Atletico Madrid

La Liga

The club was founded in 1903, under the name of Athletic Club de Madrid. Its founders, three Basque students living in Madrid, considered the club a youth branch of Athletic Bilbao. Following the end of the Spain civil war in 1939, Athletic was merged with a Zaragoza football club founded the same year, Aviación Nacional. The new club was named Athletic Aviación de Madrid. The merger quickly proved successful, as Athletic Aviación managed to win its first La Liga in 1940 and defend the title in 1941. In 1947, the club changed its name for the final time; it was henceforth known by its current name of Club Atlético de Madrid. Atlético's home kit is red and white vertical striped shirts, with blue shorts, and blue and red socks. This combination has been used since 1911. Throughout their history the club has been known by a number of nicknames, including Los Colchoneros.

Diego Simeone's appointment as head coach in 2011 saw the club return to its former paths of glory without really big stars, but with the idea of collectivism. Under his leadership, the club won a Europa League in 2012, and followed it up with a Copa del Rey in 2013 and its tenth La Liga in 2014. After the team's victory in the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Super Cup in 2018, Simeone became the most successful manager in the club's history. The club's missing trophy is that of the Champions League. Athlético has been close to win it, being runners-up in 2013–14 and 2015–16 plus reaching the semi-finals in 2016–17.

Watford FC

English Premier League

The club entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade later. After finishing the 1914–15 season as Southern League champions under the management of Harry Kent, Watford joined the Football League in 1920.

England manager Graham Taylor's tenure at the club saw Watford scale new heights. Between Taylor's appointment in 1977 and departure in 1987, Watford rose from the Fourth Division to the First Division. The team finished second in the First Division in the 1982–83 season, competed in the UEFA Cup in 1983–84, and also reached the 1984 FA Cup Final.

Watford experienced a decade of decline between 1987 and 1997, before Taylor returned as full-time manager, leading the team to successive promotions from the renamed Second Division to the Premier League for one season in 1999–2000. The club experienced a further one season stint in the top division of English football during the 2006–07 season, under Aidy Boothroyd's management; eight years in the Championship followed. Watford secured promotion in 2014–15, and have remained in the Premier League since the 2015–16 season. Watford is owned by the Pozzo family, which also owns Udinese Calcio in Italy and previously Granada CF in Spain.

Sir Elton John, who owned Watford during both of Graham Taylor's successful periods as manager, served alongside Taylor as the club's joint Honorary Life President until 2008, only to later resume the role he shared alongside Graham Taylor until Taylor's death.

Club Atlético Huracán

Primera División

Huracán was founded on 1 November 1908 in the Nueva Pompeya neighbourhood of Buenos Aires.
The club's name and nickname Globo (meaning "Balloon”) comes from the Huracán ("Hurricane") balloon flown by Jorge Newbery in 1909.
Its supporters are called Los Quemeros ("the Burners") because the stadium is located in a former garbage burning area.

Since its establishment, Huracán has won 13 domestic titles (including five Primera División championships, and most recently the 2014 Supercopa Argentina).
Apart from those achievements, the team has finished as runner-up of the top division seven times (the last one in the 2009 Clausura).

Huracán's historical rival is San Lorenzo de Almagro.
Other sports practiced at the club are artistic gymnastics, boxing, field hockey, roller hockey, handball, martial arts and volleyball

Málaga CF

Spanish La Liga

Founded in 1904, Málaga CF play their home matches at La Rosaleda, a 31,000 capacity stadium. The club's traditional colours are white and sky blue. They have played 36 seasons in La Liga and have developed a reputation for bringing through young, exciting footballers from the academy into the first team. They have finished in the top 10 in La Liga in 7 out of the last 8 seasons.

RCD Espanyol

Spanish La Liga

Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (commonly known as RCD Espanyol) were founded in the year 1900 and became a founding member of La Liga in 1928. They play annually in the Derbi Barceloni against FC Barcelona. They were the first club in Spain to be created exclusively by Spanish followers of the game of football. They play in blue and white striped shirts and retain a strong Catalan identity to their footballing philosophy. Having previously played at Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Montjuic (the stadium used for the 1992 Olympic Games) the club moved to a brand new Category 4 UEFA Stadium in 2009 – the Estadi Cornellá El-Prat. Their women’s side is also amongst the most successful in Spain, having won the National Championships 4 times in the last 10 years.

ADO Den Haag

Dutch Eredivisie

Alles Door Oefening Den Haag, commonly known as ADO Den Haag are a Dutch Association Football Club from the city of The Hague. The club has operated under several names over the years and were once known as FC Den Haag. They have a big rivalry in Dutch football with Ajax and Feyenoord.

The club have won 2 league championships, 2 KNVB Cups and also finished runners up in the league 3 times as well as the cup a further 6 times.

In 1967, the club did actually play in the North American United Soccer Association competition, playing a season under the name the San Francisco Golden Gales, finishing as runner-up during this campaign.

FC Porto

PRIMEIRA LIGA

Founded in 1893 by a group of men who were strongly determined to create a symbol or an icon in which future generations would take pride. Their remarkable initiative is still remembered today. Blue and white were the colours chosen, a meaning of pureness, calmness and stillness of the mind.

Over the years FC Porto has developed and become the most successful Portuguese club in history and is recognized throughout the world for their successes on the European stage.

The club is also strong in basketball, handball, roller hockey, billiards, swimming, athletics, adapted sport, motorsports, boxing, camping, chess, fishing, karate and weightlifting. These teams contribute to the successful tradition and ensure the diversity and necessary involvement in the community’s well-being.

Portland Timbers

MLS Western Conference

In 2009, the Timbers assembled a 24-game unbeaten streak – not only a record in the USL, but one of the longest unbeaten streaks in U.S. soccer history.

As the club elevated to Major League Soccer in 2011 and began a new era of top-flight soccer in the Rose City, the Timbers aim to continue their traditions and commitment to excellence, on and off the field.

FC Utrecht

Dutch Eredivisie

The Dutch football club F.C. Utrecht was established in 1970 and is based in the city of the same name. The team’s stadium is the Stadium Galgenwaard and over the years the team has seen attendance levels amongst fans increase at the stadium, which has a capacity of close to 25,000.

The club was established as the result of three existing clubs merging, and this includes clubs from DOS, USV Elinkwijk and Velox, all of which had experienced a number of successes in their own right prior to the merger.

Charlton Athletic

English Championship

Charlton Athletic FC appeared in 1905 and was established due to a number of London youth clubs joining forces to create a football club. It was not until 1921 that the club entered the Football League and in the 1940s, following World War II, they went on to win the FA Cup Final.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

English Premier League

Colloquially known simply as ‘Wolves’, Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. dates back to 1877 and was once known as St. Luke’s. The club was a founding member of the Football League and also involved in the launch of the European Cup. Over the decades, the club was influential in a number of ways and enjoyed many successes that resulted in the team being dubbed ‘Champions of the World’ by the British media.

These successes include multiple FA Cup wins, including two before World War I. They also went on to win the League three times.

Sheffield Wednesday

English Championship

Amongst the oldest professional football clubs on the planet, Sheffield Wednesday was originally known simply as The Wednesday. In the late 1880s, the club became a founding member of the Football Alliance and went on to become its first champions. Just over a century later, the club went on to become one of the founding members of the Premier League.

Chievo Verona International

An Italian football club located in Chievo, ChievoVerona was established in 1929. In the beginning it had no affiliation to the Italian Football Federation. It was in 1931 that the club actually played in an official league, having just played friendly, amateur matches up until then.

A handful of football fans from the local area were responsible for the initial founding of the team in the 1920s. In 1936 the team disbanded due to issues in the economy; however, they reunited a few years after World War II ended in 1948.

Genoa

Italy Serie A

Based in Genoa, Sampdoria is an Italian football club that was officially formed in the mid-1940s as the result of two separate sports clubs going into partnership. The two clubs in question were the Ginnastica Sampierdarenese and Society Andrea Doria, both of which date back to the 1890s. The team name and current jerseys represent this merger still today.

The team has enjoyed a number of successes over the past few decades, including winning the Scudetto as well as winning the Coppa Italia four times.

Genoa

Italy Serie A

The Club is permanent member of the Club of Pioneers, acknowledged by F.I.F.A. and gathering the oldest clubs in the world, which made the history of football and played a crucial role in the diffusion of this sport.

Founded as a multi-sports club, Genoa CFC won not only 9 top-tier football titles, but also 4 national water polo championships, 1 Italian Cup and 4 international titles: 2 Cups of the Alps, 1 Italian-French Cup, 1 Anglo-Italian Cup. In its long history, Genoa also set a series of records: it was the first club in Italy to create a youth sector, take part into an international competition, hire a professional trainer, not to mention the dozens of players selected over the years for the Italian National Team.

Stoke City

English Championship

The 2nd oldest professional football club worldwide, Stoke City F.C. dates back to 1863 when it was known as the Stoke Ramblers. It was not until 1925 that the club changed its name to Stoke City and went on to become one of the Football League’s founding members. Stoke City is currently playing in the EFL Championship.

The Stoke-on-Trent area is known for its pottery industry, and as a result, the club has earned itself the nickname ‘The Potters’.

West Ham United

English Premier League

Dating back to 1895, West Ham United was actually called Thames Ironworks for the first five years of its life. Over the decades, West Ham F.C. has enjoyed a variety of successes, which include winning the FA Cup no fewer than three times. The club has also won the European Cup, Winners Cup and the Intertoto Cup.

Three of the most prominent players in the 1966 World Cup, which was won by England, were from West Ham United. This included Bobby Moore, the Captain, and the two goalscorers, Martin Peters and Geoff Hurst.