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The greatest football teams based on consecutive championships, unbeaten runs, and international titles to prove their claims to have been the best of their times 19th Century The 'Team of All Talents' takes on Aston Villa, 1894-95 The world’s first official national-level competitive football began in England and Scotland in 1872 and 1873, respectively. As... Continue Reading →
The 20 most successful managers/head coaches of men’s senior European club-football in the job no earlier than 1950, based on the ARL Football Club Rankings The ranking system scores points to clubs based on what trophies and how many have been won. Different trophies score different points based on a ‘glory’ criteria and only ‘competitive... Continue Reading →
An all-time ranking of every European league to have won international trophies, plus a lowdown on the continent's 'Super Six' ARL Football Success Ranking System The ARL Football Success Ranking System for men’s European club-football establishes for certain which clubs are the most successful of each nation and in the whole of Europe. The football... Continue Reading →
ARL Football Success Ranking System (Updated, July 2025) The ARL Football Success Ranking System for men’s European club football establishes for certain the clubs most successful of each nation and in the whole of Europe. It is a system of scoring points to clubs based on what trophies and how many have been won. Different... Continue Reading →
ARL Football Success Ranking System The ARL Football Success Ranking System for men’s European club football establishes for certain which clubs are the most successful of each nation and in the whole of Europe. It is a system of scoring points to clubs based on what trophies and how many have been won. Different trophies... Continue Reading →
The hectic goal-fest of Boxing Day, 1963 when 66 goals were scored in 10 games in the English top flight Division One is probably the most epic day in English football history. Some say that 'the beautiful game' isn't the most exciting spectacle, perhaps because it's one of few sports in which a game can... Continue Reading →
ARL Football Success Ranking System The ARL Football Success Ranking System for men’s European club football establishes for certain which clubs are the most successful of each nation and in the whole of Europe. It is a system of scoring points to clubs based on what trophies and how many have been won. Different trophies... Continue Reading →
A light-hearted look at what European club football might look like in the not-too-distant future. It’s no exaggeration to declare that European football is the apex of the world’s beautiful game. It has the globe’s best players and coaching staff, and draws in a mindbogglingly huge global audience to both UEFA’s flagship Champions League as... Continue Reading →
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