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29 Jan Inter Miami at 9: herons, a pink shirt and the Messi era
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Most of the clubs we celebrate on this blog are more than a century old. Inter Miami turn just 9: on 29 January 2018 MLS officially approved David Beckham's team in Miami. Within a few years it gained one of the most recognisable crests in the game, a pink shirt unlike any other and, of course, Lionel Messi. A clause from 2007 The story starts long..
25 Jan Sevilla at 137: a Burns Night and a shirt lost in the post
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On the night of 25 January 1890, while a group of friends celebrated the Scottish poet Robert Burns, Sevilla was born in an old café in the city. The club now reaches 137 years, although for decades its official birthday was a different date. Its white shirt, meanwhile, came about because of an order that never arrived. Burns Night in a Seville caf..
25 Jan São Paulo, 97 years: The club that was born twice
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On 25 January 1930 the founding charter of São Paulo was signed, a date the club regards as its great celebration. On 25 January 2027 Brazil's "Tricolor" turns 97 years old. Its story has a rare twist: the club disappeared and was born again within a few months. Two clubs become one São Paulo was born from the union of two old clubs in the city. Pa..
23 Jan Alavés, 106 years: From the
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On 23 January 1921 a group of students in Vitoria, in the Basque Country, gave their team the name it still carries today: Deportivo Alavés. On 23 January 2027 "El Glorioso", as fans call it, turns 106 years old. It is a story of blue-and-white stripes, a pennant on the crest and a final nobody forgets. From the "Sport Friends" to Alavés It all beg..
22 Jan Estrela da Amadora, 95 years: The star that wore Fluminense's colours
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On 22 January 1932 seven young men from Amadora, next to Lisbon, founded Estrela da Amadora. On 22 January 2027 it will be 95 years since that day. It is the story of a "star" that went out, was born again and still wears the colours of a Brazilian club. Seven friends and a star The founders were seven local young men who had been left without a te..
20 Jan Union Berlin at 61: From blue to red
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Few clubs in the world belong so much to their fans as Union Berlin. Here supporters gave blood to save the club and built the stadium themselves. Its red shirt is, quite literally, made of sweat. Roots in 1906 The story begins in 1906 in Oberschöneweide, a working-class district in the east of Berlin. Young footballers founded FC Olympia, which me..
19 Jan Braga, 106 years: How the
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On 19 January 1921 Braga was officially founded, the club of the historic city in northern Portugal. On 19 January 2027 the team turns 106 years old. This is a team that started in green, switched to red and ended up looking like Arsenal. Students with green hearts The team was founded by a group of Sporting CP supporters, mostly students. They had..
15 Jan Espérance de Tunis, 108 years: From a café in Bab Souika to the top of Africa
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On 15 January 1919 Espérance Sportive de Tunis was officially registered, the club now known as the "elder" of Tunisian football. On 15 January 2027 the club turns 108 years old. Its story starts in a café and ends at the top of Africa. A café in Bab Souika Founders Mohamed Zouaoui and Hédi Kallel were regulars at the Café de l'Espérance in the Bab..
10 Jan Elche, 104 years: The green stripe born from the palm groves
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On 10 January 1923 Elche was officially registered with the Valencian football federation, and that is the date the club celebrates as its birthday. On 10 January 2027 the "Franjiverdes" turn 104 years old. It is a story with a dark cave, palm groves and one of the most recognisable shirts in Spain. A meeting in a cave full of gunpowder In the earl..
09 Jan Lazio at 127: the colours of Greece and the eagle of Rome
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On a winter morning, 9 January 1900, a group of young athletes in Rome set up a running club. They had no idea they were creating the oldest active football club in the Italian capital. Lazio celebrate their 127th birthday this year, and for Greek fans the club holds something special: its colours are a tribute to Greece. A runners' club in Prati T..
08 Jan Rapid Vienna at 128: From the workers' red and blue to the green and white of Hütteldorf
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On 8 January 1899, at a crisis meeting in Vienna, a workers' club changed its name and Rapid was born. The Hütteldorf club turns 128 on 8 January 2027. It is the most successful team in Austria and one of the most distinctive in Europe. From a workers' team to 'Rapid' Its roots lie in the 1. Wiener Arbeiter-Fußball-Club, the 'First Vienna Workers' ..
07 Jan Kaizer Chiefs at 57: The dream Kaizer Motaung brought home from Atlanta
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On 7 January 1970, in a house in Soweto, the club that would become the most popular in South Africa was born. Kaizer Chiefs turns 57 on 7 January 2027. Its story runs through America, a divided team and a man with a vision. A star who came back from America Kaizer Motaung, known as 'Boy Boy', shone as a teenager at Orlando Pirates. In 1968 he cros..
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