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1967–68 Real Madrid CF Season
The 1967–68 season is Real Madrid CF, Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's List of Real Madrid CF seasons, 65th season in existence and the club's La Liga records and statistics#All-time La Liga table, 36th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. Summary The club won its 13th League title ever and second in a row after recovered the number one spot from Atlético Madrid on round 16, the team clinched the trophy three points above runners-up FC Barcelona, CF Barcelona. In the 1967–68 Copa del Generalísimo, Copa del Generalísimo, the team reached the 1968 Copa del Generalísimo Final, Final with a chance to secure the Double (association football)#Spain, domestic double. There, Real faced Barcelona, losing 0–1 after an early Zunzunegui own goal. After the end of the season, President Santiago Bernabéu gave the Laureada trophy to Pirri due to his outstanding playing in favor of Real Madrid, being only one of two players in club history to receive it. Meanwhile, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Real Madrid CF
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional Football club (association football), football club based in Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football league system, Spanish football. Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally worn a white home kit since its inception. The Title of honour, honorific title 'Real' is Spanish for "Royal" and was bestowed to the club by Alfonso XIII, King Alfonso XIII in 1920 along with the crown in the club crest. Real Madrid have played their home matches in the 78,297-capacity Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid since 1947. Unlike most European sporting clubs, Real Madrid's members (''socios'') have owned and operated the club throughout its history. The official Madrid anthem is the "Hala Madrid y nada más", written by RedOne and Manuel Jabois. The club is one of the most widel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Liga Records And Statistics
The La Liga is a Spanish professional league for association football club. At the top of the Spanish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition and is contested by 20 clubs. The competition was formed in 1929, with an initial format of 10 teams. Clubs Records in this section refer to La Liga from its founding in 1929 through to the present. All-time table The all-time La Liga table is an overall record of all match results, points, and goals of every team that has played in La Liga since its inception in 1929. The table is accurate as of the end of the 2023–24 La Liga, 2023–24 season. Teams in bold are part of the 2024–25 La Liga season. Titles * Most league titles: 36, Real Madrid CF, Real Madrid (1931–32 La Liga, 1931–32, 1932–33 La Liga, 1932–33, 1953–54 La Liga, 1953–54, 1954–55 La Liga, 1954–55, 1956–57 La Liga, 1956–57, 1957–58 La Liga, 1957–58, 1960–61 La Liga, 1960–61, 1961–62 La Liga, 1961–62, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Charlton
Sir Robert Charlton (11 October 1937 – 21 October 2023) was an English professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, left winger or centre-forward. Widely considered one of the greatest players of all time, he was a member of the England team that won the 1966 FIFA World Cup, the year he also won the Ballon d'Or. He finished second in the Ballon d'Or voting in 1967 and 1968. He played almost all of his club football at Manchester United, where he became renowned for his attacking instincts, passing abilities from midfield, ferocious long-range shooting from both left and right foot, fitness, and stamina. He was caution (association football), cautioned only twice in his career: once against Argentina national football team, Argentina in the 1966 World Cup, and once in a league match against Chelsea F.C., Chelsea. With success at club and international level, he was one of nine players to have won the FIFA World Cup, the UEFA Champions League, European Cup a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 FIFA World Cup
The 1966 FIFA World Cup was the eighth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial Association football, football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in England from 11 to 30 July 1966. England defeated West Germany 4–2 in the 1966 FIFA World Cup final, final to win their first ever World Cup title. The final was level at 2–2 after 90 minutes and went to Overtime (sports)#Association football, extra time, when Geoff Hurst scored two goals to complete his hat-trick, the first to be scored in a men's World Cup final. Portuguese striker Eusébio was the tournament's top scorer, with nine goals clinching the FIFA World Cup Golden Boot, golden boot with three goals more than second placed Helmut Haller. It was opened by Monarchy of the United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth II during the opening ceremony. England were the fifth nation to win the event, and the third host nation to win after Uruguay national football team, Uruguay in 1930 FIFA World Cup, 1930 and Italy national f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denis Law
Denis Law (24 February 1940 – 17 January 2025) was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward. His career as a football player began at Second Division Huddersfield Town in 1956. After four years at Huddersfield, he was signed by Manchester City for an estimated transfer fee of £55,000, which set a new British record. Law spent one year there before Torino bought him for £110,000, this time setting a new record fee for a transfer involving a British player. Although he played well in Italy, he found it difficult to settle there and signed for Manchester United in 1962, setting another British record transfer fee of £115,000. Law spent 11 years at Manchester United, where he scored 237 goals in 404 appearances. His goals tally places him third in the club's history, behind Wayne Rooney and Bobby Charlton. He was nicknamed "The King" and "The Lawman" by supporters, and "Denis the Menace" by opposing supporters. Law was also known as part of the " United Trinity", along w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Trafford
Old Trafford () is a football stadium in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, and is the home of Manchester United. With a capacity of 74,197, it is the largest club football stadium (and second-largest football stadium overall after Wembley Stadium) in the United Kingdom, and the twelfth-largest in Europe. It is about from Old Trafford Cricket Ground and the adjacent tram stop. Nicknamed "The Theatre of Dreams" by Bobby Charlton, Old Trafford has been United's home ground since 1910, although from 1941 to 1949 the club shared Maine Road with local rivals Manchester City as a result of Second World War bomb damage. Old Trafford underwent several expansions in the 1990s and 2000s, including the addition of extra tiers to the North, West and East Stands, almost returning the stadium to its original capacity of 80,000. Should further expansion occur, it is likely to involve the addition of a second tier to the South Stand, which would raise the capacity to around 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchester United
Manchester United Football Club, commonly referred to as Man United (often stylised as Man Utd) or simply United, is a professional association football, football club based in Old Trafford (area), Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. They compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English football. Nicknamed the Red Devils, they were founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, but changed their name to Manchester United in 1902. After a spell playing in Clayton, Manchester, the club moved to their current stadium, Old Trafford, in 1910. Domestically, Manchester United have won a joint-record twenty List of English football champions#Total titles won, top-flight league titles, thirteen FA Cups, six EFL Cup, League Cups and a record twenty-one FA Community Shields. Additionally, in international football, they have won the UEFA Champions League, European Cup/UEFA Champions League three times, and the UEFA Europa League, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Best
George Best (22 May 1946 – 25 November 2005) was a Northern Irish professional association football, footballer who played as a winger (association football), winger, spending most of his club career at Manchester United F.C., Manchester United. A skillful Dribbling, dribbler, he is considered one of the greatest players of all time, along with being considered one of the most talented to play. He was named European Footballer of the Year in 1968 and came fifth in the FIFA Player of the Century#FIFA Magazine and Grand Jury vote, FIFA Player of the Century vote. Best received plaudits for his playing style, which combined pace, skill, balance, Dummy (football), feints, goalscoring and the ability to get past defenders. His style of play captured the public's imagination, and in 1999 he was on the six-man shortlist for the BBC's BBC Sports Personality of the Year#Sports Personality of the Century Award, Sports Personality of the Century. He was an inaugural inductee into the En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sparta Praha
Athletic Club Sparta Praha (), commonly known as Sparta Prague and Sparta Praha, is a professional football club based in Prague. It is the most successful club in the Czech Republic and one of the most successful in central Europe, winning the central European Cup (also known as the Mitropa Cup) three times as well as having reached the semi-finals of the European Cup (now the UEFA Champions League) in 1992 and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1973. Sparta have won a record 38 domestic league titles, the Czech Cup (and its predecessor Czechoslovak Cup) 16 times, also a record, and the Czech Supercup twice. Sparta was long the main source for the Czech Republic national football team, however lately this has ceased to be the case, as the best Czech players almost exclusively play in foreign leagues. Sparta plays at Prague's Epet Arena, also known as ''Letná Stadium''. History Early years At the close of 1893, a small group of young people based around three brothers – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Cruijff
Hendrik Johannes Cruijff (25 April 1947 – 24 March 2016), internationally known as Johan Cruyff (), was a Dutch professional football player and manager. Regarded as one of the greatest players in history and as the greatest Dutch footballer ever, he won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1971, 1973, and 1974. Cruyff was a proponent of the football philosophy known as Total Football developed by Rinus Michels, which Cruyff also employed as a manager. Because of the far-reaching impact of his playing style and his coaching ideas, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in modern football, and he is also regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time.''FIFA Classic Player: The Netherlands' Grand Master ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AFC Ajax
Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (), also known as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam, or commonly Ajax, is a Dutch professional Association football, football Football team, club based in Amsterdam, that plays in the , the top tier in Dutch football. Historically, Ajax (named after the Ajax the Great, legendary Greek hero) is List of football clubs by competitive honours won, the most successful club in the Netherlands, with 36 and 20 KNVB Cups. It has continuously played in the since the league's inception in 1956, and along with and , it is one of the country's "Big Three (Netherlands), big three" clubs. Ajax was one of the most successful clubs in the world in the 20th century. According to the International Federation of Football History & Statistics, Ajax was the seventh-most successful European club of the 20th century and ''The World's Club Team of the Year'' in 1992. According to German magazine ''Kicker (sports magazine), Kicker'', Ajax was the second-most successful Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double (association Football)
The Double, in association football, is the achievement of winning a country's top tier division and its primary domestic cup competition in the same season. The lists in this article examine this definition of a double, while derivative sections examine much less frequent, continental instances. ''The Double'' can also mean beating a team both home and away in the same league season, a feat often noted as ''doing the double'' over a particular opponent. The first club to achieve a double was Preston North End in 1889, winning the FA Cup and The Football League in the inaugural season of the league. The team that holds the record for the most doubles is Linfield of Northern Ireland, with a total of 25. South Africa and Trinidad and Tobago are the two countries with the most Double-winning clubs, with 13 clubs each. Europe Albania In Albania, six teams have won the Double of the Kategoria Superiore and the Kupa e Shqipërisë. Andorra In Andorra, four teams have won t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
