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09 Sep Levante at 118: Valencia's Frogs and the blue and claret that came from elsewhere
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Levante celebrate their birthday on 9 September, the day in 1909 when Levante Football Club was formally registered in Valencia. On 9 September 2027 the Frogs turn 118. They are the oldest club in the city, and their shirt is really the legacy of another team. Next to the port Levante FC's first games were played at La Platjeta, near the port of Va..
07 Sep Genoa at 134: From the British consulate to the Griffin's red and blue
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Genoa was born on 7 September 1893 in the city of Genoa, founded not by Italians but by local Britons. On 7 September 2027 the Griffin turns 134. It is the oldest football club in Italy still playing today, and its shirt hides a British story. At the British consulate The founding act was signed by nine people in a room of the British consulate, at..
07 Sep Real Sociedad at 118: A cup before birth and the white and blue of San Sebastián
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Real Sociedad was officially founded on 7 September 1909 in San Sebastián, the seaside city of the Basque Country. On 7 September 2027 the club turns 118. And yet it won its first trophy before it even legally existed. A cup before the birth Its roots lie in the San Sebastián Recreation Club, which was already playing football in 1903-04. In 1907 s..
05 Sep Tottenham at 145: From a High Road lamppost to the Spurs' white shirts
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Tottenham Hotspur date their life from 5 September 1882, the day a group of schoolboys began paying their first subscriptions. On 5 September 2027 the north London club turns 145. Behind today's all-white shirts lies a story of children, a knight and a bronze cockerel. Schoolboys under a lamppost The founders were boys aged 13 and 14 from two local..
04 Sep Sheffield Wednesday at 160: The club named after a Wednesday
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Sheffield Wednesday was founded on the evening of Wednesday 4 September 1867, at a meeting in Sheffield's Adelphi Hotel. On 4 September 2027 it turns 160. It is one of the oldest football clubs in the world, and it has one of the strangest names. A cricket club and a free Wednesday The club began as an offshoot of The Wednesday Cricket Club. Its me..
01 Sep AC Monza at 115: From a borrowed blue cloth to Serie A
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AC Monza was founded on 1 September 1912 in the Lombard city of the same name, just outside Milan. On 1 September 2027 it turns 115. And it celebrates back in Serie A, the division it waited almost a century to reach. Two teams become one Monza Foot-Ball Club was born from the merger of two local sides, Pro Italia and Pro Monza. In November 1913, a..
01 Sep Corinthians at 117: The cream shirt that became a black and white legend
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Corinthians was founded on 1 September 1910 in São Paulo. On 1 September 2027 it turns 117. It was born of five workers under a street lamp and became one of the most popular clubs in the world. Five workers under a street lamp On 31 August 1910 a group of São Paulo railway workers watched Corinthian FC, the famous amateur side from London that was..
01 Sep Royal Antwerp at 147: The
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Royal Antwerp was founded in 1880 and is the oldest active club in Belgium. The exact day of its founding was never recorded, so we celebrate it on 1 September: on 1 September 2027 Antwerp turns 147. No wonder everyone calls it "The Great Old". Britons in the port of Antwerp The club was set up by Britons, students and men working in Antwerp's port..
01 Sep FC Alverca at 88: From the Ribatejo's local pitches to the Primeira Liga
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FC Alverca was founded on 1 September 1939, the very day the Second World War began. On 1 September 2027 it turns 88. And it celebrates where it now belongs: in Portugal's top flight. Third time lucky Futebol Clube de Alverca was not the town's first club. Before it came Alverca Futebol Clube, around 1922, and Sporting Clube de Alverca, around 1930..
31 Aug Marseille at 128:
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Olympique de Marseille was founded, according to the most widely cited version, on 31 August 1899. On 31 August 2027 it turns 128. It is the first French team to lift the Champions League, and its fans never forget it. A rugby man and a Greek name The founder is considered to be René Dufaure de Montmirail, an all-round athlete whose main love was r..
31 Aug PSV at 114: The team of the Philips workers
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PSV Eindhoven was founded on 31 August 1913 in the Dutch home town of Philips. On 31 August 2027 it turns 114. It reaches its birthday as Dutch champion for the third year in a row. From the Philips Elftal to PSV Philips had already created its own football team in 1910, the Philips Elftal, started by eight people, which won its first match in spri..
29 Aug Fiorentina at 101: Marquis Ridolfi and the mystery of the purple
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Fiorentina was founded on 29 August 1926 in Florence. On 29 August 2027 it turns 101. Few teams in the world are as closely tied to one colour as "La Viola". A marquis unites the city Behind the founding stands the Marquis Luigi Ridolfi Vay da Verrazzano, president of Club Sportivo Firenze. He persuaded his own club and Palestra Ginnastica Fiorenti..
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