongside C.D. Primeiro de Agosto, which has won 13 titles, most of them in recent years. Argentina (Source: RSSSF, Huffington Post) Club AtlΓ©tico River Plate have won 36 Primera DivisiΓ³n titles, making them the best football team in Argentina. Some of their more notable achievements include four Copa Libertadores, a single Supercopa Sudamericana title, and one Intercontinental Cup. They are part of the Cinco Grandes (Big Five) alongside Racing, Boca Juniors, San Lorenzo de Almagro, and Independiente. In addition to being the best in the country, River Plate is one of the top soccer teams in South America. Considering how seriously South Americans take their football, it goes without saying that they are also one of the most popular clubs on the continent. Armenia (Source: Armsport, NY Cosmos) With 14 Armenian Premier League titles under their belt, FC Pyunik is the most successful Armenian soccer club and also one of the most popular ones. While they are a relatively young club, being founded in 1992, they have won the Armenian Supercup 9 times and Armenian Cup 8 times. Their fiercest rivals are Ararat and Urartu. Did you know that Pyunik was unbeaten for 59 matches straight? The record stands to this day. Australia (Source: Statista, A-League, Sydney FC, Sydney Morning Herald) While both Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory have won 4 league titles each, it is Sydney FC that is regarded as the best football team right now in Australia, mainly because of their A-League win in 2019. They have won 4 A-League titles and one FFA Cup. On a continental level, Sydney FC managed to win the OFC Champions League in 2005 and ended fifth in the FIFA Club World Cup competition. Did you know that in 2012, Sydney FC signed one of the legends of soccer? Italian star player Alessandro Del Piero made 48 appearances for the club and scored 34 goals. Austria (Source: Transfermarkt, UEFA, RSSSF) The most successful Austrian club is SK Rapid Wien. The team was founded in 1899, and since then they have won 32 Austrian Football Bundesliga titles. One of their most notable achievements was the club ending up as runners-ups in the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup in 1985 and again in 1996. Out of all football teams in Austria, they are the most popular club in the country, alongside their biggest rival, FK Austria Wien. Did you know that, when it comes to European football, the Viennese derby between SK Rapid Wien and FK Austria Wien is the second most-played derby, right after the Old Firm derby between Rangers and Celtic? Azerbaijan (Source: 1News, Soccerway, UEFA) NeftΓ§i PFK or Neftchi Baku is the most successful soccer club in Azerbaijan with eight Azerbaijan Premier League titles. They have also won 2 Azerbaijan Super cup titles and 7 Azerbaijan Cups. They are one of the most popular soccer teams in Azerbaijan, alongside Khazar Lankaran FK and Kapaz PFK, the former also being their biggest rival. Bangladesh (Source: Dhaka Tribune, Footy Rankings) In Bangladesh, Abahani Limited Dhaka, simply known as Dhaka Abahani, is the club that has won the most trophies. They have won the Bangladesh Premier League 6 times in total and are followed by Sheikh Jamal DC with 3 and Sheikh Russel KC with one title. The club also has 11 Dhaka League titles under their belt, which was the top-tier league in Bangladesh until 2006. Barbados (Source: RSSSF, Barbados FA) Formerly known as New South Wales and Pan-Am Wales, Weymouth Wales FC is one of the most successful Barbadian football clubs. It was established in 1958, and the club was most dominant in the 1980s and 1990s. They won the Barbados Premier Division 18 times and have 11 Barbados FA Cup titles. In addition to their trophies and titles, Weymouth Wales is also one of the most popular Barbadian soccer clubs alongside BDF and Notre Dame SC. Belarus (Source: FC BATE, RSSSF) FC BATE Borisov has been dominating the Belarusian Premier League. Ever since their third title in 2006, BATE Borisov hasn’t lost a league a single time, and they currently have 15 league titles. The club has also won 4 Belarusian Super Cups and 3 Belarusian Cups, and it is the only Belarusian team to qualify for the UEFA Champions League. In terms of popularity, the club is one of the most popular soccer teams in Belarus. Their biggest rival is Dinamo Minsk, while BATE’s fans have developed a friendship with the fans of the Polish Piast Gliwice. Belgium (Source: UEFA, RSCA) R.S.C. Anderlecht has won the Belgian First Division A 34 times, making it the most successful Belgian football club. The team has a long history, as it was founded back in 1908. During that time, they have won 5 trophies from European competitions, such as the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup twice, the UEFA Cup once, and the UEFA Super Cup twice. In addition, they have also won 9 Belgian Cup titles. According to the FIFA club rankings, they are currently ranked 38th on the list of all European clubs. Benin (Source: Soccerway) AS Dragons FC de l’OuΓ©mΓ© is one of the most popular and one of the strongest soccer clubs in Benin. They have won the Beninese Premier League 12 times and also have 6 Benin Cup trophies to their name. However, their last title came in 2003, and it is Mogas 90 FC club that has been dominating the league lately. Dragons made numerous appearances in CAF competitions, and their biggest success was reaching the semifinals of the African Cup Winners Cup in 1987. Bhutan (Source: Soccerway, RSSSF) There are numerous professional soccer leagues around the world, but it wasn’t until recently that Bhutan got a league of their own. The league was founded in 2012 and so far, it is Transport United FC that stands out from the crowd. The club has won the Bank of Bhutan Premier League title twice. What’s more, they did it back to back, in 2017 and 2018. Did you know that Transport United completed the whole 2017 season undefeated? This feat secured their sport for the AFC Cup for the very first time. Sadly, they didn’t have much success and both of their appearances in 2018 and 2019 ended in the preliminary rounds. Bolivia (Source: Club Bolivar, World Football) Club BolΓ­var is by far the strongest and the best soccer team in Bolivia. The club was founded in 1925, and they have won the Bolivian Primera DivisiΓ³n, which is the top-tier league competition in Bolivia, 29 times. On an international level, they’ve made 28 Copa Libertadores appearances and have managed to reach semi-finals in 1986 and 2014 and have also made 7 appearances in Copa Sudamericana and ended up as runners-up in 2004. Bosnia and Herzegovina (Source: RSSSF, UEFA) Bosnian top-tier league is relatively new, considering it was formed only after the breakup of Yugoslavia. FK Ε½eljezničar Sarajevo is the club with the most Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina titles with 6 wins under their belt. The team’s biggest success is reaching the semi-finals in the UEFA Cup in the 1984/1985 season, and quarterfinals in 1971/72. They are the most popular football team in Bosnia and Herzegovina, alongside FK Sarajevo, which also happens to be its biggest rival. Botswana (Source: Soccerway, Rollers FC) Township Rollers F.C. was founded in 1961 and is Botswana’s most successful soccer club with 15 league titles under their belt. They have a long-lasting rivalry with Gaborone United, but recently it is Mochudi Centre Chiefs SC that became their primary rival, mainly because of their success on a domestic level. Rollers also won FA Challenge Cup 6 times and, while they made multiple CAF appearances, the team didn’t have much success on an international level. Brazil (Source: Palmeiras, FIFA) For decades Brazil has been the birthplace for numerous soccer superstars, and it is also home to many top football teams. While Brazil has many high-quality football teams, Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras is regarded as the most successful one. They have 10 Campeonato Brasileiro SΓ©rie A titles, 3 Copa do Brasil titles, and 24 Campeonato Paulista titles under their belt, to name a few. On an international level, Palmeiras won the Copa Libertadores in 1999, Copa Rio in 1951, and Copa Mercosul in 1998. The Brazilians are known as some of the most avid football fans, which results in many fierce rivalries between the teams. Palmeiras is a part of the Big Twelve alongside Botafogo, Cruzeiro, Internacional, Santos, Vasco da Gama, AtlΓ©tico Mineiro, GrΓͺmio, Flamengo, Corinthians, SΓ£o Paulo, and Fluminense, many of which are considered to be the most popular soccer teams in Brazil. Bulgaria (Source: IFFHS, BG Clubs) PFC CSKA Sofia is the most successful Bulgarian soccer club both on the domestic as well as international level. The club was founded in 1948, and ever since then, they have won 31 Bulgarian First Professional Football League titles and also have 20 Bulgarian Cup wins to their name. On an international level, CSKA’s biggest success is reaching the semi-finals in the UEFA Champions League during the 1966/67 and 1981/82 seasons, as well as four quarterfinals in different years. While CSKA Sofia is one of the most popular clubs in the country and regarded as the most successful club in Bulgarian history, PFC Ludogorets Razgrad is considered to be the best football team right now in the country. Namely, they won eight consecutive Bulgarian league titles from 2012 to 2019. Cambodia (Source: RSSSF) The Cambodian Premier League is active since 2005, and the team that has the most titles so far is the Phnom Penh Crown FC. The team underwent numerous name changes before settling for the name they use to this day. Phnom Penh Crown FC was founded after sponsorship from Samart Communications, and the best Cambodian team won six Cambodian League titles and two Hun Sen Cups, which is why they are among the most popular football teams in Cambodia. Cameroon (Source: BBC Sport, RSSSF) Coton Sport FC de Garoua has won 15 Elite One titles, which is the Cameroonian premier league, making them the most successful Cameroonian soccer club. The club was founded in 1986 and played in lower leagues until 1992. Four years after joining the Cameroonian Premiere Division, Coton Sport started winning titles left, right, and center. In addition to their league titles, Coton Sport also won 6 Cameroon Cup titles and have been runners-up in CAF Champions League in 2008 and CAF Cup in 2003. According to the soccer club rankings posted by Football Database, Coton Sport is ranked 272nd in the entire world and twelfth on the continent. Canada (Source: Canadian Soccer League, Transfermarkt) C.N.S.C. Toronto Croatia, simply known as Toronto Croatia, is the most successful Canadian soccer club. The team was founded by the members of the Croatian diaspora back in 1956, hence the name. So far, the team has a league record and has won 6 championships. One of their biggest successes was in 1976 when they managed to win the Soccer Bowl, which also got them inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame. Central African Republic (Source: Soccerway, Transfermarkt) The Central African Republic League is the premier league in this country, and it was established back in 1968. There were several occasions when the winner wasn’t recorded, or the league was annulled or discontinued, but the team that stands out as one of the top soccer teams and the best-performing CAR club is Olympic Real de Bangui. They have won 12 Central African Republic League titles and 2 Central African Republic Coupe Nationale. In addition, the team has also made two African Cup Winners’ Cup appearances and six appearances in the CAF Champions League. Chad (Source: TChad infos, Transfermarkt) Renaissance FC is the most successful Chadian soccer club with 7 Chad Premier League titles. The club was founded in 1954, and their biggest success came in 2011 when they won both the national cup and the Supercup. In addition, they also managed to win the Chad Cup two times and, while they didn’t manage to go far into the competition, they have made numerous appearances in CAF competitions. Chile (Source: Colo Colo, IFFHS, Marca) Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo, widely known simply as Colo-Colo, is undoubtedly the most dominant Chilean soccer club and the best football team in the country. They compete in the Chilean Primera DivisiΓ³n and have won 32 league titles ever since they were founded in 1920. According to Marca, 42% of all Chilean soccer fans support Colo-Colo, making them the most popular club in their country. Apart from 11 Copa Chile titles, the club had great success on the international scene as well, winning the Copa Libertadores in 1991, the Copa Interamericana in 1992 and were runners-up in the Intercontinental Cup in 1991 and the Copa Sudamericana in 2006. China (Source: Transfermarkt, Soccerway, GZFC) Founded in 1954 as a semi-professional football club, Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Football Club is the most successful Chinese club. The team went from semi-pro to professional in 1993, and so far they have won numerous titles, such as 7 Chinese Super League titles, 2 Chinese FA Cups in 2012 and 2016, as well as 4 Chinese FA Super Cups in 2012, 2016, 2017, and 2018. On an international level, Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C. won two AFC Champions League titles in 2013 and 2015, and they have placed fourth two times at the FIFA Club World Cup in 2013 and 2015. Colombia (Source: ESPN, Soccerway, Transfermarkt, IFFHS) Club AtlΓ©tico Nacional S. A. is the most successful and the most popular football team in Colombia. The team was founded in 1947, and they have won 16 league titles, 4 Copa Colombia, as well as 2 Superliga Colombiana. They were also the first Colombian team to win the Copa Libertadores, which they did in 1989, and they did it once again in 2016. AtlΓ©tico Nacional also has 2 Copa Interamericana titles, 1 Recopa Sudamericana title, as well as two Copa Merconorte title. In 2016, IFFHS ranked them as the best soccer club in the world, making them the first club outside of Europe to receive the honour. Their fiercest rivals are Independiente MedellΓ­n, a local rival, as well as Millonarios. Congo (Source: Club World Rankings, Transfermarkt) Γ‰toile du Congo, formerly known as Renaissance, is the most successful Congolese soccer club. The team was founded by Catholic missionaries in the Belgian Congo but changed the name to L’Étoile after the country became independent. So far, they have won 12 Congo Premier League titles, 6 Coupe du Congo titles, as well as 1 Super Coupe du Congo title in 2019. The team has also made multiple CAF competition appearances, and their biggest success was reaching the quarter-finals in 2000 in the CAF Cup Winners’ Cup, making them one of the top soccer teams that Congo has to offer. Costa Rica (Source: Soccerway, Deportivo Saprissa) Deportivo Saprissa F.C. is the most successful Costa Rican soccer club. The team has a long history, as it was established in 1935. They have won 34 Liga FPD titles so far, which is the highest league competition in Costa Rica. They have also won 8 Costa Rican Short Championships and 8 Costa Rican Cups. On an international level, Deportivo Saprissa has won 3 CONCACAF Champions’ Cups in 1993, 1995, and 2005. They also have 5 Central American Club Championship titles under their belt, with the latest one coming in 2003. Croatia (Source: Transfermarkt, UEFA, GNK Dinamo) After the dissolution of the Yugoslav First League in 1991, the Croatian Football Federation formed the Croatian First Football League, which is the top professional soccer league competition in Croatia. Ever since then, GNK Dinamo Zagreb has been the top soccer team in the country. They have been dominating the league and have won 20 titles, while their fiercest rivals, Hajduk Split, is second in line with only 6. Dinamo Zagreb is ranked the 44th best club in the world by Football Database. In addition to their 15 Croatian Cup titles and their 6 Croatian Super Cup titles, Dinamo Zagreb has won the Balkans Cup in 1976/77, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1966/67, and have reached the semifinals in the European Cup Winners’ Cup in 1960/61. Cuba (Source: Transfermarkt, Soccerway) There have been dozens of clubs that won the Cuban Campeonato Nacional de FΓΊtbol de Cuba league titles. While most of those clubs are based in Havana, it is FC Villa Clara that has won most titles, with 14 under their belt. The best football team right now that Cuba has to offer was established in 1978. However, they didn’t rise to prominence until just recently when they’ve won most of their titles. Their latest league title came in 2016. Czech Republic (Source: Sparta, Transfermarkt) The Czech First League is relatively new, and it was formed in 1993 after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. Ever since then, AC Sparta Prague has been considered one of the strongest and most successful clubs in the country, with 12 league titles under their belt. However, Sparta Prague has been performing well even before the new league was formed, and they have 33 league titles in total. When it comes to European competitions, Sparta Prague won Ρ‚Ρ…Π΅ Mitropa Cup 3 times in 1927, 1935, and 1964. In addition, they also managed to reach the semi-finals of the European Cup in 1991/92 and UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup in 1972/73, making them one of the best football clubs that the Czech Republic has to offer. CΓ΄te D’Ivoire (Source: BBC, RSSSF) While they might not be the best football club in the world, ASEC Mimosas is undoubtedly the strongest club in Ivory Coast. They are also the most popular one, with more than 8 million fans in the country and more than 15 million in the entire region. Their biggest rival is the Africa Sports National. The team has 26 Premier League titles under their belt, 19 CΓ΄te d’Ivoire Cups, and have also won the FΓ©lix HouphouΓ«t-Boigny Cup 16 times. On an international level, Mimosas have won the CAF Champions League in 1998, CAF Super Cup in 1999, and the West African Club Championship once in 1990. Did you know that ASEC Mimosas holds the world record for the most games played without losing a game? They played 108 domestic league and cup games between 1989 and 1994 and didn’t drop a single game. The streak ended in 1994 when they lost to SO Armee. Denmark (Source: UEFA, FCK) Out of all football teams in Denmark, F.C. Copenhagen is the most successful one. The club was founded in 1992, and they’ve won 13 Danish Football Championships as well as 8 Danish Cups. FC Copenhagen is also one of the most popular clubs, and their games with their biggest rival BrΓΈndby IF regularly attracts the biggest soccer crowds in Denmark. When it comes to European competitions, F.C. Copenhagen qualified four times for the UEFA Champions League and have managed to reach the Round of 16 in the 2010/11 season. According to UEFA, they are the highest-ranked Scandinavian club as of July 2019. Ecuador (Source: El Universo, Soccerway, Barcelona SC) The most successful club in Ecuador is Barcelona S.C. The club was established in 1925 by a Spanish immigrant who named the club after his home city. So far, they have won 15 league titles, with the latest one coming in 2016. They were also runners-up two times in the Copa Libertadores β€” the first time in 1990 and once again in 1998. Barcelona S.C. is the most popular football team in the country, and their biggest rival is Emelec. An interesting fact about them is that they are the only Ecuadorian soccer club that has never been relegated to the Serie B. Egypt (Source: Transfermarkt, Club World Rankings) Al Ahly SC is by far the most successful Egyptian soccer club. They have a staggering 41 domestic league titles under their belt, while the team behind them and their biggest rival, Zamalek, has only 12. In addition, the team has also won 36 national cups and 11 national super cups. Ever since it was founded in 1907, Al Ahly has never been relegated to the Egyptian Second Division. What’s more, they are the second most international titles (20), right behind Real Madrid with 26. They have 8 CAF Champions League, 6 CAF Super Cup, 1 Arab Cup Winners’ Cup, 1 Arab Club Champions Cup, and 4 African Cup Winners’ Cup titles to their name. England (Source: Liverpool FC, Give Me Sport, Quora) The English Premier League is regarded as one of the strongest professional soccer leagues around the world. While this island country has many world-class soccer clubs, Liverpool F.C. is regarded as the best and most successful soccer club in England due to their achievements on the domestic and European level. Liverpool has won 18 First Division titles, which is two less than Manchester United, the club with the most league titles in the country. The Reds have also won 7 FA Cups, 8 Football League Cups, and have 15 Community Shield titles to their name. When it comes to European competitions, Liverpool has won 6 UEFA Champions League titles, 3 UEFA Cups, and 4 UEFA Super Cups. Their last European title came in 2018-2019, which is why they are currently considered as one of the best soccer teams in the world. Liverpool has a long-lasting rivalry with a fellow club from the same city, Everton, which is known as the Merseyside derby. The game between these two is often referred to as the most ill-disciplined fixture in the Premier League and usually has more players sent off than any other game in the Premier League. El Salvador (Source: Soccerway) The title of the most successful Salvadoran club belongs to Club Deportivo Futbolistas Asociados Santanecos, simply known as FAS. They have won 17 Salvadoran league titles, as well as one American Airlines Cup in 2002 and CONCACAF Champions League in 1979. In addition, FAS was runner-up in 1980 at the Copa Interamericana and also at the Interclube Cup of Uncaf during the same year. Estonia (Source: FC Flora, Transfermarkt) With 12 titles under their belt, FC Flora is regarded as one of the top football teams in the country. They compete in Meistriliiga alongside other professional teams but also semi-pro and amateur teams. The team has also won nine Estonian Supercups and seven Estonian Cups, as well as two Livonia Cups in 2011 and 2018. One of their biggest rivals is Levadia, a team with 9 league titles to their name. Ethiopia (Source: RSSSF) Saint George S.C. has been a strong club ever since its founding in 1935, and they are currently dominating the Ethiopian football scene. So far, they have won 29 Ethiopian Premier League titles and also have 12 Ethiopian Cup and 16 Ethiopian Super Cup titles to their name. The club has also made numerous appearances in CAF competitions, but their tournament life was short-lived most of the time. Their best CAF performance was in 1967 in the African Cup of Champions Clubs when they managed to reach semifinals. Finland (Source: HJK, UEFA) Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi, also known as HJK Helsinki, is the most successful Finish soccer club with 29 Veikkausliiga titles under their belt, which is the top soccer league in Finland. The club has also won 13 Finnish Cups and 5 Finnish League Cups, making them one of the best soccer teams that Finland has to offer. HJK’s biggest rivals are HIFK, and their derby is known as the Stadin derby. The rivalry has been going on for years and was recently renewed after HIFK was relegated back to the top league in 2015. While HJK didn’t have much success in European competitions, they played 148 games in UEFA club competitions thanks to their success at home. France (Source: UEFA, LFP) While AS Saint-Γ‰tienne has the most league titles in France (10), and while clubs like Olympique de Marseille and Olympique Lyonnais performed better in UEFA championships, it is Paris Saint-Germain F.C. that is currently the best football team right now in France. PSG was founded in 1970. So far, they have won 8 Ligue 1 titles. The club has also won the Coupe de France 12 times, the Coupe de la Ligue 8 times, and the TrophΓ©e des Champions 9 times. On an international level, PSG won the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup in 1995-96 and also the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 2001. According to the FIFA world rankings, PSG is the seventh-best club in the world. Georgia (Source: FC Dinamo, UEFA, Transfermarkt) Ever since the Georgian league was founded in 1990, FC Dinamo Tbilisi has been standing out from the crowd as one of the strongest Georgian soccer clubs. The club was established in 1925, and they have won 16 Erovnuli Liga titles as well as 13 Georgian Cups and 7 Georgian Super Cups. Dinamo is also one of the most popular Georgian soccer clubs since they were the only team to lift a trophy of one of the European tournaments. Namely, Dinamo Tbilisi won the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup in 1980-81. Germany (Source: FC Bayern, Football Database, World of Football) FC Bayern Munich is one of the most successful German soccer clubs and also one of the best soccer teams in the world. The club was established in 1900, and they have won 29 Bundesliga titles, 19 DFB-Pokal titles, as well as seven DFB Super Cups and six DFL-Ligapokal titles. When it comes to European competition, Bayern Munich has 5 UEFA Champions League titles, and they have also won the UEFA Europa League in 1995-96, the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup in 1966-67, as well as UEFA Super Cup in 2013. According to Football Database, Bayern is ranked as the 4th best soccer club in the world. However, while they are popular across the globe, it is Borussia Dortmund that is considered as one of the most popular soccer clubs in Germany since they are the club with the highest average attendance in the past decade. Ghana (Source: IFFHS, Transfermarkt, Goal) Asante Kotoko S.C. is the most successful Ghanaian soccer club. The team was established in 1935, and they have won 24 league titles, the last one being in 2013/14. They have also won 9 FA cups and 3 Ghana Super Cups. On an international level, Asante Kotoko won the CAF Champions League twice, once in 1970 and again in 1983, and they were runners-up in African Cup Winners Cup in 2002 as well as in CAF Confederation Cup in 2004. When it comes to football rankings, Asante Kotoko was ranked 11th on the list of the best African clubs of the century by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics. Greece (Source: Olympiacos, UEFA) Olympiacos F.C. is one of the oldest and most popular Greek soccer clubs. They are also the most successful club in Greece, having won 44 Super League titles, 27 Greek Cups, 4 Greek Super Cups, and 3 Greater Greece Cups. Their greatest success in European competitions for Olympiacos was reaching the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions league in 1998-99. They have also managed to reach the round of 16 several times and had one quarter-final finish in the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup in 1992-93. Greece has a lot of soccer fans, and a lot of them support the best football team that Greece has to offer. When they are playing against their eternal enemy, Panathinaikos, the stadiums are lit with torches, and club hymns echo throughout the stands. Guatemala (Source: RSSSF, Soccerway) While Comunicaciones F.C. has fewer national cups and more CONCACAF cups, it is C.S.D. Municipal that is considered as the best Guatemalan soccer club, mainly because of their long history and popularity. The club was established in 1936, and they have won 30 Liga Nacional de Guatemala titles, the same number as Comunicaciones did. In addition, they have also won 8 Copa de Guatemala titles as well as 5 Guatemalan Super Cups. When it comes to CONCACAF competitions, Municipal has slightly fewer titles than its biggest rival. They won the CONCACAF Champions’ Cup in 1974, and they also won the UNCAF Interclub Cup four times, with their latest title in this competition in 2004. Honduras (Source: Soccerway, Transfermarkt) With 30 league titles, 1 Super Copa win and 3 President’s Cup wins under their belt, Club Deportivo Olimpia is regarded as one of the best soccer teams in Honduras. The team was established in 1912, and apart from being the best on a domestic level, they have also performed the best on an international level. They won the CONCACAF Champions’ Cup in 1985 and again in 2000, the CONCACAF League in 2017, and the UNCAF Interclub Cup in 1981, 1999, and 2000. C.D. Olimpia is one of the most popular clubs in Honduras, and they have several rivals, such as Marathon, C.D. Motagua, and Real C.D. EspaΓ±a. Hungary (Source: Football Database, Fradi) FerencvΓ‘ros TC is the best football team in Hungary, having won 30 Hungarian Premier League titles and 1 title from the Hungarian Second League. They also won the Hungarian Cup 23 times, the Super Cup 6 times, and the League Cup 2 times. The club was established in 1899, and it is one of the oldest clubs around. On an international level, FerencvΓ‘ros won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1964-65 and was a runner-up in the same competition just a few years afterward in 1967-68. The club also managed to finish second in the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup in 1974-75, and they won the Mitropa Cup twice and Challenge Cup once. FerencvΓ‘ros is one of the most popular clubs in the country and has some of the most violent fans as well. Their biggest rivals include MTK Budapest, Újpest FC, and Budapest HonvΓ©d FC. Iceland (Source: Soccerway, UEFA) KnattspyrnufΓ©lag ReykjavΓ­kur, simply known as KR ReykjavΓ­k or KR, is the oldest and most successful club in Iceland. The club was established in 1899, and so far, they have won the top Icelandic league 27 times. Their first league title dates back to 1912, and the last one was in 2019. According to FIFA soccer rankings, they are currently ranked 333rd in the world. KR ReykjavΓ­k has also won 14 Icelandic Cups, 8 Icelandic League Cups, and 5 Icelandic Super Cups. While they had many UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League appearances, the club didn’t have much success in European competitions. India (Source: Al Jazeera, RSSSF, East Bengal Football FC) East Bengal F.C. is the most successful Indian professional soccer club. Established in 1920, the club has won 8 Federation Cups and 3 Indian Super Cups. They have also won 3 National Football League titles, which is one of the two co-existing premier soccer leagues in India. East Bengal is not just one of the most supported clubs in India, but in all of Asia. They have a long-standing rivalry with Mohun Bagan, and together they compete in the Kolkata Derby, which is the biggest rivalry in all of Asia. Indonesia (Source: Global Football Ranks, Transfermarkt) While the Indonesian Liga 1 is relatively new, out of all football teams currently competing in the league, Persipura Jayapura is one of the most successful ones. The club was established in 1963, and they have won 3 league titles so far. However, their last title is from 2013, and it was Persija that won the title in 2018. The club also won the Indonesian Community Shield in 2009, the Inter Island Cup in 2001, as well as the Indonesia Soccer Championship A in 2016. When it comes to the AFC competitions, their biggest success was reaching the quarter-finals in 2001 and the semifinals in 2014. Iran (Source: Football Database, Soccerway) Persepolis F.C. was established in 1963, and they have been competing in the premier soccer league of Iranian soccer ever since 1968. While they might not be the best football club in the world, Persepolis is one of the most popular clubs in the country and also Asia more generally. The club has a record of 12 Iranian Premier League titles, 4 more than their biggest rival, Esteghlal. What’s more, Persepolis has won 6 Hazfi Cups, 3 Super Cups, and 1 Espandi Cup. Furthermore, they have also won the Asian Cup Winners’ Cup in 1991 and were runners-up in the AFC Champions League in 2018. Iraq (Source: Transfermarkt, RSSSF) Al-Zawraa SC is a member of Baghdad’s Big Four and one of the top football teams in Iraq. The club has won 14 Iraqi Premier League title, 16 Iraqi FA Cups, 3 Iraqi Elite Cups, as well as 4 Iraqi Super Cups. The club is one of the most dominant ones in entire Iraq. Out of their 14 league titles, they managed to win 4 by going unbeaten in the whole season. What’s more, they managed to go undefeated in 39 matches. Their biggest rivals are the other members of the Baghdad’s Big four, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, Al-Talaba, and Al-Shorta. Ireland (Source: Dundalk FC, UEFA, RSSSF) Dundalk F.C is Ireland’s most successful club with 8 League of Ireland Premier Division titles under their belt. The club also has 11 FAI Cup titles to their name, and they have also won 7 League Cups and 7 Leinster Senior Cups. On an international level, their biggest success was reaching the group stages of the Europa League in 2016-17, where they became the first Irish team to win points and a match in one of the biggest European competitions, which is why they are one of the most popular football teams in Ireland. Israel (Source: Transfermarkt, Football Database) Established in 1906, Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. is the most successful club in Israel and have won 22 League Championships, 17 of which have come since Israel’s independence in 1948. Maccabi also won 23 State Cups, 6 Toto Cups, and 5 Israeli Supercups. Maccabi also managed to win two AFC Champions Leagues. However, Israel was expelled from the competition in 1974, and the club wasn’t allowed to compete there ever since. Their biggest rival is Hapoel Tel Aviv and Maccabi Haifa, the latter being the second most successful club in Israel. Italy (Source: Sports Show, Juventus, Football Database, UEFA) Italy’s Serie A is one of the strongest soccer leagues in the world and has many good football teams. However, when it comes to performance, rankings, and the number of trophies won, it is Juventus that stands out as the most successful Italian club. Juventus F.C. was founded in 1897, and they have won 36 Serie A titles. They also won one Serie B title when they were forcefully relegated following the Calciopoli scandal. In addition, the club has won 13 Coppa Italia titles and 8 Supercoppa Italiana. In European competitions, Juventus won the UEFA Champions League titles in 1984-85, and 1995-96, the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup in 1983-84, 3 UEFA Cups, 2 UEFA Super Cups, 1 UEFA Intertoto Cup, as well as 2 Intercontinental Cups. They are one of the best-supported clubs in Italy and are ranked fifth on the FIFA club rankings list of the best soccer teams in the world. Jamaica (Source: Soccerway, Football Database) Competition in Jamaica is tough, and there have been a lot of clubs that won multiple National Premier League titles. The club with the most titles and the most successful Jamaican club is the Portmore United F.C. They have won 7 league titles, as well as four JFF Champions Cups. On an international level, Portmore United competes in the Caribbean Club Championship, which they have won twice, once in 2005, and again in 2019. The club was founded as Hazard United. However, JFF regulations stated that each club needs to play at a stadium that can seat at least 1,500 people, and after moving to Portmore, they also changed the name of the club. Japan (Source: Soccerway, Transfermarkt) While Kawasaki Frontale has been performing exceptionally well in recent years, it is Kashima Antlers F.C. that is considered to be the top soccer team in Japan. During their professional era, the club has won eight J1 League titles, five Emperor’s Cups, six J.League Cups, and six Japanese Super Cups. On an international level, Kashima Antlers won the AFC Champions League in 2018, A3 Champions Cup in 2003, and they also have two titles from the Suruga Bank Championship winning them back to back in 2012 and 2013. The Japanese club has strong ties with the Brazilian soccer community, and they are often signing Brazilian players. Currently, they have three Brazilians in their starting lineup, Serginho, Leandro, and LΓ©o Silva. Kazakhstan (Source: UEFA, Transfermarkt) FC Astana was founded in 2009 as Lokomotiv Astana, but it changed its name in 2011. Today, they are the best football team right now that Kazakhstan has to offer. Astana won six consecutive league titles from 2014 to 2019. They also won three Kazakhstan cups and four Kazakhstan Super Cups. When it comes to European competitions, FC Astana’s best success was reaching group stages in the UEFA Champions League in 2015-16 and Round of 32 in the UEFA Europa League in 2017-18 where they lost against Sporting Lisbon. FC Astana has a strong rivalry with Kairat, a derby known as the Two Capitals Derby. Latvia (Source: ESPN, FK Ventspils, UEFA) FK Ventspils is one of the most successful clubs in Latvia. While there are clubs that have won more club titles, such as Skonto Riga, RFK Riga, and Olimpija Liepāja, all of those clubs dissolved for one reason or another leaving Ventspils as the best football team in Latvia. The club was founded in 1997 after the merger of FK Nafta and FK Venta. They have won six league titles, seven Latvian Cups, and have also won the Baltic League in 2009-10. FK Ventspils is also the first Latvian club that managed to pass the qualifying rounds of a European competition, which is also their biggest success. Namely, they managed to reach the group stages of the UEFA Europa League. Lebanon (Source: Transfermarkt, Soccerway) While Al Ahed F.C. has only seven league titles, which is six less than Al Ansar, they are regarded as the best football club in Lebanon. Namely, Ansar’s last title came in 2006-07, while Al Ahed has been having strong performances in recent years. What’s more, they performed much better on a continental level, and have won the AFC Cup in 2019. In addition, Al Ahed also won 6 Lebanese FA Cups, seven Lebanese Super Cups, five Lebanese Elite Cups, and one Lebanese Federation Cup. Due to both teams performing well, Al Ahed and Al Ansar are fierce rivals. However, Al Ahed also has a strong rivalry with Nejmeh, which is another team based in Beirut and also the most popular soccer team in Lebanon. Liberia (Source: RSSSF, Transfermarkt) Mighty Barrolle is the most successful Liberian club. The club was founded in 1964, and they have won the Liberian Premier League 13 times and have also won the Liberian Cup eight times. However, the team hasn’t been performing all that great lately, and their last league title was in 2009 while their last cup title is from 1995. Mighty Barrolle also made numerous appearances in CAF competitions, but they didn’t make it far, and their biggest success was reaching the second round of African Cup of Champions Club and CAF Cup Winners’ Cup in 1987 and 1986 respectively. Libya (Source: Transfermarkt, Football Database) Libya might not have famous soccer teams, but they do have Al-Ittihad. With 16 Libyan Premier League titles under their belt, as well as four Libyan Cups and 10 Libyan SuperCups, Al-Ittihad Club (Tripoli) is the most successful Libyan soccer club. The club was founded in 1944, and they made numerous appearances in CAF competitions throughout their history. Some of their best results include reaching semi-finals in CAF Champions League, CAF Confederation Cup and CAF Cup Winners’ Cup in 2007, 2010, and 2000 respectively. Lithuania (Source: FK Zalgiris, UEFA, Football Database) Lithuanian league underwent many changes and it is FK Ε½algiris that is regarded as one of the best football teams right now in Lithuania. The club was founded in 1947, and they have seven league titles under their belt. Ε½algiris also won 12 Lithuanian Cups, and 6 Lithuanian SuperCups. On an international level, they won the Baltic League in 1990, Summer Universiade in 1987, and have managed to reach semifinals of the Intertoto Cup in 2005. The club has some of the most loyal and devoted fans who have helped the team survive the financial crisis by organizing events and collecting money for the club. Malaysia (Source: Soccerway, Transfermarkt) Founded in 1972, Johor Darul Ta’zim F.C. underwent numerous name changes. As of 2013, they go by their current name, and they are the top football team in Malaysia. The club has been dominating domestic competitions and has won six league titles, all of which came one after another β€” their first title came in 2014, and the last one was in 2019. The club has also won the Malaysia Premier League in 2001, which is the second tier of soccer league competitions in Malaysia. In addition, they won the Malaysia Cup in 2017 and 2019, Malaysia FA Cup in 2016, and they also have four Piala Sumbangsih titles to their name. When it comes to continental competitions, Johor Darul Ta’zim F.C. has managed to win the AFC Cup in 2015. Malta (Source: MFA, Valletta FC, UEFA) Even though Valletta F.C. doesn’t have the highest number of domestic league titles, they are regarded as the best football team in Malta. The club has won 25 league titles, one less than Sliema Wanderers, and they also 14 FA Trophy and 12 Super Cup titles under their belt. Valletta made numerous appearances in European competitions, but they always ended up eliminated in the qualifying rounds and have never managed to reach the group stages of any European competition. In 1996-97 Valletta managed to win five different competitions that are available in Maltese soccer: Premier League, Super Five Cup, Rothmans Trophy, Super Cup, and Lowenbrau Cup. Mauritania (Source: World Football, Soccerway) Founded in 1999, FC Nouadhibou is the most successful Mauritanian soccer club. The team has won seven Ligue 1 titles, which is the top league competition in the country. They also have 4 Coupe du PrΓ©sident de la RΓ©publique, two Coupe de la Ligue Nationale, and 2 Mauritanian Super Cup titles to their name. The best soccer team in Mauritania competed two times in the CAF Champions League, the first time in 2003 and then again in 2014, but they were eliminated both times in the preliminary round. Mexico (Source: Club America, IFFHS, FIFA, Si) Club AmΓ©rica is the most successful Mexican soccer club. The club was founded in 1916, and they have managed to win 13 Liga MX titles, six Copa MX, and also six CampeΓ³n de Campeones. On an international level, Club AmΓ©rica managed to win seven CONCACAF Champions’ Cup, as well as two Copa Interamericana, and 1 CONCACAF Giants Cup. According to Mexican newspaper Reforma, AmΓ©rica is the most popular soccer club in Mexico. However, while they are one of the most famous soccer teams in the country, they are also one of the most hated clubs. The main reason for it is that the club spent a ton of cash on foreign and Mexican players in 1959 when the club was bought by Emilio AzcΓ‘rraga Milmo. Moldova (Source: FC Sheriff, UEFA, Football Database) FC Sheriff Tiraspol is by far the strongest and most successful Moldavian soccer club. The club was founded in 1996 as Tiras Tiraspol, but they have renamed the following year to the name they use to this day. Their first league title was in 2000-01, and so far, they have won 18 league titles. Their consecutive streak was interrupted twice. The first time it was by Dacia ChiΘ™inΔƒu in 2010–11 and then the second time it was by Milsami Orhei when Sheriff Tiraspol lost the title in a three-way tiebreaker due to better head-to-head record. The club also won 10 Moldovan Cups, 8 Super Cups, and 2 CIS Cups, and while they had several appearances in European competitions, they didn’t have much success. Montenegro (Source: FK Sutjeska, Transfermarkt, RSSSF, UEFA) Montenegrin First League was formed in 2006, after the dissolution of Serbia and Montenegro. The league features 10 teams, and FK Sutjeska NikΕ‘iΔ‡ is regarded as one of the best soccer teams in Montenegro. The club was founded in 1920, and they have won four Montenegrin First League titles and one Montenegrin Cup. Sutjeska also made several UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League competition appearances but without much success. The club is one of the most popular soccer clubs in Montenegro, and they have a strong rivalry with FK BuduΔ‡nost Podgorica, as well as Čelik NikΕ‘iΔ‡. Morocco (Source: BCC, Soccerway) Wydad Athletic Club, also known as WAC or Wydad of Nation, is the most successful Moroccan soccer club. The team was established in 1937, and they have won 20 Moroccan League titles, 9 Moroccan Cups, as well as 8 Moroccan Super Cups. WAC also has a ton of international titles, and they have won the CAF Champions League in 1992 and 2017, African Cup Winners’ Cup in 2002, Afro-Asian Club Championship in 1993, CAF Super Cup in 2018, Arab Champions League in 1989, and many others. Netherlands (Source: ESPN, Quora, Inyourpocket, Soccerway, UEFA) The Netherlands has one of the strongest professional soccer leagues around the world, and the Dutch AFC Ajax is regarded as one of their best clubs. The club was founded in 1900, and it has a long history as one of the most prestigious clubs in the history of soccer. The club has won 34 Eredivisie titles, 19 KNVB Cups, and they also have 9 Johan Cruyff Shield titles. Ajax also won 4 UEFA Champions League titles in 1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73, and 1994-95. They have also won European Cup Winners’ Cup in 1986-87, UEFA Cup 1991-92, and UEFA Super Cup in 1973 and 1995. The club has produced numerous world-class players like Johan Cruyff, Marco van Basten, Dennis Bergkamp, Edwin van der Sar, and many others. They are amongst the most popular soccer clubs in the Netherlands, together with PSV Eindhoven and Feyenoord. New Zealand (Source: Auckland City FC, Transfermarkt) Auckland City FC is the most successful soccer club in New Zealand. The club was founded in 2004, and they are strongly influenced by the Croatian players and culture since they are sharing the same stadium as Central United, a team that is formed by Croatian immigrants. They are one of the best football teams right now in New Zealand and have won 10 New Zealand Football Championship titles and 7 ASB Premiership titles. In addition, they also have five ASB Charity Cup titles and five National Youth League titles to their name. Perhaps their most significant achievement to this date is a bronze medal from the FIFA Club World Cup in 2014. Nigeria (Source: Football Database, Soccerway) Enyimba International F.C. is the most successful Nigerian soccer club. The club was established in 1976, but it rose to prominence in the 2000s. They have won eight Nigerian Premier League championships, four Nigerian FA Cups, and four Nigerian Super Cups. Their biggest success comes from international competitions. Enyimba won the CAF Champions League in 2003 and 2004, as well as CAF Super Cup in 2004 and 2005. Some of their biggest rivals are Abia Warriors and Heartland F.C. Norway (Source: UEFA, Football Database, RSSSF) Rosenborg BK is ranked 119th club in the world by the FIFA team rankings, and they are the most successful Norwegian soccer team in history. The club was established in 1917, and they have won 26 premier league titles, 12 Norwegian Football Cups and also have 3 Superfinalen titles under their belt. Rosenborg was also the joint winner of the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 2008. The club participated 11 times in UEFA Champions League competitions, and their biggest success was reaching the quarter-finals in 1996-97. They are one of the most popular clubs in Norway, along Molde FK, which happens to be one of Rosenberg’s biggest rivals. In addition, they also have a long-lasting rivalry with Brann. Paraguay (Source: Club World Rankings, Transfermarkt) Out of the all football teams in Paraguay, Club Olimpia is one of the oldest soccer clubs in the country. The club was founded in 1902 and is one of the most successful soccer clubs in the country. Quite often, they are referred to as Olimpia AsunciΓ³n to distinguish themselves from the clubs bearing the same name. Olimpia won 43 Primera DivisiΓ³n titles, which is the top tier of league soccer in Paraguay. They also won three Copa Libertadores in 1979, 1990, and 2002, Supercopa Sudamericana in 1990, Recopa Sudamericana in 1991 and 2003, as well as Copa Interamericana in 1979 and managed to end up as runners-up in Copa CONMEBOL in 1992. The team has an intense rivalry with Cerro PorteΓ±o and Club GuaranΓ­. Peru (Source: Universitario, Soccerway) Club Universitario de Deportes, also known as La U and Universitario, is one of the top soccer teams in the country. The club was founded in 1924, and they have numerous titles under their belt. Universitario won the Peruvian Primera DivisiΓ³n a record 26 times, and they were also runner-up 14 times. In addition, the team has also won Torneo Apertura six times, Torneo Clausura once, Torneo Regional four times, and Torneo PlΓ‘cido Galindo once. Despite them having several appearances on the international level, the club’s best performance was ending the Copa Libertadores as a runner-up in 1972. The club has one of the biggest fan bases in Peru, and are the most popular football teams alongside their rival, Alianza Lima. Philippines (Source: Ceres Football, Transfermarkt Soccerway, Fox Sports Asia) Soccer leagues in the Philippines went through numerous reforms. The latest league that is sanctioned by the Philippine Football Federation is the Philippines Football League. The league is relatively new, and it was founded in 2017. All three seasons were won by Ceres-Negros F.C., making them the best football team in the Philippines. In addition, Ceres also won the PFF National Men’s Club Championship in 2012-13 and 2013-14 and the UFL FA League Cup in 2014. They were also runners-up in the UFL Cup in 2015 and 2016. Ceres also made several appearances in continental competitions, and their biggest achievement was reaching the Round of 16 during the AFC Cup in 2016, and group stages of the same competition in 2017 and 2019. Poland (Source: Football Database, Legia, UEFA) Legia Warsaw is the most successful Polish club, despite GΓ³rnik Zabrze having one more league title. Namely, GΓ³rnik’s last title was in 1988, while Legia was dominating the Polish Ekstraklasa for a decade. The club won 13 domestic league titles, 19 Polish Cups, and 4 Polish SuperCups. When it comes to European competitions, Legia managed to reach the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League in 1969-70, quarterfinals in 1970-71 and 1995-96, as well as group stages in 2016-17. They also reached the semifinals of the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup in 1990-91 and quarterfinal in 1964-65 and 1981-82, as well as reaching group stages twice and the round of 32 three times in the UEFA Europa League. According to FIFA world rankings, they are ranked 83rd club in the world. Their success made them one of the most popular soccer clubs in Poland, and their fiercest rivals are Widzew ŁódΕΊ, WisΕ‚a KrakΓ³w, Lech PoznaΕ„, and Polonia Warsaw. Portugal (Source: SL Benfica, RSSSF, UEFA) S.L. Benfica is one of the most successful Portuguese soccer clubs. They’re a member of the Big Three, a group that was never relegated from the premier division in Portugal. They form the group together with their fiercest rivals, Sporting CP and FC Porto. The club was established in 1904, and they have won 37 Primeira Liga titles, 26 TaΓ§a de Portugal, 7 TaΓ§a da Liga, 8 SupertaΓ§a CΓ’ndido de Oliveira, and 3 Campeonato de Portugal. Benfica also won two UEFA Champions League titles back to back in 1960-61 and 1961-62. Today, they are ranked 20th on the FIFA team rankings coefficients list. The years when Benfica won their Champions League titles are considered by many soccer fans as the club’s golden years. During those years, the club had several star players like EusΓ©bio who is regarded as one of the best soccer players of all time and a winner of the Ballon d’Or. Romania (Source: RSSSF, UEFA, IFFHS) Fotbal Club FCSB was founded in 1947 and was formerly known as Fotbal Club Steaua BucureΘ™ti or Steaua. In their entire history, Steaua played in Liga I, which is the top tier of the Romanian soccer league competition. They are one of the most famous soccer teams in Europe, and they had a streak of 106 games without a single loss, second only to ASEC Mimosa’s 108 games. They have won the league 26 times and also have 22 Cupa RomΓ’niei, 2 Cupa Ligii, and 6 Supercupa RomΓ’niei titles under their belt, all of which are competition records. On an international level, Steaua won the UEFA Champions League, as well as the European Super Cup in 1986. They were also runner-up in the Champion League finals in 1989, but they were defeated by A.C. Milan. In addition, the club reached the finals of the Intercontinental Cup in 1986, quarterfinals of the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup, and semifinals of the UEFA Europa League. Russia (Source: Spartak, Transfermarkt, RSSSF) FC Spartak Moscow is one of the top football teams in Russia. The club was founded in 1922 and they have won the Russian Premier League a record of 22 times and have also managed to win 13 Russian Cups and 1 Russian Super Cup. Spartak Moscow also managed to win 6 Commonwealth of Independent States Cups. When it comes to European competitions, they’ve reached the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League in 1980-81 and 1995-96, and also semifinals in 1990-91. Spartak also reached the quarter-finals and semifinals of the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup and UEFA Cup, and their biggest most-recent success is reaching the quarter-finals of the UEFA Europa League in 2010-11. Spartak Moscow is one of the most popular football teams in the country. After the collapse of the USSR and Dynamo Kyiv moving on to play in the Ukranian Premier League, Spartak’s biggest rival is CSKA Moscow. Saudi Arabia (Source: FIFA, Club World Rankings) Al-Hilal FC was established in 1957, and they are the most successful soccer club out of all football teams in Saudi Arabia. So far, they have won 15 Professional League titles, which is the highest tier of soccer league competition in Saudi Arabia. The team also won eight King Cup titles, 13 Crown Prince Cups, two Super Cups, seven Federation Cups, and one Saudi Founder’s Cup, all of which are national records, including the number of league titles. Al-Hilal also won the AFC Champions League in 1991 and 2000, Asian Cup Winners Cup in 1997 and 2002, as well as Asian Super Cup in 1997 and 2000. In addition, they ended as runners-up in the Afro-Asian Cup in 1992. The club has a fierce rivalry with Al-Ittihad and a violent rivalry with Al-Nassr. Scotland (Source: Evening Times, Irish Central, RSSSF, Football Database) Soccer in Scotland has forever been dominated by the Old Firm, a name used to refer to Celtic F.C. and Rangers F.C. Rangers won 54 league titles and Celtics won 50, while the next team in line has won only 4 titles. While Rangers have won more domestic titles, their last one was in 2010-11, which makes Celtic the best soccer club in Scotland at the moment. Furthermore, they are ranked 48th on the FIFA team rankings list while the Rangers are 120th. Apart from their 50 Scottish League Championship titles, Celtic has also won 39 Scottish Cups and 18 Scottish League Cups. Celtic was founded in 1887 and the team also ended as runners-up in Intercontinental Cup in 1967, UEFA Europa League in 2002-03, and European Cup in 1969-70. Their biggest success on the continental level is winning the European Cup in 1966-67. Senegal (Source: Football Database, Transfermarkt) ASC Diaraf is the most successful Senegalese soccer club with 12 Senegal Premier League titles under their belt. Their first title win came in 1968, and the last one was in 2018. The club also won 15 Senegal FA Cups, and 5 Senegal AssemblΓ©e Nationale Cup, which is the nation’s super cup. The club had 13 appearances in continental competitions, which is the most out of all Senegalese soccer clubs. However, they didn’t have much success when it comes to continental competitions. Regardless, they are still the most popular soccer team in the country. Serbia (Source: UEFA, RSSF, Red Star Belgrade, Reuters) Ever since its inception in 1945, Red Star Belgrade has been at the very top of Serbian soccer. They are the most successful soccer club in Serbia, and they have won a total of 30 league titles, and 24 national cups, both of which are the nation’s record. Red Star is the only Serbian club to have won the UEFA Champions League, and they managed to do so in 1991 against Marseille. The club also won the Intercontinental Cup in 1991, Mitropa Cup in 1958, and 1968-67 and they ended up as runners-up in the UEFA Europa League in 1978-79 and UEFA Super Cup in 1991, making them the best football team in the country. They are one of the most popular clubs in the country, alongside FK Partizan, a club that they have a fierce rivalry with. The match between these two is known as the Eternal Derby, and it is one of the most heated rivalries in European soccer. Slovakia (Source: Transfermarkt, Soccerway) Having won 8 Czechoslovak First Leagues and 13 Slovak Leagues, Ε K Slovan Bratislava is the top soccer team in the country. The club also won five Czechoslovak Cups, 15 Slovak Cups, and 4 Slovak Super Cups. The club was established in 1919, and seven of their players were a part of the Czechoslovak team that won the UEFA Euro 1976. The team itself had good success in the past when it comes to European competitions, and they won the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup in 1968-69 after defeating Barcelona in the finals. Ε K Slovan Bratislava is one of the most supported clubs in the country, and its biggest rival is Spartak Trnava. The club also has a friendly relationship with Austria Wien, Zbrojovka Brno, and WisΕ‚a KrakΓ³w. Slovenia (Source: Football Database, NK Maribor, RSSSF) NK Maribor is by far the strongest Slovenian soccer club. The team was established in 1960, and they have won 15 Slovenian First League titles and also have 9 Slovenian Cup and 4 Slovenian Supercup titles to their name. On an international level, Maribor won the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 2006, making them one out of the two clubs from former Yugoslavia to have official UEFA trophy, the other being Red Star Belgrade. Due to their performances on the domestic and international level, they are ranked 96th according to the FIFA international rankings. Maribor is the most popular club in the country and has some of the most passionate and loyal fans. Their biggest rival is Olimpija, with whom they have a long-standing rivalry. South Africa (Source: Sundowns FC, Transfermarkt) Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. is one of the most successful South African soccer clubs and the strongest club in the country. The club was founded in 1970 and it is owned by a billionaire businessman Patrice Motsepe. They have won Premier Soccer League a record of nine times. In addition, they won the national soccer league three times, Nedbank Cup four times, Telkom Knockout three times, and they also have three MTN 8 titles under their belt. When it comes to African Competitions, Mamelodi Sundowns was banned by FIFA from competing for 16 years in international competitions. After the ban expired in 1992, the club made several appearances and have won the CAF Champions League in 2016 and were runners-up in 2001. They also won the CAF Super Cup in 2017. South Korea (Source: Soccerway, Transfermarkt) Despite Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC having one less league title than Seongnam FC that has 7 (most titles in the country), they are still considered the best football team right now in South Korea. Namely, Seongnam’s last title was in 2006 while Jeonbuk won their titles in 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2018. In addition, the club also won three FA Cups, one Super Cup, and were also runners-up in the League Cup in 2010, as well as in President’s Cup in 1999. On an international level, Jeonbuk won the AFC Champions League in 2006 and 2016 and also ended up fifth twice in the FIFA Club World Cup in 2006 and 2016. Spain (Source: UEFA, Football Database, Real Madrid, Football Predictions) Spain has one of the strongest professional soccer leagues around the world, and two clubs dominate the league β€” Real Madrid CF and FC Barcelona. However, it is Real Madrid CF that is considered the best club in the country. What’s more, they are regarded as one of the best clubs in the entire world. The club was founded in 1902, and they have an impressive number of titles under their belt. They have won 33 La Liga titles, 19 Copa del Rey, 10 Supercopa de EspaΓ±a, one Copa Eva Duarte, and one Copa de la Liga. Real Madrid won 13 UEFA Champions League titles, which is a record by far the most that any club has ever won, second being A.C. Milan with only 7. Real Madrid also won 2 UEFA Cups, 4 UEFA Super Cups, 3 Intercontinental Cups, and 4 FIFA Club World Cups. They are one of the most popular football teams and also the most followed club in the world. Real Madrid’s biggest rival is Barcelona, against whom they play El ClΓ‘sico. Their other rivals include AtlΓ©tico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao and, since Real Madrid often plays in the Champions League, they also have European rivalries with Bayern Munich and Juventus. Sweden (Source: MFF, Transfermarkt) Established in 1910, MalmΓΆ FF is the most successful Swedish club. The team has won 23 Allsvenskan titles, which is the highest soccer league competition in Sweden. They also managed to win 14 Svenska Cupen, and they also have two Svenska Supercupen titles to their name. Malmo’s biggest success came in 1978-79 when they managed to reach the finals of the UEFA Champions League. They ended up as runners-up after losing 1:0 to Nottingham Forest. In addition, the club also ended in the second place of the Intercontinental Cup in 1979. According to soccer rankings and UEFA’s club coefficients, Malmo is ranked 82nd. The club has several rivalries with neighboring clubs or others that continuously contest them for the league titles, and some of those clubs are Trelleborgs FF, Landskrona BoIS, Helsingborgs IF, and IFK GΓΆteborg. Switzerland (Source: RSSSF, Football Database) While Grasshopper has most league titles (27), it is FC Basel that is considered the most successful and the strongest Swiss soccer club. Grasshopper won their last title in 2003 and has spent the last few years at the bottom of the table while Basel has been at the top of the leaderboard together with Young Boys. Basel won 20 Swiss Championships, 13 Swiss Cups, and one Swiss League Cup in 1972. The club also managed to reach the quarterfinals of the 1973-74 UEFA Champions League and have reached the group of 16 in 2011-12, 2014-15, and 2017-18. They were also semifinalists in the UEFA Europa League in 2012-13 and quarter-finalists in 2013-14 at the same competition. Basel’s stellar performance earned them a high-ranking placement on the FIFA team rankings list, and they are currently ranked 28th, which puts them ahead of many top-class soccer clubs. FCB’s biggest rivals are Grasshopper Club ZΓΌrich and FC ZΓΌrich. Tunisia (Source: Soccerway, Transfermarkt) EspΓ©rance Sportive de Tunis, also known as ES Tunis or EST, is by far the most successful club in Tunis. The club was founded in 1919, and they have 29 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 titles to their name. They have also won 15 Tunisian Cups, as well as 4 Tunisian Super Cups. When it comes to regional competitions, EST won three Arab Club Champions Cups, two Arab Super Cups, and one North African Cup Winners Cup. EST wouldn’t be the top football team in the country without good international results. Namely, they won the CAF Champions League four times and even managed to win CAF Cup Winners’ Cup in 1998, CAF Cup in 1997, CAF Super Cup in 1995, and Afro-Asian Cup in 1995. Turkey (Source: Football Database, UEFA, Quora) Galatasaray S.K. was founded in 1905. They are based in Istanbul and are the most successful soccer club in the country. They are one out of three clubs that have participated in every season of SΓΌper Lig since the league is created in 1959 after the dissolution of the Istanbul Football League. The club won 22 league titles, 18 Turkish Cups, and 16 Turkish Super Cups. Galatasaray showed that they can compete against some of the best football teams in the world and their most significant success was winning the UEFA Europa League in 1999-2000 and winning the UEFA Super Cup in 2000. Their biggest rivals are Beşiktaş and FenerbahΓ§e, two clubs that Galatasaray has a rivalry that’s been on-going for the past century. Ukraine (Source: Transfermarkt, Shakhtar) FC Shakhtar Donetsk is considered as Ukraine’s best club, despite FC Dynamo Kyiv having more domestic titles. The biggest reason for this is the fact that Shakhtar Donetsk won the UEFA Europa League in 2008-09, while Dynamo’s success in European competitions is several decades old. In addition, Shakhtar Donetsk also won 12 Ukrainian Premier League titles, 13 Ukrainian Cups, and 8 Ukrainian Super Cups, further establishing its place as the best football team in the country. They also managed to win 4 Soviet Cups and one Soviet Super Cups before the dissolution of the USSR. Shakhtar Donetsk is the most popular club in Ukraine. One of their biggest rivals was CSKA Moscow, but after Ukraine founded its own soccer league, Dynamo Kyiv is considered their biggest rival. United Arab Emirates (Source: Al Ain Club, RSSSF, Football Database) Al-Ain FC is the most successful club in the United Arab Emirates. The team was founded in 1968, and they have won 13 domestic league titles, 7 President’s Cups, 3 Federation Cups, 5 Super Cups, and one Arabian Gulf Cup. When it comes to continental competitions, Al-Ain won the AFC Champions League in 2003, and they ended as runners-up in 2005 and 2016. In addition, they finished second in the FIFA Club World Cup in 2018. Apart from being the most successful club in the UAE, due to their success in domestic and international competitions, they are also the most popular soccer teams in the country. United States (Source: Sports Encyclopedia, Fox Sports) The American MLS league is relatively new and was founded in 1996 when the US promised to FIFA that they would establish a premier soccer league competition after winning the rights to host the 1994 World Cup. There have been many clubs that have won the league ever since then, but LA Galaxy is regarded as the most successful American soccer club. The club was established in 1994, and they have won five MLS Cups, four Supporters’ Shield titles, two U.S. Open Cups, nine Western Conference playoffs, and 8 Western Conferences during the regular season. The club has a rivalry with the San Jose Earthquakes, which is known as the California ClΓ‘sico. Recently, LA Galaxy got formed another rivalship when Los Angel FC joined the league in 2018. Uruguay (Source: IFFHS, RSSSF, Football Database) Club AtlΓ©tico PeΓ±arol is one of the oldest and one of the most famous soccer teams in the world. It was founded in 1891, and they have never been relegated from the top division. They are also the most successful club in Uruguay, right ahead of Nacional with whom they have dominated the Uruguayan soccer league. PeΓ±arol won 50 Primera DivisiΓ³n, which is the highest professional soccer league in the country. On an international level, the club has won three Intercontinental Cups and five Copa Libertadores. According to the International Federation of Football History & Statistics, PeΓ±arol is the best South American club of the 20th century, and the organization placed them above Argentinian Independiente and PeΓ±arol’s arch-rival, Nacional. Venezuela (Source: Soccerway, Transfermarkt, ESPN) Having won eleven Primera DivisiΓ³n Venezolana and 5 Copa de Venezuela, Caracas F.C. is one of the best football teams in Venezuela. The team was established in 1967, and despite a shaky first season in the First Division and them being an amateur team, Caracas quickly made a name for themselves. The club also made numerous appearances in the CONMEBOL competitions. Their biggest success was reaching the quarter-finals of the Copa Libertadores in 2009 and the quarterfinals of the Copa CONMEBOL in 1993. They are one of the most popular clubs in the country, and the club has a long-lasting rivalry against Deportivo TΓ‘chira F.C. Vietnam (Source: Transfermarkt, Fox Sports Asia) HΓ  Nα»™i, also known as Hanoi FC, is one of the top soccer teams in Vietnam. The team has several league titles under their belt, with most notable ones being from the V. League 1. They have 5 in total, and they have won the league in 2010, 2013, 2016, 2018, and 2019. Hanoi FC also won the Vietnamese National Cup in 2019 and have won the Vietnamese Super Cup in 2010 and 2019. The club also made numerous appearances in AFC Cup and AFC Champions League, but their biggest success was reaching group stages several times. Wales (Source: Football Database, RSSSF, Transfermarkt, TNSFC) The New Saints F.C. has been one of the most dominant Welsh teams, and they are the country’s most successful soccer club. The club was founded in 1959, and they have won 13 league titles, seven Welsh Cups, 9 Welsh League Cups, and the FAW Premier Cup. The team also made numerous UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League appearances, but they never passed the qualifying rounds and have never managed to reach the group stages. While the New Saints might not be one of the best soccer teams in the world, they are most definitely leading on a domestic level. They are currently ranked as the 153rd best club in the world, while the second club hailing from Wales, Connah’s Quay Nomads FC, is ranked 302nd. Sources:
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Football in FinlandCountryFinlandGoverning bodyFootball Association of Finland (Finnish: Suomen Palloliitto)National team(s)Men's national team Women's national team National competitions Club competitions League: Tier 1: Veikkausliiga, Kansallinen Liiga Tier 2: YkkΓΆsliiga, Naisten YkkΓΆnen Tier 3: YkkΓΆnen, Naisten Kakkonen Tier 4: Kakkonen, Naisten Kolmonen Tier 5: Kolmonen, Naisten Nelonen Tier 6: Nelonen, Naisten Vitonen Tier 7: Vitonen Tier 8: Kutonen Tier 9: Seiska Cups: Finnish Cup Finnish Women's Cup International competitions Football in Finland is not, or at least has traditionally not been, the most popular spectator sport, which is in contrast to most European countries; it falls behind ice hockey, which enjoys a huge amount of popularity in the country.[1] Football tops ice hockey in the number of registered players (115,000 vs. 60,000[2][3]) and as a popular hobby (160,000 vs. 90,000 among adults and 230,000 vs. 105,000 among youths[4][5]). It is the most popular hobby among 3-18 year olds, whereas ice hockey is 9th.[5] Football's standing is constantly increasing, especially among girls and women, where the yearly growth rate has lately been over 10 percent.[6] In season 2006–07 19.9 percent of registered players were female.[6] The Football Association of Finland (Finnish: Suomen Palloliitto) has approximately one thousand member clubs.[2] According to a Gallup poll, nearly 400,000 people include football among their hobbies.[4][5] History [edit] Football developed in Finland in the early twentieth century when Finland was still a Grand Duchy in personal union with the Russian Empire. Following the Bolshevik seizure of power in the October Revolution in November 1917, Finland declared its full independence and it was shortly recognised by the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic in January 1918. Football was first brought to Finland in the 1890s by English sailors, and it was first played in Turku. The first national competition in the sport was set up in 1906, and won by a school team from Turku. The Football Association of Finland was founded in 1907 and it joined FIFA the following year. Due to the sport's historically low status in Finland, the country has never really excelled in football. Only since the 1980s, due to the revival of Finnish football, has the country produced such international stars as Jari Litmanen, Antti Niemi, Sami HyypiΓ€, Mikael Forssell, Mixu Paatelainen, Teemu Tainio and Jussi JÀÀskelΓ€inen. Domestic club competitions [edit] The highest division in Finnish men's football is the Veikkausliiga, comprising 12 professional football teams. Below that is a league system maintained by the Finnish Football Association, with YkkΓΆnen, or First Division, as the second highest division, with 10 teams. Beneath YkkΓΆnen, each division is divided into 'groups' based on the location of the clubs. For instance, the Second Division, or Kakkonen, has 40 teams divided into four regional groups, each of 10 teams. The Finnish Cup is Finland's national cup competition, open to all member clubs of the Finnish Football Association. In the 2009 season, 356 clubs signed up to take part in the competition.[7] All Finnish domestic football competitions take place in the spring, summer and autumn, due to weather conditions. Similar systems are used in the other Nordic countries as well, except for Denmark which had that system in the past. National team [edit] The Finland national team played its first international match in 1911 against Sweden. Finland was still then a Grand Duchy part of the Russian Empire, and became independent in 1917. Finland have played in a few Olympic Games, finishing fourth in 1912, but have so far never qualified for the FIFA World Cup. Finland qualified to UEFA European Championship for the first time in 2020. The Football Association of Finland also organizes national under-19 and under-21 teams. The Finland women's national football team made their competitive debut in the 1984 European Competition for Women's Football qualification.[8] To date, their most successful competition has been UEFA Women's Euro 2005, where they reached the semi-finals stage.[8] Γ…land Islands [edit] Main article: Football in Γ…land Since 1943 the Γ…land Football Association (Γ…FA) has organized football in Γ…land. The Γ…FA is a district association of the Football Association of Finland. However, the Γ…land Islands fields independent men's and women's national teams, principally competing in the Island Games. Stadiums with a capacity of 10,000 or higher are included. # Photo Stadium Capacity City Home Team Founding year Cite 1 Helsinki Olympic Stadium 36,200 Helsinki Finland 1938 [9] 2 Tampere Stadium (Ratina Stadion) 16,800 Tampere Finland, Ilves 1966 [10] 3 Lahden Stadion 14,465 Lahti FC Lahti 1981 [11] 4 Paavo Nurmi Stadium 13,000 Turku 1893 [12] 5 Porin Stadion 12,300 Pori FC Jazz 1966 [13] 6 Bolt Arena 10,770 Helsinki HJK, HIFK, Finland 2000 [14] References [edit]
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Do you know what Finland is known for? Check out these 50 things (and people) that make Finland a fascinating country!
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When you think of Finland, do you picture a land of snowy landscapes and Northern lights? Or innovative design, cutting-edge technology, and a world-class education system? These are all cool things Finland is known for, and in this blog post, I plan to explore 50 things (and people) that make Finland a fascinating and distinctive country. Whether you’re planning a trip to Finland or simply curious about our Nordic nation, read on to discover what makes it so unique and remarkable. Then leave your own ideas in the comments! What do people know about Finland? 1. Happiest people in the world You might think that with all the darkness, Finns would be a pretty gloomy bunch. Instead, according to the World Happiness Report, Finland has taken the top spot for having the happiest people for several years in a row. Is it the saunas or having more heavy metal bands per capita than any other country? Maybe the answers can be found in the following cool things Finland is known for, read on and get in on the secret. 2. The Finnish education system The Finnish education system is widely regarded as one of the best in the world, with consistently high rankings in international assessments. The system is based on the principle of equality, which means that every child in Finland has the right to an excellent education, regardless of their background or social status. Finnish schools are publicly funded, and education is free for all students. 3. Quietness and politeness National characteristics are often exaggerated stereotypes, but when it comes to Finns being polite and quiet, you only have to board a commuter train at rush hour to realize some of it is entirely accurate. Not all Finns are introverts. There is simply a certain level of respect for the common space and other people. 4. Maternity leave and the baby box New parents receive a box full of baby clothes and necessary items for the baby for free in Finland. Employers and the state also support long maternity leaves, which means most new mothers can stay at home for much longer than their counterparts in other countries and make arrangements for part-time work afterward. Nowadays, parents receive parental leave rather than just maternity leave. This means all parents can choose to take some time off when they have a newborn at home. 5. Unusual competitions What do wife carrying, playing air guitar, and swamp football have in common? The world championships for all these exciting activities take place in Finland. There are also less-known championships like berry picking and boot throwing, so everyone is sure to find an activity that suits them. These unusual competitions sometimes make it into the news outside Finland too. 6. Finland is a safe country Especially in big cities and developing countries, Finland is known for its stability, safety, and low levels of corruption. Reports support this and list Finland as the top country for stability, the safest destination for travel and tourism, and in the top three for the least corruption in the world. 7. Finland is very cold Most people know that Finland is very cold, and some even think polar bears are walking around in Helsinki! There are no polar bears anywhere in Finland outside the zoos, and many people are surprised to hear that Finland is only very cold for part of the winter. In the summer, temperatures can reach 30 degrees, and we have four seasons, with snowy winters offering the perfect setting for winter sports, beautiful photos, and getting into the Christmas spirit. 8. Politicians like Sanna Marin While famous in their own countries, it is unusual for politics or politicians from small countries to make headlines elsewhere. Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin has become well known for breaking the traditions and some expectations by making sure she can do anything others her age can, including dancing at a party. Many well-known celebrities and politicians around the world have supported her. Hillary Clinton encouraged her to keep on dancing. 9. Finnish social welfare system Finland is known as one of the welfare states. Most Finns are reportedly happy to pay relatively high taxes in exchange for low-cost or free healthcare, education, infrastructure, and a more comprehensive social welfare system during tough times. β€œThe Nordic model” has become quite famous after politicians like Bernie Sanders, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez brought it up. 10. Paying debts Especially in the United States, people know Finland as the only country that paid its debts in full after World War I. Over 3000 news stories were published on this between 1933 and 1936. This quote is from Times Sunday newspaper and was published on 31st May 1936 : β€œThe Finn is a rather dour, unsmiling fellow, who makes a fine friend but who takes life with great seriousness. He has a sturdy pride and self-respect. He wants to rely on himself. He asks no favours, and accepts no advice. He has an obstinacy and dogged determination that drives him on against tremendous odds. This doggedness has made him till the poor, rocky Finnish soil and to grow corn under conditions, which an English farmer would call impossible. It has enabled him to survive triumphantly six centuries of war and famine. And it is driving him to pay Finland’s debt”. 11. Women’s rights Finland became one of the first countries to grant women the right to vote and was the first country to do so in Europe. At the time of writing this, there have been three female prime ministers and one female president in Finland. Today, Finland is one of the top countries when it comes to closing the gender gap. 12. Finnish Healthcare System Often someone says the Finnish healthcare system offers treatment for free, but actually, it offers affordable public healthcare that everyone residing in the country is entitled to. There are user fees for healthcare services, but there are also limits for them. For example, visiting a healthcare center can cost around 20€, up to a maximum sum equal to three visits. A day spent in the hospital can cost around 50€. Prices are considerably higher for foreigners visiting the country, as they have to cover the actual cost of the treatment, so it is still a good idea to have travel insurance when you travel to Finland. 13. Clean tap water and air Some Finnish hotels have signs celebrating the fact that you can always drink tap water in Finland, as it is some of the cleanest in the world. According to data released by the World Health Organisation, Finland also has the lowest level of airborne particles, making the air quality better than any other country’s. What Finnish traditions and symbols are recognized around the world? 14. The Finnish flag and national anthem Also known as siniristilippu, the Finnish flag features a blue cross on a white background and is a national symbol of Finland. Unofficially, the blue color symbolizes Finland’s thousands of lakes and the sky, while the white background represents the snow. 15. Kalevala The Finnish epic poem, Kalevala, tells the myths and stories of the Finnish people and was compiled and edited by Elias LΓΆnnrot in the 19th century. It is considered one of the most significant works of Finnish literature and tells the stories of heroes, gods, and mythical creatures with themes such as creation, love, and war. Kalevala has been translated into 60 languages. 16. Saunas You can find saunas worldwide, but they are an integral part of everyday life in Finland. Many apartments have either their own sauna or one shared by the building, and summer cottages usually have one too. There are so many saunas in Finland that all Finns could go to the sauna at the same time, and the word sauna is of Finnish origin. No wonder the Finnish sauna was inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible Heritage List in 2020. I have written a whole article on Finnish sauna etiquette if you want to learn more. 17. Finnish language The Finnish language is fairly unique in Europe and is most closely related to Estonian and Hungarian. It is also cited as one of the most difficult languages to learn, but the structures are quite logical. If you want to have a go at learning some basics, I have great resources available that will easily get you started! Did you know that Finnish inspired J.R.R. Tolkien’s Elvish language in Lord of the Rings? He became familiar with Finnish through Kalevala, and many years later wrote: β€œIt was like discovering a complete wine-cellar filled with bottles of an amazing wine of a kind and flavour never tasted before. It quite intoxicated me.” What a perfect bridge to take us to our next topic! What food and drink is Finland known for? 18. Finnish drinks Several Finnish brands of alcohol have done well in international markets, including brands like KyrΓΆ distillery’s Napue gin, known as the world’s best gin for gin and tonic, Koskenkorva and Finlandia vodkas, and more recently, even the very Finnish grapefruit drink Lonkero. The most important drink in Finland is still coffee. We will talk more about it later. While not all of them are well known outside Finland, I have written a whole article on Finnish drinks, in case you are interested in finding out more. 19. Finnish cuisine Finnish food is not really well known around the world. Still, you do run into people who know about the delicious rye bread, rice porridge filled Karelian pies, SautΓ©ed reindeer, Finnish fish, and Finn crisps, one internationally available brand name for the crispbread we call nΓ€kkileipΓ€. There are some wonderful things, from blueberry pies to yummy comfort food for the winter days, to discover: start with these 50+ foods from weird to divine. 20. Finnish berries and mushrooms Everyone in Finland has the right to pick berries and mushrooms from the forest. It’s a concept called β€œeveryman’s rights” or jokamiehen oikeudet in Finnish. To a foreigner, this can sound surprising, but Finns often fill their freezers with blueberries, lingonberries, cloudberries, and mushrooms in the autumn. The different seasons and nearly 80% of the country’s land area being forests (the most in Europe) mean Finland has a lot of local berries and mushrooms available for picking but also in grocery stores and markets. 21. Finnish fish Finland has a long coastline and thousands of lakes, so it is no surprise fishing is a traditional and popular pastime, especially in the summer. Fish is used in many local recipes, and restaurants and market food stalls also make the most of the local produce. Quality fish products from Finland are exported, too (70 million kg in 2021). 22. Finnish dairy products Finns drink the most milk in the world per person, but in addition to the usual things you’ll find everywhere, Finland has a few unique dairy products. Rahka (quark), piimΓ€ (buttermilk), viili (mesophilic fermented milk), and kermaviili (nordic sour cream) are some products that differ from the international equivalents you’ll find elsewhere. Many of these products feature in popular Finnish recipes, causing headaches and lengthy discussions on how to replace them for Finns living in other countries. 23. Finnish coffee culture The average Finn drinks eight or nine cups of coffee daily and consumes 9-12 kg of coffee in a year. This makes us the country that drinks the most coffee per person. No wonder, then, that coffee makes its way into workplace culture in the form of coffee breaks, and meetings with friends and even dates often happen at the coffee house. If you visit a home in Finland, you will also be offered a cup of coffee. So when Jennifer Anniston said Friends couldn’t have happened in the age of cellphones, she must have forgotten about Finland! 24. Finnish sweets Thanks to especially Fazer, one of the best-known and loved brands of sweets in Finland, Finnish sweets are exported to over 40 countries. Even the royal family in Britain might be familiar with Finnish candy: Fazer sent a box of Finlandia gummy candies to the family in 1902 for Edward VII’s coronation, as a wedding present to crown princess Elizabeth in 1947 and prince William in 2011, and in 2023 to celebrate king Charles III’s coronation. To learn more about Finnish sweets, look at this longer blog post on the most iconic candies and creative ways to use them. What is Finland known for producing? 25. Nokia The Finnish multinational telecommunications company Nokia is still known globally, especially for its mobile phones and smartphones. Founded in 1865, the business was at the forefront of innovation and a leader in the mobile phone industry for many years. Today the company focuses on providing network infrastructure and services. Nokia sold its phone business to Microsoft in 2014. 26. Marimekko The Finnish fashion and design house Marimekko is known for its bold, colorful prints like the Unikko poppy print. You can spot people with their bags, jackets, shirts, and tote bags everywhere in Finland, but the brand, founded in 1951, is also very popular elsewhere in the world, including in Asia and the US. In the 1960s, Marimekko gained an international following after being worn by Jackie Kennedy. Marimekko designs have been featured in collaborations with such global brands as UNIQLO, Ikea, and Adidas. 27. Forestry and paper products As forests cover over 70% of Finland’s land area, it is no surprise that forestry and paper products are an important part of our economy. The main products are essential for everyday life but probably not something you think about much, including paper, packaging, and wood products. The industry plays a vital role in Finland’s sustainable development, and forest management and conservation are hot topics. 28. Mobile games Angry Birds from Rovio and games like Clash of Clans, Hay Day, and Clash Royale from Supercell are not only some of the most successful mobile games to come out of Finland but globally too. Angry birds became a huge international phenomenon when it was released in 2009 and spawned numerous sequels and spin-offs, merchandise, and a feature film. Both companies have helped put Finland on the map as a hub for game development. 29. Finnish innovations Since Finland has gained a reputation as a great place for start-ups and innovation, I’m sure the list could be very long. But some of the all-time best-known innovations from Finland include heart rate monitor AIV fodder (named after Nobel Prize laureate A.I. Virtanen) first internet browser with a graphical interface Linux operating system text messaging over cellular networks (SMS) cholesterol-lowering food products (Benecol) dish drying cabinets. According to some sources, ice skates were an early Finnish invention too! Which sports is Finland known for? 30. Ice hockey and other winter sports Finns take fourth place when it comes to most players in the NHL based on nationality. There is a good reason for this: ice hockey culture is strong in Finland, and Finns celebrated the four world championships enthusiastically. Many recognize names like Saku Koivu, Teemu SelΓ€nne, Mikko Koivu, Aleksander Barkov, and Valtteri Filppula. All winter sports are traditionally important to Finns and have a large following. Names like Matti NykΓ€nen (one of the most successful ski jumpers of all time) are still very well known outside Finland. 31. Finnish rally drivers and F1 drivers Finnish rally drivers and Formula 1 drivers have a reputation for being some of the best in the world. In rallying, Finland has produced legendary drivers like Juha Kankkunen, Tommi MΓ€kinen, and Marcus GrΓΆnholm, who have won multiple world championships and helped to establish Finland as a dominant force in the sport. Similarly, In Formula 1, some of the most successful drivers in the sport’s history include Finns like Keke Rosberg, Mika HΓ€kkinen, and Kimi RΓ€ikkΓΆnen. Overall, Finnish rally drivers and F1 drivers have helped establish Finland as a powerhouse in motorsports. 32. Unique Finnish sports There are a lot of Finnish athletes who are famous for their careers or doing great in all kinds of sports currently, from Lauri Markkanen in the NBA to Lukas Hradecky, the captain of Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga. Finns even have the most summer Olympics medals per capita. But this doesn’t mean Finland is known for each sport. One unique sport sets Finland apart: the national game is pesΓ€pallo, which loosely translated could be nest ball. The game combines baseball and other ball-batting team games and was developed in the 1920s. It may not be as well-known as baseball outside Finland, but this uniquely Finnish sport is very popular and gathers crowds in the summer all around the country. Natural wonders in Finland 33. The Northern Lights The Aurora Borealis are a truly breathtaking sight on the night sky in the northern hemisphere, and Finland’s northernmost regions are among the best places in the world to see them. Finnish legends talk about the spectacular colors that light up the sky being caused by a fox’s tail sparking them as it hits the snowbanks. The name revontulet refers to a fox’s fires in Finnish. The modern explanation is that charged particles from the sun collide with gases in the Earth’s atmosphere. You can find my best tips for spotting northern lights here. Rarely, during solar storms, the lights can be seen in southern Finland. 34. Finnish Lapland This magical region in the northernmost part of Finland needs no introductions. Its pristine natural beauty and vast expanses of snow-covered forests and snow-capped fells are well known. Lapland attracts visitors from all around the world to enjoy the northern lights, ice hotels and igloos, ski resorts, and opportunities for snowmobiling, dog sledding, and meeting Santa. If this sounds like your thing, have a look at my guide to Lapland holidays. 35. The midnight sun In Finland, summers are marked by long days when the sun sets late or not at all. In the very northern parts of the country in Lapland, the midnight sun is a phenomenon where the sun remains visible at midnight or later. In Finnish Lapland, you can experience the midnight sun for up to 74 consecutive days at best, and the sun never sets during this time. 36. Thousands of lakes According to Wikipedia, there are over 180,000 lakes in Finland. Most of them are small, but over 300 are larger than 10 kmΒ². Many Finns love to spend a large part of their summers by a lake in a summer cottage. 37. Lapland reindeer Reindeer are an iconic symbol of Finnish Lapland and integral to the way of life of the indigenous SΓ‘mi people. Reindeer are well adapted to the harsh Arctic environment and used for various purposes in Lapland, including as a source of food. The reindeer roam freely in Lapland, so be careful when driving in Lapland and keep your eyes open to spot them in the wilderness. 38. Finnish archipelago The world’s largest archipelago consists of over 80,000 islands off the southwestern coast of Finland. As well as plenty of rugged beauty, it also offers a glimpse into the laid-back island lifestyle. Home to several charming villages, the islands offer plenty of events and great food during the summer months. Famous Finnish People 39. The Moomins Okay, they might not be people, but they are called the Finn family Moomintroll in the third book of Tove Jansson’s beloved series on the Moomin family. Known across the world, the Moomins are incredibly loved in Finland. So much so, that most homes will have some Moomin mugs, which have become collectors’ items. If you want to learn more about the Moomins, I have written an entire article on the 10 life lessons Moomin characters have taught me. 40. Santa Claus While he is famous around the world, if you ask a Finn, Santa lives in Finnish Lapland, in Korvatunturi. I have written more about things you should know about Santa Claus in Finland in a separate article. Many tourists come to meet Santa at his official residence in Rovaniemi too. 41. Finnish artists like Akseli Gallen-Kallela One of the most famous Finnish artists is Akseli Gallen-Kallela, known for his vivid and colorful depictions of Finnish landscapes and mythology. Another notable artist you might know is Helene Schjerfbeck, who is renowned for her expressive and introspective portraits. Newer works that have gained international attention include, for example, works by Kaj Stenvall. 42. Finnish directors like Aki KaurismΓ€ki Finnish film directors have gained international recognition for their unique and unconventional approach to filmmaking. One of the most famous Finnish directors is Aki KaurismΓ€ki, known for his minimalist style and portraying social issues and working-class life. Some movies that recently made it as Finland’s official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film in the Academy Awards include Klaus HΓ€râ’s The Fencer and Juho Kuosmanen’s movie Compartment Number 6. 43. Finnish conductors like Esa-Pekka Salonen If you need proof that conductors from Finland have made it on the map, you only need to view the Netflix mini-series that revisits the classic series Gilmore Girls, where Lorelai notes: β€œMy mother hits more notes than Esa-Pekka Salonen.” Pop culture references aside, Esa-Pekka Salonen has led some of the world’s most renowned orchestras, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the London Philharmonia Orchestra. Another prominent Finnish conductor is Osmo VΓ€nskΓ€. He is known for his interpretation of Finnish composer Jean Sibelius’ music. 44. Finnish Nobel prize laureates Four Finns have received the Nobel prize. Frans Emil SillanpÀÀ received the prize for literature in 1939, Artturi Ilmari Virtanen for chemistry in 1945, and Ragnar Granit for medicine in 1967. President Martti Ahtisaari was awarded the Nobel peace prize in 2008. Economist Bengt HolmstrΓΆm is sometimes added to this list as the recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2016. It is awarded together with the Nobel prizes using the same selection process. 45. Jean Sibelius, a Finnish composer One of the best-known Finnish composers who made significant contributions to classical music is Jean Sibelius, whose works helped build the Finnish national identity. One of his most famous works is even called Finlandia. 46. Finnish authors like Mika Waltari Finnish history has a rich and diverse history as well as many interesting newer authors, but the books Finland is known for are the ones that have been translated. Classics include Mika Waltari’s Egyptian, Aleksis Kivi’s Seven brothers, and the beloved Moomin books by Tove Jansson. All of these have been translated into over 25 languages. Sofi Oksanen is one of the authors whose books are being translated into over 40 languages today, with her works selling over 2 million copies. What creative achievements is Finland known for? 47. Finnish design Finnish design is known for its functional and minimalist approach as well as high quality craftsmanship. Brands reach from Artek furniture designed by Alvar Aalto to the iconic orange Fiskars scissors with over a billion pairs sold worldwide. Iittala and Arabia are also names that feature in many Finnish homes. 48. Architecture When it comes to Finnish architecture, it is difficult not to start with Alvar Aalto. Buildings designed by Aalto can be found all around Finland, and I have written a whole article about a two-day design itinerary that takes you around JyvΓ€skylΓ€ in Finland. Another famous name is Eliel Saarinen, who contributed to Finnish art nouveau buildings in the early years of the 20th century. Saarinen designed such iconic buildings as the Helsinki railway station and the National Museum of Finland before moving to the US, where his son Eero became one of the most important American architects of his time. 49. Finnish tango music You might associate tango more with Argentine unless you have come across the fun fact that tango was one of the most popular music forms for decades in Finland. Tangomarkkinat music festival brings the crowds to SeinΓ€joki in the summer and is one of Finland’s most popular summer events, with over 100,000 visitors. Finnish tango composers like Olavi Virta, Toivo KΓ€rki, and Unto Mononen are still widely known, and their songs are considered classics. 50. Finnish metal music On the other hand, Finland has the most metal bands per capita in the world, including internationally known bands like Amorphis, Children of Bodom, HIM, Nightwish, and Apocalyptica. Heavy metal music is popular in Finland, and several bands sing in Finnish. In the summer, Tuska heavy metal festival draws a crowd of 50,000 visitors. But before we wrap up, did you know these things about Finland too? Things you might not know about Finland… Finland is known for many things, but it might be fun to end on a few things you might not know yet. Here are some great facts to impress with: Finnish adults have the 6th best English proficiency (out of 80 countries) The longest name of a place in Finland is Γ„teritsiputeritsipuolilautatsijΓ€nkΓ€ 120,000 Finns ice swim in the winter The most common name for a lake in Finland is SaarijΓ€rvi (island lake) The right of every person to use the internet is written in the law in Finland 9/10 plastic bottles are recycled in Finland That’s it. We have covered 50 cool things Finland is known for. Did I leave something out? Did something surprise you? Let me know in the comments! Here are some articles about Finland you might enjoy reading next: 50+ Captivating Finnish quotes and quotes about Finland What are the most beautiful Finnish words? 50 words that inspire you 50 Cultural Facts on Finland that Help You Understand Finns References: https://www.stat.fi/tup/satavuotias-suomi/suomi-maailman-karjessa.html
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Ground: Harjun Stadion Visits: 1 Date: 30 April 2012 Match: JyvΓ€skylΓ€n JK - Vaasa 0-2 (Veikkausliiga) Attendance: 2 431 When I visited Finland for the first time in my life, in June 2010, the first match on that trip was JyvΓ€skylΓ€n JK (JJK) vs IFK Mariehamn. JJK normally play at Harjun Stadion but since the club installed undersoil heating at their home ground back in 2010 they moved six matches to the stadium in Vaajakoski. With JJK vs Vaasa PS (VPS) being the only match in Finland this Monday evening I finally had the chance to go back to JyvΓ€skylΓ€ and watch a match at Harjun Stadion. I actually visited a few more grounds today. I took an earlier train than originally planned and met up with Maik in Tampere. We then visited Ratina Stadion the former home of the now defunct Tampere United, as well as Tammelan Stadion. Tammelan Stadion is where Kakkonen club Ilves Tampere play their matches. Later in the afternoon we continued to JyvΓ€skylΓ€. Harju means "Hill" in Finnish and once at the ground we knew why. Harjun Stadion is situated on a hill and it was a tiresome walk for two tired groundhoppers. We found an open gate and could sneak in to take some pictures before climbing to the top of the hill. There is an observation tower situated on the top and of course we went up there for some nice overview pictures of JyvΓ€skylΓ€ (and Harjun Stadion). After a visit to a Mexican restaurant we then went back to Harjun Stadion and 45 minutes before kick-off there were already plenty of fans inside the ground. Harjun Stadion has a main stand with 2 700 covered seats. There are running tracks but JJK have plenty of mobile stands so the view is actually OK from the other stands as well. For this match around 15 away supporters turned up and they were given one of the mobile stands mentioned above. With VPS scoring in the 3rd minute it was the away supporters who could celebrate early on. There were som vocal JJK fans behind one of the goals but despite their efforts JJK failed to score and it was 1-0 to VPS at half-time. In the second half JJK had their chances but it was VPS who scored the goal and it finished 2-0 to the visitors from Vaasa. An hour later we boarded the train taking us back to Tampere and Helsinki. The train wasnΒ΄t back in Helsinki until 00.52 but I quickly fell asleep once in my hotel. This was my fourth trip to Finland and even if the quality of the football is a bit poor everything else is great. It really is a nice country to visit and I will be back either later this summer or next summer. A visit to Mariehamn and the Γ…land Islands is top priority then! Stone stair leading up to Harjun Stadion Harjun Stadion Rear of the West Stand Live on TV ChildrenΒ΄s corner AdultΒ΄s corner North Stand East Stand Away stand South Stand West Stand North Stand East Stand Vaasa fans Kick-off JJK fans View of play West Stand A closer look at the West Stand View of Harjun Stadion Pano Pano
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Players must enclose their football CV Kings Lynn Town FC For general Trials with Kings Lynn Town FC please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. enclosing a CV Thank you Crawley Town FC Are you currently in Year 11 or 12? Interested in a career in football? Email to apply for our trials this Easter: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Players must pre-register Birmingham City Official Player Recruitment Process The player recruitment department is tasked with the monitoring, selection and transition of players operating outside of our Academy environment. The recruitment team will work collectively with our coaches to the identification of players within the three phases of the player pathway. The priority of the department is to recruit, develop and produce players able to reach the Academy’s core purpose. This process is player centered, focusing on the identification of players able to excel in one or more of the four corners associated to player development and, where possible predominantly recruit from a catchment area within an hour of Birmingham. The strategy will be collaborative in nature, planned and aligned to the profiles through each of the development phases where appropriate. PRE-ACADEMY The Pre-Academy is a development programme designed to identify, assess and nurture local talented individuals between 6 - 8 years of age. The primary aim is to develop technically gifted individuals for our U9’s squads who become accustomed to the club’s culture and playing philosophy through weekly training sessions and games, allowing for an easy transition into the Academy way of life. The major emphasis of the programme is technical development. With the use of the clubs training facilities, and a structured coaching syllabus and games programme, our UEFA qualified Academy staff seek to increase player to ball contact time in a fun, inclusive and professional environment. COMMUNITY TRUST The Club has a very large Community Trust scheme operating a number of local coaching programmes. The Community Trust run a shadow squad programme for U12-U14 players participating on a weekly basis in a number of local grass root leagues. There is also a full time programme for the U17-U19’s. Players from within the Community Trust programme can be directly recommended by a member of staff for a trial period. In addition to this, each Community Trust coach working within the shadow squad and on the U17-19 programme acts as a spotter, recommending opposition players they have seen in the fixtures that their respective teams have participated in. SCHOOLS FOOTBALL PROGRAMME Within the West Midlands area there is a thriving schools football programme. Through community links, it has been identified that there are some young players who only participate in schools’ football and may not be observed participating in local grass root fixtures. There are a number of reasons for this, the most common being a recent move to the area or little/no parental support. The Academy continually supports West Midland District Schools at both primary and secondary level allowing the use of the training facilities for prestigious games in their calendar. School staff are also invited to Academy CPD events in order to aid their development as coaches. This relationship means there is the opportunity for talented players who are identified by school staff to be recommended directly to the Recruitment Manager/Officer. This may lead to an observation, and if suitable, an invitation to the Academy trial process. TRIAL APPLICATION The Academy is always on the lookout for local talented young players. Should you or someone you know, wish to be considered for a trial please follow the procedure set forth below. Players between 9 and 18 years old are asked to send their playing CV and cover letter to the Academy Recruitment Manager and Officer. Please make sure to include the following: Player Name Player Date of Birth Approx Height and Weight Contact Address and Telephone Number Current Club** Previous Clubs Details of Previous Trials School Name Player Position Any Representative Honours ** Please include a fixture list of your current team making sure to include location and kick off time. Upon receipt of your contact the recruitment department will make a decision as to whether a scout will attend your games. Head of Player Recruitment at Birmingham City Simon Jones This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ASSISTANT ACADEMY MANAGER & HEAD OF COACHING Stuart English This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Cambridge United Academy Trials Official Process Cambridge United Football Club are constantly looking for talented young players to join our performance pathway. If you are looking for a trial in the Academy please send your football CV to Jordan Collins Head of Academy Recruitment by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Your Genuine & Official Application for Trials at Port Vale Academy... -Please note that in accordance with FA Premier League rules trials can only be offered to players in the Under 9 to Under 11 age group if the player lives within one hour's traveling time of Port Vale Academy. -Trials can only be offered to players in the Under 12 to 16 age group if the player lives within one-and-a-half hours traveling time of Port Vale Academy. Players are asked to send a covering letter highlighting your footballing experiences to the Academy by e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. players over 16 can apply and also for the Education Scholarship programme Name: Age: School Year: D.O.B Address / Contact Number: Height: Weight: Position: Attributes: Playing History: Next 3 fixtures / Venue / Kick off time: Due to the amount of trial inquiries we receive, please fill out with as much detail as possible, any videos or clips of you playing will help the recruitment process. On receipt of your email, the recruitment staff will make a decision as to whether a scout will watch your games. If the recruitment staff feels that the player has shown potential to play at Academy level, an approach will be made to the manager of your club as well as your parents and you will be invited in for a trial with Port Vale Football Club either through our Development Centre’s or into your Academy age group. St Albans City FC Football trials opportunity Clarence Park St Albans AL1 4PL Players aged 16 to 18 Only please send CV to emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. This information is only visible to Full Members. Josh at Halesowen Town Academy has informed us of the following trials Halesowen Town FC Academy Football Trial Dates Announced These trials are held in the West Midlands of England for Male footballers Ages 16/18 Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more info on these trials please inform him Tony at Tony's Soccer School sent you Stevenage Football Academy Scholarship trials October Half Term Trial announced for 2023 - current year 11/12 students only. (Fixture) Please apply. Copy and past this link in your search browser https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfH5C6XuuNtDIWTYPguSMPk20_p0L_pa_IWkmsD_M5JYcAAEQ/viewform Morecambe FC Academy @ ShrimpsAcademy OPEN TRIALS We will be holding player trials for Under 7 - Under 14 age groups. Advance booking is essential. Morecambe FC Academy will be hosting player trials. The open trials are for Under 7 to Under 14 age groups (Year 2 to Year 9) and will take place at the Academy training venue, Lancaster & Morecambe College, Morecambe Road, Lancaster LA1 2TY. Advance booking is essential. We will not be able to accommodate players on the day who have not booked a place. After the trials, players will be given feedback and directed towards an environment that will best support their development. Please note, players invited to sign for the Academy must live within 1 hour of the training venue (up to the Under 12 age group) or within 1.5 hours if Under 13/14. Please select a link below to register for a place: Under 7 - Under 10 (10.00am - 11.30am) Under 11 - Under 14 (12.00pm - 1.30pm) For more information, please contact Tom Bryan, Academy Head of Recruitment: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. For Mens Soccer trials in UK Please also Contact for trials and tell them Tony sent you This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Morecambe FC Academy will be hosting player trials The open trials are for Under 7 to Under 14 age groups (Year 2 to Year 9) and will take place at the Academy training venue, Lancaster & Morecambe College, Morecambe Road, Lancaster LA1 2TY. Advance booking is essential. We will not be able to accommodate players on the day who have not booked a place. For more information, please contact Tom Bryan, Academy Head of Recruitment: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Leeds United FC Youth Academy Football Trials Leeds United FC FOOTBALL ACADEMY TRIALS, A Full list of every football academy trial and Academy Football Trials at Leeds United Football Club. Here are trials with Leeds United FC.... For more information and to book on the trial, please email Terry Potter at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Only apply of you live near to the club offering trials and only apply if you meet the age criteria. You must live within 1 Hour of the Academy address. IPSWICH TOWN ACADEMY POST 16 FOOTBALL AND EDUCATION TRIALS There's still time to apply to one of our Post 16 Football and Education Programmes Boys and Girls aged 16-18yrs Years 11-12 can sign up for the trials. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. on twitter @ ITFCCommunityFE Dorking Wanderers FC @ JClark_8 & @ KatBrowne Register your interest by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Info on: BTEC & A-Levels Representing @DorkingWDRS & @DWFCLadies Career & Higher Education Pathways FOOTBALL TRIAL OF THE DAY Club: St Neots Town FC Academy Dates: (subject to guidance) Start: Current and next season Ages: 16/17 year old For: Male Progression: Opportunities Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. FOOTBALL TRIAL OF THE DAY! Club: Eastleigh FC Academy Elite Development Trials: Yes Dates: TBC (subject to guidance) Start: Current and New Season Ages: U19 For: Male Progression: To First Team Location: Eastleigh Application contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. UK Billericay Town FC Trials Interested in joining our U13s EJA team for the Current New season? To register your interest for upcoming trials please email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Become part of this exciting new project with outstanding facilities, pathway into the Academy & 1st Team! FOOTBALL TRIAL OF THE DAY Club: Altrincham FC's Football & Education Academy Start: September Ages: Year 11 Only Location: Altrincham Pre registration required. Apply Send CV to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. UK FOOTBALL TRIAL OF THE DAY Club: Romford FC Academy Trials: Yes Dates: Soon Start: Current and New Season Ages: 16 -19 Years For: Male Players. Progression: To First Team Location: Essex Application contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Cobh Ramblers U17 Academy Trials - Expressions of Interest We are inviting players born in 2004 & 2005 to fill in this form ahead of Academy Trials later this year, Copy and past in your browser https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1pzo2RHT0vpXHepVY-H-YrVsehRS8UMH7nt74NWMTzuI/viewform?edit_requested=true North West London FC We’re happy to announce the formation of our new Under 21 youth team for the current and New Season. Register your interest for a trial via the E-Mail below or send a DM with your details This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. CHESTER FC SCHOLARSHIP A handful of places remain on next year's Youth Team Scholarship intake. If you are a current Under 16, send your football CV to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to express your interest in a trial. To apply for this trial with Watford FC Academy please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Mansfield Town Football Club are on the lookout for talented young footballers to become part of our September performance group intake. Players must be in Year 11 or Year 12 at school, with either their GCSEs coming up in the summer, or have completed GCSEs to be eligible. Trials will take place at One Call Stadium. Those who make the squad will be enrolled on a football and education programme based at One Call Stadium and The RH Academy training facility. Simon Ward, lead performance coach, believes that the programme can open up several avenues for promising young players. β€œWe are committed to locally based footballers and offering them a path to elite level football and education,” he said. β€œProgression beyond this course could be anything from professional football or under-21 football at Brooksby Melton College, to university level education or a career in physiotherapy and sports therapy.” Players are required to report to One Call Stadium, Quarry Lane, Mansfield, NG18 5DA. All players will need suitable footwear for a 3G surface. Players will also need to bring drinks bottles, wear shin pads and suitable clothing for weather conditions. Please send all application forms to Simon at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Havant & Waterlooville FC Academy Open Trials Community Stadium to apply send CV to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. PRO FOOTBALL ACADEMIES UK North London Academy Trials 16 to 19 year olds New River Sports Centre White Hart Lane London N22 5QW DM us or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ROMFORD FC ESSEX WOMENS FIRST TEAM Announcement so EXCITING to launch our very first women's 1st team this is a massive step we have wanted to take in ladies football and we are ready If you are interested in trials with our first team or our newly launching academy get in touch 07546334073 Stockport County FC Football Trials Trials are available for start in September so you can Apply for this trial for Stockport County Here copy and paste in your search bar. http://stockportcountyacademy.co.uk/trials/ RUGBY TOWN FC TRIAL - YR 11/12 FULL TIME FOOTBALL BTEC SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. EXPERIENCE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES as a Valley scholar Brentford FC Football Academy Trial Dates Brentford FC Community Sports Trust has announced that the next trials for its Football Development Centre (FDC) will take place at Uxbridge High School. The FDC offers talented young players the opportunity to receive elite coaching– enhancing their skills in a player-centred environment. What does the Football Development Centre involve? With elite football coaching spanning more than 18 years, players will attend weekly training sessions at venues in Southall, Twickenham and Uxbridge. Goalkeepers are catered for with specialist coaching staff. The FDC includes term-time training in the evening and a structured development match programme against other football sports trusts such as Coventry City, Ipswich Town, MK Dons, Oxford United, Wycombe Wanderers and many more. Plus, there are established Performance Squads as a level up from the current FDC programme. This initiative provides capable players with the opportunity to play against more skilled teams. What is the benefit of joining the Football Development Centre? Parents have highlighted the positive impact our FDC has had on their children. Damian Christian, whose son attends our FDC, said: β€œWe would like to thank the Brentford FC Football Development Centre and all the coaching staff for helping with Frankie’s footballing progress. He has thoroughly enjoyed the training after joining aged seven, the coaches and methods used by the development centre has had an incredibly strong and positive effect on him as a person and player.” Simon Cairnes agrees: β€œWhen the boys play against other opposition, their superior skills, positioning and tactical knowledge really shines through and shows just how well they are coached.” What is the criteria for the trials? The trials are available to: boys in school years 1 to 11 boys who live in Hounslow, Ealing, Richmond, Hillingdon and Spelthorne. Excitingly, the Football Development Centre will run sessions from Gunnersbury Park’s new sports hub from September. The new Β£13.8 million sports hub will provide top-class facilities – including two outdoor floodlit artificial grass pitches. How do I sign up? For more information, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Maidenhead Academy football trials Our Maidenhead United Football Club Academy trials are taking place at the College This is for players aged 16 to 19 To register your interest or find out more please email the team at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ROMULUS FC FOOTBALL TRIALS With an excellent reputation in both education and sports achievements, Romulus Academy are holding trials for 16-18 year olds at Castle Vale Stadium, B35 7NH. Contact Richard on 07956187016 for details. Academy of Sport – Trial dates and Open Days AGE 16 TO 18 Come along to one of our trial sessions, meet the coaching team and show us your sporting skills. FOOTBALL ACADEMY KETTERING CAMPUS To register your interest in our Football or Rugby Academy or to book a place at a trial session, please contact our team at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 01536 413123. Official Benfica Trial Opportunities Here Since the club’s observation area lies, in its great majority, in national territory, you can send us, by e-mail - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - a match video recording, preferably a full one, in order to analyze your performance and, eventually, invite you for an observation period in our specific level team. This procedure is obligatory because no athlete will be invited without a previous evaluation. You will also be able to get into the Elite Training Camps, open to all who wish to optimize their own technical/tactical skills and obtain a detailed report, elaborated by our Departamento de Prospeção (Scouting Department) and Futebol de Formação. For further information, get in touch by e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Dunstable Town FC U18 PLAYERS FOR CURRENT AND NEXT SEASON Dunstable Town are planning for next season, looking to add ambitious talent If your interested please contact Wayne upton This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Tyler dunnell This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Hounslow Football Academy trial Our first trial night is now under a week away. Undecided what to do next year? Come along to the trial and see what we are all about at Hounslow Football Academy. With pathways to uni, opportunities to play football at a level representative of ability, future coaching roles, and prospects of full time work off the back of the course. Trial Details: MORE DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED SEE LINK Green Lane, Hounslow, TW4 6DH Visit https://wearescl.co.uk/hounslow-football to book a place. Tonys Soccer School is approved provider of SCL Football Trials. Please mention Tonys Soccer School when applying. AC United Youth Academy football trials We will be holding trials for the following age groups for next season :U8s-U16s If you are interested please email us - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. FOOTBALL ACADEMY TRIAL DATES Here is the full selection of Football Trial dates being offered by this Club. Abilities, Ages, Levels. JOIN THIS FOOTBALL ACADEMY CLUB HERE! Apply for football academy trials, Dates, Information & Academy Entry Requirements FOOTBALL ACADEMY CONTACT ADDRESS Contact details relating to contacting this Club LEAGUE STANDARD TRIALS A selection of Football trials offering trials for ability players of this standard. FOOTBALL ACADEMY TRIALS NEAR ME This club plays in the local area, you can find more Football Trials in this area. FOOTBALL LEAGUE CLUBS TRIALS Here are more Football Clubs offering trials at Football Championship League Clubs FOOTBALL CLUB CONTACT ADDRESSES Contact addresses & information for clubs in the same league. FOOTBALL TRIALS BY LEAGUE Select which League you want Football Trials for. FOOTBALL TRIALS BY COUNTY. Find trials by searching your local County including a Number of Countries. FOOTBALL TRIALS BY PLAYING ABILITY. A list of clubs offering trials, enabling you to find the trial that meets your playing ability. FOOTBALL TRIALS BY DATES. Your selection of Football trials for a variety of clubs by date order. FOOTBALL TRIALS BY AGE GROUP. U6 U7 U8 U9 U10 U11 U12 U13 U1 U15 U16 U17 U18 U21 U23 OVER 23 ADULTS You can choose all football trials by age groups. Select the age group relating to your age playing requirments. FOOTBALL PLAYERS REGISTERED. All registered players with Tony's Soccer School, who are seeking or attended or playing at the same level, Ability and Location as this Club. You can join Tony's Soccer School and add your CV and submit it ACADEMY FOOTBAL TRIAL LOCATIONS, COUNTRY Locations of Football trials where they are operated from relating to this club. YOUTH & ACADEMY INFORMATION Information relating to everything concerning the youth and academy of the club. ACADEMY Information of Other Premier League Academies ACADEMY PLAYERS COACHING STAFF JOBS CONTACTS ACADEMY MANAGER YOUTH ADMINISTRATOR HOME VENUE This Academy is developed in order to invest in upcoming footballing talent and provide the network, coaching, health and lifestyle advice that each player needs to make a successful career in football. If you are looking for a career in football, and live in this academy catchment, then your best chance will be to join the Academy. About this Academy This Academy offer an advanced football development and education programme supported by expert and dedicated staff. This Academy is located at: This clubs Academy use advanced technology and coaching methods to develop their players. They are actively looking for upcoming talent to join their academy, and are very selective about who gets in, as competition is tough. With the changes that have taken place in the football academy system. Academy Category three clubs are now free (U12+) to recruit from all over the nation. Previously, Category three clubs could only recruit talent within a 90 minute travelling time to the academy, but the FA have reconsidered this following thinking that the best talent should only fairly be allowed to play in the best academies even if they do not live nearby. This gives the very best talent the very best chances of success, thus growing our home grown talent for the international stage. This has seen a rise in host families being recruited here, to help house young promising talent in safe family environments. Upcoming Fixtures We have a whole programme of upcoming activities, fixtures and events. Check the times of each match or look up the match venue for any of the Academy age groups. How to get a trial at this team In most cases to get a trial at this team you would need be selected to have a trial at this club, so it is important that footballers are spotted in the right places at the right times. For some players, football clubs prefer a more direct approach such as sending in links to videos of themselves playing football, but it is worth bearing in mind that clubs receive thousands of these football CV videos each week and don't always have lots of time to watch them all. We have found the most effective way of getting scouted for a trial at this club is by following a few simple step. Scouts regularly select young players from soccer school sessions and invite them to trial to places that are called football development center, and anyone can play in their soccer schools so it offers an open door for all players to get spotted and scouted. It is also particularly good planning to take your child to soccer schools sometimes called football schools as soon as they are old enough, as their competition will be doing the same, so it enables players to develop their footballing talents in line with the same level as their peers. How to get scouted by a Football Academy Scout Football Academy Scouts offer players the chance to trial at Football Clubs. Many players are lucky enough to find themselves in the right places when scouts are watching games, but we are also very aware that good talent can slip through the net. Professional Football Clubs do offer football and soccer players the chance to directly apply for a trials by contacting them through official trial application routes, such as the clubs direct trials contact or through the Academy Development Manager. To apply and get scouted by a scout please follow these details. Understandably they are not always able to respond to everybody due to the volume of applications, but this does serve as an effective way to alert football scouts about your skills and footballing talent with a view for those players and parents looking to take their football to the next level, eve professional and secure a genuine, and real football trial To get scouted for a trial simply collect the following information: Football Players CV Covering Trial Application Letter Football Players Vital Statistics: Players position, Age, Date of Birth, Height, Weight, contact email/phone/address, current club, previous clubs, detail of any trials already attended, any representative success stories such as school, districts, county etc Players school, College or Scholarship they attend or currently attend A players Football Clubs Fixture list, mainly of your current football team, including match locations and kick off time to be passed to football scout. Please give as many dates a possible preferably for the whole season. No need to include training, just match kick of times and locations including postcode. This is basically your trials opportunity that will give the scout the opportunity to watch you. Once you have collated all of the above information, email it to the football club. They will assess your application and decide whether or not to send a scout to watch the game. Football Academy Syllabus The Football Academy Syllabus training programme at this Football Academy, and is the same to many Academies of Football is broken into technical and tactical Football training, with a special module for Goalkeepers. The below demonstrates: The professional development football phase The youth football development phase The football foundation phase The youth / professional football development phase The football foundation development goalkeeper phase (GK development) Professional Development Phase Outfield Players – Technical Passing – Playing forwards through tight passing channels Receiving the ball – Receiving the ball in the air to pass in the least number of touches Passing – Generic passing practises to move the ball on two touches Running / Dribbling with the ball – Developing the 1st touch to break through a variation of receiving surfaces Running / Dribbling with the ball – Variations in the dribble to advance in 1 v 1’s Shooting – Shifting the ball to get shots off under pressure Passing – Keeping the ball moving for a long period of time Manipulating the ball – Shifting the ball across the body with a variation of surfaces Turning – Turning away from pressure and protecting possession of the ball Outfield Players – Tactical Possession (Playing out from the back) – Midfield rotation to receive high and low open up passing channels Possession (Retaining the ball to penetrate) – Working in front or behind opponents to retain the ball looking to play forwards Possession (Game management) – Playing with and against an overload (the extra man) Attacking (Counter attacking) – Breaking from the defending third Attacking (Centrally) – Playing between lines and breaking lines with and without the ball Attacking (Wide areas) – 1 v 1’s, 2 v 2’s to create goalkeeping opportunities Defending (Individual) – Approach to the ball dependent on the opposition and area of the pitch Defending (Groups & Units) – Defending later and deeper Defending (Making play predictable, Regains and Possession Decision) – Pressure as the team/group hunting the ball for quick regain Goalkeepers Goalkeeper support – Variety of passes and support for players in possession Goalkeeper support – Awareness of best option looking to penetrate with distribution Goalkeeper support – How the goalkeeper can affect the state of the game Goalkeeper defending – How to deal with 1 v 1 situations in game situations Goalkeeper defending – Early shots always being set in and around the box Goalkeeper defending – Positioning and decision making in dealing with the cross Goalkeeper communications – Organisation and support to the defender Goalkeeper communications – Communications to players away from the ball Goalkeeper communications – Developing the goalkeeper to compact Foundation Phase Outfield Players – Technical Protecting the Ball – Setting the scene for receiving on the safe side – guidelines for success Passing – Short, quick and high tempo passing in small groups Receiving the Ball- Developing the set as part of link play to move the ball forwards Turning – Developing turns under passive pressure to include disguise Shooting – Longer distance shooting relevant to the age of the group Running / Dribbling With the Ball – Long and thin practices to practice breaking into space from a dribble or receiving the ball Shooting – One touch finishing around the goal on angles with pressure approaching Passing – Passing within larger areas focusing on techniques to a longer pass (floor / aerially) Manipulating the Ball – Quick foot movements to manipulate a small skills ball Outfield Players – Tactical Possession (Individual) – Developing players to receive the ball and maintain possession on their safe side Possession (Group Play) – Develop players to receive and play away from pressure in small groups Possession (Directional) – Possession / wave practises maintaining the speed of the ball from start to finish Attacking (Individual) – Changes of direction and speed to beat opponents Attacking (Groups) – Small group attacking practices (4v4, 5v5). Movement/combinations to create and exploit space Attacking (with/against overloads) – Small sided games working on creating and exploiting space on the transition Defending (Pressure the Ball) – Basic principles to approaching a player in possession Defending (Small Groups) – Possession based practices focusing the change of roles based on the movement of the ball Defending (Regaining to Play) – Regaining the ball and countering to a scoring conclusion Goalkeepers Goalkeeper support – Passes and throws to start play Goalkeeper support – Choosing the best distribution option Goalkeeper support – Using the ball quickly after making a save Goalkeeper defending – Throw ball situations and close range shots Goalkeeper defending – Attacking the ball and parrying away to safe areas Goalkeeper defending – Making recovery saves within the game Goalkeeper communications – To defenders individually and as part of a unit Goalkeeper communications – Developing the ability to be clear and concise Goalkeeper communications – Start positions in relation to the ball Goalkeeper Youth / Professional Phase Goalkeepers – Technical Distribution – Out of the back to the best option and supporting the play Crossing – Dealing with deep crosses into the 18 yard box and transition to distribute Shot Stopping – Into line and down the line of the ball for angled strike Handling – Dealing with low balls around the set position inclusive of the 1v1 encounter Shot Stopping – Dealing with low, medium and high dives from a central and angled strike Crossing – Dealing with crosses centrally and to front post areas Shot Stopping – Dealing with close reaction shots, double and triple saves Distribution – Technique of starting counter attacks, choice of delivery Crosses – Dealing with crosses centrally and to the back post area Goalkeepers – Tactical Goalkeeper support – Start play using a variety of passes and providing angles for support for players in possession Goalkeeper support – Awareness of best option looking to penetrate with distribution Goalkeeper support – Managing the game and understanding how the goalkeeper can affect the state of the game Goalkeeper defending – Dealing with 1v1 game situations Goalkeeper defending – Dealing with early shots always being set in and around the box Goalkeeper defending – Positioning in relation to the ball, decision making on dealing with the cross Goalkeeper communications – Organisation and support to the defender (clear and concise information) Goalkeeper communications – Communications to players away from the ball Goalkeeper communications – Developing the goalkeeper to compact play through the line taken by the defending players Goalkeeper Foundation Phase Goalkeepers – Technical Handling – Footwork set in position with a variation of serves Distribution – Playing out from the back from feet and hands, providing angels of support Handling – Variation of handling practices concluding with penetrative distribution Shot Stopping – Dealing with 1v1 encounter Shot Stopping – Low, medium and high diving sales from central Distribution – Technique of longer distribution for feet and hands (classic counter attacks) Shot Stopping – Speed of movement across the goal in the line down the line of the ball for an angled strike Handling – Technique of dealing with low balls in and around the body Crossing – Basic technique and positioning (in relation to the ball) covering balls into front middle far areas Goalkeepers – Tactical Goalkeeper support – Using a variety of passes and throws to start play Goalkeeper support – Choosing the best distribution option Goalkeeper support – Using the ball quickly after making a save Goalkeeper defending – Dealing with through ball situations and learning how to deal with cross range shots Goalkeeper defending – Attacking the ball and parrying away to safe areas in game situations Goalkeeper defending – Making recovery saves within the game Goalkeeper communications – Communication to defenders individually and as a unit Goalkeeper communications – Developing the ability to be clear and concise Goalkeeper communications – Set positions in relation to the ball Join For direct communication with the club, you can visit the Website
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What's in a name? All sorts, it transpires, in the eclectic world of football. From England to Egypt and Germany to Jamaica, we've trawled the planet in search of some of the most unusually named clubs in the game. Enjoy! 32. Inverness Caledonian Thistle (Scotland) Formed from the merger of Caledonian and Inverness Thistle in 1994, the Scottish Highlands’ only professional football club started out as β€˜simply’ Caledonian Thistle. They added the city where they’re based in 1996, giving them one of the longest names in world football (it’s no wonder fans tend to call them by their nickname, Caley Thistle). 31. Hashtag United (England) Aptly named for the social media age, English non-League outfit Hashtag United were founded in 2016 by YouTuber Spencer Carmichael-Brown aka Spencer FC. Based in Essex, Hashtag welcomed Champions League-winning Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta as a co-owner in 2018 and reached the Isthmian League Premier Division – England’s second tier – five years later. 30. Boca Juniors (Argentina) The most decorated Argentine club of all time, Boca Juniors did not, in fact, break away from Boca Seniors (there’s no such thing). Nope, the β€˜Juniors’ suffix was simply added, on the suggestion of Santiago Sana – one of the men who founded Boca in 1905 – to make the name stand out. The use of English words in football was commonplace, with British railway workers having introduced the sport to Argentina. 29. Pohang Steelers (South Korea) Owned by the POSCO steel company, the Pohang Steelers’ name is rather self-explanatory – and we love it! Sporting a badge focused on what looks like that chunky β€˜S’ everyone used to doodle at school, the multiple South Korean and Asian champions have a pretty cool vibe, we have to say. 28. Crewe Alexandra (England) Unique as the only club in England’s top four divisions with an β€˜x’ in their name, Crewe Alexandra were borne out of the local cricket club of the same name back in 1877. The Alexandra in question? Princess Alexandra, wife of Edward VII – daughter of Queen Victoria and later King of the UK. 27. Kashima Antlers (Japan) Japan’s most successful club of the modern era, the Kashima Antlers were founded in 1947 as Sumitomo Metal FC. They reformed in 1992, adopting their current name in a nod to their home city of Kashima – which literally translates to English as β€˜Deer Island’. Their most notable player (and manager)? A Brazilian fella you might have heard of: Zico. 26. The New Saints (Wales) The New Saints have had several names over the years, beginning life in 1959 as Llansantffraid – the village where they played (fairly standard stuff, right?). In 1996, however, things changed radically: local computer company Total Network Solutions agreed a sponsorship deal which saw them rename the club – who were more commonly known as just TNS (understandable). Ten years later, having merged with Oswestry Town (based over the border in England) and with TNS the company being bought out by BT, TNS the football club became… The New Saints. 25. London Samurai Rovers (England) Set up in 2007 to represent the Japanese diaspora of London, London Samurai Rovers boast one of the coolest badges in the game: a fully-armoured samurai dribbling the ball – obviously. They actually started out as Samurai United, joining forces with JL Rovers the following year to get their quite sensational current name. 24. Young Boys (Switzerland) Among Switzerland’s biggest clubs, Young Boys reached the semi-finals of the 1958/59 European Cup – and yes, the actual one, not a youth version of the competition. Based in the Swiss capital of Bern, they adopted their name upon their foundation in 1898 as a response to Basel-based outfit Old Boys. 23. Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) We’re not going to beat around the bush here: the Mamelodi Sundowns is just a really, really cool name for a football club. Among the most decorated clubs in South Africa, the Pretoria-based outfit were crowned continental champions for the first time in 2016 – beating Egypt’s Zamalek in the final of the CAF Champions League. 22. Always Ready (Bolivia) We assume that Always Ready never have to train; they’re just… always ready to play, surely? The first Bolivian club to play abroad, touring Europe in 1961, they play their home games in El Alto – one of the highest cities in the world at a dizzying altitude of 13,123 ft. 21. Energie Cottbus (Germany) It sounds like something the great sci-fi writers of the mid-20th century thought we’d all be taking to work by now – but no, Energie Cottbus is a football club from the German state of Brandenburg. DFB-Pokal (German Cup) runners-up in 1997, Energie have no association with Passion or Footwork Cottbus as far as we know… 20. Sheffield Wednesday (England) One of England’s most distinctively named clubs, Sheffield Wednesday were established in 1867 as an arm of the Wednesday Cricket Club. Four-time top-flight champions and three-time FA Cup winners back in the day, their name stems from the fact that their founding members had Wednesday afternoons off work – so that’s when they played their games! 19. Kaizer Chiefs (South Africa) South Africa’s best-known club, Johannesburg-based Kaizer Chiefs were formed in 1970 by striker Kaizer Motaung – who had been playing in the USA for the Atlanta Chiefs, whose name he combined with his own. The multiple South African champions gained prominence further afield in the 00s, thanks to English indie rock band Kaiser Chiefs – all fans of Leeds, whose former captain Lucas Radebe played for Kaizer Chiefs. 18. Gala Fairydean Rovers (Scotland) Gala Fairydean and Gala Rovers were once separate clubs, merging in 2013 and combining their names to truly glorious effect. Based in the Scottish Borders town of Galashiels, Gala Fairydean play their home matches at Netherdale – which once hosted a game at the World Cup… …the 1999 Rugby World Cup. 17. Bodo/Glimt (Norway) Are they Bodo or are they Glimt? This lot from the north of Norway can’t seem to make their minds up… In reality, the club who add a bit of confusion to cup draws are so named because they started out in 1916 as Glimt (Norwegian for β€˜Flash’) – only to discover some 32 years later that another, older club already had that name, hence the addition of the town’s name and possibly the only forward slash in world football. 16. Folkestone Invicta (England) Folkestone United or Folkestone Rovers would have been perfectly passable names for a non-League club from a medium-sized town in Kent – but why settle for English when Latin exists? Yep, β€˜Invicta’ is the Latin word for β€˜Invincible’ (it’s also the motto of Kent, which probably had something to do with the decision of Folkestone’s football forefathers – but not everyone would have been as bold). 15. Modern Future FC (Egypt) Modern Future FC started out as Coca-Cola FC (the Egyptian branch of the soft drinks giant owned the club from its first 10 years), before becoming Future FC in 2021. That name lasted just under two years, though, with new owners deciding upon Modern Future FC (which is worse but still firmly in the β€˜unusual’ category). 14. SV Robinhood (Suriname) The dominant footballing force in the South American nation of Suriname, SV (which stands for β€˜Sport Veriniging’ – Dutch for β€˜Sport Association’) Robinhood’s name has a brilliant backstory. Founded in 1945, they originally provided an outlet for poor members of the local community (just like England’s favourite arrow-shooting outlaw lent a helping hand to those less fortunate). 13. Swindon Supermarine (England) Swindon is miles from the coast – which doesn’t matter here, to be honest, as their top non-League club’s name has nothing to do with the sea. Supermarine was the aircraft manufacturer which built the famous Spitfire fighter plane, and their factory club merged with Swindon Athletic in 1992 to become Swindon Supermarine. 12. Sheriff Tiraspol (Moldova) Hailing from Transnistria, a Russian-backed breakaway state which is internationally recognised as part of Moldova, Sheriff Tiraspol came to mainstream attention in 2021 when they stunningly beat Real Madrid at the Bernabeu in the Champions League. Owned by Transnistrian company Sheriff – hence the name – their badge looks rather like something you might β€˜design’ by bunging various together bits of clip art in Microsoft Word. 11. Humble Lions (Jamaica) Promoted to the Jamaican top flight for the very first time in 2009, we can only assume that Humble Lions were extremely modest about that particular achievement. Set up by Rastafarians in 1974, their crest features a very concerned-looking red lion (but maybe that’s just how a humble lion looks?). 10. Hearts of Oak (Ghana) If someone told you that you had a heart of oak, you probably wouldn’t know whether to take it as an insult or not. Just to clarify, there’s nothing insulting about the name of Ghana’s biggest club – one of the most successful in all of Africa; it refers to the tree found throughout the West African country. Based in the capital, Accra, Hearts of Oak won their first CAF Champions League title in 2000. 9. Ethiopian Coffee (Ethiopia) Coffee, that irresistible pick-me-up in a cup, is widely considered to have originated in Ethiopia – and Ethiopian Coffee couldn’t reference that aspect of the African country’s history any more clearly. Crowned national champions for the first time in 1997, their emblem centres on a traditional coffee pot adorned with the pattern of a football. Amazing. 8. The Strongest (Bolivia) This name could have backfired horribly, but The Strongest are one of Bolivia’s strongest clubs in terms of titles won – so they get away with it. Fun fact: they’re the only club in the world with a literal battle named after them – the 1934 Battle of CaΓ±ada Strongest, during which hundreds of players, staff and members played a vital role in the Bolivian Army’s most important victory of the Chaco War with Paraguay. 7. Grasshoppers (Switzerland) Unfortunately and annoyingly, the true origins of Grasshoppers’ (or Grasshopper Club Zurich, to give them their official title) name have been lost in the sands of time. But we like the theory that it refers to energetic playing style and nimble, grasshopper-like goal celebrations of the Swiss club’s early players. 6. Grenades FC (Antigua and Barbuda) A hand grenade and a football: that’s the badge of Grenades FC, champions of Antigua and Barbuda for the first time in 2022/23. They play at the Antigua Recreation Ground – which has also hosted the West Indies cricket team – and their opponents in the Caribbean nation’s Premier Division include Pigotts Bullets, Hoppers and Aston Villa (not that one, obviously). 5. FL Fart (Norway) When we first came across FL (Fotballaget) Fart, we thought there must have been a Norwegian town called Fart – but there’s not, which makes this one all the funnier (very immature of us, we know). Based just outside Hamar in the east of Norway, Fart’s women’s team have finished bottom of the top flight multiple times. 4. FC Santa Claus (Finland) Legend has it that Rovaniemi is the hometown of everyone’s favourite bearded, red-and-white clad bringer of Christmas presents – so it’s only right that the local football club pays homage to the main man. FC Santa Claus (who, you’ll be relieved to know, play in the appropriate colours) have previously made it as high as the third tier of Finnish football. 3. Go Ahead Eagles (Netherlands) Hailing from the Deventer in the east of the Netherlands, Go Ahead Eagles have been preying on their opponents for well over a century. Starting out as Be Quick in 1902, they became Go Ahead in 1905 at the request of the Dutch FA (what was wrong with β€˜Be Quick’?! then added the ornithological suffix in 1971. 2. Insurance Management Bears (Bahamas) Would you hire a bear to take care of your insurance affairs? Probably not – which makes the name of this club from the Bahamas even more comical. We’re no big fans of sponsors taking naming rights, but these guys were just plain old Bears FC before – which would have them nowhere near this list.
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Here's the latest update of current, confirmed Yanks Abroad. All usual disclaimers apply. There will be things that are wrong, out-of-date, etc.,...
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Here's the latest update of current, confirmed Yanks Abroad. All usual disclaimers apply. There will be things that are wrong, out-of-date, etc., on here, as well as things that will change very soon and -- of course -- players who are U.S. citizens but are not eligible to play for the USA. As always, I welcome updates, corrections, additions, etc. In addition, I'm still working through the Northern European leagues and so many guys in Finland, Norway, Ireland, Sweden and Iceland have not been confirmed and/or added back yet. With that, 257 Yanks Abroad from Abiuso to Zizzo: Last First YOB Latest Overseas Team Country Abiuso Pasquale 1986 Trento Calcio Italy Acuna Sanchez Isaac 1989 Club America Mexico Adu Freddy 1989 AS Monaco France Allen Matt 1986 Sandefjord FK Norway Altidore Josmer 1989 Xerez CD Spain Amaguana Ronny 1978 Harbour View Jamaica Andretta Nigel 1982 Club Deportivo Espanol Argentina Arguez Bryan 1989 Hertha BSC Berlin Germany Arreola Torres Marco Felix 1988 Tigres UANL Mexico Bartlome Chad 1983 SR Delemont Switzerland Beasley DaMarcus 1982 Rangers Scotland Bedoya Alejandro 1987 Orebro OSK Sweden Benn Adam 1988 Borussia Fulda Germany Berhalter Gregg 1973 1860 Munich Germany Bernardo Vincenzo 1990 Napoli Italy Blose David 1990 Huntingdon Town England Blumer David 1986 FC Thun Switzerland Bocanegra Carlos 1979 Stade Rennais FC France Bolivar Grijalva Ernesto 1991 Chivas Mexico Borja Baltazar Carlos Roberto 1988 Tapatio Mexico Bradley Michael 1987 Borussia Moenchengladbach Germany Brewer Nathan SV Gerasdorf/Stammersdorf Austria Britton Tom Newtongrange Star Scotland Brown Adin 1978 Aalesund FK Norway Browne Steven HSV Escamp Netherlands Bussard Tony 1980 SC Feyenoord Holland Califf Danny 1980 FC Midtjylland Denmark Campos Eloy 1979 SC Birkenfeld Germany Cannavina Arreola Walter Daryl 1990 Correcaminos UAT Mexico Castillo Edgar Eduardo 1986 CF America Mexico Castillo Carillo Noel Alberto 1988 Irapuato Mexico Cathey Morgan Ikapa Sporting South Africa Chandler Timothy 1990 Eintracht Frankfurt Germany Cherry Kris VUC Den Haag Holland Cherundulo Steve 1979 Hannover 96 Germany Chronis Andreas 1989 Nea Ionia Greece Collins Duane-Carl 1982 TURA Untermuenkheim Germany Convey Bobby 1983 Reading FC England Cooper Jordan Royal Racing FC Montegnee Belgium Couturier Veit 1992 SV Weil Germany Crowther Reece 1988 Queen's Park Rangers England Cue Robert 1983 KSV Klein-Karben Germany Cue Steven 1987 FV Bad Vilbel Germany Culton Chris 1990 TSG Wieblingen Germany Dallman Matt 1985 DSC Arminia Bielefeld Germany Davies Charlie 1986 Hammarby Sweden Davies Kyle 1989 Southhampton England Davis Gary 1. FC Schwalmstadt Germany de la Torre Diego Javier 1984 Toluca Mexico DeMerit Jay 1979 Watford FC England Dempsey Clint 1983 Fulham FC England Denny Jay 1986 Halesowen Town England Diaz Carlos Ferencvaros TC Hungary Djite Bruce 1987 GenΓ§lerbirligi Turkey Donovan Landon 1982 Bayern Munich Germany Dreschler Christoph 1983 BSV Zschopautal Germany Dunaway Will Royal Racing FC Montegnee Belgium Edu Maurice 1986 Rangers Scotland Edwards Jake 1976 Solihull Moores England Egan Danny 1990 Bohemians FC Ireland El Bialy Sherif 1979 Lierse SK Belgium Escalante Diez Jorge 1991 Cuernavaca Mexico Feeney Cullen 1980 Newry City No. Ireland Feilhaber Benny 1985 AGF Aarhus Denmark Fennell Royal-Dominique 1989 Stuttgarter Kickers Germany Ferrari Gabriel Enzo 1988 Perugia Italy Flores Christian 1992 Rayados de Monterrey Mexico Flores Ornelas Andy 1992 Rojos de Jesus Maria Mexico Forero Brian Royal Racing FC Montegnee Belgium Franks Floyd 1984 Blokhus FC Denmark Freeman Hunter 1985 IK Start Norway Friedel Brad 1971 Aston Villa FC England Friel Matt 1977 Auckland City FC New Zealand Fronapfel Jacob Royal Racing FC Montegnee Belgium Funicello Giuseppe 1987 Corinthian Casuals England Garza Greg 1991 Sporting Lisbon Portugal Gbandi Chris 1979 FK Haugesund Norway Geibel Justin Brisbane Strikers Australia Gibson Grover 1978 Rot-Weiss Ahlen Germany Gilstrap Hunter 1983 Maritzburg United S. Africa Gkionis Nick 1985 Royal Racing FC Montegnee Belgium Glaeser Matt Pallo-Iirot Finland Gonzalez Cuevas Jose Roberto 1989 Atlante Mexico Goodman Blake Harrow Borough FC England Goodson Clarence 1982 IK Start Norway Gordley Eli 1988 Royal Racing FC Montegnee Belgium Gordon Kenrick Hambleden FC England Grella Mike 1987 Leeds United England Guararrama Bermudez Sonny Alejandro 1987 Merida Mexico Gustafsson Eddie 1977 Red Bull Salzburg Norway Gutierrez Andrade Juan Carlos 1990 Leones Mexico Guy Ryan 1985 St. Patrick's Athletic Ireland Guzan Brad 1984 Aston Villa FC England Hahnemann Marcus 1972 Reading England Hall Philip Village United Jamaica Hangeland Brede 1981 Fulham FC England Hazdovac Peter Dubrovnik (Loan-08/09) Croatia Heider Marc 1986 Werder Bremen Germany Hemmer Stefan 1988 VfB St. Leon 1967 Germany Hernandez Daniel Demetrio 1976 Jaguares Mexico Hill Kamani 1985 VfL Wolfsburg Germany Hill Keven 1987 SV Weil Germany Hill Mason HSV Escamp Netherlands Hines Sebastian "Seb" 1988 Derby County England Hlavaty Neil 1986 Γ–sters IF Sweden Hohlbein Jed VfB Susterfeld Germany Holebas Jose 1984 1860 Munich Germany Hollenbach Beckett 1980 Harlow Town England Hort Erik 1987 Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel Howard Tim 1979 Everton England Hoyos Gabriel 1989 SC Freiburg Germany Huerzeler Fabian 1993 FC Bayern Munich Germany Hummel Erik 1987 Halesowen Town England Jacobson Andrew 1985 Lorient France Jeffrey Jared 1990 Club Brugge Belgium Joergens Jared 1985 FC Germania Dattenfeld Germany John Will 1985 FK Cukarucki Stankom Serbia Johnson Eddie 1984 Cardiff City FC Wales Johnson Jemal 1985 MK Dons England Johnson Fabian 1987 TSV 1860 Munich Germany Johnson Reda 1988 Amiens SCF France Johnson Abel Royal Racing FC Montegnee Belgium Jones Jermaine 1981 Schalke 04 Germany Joyce Ian 1985 Southend FC England Juarez Rojas Gerardo 1993 Cruz Azul Mexico Katzfey Ryan FC Voran Ohe Germany Kazlauskas Charles 1982 Top Oss Holland Kingston Conor 1990 Royal Racing FC Montegnee Belgium Kodani Stacy VfR Mannheim Germany Kronholm Kenneth 1985 Hansa Rostock Germany Lane Patrick 1988 Cercle Brugge Belgium Langen Dexter 1980 Hansa Rostock Germany Lapira Joe 1986 Nybergsund IL Norway Laurendi Cody Royal Racing FC Montegnee Belgium Lauretta David 1983 Preussen Muenster Germany Laws Marc Belgrave Wanderers Guernsey Leary Drake 1994 RSC Brainois Belgium Ledezma Cardenas Mario Anjel 1990 Chivas Mexico Lewandowski Jonathan Tus Hohnecken Germany Leyva Fierro Arham Jared 1991 Cruz Azul Mexico Lichaj Eric 1988 Aston Villa FC England Logan Dominique SG Dielheim Germany Lopez Lopez Oscar Jose 1992 Tigres UANL Mexico Lubahn Andrew 1991 Cercle Brugge Belgium Luzunaris Matt 1989 FC Magna Wiener Neustadt Austria Markheim Derek 1990 Amiens SCF France Martin Kenniel Pallo-Iirot Finland Mason Michael 1971 KSV Hessen Kassel Germany 08/09 Matarazzo Pellegrino 1977 FC Nuernberg Germany McDougald Junior 1975 St. Ives Town England McLoughlin Ellis 1990 Hertha BSC Berlin Germany McPhee Stephen 1981 Blackpool England McWere Zadock 1983 BK Skjold Denmark Melitas Constantine "Dino" Halesowen Town England Mendoza Sanchez Ulises 1989 Santos Laguna Mexico Miller Robert TSG Balingen Germany Molina Roman William Enrique 1988 Tigres UANL Mexico Moore Dallas 1990 Grimsby Town England Mora Quintana Hector Enrique 1990 Soles de Ciudad Juarez Mexico Morales Jinka 1982 FSV Dieblich Germany Morales Alfredo 1990 Hertha BSC Berlin Germany Morris Steven 1984 Motagua Honduras Mowlik Mariusz 1981 LKS Lodz Poland Mundine Philip 1989 FC Bayern Alzenau Germany Munro Donnie 1981 Buckie Thistle Scotland Mupier Mira 1982 Blokhus FC Denmark Myhill Glyn Oliver "Boaz" 1982 Hull City England Nardiello Daniel 1982 Blackpool FC England Navas Cobo Francisco Javier 1991 Deportivo Cali Colombia Nazzani Giuseppe 1990 Bologna FC Italy Needham Jay 1984 Alta IF Norway Nguyen Lee 1986 Hoang Anh Gia Lai Vietnam Niziolek Teddy 1985 FC Nistru Otaci Moldova Ochoa Oregel Sammy 1986 Tecos UAG Mexico Okoampa Joshua 1984 Turkiyemspor Berlin Germany Okoh Matt 1972 SC Baldham-Vaterstetten Germany Oneywu Oguchi 1982 Standard Liege Belgium Orozco Fiscal Michael 1986 San Luis Mexico Otte Patrick 1991 Middlesbrough England Packwood Will 1993 Birmingham City FC England Padilla Cisneros Jesus Andres 1987 Chivas Guadalajara Mexico Pantelic George 1992 FK Rad Serbia Parker Shawn 1993 FSV Mainz Germany Parker Devante 1996 FSV Mainz Germany Parkhurst Michael 1984 FC Nordsjaelland Denmark Patrick Jordan 1991 Cambridge United England Pearce Heath 1984 Hansa Rostock Germany Perez Aguilar Justin Allen 1992 Rayados de Monterrey Mexico Perkins Troy 1981 Valerenga Norway Philipakos Peter 1982 Ethnikos Piraeus Greece Pittman Jon-Paul 1986 Wycombe Wanderers England Ponce Briseno Miguel Angel 1989 Tapatio Mexico Poulsen Simon 1984 AZ Alkmaar Netherlands Pritchett Damian 1988 VfR Mannheim Germany Quainoo Bernard 1987 FC Den Bosch Netherlands Rachubka Paul 1981 Blackpool England Ramsey Marcel 1990 FC Schalke 05 Germany Randolph Darren 1987 Hereford United England Raus John 1985 Fisher Athletic England Regan Brandon Dungannon Swifts No. Ireland Robinson Blake 1991 Werder Bremen Germany Robles Luis 1984 1. FC Kaiserslautern Germany Rogers Scott 1990 SV Boeblingen Germany Rorhbach Thorsten 1975 SG Reiskirchen/Bersrod Germany Rossi Giuseppe 1987 Villarreal Spain Ruddy Dean 1982 Lewes FC England Ruelas Aguilar Gustavo Adrian 1991 Santos Laguna Mexico Sepulveda Castellon Sergio 1991 Atlas Mexico Sharp Brian SV 1921 Kyllburg Germany Shaughnessy Ryan 1984 Royal Racing FC Montegnee Belgium Shoffner Jamath 1978 Avenir Beggen Luxembourg Simek Frank 1984 Sheffield Wednesday England Simmons Kevin 1983 KSV Klein-Karben Germany Skverer Nicholas 1988 NEC Nijmegen Holland Smeltz Shane 1981 Wellington Phoenix New Zealand Smith Lawrence 1985 VPS Finland Spector Jonathan 1986 West Ham England Spivack Josh 1987 Royal Racing FC Montegnee Belgium Spivack Joey Royal Racing FC Montegnee Belgium Storey Marcus 1982 SV Wilhelmshaven Germany Strohmann Greg 1979 FC Saarbruecken Germany Subotic Neven 1988 Borussia Dortmund Germany Swisher Luis 1978 Deportivo Jalapa Guatemala Szetela Danny 1987 Brescia Italy Tabe Etchu 1986 Ljungskile SK Sweden Taylor Matt 1981 TuS Koblenz Germany Taylor Devan Royal Racing FC Montegnee Belgium Techler William 1992 SFC Stern 1900 Germany Teixeira Valdemar 1977 Chesterfield FC England Topolski David 1985 Tur Turek Poland Torres Mezzell Jose Francisco 1987 Pachuca Mexico Tracy Marcus 1986 Aalborg BK Denmark van den Beld Mitchell 1987 FC Lisse Holland Velasquez Manueles David 1991 Cruz Azul Mexico Viana Ache Agustin 1983 CFR Cluj Romania Vidal Amaro Marco Antonio 1986 Indios Mexico Vincent Bruce 1989 SpVgg Giebelstadt Germany Walker Andrew 1984 FC PoPa Finland Walters Gregory 1984 Waikato FC New Zealand Walters Michael 1985 Waikato FC New Zealand Waltrip Brian 1978 Molde FK Norway Warrington Doug 1978 SV Aschbach Germany Wasson Daniel 1984 VfL OsnabrΓΌck Germany Weaver Cam 1983 FK Haugesund Norway Westberg Quentin 1986 EC Troyes France Westberg Sam 1988 FC Issy-les-Moulineaux France Whitbread Zak 1984 Milwall England White Jeremiah 1982 AGF Aarhus Denmark Williams Daniel 1989 SC Freiburg Germany Wilson Damon 1985 Kapfenberg SV Austria Wood Bobby 1992 1860 Munich Germany Wooten Andrew 1989 Wormatia Worms Germany Yelldell David 1981 TuS Koblenz Germany Zahavi Alexander 1991 Sporting Lisbon Portugal Zalucky Stefan 1991 Agrykola Poland Zewe Joe 1983 KI Klaaskvik Faroe Islands Zimmerman Preston 1988 Kapfenberg SV Germany Zizzo Sal 1987 Hannover 96 Germany​ Thanks to everyone who helped me keep this as current as possible. It's a work in progress and I hope to have more updates soon. For reference, here the first-half thread: https://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=765657 Thanks as always, Dave. It's amazing how many Yanks at obscure clubs have been tracked down. What really strick me was this: Acuna Sanchez Isaac 1989 Club America Mexico Arreola Torres Marco Felix 1988 Tigres UANL Mexico Bolivar Grijalva Ernesto 1991 Chivas Mexico Borja Baltazar Carlos Roberto 1988 Tapatio Mexico Cannavina Arreola Walter Daryl 1990 Correcaminos UAT Mexico Castillo Carillo Noel Alberto 1988 Irapuato Mexico Escalante Diez Jorge 1991 Cuernavaca Mexico Flores Christian 1992 Rayados de Monterrey Mexico Flores Ornelas Andy 1992 Rojos de Jesus Maria Mexico Gonzalez Cuevas Jose Roberto 1989 Atlante Mexico Gutierrez Andrade Juan Carlos 1990 Leones Mexico Juarez Rojas Gerardo 1993 Cruz Azul Mexico Ledezma Cardenas Mario Anjel 1990 Chivas Mexico Leyva Fierro Arham Jared 1991 Cruz Azul Mexico Lopez Lopez Oscar Jose 1992 Tigres UANL Mexico Mendoza Sanchez Ulises 1989 Santos Laguna Mexico Molina Roman William Enrique 1988 Tigres UANL Mexico Mora Quintana Hector Enrique 1990 Soles de Ciudad Juarez Mexico Perez Aguilar Justin Allen 1992 Rayados de Monterrey Mexico Ponce Briseno Miguel Angel 1989 Tapatio Mexico Ruelas Aguilar Gustavo Adrian 1991 Santos Laguna Mexico Sepulveda Castellon Sergio 1991 Atlas Mexico Velasquez Manueles David 1991 Cruz Azul Mexico That's a lot of Yanks who are '88s or younger. I follow YAs closely and the only names on that list that I am familiar with are Carlos Borja, Noel Castillo, and I think Jose Gonzalez if he's the same guy from a long YNT thread about him and Jose Angulo (which can't be good considering how Angulo and Brandon Manzonelli are still battling out for Biggest BigSoccer Legend). And despite the your best efforts, I'd bet there are quite a bit more unknown YAs in Mexican academies, too. I hope that the USSF is paying attention. On a side note, there are four players with Chivas or their second division affiliate Tapatio and that's not even counting Jesus Padilla. Soon enough Chivas will be fielding an all-American lineup! Dave, Great work as always. I'm sure you know that Cam Weaver was sold to San Jose yesterday. So, that is one Yank coming home form Norway. Alta IF (Norway) has a trialist (Bradford ?). He is a former UCLA palyer from Florida. I understand Alta will make a decision on him this week. It is amazing how many U.S. players are playing all over the world. Some of the teams may be obscure, but who cares. They got to pursue their dreams, see the world, and someone else paid for it. Thanks for the Weaver reminder and the Alta tip. i like the way you put it mate, see the world and get someone else to pay for it hahaha, i think loads of them lads are just happy to play football in other countrys where they can get pay loads more than in the US..cheers awesome list After a few additions and subtractions, the list goes up another 10 names to 267: Last First YOB Latest Overseas Team Country Abiuso Pasquale 1986 Trento Calcio Italy Acuna Sanchez Isaac 1989 Club America Mexico Adu Freddy 1989 AS Monaco France Allen Matt 1986 Sandefjord FK Norway Altidore Josmer 1989 Xerez CD Spain Amaguana Ronny 1978 Harbour View Jamaica Andretta Nigel 1982 Club Deportivo Espanol Argentina Arguez Bryan 1989 Hertha BSC Berlin Germany Arreola Torres Marco Felix 1988 Tigres UANL Mexico Ascherl Christof 1986 TuS Mechtersheim Germany Barlow Jeremy 1985 Pallo-Iirot Finland Bartlome Chad 1983 SR Delemont Switzerland Beasley DaMarcus 1982 Rangers Scotland Bedoya Alejandro 1987 Orebro OSK Sweden Benn Adam 1988 Borussia Fulda Germany Berhalter Gregg 1973 1860 Munich Germany Bernardo Vincenzo 1990 Napoli Italy Blose David 1990 Huntingdon Town England Blumer David 1986 FC Thun Switzerland Bocanegra Carlos 1979 Stade Rennais FC France Bolivar Grijalva Ernesto 1991 Chivas Mexico Borja Baltazar Carlos Roberto 1988 Tapatio Mexico Bradley Michael 1987 Borussia Moenchengladbach Germany Brazil Waymon 1978 Turabdin Babylon Germany Brewer Nathan SV Gerasdorf/Stammersdorf Austria Britton Tom Newtongrange Star Scotland Brown Adin 1978 Aalesund FK Norway Browne Steven HSV Escamp Netherlands Burns Colin 1982 Ljungskile SK Sweden Bussard Tony 1980 SC Feyenoord Holland Califf Danny 1980 FC Midtjylland Denmark Campos Eloy 1979 SC Birkenfeld Germany Cannavina Arreola Walter Daryl 1990 Correcaminos UAT Mexico Castillo Edgar Eduardo 1986 CF America Mexico Castillo Carillo Noel Alberto 1988 Irapuato Mexico Cathey Morgan Ikapa Sporting South Africa Chandler Timothy 1990 Eintracht Frankfurt Germany Cherry Kris VUC Den Haag Holland Cherundulo Steve 1979 Hannover 96 Germany Chronis Andreas 1989 Nea Ionia Greece Collins Duane-Carl 1982 TURA Untermuenkheim Germany Cooper Jordan Royal Racing FC Montegnee Belgium Couturier Veit 1992 SV Weil Germany Crowther Reece 1988 Queen's Park Rangers England Cue Robert 1983 KSV Klein-Karben Germany Cue Steven 1987 FV Bad Vilbel Germany Culton Chris 1990 TSG Wieblingen Germany Dallman Matt 1985 DSC Arminia Bielefeld Germany Davies Kyle 1989 Southhampton England Davies Charlie 1986 Hammarby Sweden Davis Gary 1. FC Schwalmstadt Germany de la Torre Diego Javier 1984 Toluca Mexico DeMerit Jay 1979 Watford FC England Dempsey Clint 1983 Fulham FC England Denny Jay 1986 Halesowen Town England Diaz Carlos Ferencvaros TC Hungary Diskerud Mikkel 1990 Stabaek Norway Djite Bruce 1987 GenΓ§lerbirligi Turkey Donovan Landon 1982 Bayern Munich Germany Dooley Joshua FK Pirmasens Germany Dreschler Christoph 1983 BSV Zschopautal Germany Dunaway Will Royal Racing FC Montegnee Belgium Edu Maurice 1986 Rangers Scotland Edwards Jake 1976 Solihull Moores England Egan Danny 1990 Bohemians FC Ireland El Bialy Sherif 1979 Lierse SK Belgium Escalante Diez Jorge 1991 Cuernavaca Mexico Feeney Cullen 1980 Newry City No. Ireland Feilhaber Benny 1985 AGF Aarhus Denmark Fennell Royal-Dominique 1989 Stuttgarter Kickers Germany Ferrari Gabriel Enzo 1988 Perugia Italy Figueroa Gustavo 1978 Club Social y Deportivo Macara Ecuador Flores Christian 1992 Rayados de Monterrey Mexico Flores Ornelas Andy 1992 Rojos de Jesus Maria Mexico Forero Brian Royal Racing FC Montegnee Belgium Franks Floyd 1984 Blokhus FC Denmark Freeman Hunter 1985 IK Start Norway Friedel Brad 1971 Aston Villa FC England Friel Matt 1977 Auckland City FC New Zealand Fronapfel Jacob Royal Racing FC Montegnee Belgium Funicello Giuseppe 1987 Corinthian Casuals England Garza Greg 1991 Sporting Lisbon Portugal Gbandi Chris 1979 FK Haugesund Norway Geibel Justin Brisbane Strikers Australia Gibson Grover 1978 Rot-Weiss Ahlen Germany Gilstrap Hunter 1983 Maritzburg United S. Africa Gkionis Nick 1985 Royal Racing FC Montegnee Belgium Glaeser Matt Pallo-Iirot Finland Gonzalez Cuevas Jose Roberto 1989 Atlante Mexico Goodman Blake Harrow Borough FC England Goodson Clarence 1982 IK Start Norway Gordley Eli 1988 Royal Racing FC Montegnee Belgium Gordon Kenrick Hambleden FC England Grella Mike 1987 Leeds United England Guararrama Bermudez Sonny Alejandro 1987 Merida Mexico Gustafsson Eddie 1977 Red Bull Salzburg Norway Gutierrez Andrade Juan Carlos 1990 Leones Mexico Guy Ryan 1985 St. Patrick's Athletic Ireland Guzan Brad 1984 Aston Villa FC England Hahnemann Marcus 1972 Reading England Hall Philip Village United Jamaica Hamilton Connor FK Pirmasens Germany Hangeland Brede 1981 Fulham FC England Hazdovac Peter Dubrovnik (Loan-08/09) Croatia Heider Marc 1986 Werder Bremen Germany Helmetag Brian 1994 FK Pirmasens Germany Hemmer Stefan 1988 VfB St. Leon 1967 Germany Hernandez Daniel Demetrio 1976 Jaguares Mexico Hill Kamani 1985 VfL Wolfsburg Germany Hill Keven 1987 SV Weil Germany Hill Mason HSV Escamp Netherlands Hines Sebastian "Seb" 1988 Derby County England Hlavaty Neil 1986 Γ–sters IF Sweden Hohlbein Jed VfB Susterfeld Germany Holebas Jose 1984 1860 Munich Germany Hollenbach Beckett 1980 Harlow Town England Hort Erik 1987 Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel Howard Tim 1979 Everton England Hoyos Gabriel 1989 SC Freiburg Germany Huerzeler Fabian 1993 FC Bayern Munich Germany Hummel Erik 1987 Halesowen Town England Jeffrey Jared 1990 Club Brugge Belgium Joergens Jared 1985 FC Germania Dattenfeld Germany John Will 1985 FK Cukarucki Stankom Serbia Johnson Abel Royal Racing FC Montegnee Belgium Johnson Jemal 1985 MK Dons England Johnson Reda 1988 Amiens SCF France Johnson Fabian 1987 TSV 1860 Munich Germany Johnson Eddie 1984 Cardiff City FC Wales Jones Jermaine 1981 Schalke 04 Germany Joyce Ian 1985 Southend FC England Juarez Rojas Gerardo 1993 Cruz Azul Mexico Katzfey Ryan FC Voran Ohe Germany Kazlauskas Charles 1982 Top Oss Holland Kingston Conor 1990 Royal Racing FC Montegnee Belgium Kodani Stacy VfR Mannheim Germany Kronholm Kenneth 1985 Hansa Rostock Germany Lane Patrick 1988 Cercle Brugge Belgium Langen Dexter 1980 Hansa Rostock Germany Lapira Joe 1986 Nybergsund IL Norway Laurendi Cody Royal Racing FC Montegnee Belgium Lauretta David 1983 Preussen Muenster Germany Laws Marc Belgrave Wanderers Guernsey Leary Drake 1994 RSC Brainois Belgium Ledezma Cardenas Mario Anjel 1990 Chivas Mexico Lewandowski Jonathan Tus Hohnecken Germany Leyva Fierro Arham Jared 1991 Cruz Azul Mexico Lichaj Eric 1988 Aston Villa FC England Logan Dominique SG Dielheim Germany Lopez Lopez Oscar Jose 1992 Tigres UANL Mexico Lubahn Andrew 1991 Cercle Brugge Belgium Luzunaris Matt 1989 FC Magna Wiener Neustadt Austria Markheim Derek 1990 Amiens SCF France Martin Kenniel Pallo-Iirot Finland Mason Michael 1971 KSV Hessen Kassel Germany Matarazzo Pellegrino 1977 FC Nuernberg Germany McDougald Junior 1975 St. Ives Town England McLoughlin Ellis 1990 Hertha BSC Berlin Germany McPhee Stephen 1981 Blackpool England McWere Zadock 1983 BK Skjold Denmark Melitas Constantine "Dino" Halesowen Town England Mendoza Sanchez Ulises 1989 Santos Laguna Mexico Miller Robert TSG Balingen Germany Molina Roman William Enrique 1988 Tigres UANL Mexico Moore Dallas 1990 Grimsby Town England Mora Quintana Hector Enrique 1990 Soles de Ciudad Juarez Mexico Morales Jinka 1982 FSV Dieblich Germany Morales Alfredo 1990 Hertha BSC Berlin Germany Morris Steven 1984 Motagua Honduras Mowlik Mariusz 1981 LKS Lodz Poland Mundine Philip 1989 FC Bayern Alzenau Germany Munro Donnie 1981 Buckie Thistle Scotland Mupier Mira 1982 Blokhus FC Denmark Murphy Dane 1986 VfL OsnabrΓΌck Germany Myhill Glyn Oliver "Boaz" 1982 Hull City England Nardiello Daniel 1982 Blackpool FC England Navas Cobo Francisco Javier 1991 Deportivo Cali Colombia Nazzani Giuseppe 1990 Bologna FC Italy Needham Jay 1984 Alta IF Norway Nguyen Lee 1986 Hoang Anh Gia Lai Vietnam Niziolek Teddy 1985 FC Nistru Otaci Moldova Ochoa Oregel Sammy 1986 Tecos UAG Mexico Ogunsola Olatomiwa "Tomiwa" VfR Horst Germany Okoampa Joshua 1984 Turkiyemspor Berlin Germany Okoh Matt 1972 SC Baldham-Vaterstetten Germany Oneywu Oguchi 1982 Standard Liege Belgium Orozco Fiscal Michael 1986 San Luis Mexico Otte Patrick 1991 Middlesbrough England Packwood Will 1993 Birmingham City FC England Padilla Cisneros Jesus Andres 1987 Chivas Guadalajara Mexico Pantelic George 1992 FK Rad Serbia Parker Shawn 1993 FSV Mainz Germany Parker Devante 1996 FSV Mainz Germany Parkhurst Michael 1984 FC Nordsjaelland Denmark Patrick Jordan 1991 Cambridge United England Pearce Heath 1984 Hansa Rostock Germany Perez Aguilar Justin Allen 1992 Rayados de Monterrey Mexico Perkins Troy 1981 Valerenga Norway Philipakos Peter 1982 Ethnikos Piraeus Greece Pittman Jon-Paul 1986 Wycombe Wanderers England Ponce Briseno Miguel Angel 1989 Tapatio Mexico Poulsen Simon 1984 AZ Alkmaar Netherlands Pritchett Damian 1988 VfR Mannheim Germany Quainoo Bernard 1987 FC Den Bosch Netherlands Rachubka Paul 1981 Blackpool England Ramsey Marcel 1990 FC Schalke 04 Germany Randolph Darren 1987 Hereford United England Raus John 1985 Fisher Athletic England Regan Brandon Dungannon Swifts No. Ireland Reidhardt Laszlo "L.J." 1985 Szolnoki MAV FC Hungary Robinson Blake 1991 Werder Bremen Germany Robles Luis 1984 1. FC Kaiserslautern Germany Rogers Scott 1990 SV Boeblingen Germany Rorhbach Thorsten 1975 SG Reiskirchen/Bersrod Germany Rossi Giuseppe 1987 Villarreal Spain Ruddy Dean 1982 Lewes FC England Ruelas Aguilar Gustavo Adrian 1991 Santos Laguna Mexico Sepulveda Castellon Sergio 1991 Atlas Mexico Sharp Brian SV 1921 Kyllburg Germany Shaughnessy Ryan 1984 Royal Racing FC Montegnee Belgium Shoffner Jamath 1978 Avenir Beggen Luxembourg Simek Frank 1984 Sheffield Wednesday England Simmons Kevin 1983 KSV Klein-Karben Germany Skverer Nicholas 1988 NEC Nijmegen Holland Smeltz Shane 1981 Wellington Phoenix New Zealand Smith Lawrence 1985 VPS Finland Spector Jonathan 1986 West Ham England Spivack Josh 1987 Royal Racing FC Montegnee Belgium Spivack Joey Royal Racing FC Montegnee Belgium Storey Marcus 1982 SV Wilhelmshaven Germany Strohmann Greg 1979 FC Saarbruecken Germany Subotic Neven 1988 Borussia Dortmund Germany Swisher Luis 1978 Deportivo Jalapa Guatemala Szetela Danny 1987 Brescia Italy Tabe Etchu 1986 Ljungskile SK Sweden Taylor Devan Royal Racing FC Montegnee Belgium Taylor Matt 1981 TuS Koblenz Germany Techler William 1992 SFC Stern 1900 Germany Teixeira Valdemar 1977 Chesterfield FC England Topolski David 1985 Tur Turek Poland Torres Mezzell Jose Francisco 1987 Pachuca Mexico Tracy Marcus 1986 Aalborg BK Denmark van den Beld Mitchell 1987 FC Lisse Holland Velasquez Manueles David 1991 Cruz Azul Mexico Viana Ache Agustin 1983 CFR Cluj Romania Vidal Amaro Marco Antonio 1986 Indios Mexico Vincent Bruce 1989 SpVgg Giebelstadt Germany Walker Andrew 1984 FC PoPa Finland Walters Gregory 1984 Waikato FC New Zealand Walters Michael 1985 Waikato FC New Zealand Waltrip Brian 1978 Molde FK Norway Warrington Doug 1978 SV Aschbach Germany Wasson Daniel 1984 VfL OsnabrΓΌck Germany Westberg Quentin 1986 EC Troyes France Westberg Sam 1988 FC Issy-les-Moulineaux France Whitbread Zak 1984 Milwall England White Jeremiah 1982 AGF Aarhus Denmark Williams Daniel 1989 SC Freiburg Germany Wilson Damon 1985 Kapfenberg SV Austria Wood Bobby 1992 1860 Munich Germany Wooten Andrew 1989 Wormatia Worms Germany Yelldell David 1981 TuS Koblenz Germany Zahavi Alexander 1991 Sporting Lisbon Portugal Zalucky Stefan 1991 Agrykola Poland Zewe Joe 1983 KI Klaaskvik Faroe Islands Zimmerman Preston 1988 Kapfenberg SV Germany Zizzo Sal 1987 Hannover 96 Germany . Lots of former YAs (and others who've been mentioned here) apparently to play with Miami in the USL this season: http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/story/998530.html Tsiskaridze is someone we've written about; Edozien is a U.S. citizen who has played abroad; Hannigan played in Ireland; Merritt played in Germany; Kirby and Traynor had trials in Europe this past offseason. Curious whether the Nicky Torres listed in the article is the one who's been in Argentina recently.
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Jimi Tauriainen joined Chelsea from Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi as a Finnish youth international.
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FC Santa Claus manager on running a football club in Lapland: 'I've never been so happy in my life'
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Ralf Wunderlich has taken charge at Finnish club FC Santa Claus - and may just have the most famous 'boss' in world football.
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"When FC Santa Claus called I didn't have to think a lot. Who wouldn't want to work for Santa Claus' official football club?" Ralf Wunderlich may just have the most famous 'boss' in world football. The 43-year-old German has taken charge at the club based in Lapland's capital Rovaniemi, otherwise known as the official home town of Santa. "If you like Christmas, and I do, then this place is very good - it's all about Christmas here," he tells BBC Sport. "You have some kind of Christmas feeling the whole year without being too much - a whole year of positive feelings. "Of course, Santa is not officially in charge, but in the background everyone knows he runs this club." Rovaniemi has a population of 63,000 people. The area - with forests, reindeer and in sight of the Northern Lights - "feels like you are at the end of the world", says Wunderlich. The city's main team has always been RoPS, who were relegated from Finland's first division in November. FC Santa Claus is the "second team - for players who can't play at the very top but support the spirit of Christmas". Last year they played in the fifth tier of Finnish football, but then stopped, and only have a team featuring in a local eight-a-side league this year. Wunderlich, who moved to Lapland in June to oversee the club's junior section, is restarting the men's team in January and will be the head coach. "I like the idea of being Santa Claus' official club - such a big potential to be cheerful and spread positive messages," he said. "For me it is very important people realise it is not just FC Santa Claus in name but the whole spirit of Santa and values around Christmas. I will do my best to make the whole world understand there is this positive small football club in north Finland representing Santa." Playing football in Lapland presents its own challenges. It can snow from October to April, there are limited daylight hours during the long winter and some players have to travel long distances for games and even training. "It takes a lot of dedication for footballers in Lapland to play - there are few players but those who are here are very dedicated," adds Wunderlich, who himself recalls a 14-hour round trip for a game. Wunderlich who has been a football coach for 22 years, moved to Finland six years ago from Berlin, working with various clubs. He had to leave his role at FC Ylivieska because of the coronavirus situation in the spring but was soon snapped up by FC Santa Claus, who got in touch through social media. "I feel very comfortable here. It is such an open-minded club and I have realised how much of a big Christmas fan I actually am," he said. "Growing up in Germany I loved the feeling, but now I am actually living it, being part of the Christmas tradition. "I feel so proud and happy the whole time, going outside in the jacket with the Santa Claus logo - the kids come up to me and give me a high five. "There is a lot of negativity in football, jealously and envy, but there is none of that here - I have never been so happy in my life doing what I love. "When I was here the first time, Santa walked up to me and said my name. Even though I am adult I was like: 'Wow, Santa Claus said my name!' It gave me such a good feeling." Wunderlich has big ambitions for the club - and the men's team restarting is one of the "driving forces" to provide a "complete player route" throughout the age groups. He expects the men's team will re-enter the league system in the fourth tier, and he aims to win promotion, make games attractive for tourists and eventually produce players who can play in the top division. Do that and he should find himself on Santa's nice list...
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FC Meltsi - a football club with impact
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The MellunmÀki neighbourhood is home to something very special. This Eastern Helsinki suburb takes pride in its very own football club for children and youth, FC Meltsi. The club's reputation for inclusiveness and great team spirit has spread far beyond its home pitch. In the spring of 2023, FC Meltsi has the honor of being nominated by the Football Association of Finland as a candidate in the UEFA Foundation for Children Awards.
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What makes FC Meltsi so special? Since the beginning, itҀ™s been all about the kids. The story began with a group of children and their desire to create a new, local hobby for as many as possible. Football, a universal sport, was their first choice thanks to its low barrier of entry, even without any previous playing experience. Meltsi, our community house and local hotspot named after the neighborhoodҀ™s nickname, took the childrenҀ™s wish to heart: we saw an opportunity to use football as a tool to address concerns expressed by the local schools over classroom restlessness and widespread loneliness among children and youth. FC Meltsi is a community initiative that aims to provide a rewarding, long-term hobby for everyone. In an area where many families are in a vulnerable position due to social and economic reasons, providing an accessible and engaging activity regardless of the childҀ™s previous skills or experiences acts as a protective factor against inequality. Our goals are to offer kids meaningful activities, create a sense of belonging, as well as to strengthen the trust in oneself and oneҀ™s future. We can proudly say that we are continuously reaching those goals. FC Meltsi has grown from a small team with a few players to a tight-knit community of 130 members that brings players closer together, improves their wellbeing, and helps to improve the atmosphere in the neighborhood. Through the power of sport, we've been able to create a sense of meaning and belonging among kids who might otherwise feel isolated or disconnected. A lion logo designed by kidsҀ¯ Kids werenҀ™t only behind the idea of FC Meltsi - in fact, they have been able to influence nearly all of its activities, from the training schedules to the team rules. Even FC Meltsi's lion logo was designed by the kids themselves. For those who have wanted to take on more responsibility, weҀ™ve offered the chance to become assistant coaches or junior league referees. We believe that by giving our players the opportunity to take on responsibility, we are helping them to develop important life skills that will serve them well both on and off the field. Γ‚ We regularly gather playersҀ™ feedback and ideas for new activities. They have come up with some great fundraising ideas, such as a successful pop-up kiosk which was entirely organized by the players themselves. Our commitment to combatting racism and promoting equality is demonstrated through our participation in initiatives such as the Finnish Multicultural Sports FederationҀ™s "Show Racism the Red Card" project. Involving our players in these activities has resulted in increased dedication and pride in our club, as they witness the impact of their efforts firsthand. This has served as a powerful motivator for our young athletes. Keeping the clubҀ™s activities as accessible as possible is our priority. Training takes place immediately after school and within walking distance from home, to make it easy for parents in MellunmÀki area to support their childrenҀ™s engagement. Many of them do not have the resources to take their children to faraway training venues. The children in our teams speak 20 different home languages, so we pay a lot of attention to clear communication. Participation is free of charge for all, including those involved with the teams that play at a competitive level. We have received numerous positive feedback on this, as many families cannot afford Γ‚ the expenses that come with their child's participation in competitive sports. A three-letter word behind it allҀ¯ Coaches play a crucial role in children's sports, not only as experts in their sport but also as mentors who consider each child's developmental stage and physical abilities. They must support the children in developing their emotional and social skills, including conflict resolution. However, If you ask our Head Coach, Mostafa about the most important thing in coaching kids, he does not hesitate Ҁ“ "It's joyҀ, he says. From joy comes everything else: interest and motivation for the sport and, gradually, technical skills. Our coaching philosophy, developed by Mostafa, focuses on taking small steps. By exercise challenges, the children can feel a sense of accomplishment and shared joy, and progress towards larger goals. Γ‚ Teams earn points upon completion of these challenges, which are recorded on a team board. As the points on the board increase, the children have tangible evidence of their developing skills. This creates a sense of shared accomplishment Ҁ“ "We've learned all this!" It reinforces the children's understanding of themselves as skilled players, who are capable of growth and progress. Studies show that improving a sense of self-efficacy has a positive impact on schoolwork as well.Ҁ¯Ò€¯ While our primary focus is on providing accessible football opportunities for everyone, regardless of their level or background, we also believe itҀ™s important for children to have the opportunity to participate in competitive teams if they wish to do so. In 2020, we joined the Football Association of Finland to promote our competitive sports-focused teams. Our teams have achieved great success on the field, and weҀ™re proud to have set a national record. Specifically, two players from our girlsҀ™ first team earned the top position on the national score board after scoring an impressive 122 goals in just 13 matches. Activities with certified impact Measuring and assessing the impact of our work is at the core of our operations. We follow up on the results and effectiveness of our activities and use a purpose-built tool to help us do this. Looking at data, we know that approximately 60 % of FC Meltsi players are children in a vulnerable position. We have also witnessed a significant positive change in the wellbeing of our young players, an observation that is echoed by their parents. The vast majority of our players (96 %) feel they belong to a meaningful community. These results are especially important considering the clubҀ™s origins and the reported experiences of loneliness. Based on studies, we know that approximately half of the youth in junior secondary school quit their sports hobbies. There are often social reasons for this, such as their friends quitting or them becoming more interested in hanging out with their friends than doing sports. We have put a lot of effort into addressing this challenge, such as setting up bounce-back structures. The open activities offered at the Meltsi community house have seen a 90 % pick-up rate, and include everything from gaming events to after school clubs and pizza nights. Additionally, we offer school support through daily homework clubs that our players actively participate in. In our wellbeing survey, 100% of the children reported being motivated to learn and to develop. We encourage playersҀ™ families to participate in our community house program, which includes weekly shared meals, conversation events, and opportunities to share recycled children's clothes and zero-waste food. We also provide peer support in multiple languages to address the challenges of parenthood. Every child is valued as a unique individual and a vital member of both their family, our football team, and the community as a whole. Γ‚ We take pride in the fact that FC Meltsi is more than a football club: it is a catalyst for positive change in our community. You can read more about FC Meltsi here! Ҁ
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A strong aspect of civil society, football clubs are often a visible marker of identity and this can be especially so in regions with a distinct culture or language. In a follow-up blogpost to their piece on five football clubs in non-kin state settings, the authors expand to analyse five clubs from kin-state settings across Europe. Looking at the political landscape in which the clubs operate as well as the visible linguistic difference from the majority population, the blogpost offers a variety of examples ranging in their degrees of salience. The kin-state aspect brings in a third actor alongside the minority and majority population, with the extent to which the kin is actively involved being one of the differing variables identified. In addition, this blogpost also features extended conclusionary paragraphs which bring in the comparative dimension of kin-state/non-kin-state across the ten clubs analysed in the two blogposts.
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*** The blog posts are prepared by the authors in their personal capacity. The views expressed in the blog posts are the sole responsibility of the authors concerned and do not necessarily reflect the view of the European Centre for Minority Issues. *** Authors: Craig Willis, Will Hughes & Sergiusz Bober | https://doi.org/10.53779/SBCM3981 Following on from the previous post, highlighting five football clubs with a distinct linguistic and cultural identity to the majority of clubs in their domestic league, this analysis is extended with a further five clubs – this time centring on examples with a kin-state. Whilst many of the aspects previously highlighted are also true of kin-state situations, there is a significant difference in that the binary logic of minority-majority situations is further complicated by the existence of an external actor and thus resulting in a triadic nexus (which some authors expand further towards β€œquadratic” constellations – including also international actors). Zsuzsa CsergΕ‘ defines this category of actors as β€œstates that pursue policies aimed at members of co-ethnic groups living abroad”, whilst pointing to the existence of highly contextual conditions influencing the importance, content and intensity of such actions. Consequently, concrete kin-states’ actions can be considered as located somewhere between the fulfilling of β€œthe requirements of cosmopolitan justice” or as stoking β€œchauvinism, aggression, intolerance, and irredentism”. This variety is reflected in the following selection of cases, which includes countries such as Hungary (highly active as a kin-state of Hungarian minorities in neighbouring countries, and frequently critically assessed in that regard), Croatia (particularly active in the field of dual citizenship for kin-communities, especially in Herzegovina), Austria and Ireland (two cases of β€œmoderating” kin-states in relation to the developments in, respectively, South Tyrol and Northern Ireland), and Sweden (somewhat reluctantly involved as a kin-state in the disputes concerning the status of the Γ…land Islands in the early 20th century; currently the mutual links are primarily defined in terms of linguistic and cultural proximity). This post aims to consider this aspect, alongside the same parameters of distinct linguistic and cultural identity, and as a result focuses on how / whether this is evident in fan behaviour as well as official club communication. What follows, therefore, is an overview of five football clubs which can be linked to a linguistic or cultural kin-state, followed by a comprehensive conclusion which discusses the 10 clubs across both posts. 1) Derry City FC Located under the legal jurisdiction of Northern Ireland, Derry City are the only club from the six counties in the north to play in the Republic of Ireland’s football league system. For the purposes of the kin / non-kin-state dichotomy, the case of Derry City is particularly interesting. First, the fanbase is (nowadays) predominately Irish identifying or part of the so-called Irish nationalist community. Second, the club is located within a region which only recently passed legislation to promote the Irish language. In that sense, the fact that its website is available only in English can be considered a reflection of the language-related long-term political developments. Third, the effects of the Troubles, the Good Friday Agreement etc. point to a troublesome backdrop to the history of the club which continues to reverberate within the Irish nationalist community in the six counties. From the broader comparative perspective these dynamics are not unlike in other cases involving β€œthe external national homelands”. Nevertheless, they resulted in the already signalled unique case of a football club joining the league system of its kin-state. It was the aforementioned historical and socio-political context which pushed the club towards the kin-state. Founded in 1928, the beginnings of Derry City saw an attempt to act as a cross-community club consisting of both Catholic and Protestant players, fans and board members. Following the Troubles, intercommunal relations in Derry and beyond deteriorated. This consolidated the external image of the club as a bastion of Catholicism and Irish nationalism, whilst clashes with visiting teams’ fans resulted in the ban on playing games at home due to potential security risks. Ultimately, the club withdrew from the Irish League and did not take part in senior football competitions for over 10 years. Following the joining of the Ireland’s league system in 1985, Derry City fans have consolidated their opposition to football in Northern Ireland and solidified their identity as a southern Irish club – aided also by the team’s first FAI Cup final appearance in 1989 and subsequent six wins in this competition; most recently in November 2022, with a victory in Dublin, taking over 20,000 fans along for the occasion – an incredible number considering the average league attendance for the club is around 2,500. This was possible despite recent and hitherto unfulfilled concerns that a hard Brexit, advocated by some in Northern Ireland, could significantly complicate the Derry City’s involvement in the kin-state’s league system, as well as frictionless movement of fans across the border. 2) FC DAC 1904 DunajskΓ‘ Streda Located in Slovakia, close to its southern border with Hungary, FC DAC 1904 were founded when the town of DunajskΓ‘ Streda / Dunaszerdahely was part of the Kingdom of Hungary and the municipality continues to have a large ethnically Hungarian population (almost 72% in 2021) which forms the majority of the club’s support base. The Hungarian identity of the club is very well-known across Slovakia and has led to clashes with ultra groups from prominent β€˜Slovak’ clubs such as Slovan Bratislava – most notably in 2008 where the fixture was disrupted by riot police, resulting in the increase of diplomatic tensions between host- (Slovakia) and kin-state (Hungary). Indeed, the FC DAC 1904 ultra group YBS do not allow Slovak members and the crowd sing the Hungarian national anthem before games. As it is forbidden to bring the flag of another nation into a sports stadium in Slovakia, fans have developed creative solutions to expressing their Hungarian identity at games, like a β€˜flag’ composed of Hungarian words red, white and green. Financially, the club benefit from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor OrbΓ‘n’s keen interest in football to receive infrastructural funding from the Hungarian state (a practice common amongst Hungarian minority football clubs in countries like Romania, Serbia or Ukraine), whilst Hungarian large multinational company MOL is one of the club’s strategic partners. OrbΓ‘n himself is said to be a close friend of DAC owner OszkΓ‘r VilΓ‘gi – a local businessman who has intended to grow the club beyond its existing fanbase since taking over. This is reflected in the club’s trilingual website (with Hungarian and Slovak versions largely equivalent, accompanied by a less comprehensive English one) and quite international roster of players. Whilst Hungarian citizens and members of Slovakia’s Hungarian minority are visible among both playing and technical staff, the broader picture reflects sporting success as a priority rather than purely ethnicity-oriented goals, however, implemented in the context of pragmatic approach to financial opportunities created by links to the kin-state. Indeed, on the pitch, the club has been progressing closer to lifting the Slovak top-flight title for the first time, frequently entering the Europa League and Europa Conference League qualifying rounds in recent years. 3) IFK Mariehamn In the academic literature, the Γ…land Islands’ institutional arrangements are relatively renowned, yet the linguistic identity expressed through sporting terms is much less discussed. Located in this autonomous area of Finland, IFK Mariehamn were formed in 1919 with a constant presence in the Finnish top division since the early-2000s. Although Swedish holds the status of an official state language of Finland, it is minoritized in numerical terms across the country. The Γ…land Islands and its main town of Mariehamn is one of the geographical areas with a dense population of Swedish speakers – maintaining also strong elements of Swedish culture. This is immediately obvious from the club’s prefix; IdrottsfΓΆreningen Kamraterna (IFK) – in the Swedish language and commonly used by sports or football clubs in Sweden – for example, IFK GΓΆteborg. As such, IFK Mariehamn operate almost entirely in Swedish or even English, rather than Finnish. As HΓ₯kan Ringbom showed, on field communication in the club has been taking place in Swedish or English due to the recruitment of international players, with Finnish being an exception rather than a norm. Furthermore, the club's website is run in Swedish only, whilst it showcases its firm regional roots through the slogan "All Γ…land’s football team" and highlights its connections to the local population, business community and political elites. Similarly, the club’s Twitter account is operated mostly in Swedish, only occasionally interspersed with retweets in Finnish or English. Therefore, both linguistic and localist / regional identity are very much visible in the day-to-day functioning of the club, however, any visible links to an active triadic nexus involving Sweden are rather absent (e.g., there are no players from Sweden in the current squad). It can be argued that this is the reflection of Swedish being a pluricentric language, rather than Sweden being a typical kin-state. Nevertheless, this definitely ensures an obvious visual and linguistic differentiation of IFK Mariehamn from other clubs in Finland’s Veikkausliiga, which they have been ever-present in since 2005 – lifting a first league title in 2016, a year after winning the Finnish Cup for the first time. 4) HΕ K Zrinjski Mostar Located in the city of Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which saw some of the most intense frontline combat during the Balkan conflict during the early 1990s, HΕ K Zrinjski Mostar is located on the west side of the river Neretva. As Gary Armstrong and Emily Vest outline, the fanbase of the club has carried a Croat identity. It is symbolised by its full name β€˜Hrvatski Ε portski Klub [Croat Sports Club], the fact that the club is named after the Croatian noble family Zrinjski, that they sport the Croatian national colours of red and white chequered squares on the club crest (informally knows as Ε‘ahovnica), and run a Croatian-language website (notwithstanding the proximity between different varieties of the Serbo-Croatian language). The club was originally founded in 1905 but was later banned during the post-WWII years under the communist administration for such reasons as historical ties to the Croatian nationalism or participation in the football league of the Independent State of Croatia. 1992 saw the club’s reestablishment which took place not in Mostar but in the Catholic pilgrimage site of MeΔ‘ugorje. Alexander Mennicke interprets this as an intentional case of a symbolic unification of such aspects as ethnicity, religion and sport. With the onset of the ethnic conflict, FK VeleΕΎ Mostar, until 1992 the only successful club in the city supported across all communities, were evicted from their Bijeli Brijeg stadium and replaced by the freshly reformed HΕ K Zrinjski. This was the reflection of Mostar becoming largely an ethnically divided city as a result of the war, with the stadium for a short time functioning as a detention centre for Bosniaks expelled from the western part of the city. Consequently, the rivalry between the two clubs runs largely along ethnic lines. FK VeleΕΎ is supported predominately by the Bosniak Muslim community and plays on the east side of the river, whereas on the western bank of Neretva it has become β€œnot a matter of choice but rather a social obligation” to side with HΕ K Zrinjski. Frequent clashes between the two sets of fans have led to the footballing authorities often forcing games to be played without fans in the stadium. On the field, the Croatian identity of HΕ K Zrinjski has allowed them to take advantage of links to clubs in Croatia and bring in promising young players on loan from the kin-state, the most famous of which was the Croatia and Real Madrid star, Luka Modric who spent a season in Mostar in his early twenties. Furthermore, the club’s affinity to actors in its kin-state can be seen through official club communication congratulating Dinamo Zagreb on their 2022-23 Croatian title win. On top of this, much of the squad has Croatian nationality, frequently in combination with that of Bosnia and Herzegovina. These links have helped make HΕ K Zrinjski the most successful club in the Bosnian league, lifting the national title for a record eight time in the 2022-23 season. 5) FC SΓΌdtirol Located in the autonomous province of Bolzano/Bozen, FC SΓΌdtirol have recently been promoted to the second division of Italian football for the first time in their history. The club’s name is visibly German, differentiating it from the rest of the clubs in the league table, and the club’s management, alongside regional authorities, hope that playing now in Serie B will further increase the visibility of the region and awareness of its unique socio-linguistic profile across Italy and beyond. Formed in 1995, the club grew out of a previous local team anchored within the German-speaking community. Nevertheless, the intention was to bridge the linguistic communities and act as one club for the region – the club’s website claims that one can meet fans of the German, Italian and Ladin language groups in the stadium. Despite that, the German identity of the club is an aspect which is evolving; the club started with a bilingual name but the Italian β€˜Alto Adige’ was dropped, causing a backlash amongst certain local fans despite the badge changing to display the bilingual town name β€˜Bolzano/Bozen’. The management of the club also has strong links to the German-speaking community, with one of the most prominent examples being Walter Baumgartner, who for a certain time combined the role of the club’s president with important positions within the South Tyrolean People’s Party (SVP). Moreover, the ties with the regional politics are further evidenced by considerable financial support of the club by the province. In terms of the business model, FC SΓΌdtirol follows more of a German style of a public company owned by members and supporters, an aspect said to be unique in Italy. Somewhat similarly to the case of IFK Mariehamn, FC SΓΌdtirol’s links to the kin-state are largely overshadowed by aspects concerning the regional context. German language is an obvious connection; however, the club’s bilingual website (German and Italian; Ladin is notably absent) relativizes this. In terms of squad-related aspects, the current team does not include a single player from Austria and majority of them have Italian surnames, with many born outside of South Tyrol. The same applies to the current coach Pierpaolo Bisoli, a native of Porretta Terme in Emilia-Romagna. Perhaps the most substantial link to Austria could be found in the club’s self-perception concerning its geographical location, with its website stating that it is the only professional football club to be found β€œbetween Innsbruck (Austria) and Trento (Italy)”. Conclusions The five cases in this blog post offer an insight into the identity of football clubs where a kin-state dynamic is involved. It is clear that all have a significant differentiation to the domestic league they are based in: be it linguistic (like IFK Mariehamn), in terms of the self-identification of a significant sector of the fanbase (FC DAC 1904) or socio-political anchoring (FC SΓΌdtirol and HSK Zrinjski Mostar). The extent to which the third actor in the triadic nexus is present in the activity of the club, varies significantly across the five cases. Kin-state ties in terms of organisational activity, sponsorship opportunities or personnel-related aspects, can all be seen to varying degrees – often correlated with the broader implications discussed in the introductory paragraph above. The more prominent the aspect of kin-state activism, the more substantial links of a club / its fans to an β€˜external homeland’ – such is the case of FC DAC 1904 in relation to financial opportunities or HSK Zrinjski Mostar in the context of cooperation with kin-state-based clubs, such as Dinamo Zagreb, resulting in loan deals of players. Conversely, the less prominent the kin-state’s role, the less pronounced the links with the club. For instance, linguistic linkages are present in the case of both IFK Mariehamn and FC SΓΌdtirol, however, the cultural reference points seem to be more of a regional than kin-state-oriented nature. Derry City can be considered a case apart, with the club choosing a path of β€œreunification” (in footballing terms) with the kin-state at some point in its history. Across the two blogposts, the ten clubs offer an insightful glimpse into the ethnic and linguistic diversity among the collective identities of football clubs across Europe. All of the analysed cases do demonstrate how strong of a differentiation there can be between a minority club and the other clubs they compete with β€˜domestically’. What is clear, is that the identity of the club appears quite often to be more important than any other aspect for the fans in question – of course, football is a tribal affair in general, but the perceived linguistic and ethnic difference adds another dimension, even in relation to cases where political antagonism is less pronounced, such as SC Heerenveen or IFK Mariehamn. Moreover, it is also evident that in many of the cases, the football club is closely linked to regionalist or kin-state politics – as prominently evidenced by Athletic Club Bilbao, FC DAC 1904, Girona FC, FC SΓΌdtirol or HSK Zrinjski Mostar. This is also reflected in several examples of politicised fan behaviour, through singing of another state’s national anthem (as seen with fans of DAC 1904 and their β€˜external homeland’ of Hungary), booing the national anthem of the perceived oppressor (this is the case of, for instance, SC Bastia) or emphasizing ethnonational differences (like in the example of Ruch ChorzΓ³w). As leading sports scholar Alan Bairner remarks, β€œit is undeniable that it is usually in the behaviour and attitudes of fans rather than those of the participants that the relationship between sport and identity becomes most apparent”, with the latter group being more pragmatically focused on successful sport careers. This overview of ten cases is obviously relatively limited both in terms of depth and number, thus the authors’ intention is to build upon these by going further into depth and examining the linguistic practices of the clubs in both internal and external communication. Aspects such as the availability of multilingual websites, the balance of language used in social media channels will begin to show whether the club treats the minority language as a symbolic marketable selling point due to its uniqueness or a genuine linguistic differentiation reflecting the language practice use of the fan base. *** * Craig Willis is a Researcher at the ECMI as well as a PhD candidate at the Europa-UniversitΓ€t Flensburg. His dissertation concerns the role of non-speakers in the audience strategies of minority language broadcasters in Spain and the UK, within which he has spent time as a visiting researcher at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. His past research has also included aspects related to socioeconomic participation and regional development in the context of national and linguistic minorities. Football wise, he is a keen football tourist; watching live games in 35 countries across Europe, Asia and South America including many of the clubs featured in this series. * Will Hughes is a PhD candidate within the ESRC Nine DTP Human Geography Scholarship, based at Newcastle University under the supervision of Prof. Nick Megoran, Dr. Matthew Benwell and Prof. Stefanie Kappler (Durham University). His dissertation focuses on how knowledge is produced, β€˜geographically scripted’ and transmitted within the context of a research institute, for which he focused on the ECMI as a case study. This involved a year-long research stay in Flensburg, based at the institution. His interest in football stretches beyond purely leisure; his BA thesis looked at the collective memory of ultras within Union Berlin and BSC Dynamo, conducting a number of in-person interviews during the summer of 2017.
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'Expat Sports' in Finland See also: 'Finnish Sports' - typically Finnish sports lots of expats want to try, or at least watch! Ice Hockey, Floorball (Salibandy), Cross-country & Downhill Skiing, Rally Driving, Folk Racing, Tour Skating, Ice Swimming, Porvo: Akilles Sports Club Introduction Cricket, rugby and American football in Finland?? It's true! You're bound to run into a bunch of expats if you join, or go and watch, any of the teams mentioned on this page. Sports & Sports Facilities Finterest Among other events and activities, Finterest helps you find sports and outdoor facilities Finland-wide in its Sports, Outdoors, and Nature sections. As listings appear, zoom in on the map of Finland for further details in the location of your choice, and links to the relevant websites. www.finterest.fi - in 20 languages! Municipal Sites Wherever you are in Finland, finding your local sports facilities is easy. Each municipal website has a Sports section listing local sports facilities, as well as activities and events for adults and children. To find your local website see Expat Finland's page City by City - Regional Sites by Local Authorities Sports for Kids in Helsinki The City of Helsinki organises sports activities for young people, including swimming schools, applied sports and more. www.hel.fi > Supervised sports Sports Camps Sports camps and training programmes for kids - all welcome at all skill levels! BFS Junior Football Camps in Helsinki 2024 British Football School runs 5-day soccer training camps in Helsinki for children aged 6-13. The camps are fun and creative, delivered by fully qualified coaches, and designed to develop individual football skills and encourage positive interaction and teamwork in a safe, friendly English-speaking environment. Participants play games, learn technical information, and practice their new skills - and make new friends! The training sessions incorporate fun, fast moving games that enable your child to enjoy the ultimate football camp experience, and BFS welcomes all players at all skill levels. Partcipants can attend for single days or the complete non-residential 5-day camps. All 5-day participants receive a BFS football kit of shirt, shorts and socks! Dates: Please check website for latest camp dates Venue: International School of Helsinki, SelkΓ€merenpuisto Map Info & Sign-up: britishfootballschool.com Telegram/Viber/WhatsApp: +40 799 686 835 MoovKids Sports and Karate Camps 2025 MoovKids Summer Camps emphasise physical movement, development and wellbeing. Professionally run, great fun! All camps are 9:00-16:00 each day, including healthy meals/snacks. The next camps will be held in June-July 2025. Summer Sports Camp Ages 4-7 The most popular camp, including a variety of indoor and outdoor sports and activities using a wide range of equipment. Skill-focused coordination activities are incorporated into all sessions to improve coordination, flexibility and fitness. Karate Camp Ages 9-15 Basic karate punches, blocks, stances and kicks are taught, and a variety of games and other sporting activities are interwoven into the karate camp days. Children are in level-appropriate groups. Gym/Karate Camp Ages 7-10 A wide variety of movement activities that build coordination and physical self-confidence, as well as providing cognitive benefits. Children benefit both physically and academically while learning and having fun! Web: moovkids.fi/camps Facebook: facebook.com/moovkidscom Address: Finnoonlaaksontie 7, 02270 Espoo, 2nd floor Map Tel: 050 576 3492 Rugby in Finland Naturally we start with the best sport first! There are about 16 active clubs in the Finnish Rugby Federation, a big leap from 2001 when there were only two registered teams. At that point the game was played mainly by expats, but time has seen a lot of Finnish blokes getting involved in the sport; these days about two-thirds of players are Finns. The ladies have also joined in and recently gained prominence for themselves, and Finland, by comprehensively winning the FIRA European Championship Women's 7s, Group B, which earnt them a promotion to the European A Division. Legends! If you join a rugby team, or just go and watch a game, you're likely to meet Aussies, Kiwis, Poms and other expat rugby players and followers from around the planet - some friendly rivalries! Apart from playing the game, rugby has a strong social tradition and you will undoubtedly find lots of social events on the calendar. Come one come all! Finnish Rugby Federation The head organisation's website has a calendar of fixtures throughout Finland, a guide to rugby, contacts and links to clubs, news and more. https://www.finland.rugby - En, Fi Finnish Rugby Clubs (many with Ladies' teams too!) Espoo Espoo Rugby Club HΓ€meenlinna Linna Rugby Club Helsinki Helsinki Rugby Club Warriors Rugby Club Joensu Karjalan Rugby Club JyvΓ€skylΓ€ JyvΓ€skylΓ€ Rugby Club Kuopio Kuopio Rugby Club Pori Pori Rugby Club Porvoo Old Town Shamrocks Rugby Club Oulu OYUS Rugby Tampere Tampere Rugby Club Turku Eagles Rugby Football Club Vaasa Vaasa Wolves (Men's) Vaasa Foxes (Ladies') Rugby Refereeing Refereeing can be a great way to give back to the sport and help to promote its development at grass-roots level. For those with personal ambitions, refereeing in a 'small rugby country' like Finland can also quickly mean officiating at Championship level, being sent on exchange to foreign countries, and even involvement in international matches. If you would like to get involved in refereeing in Finland or would simply like more information, please get in touch. www.finland.rugby Finland Rugby Referees Association (FRRA) Australian Rules Football 'Aussie rules' in Finland kicked off in 2007 with two official teams in domestic competition, the Helsinki Heatseekers and the Salo Juggernauts. The sport is growing in popularity, with four active teams in November 2015. The controlling body is the Finland AFL. New members always welcome! Finland AFL: Facebook Helsinki: Helsinki Heatseekers Turku: Facebook Vaasa: Waasa Wombats & Facebook Gaelic Football / Hurling in Finland If you don't know much about these sports, check out Gaelic Football and Hurling at Wikipedia - looks fun! Both are administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). Helsinki: Founded in 2011, the Helsinki Harps are an amateur sports club that plays and promotes GAA games in Finland. "As much as we all enjoy a sweaty run about, the core of our club is the people who make it up and the community they form. Everyone is welcome!": Helsinki Harps Gaelic Football Club Tampere: Founded in 2022, and giving their mates in Helsinki some competition, is the Tampere Hammer Gaels Hurling Club. "We're keen to welcome new members regardless of age." Join in or go and watch! Tampere Hammer Gaels GAA club American Football in Finland Ironically there is not much information available in English about American Football in Finland! The Wikipedia page about the official sites is much more informative (in English) than the sites themselves: American Football Association of Finland American Football Finland (SAJL) Founded in 1979, American Football Finland had 32 member clubs in 2020, playing in 20 series from juniors to seniors, from Rovaniemi to Helsinki. Men's and women's leagues, and six different youth categories. The Finnish men's and women's national teams are the most successful in Europe in terms of medals. American Football Finland: jenkkifutis.fi Helsinki Wolverines Football Team The Helsinki Wolverines have been going since 1995; they have men's, women's and junior teams. Online information in Finnish only. facebook.com/helsinkiwolverines Cricket in Finland The Finnish Cricket Association (FCA) The FCA was set up in 1999 to develop and organise the game of cricket in Finland. Cricket is a fast-growing sport here; from 4 clubs in 2001 there are now 20+ clubs in various parts of the country, so odds are you have a local club in your region! Finland is now proud to have its first dedicated grass cricket ground and pavilion at Kerava. The Kerava National Cricket Ground is home to the Finnish National Cricket Team. The FCA's online presence is Cricket Finland: cricketfinland.com From this large site you can see information about the history and development of cricket in Finland, news, events, rules of the game and much more. If you are interested in playing the game, Cricket Finland also includes the List of FCA Cricket Clubs, which links to the individual clubs. If you'd like to get involved in some other way, there is also a Development section with pages about cricket umpiring, junior cricket, women's cricket and more. Baseball & Softball The central organisations are Finnish Baseball and Softball Federation: pesis.fi/baseball - Finnish + limited English fi-fi.facebook.com/BaseballSuomi - Facebook Finnish Baseball Association: www.pesis.fi - Finnish only Teams Espoo Expos: espooexpos.kotisivukone.com Helsinki Mets: facebook.com/HelsinkiMets Helsinki Puumat: fi-fi.facebook.com/puumatbaseball Helsinki Boars: facebook.com/HelsinkiBoars Lahti Pirates: lahtipirates.com Malmi Bullets: facebook.com Tampere Tigers: tamperetigers.sporttisaitti.com/ Turku Black Sox: turkublacksox.fi - No experience or skills necessary! Karate Finnish Karate Association Founded in 1969, the Finnish Karate Association (Suomen Karateliitto ry) is the national umbrella organization for member clubs of Karate, Hokutoryu Ju-Jutsu and Taido. You can find a list of clubs Finland-wide, with contacts, at www.karateliitto.fi > JΓ€senseurat Thai Boxing Thai boxing has a robust following, and Finland has en extensive network of Thai boxing clubs. Individual clubs usually don't have websites in English, but you can find a list of clubs in many Finnish cities, with contacts, at www.muaythai.fi > JΓ€senseurat Cycle Touring in Finland Finland is a great place for mountain biking and bicycle touring. It provides varying landscapes for culture and nature-lovers alike. Cycloscope's Finland page contains loads of information. Content includes Information on what Finland has to offer for bicycle tourists Mountain biking National, regional, and local cycle routes Maps & guides A guide to services for bicycle tourists Tips about preparation, travel gear, travelling with your bike & more Cycling Finland: cycloscope.net/cycling-finland Nationalparks.fi: Nationalparks.fi is a great resource. Choose your activity, and search for 'destinations' in Finland to do it! Includes details of free and open wilderness huts. Finlandnaturally.com: Finland, Naturally is another great resource for outdoor activities, including cycling and mountain biking. Bicycle Repairs At fonecta.fi, search pyΓΆrΓ€huolto or pyΓΆrΓ€korjaamo (bicycle repairs) and the desired location / postcode. Translates well in Chrome browser (How?). Translate in Chrome Desktop: Right-click anywhere on a page and click Translate to [Language]. iPhone / iPad: At bottom of screen, tap Translate. Android: At bottom of screen select Language, tap Translate. Alternatively use Google Translate. Fishing in Finland Fishing is popular in Finland - about 10% of the country is covered in water, after all - and fish dishes are an integral part of Finnish cuisine. Finnish fishing culture has always been based on the idea that the catch will be prepared for a meal. 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FC Santa Claus is a football club from Rovaniemi, Finland that currently plays in the Nelonen, the sixth tier of the Finnish football league system. The club has played as high as the third tier, Kakkonen, where they have played a total of 14 seasons. They were nearly promoted to the second-tier, YkkΓΆnen, but lost their promotion playoff match to HIFK in 2010. The club plays at the SaarenkylΓ€n Stadion. Previously, they played at the KeskuskenttΓ€ Stadium, which seats 4,000 spectators, of which 2,800 are covered. They shared that stadium with Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS), who played in the top tier Veikkausliiga, until their relegation at the end of the 2020 season. The club was formed as FC Santa Claus Rovaniemi in 1992, through the merger of Rovaniemen Reipas and Rovaniemen Lappi. Following a bankruptcy filing in 2012, the club was re-formed as a new entity under the name FC Santa Claus Arctic Circle. In 2021, the youth club re-founded a senior men's side, as simply FC Santa Claus, following the club's disbanding following the 2019 season. Origin of name The origin of the name stems from the legend that Rovaniemi, Finland, is the home town of Santa Claus. They chose to use the English name of Santa Claus, as opposed to the Finnish translation Joulupukki, since English is the most commonly spoken language in the world, allowing for increased awareness of the club. The club receives regular coverage from media outlets around the world, especially during the Christmas season. Despite playing in the lower divisions, the club has fans around the world due to the unique circumstances of their name. FC Santa Claus developed a legend about how the club was formed that claimed that the club was founded by Santa's elves kicking a leather football in the snow, when they were not wrapping Christmas presents. The club states that they had to ask permission from Santa to use his name, which was granted after Terho Iljin, the club's founder, made the request. In addition, Santa Claus serves as their honorary coach and he attends the team's first match of every season to launch their campaign and often shows up at games during the season as well. The club's colours are red and white, the colours of Santa Claus, with their alternate kits being white and green, another Christmas themed colour. Their motto is "Don't Stop Believing", referring to the belief of children in the legendary figure. The club is heavily involved with multiple charities, including UNICEF, donating proceeds from their jersey sales to the charity. The players of the club are mostly made up of local students or workers, who are often involved with the local Christmas market and helping out at the local post office, which receives all of the Finnish letters to Santa, although they have had professional and foreign players in the past. 2021 manager and head of the youth division, German-native Ralf Wunderlich, described FC Santa Claus as the second team of the city of Rovaniemi, with Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS) being the more successful and competitive club, but supporting "the spirit of Christmas". History Formation (1992–2012) The club was formed in 1992, under the name FC Santa Claus Rovaniemi, following the merger of the Rovaniemen Reipas (RoRe) and Rovaniemen Lappi (RoLa) football clubs. RoRe was the more successful of the two founder clubs, playing 12 seasons in the Kakkonen, the third tier of the Finnish football system in the periods of 1978–81, 1984–89, and 1991–92, while RoLa played three seasons at this level in 1987–88 and 1992. The merger consolidated FC Santa Claus as a Kakkonen club, since both founding clubs were in that division. The club's first crest had a picture of Santa waving while controlling a football, but it was later changed to one of him sitting at a writing desk checking his naughty and nice lists. They played their first official match in 1993. In their first season, the club finished in 3rd place in the third tier. The following season, in 1994, they won the Midnattsolscupen (Midnight Sun Cup), an invitational tournament held in Sweden. In 1997, they faced English Premier League club Crystal Palace in a friendly, losing 5–0, with 5000 spectators showing up to the match. They have also played against Nottingham Forest and West Ham United. After eight seasons in the third tier, they were relegated to the fourth tier Kolmonen, at the end of the 2000 season. They won their Kolmonen division in their first season, but failed to win promotion back to the third tier. They gained promotion back to the Kakkonen after winning their Kolmonen division, and qualifying through the promotion playoffs group, in 2008. In 2010, they nearly won promotion to the second-tier YkkΓΆnen, after winning their division, however, they lost the promotion playoff match to HIFK. Bankruptcy and re-formation (2013–2019) In 2012, the club experienced significant financial difficulties, resulting in them filing for bankruptcy with debts of 20,000€. They re-formed the club under a new association using the name FC Santa Claus Arctic Circle, but the Finnish Football Association denied their request to transfer their position in the third tier Kakkonen to the new group, ruling that they had not taken over the debts of the previous group. The club appealed on the basis that they were willing to take on debts incurred by the sports department, not the bingo activities that had caused the bankruptcy, but their appeal was rejected. Consequently, FC Santa Claus returned to the fourth tier for 2013, after being unable to re-join the third tier. They finished in third place in 2013, but the following season they won the division, being promoted back to the third tier for the 2015 season. Also in 2013, they reached an agreement with fellow Rovaniemi side RoPS in the top tier, to form a partnership and act as their affiliate club. They again faced financial difficulties in 2015, but they were saved through signing one-year partnerships with EA Sports and Puma, with Puma manufacturing the jerseys with EA as the kit sponsor. Prior to this they has worn Adidas kits. Nike became their manufacturer the following season. For 2016, they partnered with Chinese company Bewin Sports and their CEO Marc Gao, who entered into a five-year shirt sponsorship with the club as well as Gao becoming the club's vice-president. The 2016 season was a difficult one for the club, who, following the departure of several experienced players, were relegated back to the fourth tier after the season, after earning only eight points from two wins and two draws in 22 matches, conceding 102 goals, including a 16-0 loss to AC Kajaani in which they were only able to field 11 players in total, including three goalkeepers, two of whom were forced to play striker, due to a rash of injuries. Later that year, they travelled to Beijing, China, arranged by their new Chinese sponsors, to play a friendly match on Christmas Eve against a group of Chinese celebrities called the China Doubi all-stars, and won the match by a single goal. The following year, they returned to China for another exhibition, where they played with former Italian national team player Alessandro Del Piero and former English national team player Michael Owen. FC Santa Claus finished in last place in the Kolmonen in 2018, being relegated to the fifth tier Nelonen for 2019. In 2019, they again finished last, being relegated to the sixth tier for 2020. However, instead this edition of the club disbanded after the 2019 season, leaving the league system as the club went bankrupt. A couple of the players decided to register a team in an 8v8 recreational league organized by the referee's association of Rovaniemi, continuing the club unofficially. Third edition of the club (2021–present) It was announced FC Santa Claus would be re-launched in the Finnish national system, for the 2021 season. The new re-launch would be headed by the youth club, FC Santa Claus Juniorit, which had continued to operate, and would revert to the Rovaniemi logo. They re-entered in the sixth tier Vitonen. In their debut match in the sixth tier, after their re-formation, they defeated Kolarin Kontio 4–2. They finished bottom of the table in their return season in 2021. After two seasons in the sixth tier, they were promoted to the fifth tier of finnish football, Nelonen. Seasons The following includes the historical season results for FC Santa Claus: As FC Santa Claus Rovaniemi: Year Level Division Section Position Record Movements Finnish Cup 1993 Tier 3 Kakkonen Northern Group 3rd (12) 10–6–6 Fifth Round 1994 Tier 3 Northern Group 7th (12) 8–4–10 Quarter-Finals 1995 Tier 3 Northern Group 6th (12) 9–3–10 Sixth Round 1996 Tier 3 Northern Group 9th (12) 6–5–11 Fifth Round 1997 Tier 3 Northern Group 7th(12) 8–4–10 Fifth Round 1998 Tier 3 Northern Group 7th (12) 9–4–9 Fifth Round 1999 Tier 3 Northern Group 10th (12) 7–2–13 Relegation Play-offs Did not enter 2000 Tier 3 Northern Group 8th (12) 7–5–10 Relegated 2001 Tier 4 Kolmonen Northern Finland – Lapland 1st (8) 11–0–3 Play-offs Did not enter 2002 Tier 4 Northern Finland – Lapland – Group 2 2nd (6) 7–0–3 2003 Tier 4 Group C 4th (7) 7–1–4 2004 Tier 4 Lapland 2nd (8) 9–3–2 2005 Tier 4 Northern Finland 5th (10) 9–3–6 2006 Tier 4 Northern Finland 5th (12) 11–1–10 2007 Tier 4 Northern Finland 3rd (11) 11–5–4 2008 Tier 4 Northern Finland 1st (11) 15–3–2 Play-offs – Promoted Fourth round 2009 Tier 3 Kakkonen Group C 10th (14) 9–2–15 Fifth round 2010 Tier 3 Group C 1st (14) 16–3–7 Play-offs, runner-up Third round 2011 Tier 3 Group C 11th (14) 8–8–10 Fifth round 2012 Tier 3 Northern Group 8th (9) 6–6–12 Relegated (due to bankruptcy) Fifth round As FC Santa Claus AC: Year Level Division Section Position Record Movements Finnish Cup 2013 Tier 4 Kolmonen Northern Finland 3rd (12) 15–2–5 Third round 2014 Tier 4 Northern Finland 1st (11) 16–2–2 Promoted Did not enter 2015 Tier 3 Kakkonen Northern Group 7th (10) 12–2–13 Did not enter 2016 Tier 3 Northern Group 11th (12) 2–2–18 Relegated 2017 Tier 4 Kolmonen Northern Finland 2nd (11) 15–3–2 Third round 2018 Tier 4 Northern Finland 11th (11) 2–2–16 Relegated Not eligible 2019 Tier 5 Nelonen Northern Finland 11th (11) 3–3–14 Relegated Not eligible 2020 Club did not enter a competitive division this season As FC Santa Claus: Year Level Division Section Position Record Movements Finnish Cup 2021 Tier 6 Vitonen Northern Finland - Northern Block 5th (5) 3–1–8 Not eligible 2022 Tier 6 Northern Finland 2nd (9) 11–1–4 First round 2023 Tier 5 Nelonen Northern Finland 5th (12) 5th (6) 6–1–4 (First stage) 1–0–4 (Promotion stage) First round 2024 Tier 6 Nelonen Northern Finland TBD TBD First round Notable former players Reserve Team In 2014, the club established a reserve team under the name FC Santa, which began play in the fifth tier Nelonen. In 2015, the club won the fifth tier, being promoted to the fourth tier Kolmonen for 2016. They were immediately relegated back to the fifth tier for 2017, where they once again won the division and promotion. However, they ended the operation of the second team after 2017, as the reserves reached the same level as the senior team. The following includes the historical season results for FC Santa: Year Level Division Section Position Record Movements 2014 Tier 5 Nelonen Northern Finland - Lapland 5th (8) 5–5–4 2015 Tier 5 Northern Finland - Lapland 1st (8) 11–2–1 Promoted 2016 Tier 4 Kolmonen Northern Finland 11th (12) 6–0–12 Auto-Relegation 2018-2023 Reserves stopped operating 2024 Tier 7 Vitonen Northern Finland - North Group TBD TBD TBD Honours First Team Kakkonen (III) Division Title - 2010 Kolmonen (IV) Division Title - 2001, 2008, 2014 Midnattsolscupen Cup - 1994 Reserve Team Nelonen (V) Division Title - 2015, 2017 Women FC Santa Claus AC formed a women's team in 2016. They began play in the Naisten Kolmonen, the women's fourth tier. They finished in 7th place in their division in 2016 and 5th place in 2017. They did not play in 2018. The reformed club announced they will be re-introducing a women's club. as FC Santa Claus AC Year Level Division Section Position Record Movements 2016 Tier 4 Naisten Kolmonen Northern Finland 7th (10) 4–4–10 2017 Tier 4 Naisten Kolmonen Northern Finland 5th (8) 5–2–7 2018 Women stopped operating as FC Santa Claus Year Level Division Section Position Record Movements 2023 Tier 4 Naisten Kolmonen Northern Finland 10th (11) 4th (5) 1–2–7 (First stage) 1-2-1 (Second stage) 2024 Tier 4 Northern Finland TBD TBD Juniors FC Santa Claus Juniorit was formed in 1994 under the name FC Lynx. In 2013, they became known as FC Santa Claus Juniorit after partnering with the two Rovaniemi clubs, RoPS and FC Santa Claus AC. They operate youth teams at every age group. Beginning in 2017, the Junior club established a partnership with Football Development Schools and English Premier League club West Bromwich Albion. Every summer, they host the Santa Claus Cup which attracts teams from several countries, for both boys and girls teams. See also