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19 Jun SC Cambuur at 63: The yellow and blue of a vanished Frisian castle
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On 19 June 1964 the club that would become the pride of Leeuwarden, capital of Friesland, was founded. SC Cambuur turns 63 on 19 June 2027. And it celebrates where it belongs, in the Eredivisie. A new club for Leeuwarden Before 1964 the city's professional football was represented by vv Leeuwarden. SC Cambuur was founded to take its place and took ..
18 Jun Millonarios at 81: A mocking nickname and the 'Blue Ballet'
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On 18 June 1946 a team from Bogotá that would become a South American legend officially took its name. Millonarios turns 81 on 18 June 2027. And its name, which means "the millionaires", started out as a jibe. From the San Bartolomé pupils to 1946 The club's roots go back to 1937, when pupils of the Colegio San Bartolomé school in Bogotá formed a f..
17 Jun Norwich City at 125: How the canaries turned a blue team yellow
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On 17 June 1902 a group of friends met at a café in Norwich and decided to start a football club. Norwich City turns 125 on 17 June 2027. And for all those years it has owed its colours to a small yellow bird. A meeting at the Criterion Café The meeting at the Criterion Café was called by Robert Webster and Joseph Nutchey. Webster became the first ..
16 Jun FC Groningen at 56: The 'Pride of the North' in the city's green and white
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On 16 June 1971 a new professional club was born in the north of the Netherlands, taking the name of its city. FC Groningen turns 56 on 16 June 2027. It is a club whose shirt comes from the city's coat of arms and whose academy has produced world-class stars. From GVAV to a fresh start Before FC Groningen there was GVAV, a football and athletics cl..
15 Jun LA Galaxy at 33: Hollywood stars, Beckham and six MLS Cups
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On 15 June 1994, in the year the USA hosted the World Cup, the new MLS league announced that Los Angeles would get a team. LA Galaxy turns 33 on 15 June 2027. It is the most successful team in the history of the American league. A league is born At a press conference at Soldier Field in Chicago, MLS revealed the first seven cities that would have a..
12 Jun Le Mans at 42: Blood and gold, from Drogba to the return to Ligue 1
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On 12 June 1985 a new football team was born in the city of the famous 24 Hours. Le Mans FC turns 42 on 12 June 2027. In a few decades it has known Ligue 1, Drogba, a fall into the amateur ranks and a stunning return to the top. Two clubs, one new team The new team took the name Le Mans Union Club 72, or simply MUC 72. It was created by Union Sport..
12 Jun PEC Zwolle at 117: 'Never despair', blue fingers and the 5-1 over Ajax
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On 12 June 1910 two small teams from the Dutch city of Zwolle joined forces. PEC Zwolle turns 117 on 12 June 2027. Its name hides a motto that suits it perfectly, since the club has been through bankruptcy, a change of colours and one of the most legendary wins in the Dutch cup. What PEC means PEC stands for Prins Hendrik Ende Desespereert Nimmer C..
09 Jun Charlton at 122: Teenagers, a chalk pit and the fishmonger's 'Addicks'
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On 9 June 1905 a group of teenagers from south-east London decided to form their own team. Charlton Athletic turns 122 on 9 June 2027. It is a story of red shirts, fish and chips, and a ground the fans won back with their votes. Fifteen-year-olds in red shirts The founders were boys aged 14 and 15, with an average age of around fifteen and a half. ..
07 Jun Steaua at 80: Bucharest's red star and Duckadam's night in Seville
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On 7 June 1947 the Romanian army's sports club was born in Bucharest, and from it came the country's best-known team. Steaua turns 80 on 7 June 2027. It is the team that brought the European Cup to Eastern Europe for the first time, and also the team that two clubs today claim as their own. An army club It all began with a decree by General Mihail ..
07 Jun Roma at 100: A century of the she-wolf and the colours of the Capitol
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Roma was born on 7 June 1927, when three clubs from the Italian capital agreed to become one. On 7 June 2027 the Giallorossi turn 100. A whole century of wolves, yellow, red and the eternal captain, Francesco Totti. Three clubs, one Roma The driving force was Italo Foschi, president of Fortitudo-Pro Roma and an official of the then Fascist party in..
07 Jun Académico de Viseu at 113: The Viriatos back among Portugal's elite
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Académico de Viseu was born on 7 June 1914 in Viseu, a city in Portugal's interior. On 7 June 2027 the Viriatos turn 113. And they will celebrate in the Primeira Liga, where they returned in 2026 after 37 years. Students, a college and a ball as a prize The club was founded by young people from the Liceu Alves Martins and the Colégio da Via Sacra, ..
04 Jun Omonia at 79: The story of Nicosia's green Shamrock
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Omonia Nicosia was founded on 4 June 1948 in the capital of Cyprus. On 4 June 2027 the Shamrock turns 79. According to the club itself, no other side in Cyprus has won more trophies. A turbulent summer in 1948 Omonia's founding is linked to the political tension of the time, when Greece was in the middle of its civil war. On 23 May 1948 the APOEL b..
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