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Laszlo Budai
László Budai (Budai II, born Bednarik, 1928–1983), Hungarian right winger of the Golden Team, 39 caps, Olympic football gold 1952, World Cup silver 1954, champion with Ferencváros and Budapest Honvéd; distinct from Budai I, the coach born 1922.
László Keglovich
László Keglovich (Keglovich László), born 4 February 1940 in Sopron, is a Hungarian footballer who won Olympic gold at Mexico City 1968 and played 312 league matches for Győri Vasas ETO, 1963 Hungarian champion.
Latvia national football team
The Latvia national football team (Latvijas izlase) is Latvia's men's team, run by the Latvian Football Federation; reached the EURO 2004 group stage and has won the Baltic Cup 11 times.
Lauren Hemp
Lauren Hemp (born 2000) is an English winger for Manchester City and England, two-time Euro winner (2022, 2025), 2023 World Cup finalist, record four-time PFA Young Player of the Year.
Lauren Holiday
Lauren Holiday (Lauren Nicole Cheney, born 1987) is an American retired midfielder, 133-cap USWNT player, two-time Olympic gold medalist (2008, 2012), 2015 World Cup champion, 2013 NWSL MVP with FC Kansas City, and 2023 National Soccer Hall of Fame inductee.
Lauren James
Lauren James (born 2001, London) is an English forward for Chelsea and England, sister of Reece James; Euro 2025 winner, 2023 World Cup standout, FIFPro World XI 2023, Chelsea contract to 2030.
Laurent Blanc
Laurent Blanc, born 1965 in Alès, is a French football manager and former defender; 97 France caps, 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 winner, later coach of Bordeaux, France, PSG, Lyon, and Al-Ittihad.
Laurent Koscielny
Laurent Koscielny, born 1985 in Tulle, France, is a retired central defender who played nine seasons at Arsenal (353 games, 3 FA Cups), won 51 France caps, finished Euro 2016 runner-up, ended at Bordeaux in 2022, and is now FC Lorient sporting director.
Laurent Mendy (footballer, born 1997)
Laurent Mendy (born 1997) is a French footballer, centre-back or defensive midfielder for Heart of Midlothian; joined from Forest Green Rovers in July 2026 for over £500,000, distinct from the Senegalese midfielder born 2001.
Laurie Cunningham
Laurie Cunningham (Lawrence Paul Cunningham, 1956-1989), English winger of Jamaican Windrush family; West Brom 'Three Degrees' star, first British player of Real Madrid (66 games, 20 goals, La Liga 1980), England's first black competitive international; died in a 1989 Madrid car crash.
Lautaro Martínez
Lautaro Javier Martínez (born 1997, Bahía Blanca) is an Argentine striker and Inter Milan captain, World Cup 2022 winner, two-time Serie A top scorer (2023/24, 2025/26), Inter's third-highest all-time scorer.
Lawrence Shankland
Lawrence Shankland (born 1995) is a Scottish striker for Rangers and Scotland; ex-Queen's Park, Aberdeen, Ayr United, Dundee United, Beerschot, Hearts; PFA and SFWA Player of the Year 2023/24; EURO 2024 and 2026 World Cup squads.
Lawrie McMenemy
Lawrie McMenemy, born Lawrence McMenemy MBE, is an English football manager who led Southampton to the 1976 FA Cup and later served as England assistant manager and Northern Ireland manager.
Layvin Kurzawa
Layvin Kurzawa, French left-back born 1992 in Fréjus; AS Monaco academy product, Paris Saint-Germain 2015–2024 (153 matches, 14 goals, first defender hat-trick in Champions League history vs Anderlecht 2017), 13 France caps, later Fulham, Boavista, and Persib Bandung.
Lazar Marković (Лазар Марковић)
Lazar Marković (Лазар Марковић), born 1994 in Čačak, Serbian right winger; Partizan and Benfica treble winner, £20m Liverpool signing 2014 with 34 appearances, 22 Serbia caps, later Fulham, Partizan, Apollon Limassol.
Le Havre AC
Le Havre AC (Havre Athletic Club, HAC) is a French football club founded in 1872, the oldest in France. Six-time second-division champion, Ligue 1 member, home at the Stade CMA CGM Océane, famed for its La Cavée Verte academy that produced Pogba and Mahrez.
League of Ireland
League of Ireland, the Republic of Ireland's association football league founded in 1921 with the FAI; three senior divisions under FAI administration since 2006, record 2025 attendances, and loss-making club finances.
Leah Williamson
Leah Williamson (born 1997, Milton Keynes) is an Arsenal defender and England captain who lifted EURO 2022 and 2025, the first woman to win a major trophy with England, with 69 caps.
Leander Dendoncker
Leander Dendoncker, Belgian defensive midfielder (born 1995, Passendale), ex-Anderlecht, Wolves, Aston Villa, Napoli loan, Real Oviedo; now HNK Hajduk Split; 32 Belgium caps, 2018 and 2022 World Cups.
Leandro Bacuna
Leandro Bacuna (Leandro Jones Johan Bacuna), born 1991 in Groningen, is a midfielder/right-back for Iğdır FK and captain of Curaçao, a Netherlands U21 player who became Curaçao's most-capped player and led it at the 2026 World Cup.
Leandro Damião
Leandro Damião (Leandro Damião da Silva dos Santos), Brazilian centre-forward born 1989 in Jardim Alegre. Copa Libertadores 2010 and Recopa 2011 winner with Internacional, 108 club goals, Olympic silver at London 2012, 18 Brazil caps; retired April 2025.
Leandro Paredes
Leandro Daniel Paredes (born 1994, San Justo) is an Argentine defensive midfielder and Boca Juniors captain, formerly of Roma, Zenit, PSG, and Juventus; World Cup winner 2022, 2026 runner-up, Copa América 2021 and 2024 winner.
Leandro Trossard
Leandro Trossard, Belgian forward/left winger for Beşiktaş and Belgium; ex-Genk captain, Brighton, and Arsenal (174 games, 36 goals, 2025/26 Premier League title); 47 Belgium caps, 10 goals; two-footed finisher.
Lebanon national football team (منتخب لبنان لكرة القدم)
Lebanon national football team (منتخب لبنان لكرة القدم) is the men's football team of Lebanon, competing in the AFC Asian Cup since 1934, but never qualifying for a World Cup.
Leca
Leca most commonly refers to the football environment of Leça da Palmeira, Portugal, centered on the Estádio do Leça Futebol Clube, home of Leça FC since 1986.
Lech Poznań
Lech Poznań (KKS Lech Poznań), Polish football club founded 1922 in Poznań; ten Ekstraklasa titles and five Polish Cups; 2025/26 champions under Niels Frederiksen; origin of the 'Poznan' goal celebration.
Lechia Gdańsk
Lechia Gdańsk (KS BOP, 1945) is a Polish football club in white-green, twice winner of the Polish Cup and Superpuchar (1983, 2019), 1956 and 2018/19 bronze medalist, Ekstraklasa member.
Ledley King
Ledley King (born 1980, Bow, London), English one-club central defender for Tottenham Hotspur 1999-2012; 323 appearances, 2008 League Cup captain, 9.82-second fastest Premier League goal, 21 England caps, later Club Ambassador.
Lee Bowyer
Lee Bowyer (born 1977, Canning Town) is an English former midfielder, 397 Premier League appearances mainly for Leeds, later manager of Charlton, Birmingham City, and Montserrat.
Lee Buchanan (footballer)
Lee David Buchanan (born 2001, Mansfield) is an English left-back/left wing-back for Birmingham City, formerly Derby County and Werder Bremen; England U19 and U21 youth international, sidelined by a knee injury since December 2024.