Glentoran is a Northern Irish football club based in east Belfast. The traditional colours of the club are black, red and green, and these appear also on the club crest. The team finished 4th in the NIFL Premiership, the top division in the country. The club’s home stadium is called The Oval and has a…
The player name and number of Manchester United striker Robin Van Persie was the most popular during the entire 2012/13 Barclays Premier League campaign by a significant margin over any other player in the league. After his move from London to Manchester, the Dutchman’s goal tally for United amounted to 30 goals in all competitions…
Vitesse is a Dutch club based in Arnhem and playing home games at the GelreDome, with a capacity of 25,000. The team plays in the top division in Holland, the Eredivise. They finished 4th in the 2012/13 league title race, and hence they enter the 2013/14 UEFA Champions League in the Third Qualifying Round. The…
Celtic is the current Champion of the Scottish Premier League, securing the 44th league title in its all-time history. This season, they did not have Glasgow Rangers challenging them for the title, after the latter had to start again from the Third Division. Celtic won the 2012/13 league title with a 16-point advantage over Motherwell,…
Club Universitario de Deportes is a football club from Peru commonly referred to as Universitario or as La “U”. The team finished 7th in the 2012 Primera Division Peruana. By the 14th matchweek into the 2013 season, the team is ranking 3rd in the table out of 16 clubs. The home stadium of the club…
In this week’s Worst Football Kits in History article, we bring you the Away goalkeeper kit of Huddersfield Town FC from the 1993/94 season. This kit was supplied by Super League after the club changed the shirt supplier from Gola. The shirt sponsor was cleaning accessories company Vileda. As you can see from the picture…
Queens Park Rangers is a London-based Premier League club owned mainly by Malaysian businessman Tony Fernandes. The team is managed by ex-Manchester United player and ex-Manchester City manager Mark Hughes. QPR, as they are known for short, played an instrumental role in the final game of the 2011/12 season, where had they held Manchester City…
Swindon Town, also known as the Robins, currently play in the nPower League Two. However, in the 2012/13 season, Swindon Town will be playing in the nPower League One as they ranked first in the League Two table. The club plays home games at The County Ground which can hold up to 15,728 supporters. It…
The national football team of Turkey, nicknamed the Crescent-Star, currently ranks 25th in the latest FIFA rankings and forms part of the UEFA confederation. The country’s football team appeared in two World Cups, with their best performance being in 2002 when they finished 3rd. They also appeared in three European Championships where their best performance…
The national football team of Slovakia, also popularly known as Repre, forms part of the UEFA confederation and is controlled by the national association, namely the Slovenský Futbalový Zväz. Presently, the team ranks 38th in the FIFA rankings and is captained by Napoli midfielder Marek Hamsik. The country’s single appearance in the World Cup was…
