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20 Jul Levadiakos at 66: The Blue-Greens from the town of Trophonius
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On 20 July 1961, two clubs from Livadeia decided to join forces. Levadiakos turns 66 on 20 July 2027. It is the "Emperor of Central Greece", a provincial club that has learned to fall and rise again. Trofonios and Pallevadiaki The club was born from the merger of two local sides, Trofonios and Pallevadiaki. The new team took the name of the town, k..
19 Jul Feyenoord at 119: From a Rotterdam café to the top of Europe
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On 19 July 1908, four young men met in a café in south Rotterdam and set up a football team. Feyenoord turns 119 on 19 July 2027. It is the club of the port, of the working class and of the Netherlands' first European trophy. From the De Vereeniging café The meeting took place at the De Vereeniging café, owned by Jac. Keizer. The new team was first..
18 Jul Athletic Club at 129: The Basque Lions and the shirts from London
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Athletic Club regards 1898 as its year of birth, although the exact day was never recorded. We blow out the candles on 18 July 2027, when the Basque club turns 129. It is a club unlike any other in the world, playing only with the sons of its own land. Students, a racecourse and an English name Football reached Bilbao via the River Nervión, with Br..
17 Jul Telstar at 64: The
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On 17 July 1963, in a harbour corner of North Holland, a club was born with a name taken straight from the space age. Telstar turns 64 on 17 July 2027. It is the club of the all-white kit, the "White Lions" and one of the most romantic comebacks in Dutch football. Two rivals become one IJmuiden and the surrounding Velsen area had two local rivals w..
09 Jul Nice at 123: From the Gymnaste Club's blue and black to the red and black 'Eaglets'
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On 9 July 1904, in the Les Baumettes district of Nice, a club was born that at first did not even play football. OGC Nice turn 123 on 9 July 2027. And their first colours were not the red and black we know today. A gymnastics club The Gymnaste Club de Nice was founded by the Marquis de Massengy d'Auzac, Hector Gal and A. Martin, who became its firs..
09 Jul Queen's Park at 160: The 'Spiders' who gave Scotland its entire first national team
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On 9 July 1867, in a house on the south side of Glasgow, a group of young gentlemen held the first formal meeting of a new football club. Queen's Park turn 160 on 9 July 2027. It is Scotland's oldest club, and without it Scottish football would look very different. A park, a group of friends and a rulebook The first president was Mungo Ritchie, age..
08 Jul Getafe at 44: The 'Azulones' who started from scratch and reached Europe
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On 8 July 1983, in a working-class town south of Madrid, a members' assembly decided to start football all over again. Getafe turn 44 on 8 July 2027. Few clubs in Spain have travelled so far in so little time. A fresh start on the ruins The town had a football history long before 1983. Sociedad Getafe Deportivo was born in 1923 and vanished ten yea..
06 Jul Burton Albion at 77: From the brewing town's Town Hall to the Championship
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On 6 July 1950 the brewing town in the heart of England got a team again. Burton Albion turn 77 on 6 July 2027. It is the story of a club that began with a public meeting and climbed all the way to England's second tier. A town that wanted a team again Burton upon Trent once had several teams, such as the Swifts, the Wanderers, United and Town. The..
03 Jul Casa Pia at 107: The black shirts Portugal wore in its first ever match
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On 3 July 1920, in Lisbon, a group of former pupils of a charity for orphaned children set up their own team. Casa Pia turn 107 on 3 July 2027. And they hold a unique honour: Portugal's national team wore their shirts in its very first match. The children of the institution The name is no accident. Casa Pia de Lisboa is an institution for orphaned ..
01 Jul Hoffenheim at 128: From village gymnasts to the Champions League
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On 1 July 1899, in a village in south-west Germany, about twenty men founded a gymnastics club. On 1 July 2027 TSG Hoffenheim turns 128. It is one of the most unlikely stories in European football: from the local leagues to the Champions League. Gymnasts before footballers The first club was Turnverein Hoffenheim, a gymnastics club. Football came l..
01 Jul Fortuna Sittard at 59: From the Netherlands' first professionals to yellow and green
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On 1 July 1968 two clubs from Dutch Limburg, both hurt by relegation, decided to carry on together. On 1 July 2027 Fortuna Sittard turns 59. But its story starts a little earlier, with a man who changed Dutch football. The contractor who paid first In 1954 contractor Gied Joosten founded Fortuna '54 in Geleen. It was the first club in the Netherlan..
01 Jul FC Twente at 62: The red that united two rivals
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On 1 July 1965 two sworn rivals from Enschede made peace and gave birth to a new club. On 1 July 2027 FC Twente turns 62. The "Tukkers" of the eastern Netherlands wear red and have written some of the most unexpected pages of Dutch football. From enemies to partners Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys were the two big local rivals. Sportclub had..
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