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A-League Men
A-League Men: Australia and New Zealand's top men's football competition (A-League Men), founded 2004-05 as successor to the NSL, run by the Australian Professional Leagues; 12 clubs, top-six finals series, salary cap moving to a $3m hard cap plus one marquee player from 2026-27.
A-League Men transfers for 2026–27 season
A-League Men transfers for 2026–27 season: player movements across the 12 A-League Men clubs under Football Australia's DMC 2026/27 windows (6 Oct 2026–5 Oct 2027), with 84 new signings, five new coaches, and moves such as Joe Lolley to Newcastle Jets and Awer Mabil to Melbourne City.
A.S. Pirae
A.S. Pirae, Tahitian football club founded 1929, plays at Stade Pater in Tahiti Ligue 1; ten-time Tahitian champion, 2006 and 2024 OFC Champions League finalist, lost 4-1 to Al Jazira at the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2021.
Aarón Galindo
Aarón Galindo, full name Aarón Galindo Rubio, is a retired Mexican center-back who played for Cruz Azul and was expelled from Mexico's 2005 Confederations Cup squad in a doping case.
ACC Championship Game
The ACC Championship Game is the annual college football title game of the Atlantic Coast Conference, played since 2005 and held mostly at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Accra Sports Stadium disaster
The Accra Sports Stadium disaster was a fatal crowd crush on 9 May 2001 in Accra, Ghana, killing 126 people, the worst stadium disaster in African history.
Adidas Brazuca
Adidas Brazuca: official match ball of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, with six thermally bonded propeller-shaped panels, named by over one million public voters, and wind-tunnel tested as more stable than the Jabulani.
Adidas Jabulani
Adidas Jabulani: official match ball of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, an eight-panel Adidas ball with a high critical Reynolds number (~3.3×10^5), criticized by goalkeepers for unpredictable flight and succeeded by the extensively tested Brazuca.
Adidas Telstar 18
Adidas Telstar 18, official match ball of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, a six-panel thermally bonded ball honoring the 1970 Telstar, first with an embedded NFC chip; knockout variant Telstar Mechta.
AFC Asian Cup
AFC Asian Cup: Asia's men's continental football championship, held every four years since 1956 (first edition Hong Kong); 24 teams since 2019; next edition Saudi Arabia, January 7 to February 5, 2027.
AFC Champions League
AFC Champions League, since 2024/25 the AFC Champions League Elite, Asia's premier club football competition, founded 1967 as the Asian Club Championship, merged with the Asian Cup Winners' Cup in 2002, 24-team West/East format expanding to 32 teams in 2026/27.
AFC Cup
AFC Cup, Asia's second-tier club football competition run by the AFC from 2004 for developing member associations; winners included Al-Kuwait SC and Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (three titles each); renamed AFC Champions League Two from 2024/25.
AFC qualification for the FIFA Women's World Cup
AFC qualification for the FIFA Women's World Cup, also run via the AFC Women's Asian Cup, gives Asia six direct slots plus two play-off slots; Australia, China PR, Japan, Korea Republic, Korea DPR, and the Philippines qualified for 2027.
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
AFC U-23 Asian Cup, formerly AFC U-22/U-23 Championship: biennial AFC under-23 men's national team tournament since 2013, 16 finalists, Olympic qualifier in alternate editions; Japan holds three titles and hosts 2028.
Africa Cup of Nations
Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), CAF's men's continental football championship since 1957; 24 teams since 2019; Egypt record seven titles; Morocco 2025 final disputed; four-year cycle from 2028.
Africa Cup of Nations records and statistics
Africa Cup of Nations records and statistics: AFCON, CAF's continental football championship since 1957. Egypt leads with 7 titles and 27 appearances; Eto'o holds 18 finals goals; Morocco awarded the 2025 title on appeal.
African football league
The African Football League (AFL) was an elite pan-African club competition organized by CAF with FIFA backing. Its single 2023 edition, an eight-club knockout, was won by Mamelodi Sundowns.
African nations at the FIFA World Cup
African nations at the FIFA World Cup: CAF men's teams at the finals. Egypt debuted 1934; Morocco reached the 2022 semi-final; a record 10 African teams played at the 2026 World Cup, with nine reaching the Round of 32.
African Nations Championship
African Nations Championship (CHAN), Championnat d'Afrique des Nations, CAF's biennial tournament for home-based players only, held 2009-2025; DR Congo and Morocco dominant, ended by CAF in January 2026.
African Nations League
African Nations League: proposed annual CAF national-team competition announced 22 December 2025 with FIFA partnership, 54 nations, zonal and Pan-African categories, planned 2029 start, still unconfirmed.
Al Bayt Stadium (استاد البيت)
Al Bayt Stadium (استاد البيت) is a 60,000-seat football stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, shaped like a Bedouin tent (bayt al sha'ar). Opened 30 November 2021, it hosted the 2022 World Cup opening match and semi-finals.
Alabama Crimson Tide football
Alabama Crimson Tide football, University of Alabama's SEC program since 1892 (originally the Thin Red Line), claims 18 national and 30 SEC championships, plays at Bryant-Denny Stadium, coached by Kalen DeBoer.
Alabama Crimson Tide football under Nick Saban
Alabama Crimson Tide football under Nick Saban, 2007-2024: six national titles (2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2020), nine SEC championships, 194-27 record, four Heisman winners, ended with retirement and Kalen DeBoer hire.
Alabama–LSU football rivalry
Alabama–LSU football rivalry: annual SEC college football series since 1964, first played 1895. Alabama leads (54-26-5 through 2020 per LSU; 55-87 per ESPN 2023); famous 2011 9-6 OT game and 2012 BCS title rematch.
Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1
The Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 is Algeria's top professional football division, currently known as Ligue1 Mobilis. It features 16 clubs competing in a 30-match double round-robin schedule.
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship records and statistics
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship records: GAA's premier Gaelic football competition since 1887, Sam Maguire Cup since 1928, Kerry record 40 titles, 137th final in 2026, new qualifier-style format replacing the 2023-2025 group phase.
All-Pro
All-Pro: annual NFL honor naming the best players at each position, chosen by independent selectors, chiefly the Associated Press 50-member media panel (first and second team), plus PFWA, Sporting News, PFF, and the NFLPA Players' All-Pro.
Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan, Sweden's top men's football league since 1924, a 16-team spring-to-autumn championship; 67 clubs have played, Malmö FF leads with 24 titles, ranked around 20th–21st in UEFA coefficients.
Arab Club Champions Cup
Arab Club Champions Cup (كأس العرب للأندية الأبطال), UAFA's inter-club tournament for Arab-world clubs since 1982, held under 9 names; Al-Nassr are reigning champions after the 2023 King Salman Club Cup, with a return set for 2027.
Argentina at the FIFA World Cup
Argentina at the FIFA World Cup: La Albiceleste's record of 19 appearances, three titles (1978, 1986, 2022), seven finals, and a runner-up finish at the 2026 World Cup under Lionel Scaloni.