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Brian Clough

Brian Clough (1935-2004), English striker and manager; won the League with Derby County and Nottingham Forest and back-to-back European Cups with Forest in 1979 and 1980; never England manager.

Brian Kidd

Brian Kidd (born 1949, Collyhurst, Manchester), English forward and coach; scored in Manchester United's 1968 European Cup final, Ferguson's assistant 1991-98, Blackburn manager 1998-99, Manchester City assistant 2009-2021.

Brian Laudrup

Brian Laudrup (born 1969, Vienna) is a Danish former attacking midfielder and forward, brother of Michael Laudrup; 82 caps, 21 goals for Denmark, EURO 1992 winner, and Rangers star 1994–98.

Brian Madjo

Brian Madjo (Brian Djomeni Madjo, born 2009, Enfield) is an English centre-forward at Aston Villa, signed from Metz for €12m; youngest UEFA Super Cup scorer at 17y 212d after a CAS registration appeal.

Brian McBride

Brian McBride (born 1972) is a retired American soccer forward, first overall 1996 MLS draft pick, Columbus Crew and Fulham striker, first USMNT player to score in multiple World Cups, 95 caps, 30 goals, Hall of Famer, later USMNT general manager.

Brian McClair

Brian 'Choccy' McClair, born 1963, Scottish forward for Celtic and Manchester United (471 games, 127 goals, four Premier League titles), 30 Scotland caps, later United academy director and Scottish FA performance director.

Brian Moore (football commentator)

Brian Moore (1932-2001), English football commentator, ITV's lead voice from 1968 to 1998, host of The Big Match and FA Cup and World Cup finals; distinct from the rugby commentator of the same name.

Briana Scurry

Briana Scurry is an American retired soccer goalkeeper, the United States women's national team's starter from 1994 to 2008, winning Olympic gold in 1996 and 2004.

Brice Samba

Brice Samba (born 1994, Linzolo, Congo) is a French international goalkeeper at Stade Rennais, formerly of Nottingham Forest, Lens, Caen, and Marseille; 2022-23 Ligue 1 Goalkeeper of the Year.

Bright Ede

Bright Ede, Polish centre-back born 2007 in Warsaw, left-footed, 1.93 m; ex-Motor Lublin (Ekstraklasa), joined Deportivo A Coruña in July 2026 on a contract to 2031; Poland U19 international.

Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.

Brighton & Hove Albion F.C., the Seagulls, is an English Premier League club founded 24 June 1901 at the Seven Stars pub, Brighton. Known for Tony Bloom's data-driven recruitment model, the 1983 FA Cup final, the Amex stadium, and a sixth-place 2022/23 finish.

Brisbane Roar FC

Brisbane Roar FC, also Queensland Roar and formerly Hollandia Inala and Queensland Lions, is a Brisbane football club founded 1957, playing in A-League Men and A-League Women; 2013-14 A-League Champions, home Suncorp Stadium.

Bristol City F.C.

Bristol City F.C. (the Robins), Championship club founded 1894 in Bristol, based at 27,000-seat Ashton Gate. Division Two champions 1905-06, 1909 FA Cup finalists, three-time Football League Trophy winners; owned by Stephen Lansdown.

Bristol Rovers F.C.

Bristol Rovers F.C. (The Pirates, The Gas), English club founded 1883 as Black Arabs, playing at the Memorial Stadium in League Two; Bristol City's derby rival, owned by Hussain AlSaeed since 2023.

Brit Sandaune

Brit Sandaune, born 1972 in Skatval, Norway, is a former footballer with 120 national-team caps and 9 goals, Olympic gold 2000 and bronze 1996, and 15 trophies with Trondheims-Ørn.

Britt Assombalonga

Britt Curtis Assombalonga (born 1992, Kinshasa), Congolese striker; Watford youth, Peterborough, Nottingham Forest, £15m Middlesbrough, Turkey, Barnet, now Harborough Town; DR Congo international 2018-2022.

Brittany Mahomes

Brittany Mahomes (nee Matthews), American co-owner of the NWSL's Kansas City Current since 2020, former UT Tyler soccer player and one-season pro in Iceland, founder of Brittany Lynne Fitness, wife of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

Bromley F.C.

Bromley F.C., the Ravens, an English football club founded in 1892 in Bromley, south London, based at Hayes Lane since 1938; won the FA Amateur Cup three times and reached the EFL for the first time in 2024 via the National League play-offs.

Brøndby IF

Brøndby IF (Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening), Danish football club founded 1964 in Brøndby, Copenhagen. 11 league titles, 7 cups, 1991 UEFA Cup semifinal, 1998 Champions League group stage; majority owned by Global Football Holdings since 2022.

Brooklyn FC (2024)

Brooklyn FC (Brooklyn Football Club), founded 2024, is a Brooklyn pro soccer club; its women's team was Brooklyn's first pro women's team, playing in the USL Super League (Division One) from August 2024 at Maimonides Park, Coney Island, with a men's USL Championship side debuting in 2026.

Brooklyn FC (2026)

Brooklyn FC (Brooklyn Football Club), founded 2024: a Brooklyn, New York pro soccer club whose women play the Gainbridge Super League since 2024-25 and whose men debuted in the 2026 USL Championship under Marlon LeBlanc and GM Brian McBride, both at Maimonides Park, Coney Island.

Brora Rangers F.C.

Brora Rangers F.C. (the Cattachs) is a part-time football club from Brora, Sutherland, founded 1879, at Dudgeon Park since 1932. Highland League member since 1963; six league titles from 2014, four League Cups, and a 2021 Scottish Cup upset of Hearts.

Bruce Arena

Bruce Arena is an American soccer coach who won five MLS Cups and five NCAA championships. He led the U.S. national team to the 2002 World Cup quarterfinals.

Bruce Grobbelaar

Bruce David Grobbelaar (born 1957, Durban) is a Zimbabwean former goalkeeper, Liverpool's first choice from 1981 to 1994 with 628 appearances and 13 trophies including the 1984 European Cup, later acquitted in the 1990s match-fixing trials.

Bruck/leitha

ASK-BSC Bruck/Leitha, Austrian football club from Bruck an der Leitha, Lower Austria; formed 1983 from ASK Bruck and Brucker Sportclub, played Regionalliga Ost 2017-2023, reached 2017/18 cup round two, dissolved 31 October 2023.

Bruma (footballer)

Bruma (Armindo Tué Na Bangna, born 1994, Bissau) is a Portuguese international left winger from Sporting's academy; 2013 U-20 World Cup standout, later Galatasaray, Leipzig, PSV, Braga, Benfica, and Aris Thessaloniki.

Brunei national football team

Brunei Darussalam national football team, run by the Football Association of Brunei Darussalam; FIFA member since 1972, ranked 194th in 2026, never at a World Cup, suspended 2009-2021.

Bruninho (footballer, born 2008)

Bruninho (Bruno Braga Ramos, born 2008, São Paulo) is a Brazilian right winger/attacking midfielder from the Athletico Paranaense academy who transferred to Shakhtar Donetsk in 2026 and plays for Brazil U20.

Bruninho Samudio

Bruninho Samudio (Bruno Samudio de Souza, born 2010) is a Brazilian youth goalkeeper at Botafogo's under-17 side and Brazil U-15 South American champion in 2025; son of ex-goalkeeper Bruno and the murdered model Eliza Samudio, he signed his first professional contract in February 2026.

Bruno Alves

Bruno Alves (Bruno Eduardo Regufe Alves, born 1981, Póvoa de Varzim) is the Portuguese centre-back who won Euro 2016, earned 96 senior Portugal caps and 11 goals, starred for FC Porto and Zenit, and joined the FPF in 2026.