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Salah gives back to the society
Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has donated large amounts of money to help build a school and hospital in his home town of Nagrig in Egypt, amongst many other charitable efforts from the Pharaohs forward.
The Seagull’s trophy drought
The only national trophy that Brighton & Hove Albion have won is the Charity Shield, way back in 1910. At that time, the Charity Shield (now known as the Community Shield) was contested by the winners of the Football League and Southern League (before a true national top flight league existed).
Cameroon great Samuel Etoo
Cameroonian legend Samuel Eto’o is the all-time leading scorer for RCD Mallorca, netting 70 goals in 165 matches for the club between 1999 and 2004.
Fiorentina’s home turf
Fiorentina’s Artemio Franchi Stadium hosted the Spaghetti Bowl – an American football game played between the United States armed services’ Fifth Army and Twelfth Air Force – in 1945 during the back end of World War II. The Army side won the game 20-0.
Serie A’s toughest rivalry
Monza and Como have a fierce rivalry in Italian football which dates back to 1967, when the former beat the latter in a decisive promotion play-off match for Serie B. In addition a 3-3 draw between the teams in 1980 ended Monza’s chance of promotion to the Serie A, and violence ensued between the sets of fans.
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The Villains history dates back to 19th century
Created in 1874, Aston Villa is the oldest team in the Premier League. In fact, it is one of the oldest football clubs still in existence today. It was a founding member of both the Football League and the Premier League.
Foxes magic season
In May 2016, Leicester City won the Premier League despite being labeled a 5,000-to-1 longshot by oddsmakers. Only seven years earlier, the team played in the third tier of English football
World’s valuable football team
FC Barcelona is the world’s most valuable soccer team according to Forbes. In 2021, the team was valued at $4.76 billion, which was slightly higher than fellow La Liga member Real Madrid.
Los Blancos the European giants
With 15 UEFA Champions League titles, Real Madrid can legitimately be considered one of the best teams in all of Europe. AC Milan has won seven UEFA Champions League titles while Bayern Munich has won six such titles.
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