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Australia women's national soccer team
Australia women's national soccer team, the Matildas (CommBank Matildas), Football Australia's senior women's football team; 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup champions, 2023 home World Cup semifinalists, nine straight World Cup qualifications, all-time FIFA ranking of fourth.
Austria national football team
Austria national football team (Das Team), ÖFB men's side founded 1904; seven World Cups, third place 1954, EURO round of 16 in 2020 and 2024 under Ralf Rangnick, 2026 World Cup round of 32.
AV Alta FC
AV Alta FC is a USL League One professional soccer club in Lancaster, California (Antelope Valley), founded by John Smelzer, playing at the 5,300-seat Lancaster Municipal Stadium since March 2025.
Aves
Aves: football of Vila das Aves, Portugal. Clube Desportivo das Aves (1930-2020) won the 2018 Taça de Portugal; successors are CD Aves 1930 and the unrelated AVS/AFS Futebol SAD.
Avram Glazer
Avram Glazer (born 1960), American businessman, Executive Co-Chairman and director of Manchester United plc since May 2012 with brother Joel; son of Malcolm Glazer; sold shares in 2021 and 25% stake to Jim Ratcliffe in 2023.
Avram Grant
Avram Grant (אברהם גרנט), Israeli football manager born in Petah Tikva; led Chelsea to the 2008 Champions League final, managed Israel, Ghana (2015 AFCON finalist), and Zambia.
Axel Disasi
Axel Disasi, born 1998 in Gonesse, French centre-back from Paris FC and Reims to Monaco, Chelsea (2023, ~£39m), loans to Aston Villa and Crystal Palace; 5 France caps, 2022 World Cup finalist.
Axel Donczew
Axel Donczew is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a left winger and became Cardiff City's youngest ever player at 15 in October 2025.
Axel Tape
Axel Tape (Axel Tape-Kobrissa), born 2007 in Bondy, is a French defender/midfielder, PSG academy product and 2025 Ligue 1 winner, signed by Bayer Leverkusen in 2025 and loaned to Levante UD in 2026.
Axel Tuanzebe
Axel Tuanzebe, DR Congo and Burnley centre-back; ex-Manchester United academy captain, Aston Villa and Ipswich promotion winner; scored the 2026 play-off goal that sent DR Congo to its first World Cup since 1974.
Axel Witsel
Axel Witsel, born 1989 in Liège, is a Belgian defensive midfielder and centre-back for OGC Nice. Standard Liège, Zenit, Dortmund, Atlético; 132 Belgium caps, three World Cups.
Ayase Ueda (上田綺世)
Ayase Ueda (上田綺世), Japanese centre forward born 1998; Kashima Antlers, Cercle Brugge, Feyenoord (2025/26 Eredivisie top scorer, 25 goals), LOSC Lille from 2026; Japan 43 caps, 18 goals, 2022 World Cup squad.
Ayden Heaven
Ayden Heaven (born 2006, London) is an English left-footed centre-back, 189 cm, who left Arsenal's academy to join Manchester United in February 2025, debuted in March 2025, and represents England at youth level.
Aymeric Faurand-Tournaire
Aymeric Faurand-Tournaire (born 2004, Nantes) is a French-Vietnamese forward; Stade Brestois youth, Laval professional from January 2025, loaned to La Roche-sur-Yon, then Hanoi FC in August 2026.
Aymeric Laporte
Aymeric Laporte, born 1994 in Agen, France, is a Spanish international left-footed centre-back for Athletic Club, formerly of Manchester City (13 trophies) and Al-Nassr, and a 2026 World Cup winner with Spain.
Ayoni Santos
Ayoni Santos (born 2005, Rotterdam) is a Cape Verdean attacking midfielder and left winger who rose through Sparta Rotterdam's academy, debuted in 2025, and joined PSV Eindhoven in September 2026 for about €5 million; brother of Jamiro Monteiro.
Ayoub El Kaabi (أيوب الكعبي)
Ayoub El Kaabi (أيوب الكعبي), born 1993 in Casablanca, Moroccan striker for Olympiacos and Morocco; scored the only goal of the 2024 Conference League final and two overhead kicks at AFCON 2025.
Ayoub Mouloua
Ayoub Mouloua (أيوب مولوع), Moroccan centre-forward born 2002 in Rabat; FUS Rabat youth product who signed for Aberdeen FC in June 2026 and has 2 Morocco caps.
Ayoube Amaimouni
Ayoube Amaimouni-Echghouyab (أيوب الميموني), born 2004 in Vic, Spain, is a Moroccan left-footed winger for Eintracht Frankfurt and Morocco, rising from the German fifth tier to the Bundesliga and the 2026 World Cup.
Ayoze Pérez
Ayoze Pérez Gutiérrez (born 1993, Santa Cruz de Tenerife) is a Spanish forward at Villarreal; formerly Newcastle, Leicester (FA Cup 2021) and Betis; Euro 2024 champion with Spain.
Ayr United F.C.
Ayr United F.C. (The Honest Men), Scottish club formed 1910 by the merger of Ayr FC and Ayr Parkhouse, the only such merger in Scottish football; based at Somerset Park, six second-tier titles, 2002 League Cup final lost to Rangers.
AZ Alkmaar
AZ Alkmaar (AZ '67), Dutch Eredivisie club formed 1967 from Alkmaar '54 and FC Zaanstreek; two league titles (1981, 2009), five KNVB Cups, 1981 UEFA Cup final, AFAS Stadion, 2023 UEFA Youth League winners.
Azerbaijan national football team
Azerbaijan national football team (AFFA, founded 1992, UEFA/FIFA member 1994): men's team that has never qualified for a World Cup or EURO, FIFA-ranked 126th in July 2026 (best 73rd), record 10 WCQ points under Prosinečki.
Aziz Behich
Aziz Behich (born 1990, Melbourne) is an Australian left-back at Melbourne City and the Socceroos' ninth most capped player, with 83 caps, three World Cups (2018, 2022, 2026), and the 2015 Asian Cup title.
Aziz Issah
Aziz Issah (Abdul Aziz Issah, born 2005, Accra) is a Ghanaian left-footed right winger for Barça Atlètic and Ghana. Dreams FC FA Cup winner, two Barcelona loans then a permanent 2028 deal, Ghana senior debut at the 2025 Unity Cup.
Azzedine Ounahi
Azzedine Ounahi, Moroccan central midfielder born 2000 in Casablanca; 2022 World Cup breakout with fourth-placed Morocco; played for Angers, Marseille, Panathinaikos, and Girona; rejoined Panathinaikos permanently in September 2026.
B-SAD
B-SAD (Belenenses SAD), Portuguese football club 2018–2024, Almada-based SAD split from C.F. Os Belenenses; four Primeira Liga seasons, Jamor home, dissolved 2024 into Desportivo Portalegrense SAD.
B36 Tórshavn
B36 Tórshavn (Bóltfelagið 1936) is a Faroese football club founded 28 March 1936 in Tórshavn, playing at Gundadalur. It has won 11 Faroese league titles (last 2015, first retained title) and 7 cups, and reached the 2006-07 Champions League and 2020-21 Europa League third qualifying rounds.
B93 københavn
B93 (Boldklubben af 1893) is a Copenhagen multi-sports club founded in 1893, with nine Danish football championships, one Danish Cup, and a first team in the 1. division.
Baba Rahman
Baba Rahman (Abdul Rahman Baba, born 1994) is a Ghanaian left-back at PAOK and the Ghana national team; signed by Chelsea from Augsburg for £17.7m in 2015, his career was derailed by a 2017 AFCON knee injury before a permanent 2023 move to Greece.