World Football

Gary Lineker Please also see my   All-Time World Cup Team Index . England Greater London North East England ,  NorthWest England . West Midlands ,  South West England South East England ,  East of England Black English players United Kingdom World Cup 1970 United Kingdom World Cup 1982 England 1974 ,  Yorkshire and Humber England After 1966 All-Time Team Nottingham Forest ,  Leicester City The East Midlands is one of nine official regions of England at the first level of NUTS for statistical purposes. It consists of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire (except North and North East Lincolnshire), Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland. The region has an area of 15,627 km2 (6,034 sq mi), with a population over 4.5 million in 2011. Leicester City , Notts Countty, Derby, Nottingham Forest , Lincoln FC are located in this area.  Notts County F.C. is the world's oldest professional football club, with Nottingham Forest F.C. being the oldest footba...

Jamie Vardy and Kyle Walker Please also see my   All-Time World Cup Team Index . Leeds United   England Greater London North East England ,  NorthWest England . East Midlands West Midlands South West England South East England East of England Yorkshire and the Humber is one of nine official regions of England at the first level of Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) for statistical purposes. It comprises most of Yorkshire (the administrative areas of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, Hull, North Yorkshire and the City of York), as well as North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire. It does not include Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland or other areas of the historic county of Yorkshire, such as Sedbergh not included in the aforementioned administrative areas. The largest settlements are Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford, Hull, and York. The population in 2011 was 5,284,000. It is home of football clubs such as Huddersfield Town,...

Europa League Champion 2020-21 Please also see my   All-Time World Cup Team Index . Real Madrid ,  Barcelona ,  Valencia , Atletico Madrid ,  Sevilla ,  Atletic Bilbao ,   Deportivo La Coruna    Real Sociedad , Real Bet is ,  Real Zaragoza ,  Espanyol Valencian Community This is my selection of a 25 member all-time team for Villarreal.  The number 25 was chosen because it is the official squad size for the Champions' League.   Villarreal is just a small town of just 50,000 inhabitants. Their home stadium El Madrigal has a capacity of 25,000.   The club is nicknamed El Submarí Groguet or El Submarino Amarillo (Yellow Submarine) due to its yellow home kit, and due to being a low-profile team compared to Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atlético Madrid, and regional rivals Valencia, whom they have challenged for trophies over the last decade. Villarreal has often been touted as an example of a small but successful club.  Vil...