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Xavier Simons
Xavier Levi Simons (born 20 February 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Bolton Wanderers. Early life Simons is of Dutch descent on his father's side and Sri Lankan descent on his mother's side through his grandfather. Simons is second cousin of Portsmouth midfielder Andre Dozzell. Club career Chelsea Simons signed for Chelsea in 2016 from local rivals Brentford. He made his Chelsea debut on 22 December 2021 in the quarterfinals of the EFL Cup, starting in a 2–0 win against his former club at Brentford Community Stadium. Hull City On 1 September 2022, he moved on loan to Hull City for the season. On 16 March 2023, it was announced that Simons would join Hull City permanently in July. He scored his first goal for the club on 23 October 2024 in the 1–1 home draw against Burnley. Fleetwood Town (loan) On 1 September 2023, Simons joined EFL League One club Fleetwood Town on loan for the remainder of the 2023–24 sea ...
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UEFA Youth League
The UEFA Youth League is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) since 2013. In its current format, it is contested by the under-19 teams of the clubs competing in the UEFA Champions League league phase, plus the domestic youth champions of the best-ranked national associations. The semi-finals and final matches have been traditionally played at the Colovray Stadium in Nyon, Switzerland, although for the 2022–23 edition, they were moved to the Stade de Genève due to increased interest in the tournament from the supporters of the participating clubs. The winners are awarded the Lennart Johansson Trophy, named in honour of the former UEFA president. The most successful team is Barcelona with three titles. They are also the current champions after beating Trabzonspor 4–1 in the 2025 final. History In May 2010, UEFA organised a match, referred to as the "UEFA Under-18 Challenge", between the under-18 teams of B ...
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EFL League One
The English Football League One, known as Sky Bet League One for sponsorship reasons, or simply League One, is a professional association football league in England. EFL League One is the second-highest division of the English Football League and the third tier overall in the English football league system, after the Premier League and the EFL Championship. It is contested by 24 clubs. Introduced in the 2004–05 English football season as Football League One, it is a rebrand of the former Football League Second Division. Burton Albion currently hold the longest tenure in the division following relegation from the Championship at the end of the 2017–18 season. There are nine former Premier League clubs currently competing in this division, named Barnsley (1997–98), Blackpool (2010–11), Bolton Wanderers (1995–96, 1997–98, and 2001–12), Bradford City (1999-2001), Cardiff City (2013-14 and 2018-19), Huddersfield Town (2017–19), Luton Town (2023-24), Reading (200 ...
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FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in domestic Football in England, English football. First played during the 1871–72 FA Cup, 1871–72 season, it is the list of oldest football competitions, oldest national football competition in the world. It is organised by and named after the Football Association (the FA). A concurrent Women's FA Cup has been held since 1970. The competition is open to all eligible football club (association football), clubs down to level 9 of the English football league system, with level 10 clubs acting as stand-ins in the event of non-entries from above. A record 763 clubs competed in 2011–12 FA Cup, 2011–12. The tournament consists of 12 randomly drawn rounds followed by FA Cup semi-finals, the semi-finals and the FA Cup Final, final. Entrants are not seed (sports), seeded, although a system of Bye (sports), by ...
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Tunisia National Under-20 Football Team
The Tunisia national under-20 football team has represented Tunisia in men's international association football for players aged 20 or under. The team is administered by the Tunisian Football Federation (TFF), which governs football in Tunisia. On a continental level, the team competes under the Confederation of African Football (CAF), which governs associate football in Africa, and is also affiliated with FIFA for global competitions. Additionally, the team is a member of the Union of North African Football (UNAF) and the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA). The team is colloquially known as ''Eagles of Carthage'' by fans and the media, with the bald eagle serving as its symbol. Their home kit is primarily white and their away kit is red, which is a reference to the national flag of the country. Abdelhay Ben Soltane is the current head coach. The Tunisian national team qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup three times: the inaugural edition in 1977 as hosts, 1985 and 2023 ...
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Aaron Ramsey (footballer, Born 2003)
Aaron James Ramsey (born 21 January 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for club Burnley. A product of the Aston Villa Academy, he has represented England at youth level up to under-20 level. His elder brother Jacob currently plays for Aston Villa. Club career Youth career Ramsey joined Aston Villa alongside his brother Jacob at under-9 level. He moved through the youth ranks, and was given his first professional contract on 16 March 2021. During his time playing for the Aston Villa U23 side, Ramsey was named by ''The Guardian'' as one of England's top young talents. On 24 May 2021, Ramsey was part of the Aston Villa U18s team that won the FA Youth Cup, beating Liverpool 2–1 in the final. Aston Villa Ramsey was promoted to the first-team towards the end of the 2020–21 season, and played his first game with the senior team on 21 July 2021 – scoring in a pre-season friendly against Walsall. Ramsey made his fi ...
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2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 23rd edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, the biennial international men's youth Association football, football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its inception in 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship, 1977 as the FIFA World Youth Championship. The official match ball used in the tournament was Adidas Oceaunz. The tournament was held in Argentina, who had previously hosted in 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship, 2001. Indonesia had originally been set to host the competition, having been hosts of the cancelled 2021 FIFA U-20 World Cup, 2021 edition, but their hosting rights were stripped on 29 March 2023 due to their refusal to host Israel national under-19 football team, Israel. Reigning champions Ukraine national under-20 football team, Ukraine could not defend their title as they failed to qualify. In doing so, they became the seventh consecutive incumbent title holders to fail to q ...
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Bescot Stadium
Bescot Stadium, currently known as the Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in the area of Bescot, Walsall, West Midlands, England, and is the current home ground of Walsall Football Club and Aston Villa Women. It was built in 1989–90 by GMI Construction, with a reported build cost of £4.5m. The stadium replaced the club's previous ground, Fellows Park, which was located a quarter of a mile away and was the club's home for 94 years. History Following the takeover of Walsall F.C. by Terry Ramsden in 1986, plans were drawn up for the club to move from its antiquated Fellows Park stadium to a new site in the town. In 1988, a site at Bescot Crescent was identified as the location for a new stadium, and work began on the new stadium in 1989 with completion targeted for the start of the 1990–91 season. The stadium was opened on 18 August 1990, by Sir Stanley Matthews, prior to a friendly match with neighbours Aston Villa in front of 9, ...
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2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship Qualification
The 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying competition was a men's under-19 football competition that determined the seven teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Slovakia in the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship final tournament. Players born on or after 1 January 2003 were eligible to participate. Originally, the qualifying competition would use a new format with teams split into three different leagues with promotion and relegation, with the draw of the first round under the new format already held in December 2019. However, on 17 June 2020, UEFA announced that the introduction of the new format had been postponed to the next edition due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and qualification for this edition would use the previous format involving two rounds only. Apart from Slovakia, 53 of the remaining 54 UEFA member national teams entered the qualifying competition, where the original format consisted of a qualifying round that took place in autumn 2021, and ...
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Republic Of Ireland National Under-19 Football Team
The Republic of Ireland national under-19 football team, is the national under-19 football team of the Republic of Ireland and is controlled by the Football Association of Ireland and competes in the biennial European Under-19 Football Championship. The team has competed in several championships. Achievements The Republic won the UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship in Cyprus in 1998 and that remains their best performance to date. * U-18 European Championship in 1998 – 1st place (Coach Brian Kerr) In July 2011 Republic of Ireland national under-19 football team reached the semi-finals of the 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship held in Romania where they were eliminated by Spain. Honours * UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship ** Under-19 era, 2002–''present'' ::'' Champions (0)'': ::''Runner-up (0)'': ::''Third Place (0)'': ::''Fourth Place (1)'': 2002 ::''Semi-Finalist (1)'': 2011, 2019 ** Under-18 era, 1957–2001 ::'' Champions (1)'' ...
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Fleetwood Town
Fleetwood Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Fleetwood, Lancashire, England. The team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Established in 1997, the current Fleetwood Town F.C. is the fourth incarnation of the club, which was originally formed in 1908. Their home strip is red shirts with white sleeves and white shorts, and their home ground is Highbury Stadium in Fleetwood. Supporters of the club are known as the Cod Army, which is also used as a nickname for the club, alongside The Fishermen, the club's traditional nickname. They contest a rivalry with nearby Blackpool known as the Fylde Coast derby. The original club, founded in 1908, were known simply as Fleetwood. They won the Lancashire Combination in the 1923–24 season, but resigned from the league in February 1928, due to financial difficulties. Fleetwood Windsor Villa took their place in the Lancashire Combination and won three Lancashi ...
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Burnley F
Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 population of 78,266. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, Lancashire, Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder, Lancashire, River Calder and River Brun. The town is located near the countryside to the south and east, with the towns of Padiham and Brierfield, Lancashire, Brierfield to the west and north respectively. It has a reputation as a regional centre of excellence for the manufacturing and aerospace industries. The town began to develop in the early medieval period as a number of farming Hamlet (place), hamlets surrounded by Manorialism, manor houses and royal forests, and has held a market for more than 700 years. During the Industrial Revolution it became one of Lancashire's most prominent mill towns; at its peak, it was one of the world's largest producers of cotton cloth and a major centre of engineering. ...
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Brentford Community Stadium
The Brentford Community Stadium, currently known as the Grey Technology (Gtech), Gtech Community Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a Association football, football stadium in Brentford, West London that is the home of Premier League football club Brentford F.C., Brentford. The stadium has a capacity of 17,250 and is suitable for use for both association football and rugby union matches. Opened in 2020, the stadium is at the heart of plans to regenerate the surrounding area, including new homes and commercial opportunities. It was used during the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 (Euros), which was held in England. History Background In October 2002 while still playing at Griffin Park, following several years of speculation about a possible relocation, Brentford Football Club announced plans to move to a 20,000-capacity stadium near Kew Bridge. This included an ambitious monorail proposal, which was later dropped from the scheme. After several years of uncertainty, the project was sud ...
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