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CF Benidorm
CF Benidorm (Club de Fútbol Benidorm) is a Spanish football club in Benidorm, Alicante, formed in 2023 from the merger of Racing CF Benidorm and Atlético Benidorm CD, managed by David Villa's DV7 Group, playing at the 9,000-seat Estadio Municipal Guillermo Amor in the Lliga Comunitat.
CF Montréal
CF Montréal, also known as Club de Foot Montréal, is a professional soccer club in Montreal that joined Major League Soccer in 2012 as the Montreal Impact, rebranding in 2021.
CFR Cluj
CFR 1907 Cluj (Feroviarii, Railwaymen), Romanian football club founded 1907 in Cluj-Napoca; 8 Liga I titles (2008-2022), 5 Romanian Cups, three Champions League group stages, 2014 UEFA FFP sanction.
Cha Bum-kun (차범근)
Cha Bum-kun (차범근), born 1953, South Korean forward and pioneer in the Bundesliga; 98 goals in 308 matches for Darmstadt, Eintracht Frankfurt, and Bayer Leverkusen; two UEFA Cups; later South Korea coach at the 1998 World Cup.
Championnat National
Championnat National (National, Division 3), French third-division men's football league founded 1993 by the FFF; 18 clubs, 34 matchdays; replaced by the professional Ligue 3 from 2026-27.
Chanathip Songkrasin
Chanathip Songkrasin (ชนาธิป สรงกระสินธ์), the 'Thai Messi', born 1993, is a Thai attacking midfielder/left winger for BG Pathum United; formerly Consadole Sapporo and Kawasaki Frontale, 75 Thailand caps, four AFF Championship titles.
Chancel Mbemba
Chancel Mbemba (Chancel Mbemba Mangulu), born 1994 in Kinshasa, is a Congolese centre-back and DR Congo captain and record cap holder (107), ex-Anderlecht, Newcastle, Porto, Marseille, Lille, now Al-Diriyah.
Changchun Yatai F.C.
Changchun Yatai F.C. (长春亚泰足球俱乐部), Chinese club from Changchun, Jilin, founded 1996; 2007 CSL champions, AFC Champions League 2008, 2010, 2011; relegated to China League One after the 2025 season.
Charles De Ketelaere
Charles De Ketelaere, Belgian footballer born 2001 in Bruges; attacking midfielder/forward, 192 cm, for Atalanta and Belgium. Club Brugge product, brief AC Milan spell, Atalanta record three goals at the 2026 World Cup.
Charles Miller
Charles Miller (1874, São Paulo) is the Brazilian-born sportsman called the father of Brazilian football; he brought football equipment from England in 1894 and organized Brazil's first regulated match in 1895. Distinct from Charles Darley Miller, the 1908 Olympic polo gold medalist.
Charlie Adam
Charlie Adam (born 1985, Dundee) is a Scottish former midfielder and coach who played for Rangers, Blackpool, Liverpool, Stoke City, Reading, and Dundee, won 26 Scotland caps, and retired in 2022 before managing Fleetwood Town and coaching at Everton.
Charlie Austin
Charlie Austin (born 1989, Hungerford), English striker nicknamed Chazza; rose from bricklaying and Poole Town to QPR, Southampton, and West Brom, 18 Premier League goals in 2014-15, now with Basingstoke Town.
Charlie Gray (footballer)
Charlie George Gray (born 2006, Manchester) is an English defensive midfielder, a Manchester City academy player since Under-9s, senior debut in the December 2025 Carabao Cup win over Brentford, now on season-long loan at Wigan Athletic for 2026/27.
Charlie Mulgrew
Charlie Mulgrew (Charles Patrick Mulgrew, born 1986, Glasgow), Scottish defender; Celtic youth product who won five league titles and two Scottish Cups with Celtic, earned 44 Scotland caps, later Kelty Hearts manager.
Charlie Nicholas
Charlie Nicholas (Charles Nicholas, born 1961), Scottish striker and pundit; starred for Celtic (50 goals in 1982/83), Arsenal (1987 League Cup Final double), Aberdeen; 20 Scotland caps, 1986 World Cup; Sky Sports Soccer Saturday.
Charlie Patino
Charlie Patino (Charlie Michael Patiño), born 2003 in Watford, is an English-Spanish central midfielder, ex-Arsenal academy player who scored on his 2021 debut, had Championship loans at Blackpool and Swansea, and joined Deportivo La Coruña in 2024.
Charlie Savage (footballer)
Charlie Savage (born 2003, Leicester) is a Welsh midfielder for Reading, son of Robbie Savage; ex-Manchester United academy player, one Champions League appearance, Forest Green loan, two Wales caps.
Charlie Sayers
Charlie Sayers (born 2004, Southend) is an English left-footed defender for Dorking Wanderers; ex-Southend United, Tottenham Hotspur academy, Partick Thistle, Woking, and Hampton & Richmond Borough.
Charlie Wellens
Charlie Wellens (Charlie Gerard Richard Wellens, born 2002, Salford) is an English midfielder for Leyton Orient in League One, son of manager Richie Wellens; ex-Manchester United academy, Oldham loan, Reading.
Charlotte FC
Charlotte FC (Charlotte Football Club), MLS's 30th team, expansion club awarded December 2019 for a record $325 million fee, playing since 2022 at Bank of America Stadium, owned by David Tepper.
Charlton Athletic F.C.
Charlton Athletic F.C., the Addicks, a south-east London football club founded in 1905, playing at The Valley (capacity 27,111). FA Cup winners 1947, returned from seven years of groundsharing in 1992, GFP-owned since July 2023, promoted to the Championship in 2025.
Charly Musonda (footballer, born 1996)
Charly Musonda Jr (born 1996, Brussels), Belgian winger, Chelsea youth star and 2015 Youth League winner; loans at Betis, Celtic, Vitesse; knee injury ended career, retired at 28.
Chateauroux
La Berrichonne de Châteauroux (LB Châteauroux), French football club founded 1935 in Châteauroux; 1997 Ligue 2 champions, one Ligue 1 season, 2004 Coupe de France finalist, now in National 1 after 2025 relegation.
Ché Adams
Ché Zach Everton Fred Adams (born 1996) is a Scottish striker for Torino and Scotland; 50 caps, 13 goals, EURO 2020 and 2024, 2026 World Cup squad, formerly Sheffield United, Birmingham, Southampton.
Ched Evans
Ched Evans (Chedwyn Michael Evans), born 1988, is a Welsh professional footballer, a striker who played for Manchester City and Sheffield United among other English clubs.
Cheick Tioté
Cheick Tioté (1986-2017), Ivorian defensive midfielder; 150+ Newcastle United appearances, 52 Ivory Coast caps, 2015 Africa Cup of Nations winner; died aged 30 collapsing in training with Beijing Enterprises in China.
Cheikhou Kouyaté
Cheikhou Kouyaté (born 1989, Dakar) is a retired Senegalese defensive midfielder; Anderlecht, West Ham, Crystal Palace, Nottingham Forest, Amed SK; 92 Senegal caps, AFCON 2021 winner; retired 25 May 2026.
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea F.C., founded 10 March 1905, is a west London Premier League club at Stamford Bridge (capacity 40,341). Two-time Champions League winner (2011/12, 2020/21); owned by Clearlake Capital since 2022 after the Abramovich sale.
Chelsea F.C. Women
Chelsea F.C. Women, Chelsea FC's women's team in the Women's Super League, founded 1992, WSL founder member 2011 with eight league titles, 2021 Champions League finalists, and Europe's second-highest women's club revenue at €25.4m.
Chelsea F.C.–Liverpool F.C. rivalry
Chelsea–Liverpool rivalry: an English football feud ignited from 2005 by Champions League semi-finals, the Mourinho–Benítez feud, cup finals at Wembley, and contrasting club cultures and histories.