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10 Mar Chelsea at 122: From Eton blue to royal blue
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Chelsea were born out of a stadium looking for a team. The club was founded on 10 March 1905 in a London pub, and on 10 March 2027 it turns 122 years old. From the pale blue of the early years to the royal blue of the trophies, this is the story of its shirt. A ground without a team Businessman Gus Mears and his brother Joseph had bought the Stamfo..
10 Mar Rennes at 126: The Red and Blacks who started out in blue
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On 10 March 1901 a group of former students in Rennes, Brittany, founded a multi-sport club. On 10 March 2027 Rennes turns 126. Few people know, however, that the "Red and Blacks" started out wearing… sky blue. Former students with a ball Stade rennais was created by former students of the city, among them Duchesne, Philippe Ghis, Henri Jamin and P..
10 Mar Olympiacos at 102: From a Piraeus tavern to the Conference League
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Olympiacos celebrates its birthday on 10 March, its founding date in Piraeus in 1925. On 10 March 2027 the "Thrylos" turns 102. Its story starts in a harbour tavern and reaches all the way to the first European trophy won by a Greek club. An evening at Moiras's tavern The founding meeting took place, according to the sources, at Moiras's tavern in ..
10 Mar Villarreal at 104: A pharmacy, a bolt of yellow cloth and the Submarine
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On 10 March 1923, in a small Valencian town known for its ceramics, a club was born that no one imagined would one day play Champions League semi-finals. On 10 March 2027 Villarreal turns 104. And its most famous detail, the yellow, arrived almost by chance. In the back room of a pharmacy The founder was José Calduch, who had discovered football wh..
09 Mar Inter at 119: The colours of a night in 1908
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Inter was born out of a disagreement and took its colours from the sky. Its black and blue shirt has been through international dreams, political censorship and some of the greatest nights in European football. Let's see how. A breakaway from Milan On 9 March 1908, a group of members of Milan Cricket and Football Club, today's AC Milan, decided to ..
09 Mar Panetolikos at 101: Agrinio's Canaries and 'another Heracles'
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On 9 March 1926 a group of prominent citizens of Agrinio laid the foundations of a club that would become the symbol of a whole region. On 9 March 2027 Panetolikos turns 101, opening its second century. Its story has a school, night classes, a mythical hero and, of course, lots of yellow and blue. A school and sixteen founders The club was founded ..
08 Mar Eintracht Frankfurt at 128: Two clubs, one eagle and a name meaning harmony
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On 8 March 1899 a group of young men in Frankfurt founded the club from which today's Eintracht was born. On 8 March 2027 Eintracht Frankfurt turns 128. It is a story of two clubs that became one, an eagle on the chest and some of the most electric European nights in German football. Two clubs, one "harmony" The first ancestor was Frankfurter FC Vi..
06 Mar Real Madrid at 125: Why is the shirt all white?
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White from top to bottom. Real Madrid's kit is perhaps the most recognisable in the world, and yet the idea behind it was not born in Spain. Behind it lie a trip to England, a king and a year when the team dared to add black and regretted it. Madrid Football Club, 1902 On 6 March 1902 Madrid Football Club was officially founded. Juan Padrós headed ..
05 Mar Manchester United, 149 years: From the railwaymen's green and gold to the Red Devils
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Before becoming one of the biggest names on the planet, Manchester United was the team of the workers at a railway depot. It was founded in 1878 as Newton Heath LYR. The club's official history gives only the year, but the date that has become established is 5 March 1878, so on 5 March 2027 United turn 149 years old. The railwaymen of Newton Heath ..
04 Mar Red Star Belgrade, 82 years: From yellow shirts to the night in Bari
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The war was not yet over when a group of young people in Belgrade set up a new club. Red Star Belgrade (Crvena zvezda) was founded on 4 March 1945, and on 4 March 2027 it turns 82 years old. Its red and white shirt travelled from a small city ground all the way to the top of Europe. A club born in wartime In February 1945 members of the United Anti..
03 Mar Beşiktaş, 124 years: From a Bosphorus garden to the Black Eagles
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It all started in a garden, with a group of young men doing gymnastics. According to the club's archives, Beşiktaş was founded on 3 March 1903 in Istanbul. On 3 March 2027 the club turns 124 years old, and its black and white shirt has plenty of stories to tell. Gymnastics in a Serencebey garden In autumn 1902, 22 young men began exercising in the ..
01 Mar Legia Warsaw at 111: The club born on the front line
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Few clubs were born on a battlefield. Legia Warsaw was founded in March 1916, on the Eastern Front of the First World War, and the exact day has not been recorded with certainty. In March 2027 the club turns 111 years old, and this is the story of its shirt. Football in the trenches The team was born inside the Polish Legions, the units fighting in..
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