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Nobody in world football understands the value of youth football better than Manchester United! The Red Devils hold the record for having at least one youth academy player in every senior matchday squad for 86 years! It all began in 1937 when Tom Manley and Jack Wassall were included in the matchday squad against Fulham. Since then, there has always been an academy player on United’s squad, a reco...

In this heartfelt video, I share my incredible journey with Leicester City Football Club, a story that began in 2015 and took me on a path I could never have imagined. From the club's miraculous Premier League triumph to my life-changing decision to study in Leicester, this is more than just a fan's tale—it's a story of faith, persistence, and living a dream. Join me as I recount my un...

Six-time French champion Bordeaux recently decided to give up their professional status and filed for bankruptcy. The club, once represented by players like Zinedine Zidane, will terminate player contracts and shut down their training centre. The news came after the team was relegated to the third tier of French football as a punishment for their financial troubles. Bordeaux failed to acquire the...

Zlatan's Malmö Transfer Story! ⚽🔁💸 Here is how Zlatan Ibrahimovic helped his boyhood club reach the UEFA Champions League without even playing for them. Hailing from Rosengard in Malmö, the Swedish striker spent the early years of his career with his local club, Malmö FF. Impressive performances with the first team drew interest from European heavyweights, including Arsenal. Ultimately, Zla...

Football at the Summer Olympics!⚽🤸‍♂️ ... Men's football is one of the oldest and most consistent events at the Olympics. However, to avoid competition with the World Cup, FIFA has restricted the men's competition to be comprised of under-23 teams, with only three permitted exceptions. The men's teams from every confederation qualify through the most reputed underage category competi...

Have you heard of a footballer who paid his own transfer fee? Yes, you heard it right. In January 2023, former Arsenal forward Lucas Perez shocked everyone when he requested a transfer from La Liga club Cadiz to Deportivo La Coruna in the Spanish third division. When asked the reason for the switch, Perez answered that he could not see his boyhood club struggling in the third tier. He was so despe...

Can you guess which club had the most players in the Euro 2024-winning Spanish side? It's not Atletico Madrid. It's not FC Barcelona. And it's not Real Madrid either. The team that won the most championship medals at Euro 2024 is Real Sociedad, with five. There were four FC Barcelona players in the 25-member squad. Real Madrid and Athletic Club had three players each. Interestingly, Re...

The Euro 2024 winner, Nico Williams, is in the limelight for his goal and player of the match performance in the finals. But this story is not about him. This story is about his elder brother, Inaki Williams, who went six years without missing a game in the Spanish top flight. Like Nico, Inaki plays for the Athletic Club in Spain and has made over 400 first-team appearances for the club. The forwa...

Get ready for the new season with 1minfootball’s latest 2024 collection. Hello football fans! Our brand-new collection is out now! Following the huge success of our minimalist collection last year, 1minfootball is excited to introduce this season's latest lineup. Our new collection celebrates the popular chants and slogans of your favourite football clubs. Available in both 180 GSM regular t-s...

Kylian Mbappe recently said winning the Euros is harder than winning the World Cup. Is he right? Let's find out. According to data, the average FIFA ranking of the teams that participated in the Euros 2024 was 26.96. The highest-ranked team in the tournament was France, with a FIFA ranking of 2, and Georgia was the lowest-ranked team with 75. On the contrary, at the World Cup 2022, the average...

Here is how Greece pulled off one of the biggest shocks in football history. Greece arrived at the 2004 Euros as underdogs. With just a 150-1 chance of winning the tournament, everyone expected them to be out of the competition in the group stage. However, the team went on to win the title, defeating Zidane's France, Pavel Nedved's Czech Republic, and Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal along...

There is one thing about Copa America that separates it from other continental tournaments: invited teams. Started in 1916, the Copa America is the oldest international football competition in the world, contested by teams from South America. However, there are only ten teams in the continent. To increase the length and add more excitement to the tournament, the South American Football Federation...

Let's try to predict the winner of the Euros 2024 using three important facts from the past. Fact #1: No country has won the Euro on its home turf in the last 40 years. France was the last one to do so, back in 1984. Also, host nations lost three of the last five finals. Portugal, France, and England lost in 2004, 2016, and 2020, respectively. Fact #2: Only one team has successfully defended i...

Cesc Fabregas' Miracle at Como 1907! ⚽🪄😲 While getting into management after retirement is becoming rife in world football, there are a few former players who've put their money where their heart is and become club owners. Ronaldo Nazario owns the Brazilian club Cruzeiro and the Spanish club Real Valladolid. Gerrard Pique owns FC Andorra, who, like Valladolid, competes in the Spanish se...

Arsenal fans are torn over the new home kit. The club recently unveiled their home kit for the 2024–25 season, featuring a minimalist cannon instead of the full crest. Some fans are liking it, while others think that the club's logo is meaningless without the wordmark and shield. Gunners have been doing this with their third kits, social media, and digital assets for some time now. Interesting...

The world of football is full of beautiful stories, and this has to be one of them. After spending three years in Saudi Arabia with Al Sadd, two times Euros Champion with Spain, Santi Cazorla returned to his boyhood club, Real Oviedo, on a free transfer. Struggling in the Segunda División, the club’s last appearance in La Liga was almost two decades ago. To help the club, the former Arsenal star a...

Here is the story of Vikash Dhorasoo, the most successful Indian-origin footballer who represented France at the FIFA World Cup 2006 alongside Zinedine Zidane. Vikash Dhorasoo, the French footballer of Indian origin, transcends the typical narrative of a sports figure. Born in 1973 in Le Havre, Vikash started his playing career at Le Havre FC. He then moved to Lyon, where he won two Ligue 1 titles...

Is there a European football team which has gone an entire season without losing a single game? Now, there are several teams who have gone undefeated in a domestic league season - Real Madrid, Arsenal, Juventus, Porto, and many others. But if a team has avoided the defeat in every competition over the course of a season, they are indeed breathing rare air. This season, Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leve...

While India is not a footballing country yet, every once in a while there comes along a player who has the chutzpah to lift your heart. PK Banerjee, I.M. Vijayan, and Bhaichung Bhutia have all achieved legendary status, and then there is Sunil Chhetri, who, for the last 19 years, has been playing in a league of his own. 94 goals in 150 games for India makes him the third-highest active internation...

Is it Ozil, Di Maria, Xavi, or Iniesta? Here are the top 5 players with the most UEFA Champions League(UCL) assists, and the number one will shock you. At No. 5, we have Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs, who incidentally is at No. 5 even in Champions League appearances. The Welshman has registered 31 assists in 151 games. At No. 4 is Neymar Jr., who has the fewest appearances of any player on t...

The Richest Game in Football! 💸⚽ Which is the richest game in football? It is not the Champions League Final. It is not the FIFA World Cup Final either. The richest game in the world of football is the EFL Championship Playoff Final. The EFL Championship is the second tier of English football. Every season, the top two teams are promoted directly to the Premier League, while teams ranked from th...

Do you know there is a World Cup winner who is preparing to climb Mount Everest in one go? Andre Schurrle began his football career at Mainz, before moving to Bayer Leverkusen, where his 39 goal contributions in 89 games caught Chelsea's fancy, and they signed him in 2013. Schurrle won the League Cup and Premier League with the Blues, but of course, his career highlight came at the 2014 World...

Leeds United's third generation wonderkid! To say that Archie Gray is part of a rich football heritage would be an understatement. The midfielder is a third-generation Leeds United player, and the fourth Gray to represent Leeds after his grandfather Frank, his great-uncle Eddie, and his dad Andy. At 17 years, 147 days, Archie became the youngest in the Gray family to make his debut for Leeds w...

On 25th November 2012, Tito Villanova's Barcelona made a trip to Levante for a routine La Liga encounter. The game, and eventually the result, a 4-0 win for Barca, was nothing out of the ordinary, and yet the Catalans made history that evening. 10 players in the starting 11 were La Masia prodigies, with Dani Alves being the only exception. The Brazilian right-back had to come off around the 15...

With multi-club ownership (MCO) gaining popularity in football, here is the key difference between two of the most powerful global conglomerates. City Football Group is based in the UAE, and at its helm is Sheikh Mansour, the prime minister of the country. They began to stamp their authority in football in 2008 when they bought Manchester City. Red Bull, on the other hand, is an energy drink compa...