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FA Youth Cup

                           FA Youth Cup         The Football Association Youth Challenge Cup is an English football competition run by The Football Association for under–18 sides. Only those players between the age of 15 and 18 on 31 August of the current season are eligible to take part. It is dominated by the youth sides of professional teams, mostly from the Premier League, but attracts over 400 entrants from throughout the country. At the end of the Second World War the FA had decided to organise a Youth Championship for County Associations considering it the best way to stimulate the game among those youngsters not yet old enough to play senior football. The matches did not attract large crowds but outstanding players were selected for Youth Internationals and thousands were given the chance to play in a national contest for the first time. In 1951 it was realised that a competition for clubs would probably have a wider appeal. The FA Youth Challenge Cup (season 1952-53) wa

Arsenal F.C.

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                  Arsenal F.C.                                     Arsenal Football Club   is an   English   professional   football   club based in   Holloway ,   London , which  currently plays in the   Premier League . One of the   most successful clubs   in English football, it has won 13   First Division   and Premier League titles and 10   FA Cups . Arsenal holds the record for the longest uninterrupted period in the English top flight and is the only side to have completed a Premier League season   unbeaten (in the   2003–04 season ). Arsenal was founded in 1886 in   Woolwich   and in 1893 became the first club from the south of England to join   the Football League .          In 1913, it moved north across the city to   Arsenal Stadium   in   Highbury . In the 1930s the club won five League Championship titles and two FA Cups. After a lean period in the post-war years it won the   League and FA Cup Double , in the   1970–71 season , and in the 1990s and first decade of t

FC Barcelona

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                          FC Barcelona Founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, English and Catalan footballers led by Joan Gamper, the club has become a symbol of Catalan culture and Catalanism, hence the motto "Més que un club" (More than a club). The official Barça anthem is the "Cant del Barça" written by Jaume Picas and Josep Maria Espinàs. Unlike many other football clubs, the supporters own and operate Barcelona. It is the world's second richest football club in terms of revenue, with an annual turnover of €398 million. The club holds a long-standing rivalry with Real Madrid, and matches between the two teams are referred to as "El Clásico". They are the current Spanish and European football champions, and have won 21 La Liga, 25 Copa del Rey, 10 Supercopa de España, 3 Copa Eva Duarte   and 2 Copa de la Liga trophies, as well as being the record holder for the latter four competitions. In international club football Barcelona have won four