The English Football League kicked off with its first round of matches on September 8 1888. Conceived 6 months earlier in Anderton’s hotel, Fleet Street, London twelve teams from the midlands and north began their quest to be crowned the nation’s first champions. Read more on English Football history…

The Euro Cup, also known as the UEFA Cup or the CE3, is the second most prestigious of the football competition hosted by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).  It is second only to the UEFA Champions League, and teams which qualify for the Champions League do not traditionally play in the Euro Cup.  The Cup evolved out of a number of other international football league competitions, and its history can be traced back over hundreds of years of European football.
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Currently recognized by most fans and commentators as the leading professional football league in the world, the Barclay’s Premier League traces its origins back to 1888 and the founding of England’s Football League.  Known then as the First Division, it was the top tier of professional football in England for over 100 years.
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