The best not to have won the Champions League - UEFA Champions League - News - UEFA.com The best not to have won the Champions League Tuesday 19 May 2015 by Majid Mohamed Gianluigi Buffon has won so much during his long career but the UEFA Champions League has always eluded him. As UEFA.com discovers, he is in stellar company. ©Getty Images Gianluigi Buffon has won the FIFA World Cup with Italy, the UEFA Cup with Parma FC and several Serie A titles with Juventus, but the UEFA Champions League has proved elusive – so far. A survivor of the Juve side that lost the 2003 final to AC Milan, Buffon can right that wrong against FC Barcelona on 6 June. Yet, as UEFA.com discovered, some never manage it (in order of competition appearances). Who do you think is the biggest player never to win? Let us know using #UCLfinal. 1.

Zlatan Ibrahimović (AFC Ajax, Juventus, FC Internazionale Milano, FC Barcelona, AC Milan, Paris Saint-Germain) The Swedish international remains without the most coveted club trophy of all – a European crown which, in his own words, "would mean a lot." In the competition's 23-season history, no man has made more appearances than the forward's 109 without going all the way. José Mourinho's Inter, the club he left to join Josep Guardiola at Barcelona, denied Ibrahimović in the 2009/10 semi-finals . A domestic championship winner with six different teams, the 33-year-old still harbours ambitions of ending his European quest with Paris. THAT Zidane volley 2. Michael Ballack (1. FC Kaiserslautern, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, FC Bayern München, Chelsea FC) "It's hard to remember details of what happened when you lose such a big game; you just remember how much it hurt," said the ex-Germany captain, who lost two finals in the most unfortunate of circumstances.

He was a key member of the Leverkusen side defeated by Real Madrid CF and THAT Zinédine Zidane goal in the 2002 final. Six years later his Chelsea team fell to Manchester United FC in the Moscow showpiece , hinging on John Terry's slip – Ballack had scored the Blues' first goal in the shoot-out. 3. Patrick Vieira (Arsenal FC, Juventus, FC Internazional Milano) A key figure in transforming Arsenal's fortunes under Arsène Wenger, the 1998 World Cup and UEFA EURO 2000 winner never advanced further than the quarter-finals – with the Gunners – in 2000/01 and 2003/04. The former French international claimed six league titles in England and Italy, but was unable to replicate domestic success on the continent – missing a penalty for Arsenal in a UEFA Cup final shoot-out reverse to Galatasaray AŞ in 2000 . 2003: Agony and ecstasy for Nedvěd 4.

Pavel Nedvěd (AC Sparta Praha, SS Lazio, Juventus) Having missed Juve's final loss to Milan at Old Trafford through suspension, the 2003 Ballon d'Or winner expressed his hope of landing the elusive medal in his final campaign, saying: "I would love to finish my career with victory in the Champions League." Juventus's 2008/09 challenge was ended by Chelsea in the round of 16, however. Before a €41m switch from Lazio, Nedvěd had lifted the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup with the Biancocelesti in 1999. 5. Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF) Leading scorer in three campaigns, the prolific Dutchman holds an unwanted record – no one has hit as many goals in the UEFA Champions League (56 in 73 outings) without securing the trophy. He never got further than the semi-finals, in 2001/02 before being knocked out by a Ballack-inspired Leverkusen . Van Nistelrooy is content though.

"I am proud to have won team and individual trophies, but my greatest satisfaction was to be able to work day after day, year after year." 6. Lilian Thuram (AS Monaco FC, Parma FC, Juventus, FC Barcelona) A 1998 World Cup and UEFA EURO 2000 winner with Les Bleus, the France defender came close with Juve yet suffered 2002/03 shoot-out heartache against the Rossoneri after 120 goalless minutes in Manchester. Thuram stayed on the bench as Frank Rijkaard's Barça endured a last-four exit at the hands of United in 2007/08. He had nearly gone all the way as a 22-year-old when Arsène Wenger guided Monaco to the semi-finals in 1993/94. The miracle of Istanbul 7. Hernán Crespo (Parma FC, SS Lazio, FC internationale Milano, Chelsea FC, AC Milan) "Winning the Champions League would be a dream come true," Crespo declared after shrugging off his last-four hoodoo to reach the final in 2004/05.

Having lost semi-finals the previous two seasons with Inter and Chelsea, the Argentina forward finally had a chance to achieve his ambition in Istanbul. He struck twice and, leading 3-0, his dream was almost realised by half-time. We all know what happened next ... 8. Fabio Cannavaro (Parma FC, FC Internazionale Milano, Juventus, Real Madrid CF) Born in Naples, Cannavaro left his home-town team to join Parma in 1995 and four years later the defender picked up the UEFA Cup – it proved his only European trophy. Awarded the Ballon d'Or after attaining his international pinnacle at the 2006 World Cup, he never progressed further than the last four in the UEFA Champions League. His Inter side succumbed to eventual winners Milan in 2003. 9. Francesco Totti (AS Roma) "I've always dreamed I would wear this shirt for my entire career," said the Giallorossi's talismanic captain. He has managed that, and under Fabio Capello in 2000/01 he helped inspire Roma to the Serie A crown.

In Europe, the 2006 World Cup winner has been unable to proceed beyond the last eight, missing out on a semi-final berth in 2006/07 and 2007/08. 10. Sol Campbell (Arsenal FC) A member of the 'Invincibles' squad that went unbeaten in the 2003/04 Premier League, Campbell and his Gunners team-mates failed to replicate their success in Europe that term, halted by Chelsea in the last eight. Two years later the north Londoners made it to their first final and the England defender scored the opener for Arsène Wenger's ten men before they lost 2-1 to Barcelona in Paris . "It's a shame we couldn't just finish it there and then," he bemoaned. Ronaldo earns Old Trafford ovation 11. Ronaldo (FC Internazionale Milano, Real Madrid CF) His star shone bright on the European stage and at international level. However, the prolific Brazilian – a UEFA Cup victor in 1998 with Inter – never strode further than the 2002/03 semis, when Madrid were knocked out by Juventus.

The two-time Ballon d'Or winner revealed his only regret after retiring, saying: "I live football with a passion that doesn't give me any peace for not winning the Champions League – it's a trophy everyone would love to win." 12. Dennis Bergkamp (AFC Ajax, FC Internazionale Milano, Arsenal FC) A two-time UEFA Cup winner, the non-flying Dutchman signed off with a noticeable gap on his CV. At Arsenal he contested the quarter-finals twice (2000/01, 2003/04), before the 2006 decider promised a fitting end to a wonderful career. However, he was left on the bench as ten-man Arsenal were undone by Barça. "If only I'd been five years younger! But that was probably the most we could have hoped for," Bergkamp said recently. 13. Lothar Matthäus (FC Bayern München, FC Internazionale Milano) The 1990 World Cup and Ballon d'Or winner was in his 30s by the advent of the UEFA Champions League but there was plenty left to come.

He was still playing in 1999, and looked set to finally get his hands on the European Cup as Bayern led United 1-0. It had been the same situation 12 years before, against FC Porto, and lightning duly struck twice in a famous comeback . Matthäus retired in 2000 – Bayern collected the trophy the following year. 14. Michael Owen (Liverpool FC, Real Madrid CF, Manchester United FC) "If I was at a smaller club then I'd never be involved in any big games," Owen stated following a frustrating spell at United. His Old Trafford stay was limited to mainly substitute cameos. The former England forward remained on the bench as the Red Devils lost 3-1 to Guardiola's Blaugrana at Wembley in the 2011 final . In fact, his time at Anfield, Old Trafford and the Santiago Bernabéu produced a solitary European trophy – a UEFA Cup win in 2001 with Liverpool . Best of Batistuta 15. Gabriel Batistuta (ACF Fiorentina, AS Roma, FC Internazionale Milano) Argentina's record scorer never experienced the knockout stage with Fiorentina or Roma.

The Viola failed to survive the second group stage in 1999/00, finishing third behind Manchester United and eventual runners-up Valencia CF. At 31 he moved to Rome and landed the Scudetto at the first attempt – but again exited before the last eight in two European campaigns with the Giallorossi. The 'Lion King' was omitted from Inter's 2002/03 squad en route to the semi-finals. 16. Laurent Blanc (FC Internazionale Milano, Manchester United FC) On the international scene 'Le Président' claimed a World Cup on home soil. Two years later he added a UEFA EURO 2000 success to his medal collection. The defender's 20-year club career yielded the 1997 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup with Barcelona, yet UEFA Champions League glory escaped him. Part of the United side that crashed to Leverkusen in the 2001/02 semis. 17.

George Weah (AS Monaco FC, Paris Saint-Germain, AC Milan) Winner of the 1995 Ballon d'Or, the Liberian's goals fired Paris during their last-four odyssey the same year, scoring seven times. A stellar playing career netted him three domestic championships and a haul of individual accolades, though Weah missed out on the continent's ultimate prize. 18. Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers FC, Newcastle United FC) Announcing the end of his glittering career, which earned him a solitary league title with Blackburn, the England international insisted: "I've never had any regrets." By a distance the Premier League's all-time top marksman, Newcastle's record scorer is on an illustrious list of English players to have notched a hat-trick in Europe's elite competition, a treble against Leverkusen. He never got further than the second group stage, however. 19. Eric Cantona (Olympique de Marseille, Leeds United AFC, Manchester United FC) Shortly after United's semi-final defeat by eventual winners Borussia Dortmund in 1996/97 , Cantona said he would retire at the end of the season.

His surprise statement came a week to the day after his fifth championship in six seasons in England. Sir Alex Ferguson's charges would recover from their captain's departure, becoming champions of Europe two years later. Cantona had also made the last four of the European Cup earlier in his playing days – in 1989/90 – but Marseille succumbed to SL Benfica. 20. Roberto Baggio (AC Milan, FC Internazionale Milano) The 'Divine Ponytail' represented the biggest clubs in Italy yet rarely had the chance to display his talent in the UEFA Champions League. Baggio was in the Milan side that went out at the group stage in 1996/97, but did venture into the last eight in 1998/99 with Inter. The attacker, who compiled 27 goals in 56 matches for his country, did win a European trophy in his career – the UEFA Cup with Juve in 1992/93 . Da Berlino alla B.....dalla B a Berlino!!!!!.....questa è la vita!!

#ucl — Gianluigi Buffon (@gianluigibuffon) May 13, 2015 Gianluigi Buffon (Parma FC, Juventus) Lose on 6 June and the Juventus custodian will slot in at No3 on this list. After helping the Bianconeri to their first UEFA Champions League final since 2002/03, Italy's most-capped player posted a tweet that summed up his extraordinary journey: "From Berlin to Serie B and back again." Having played in the Manchester final loss, one of the greatest goalkeepers of modern times has waited 12 years for the opportunity to add the grand prize to a trophy-laden career. A return to Berlin – venue of the Azzurri's 2006 World Cup triumph – promises to be emotional for the 37-year-old. © 1998-2017 UEFA. All rights reserved. Last updated: 5/30/2015 12:37:44 AM All the latest news, ticket info and offers directly into your inbox! Thank you for subscribing! Subscribe There seems to be a problem with the email you have entered.

Please check your address is valid and re-enter. By continuing you accept UEFA Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy . UEFA Champions League winners history list | Football Bible UEFA Champions League winners history list Published on Aug 13, 2014 Each year, an elite club that outsmarts the other strong European clubs is crowned the season’s UEFA Champions League winner. The title has been contended for 59 seasons and a number of teams have gained prominence in that time. Real Madrid is the most successful team having won ten times, followed by AC Milan with seven victories and five titles for both Liverpool and Bayern Munich. Here is the complete UEFA Champions League winners list.

1955-1960 Winner: Real Madrid (SPAIN) Runners-up: Stade de Reims (1956, 1959), Fiorentina (1957), Milan (1958), Eintracht Frankfurt (1960) Final scores: Real 4-3 Reims; Real 2-0 Fiorentina; Real 3-2 AC Milan (Extra Time); Real 2-0 Reims (1959); Real 7-3 Eintracht Host countries: France (1956); Spain (1957); Belgium (1958); Germany (1959); Scotland (1960) Real Madrid was the strongest team at the time. They won five consecutive tournaments a record that has not been matched. Though they encountered some resistance, the brilliance of their star players Ferenc Puskas, Francisco Gento, Alfredo Di Stefano and Jose Santamaria helped them conquer. In 1958, the final game was decided by an extra time goal scored by Francisco Gento.

The 1960 European Cup final was a thrilling match as Madrid humiliated Eintracht to a 7-3 loss in Glasgow. This match recorded the largest attendance ever with over 135000 fans at the stadium. 1960-1962 Runners-up: Barcelona (1961); Real Madrid (1962) Final scores: Benfica 3-2 Barcelona; Benfica 5-3 Real Madrid Host countries: Switzerland (1961); Netherlands (1962) Barcelona ended Real Madrid’s supremacy by beating them in the 1961 competition in the quarters. They made it to the finals only to lose to Benfica. Benfica boldly went on to lift the trophy a second time the following season by beating Real Madrid by 5-3.

Winners: AC Milan (1963); Inter Milan (1964, 1965) (ITALY) Runners-up: Benfica (1963); Real Madrid (1964); Benfica (1965) Final scores: AC Milan 2-1 Benfica; Inter Milan 3-1 Real; Inter Milan 1-0 Benfica Host countries: England (1963); Austria (1964); Italy (1965) AC Milan denied Benfica a chance to make it a hat-trick by beating them in the 1963 final. Their city rivals Internazionale Milan ensured the trophy stayed in Italy in the subsequent two seasons. With a wonderful combination of star players, namely Faketti, Mazzola, Sarti, Burnjic, Suares and Jaire the Inter squad marked an era that many Italians expected to match the earlier Real Madrid’s success.

Winners: Feyenord Rotterdam (1970) ; Ajax (1971, 1972, 1973) (NETHERLANDS) Runner-up: Celtic (1970); Panathinaikos(1971); Internazionale Milan (1972); Juventus(1973) Final score: Rotterdam 2-1 Celtic (Extra time); Ajax 2-0 Panathinaikos; Ajax 2-0 Inter; Ajax 1-0 Juventus Host countrys: Italy (1970); England (1971); Netherlands (1972); Serbia (1973) The Dutch got a taste of the trophy when Rotterdam beat Celtic 2-1 after extra time in the finals of 1970 in Milan. The following season, Ajax ensured the trophy found its way back to the country by overpowering the Greek team Panathinaikos to a 2-0 defeat. Ajax maintained two more consecutive victories against Internazionale and Juventus by utilizing “the total football”.

Runner-up: Atletico Madrid (1974); Leeds United (1975); Saint-Etienne (1976) Final score: Bayern 4-0 Atletico (Rematch); Bayern 2-0 Leeds United; Bayern 1-0 Saint-Etienne Host country: Belgium (1974); France (1975); Scotland (1976) The Bayern Munich team was extremely successful with the squad consisting of a number of the German national squad, which won the European Championship in 1972 then the World Cup in 1974. The first victory came through a 4-0 rematch against Atletico Madrid after the first game ended in a 1-1 draw. The following season, Bayern won the match against Paris Leeds United with a 2-0 score line and resulted in the English crowd causing havoc at the stadium. The third victory came against Saint-Etienne who they outscored 1-0.

1976-1982 Winner: Liverpool (1977, 1978, 1981); Nottingham Forest (1979, 1980) Aston Villa (1982) (ENGLAND) Runner-up: Borussia Monchengladbach (1977); Club Brugge (1978); Malmo FF (1979); Hamburg (1980); Real Madrid (1981); Bayern Munich (1982) Final score: Liverpool 3-1 Monchengladbach; Liverpool 1-0 Club Brugge; Nottingham 1-0 Malmo; Nottingham 1-0 Hamburg; Liverpool 1-0 Real; Villa 1-0 Bayern Munich Host country: Italy (1977); England (1978); Germany (1979); Spain (1980); France (1981); Netherlands (1982) Liverpool started the English dominance by triumphing over Borussia Monchengladbach, scoring three goals to their opponent’s one goal. It enjoyed another success the following year by beating Club Brugge, the Belgian champions.

However they fell to their English counterparts Nottingham Forest the next season as Forest made a sensational campaign to win the trophy. In addition, Forest defended the trophy in 1980 by beating Hamburg. In 1981, Liverpool secured their third victory by defeating Real Madrid by 1-0. Being the era for English teams to dominate, Aston Villa managed to win 1-0 against Bayern Munich in the 1982 final in Rotterdam. Final score: Juventus 1-0 Liverpool Host country: Belgium The defending champions lost 1-0 to Juventus in the next final. The Juventus excitement was eclipsed by the actions of Liverpool crowd that led to the demise of 39 Juventus fans. This was a dark cloud over English success as a ban of five years was imposed on the English teams and a six-year ban for Liverpool. It marked a big challenge for English cups to contest for the title even upon the end of the ban.

Winners: Steaua Bucuresti (1986) (ROMANIA) ; Porto (1987) (PORTUGAL) ; PSV Eindhoven (1988) (NETHERLANDS) Runners-up: Barcelona (1986); Bayern Munich (1987); Benfica (1988) Final scores: Steaua Bucuresti 0-0 Barcelona (2-0 pen); Porto 2-1 Bayern; PSV 0-0 Benfica (6-5 pen) Host countries: Spain (1986); Austria (1987); West Germany (1988) With the English teams missing out after the Heysel Disaster, the trophy was first lifted by Steaua Bucuresti from Romania after defeating Barcelona through penalties. Helmuth Duckadam, the Steaua keeper, saved four penalties to aid his team to a 2-0 win. Next Porto outweighed Bayern Munich in a thrilling final when Algeria’s Rabah Madjer scored a spectacular back-heel for Porto.

Runner-up: Steaua Bucuresti (1989); Benfica (1990) Final score: AC Milan 4-0 Bucuresti; AC Milan 1-0 Benfica Host country: Spain (1989); Austria (1990) Two decades after their first and only win, AC Milan routed Steaua Bucuresti to a 4-0 win to take the trophy. They defended the trophy a year later and won the final against Benfica by 1-0. The efforts of Arrigo Sacchi were proving to be fruitful for the club as he put up arguably the best defense in the tournament. Winner: Red Star Belgrade (YUGOSLAVIA) Runner-up: Marseille Final score: Red Star Belgrade 0-0 Marseille (5-3 pen) Host country: Italy Red Star Belgrade, Champions of the Yugoslav League, held Marseille to a goalless draw and went on to beat them on penalties. At this time, the 5 year ban on English teams was lifted.

Final score: United 2-1 Bayern Munich Host country: Spain The final between Manchester United and Bayern Munich is obviously one memorable match among the past Champions League finals. Both teams were on the hunt for a treble and Manchester had won the FA Cup and Premier League prior to the final. Bayern took the lead in the sixth minute through a stunning free kick and the Manchester United team struggled to find the net even in the second half. Into the three minutes of stoppage time, United was awarded a corner kick and all the players went forward, including the keeper. Teddy Sheringham got the equalizer in that moment and a second corner, still taken by David Beckham, resulted into the winning goal scored by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Final score: AC Milan 0-0 Juventus (3-2 pen) Host country: England Italy had not performed well in the previous season of the competition but they came back much improved, three Italian teams making it to the semi finals. The 2003 final was AC Milan against Juventus. After a 0-0 tie, Juventus lost 3-2 to AC Milan on penalties.

This was an important one for the Milan captain, Paolo Maldini, as he lifted the trophy exactly forty years after his father had done the same for Milan. In addition, Clarence Seedorf had won the Champions League three times with three different teams, after Ajax (1995) and Real Madrid (1998). Final score: Liverpool 3-3 Milan (3-2 pen) Host country: Turkey The 2005 final was a clash between prominent teams, Milan playing against Liverpool. Milan found the net after 52 seconds, which stands as the fastest goal in Champions league history. Another two goals from Hernan Crespo before half time provided Milan with a comfortable lead. This was later to be ruined by goals from Steven Gerrard, Vladimir Smicer and Xabi Alonso before the sixtieth minute to bring the game to an even 3-3 score line. This is one outstanding comeback in a major and deciding match. The game proceeded to the penalty shootout and Liverpool conquered 3-2 to be victorious for the fifth time.

Football (Soccer)/The Leagues and Teams - Wikibooks, open books for an open world Football (Soccer)/The Leagues and Teams From Wikibooks, open books for an open world The countries, teams and their leagues are organized into divisions as shown in the following map. Football League 3/FIFA Division Cleveland Bulls Cleveland Bears CONCACAF: all of North and Central America, the Caribbean island countries as well as Guyana and Suriname in South America. CONMEBOL: the ten remaining South American countries. UEFA: the whole of Europe plus some countries in Asia. AFC: the rest of Asia plus Australia, which joined on 1 January 2006, having previously been part of the OFC. CAF: the whole of Africa. OFC: New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and the Pacific Islands including Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia. Confederations, Leagues And Teams Each division has a confederation which manages a number of leagues within its territory. Let's start with the well-known European confederation, UEFA. Football League 3 Cleveland Bears UEFA UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) is the division where Europe's teams are placed.

The most famous teams are especially from this region including Germany, Italy, England ,France, Spain and Netherlands. The teams that are most famous are from these countries especially. Here's a good sort of all kings of football according to countries and leagues from Europe. FA Premier League In 1992 the top division of clubs in England formed a breakaway league, enabling them to take a larger share of income from media rights in comparison to the rest of the football league. The Premier League (originally Premiership) currently consists of 20 clubs. The top four teams in the Premier League currently qualify for the UEFA Champions League (at various stages during the qualifying process). The fifth place club qualifies for the UEFA Europa League, although extra clubs often qualify on the basis of league position depending on the winners of domestic cup competitions. The bottom 3 clubs are automatically relegated. In terms of income, viewing figures and attendances the Premier League is the most successful domestic football competition in the world, and compares favorably across all sports. However many football fans within England are concerned with the vast sums of money involved, while clubs in the lower divisions struggle, with many entering administration and some going out of business.

In addition the formation of the Premier League has lead to a generation of fans growing up with football as a TV only activity (as live games become more expensive to cater for corporate hospitality). This has lead to the slow death of the local football culture which developed over the last 150 years in England. Manchester United Manchester United Football Club is an English Premier League football club that plays at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester and is one of the most successful clubs in Europe. The club was formed in 1878, as the team Newton Heath F.C. It joined the Football League in 1892, and have only been relegated once since 1938. The mean attendances of the games are higher than any English football league team for all but six seasons starting in 1964. The team won 38 trophies under Alex Ferguson. In 1968, Manchester United became the first European Cup champion from England, defeating Benfica 4-1. Their second European Cup came in 1999 as part of the club's famous Treble. Manchester United has been champions of England 20 times, and have won the FA Cup 12 times.

Since the late 1990s, Manchester United has been one of the richest clubs in the world. Jose Mourinho is the current manager, with Wayne Rooney being the captain. Manchester's colours are red (home), blue (away), and white (third colours). Manchester United has classic rivalries with Liverpool, Leeds United, and cross town rivals, Manchester City. The club have won 3 UEFA Champions League titles. Surprisingly,the only honour Manchester United has not won is the UEFA Europa League. Many famous players have featured for the club, such as Peter Schmeichel,Gary Neville,Cristiano Ronaldo, David Beckham, Eric Cantona, Paul Scholes, Roy Keane, Andy Cole, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Teddy Sheringham, Ruud Van Nistelrooy, Angel Di Maria, Wayne Rooney, Robin Van Persie and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Arsenal Known by the nickname of The Gunners, Arsenal are old rivals of both, Manchester United and Chelsea. Arsenal are currently playing in the new Emirates Stadium. They're currently managed by Arsène Wenger. Chelsea Known by the nickname of The Blues, they play at Stamford Bridge and are currently managed by Antonio Conte.

They are currently owned by Russian oil-baron Roman Abramovich. Chelsea's squad features some famous players such as John Terry, oscar, Diego Costa, Eden Hazard, Falcao, Willian, Pedro, Thibaut Courtois and Cesc Fàbregas. Liverpool Liverpool Football Club is a Premier League football club based in Liverpool, currently managed by Jürgen Klopp. Liverpool F.C. is one of the most successful clubs in England and has won more European trophies than any other English team with five European Cups, three UEFA Cups, and three UEFA Super Cups. The club has also won eighteen League titles, seven FA Cups and a record eight League Cups. In spite of their successful history, Liverpool are yet to win a Premier League title since its inception in 1992. Liverpool was founded in 1892 and joined the Football League the following year. The club has played at Anfield since its formation. The most successful period in Liverpool's history was the 1970s and '80s when Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley led the club to eleven league titles and seven European trophies. The club's supporters have been involved in two major tragedies.

The first was the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985, in which charging Liverpool fans caused a wall to collapse, killing 39 Juventus supporters and resulting in English clubs being banned from European competitions for five years. In the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, 96 Liverpool supporters lost their lives in a crush against perimeter fencing. None of these tragedies were the fault of Liverpool supporters. Liverpool has long-standing rivalries with neighbours Everton and with Manchester United. The team changed from red shirts and white shorts to an all-red home strip in 1964. The club's anthem isYou'll Never Walk Alone. League 1 Let's look at some French ruling clubs. Olympique Lyonnais Known sometimes as Les Gones or OL, Lyon are champions and ruling Ligue 1 for 4 years in streak. It has a strong lineup and is widely known throughout Europe which includes the great players such as Anderson and Sidney Gouvou. They play at Stade de Gerland and are managed by Claude Puel. Olympique de Marseille Known commonly as Marseille or OM, this team may not be known well these days but it had a great history. It even includes famous Spaniard Fernando Morientes.

They play at Stade Vélodrome and are managed by José Anigo. AS Monaco AS Monaco is one of the more prestigious football clubs in France. A major accomplishment was reaching the 2004 Champions League finals. They play at Stade Louis-II in Monaco. Paris Saint-Germain They play at Parc de Princes and are managed by Unai Emery. The club has won six Ligue 1 titles and its roster features big names like Zlatan Ibrahimović, Ángel Di María, Marco Verratti, Edinson Cavani, Javier Pastore and Thiago Silva. Bundesliga The Germany had a great history including their players, morale, fan support and the main thing, glory. It is the most watched football league,in 2007 there were 40,775(stadium) FC Bayern München Known sometimes as Die Bayern, they have won 25 league titles. They have five European titles. They currently play their home games at the Allianz Arena in Munich and are managed by Carlo Ancelotti. Borussia Dortmund Borussia Dortmund is the second most successful club in Bundesliga having won eight titles.

Marco Reus and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang plays for Dortmund. Bayer Leverkusen They may now have been forgotten but this club has made the rise to the offensive Bayern Munich by selling the jewels Zé Roberto, Lúcio and Michael Ballack. Although their form has slipped in recent seasons(03,04) due to the loss of Ballack,Lúcio etc.,the team has played better in 05 and 06 . They play at BayArena in Leverkusen. Schalke 04 They play at Veltins-Arena. SV Werder Bremen They have been raised now and are enjoying this new generation, the Werder Bremen has a variety of good players including Diego and Torsten Frings. They play at Weserstadion. Serie A The Italians do have a number of excellent teams and star players. These are some "Calcio" kings, "Calcio = Italian football" for here. Juventus Juve are referred by many names and are the true Italian kings.

They have a beautiful lineup of 5-star players with all offensive and defensive categories including Gianluigi Buffon, Pavel Nedvěd, Alessandro Del Piero, David Trézéguet and many more. They play at Delle Alpi in Turin and are managed by Didier Deschamps. AC Milan One part of the Milan brothers (Inter & AC), the AC Milan definitely is out-of-question because of their good players, unbreakable morale and glory. They play at Stadio San Siro. Inter Milan The other part of Milan brothers, Inter is likely leveled with their arch-rivals, AC Milan. Playing in the same stadium, San Siro, they also have good players like Diego Militto, Pazzini, Lucio and Javier Zanetti. They are managed by Stefano Pioli. In 2009–2010 season, Inter win the European treble under José Mourinho. La Liga Spanish La Liga is the second most-watched league because of its reputation among other leagues by including many great legends and current players. Here are some Kings, España style.

Real Madrid Known as Los Galacticos, Real Madrid is currently the 2nd the richest club in the world, behind that of Manchester United. It has a very well-known and excellent lineup including Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, James Rodriguez, Toni Kroos, Luka Modrić, Pepe, Karim Benzema, Sergio Ramos and many more. They have a good history and are still good. They hold a record of four UEFA Champions League titles and six European Trophies. Their home ground is Santiago Bernabeu stadium. They have achieved La Decima in 2014 winning their tenth European title FC Barcelona Known simply as Barça, they are one of the modern ruling generations of football today. With a strong lineup including Luis Suárez, Neymar, Lionel Messi and many more. They play at Camp Nou (sometimes referred as Nou Camp) and are managed by former player Luis Enrique. Barça is the only club to have won treble twice. Formed in 1899, Barcelona has won 24 La Liga titles and five European titles. (F.) Primeira Liga Although not known so much maybe, but Primeira Liga do consists of great honored teams. Here are some of them.

Benfica Benfica is the most successful club in Portugal. It has a average lineup but superb morale. Some famous players are Luisão, Maxi Pereira, Nicolás Gaitán, Júlio César, and others. They play at the Estádio da Luz and are managed by Jorge Jesus. FC Porto FC Porto is the second most successful club in Portugal. It has a good variety of players with a good morale. They play at the Estádio do Dragão and are managed by Julen Lopetegui. Some famous players are Jackson Martinez, Quaresma, Quintero and others. Sporting Lisbon Sporting Lisbon is the third most successful club in Portugal. It has players with a inspiring hope, not bad. They play at the Estádio José Alvalade XXI and are managed by Marco Silva. (G.) Dutch Eredivisie They may have been forgotten but they are relived. Here are some Dutch teams which are ruling these days. Traditionally, the big three of the Dutch soccer consists of Ajax, Feyenoord and PSV. AFC Ajax Amsterdam Ajax is the biggest club of The Netherlands which has got a superior class lineup and good morale. They're managed by Henk ten Cate.

In the Netherlands, Ajax is known to play the 'prettiest' football. The youth department of Ajax is considered to be the best of the world. Ajax won the European Cup in 1971, 1972, 1973 and in 1995, the UEFA Cup in 1992 and the European Cupwinners Cup in 1987. (Former) famous players include Johan Cruyff, Johan Neeskens, Marco van Basten, Dennis Bergkamp, Clarence Seedorf, Patrick Kluivert, Jaap Stam and many more. Feyenoord Rotterdam Feyenoord is a team that is known for its good morale and team-building, which makes them sometimes win over better skilled teams. Feyenoord won the European Cup and World Club Cup in 1970, and the UEFA Cup in 1974 and 2002. (Former) famous players include Willem van Hanegem, Mario Been, Ruud Gullit, Ove Kindvall, Coen Moulijn and John de Wolf.

PSV Eindhoven PSV is a team from Eindhoven, founded by Philips, which is still the sponsor. The biggest successes were achieved in 1978 when the club won the UEFA cup, and in 1988, when the club wins the European Champions Cup. Some (former) famous players of PSV are Romario, Ronaldo, Ruud Gullit, Luc Nilis, Ronald Koeman, Arjen Robben,Ruud van Nistelrooy, Philip Cocu and Jaap Stam. The most successful coach is beyond any doubt Guus Hiddink, who worked for the team from 1983 to 1990 and from 2002 to 2006. PSV's nickname is boeren, which means peasants. The fans use this to distinguish themselves from the big clubs from the big cities in the west of the Netherlands. (H.) Other Great European Teams Apart from the leagues, they're also some minor leagues with superb teams that are also known throughout Europe. Here are they. Olympiacos - Greece Olympiacos is a well-known club of Greece. It's mainly rivaled with Panathinaikos.

With a lineup including Rivaldo, they're managed by Trond Sollied. Steaua Bucharest - Romania Steaua has spent all its history in the country's top-flight league, and has finished below the sixth spot for only five times.Steaua made it to a European Cup final, which they won in front of FC Barcelona on penalties.Subsequently, the team never relegated and is currently one of the 2 teams to have only played inside the first league, along with Dinamo București. Panathinaikos - Greece Panathinaikos is clearly a good club of Greece,with 19 Greek championships and 16 Greek cups. Currently it's managed by Jasmiko Velic. Rangers - Scotland Rangers FC are by far the most successful club in the world when it comes to winning the national title. They have achieved this on 53 occasions in their history. Linfield FC (Northern Ireland) are the 2nd most successful with 49. Rangers are managed by Walter Smith, who is managing the club for the second time in his career.

In his first term he led the club to 9 titles in a row 1989-1997. In his 2nd term he took the club to the UEFA Cup final in 2008 where Rangers took the largest ever support to an away game when 150,000 fans travelled to Manchester. He retired from Rangers at the end of 2010-11 season clinching his 3rd title in a row, leaving his position to assistant manager Ally McCoist who is looking to beat the record set by Smith in his previous term in charge. Celtic - Scotland Celtic won the European Cup in 1967, the first British team to do so. They also made it to the UEFA Cup Final in 2003, about 80,000 Celtic supporters traveled to Seville, Spain for the final. In 1984 Celtic were ordered by UEFA to replay a game against Rapid Vienna after fans threw bottles at the Austrian players while leading 3-0, Rapid won the replay 1-0. During the match a Celtic fan attacked the Rapid goalkeeper, and was arrested by police.

The club's traditional playing colours are green and white hooped shirts and white shorts with white socks. The manager is Brendan Rodgers. Grasshopperclub Zurich - Switzerland [1] Grasshopperclub Zurich is also very known in their Swiss region. They're the most successful team of the Swiss football with 27 Swiss super league titles and 18 Swiss cups. Shakhtar Donetsk - Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk is also a very good team especially because of their morale. They're managed by Mircea Lucescu.The team has done very well in recent years(they were very close to getting into the champions league second round,but lost to Benfica),having great eastern players such as Darijo Srna and Mariusz Lewandowski. CSKA Moscow - Russia CSKA is a very-well known team from Russia,they became the first Russian team to win the UEFA cup(after the break-up of USSR. They're managed by Valeri Gazzaev.Well-known players currently playing at CSKA Moscow are Vágner Love and Sergei Ignashevich. Club Brugge - Belgium Club Brugge is a well-known club of Belgium which is arch-rivaled with RSC Anderlecht.

They're managed by Jacky Mathijssen. RSC Anderlecht - Belgium RSC Anderlecht is the most successful team in Belgium with 29 league championships,5 European cups in all European cup competitions and 16 cups in Belgium competitions. They're managed by Franky Vercauteren.Well known players are(currently) Daniel Zitka,Olivier Deschacht.And former players are Nenad Jestrovic,Seol Ki-Hyeon and Vincent Kompany. Dinamo Zagreb - Croatia Dinamo is the most successful and famous team from Croatia. Their arch-rivals are Hajduk. The club has been most successful in the '60s, when they won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (that would later become the UEFA Cup). They were runners up in 1963 and won it in 1967. They were Yugoslavia champions 4 times, and Croatian champions 11 times. They are regular participants in large European competitions (both the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League). Former players include Zvonimir Boban, Davor Suker, Luka Modric and Eduardo da Silva.

CONCACAF CONCACAF (Confederation Of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) is the division where North America, Central America, Caribbean, and Surinam, Guyana, and French Guiana of South America are placed. The most famous teams are from the power house of Mexico. (A.) Mexican Primera División Mexicans aren't very known but games like FIFA 06 are getting their reputation through others up. Here are some good Mexicanos (amigos).After FIFA 06,their ratings has increased and in 2007 they were the 4th highest football league to be watched(stadiums) Chivas de Guadalajara Chivas is very well-known. Chivas and América are commonly rivalled with each other. They have won many major titles in their history. They play at Estadio Jalisco and are managed by Jose Manuel "chepo" De la Torre. Chivas is the current Champion in the Mexicna 1st division. Club América Club América is very well known in Mexico. It has a number of fans and have won most of the important titles in the league. They play at the famous Estadio Azteca and are managed by Alberto Daniel Brailovsky.

(B.) USA Major League Soccer The USA is an emerging soccer nation in the World thanks to the creation of MLS in 1996. D.C. United The most successful team in the league, has the most number of trophies in the league. 1996 MLS Cup and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup; 1997 MLS Cup; 1998 CONCACAF Cup and Intra-American Cup; 1999 MLS Cup; 2004 MLS Cup. Currently the team is being coached by international Polish star Peter Nowak and consist of star player Jaime Moreno of Bolivia, Ben Olsen of USA, and Christian Gomez of Argentina. Los Angeles Galaxy An early rival team of D.C. United, it currently holds the most number of wins in the league. During the early years of MLS it was always successful but was mostly stopped by D.C. United when it came to MLS finals. However, with patience its dividends paid off during the 2001 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and CONCACAF Cup; 2002 MLS Cup; 2005 MLS Cup and Lamar U.S. Open Cup. Currently it is coached by former Chelsea F.C.

and New Castle F.C. coach Ruud Gullit. CONMEBOL CONMEBOL (CONfedración sudaMEricana de fútBOL) {in English: South American Football Confedration} is the confedration that rules the mighty South American region of football, some great emperors have been from this place. Lets explore them. (A.) Argentine Primera División Argentina has a very interesting league with many variable teams (i.e. any team beats the king anytime or sometime). It has actually two halves the Clausura and Apertura. Some Argentines are. Atlético River Plate River Plate is a good team and has the record of winning most season titles. It has a very famous and strong rivalry with Boca Juniors called the "Superclásico" on the Observer it was voted top of 50 sporting thing to do before you die as 70% of Argentina support River Plate and Boca Juniors. They play at El Monumental in Nuñez and are managed by Daniel Passarella.

Boca Juniors Boca Juniors are very famous around the world and is very known because of their platinum legend Diego Armando Maradona know as D10S or "Pibe de Oro" and "el barrilete cósmico". They are highly respected throughout the world. They have won several cups and titles(23 division titles and 17 international titles). They play at La Bombonera and are managed by Miguel Angel Russo. (B.) Brazilian Campeonato (1st Division) Hola Brazil. Although the English invented football, the Brazilians perfected it. Brazil has many variable teams like Argentina. Here are the Kings. Flamengo Flamengo is one of the best clubs in Brazil. These days they have gone down a little bit, because they are organizing their finances, paying the taxes that te other clubs don't. Flamengo is the most followed club of the world, with almost 40 million fans. They have won many championships and titles. They are managed by Vanderlei Luxemburgo, ex-coach of Real Madrid. Corinthians Corinthians is the most popular club in São Paulo. They are rivaled with Palmeiras. They have a very good history in winning leagues and cups.

They won the Brazilian championship in 2005. They're managed by Antônio Lopes. Palmeiras Palmeiras is superior to Corinthians. They are always furious against each other. Marcos, the 2002 World Cup winning goalkeeper belongs to them. They are managed by Émerson Leão. Santos They were famous because of the diamond legend, Pelé. They have been excellent at the era of the legend. São Paulo São Paulo is one of the major clubs in Brazil with winning a lot of championships, getting the fame and putting themselves in the South American map. They are managed by Muricy Ramalho.

Question: Which French football team won the 1993 European Cup?
Answer: Marseille