World Football

Mitropa Cup winner 1980 Please also see my   All-Time World Cup Team Index . AC Milan ,  Juventus ,  Inter Milan , Roma ,  Lazio ,  Torino ,  Napoli ,  Fiorentina , Sampdoria ,  Geona ,  Bologna ,  Parma ,  Udinese ,  Brescia . This is my selection of a 25 member all-time team for the club.  The number 25 was chosen because it is the official squad size for the Champions' League. Udinese Calcio, commonly referred to as Udinese, is an Italian football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, that currently plays in Serie A. It was founded on 30 November 1896 as a sports club, and on 5 July 1911 as a football club. The traditional team home kit is black and white striped shirt, black shorts, and white socks. They are sometimes called "The Little Zebras" based on their black and white striped shirts.  The club broadcasts on channel 110 (Udinese Channel) on digital terrestrial television in north-east of Italy. It...

Winning the Double in the 2010-2011 season Please also see my   All-Time World Cup Team Index . Olympique de Marseille ,  Paris Saint-Germain Olympique Lyonnais ,  AS Monaco ,  Nantes Saint-Étienne ,  Girondins de Bordeaux . South France Players born in the Overeseas Department and former French Colonies French Black Players   French Algerian French Players Capped by Other National Teams France at USA 1994 This is my selection of a 25 member all-time team for the club. The number 25 was chosen because it is the official squad size for the Champions' League. Lille OSC was founded as a result of a merger between Olympique Lillois and SC Fives during the War. Both clubs were founding members of the French Division 1 and Lillois was the league's inaugural champions. Under the Lille emblem, the club has won three league titles in 1946, 1954, and 2011 and six Coupe de France titles, which is tied for fourth-best among clubs. Lille and Red Star F.C. are the only F...

Diego Maradona made the name very popular Please also see my   All-Time World Cup Team Index . It's Muller/Miller time Italian Players' surnames ending with  an "I" Dutch Players' surnames starting with "Van"  Ronaldo, Ronald, Ronnie, Ron, etc All-Time Team Brazilian Footballers who shared names with historical figures Dutch footballers whose surnames started with "Van" Diego is a Spanish given name. Oddly enough, the name Diego is a Spanish form of the name James which is ultimately a derivative of Jacob.  It derives from a re-analysis of Sant Yago (Saint James the Greater) as San Diego.  The forms Tiago, Thiago, Diago and Diogo are seen mostly in Portuguese-speaking countries.  When I looked at several lists of famous people named "Diego",   they are mainly footballers. Diego Velazquez, Diego Rivera, Diego de Almagro , etc are some of the famous non-football playing "Diego's".   I actually never heard most of the non-...