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Nigeria Women Premier League
The Nigeria Women Premier League, branded the NWFL Premiership, is the top division of women's football in Nigeria, organized by the Nigeria Women Football League.
Nigeria women's national football team
Nigeria women's national football team, the Super Falcons, is Africa's most successful women's side with 10 WAFCON titles and 8 FIFA Women's World Cup appearances, founded 1991; it missed the 2027 World Cup in 2026.
Non-FIFA international football
Non-FIFA international football is representative football played by teams that are not FIFA members, such as Tibet, Tuvalu, and Cascadia, through the NF-Board and CONIFA.
North American Soccer League (1968–1984)
The North American Soccer League (NASL) was a professional soccer league in the United States and Canada from 1968 to 1984, starring Pelé and Franz Beckenbauer.
North Carolina Tar Heels football
North Carolina Tar Heels football: the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's ACC program since 1888, five ACC titles, 39 bowl games (15-24), home at Kenan Stadium since 1927, coached by Bill Belichick since December 2024.
North London derby
North London derby, Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur, the local football rivalry of North London. First played 1887; a true derby only after Arsenal's 1913 move to Highbury; first league derby 15 January 1921.
NWSL Championship
NWSL Championship: the annual playoff final of the National Women's Soccer League, held since 2013 at neutral host venues. Portland Thorns hold three titles; Gotham FC are the 2025 champions.
Oberliga nordost (germany oberliga nordost, 5.nordost.s)
Oberliga Nordost (NOFV-Oberliga), northeastern German football league founded 1991 after reunification as DDR-Oberliga successor; third tier 1991-94, fifth tier since 2008, two Staffeln Nord and Süd run by the NOFV.
Oberliga rheinland pfalz/saar
Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar, a German men's football Oberliga founded in 1978 for Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland clubs, run by FRV Südwest, feeding the Regionalliga Südwest; TSV Schott Mainz took the 2024/25 title with 91 points.
OFC Champions League
The OFC Champions League, also known as the Oceania Club Championship, is Oceania's premier men's club football competition, staged since 1987 and dominated by Auckland City FC.
OFC Nations Cup
The OFC Nations Cup is the men's national-team football championship of the Oceania Football Confederation, first held in 1973; New Zealand leads with six titles.
OFC Women's Nations Cup
The OFC Women's Nations Cup, also called the OFC Women's Championship, is the OFC's women's national football championship of Oceania, held 13 times since 1983, with New Zealand winning a record six titles.
Ole Miss Rebels football
Ole Miss Rebels football: University of Mississippi team in Oxford, Mississippi, SEC member since the conference's early era. Claims three national titles (1959, 1960, 1962), six SEC championships, Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, The Grove tailgating, and record $411.7M game-weekend economic impact.
Ontario Premier League
Ontario Premier League (OPL), formerly League1 Ontario, Ontario's pro-am senior soccer league founded 2014, renamed January 2026 under PSLC; three tiers OPL 1-3 with promotion/relegation, owned by Canadian Soccer Business.
Oregon Ducks football
Oregon Ducks football: University of Oregon FBS team in Eugene. Big Ten member since August 2024 after leaving the Pac-12; 2014 Heisman winner Marcus Mariota; 2024 Big Ten champions under Dan Lanning.
Paris derby
Paris derby: PSG versus Paris FC, the two Paris clubs that were one club from the 1970 merger until the 1972 split. First top-flight meetings 1978; revived in Ligue 1 in 2025-26, with one win each and a Paris FC Coupe de France upset.
Passer rating
Passer rating (passer efficiency rating) is the NFL's official passing-efficiency metric since 1973, combining completion percentage, yards per attempt, and TD and interception rates into a 0-158.3 scale; distinct from ESPN's QBR and ANY/A.
Patrick Suffo
Patrick Suffo (Patrick Suffo Kengné), born 1978 in Ebolowa, is a Cameroonian former forward: CAN 2002 winner, Sydney 2000 Olympic gold medalist, 1999 Coupe de France with Nantes, 27 caps, 2002 World Cup squad.
Paul McShane (footballer)
Paul McShane (born 1986, Wicklow) is an Irish former centre-back; Manchester United youth, West Brom, Sunderland, Hull City, Reading; 33 Republic of Ireland caps; retired 2022, now a United academy and Ireland U21 coach.
Perfect season
Perfect season: winning every league fixture with no draws or losses, counting only the primary league. Rare in men's football (Rangers 1898-99, Ferencváros 1931-32); never done in the Premier League; the 1972 Miami Dolphins are the NFL's only case.
Persian Gulf Pro League (لیگ برتر خلیج فارس)
The Persian Gulf Pro League (لیگ برتر خلیج فارس), formerly the Iran Premier League, is Iran's top men's professional football division, founded in 2001 and contested by 16 teams.
PFA Players' Player of the Year
PFA Players' Player of the Year, the English football award voted by Professional Footballers' Association members since 1973-74 (first winner Norman Hunter). 2026 winners: Bruno Fernandes (men) and Bunny Shaw (women).
PFA Team of the Year (1990s)
PFA Team of the Year (1990s): annual Professional Footballers' Association XIs for English seasons 1990-91 to 1999-2000, voted by players, spanning First Division and early Premier League eras; Seaman, Platt, Hughes, Cantona, Ginola featured.
PFA Team of the Year (2010s)
PFA Team of the Year (2010s): the ten Professional Footballers' Association Premier League XIs for 2009-10 to 2018-19, voted by players; 2018-19 was six Man City and four Liverpool players plus Pogba.
Philippines women's national football team
Philippines women's national football team, the Filipinas, the PFF-governed women's side. First Philippine team of either gender at a World Cup (2023), beat New Zealand 1-0, and qualified again for 2027.
Polish Cup
Polish Cup (Puchar Polski), Poland's annual knockout football cup run by the PZPN; first final 1926 won by Wisła Kraków; 2025/26 champion Górnik Zabrze; winner enters Europa League qualifying.
Portmore United F.C.
Portmore United FC, Jamaican club from Portmore, St Catherine (formerly Hazard United of May Pen). Record 8 Jamaica Premier League titles, Caribbean Club Championship winner 2005 and 2019; plays at Ferdie Neita Sports Complex; coached by Rodolph Austin.
Premier League
Premier League, England's top-flight football league founded 1992 by breakaway First Division clubs; 20 teams, 38 matches each; Manchester United lead with 13 titles; SCR and SSR financial rules replaced PSR from 2026/27.
Premier League Asia Trophy
Premier League Asia Trophy (Barclays Asia Trophy): biennial four-team pre-season friendly tournament in Asia, first held 2003 in Kuala Lumpur; Chelsea won it twice, Wolves the 2019 edition in Nanjing and Shanghai.
Premier League Cup (football)
Premier League Cup: English Under-21 academy knockout cup run by the Premier League since 2013/14, Champions League-style format with 32 clubs; QPR are the 2024/25 winners.