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26 Aug Palmeiras at 113: From Palestra Itália to the green of champions
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Palmeiras was founded on 26 August 1914 in São Paulo, by Italian immigrants and under the name Palestra Itália. On 26 August 2027 it turns 113. Today it is the club with the most Brazilian league titles, 12 in Série A. Italian immigrants at the Salão Alhambra In 1914 the tours of Brazil by the Italian clubs Torino and Pro Vercelli fired up São Paul..
23 Aug AS Monaco at 103: Princess Grace's diagonal
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AS Monaco was officially born on 23 August 1924, when a government decree of the Principality recognised the new Association Sportive de Monaco. On 23 August 2027 it turns 103. A tiny Mediterranean country thus gained a team that would make history in French football. Four clubs, one team Football in Monaco goes back to 1903 and to Herculis, the st..
23 Aug Celta Vigo at 104: From a red shirt to the sky blue of Galicia
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On 23 August 1923, at ten o'clock at night, the statutes of a new club were approved in Vigo. Celta Vigo turn 104 on 23 August 2027. This is a team that started out in red and became the sky blue symbol of an entire region. Two clubs become one Vigo had two rivals, Real Vigo Sporting and Real Club Fortuna. Journalist Manuel de Castro, known as "Han..
21 Aug Famalicão at 96: From green to blue and the rebirth of 'Fama'
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On 21 August 1931 six friends in Vila Nova de Famalicão decided to create a team for their town. Famalicão turn 96 on 21 August 2027. It is a story of green shirts that turned blue, a plunge into the amateur leagues and a remarkable comeback. Six friends in an industrial town Vila Nova de Famalicão is an industrial town in the Braga district of nor..
21 Aug Vasco da Gama at 129: The black shirt with the white sash that stood up to racism
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On 21 August 1898 a group of rowers in Rio de Janeiro founded a club named after a navigator. Vasco da Gama turn 129 on 21 August 2027. Its story is one of caravels, a black shirt with a white sash and a letter that became a symbol against racism. Rowers and 400 years since a voyage Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama was born on Rua da Saúde with 62 fou..
15 Aug Huddersfield Town at 119: Three titles in a row and a terrier on the chest
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On 15 August 1908 Huddersfield Town was officially registered as a company and its journey began. Huddersfield Town turn 119 on 15 August 2027. This is the first club in England to win three league titles in a row, and the one that wears a little dog on its chest. A pub and a plot on Leeds Road The club was born in a town pub, the Albert, in West Y..
13 Aug Coventry City at 144: From a bicycle factory to Jimmy Hill's sky blue
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On 13 August 1883 a group of workers from a bicycle factory set up a team of their own. Coventry City turn 144 on 13 August 2027. It is a story of pink and black shirts, a sky blue that became a revolution and a cup that nobody expected. The Singer workers and the first colours The founder was Willie Stanley, a 22-year-old worker at the Singer cycl..
12 Aug Paris Saint-Germain at 57: From the 1970 merger to the Hechter shirt
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On 12 August 1970 the Paris police prefecture approved the name of a new club: Paris Saint-Germain Football-Club. That is the official founding date of Paris Saint-Germain, which turns 57 on 12 August 2027. For such a young club, it has already gathered stories that others took a century to write. A big club for the capital The French Football Fede..
12 Aug Botafogo at 123: The Lone Star of Rio
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On 12 August 1904 two teenage classmates in Rio de Janeiro founded a football team called Electro Club. Soon afterwards it became Botafogo, and on 12 August 2027 it celebrates 123 years of football. This is the club of Garrincha, Nilton Santos and the "Lone Star". Two 14-year-olds and a grandmother The founders, Flávio Ramos and Emmanuel Sodré, wer..
12 Aug Sampdoria at 80: The story of the most beautiful shirt in the world
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Ask collectors which is the most beautiful shirt in football history and many will answer without hesitation: Sampdoria's. The royal blue with the white, red and black band across the chest is unique in the world. Behind it lies the story of two Genoa clubs that decided to become one. Two clubs, one city Sampdoria was born from two Genoa sports clu..
12 Aug Willem II at 131: The Tilburg club named after a king
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On 12 August 1896 Marten Evert van Kuiken founded a club called Tilburgia in the Dutch city of Tilburg. Less than two years later it took the name it still carries, Willem II, and on 12 August 2027 it turns 131. It is a club with three league titles, a king in its name and the colours of the Dutch flag on its chest. From Tilburgia to King William O..
08 Aug FC Augsburg at 120: From Alemannia to the red, green and white of the city
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On 8 August 1907, the day Augsburg was celebrating its traditional Peace Festival, a group of young men in the Oberhausen district founded FC Alemannia. Today's FC Augsburg descends from that club and turns 120 on 8 August 2027. It is a story of many mergers, big names and a promotion that was a long time coming. Thirty young men in Oberhausen The ..
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