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01 Mar Rangers, 155 years: Four boys, a rugby book and the mystery of the blue
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In March 1872 four boys from Glasgow decided to start a football team of their own. The exact day was never recorded, only the month. So in March 2027 Rangers turn 155 years old, and their blue shirt is one of the oldest stories in football. Four boys in a park The founders were the brothers Moses and Peter McNeil, Peter Campbell and William McBeat..
28 Feb Benfica at 123: Eagles, Eusébio and a curse
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Few shirts in Europe carry as much weight as Benfica's bright red one. It holds a Lisbon pharmacy, an eagle, the greatest Portuguese goalscorer of all time and a curse that, according to legend, still holds. Let's start from the beginning. A pharmacy in Belém, 1904 On 28 February 1904, 24 people gathered at the Franco pharmacy on Rua Direita de Bel..
27 Feb Bayern Munich at 127: How
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Today Bayern Munich are the "Reds" of Germany. Yet in its early days the team did not wear a red shirt at all. The story of its kit is full of changes, compromises and a few lucky strips. A walkout in 1900 On 27 February 1900, eleven footballers walked out of the Munich gymnastics club MTV 1879. The reason was simple: the club would not let them jo..
24 Feb Malmö FF at 117: How red stripes turned sky blue
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On 24 February 1910 nineteen young men gathered at a ground in Malmö and founded a new team. On 24 February 2027 Malmö FF turns 117. It is Sweden's most successful club and the only Nordic side ever to play in a European Cup final. Nineteen young men at Malmö IP The roots lie in BK Idrott, a youth team born in 1905, when the city encouraged young p..
23 Feb Racing de Santander at 114: Spain's first sponsored shirt
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On 23 February 1913 a new team from Santander played its first match, and that is the day it celebrates as its birthday. On 23 February 2027 Racing de Santander turns 114. And it does so back in La Liga, after 14 years away. A start with a defeat The first match was lost 2-1 to Strong, another local team. Legal registration followed on 14 June 1913..
15 Feb Alianza Lima at 126: From a horse stable to October's purple shirt
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On 15 February 1901 a group of youngsters from Chacaritas, a poor neighbourhood of Lima, formed their own team. On 15 February 2027 Alianza Lima turns 126. This is the club named after a horse stable, and one that changes colour every October for the sake of its faith. The kids of Chacaritas The founders included the Cucalón brothers and the Pedres..
13 Feb Hajduk Split at 116: White sails on a blue sea
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On 13 February 1911 a club with a name taken from Balkan legend was officially registered in Split: Hajduk. On 13 February 2027 Hajduk Split turns 116. It is a team that kept playing football even during the war, as the team of the resistance. An idea in a Prague beer hall The founders were students from Split studying in Prague. According to tradi..
13 Feb 1. FC Köln at 79: A goat, a cathedral and the first Bundesliga title
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On 13 February 1948, in a Cologne still clearing the rubble of the war, 1. FC Köln was born. On 13 February 2027 Köln turns 79. This is the club that lifted the very first Bundesliga title, and its mascot is a real, living goat. A merger in a tavern The club came out of the union of two local sides, Kölner BC 01 and SpVgg Sülz 07. Members of both v..
04 Feb Werder Bremen, 128 years: From a prize football to green and white
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On 4 February 1899 a group of sixteen-year-old schoolboys in Bremen founded a football team with a ball they had just won. On 4 February 2027 Werder Bremen turn 128 years old. That prize was the start of one of the best-loved stories in German football, dressed in green and white. A prize football and an island in the Weser The founders were pupils..
03 Feb Panathinaikos at 119: From red to the shamrock
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For every Panathinaikos fan, green is not just a colour. It is Leoforos, the shamrock, the stands packed with people. And yet the story of the shirt begins with a small surprise that few people know. 1908 and Giorgos Kalafatis On 3 February 1908, the young athlete Giorgos Kalafatis made a decision that changed Greek football. The Panhellenic Gymnas..
01 Feb ADO Den Haag, 122 years:
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On 1 February 1905 a group of football lovers met in a café in The Hague and founded ADO. On 1 February 2027 the club from The Hague turns 122 years old. It is the story of a club whose name is a motto and whose symbol is a stork. A café and a motto The club was founded in the café Het Hof van Berlijn, which today operates as a music café called De..
31 Jan Santa Clara, 106 years: The red of the Azores in the middle of the Atlantic
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On 31 January 1921 Clube Desportivo Santa Clara was born in Ponta Delgada, on the island of São Miguel in the Azores. On 31 January 2027 the team that carries the colours of an entire archipelago turns 106 years old. It is the story of an island in the middle of the Atlantic that managed to bring Europe to its ground. From a neighbourhood of Ponta ..
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