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Thomas Christiansen (Panama),  Roberto Martínez (Portugal), Julen Lopetegui (Qatar) and Luis de la Fuente (Spain) 

Spanish Managers at the 2026 FIFA World Cup Finals

Four Finals: 1986 Steaua Bucharest 0-0 Barcelona, 1988 PSV Eindhoven 0-0 Benfica, 1991 Red Star Belgrade 0-0 Olympique de Marseille and 2003 AC Milan 0-0 Juventus

The four Goalless UEFA European Cup & Champions League Finals

Rudi Garcia (Belgium),  Sébastien Desabre (DR Congo),  Didier Deschamps (France), Sébastien Migné (Haiti) and Sabri Lamouchi (Tunisia)

French Managers at the 2026 FIFA World Cup Finals

Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid v Kairat & Olympiakos), Fermín López (Barcelona v Olympiakos), Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray v Ajax), Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain v Tottenham Hotspur), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United v Qarabağ), Alexander Sørloth (Atlético Madrid v Club Brugge) and Federico Valverde (Real Madrid v Manchester City)

UEFA Champions League Hat-Tricks 2025-26

Guus Til (PSV Eindhoven) and Wout Weghorst (Ajax)

Dutch Players at 2026 FIFA World Cup Finals affiliated to Netherlands Clubs

Lincoln City (113), Port Vale (112), Stockport County (104), Chesterfield (102), Crewe Alexandra (102) and Walsall (101)

Clubs with over 100 Football League Seasons never in the Top Flight

 Darren Bazeley (New Zealand) and Graham Potter (Sweden)

English Managers at the 2026 FIFA World Cup Finals

Zeki Amdouni (Burnley), Noah Okafor (Leeds United), Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest) and Granit Xhaka (Sunderland)

Swiss Players at the 2026 FIFA World Cup Finals with English Clubs

Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal), Kristoffer Vassbakk Ajer (Brentford), Jørgen Strand Larsen (Crystal Palace), Sondre Langås (Derby County), Sander Berge (Fulham), Oscar Bobb (Fulham), Erling Braut Haaland (Manchester City), Egil Selvik (Watford) and David Møller Wolfe (Wolverhampton Wanderers)

Norway FIFA World Cup 2026 Players with English Clubs

Lionel Scaloni (Argentina), Néstor Lorenzo (Colombia) Sebastián Beccacece (Ecuador), Gustavo Alfaro (Paraguay), Mauricio Pochettino (United States) and Marcelo Bielsa (Uruguay)

Argentinian Managers at the 2026 FIFA World Cup Finals

Scott McKenna (Dinamo Zagreb, Croatia), Scott McTominay (Napoli, Italy), Billy Gilmour (Napoli, Italy), Lewis Ferguson (Bologna, Italy), Ché Adams (Torino, Italy) and Jack Hendry (Al-Ettifaq, Saudi Arabia)

Scotland World Cup 2026 Players affiliated with Clubs outside the United Kingdom

Seven Players: William Saliba (Arsenal), Lucas Digne (Aston Villa), Malo Gusto (Chelsea), Maxence Lacroix (Crystal Palace), Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace), Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) and Rayan Cherki (Manchester City)

French Players at 2026 FIFA World Cup Finals with English Clubs

Liverpool (3), Tottenham Hotspur (3), Chelsea (2), Ipswich Town (1) and Manchester United (1). Aston Villa became the sixth Club in 2026

English Clubs UEFA Cup & UEFA Europa League Winners

Evanilson (£40.2m FC Porto), Bafodé Diakité (£34.6m Lille), Amine Adli (£25.1m Bayer Leverkusen), Jefferson Lerma (£25m Levante), Alex Scott (£25m Bristol City), Đorđe Petrović (£25m Chelsea) and Ben Gannon-Doak (£25m Liverpool)

AFC Bournemouth Highest Transfer Fees Signings

Jock Aird (1954 Scotland), Jimmy McIlroy (1958 Northern Ireland), Colin McDonald (1958 England), John Connelly (1962 England), Billy Hamilton (1982 Northern Ireland), Tommy Cassidy (1982 Northern Ireland), Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson (2018 Iceland), Nick Pope (2018 England) and Connor Roberts (2022 Wales)

Burnley FC Players at FIFA World Cup Finals

Roberto Di Matteo (1997 & 2000 Chelsea), Gianfranco Zola (1997 & 2000 Chelsea), Gianluca Vialli (1997 Chelsea), Davide Zappacosta (2018 Chelsea), Carlo Cudicini (2000 & 2007 Chelsea), Mario Balotelli (2011 Manchester City), Matteo Darmian (2016 Manchester United) and Gianluigi Donnarumma (2026 Manchester City)

Italian FA Cup Medal Winners

Igor Thiago (23 Brazil & Brentford), João Pedro (20 Brazil & Chelsea), Richarlison (14 Brazil & Tottenham Hotspur), Bruno Guimarães (14 Brazil & Newcastle United), Enzo Fernández (12 Argentina & Chelsea), Casemiro (11 Brazil & Manchester United), Matheus Cunha (11 Brazil & Manchester United) and Igor Jesus (10 Brazil & Nottingham Forest)

South American 2025-26 Premier League Goals & Assists

Four FA Cup Finals: 1994 Manchester United 4-0 Chelsea, 2007 Chelsea 1-0 AET Manchester United, 2018 Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United and 2026 Chelsea v Manchester City

FA Cup Finals Chelsea FC v Manchester Clubs

Six Welsh Clubs: Cardiff City (1920-21), Swansea City (1920-21), Merthyr Town (1920-21), Newport County (1920-21), Wrexham (1921-22) and Aberdare Athletic (1921-22)

Welsh Clubs in the English Football League

Kaoru Mitoma (Japan & Brighton and Hove Albion), Ao Tanaka (Japan & Leeds United), Wataru Endo (Japan & Liverpool) and Hwang Hee-Chan (South Korea & Wolverhampton Wanderers)

Asians with 2025-26 Premier League Goals or Assists

Bromley (2024-25), Sutton United (2021-22), Harrogate Town (2021-22), Salford City (2019-20), Forest Green Rovers (2017-18), Fleetwood Town (2012-13), AFC Wimbledon (2011-12), Crawley Town (2011-12) and Stevenage (2010-11)

Last Clubs to Join the Football League

West Ham United have been Relegated Six Times: 1931-32, 1977-78, 1988-89, 1991-92, 2002-03 and 2010-11

West Ham United Top Flight Relegations

Bruno Fernandes (19 Manchester United),  Rayan Cherki (11 Manchester City),  Jarrod Bowen (10 West Ham United),  Erling Haaland (8 Manchester City) and James Garner (7 Everton)

Premier League 2025-26 Assists

Johnny Carey (1948-49), Bobby Charlton (1965-66), George Best (1967-68), Eric Cantona (1995-96), Roy Keane (1999-2000), Teddy Sheringham (2000-01), Cristiano Ronaldo (2006-07 & 2007-08) Wayne Rooney (2009-10) and Bruno Fernandes (2025-26)

Manchester United FWA Player of the Year Winners

Jean‐Ricner Bellegarde (Haiti & Wolverhampton Wanderers), Leon Bailey (Jamaica & Aston Villa), Rico Henry (Jamaica & Brentford), Raúl Jiménez (Mexico & Fulham), Tyler Adams (United States & AFC Bournemouth), Chris Richards (United States & Crystal Palace) and Brenden Aaronson (United States & Leeds United)

CONCACAF Players with 2025-26 Premier League Goals & Assists

Žan Vipotnik (23 Swansea City), Oli McBurnie (17 Hull City), Haji Wright (17 Coventry City), Jack Clarke (16 Ipswich Town), Josh Windass (15 Wrexham), Morgan Whittaker (14 Middlesbrough) and Joe Gelhardt (14 Hull City)

EFL Championship 2025-26 Highest Goalscorers

Kylian Mbappé (256), Edinson Cavani (200), Zlatan Ibrahimović (156), Neymar (118), Pauleta (109) and Dominique Rocheteau (100)

Paris Saint-Germain 100 or more Goals Scored

Antoine Griezmann (212), Luis Aragonés (173), Adrián Escudero (169), Paco Campos (158), José Eulogio Gárate (136) and Fernando Torres (129)

Atlético Madrid All-Time Highest Goalscorers

Gylfi Sigurðsson (£45m Swansea City), Richarlison (£35m Watford), Amadou Onana (£30m Lille), Romelu Lukaku (£28m Chelsea), Alex Iwobi (£28m Arsenal) and Yerry Mina (£27.2m Barcelona) 

Everton FC Highest Incoming Transfer Fees

Six Times: 1960-61, 1967-68, 1991-92, 1999-2000, 2023-24 and 2025-26

Ipswich Town Promotions to the Top Flight

Five Clubs: Newport County (1920), Port Vale (1892), Portsmouth (1920), Southport (1921) and Stockport County (1900)

Football League Clubs with "Port" in their Names

Tyler Adams (United States), Brenden Aaronson (United States) and Rasmus Kristensen (Denmark)

Leeds United Players at 2022 FIFA World Cup Finals

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