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UEFA Champions League
An exception to the usual European qualification system happened in 2005 , after Liverpool won the Champions League the year before , but did not finish in a Champions League qualification place in the Premier League that season . UEFA gave special dispensation for Liverpool to enter the Champions League , giving England five qualifiers . UEFA subsequently ruled that the defending champions qualify for the competition the following year regardless of their domestic league placing . However , for those leagues with four entrants in the Champions League , this meant that , if the Champions League winner fell outside of its domestic league 's top four , it would qualify at the expense of the fourth - placed team in the league . Until 2015 -- 16 , no association could have more than four entrants in the Champions League . In May 2012 , Tottenham Hotspur finished fourth in the 2011 -- 12 Premier League , two places ahead of Chelsea , but failed to qualify for the 2012 -- 13 Champions League , after Chelsea won the 2012 final . Tottenham were demoted to the 2012 -- 13 UEFA Europa League .
UEFA Champions League
Each year , the winning team is presented with the European Champion Clubs ' Cup , the current version of which has been awarded since 1967 . Any team that wins the Champions League three years in a row or five times overall wins the right to retain a full - sized replica of the trophy ( UEFA retains the original at all times ) . Six clubs have earned this honour : Real Madrid , Ajax , Bayern Munich , Milan , Liverpool and Barcelona . Since then instead the club which wins three years in a row or five overall receives a conmemorative badge to wear permanently on their uniform .
UEFA Champions League
From the 2012 -- 13 knockout phase , UEFA used LED advertising hoardings installed in knock - out participant stadiums , including the final stage . From the 2015 -- 16 season onwards , UEFA has used such hoardings from the play - off round until the final . The
Wales
Wales has hosted several international sporting events . These include the 1958 Commonwealth Games , the 1999 Rugby World Cup , the 2010 Ryder Cup and the 2017 UEFA Champions League Final .
England at the FIFA World Cup
For the first time , England had to play against countries other than the Home Nations to reach the Finals in Sweden . They were drawn against the Republic of Ireland and Denmark . In the qualifying round , England won three out of the four games and drew the other . Four months before the World Cup , Roger Byrne , Duncan Edwards , David Pegg and Tommy Taylor all lost their lives in the Munich air disaster while playing for Manchester United . At the finals , which is the only tournament to have seen all Home Nations take part , the Home Nations were all drawn in different groups .
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club in Liverpool , England , that competes in the Premier League , the top tier of English football . The club has won 5 European Cups , more than any other English club , 3 UEFA Cups , 3 UEFA Super Cups , 18 League titles , 7 FA Cups , 8 League Cups , and 15 FA Community Shields .
2017 UEFA Champions League Final
The two sides had previously met eighteen times in European competitions , all in the European Cup / UEFA Champions League , with a record of eight wins each and two draws . The first meeting between the two sides took place in the 1961 -- 62 European Cup quarter - finals , where Real Madrid beat Juventus 3 -- 1 in a play - off after the two sides exchanged 1 -- 0 away wins . The most recent meeting between the clubs had taken place in the 2014 -- 15 UEFA Champions League semi-finals , where Juventus won 3 -- 2 on aggregate to advance to the 2015 final .
NBA post-season records
Bill Bradley -- Olympics , 1964 ; European Champions Cup , 1966 ; NBA , 1970 , 1973 Manu Ginóbili -- Olympics , 2004 ; Euroleague , 2001 ; NBA , 2003 , 2005 , 2007 , 2014
South Africa
Soccer players who have played for major foreign clubs include Steven Pienaar , Lucas Radebe and Philemon Masinga , Benni McCarthy , Aaron Mokoena , and Delron Buckley . South Africa hosted the 2010 FIFA World Cup , and FIFA president Sepp Blatter awarded South Africa a grade 9 out of 10 for successfully hosting the event . The
UEFA Champions League
Performance in Finals by nation Nation Winners Runners - up Total Spain 18 11 29 Italy 12 16 28 England 12 8 20 Germany 7 10 17 Netherlands 6 8 Portugal 5 9 France 5 6 Romania Scotland Yugoslavia Belgium 0 Greece 0 Sweden 0 Totals 63 63 126
History of Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Early into the 2010 -- 11 season , Spurs qualified for the group stages of the Champions League after beating the Swiss side Young Boys in a two - leg play off , helped by a hat - trick from Peter Crouch . Tottenham then came top of their group and went to beat A.C. Milan 1 -- 0 on aggregate in the knock - out stage . However , at the quarter - finals , Spurs suffered a heavy defeat against Real Madrid after Peter Crouch was sent off early in the game , and the 10 - men team was beaten 4 -- 0 in the first leg at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium , with two goals from Emmanuel Adebayor ( who would later join Spurs ) , and 5 -- 0 on aggregate . In the following year , Spurs qualified 2011 -- 12 UEFA Europa League spot , but failed to get beyond the Europa League group stage .
PGA European Tour
There is no overall governing body in the worldwide sport of golf . While the golf authorities in the various parts of the world cooperate harmoniously overall , there is still some rivalry . The European Tour is very self - conscious about its position relative to the PGA Tour , but the two have also steadily formed a partnership . In 1998 , the European Tour added the three U.S. majors -- the Masters Tournament , the PGA Championship and the U.S. Open -- to its official schedule . The leading Europeans had all been competing in them for many years , but now their prize money counted towards the European Tour Order of Merit , which sometimes made a great deal of difference to the end - of - season rankings . The following year three of the current four individual World Golf Championships , also usually played in America , and also offering far more prize money than most European events , were established and added to the European Tour schedule .
2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bids
Alain Courtois , a Belgian Member of Parliament , announced in October 2006 that a formal bid would be made on behalf of the three Benelux countries : Belgium , the Netherlands , and Luxembourg . In June 2007 the three countries launched their campaign not as a joint bid in the manner of the Korea - Japan World Cup in 2002 , but emphasising it as a common political organisation . Luxembourg would not host any matches or automatically qualify for the finals in a successful Benelux bid , but would host a FIFA congress .
England at the FIFA World Cup
England played in UEFA Group F in qualification for the 2018 World Cup , in a group of six with Slovakia , Slovenia , Scotland , Lithuania and Malta , with only the winner of the group guaranteed qualification . England went into the qualification process under manager Sam Allardyce , only for Allardyce to leave the post after just one game due to controversy regarding discussing breaking FIFA rules .
Israel
The most popular spectator sports in Israel are association football and basketball . The Israeli Premier League is the country 's premier football league , and the Israeli Basketball Premier League is the premier basketball league . Maccabi Haifa , Maccabi Tel Aviv , Hapoel Tel Aviv and Beitar Jerusalem are the largest football clubs . Maccabi Tel Aviv , Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Tel Aviv have competed in the UEFA Champions League and Hapoel Tel Aviv reached the UEFA Cup quarter - finals . Israel hosted and won the 1964 AFC Asian Cup ; in 1970 the Israel national football team qualified for the FIFA World Cup , the only time it participated in the World Cup . The 1974 Asian Games held in Tehran , were the last Asian Games in which Israel participated , and was plagued by the Arab countries which refused to compete with Israel . Israel was excluded from the 1978 Asian Games and since then has not competed in Asian sport events . In 1994 , UEFA agreed to admit Israel and its soccer teams now compete in Europe . Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. has won the European championship in basketball six times . In 2016 , the country was chosen as a host for the EuroBasket 2017 . Boris
UEFA Champions League
Performance in the European Cup and UEFA Champions League by club Club Winners Runners - up Years won Years runner - up Real Madrid 13 1956 , 1957 , 1958 , 1959 , 1960 , 1966 , 1998 , 2000 , 2002 , 2014 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 1962 , 1964 , 1981 Milan 7 1963 , 1969 , 1989 , 1990 , 1994 , 2003 , 2007 1958 , 1993 , 1995 , 2005 Bayern Munich 5 5 1974 , 1975 , 1976 , 2001 , 2013 1982 , 1987 , 1999 , 2010 , 2012 Liverpool 5 1977 , 1978 , 1981 , 1984 , 2005 1985 , 2007 , 2018 Barcelona 5 1992 , 2006 , 2009 , 2011 , 2015 1961 , 1986 , 1994 Ajax 1971 , 1972 , 1973 , 1995 1969 , 1996 Manchester United 1968 , 1999 , 2008 2009 , 2011 Internazionale 1964 , 1965 , 2010 1967 , 1972 Juventus 7 1985 , 1996 1973 , 1983 , 1997 , 1998 , 2003 , 2015 , 2017 Benfica 5 1961 , 1962 1963 , 1965 , 1968 , 1988 , 1990 Nottingham Forest 0 1979 , 1980 -- Porto 0 1987 , 2004 -- Celtic 1967 1970 Hamburg 1980 Steaua București 1986 1989 Marseille 1993 1991 Borussia Dortmund 1997 2013 Chelsea 2012 2008 Feyenoord 0 1970 -- Aston Villa 0 1982 -- PSV Eindhoven 0 1988 -- Red Star Belgrade 0 1991 -- Atlético Madrid 0 -- 1974 , 2014 , 2016 Reims 0 -- 1956 , 1959 Valencia 0 -- 2000 , 2001 Fiorentina 0 -- 1957 Eintracht Frankfurt 0 -- 1960 Partizan 0 -- 1966 Panathinaikos 0 -- 1971 Leeds United 0 -- Saint - Étienne 0 -- 1976 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0 -- 1977 Club Brugge 0 -- 1978 Malmö FF 0 -- 1979 Roma 0 -- 1984 Sampdoria 0 -- 1992 Bayer Leverkusen 0 -- 2002 Monaco 0 -- Arsenal 0 -- 2006
UEFA Champions League
In May 2013 , it was decided that , starting from the 2015 -- 16 season ( and continuing at least for the three - year cycle until the 2017 -- 18 season ) , the winners of the previous season 's UEFA Europa League would qualify for the UEFA Champions League , entering at least the play - off round , and entering the group stage if the berth reserved for the Champions League title holders was not used . The previous limit of a maximum of four teams per association was increased from four to five , meaning that a fourth - placed team from one of the top three ranked associations would only have to be moved to the Europa League if both the Champions League and Europa League winners came from that association and both finished outside the top four of their domestic league .
UEFA Champions League
In 1991 , UEFA asked its commercial partner , Television Event and Media Marketing ( TEAM ) , to help `` brand '' the Champions League . This resulted in the anthem , `` house colours '' of black and white or silver and a logo , and the `` starball '' . The starball was created by Design Bridge , a London - based firm selected by TEAM after a competition . TEAM gives particular attention to detail in how the colours and starball are depicted at matches . According to TEAM , `` Irrespective of whether you are a spectator in Moscow or Milan , you will always see the same stadium dressing materials , the same opening ceremony featuring the ' starball ' centre circle ceremony , and hear the same UEFA Champions League Anthem '' . Based on research it conducted , TEAM concluded that by 1999 , `` the starball logo had achieved a recognition rate of 94 percent among fans '' .
England at the FIFA World Cup
Historically , very few English World Cup squad members were playing for a club in a foreign league at the time of their selection to the national squad .
NBA post-season records
Only players to win an Olympic gold medal , EuroLeague / European Champions Cup , and NBA title Manu
Cristiano Ronaldo
In Portugal 's first knockout match , Ronaldo 's only attempt on goal was parried by Croatia 's goalkeeper into the path of Ricardo Quaresma , whose finish then secured a 1 -- 0 victory late in extra time . After his team progressed past Poland on penalties , Ronaldo became the first player to participate in three European Championship semi-finals ; he scored the opening goal and assisted a second in a 2 -- 0 win against Wales , equalling Michel Platini as the competition 's all - time top scorer with 9 goals . In the final against hosts France , Ronaldo was forced off after just 25 minutes following a challenge from Dimitri Payet ; after multiple treatments and attempts to play on , he was stretchered off the pitch and replaced by Quaresma . During extra time , substitute Eder scored in the 109th minute to earn Portugal a 1 -- 0 victory . As team captain , Ronaldo later lifted the trophy in celebration of his country 's first - ever triumph in a major tournament . He was awarded the Silver Boot as the joint second - highest goalscorer , with three goals and three assists , and was named to the team of the tournament for the third time in his career .
FIFA World Cup
The national associations of selected nations were invited to send a team , but the choice of Uruguay as a venue for the competition meant a long and costly trip across the Atlantic Ocean for European sides . Indeed , no European country pledged to send a team until two months before the start of the competition . Rimet eventually persuaded teams from Belgium , France , Romania , and Yugoslavia to make the trip . In total , 13 nations took part : seven from South America , four from Europe and two from North America . Estadio
UNICEF
The Swedish club Hammarby IF followed the Spanish and Canadian lead on 14 April 2007 , also raising funds for UNICEF and displaying the UNICEF name on their sportswear . The Danish football club Brøndby IF participated in a similar arrangement from 2008 to 2013 .
2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bids
Eleven bids were submitted in March 2009 covering thirteen nations , with two joint bids : Belgium - Netherlands and Portugal - Spain . Mexico also submitted a bid , but withdrew theirs on 28 September 2009 , while Indonesia had their bid rejected for lack of government support on 19 March 2010 . Five of the remaining nine bids , South Korea , Qatar , Japan , Australia and United States were only for the 2022 World Cup , while all the others bid for both the 2018 and 2022 World Cups . However , since all of the bids for the 2018 World Cup were from European nations , and FIFA 's rules dictate that countries belonging to confederations that hosted either of the two preceding tournaments are not eligible to host , all UEFA bids were forced to be for 2018 only . Four bids came from the Asian Football Confederation ( AFC ) , four from Europe 's UEFA , and one from CONCACAF . It had also been reported on the FIFA website that Egypt was entering a bid , but the president of the Egyptian Football Association denied that any more than an inquiry in principle had been made .
PGA European Tour
Since the minimum number of events that a player must play to retain membership of the European Tour was long eleven , this meant that international players could become members of the tour by playing just four events on it apart from the majors and the World Golf Championships , which all elite players enter in any case . Players such as Ernie Els and Retief Goosen have taken advantage of this to play the PGA and European Tours concurrently . For the 2009 season , the minimum number of events required for members was increased to twelve ; this coincided with the elevation of the HSBC Champions , previously a European Tour event co-sanctioned by three other tours , to World Golf Championships status . The minimum increased to 13 in 2011 , but beginning in 2013 team events such as the Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup were allowed to count towards the minimum . In 2016 the 13 - event minimum was changed to five events , not counting the four majors and four WGCs ; while this change did not affect players eligible for all the majors and WGCs , it made it easier for players not eligible for these to retain European Tour membership while playing a full PGA Tour schedule . The minimum will be reduced from five to four in 2018 .
Ballon d'Or
Club Players Total Barcelona 6 11 Real Madrid 6 10 Juventus 6 8 Milan 6 8 Bayern Munich 5 Manchester United Dynamo Kyiv Internazionale Hamburg Ajax Benfica Blackpool Borussia Dortmund Borussia Mönchengladbach Dukla Prague Dynamo Moscow Ferencváros Liverpool Marseille
2017 UEFA Champions League Final
The 2017 UEFA Champions League Final was the final match of the 2016 -- 17 UEFA Champions League , the 62nd season of Europe 's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA , and the 25th season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs ' Cup to the UEFA Champions League . It was played at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff , Wales on 3 June 2017 , between Italian side Juventus and Spanish side and title holders Real Madrid , in a repeat of the 1998 final . Real Madrid won the match 4 -- 1 to secure their 12th title in this competition . With this victory , as the defending champions , Real Madrid became the first ever team to successfully defend their title in the Champions League era , and the first to do so since Milan in 1990 . On the other hand , Juventus lost a fifth final in a row and a seventh in nine finals reached .
FIFA World Cup
In the tournaments between 1934 and 1978 , 16 teams competed in each tournament , except in 1938 , when Austria was absorbed into Germany after qualifying , leaving the tournament with 15 teams , and in 1950 , when India , Scotland , and Turkey withdrew , leaving the tournament with 13 teams . Most of the participating nations were from Europe and South America , with a small minority from North America , Africa , Asia , and Oceania . These teams were usually defeated easily by the European and South American teams . Until 1982 , the only teams from outside Europe and South America to advance out of the first round were : USA , semi-finalists in 1930 ; Cuba , quarter - finalists in 1938 ; North Korea , quarter - finalists in 1966 ; and Mexico , quarter - finalists in 1970 .
Women's association football
Unofficial women 's European tournaments for national teams were held in Italy in 1969 and 1979 and won by Italy and Denmark , but there was no formal international tournament until 1982 when the first UEFA European Competition For Representative Women 's Teams was launched . The 1984 Finals was won by Sweden . This competition name was succeeded by the UEFA Women 's Championship and today , is commonly referred to as the Women 's Euro . Norway won , in the 1987 Finals . Since then , the UEFA Women 's Championship has been dominated by Germany , which has won eight out of the 10 events to date . The only other teams to win are Norway , which won in 1993 , and the reigning champions , the Netherlands , which won at home in 2017 .
Wales
Wales has had its own football league , the Welsh Premier League , since 1992 . For historical reasons , six Welsh clubs play in the English football league system ; Cardiff City , Swansea City , Newport County , Wrexham , Colwyn Bay and Merthyr Town . Famous Welsh players over the years include John Charles , John Toshack , Gary Speed , Ian Rush , Ryan Giggs and Gareth Bale . At UEFA Euro 2016 , the Wales national team achieved their best ever finish , reaching the semi-finals where they were beaten by eventual champions Portugal .
Wembley Stadium
In addition to England home games and the FA Cup final , the stadium also hosts other major games in English football , including the season - opening FA Community Shield , the League Cup final , the FA Cup semi-finals , the Football League Trophy , the Football League play - offs , the FA Trophy , the FA Vase and the National League play - offs . A UEFA category four stadium , Wembley hosted the 2011 and 2013 UEFA Champions League Finals , and will host both the semi-finals and final of UEFA Euro 2020 . The stadium hosted the Gold medal matches at the 2012 Olympic Games football tournament . The stadium also hosts rugby league 's Challenge Cup final , NFL London Games and music concerts .
UEFA Champions League
The table below does not include goals scored in the qualification stage of the competition .
England at the FIFA World Cup
England played against Sweden in their quarter - final at Cosmos Arena , Samara on 7 July 2018 . They won the match 2 -- 0 , with defender Harry Maguire scoring his first England goal , a header scored from a corner , and Dele Alli a second header from close range . This would send them through to their third World Cup semi-final and their first since 1990 , and third overall . The team played Croatia in the semi-final , resulting in a 2 -- 1 loss after extra time . England would later finish fourth in the competition , the best result since 1990 . England would lose again to Belgium in the 3rd place playoff , thanks to goals from Thomas Meunier and Eden Hazard , despite a Eric Dier shot being cleared off the line by Toby Alderweireld .
Artificial turf
In the 1990s , many North American soccer clubs also removed their artificial surfaces and re-installed grass , while others moved to new stadiums with state - of - the - art grass surfaces that were designed to withstand cold temperatures where the climate demanded it . The use of artificial turf was later banned by FIFA , UEFA and by many domestic football associations , though , in recent years , both governing bodies have expressed resurrected interest in the use of artificial surfaces in competition , provided that they are FIFA Recommended . UEFA has now been heavily involved in programs to test artificial turf , with tests made in several grounds meeting with FIFA approval . A team of UEFA , FIFA and German company Polytan conducted tests in the Stadion Salzburg Wals - Siezenheim in Salzburg , Austria which had matches played on it in UEFA Euro 2008 . It is the second FIFA 2 Star approved artificial turf in a European domestic top flight , after Dutch club Heracles Almelo received the FIFA certificate in August 2005 . The tests were approved . Modern
Rory McIlroy
McIlroy has represented Europe , Great Britain & Ireland , and Ireland as both an amateur and a professional . At the Ryder Cup , he played for Europe against the United States in 2010 , 2012 , 2014 , and 2016 , with Europe winning the first three matches . For his individual and team achievements he has twice been named RTÉ Sports Person of the Year , in 2011 and 2014 .
Liverpool F.C.
Note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .
UEFA Champions League
The table below does not include appearances made in the qualification stage of the competition . The table below does include appearances made in the European Champion Clubs ' Cup .
2017 UEFA Champions League Final
German referee Felix Brych was announced as the final referee by UEFA on 12 May 2017 .
Zinedine Zidane
After a series of stand out performances for both Bordeaux and France , Zidane had offers to join Europe 's top clubs in the spring of 1996 , deciding on a move to UEFA Champions League winners Juventus during the close season . Zidane 's impact in Italy was immediate , winning the 1996 -- 97 Serie A title and the 1996 Intercontinental Cup . He was named Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year in his first season . Zidane 's growing status in the sport saw him chosen in a European XI to face a World XI -- featuring a forward line of Ronaldo and Gabriel Batistuta -- in December 1997 .