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Antonio Mohamed
Antonio Mohamed, "el Turco" (Antonio Ricardo Mohamed Matijevich, born 1970, Buenos Aires), Argentine-Mexican football manager and former player; five Liga MX titles with Tijuana, América, Monterrey, and Toluca, plus Copa Sudamericana and Supercopa do Brasil; Toluca manager since December 2024.
Antonio Percassi
Antonio Percassi (born Clusone, 1953), Italian entrepreneur, former Atalanta defender, and club president since 2010; founder of the Percassi retail and real estate group (KIKO Milano, Zara and Starbucks licences, Oriocenter) and Odissea holding.
Antonio Puerta
Antonio José Puerta Pérez, Spanish footballer, Sevilla FC left-sided midfielder and defender (2004-2007). Scored the 2006 extra-time winner against Schalke 04, won five trophies in 15 months, died 28 August 2007 aged 22 after cardiac arrest during a match against Getafe.
Antonio Rüdiger
Antonio Rüdiger, born 1993 in Berlin, German centre-back for Real Madrid since 2022; formerly Stuttgart, Roma, Chelsea. 86 Germany caps, 2017 Confederations Cup winner, Champions League winner with Chelsea and Real Madrid.
Antonio Sanabria
Antonio Sanabria (Toni Sanabria) is a Paraguayan center-forward who came through Barcelona's academy, spent years in Serie A with Torino, and now plays for Internacional.
Antonio Valencia
Antonio Valencia (Luis Antonio Valencia Mosquera, born 1985, Nueva Loja, Ecuador), nicknamed El Tren, is a retired Ecuadorian winger/right back; 339 Manchester United games, 2017 Europa League captain, 99 Ecuador caps, retired 12 May 2021.
Antonio Vergara
Antonio Vergara (born 2003, Frattaminore) is an Italian attacking midfielder and winger for SSC Napoli, an academy product who debuted in 2025, won the 2026 Italian Super Cup, and extended his contract to 2031.
Antonis Papakanellos (Αντώνης Παπακανέλλος)
Antonis Papakanellos (Αντώνης Παπακανέλλος), born 2005 in Athens, is a Greek attacking midfielder, Olympiacos academy product and 2023-24 UEFA Youth League winner, now at Asteras Tripolis on loan, capped by Greece U19 and U21.
Antony (footballer, born 2000)
Antony Matheus dos Santos, Brazilian left-footed right winger born 2000 in Osasco; São Paulo, Ajax, Manchester United (£85m, 2022), then Real Betis from 2025; 16 Brazil caps.
Anwar El Ghazi
Anwar El Ghazi (Anwar El-Ghazi), Dutch winger born 1995 in Barendrecht, Ajax academy product who played for Lille, Aston Villa, PSV and Mainz, won the 2019 Championship play-off final, earned 2 Netherlands caps, and now plays for Al-Sailiya SC in Qatar.
APOEL FC
APOEL FC (ΑΠΟΕΛ), Nicosia club founded 1926, Cyprus's most successful football side with 25 league titles; reached the 2011/12 Champions League quarter-finals; rivals Omonia.
Apolonia
FK Apolonia (KF Apolonia Fier) is an Albanian football club founded in Fier on 17 June 1925 and named for the ancient city of Apollonia. Winner of the 1998 Albanian Cup, it now plays in the third-tier Kategoria e Dytë.
APOP/Kinyras Peyias FC
APOP/Kinyras Peyias FC, Cypriot club in Peyia, Paphos, formed 2003 by merger of APOP Peyias and Kinyras Empas; 2009 Cypriot Cup winners, first Paphos team in UEFA competition, disbanded after bankruptcy.
April 25 Sports Club (체육단)
April 25 Sports Club (4.25체육단, 4.25 SC) is a North Korean multi-sports club in Nampo, founded 1949 and run by the Korean People's Army; its football teams hold 20 league titles and were 2019 AFC Cup runners-up.
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
Ar'maj Reed-Adams (born 2001) is an NFL offensive guard for the Buffalo Bills, drafted 241st overall in 2026 after playing at Kansas and Texas A&M.
Arabian Falcons FC
Arabian Falcons FC (Arabian Falcons Football Club) is a Dubai-based men's football club founded in 2023, competing in the UAE Second Division; 2023–24 UAE Third Division champions, managed by former England midfielder Jonjo Shelvey, unrelated to Saudi women's football.
Arbroath
Arbroath Football Club, the Red Lichties, is a Scottish senior team founded in 1878, known worldwide for its record-breaking 36-0 victory against Bon Accord in 1885.
Archie Thompson
Archie Thompson, born Archibald Thompson in 1978, is a New Zealand-born Australian former striker who scored a world-record 13 goals in one international match for Australia in 2001.
Arda Güler
Arda Güler (born 2005, Ankara) is a Turkish attacking midfielder for Real Madrid and Türkiye, signed from Fenerbahçe in 2023, EURO 2024 youngest goalscorer, and 2025/26 Champions League Revelation of the Season.
Arda Turan
Arda Turan (Arda Turan), born 1987 in Istanbul, Turkish midfielder for Galatasaray, Atlético Madrid, and Barcelona; now Shakhtar Donetsk head coach, winning the 2025/26 Ukrainian title.
Ards
Ards FC, Newtownards, Northern Ireland football club founded 1900; Irish League champions 1957-58, four-time Irish Cup winners, 1973-74 four-trophy season; homeless since 1998, new stadium approved 2026.
Argentina national football team
Argentina national football team (Albiceleste), AFA men's team, CONMEBOL. Three World Cups (1978, 1986, 2022), runner-up 1930, 1990, 2014, 2026; 16 Copa América titles; coached by Lionel Scaloni, captained by Lionel Messi.
Argentina national under-20 football team
Argentina national under-20 football team (Selección Sub-20), AFA youth side; record six FIFA U-20 World Cup titles (1979, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2007), five South American U-20 championships, runner-up to Morocco at Chile 2025, coach Diego Placente.
Argentina national under-23 football team
Argentina national under-23 football team (Selección Olímpica), AFA's Olympic men's side: nine Olympic appearances, gold at Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008, silver at Amsterdam 1928 and Atlanta 1996; U-23 plus three overage players.
Argentine Football Association
Argentine Football Association (AFA, Asociación del Fútbol Argentino), founded 21 February 1893 by Alejandro Watson Hutton; South America's oldest football association, FIFA member since 1912, CONMEBOL founder, organizer of Argentina's leagues and three-time World Cup champion national team.
Argentinos Juniors
Argentinos Juniors (Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors), Argentine football club founded 15 August 1904 in Buenos Aires; Maradona's first club, Copa Libertadores 1985 winner, and famed "Semillero del Mundo" youth academy.
Aribim Pepple
Aribim Pepple (Aribusitamunoipirim Emmanuel Pepple, born 2002, Kettering) is a Canadian centre-forward from Cavalry FC who joined Luton Town in 2022, never played for them, and broke out with 18 goals in 41 games for Plymouth Argyle in 2025-26, earning a first Canada call-up in March 2026.
Ariel Ortega
Ariel Ortega, nicknamed El Burrito, is an Argentine former attacking midfielder who won the 1996 Copa Libertadores with River Plate and played at three World Cups.
Arijanet Muric
Arijanet Muric (Aro Murić), born 1998 in Schlieren, Switzerland, is a Kosovo international goalkeeper from a Rožaje, Montenegro family; ex-Manchester City, Burnley 2022-23 Championship winner, Ipswich, now Sassuolo.
Arijon Ibrahimović
Arijon Ibrahimović, born 2005 in Nuremberg, is a German attacking midfielder and forward, not Zlatan Ibrahimović. Bayern Munich academy player since 2018, loaned to Augsburg for 2026/27; Germany U21 international.