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17 May Peterborough at 93: From a green shirt to the Posh's 134 goals
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On 17 May 1934, at the Angel Hotel in Peterborough, a meeting voted to give the city a professional team again. Peterborough United turns 93 on 17 May 2027. Its fans simply call it "The Posh". A fresh start at the Angel Hotel The city had been left without a team when Peterborough & Fletton United folded two years earlier. The Angel meeting was cha..
17 May Motherwell at 141: From a Merry Street pub to Scotland's only claret and amber
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On 17 May 1886, in a pub in the Scottish town of Motherwell, two works teams decided to become one. Motherwell turns 141 on 17 May 2027. And it wears a colour combination no other team in Scotland has. Two works teams, one town Glencairn and Alpha were works teams in the town. Their representatives met in a pub on Merry Street and agreed to form a ..
17 May Estoril at 88: The sun and the ocean on the Canarinhos' shirt
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On 17 May 1939 a club born out of a tourism project was founded on the Portuguese Riviera. Estoril turns 88 on 17 May 2027. It is the team in yellow, which took its colours from the sun and the sea of its coast. A club born from a resort Behind the founding was Fausto de Figueiredo, a businessman who wanted to make Estoril a famous resort. Through ..
15 May Glasgow 2002: Zidane's volley and Real Madrid's ninth European Cup
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On 15 May 2002, at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Real Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen met in the Champions League final. On 15 May 2027 it will be 25 years since the goal many consider the most beautiful ever scored in a final. Real were celebrating their 100th anniversary that season and could not have found a better present. The road to Scotland Vicente d..
15 May St. Pauli at 117: Brown, a skull and crossbones, and punk
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A brown shirt and a skull and crossbones. At any other club it would sound strange, but at St. Pauli it is identity. This is the story of a small Hamburg club that became a global symbol. From a gymnastics club to 1910 The club's roots go back to 1899, to an informal group of football lovers within the gymnastics club Hamburg-St. Pauli Turnverein 1..
14 May Nacional at 128: The colours of Artigas and the shirt with a pocket
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On 14 May 1899, in a house in Montevideo, a group of students decided that Uruguayan football could not belong to foreigners alone. That was the birth of Nacional, which turns 128 on 14 May 2027. For Greek fans it holds a special place: it is the team that faced Panathinaikos in an Intercontinental Cup final. A club for the "criollos" At the end of..
13 May Dynamo Kyiv, 100 years: a century in white and blue, from Lobanovskyi to Shevchenko
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On 13 May 1927 a Kyiv commission registered the statute of a new sports society called "Dynamo". On 13 May 2027 Dynamo Kyiv turns 100, a whole century. It is the team that first beat Moscow at its own game and gave the Soviet Union its first European trophy. A club born from a document On 13 April 1927 the Dynamo council in Kharkiv approved the cre..
10 May AZ Alkmaar, 60 years: two brothers, a castle on the shirt and the 101 goals of 1981
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On 10 May 1967 two clubs from North Holland joined forces and created AZ '67. On 10 May 2027 AZ Alkmaar turns 60. In that time it has reached a European final, won two league titles and once even ended up with no roof over its stadium. The Molenaar brothers' idea Behind the club's birth were the brothers Cees and Klaas Molenaar, local businessmen a..
10 May Rio Ave, 88 years: From the riverbank to the green and white stripes
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Rio Ave celebrates its birthday on 10 May, the day in 1939 when its first elected board took office. The idea of founding the club had been born a few months earlier, in January 1939. On 10 May 2027 the club from Vila do Conde turns 88 years old. A group of friends on the banks of the Ave It all began with a group of friends in Vila do Conde, a sea..
08 May Wydad Casablanca, 90 years: a swimming pool, an Umm Kulthum film and the Red Castle
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On 8 May 1937, in a Casablanca under French protectorate, a group of Moroccans founded a club that was their own from day one. On 8 May 2027 Wydad turns 90. And the most striking thing is that it all began not on a pitch, but in a swimming pool. It all began in a swimming pool In the 1930s the pools at Casablanca's port were practically closed to l..
08 May Guadalajara (Chivas), 121 years: a Belgian, the stripes of Bruges and Mexicans only
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On 8 May 1906 a young Belgian who had just arrived in Mexico set up a football team with colleagues from two shops in Guadalajara. On 8 May 2027 Guadalajara, the beloved Chivas, turns 121. And it carries a rare identity: it plays with Mexican footballers only. A Belgian in Guadalajara Edgar Everaert arrived in Mexico in 1906 and worked with young m..
07 May Seville 1986: The night Duckadam stopped Barcelona
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On 7 May 1986, at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán stadium in Seville, Steaua Bucharest and Barcelona met in the European Cup final. On 7 May 2027 it will be 41 years since the night a goalkeeper won Europe almost single-handed. It was the first final of the competition to end 0-0, and the shoot-out that followed is like no other. The road to Seville Emer..
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