Aston Villa - Intro

Aston Villa Football Club also knows as Villa, the Villa, the Villans and the Lions. Aston Villa is a English professional association football club. Aston Villa Football club was created in 1874. Aston Villa Football Club is one of the oldest and most successful football clubs in England.

Aston Villa won its first FA Cup in 1887. Aston Villa have spent 100 seasons in the top-flight, Aston Villa is only club that have spent longer in the top-flight.In the 1930-31 seasons Aston Villa holds 128 goals. Aston Villa Football Club won the First Division Championship seven times and the FA Cup seven times. Aston Villa Football Club also won European Cup in 1981-82. Aston Villa is one of four English teams that have won the European Cup.



Aston Villa's home location is Villa Park, which is a UEFA 5-star rated stadium. Villa Park is the largest football stadium in the English Midlands and the eighth largest stadium in England.Aston Villa has an unique relationship with the Acorns Children's Hospice charity that is groundbreaking in English football. In September 2010, Aston Villa launched a program at Villa Park called Villa Midlands Food (VMF) where the club used two years training students with Aston Villa Hospitality and Events in association with Birmingham City Consul.

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Sunderland Introduction

Sunderland Association Football Club (Sunderland A.F.C.) is a English association football club from Sunderland, Tyne and Wear; who currently play in the Premier League. Sunderland AFC was formed as Sunderland and District Teachers A.F.C. in 1879 by James Allan, but changed name to Sunderland Association Football Club in 1881. Sunderland turned professional in 1885 and joined The Football League in 1890-91 season, replacing Stoke City, and becoming the first new club to join since its inauguration in 1888. Sunderland won a third successive league championship in the 1893-94 seasons. Sunderland A.F.C won their fourth league title in the 1901-02 seasons.

Official nickname for Sunderland A.F.C. is "The Black Cats", chosen after a vote on the official club website in 2000. Sunderland AFC are also nicknamed as "The Mackems", "The SOLs", "The Miners", "The Light Brigade", "Red and White Army", "The Rokerites" and "Roker Men". In April 2010 Sunderland signed a two year shirt sponsorship deal with Tombola.



Sunderland A.F.C. celebrated its 100 year centenary in the 1979-80 seasons with a testimonial against a England XI side, which they lost 2-0. Sunderland appeared in their only League Cup final in 1985, but lost 1-0 to Norwich City. Sunderland has the seven stadia throughout their history. In 1997, Sunderland moved from their 1897-1997 home Roker Park to their new home, Stadium of Light in Monkwearmouth, which was opened by Prince Andrew, Duke of York. Future reconstruction would increase the Stadium of Light's capacity to reach 66,000.

Sunderland AFC are 6-time League champions and 5-time runners-up. Sunderland A.F.C. won FA Cup twice in 1937 and 1973 and have been runners-up twice. Sunderland have a notable rivalry with their neighboures Newcastle United, and both contest the Tyne-Wear Derby since 1898.

Sunderland A.F.C. were placed 10th in 2010-2011 season of Premier League and will try to move up the ranks in 2011-12 season of Premiership. 2011-12 season is Sunderland's fifth successive season in the top division of Premier League. Sunderland Premier League Tickets are available at FootballTicketExchangeOnline.com for affordable price.

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Everton Football Club - Overview

Everton Football Club is an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. Everton F.C. are nicknamed "The Toffees", "The Toffeemen", "The Blues", "The School of Science" and "The People's Club". Everton was created as St Domingo's F.C. in 1878, but changed name to Everton F.C. in 1879. Everton were founding members of Football League in 1888-89.



Everton won the FA Cup for the first time in 1906 .In the mid of 1980, Everton won two League Championship and a FA Cup. In 1985 Everton won European. In 2004-05 Everton finish a fourth place and Everton qualified for the Champions League qualifying round. Everton qualified for the 2007-08 and 2008-09 UEFA Cup competitions and they were runners-up in the 2009 FA Cup Final.

Everton have a notable rivalry with neighbours Liverpool F.C. who broke away in 1892, and both regularly contest the Merseyside Derby. Goodison Park, one of the world's first purpose-built football grounds situated in Walton, Liverpool is home of Everton F.C. since 1892, after their previous 1884-92 home Anfield, became exclucisve to Liverpool football club. Everton have many fans, known as Evertonians and regularly attract high attendance averaging over 36,000 people per game. In October 2009, Everton took 7,000 travelling fans to Benfica.

Everton Manager, David Moyes has broken the club record for highest transfer fee paid on four occasions, signing James Beattie for £6 million in January 2005, Andy Johnson for £8.6 million in summer 2006, Yakubu for £11.25 million in summer 2007, and Marouane Fellaini for £15 million in September 2008.

Everton have won the League Championship 9 times, 4th highesht of any club, and been runners-up on 7 times. Everton won five FA Cups and remained runners-up on eight times. Everton won their first continental trophy in the form of 1985 European Cup Winners' Cup. Everton were founding members of the Premier League in 1992.

Everton have competed in the top flight for a record 108 seasons, and have played more top- division league games than any other English team. Everton have remained in top flight of English football since 1954 and 2011-12 season of Premier League will be their 109th season ovearall. Everton were placed 7th in 2010-2011 Premier League and will try to improve in 2011-12 season of Premiership. Everton Premier League Tickets are available at FootballTicketExchangeOnline.com for affordable price.

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Manchester United - Introduction

Manchester United Football Club (MUFC) is an English professional football club from Old Trafford, Greater Manchester. Manchester United F.C. was created in 1878 as Newton Heath LYR Football Club. The club dropped the "LYR" from its name in 1882, and changed name to Manchester United in 1902. In 1956-57, the club became the first English club to enter European competition. In 1968, Manchester United won the European Cup. Manchester United, nicknamed The Red Devils, is one of the most popular football clubs in the world and has 333 million fans. Manchester United FC is owned by the Glazer family, with Joel Glazer and Avram Glazer acting currently as Co-chairmen. Current manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, took over in November 1986 and has won 37 major honours so far.

Manchester United has won the most titles in the history of English football, with 53 domestic trophies. Manchester United F.C. are winners of a record 19 league titles and remained runners-up on 14 times. Manchester United have won a record 11 FA Cups while being runners-up on 7 times. Manchester United Club have also captured League Cups and 19 FA Charity/Community Shields. Manchester United have earned success globally by winning seven international titles including: 3 European Cups, 1 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, 1 UEFA Super Cup, 1 Intercontinental Cup and 1 FIFA Club World Cup.

Manchester United is one of the wealthiest football clubs worldwide. Manchester United was ranked first by Forbes magazine with brand at $1.86 billion. Manchester United club's commercial arm generated £51 million in 2005-06. Manchester United Football Club has its own TV channel named as MUTV. Manchester United also offers an online channel which allowing users to watch selected match highlights, news and interview clips. Tottenham Hotspur signed the club for £30.75 million in September 2008. This beat the previous record of £29.1 million. The signing of Wayne Rooney for £25.6 million in 2004 set a world record for the transfer of a teenager. The club's record sale came in July 2009, when they sold Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid for £80 million.

Manchester United won the 2010-2011 season of Premier League and secured berth for 2011-12 UEFA Champions League Group stage. Manchester United are gearing up to defend their title in 2011-2012 season of Premiership. 2011-12 season is Manchester United's 20th season in the Premier League, and their 37th consecutive season in the top-flight of English football. Manchester United Premier League Tickets are available at FootballTicketExchangeOnline.com for affordable price.

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Scottish Football League - Introduction

Scottish Football League (SFL) is a league of football teams in Scotland. The Scottish Football League was created in the 1890 to afford the increasing number of football clubs in the country. Scottish Football League was highly successful, and in 1893 a Second Division was created by the inclusion of a number of clubs previously in the Scottish Football Alliance. Scottish Football League introduced a Third Division in 1923 and The Western Football League was used as its backbone. Only three years before it collapsed under heavy financial losses from 1926 until 1946, Scottish Football League returned to two divisions.

In 1955 there were 18 clubs in Division A and 19 in Division B. In 1956 the divisions were renamed Division 1 and Division 2. In 1975 the next change of format happened and structure split Scottish Football League into three divisions; Premier, First, and Second Divisions. The Scottish First Division, the second tier of Scottish football, is now the top tier of the Scottish Football League.This three divisional structure included 38 clubs continued until 1994. After a couple of decades, Scottish Football again reorganised with four divisions of 10 clubs.



Scottish Football League signed sponsorship deal with British soft drinks manufacturer, A.G. Barr in July 2007. Scottish Football League is officially known as the Irn-Bru Scottish Football League, after A.G. Barr's popular Scottish drink, Irn-Bru. Scottish Football League comprises of the Scottish First Division, Scottish Second Division and Scottish Third Division. Scottish Football League organises two cups: Scottish Communities League Cup and Ramsdens Cup.

In 1998, the Premier Division clubs crack from the league to form the Scottish Premier League (SPL). Scottish Football League was the symbol of the top level of football in Scotland, before the break-away of SPL. Scottish Football League is the organising body of the Scottish League XI. Scottish League XI has played international matches against other leagues. Scottish League XI last played in 1990 in a match against Scotland to mark the centenary of the Scottish Football League.

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FA Cup Intro

FA Cup also knows as Football Association Challenge is a most popular top level football competition in the UK and the world. In FA Cup, English men's tournament and women's tournament is also held. FA Cup started its first season in the summer of 1871. FA Cup is sponsored by Budweiser for the period of August 2006 to 2014, and is called The FA Cup with Budweiser for sponsorship reasons.



FA Cup comprises of a total of 14 rounds; six qualifying rounds, followed by six further rounds, semi-finals, and the final. Normally the First Round is played in mid-November, while Second Round is held on one of the first two Saturdays in December. The third round is played on the first weekend in January, Fourth Round later in the month and Fifth Round in mid-February. The Sixth Round usually occurs in early or mid of March, with the semi-finals a month later. The final is usually held on the Saturday after the Premier League season finishes in May. The winning team also qualifies for the UEFA Europa League.

In 1921-22 seasons, 656 clubs entered the competition and in 2004-05 seasons, this increased to 660 clubs. In 2005-06 season 674 culbs, in 2006-07 season 687 clubs, in 2007-08 season 731 clubs and for the 2008-09 and 2009-10 competitions it reached 762.The last FA Cup 2010-11 was held in 14 Aug 2010 and end on 14 May 2011 in which 759 teams were played and Manchester City get the Champions. In the current FA Cup 2011-12 saeson 763 clubs had been accepted and Manchester City are the defending champions. The winners will qualify for the group stage of the 2012-13 UEFA Europa League. FA Cup Tickets are available at FootballTicketExchangeOnline.com for affordable price.

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English Premier League - Introduction

Premier League is an English professional league for association football clubs from 1993 to 2007. Premier League held its first season in 1992-93 and was firstly composed of 22 clubs. Premier League is currently support by Barclays Bank and therefore officially known as the Barclays Premier League. The Premier League is a company in which the 20 member clubs act as shareholders. Total of 45 clubs have played in the Premier League from its beginning in 1992 up to and including the 2011-12 season. Premier League organises 38 matches in each season which run from August to May. Most games are played on Saturdays and Sundays.

Premier League has become the world's most watched football league. Premier League is the world's most profitable football league, with combined club revenues of over £2 billion in 2008-09. Premier League has the highest revenue of any football league in the world, with total club revenues of €2.479 billion in 2009-10 .Television money had also become more significant. Premier League received £6.3 million for a two year agreement in 1986, but when that deal was renewed in 1988, the price rose to £44 million over four years.



Premier League is ranked first in the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) coefficients of leagues based on performances in European competitions over the last five years. At the end of the 2010-11 seasons, Premier League had been 19 completed seasons due to persistence by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA). The first Premier League match to be played outside England was between Swansea City and Wigan Athletic at the Liberty Stadium in Swansea, Wales on 20 August 2011. In the past only top two teams qualified for the UEFA Champions League. But as of the 2009-10 season qualification for the UEFA Champions League changed. Now the top four teams in the Premier League qualify for the UEFA Champions League, with the top three teams directly entering the group stage.

In 2007, the Premier League became the highest ranking European League based on the performances of English teams in European competitions over a five-year period. Premier League broke the eight year dominance of the Spanish league, La Liga. Ryan Giggs holds the record number of Premier League appearances with a total of 576. He is also the only player to have played in all 20 Premier League seasons and also holds the record number of Premier League Champion's medals with a total of 12.

The 2010-11 fixtures were released on 17 June 2010 at 09:00 BST. The season began on 14 August 2010 and ended on 22 May 2011. Chelsea were the defending champions.Manchester United, Chelsea, Manchester City and Arsenal all secured a come in for the 2011-12 UEFA Champions League, even as Tottenham Hotspur qualified for the 2011-12 UEFA Europa League via league position. At the bottom West Ham United, Blackpool, and Birmingham City were relegated to the Championship. Premier League 2011-12 season started from 13 Aug 2011 and will end on 13 May 2012. Premier League Tickets are available at FootballTicketExchangeOnline.com for affordable price.

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