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Most football championships by continent

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All of them are in order of continental foundation. (*) denotes defunct team. South America (CONMEBOL) - Men's: Nacional (112); women's: Boca Juniors (30) Asia (AFC) - Men's: South China (95); women's: Tokyo Verdy (45) Europe (UEFA) - Men's: Celtic (122); women's: Arsenal (54) Africa (CAF) - Men's: Al Ahly (125); women's: Juventus de Yopougon (30) North America (CONCACAF) - Men's: Saprissa (57); women's: Tigres UANL (8) Oceania (OFC) - Men's: Ba (55); women's: Tupapa Maraerenga (30)

Current status of the inaugural Campeonato da Liga teams

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As in from the 1934-35 season. Porto - Primeira Liga Sporting CP - Primeira Liga Benfica - Primeira Liga Belenenses - Liga 3 Vitória de Setúbal - Campeonato de Portugal União Lisboa - Liga 3 Académico - Defunct, folded in 1964 Académica - Liga Portugal 2

Current status of the inaugural Football League teams

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As in from the 1888-89 season. Preston North End - EFL Championship Aston Villa - Premier League Wolverhampton Wanderers - EFL Championship Blackburn Rovers - EFL Championship Bolton Wanderers - EFL Championship West Bromwich Albion - EFL Championship Accrington - Defunct, folded in 1896 Everton - Premier League Burnley - EFL Championship Derby County - EFL Championship Notts County - EFL League One Stoke - EFL Championship

Most overall titles won by a Portuguese football club

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Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal etc. Benfica - 91 Porto - 87 Sporting CP - 58 Boavista - 9 Braga and Belenenses - 8 Vitória de Setúbal - 7 Vitória de Guimarães - 3 Académica and Beira-Mar - 2 Leixões, Estrela da Amadora, Aves, Torreense, Moreirense, Olhanense, Marítimo, Carcavelinhos, Seixal, SC Espinho, Barreirense, Leiria and CUD - 1

Most overall titles won by a Spanish football club

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La Liga, Copa del Rey etc. Real Madrid - 106 Barcelona - 104 Athletic Bilbao - 36 Atlético Madrid - 34 Valencia - 23 Sevilla - 15 Real Zaragoza - 9 Real Sociedad - 7 Deportivo La Coruña - 6 Real Betis, Espanyol and Real Unión - 4 Villarreal - 3 Mallorca - 2 Málaga, Celta Vigo, Arenas and Real Valladolid - 1

Despite being Grade II listed....

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The Twin Towers in the old Wembley Stadium couldn't be saved from demolition and reconstruction of the stadium back in 2003 due to the nature of the material used. Such a missed opportunity.

Stadium that represents Monaco

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Built in 1939, it's the Stade Louis II. It's the home stadium of AS Monaco.

British Home Championship stats

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Also included are the 1945-46 British Victory Home Championship, the Rous Cup (1985-89) and the 2011 Nations Cup. England 1885-86 (shared) 1887-88 1889-90 (shared) 1890-91 1891-92 1892-93 1894-95 1897-98 1898-99 1900-01 1902-03 (shared) 1903-04 1904-05 1905-06 (shared) 1907-08 (shared) 1908-09 1910-11 1911-12 (shared) 1912-13 1926-27 (shared) 1929-30 1930-31 (shared) 1931-32 1934-35 (shared) 1937-38 1938-39 (shared) 1946-47 1947-48 1949-50 1951-52 (shared) 1952-53 (shared) 1953-54 1954-55 1955-56 (shared) 1956-57 1957-58 (shared) 1958-59 (shared) 1959-60 (shared) 1960-61 1963-64 (shared) 1964-65 1965-66 1967-68 1968-69 1969-70 (shared) 1970-71 1971-72 (shared) 1972-73 1973-74 (shared) 1974-75 1977-78 1978-79 1981-82 1982-83 1986 Rous Cup 1988 Rous Cup 1989 Rous Cup Scotland 1883-84 1884-85 1885-86 (shared) 1886-87 1888-89 1889-90 (shared) 1893-94 1895-96 1896-97 1899-00 1901-02 1902-03 (shared) 1905-06 (shared) 1907-08 (shared) 1909-10 1911-12 (shared) 1920-21 1921-22 1922-23 1924-25 1...

Most national team appearances in these football tournaments

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The football tournaments being the Summer Olympics and the FIFA World Cup, starting with the earliest. Summer Olympics (men's, first: 1900) - Italy and United States (15 each) FIFA World Cup (first: 1930) - Brazil (23) FIFA Women's World Cup (first: 1991) - Brazil, Germany, Japan, Nigeria, Norway, Sweden and United States (nine each) Summer Olympics (women's, first: 1996) - Brazil and United States (eight each)

What I consider to be the Big Four in Portuguese football

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Of course, it's Benfica, Porto and Sporting but also Braga.

Champions of the EFL League Two

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Includes predecessor leagues. 1958-1992 Season Winner Runner-up Also promoted Play-off winner 1958–59 Port Vale Coventry City York City ,  Shrewsbury Town 1959–60 Walsall Notts County Torquay United ,  Watford 1960–61 Peterborough United Crystal Palace Northampton Town ,  Bradford 1961–62 Millwall Colchester United Wrexham ,  Carlisle United 1962–63 Brentford Oldham Athletic Crewe Alexandra ,  Mansfield Town 1963–64 Gillingham Carlisle United Workington ,  Exeter City 1964–65 Brighton & Hove Albion Millwall York City,  Oxford United 1965–66 Doncaster Rovers Darlington Torquay United, Colchester United 1966–67 Stockport County Southport Barrow ,  Tranmere Rovers 1967–68 Luton Town Barnsley Hartlepools United , Crewe Alexandra 1968–69 Doncaster Rovers  (2) Halifax Town Rochdale ,  Bradford City 1969–70 Chesterfield Wrexham Swansea City , Port Vale 1970–71 Notts County Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Oldham Athletic, York City 1971–...