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Fabricio Coloccini
Fabricio Coloccini (Fabricio Tomás Coloccini) is an Argentine retired center-back who made 274 Newcastle United appearances, captaining the club until 2016, and won Olympic gold with Argentina in 2004.
Fabrizio Ravanelli
Fabrizio Ravanelli, 'Penna Bianca', Italian centre forward born Perugia 1968; Juventus 1992-96 (68 goals in 160 games), 1996 Champions League winner and final scorer, UEFA Cup 1993, 22 Italy caps, later Middlesbrough, Marseille, Lazio, Derby County, then coach of Ajaccio.
Facundo Pellistri
Facundo Pellistri Rebollo (born 2001, Montevideo) is a Uruguayan right winger for Panathinaikos and Uruguay. Peñarol academy product, Manchester United 2020–2024 with Alavés and Granada loans, 41 caps, World Cups 2022 and 2026.
Fahamedul Islam
Fahamedul Islam (ফাহমিদুল ইসলাম), born 2006 in Feni, Bangladesh, is a Bangladeshi left winger raised in Italy (Spezia, Sampdoria youth) who plays in Italy's lower tiers (Olbia, Sestri Levante) and debuted for Bangladesh in 2025.
Faiq Bolkiah
Faiq Jefri Bolkiah, Bruneian winger, nephew of Brunei's Sultan, ex-Chelsea and Leicester academy player, Ratchaburi FC and Brunei international, famous for the unverified "richest footballer" label.
Faisal Halim
Faisal Halim (Muhammad Faisal Abdul Halim, nicknamed Mickey), born 1998, is a Malaysian winger and Selangor FC captain who survived a May 2024 acid attack, returned after 90 days, and has 15-plus Malaysia goals.
Fakel
Fakel Voronezh (Факел Воронеж) is a Russian football club founded in 1947 at a secret Voronezh aviation plant; Soviet First League champion and USSR Cup semifinalist 1984, best RPL finish 11th in 2023-24, plays at the 34,800-seat Central Stadium of Trade Unions.
Falcão (futsal player)
Falcão (Alessandro Rosa Vieira), Brazilian futsal winger born 1977, 'King of Futsal'; 401 goals in 258 Brazil caps, 2008 and 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup winner, four-time FIFA world player, retired 2018 with Magnus.
Falkirk F.C.
Falkirk F.C. (the Bairns), founded 1876, is a fan-owned Scottish football club at the 7,937-capacity Falkirk Stadium. Back-to-back titles under John McGlynn returned it to the Premiership in 2025 after a 15-year absence.
Fallou Ndiaye
Fallou Ndiaye (born 2001) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a center-back for Kerala Blasters FC of the Indian Super League, after a career in Finland.
Fandi Ahmad
Fandi Ahmad (born 1962), Singapore's most famous footballer; national striker from 1979, 55 international goals, FC Groningen 1983-85, Malaysia Cup winner 1980 and 1994, later coach.
Fara Williams
Fara Williams (Fara Tanya Franki Merrett, born 1984), English midfielder, England's most capped player with 172 caps and 40 goals (2001-2019), 2015 World Cup bronze, WSL winner with Liverpool, MBE, BBC pundit.
Farès Ghedjemis
Farès Ghedjemis, born 2002 in Montreuil, is an Algerian left-footed right winger for Frosinone and Algeria; 2 caps, 1 goal, 2026 World Cup squad member, contract to 2030.
Faroe Islands national football team
Faroe Islands men's national football team (Føroyar), FSF-run FIFA/UEFA member since 1988/1990; famous 1-0 win over Austria 1990 and 2014-15 double over Greece.
Fatih Terim
Fatih Terim, nicknamed the Emperor, is a Turkish football manager and former Galatasaray defender who won the 2000 UEFA Cup with the club and led Turkey to EURO 2008's semi-finals.
Faustino Asprilla
Faustino "Tino" Asprilla is a Colombian former footballer who won two UEFA Cups with Parma and starred for Colombia at the 1994 and 1998 World Cups.
FC Akhmat Grozny
FC Akhmat Grozny (formerly Terek Grozny) is a Russian Premier League football club from Grozny, Chechnya, founded 1946, refounded 2001 by Akhmat Kadyrov, renamed 2017, Russian Cup winner 2004, US-sanctioned.
FC Andorra
FC Andorra (Futbol Club Andorra), founded 15 October 1942, is an Andorran football club playing in Spain's Segunda División via the Catalan federation, owned by Gerard Piqué's Kosmos, based at the Estadi de la FAF in Encamp.
FC Anzhi Makhachkala
FC Anzhi Makhachkala (ФК «Анжи» Махачкала), Russian club founded 1991 in Dagestan; Kerimov-era stars Eto'o and Roberto Carlos, RPL bronze 2013; bankrupt 2022, now amateur Third League.
FC Arsenal Tula
FC Arsenal Tula (ФК «Арсенал» Тула), formerly Trud, Metallurg, and TOZ Tula, is a Russian football club from Tula that finished 6th in the 2018–19 Premier League.
FC Astana
FC Astana (ФК «Астана»), Kazakh football club founded 2009 from the FC Alma-Ata and FC Megasport merger, originally Lokomotiv Astana. Seven-time Kazakh champion and first Kazakh club in the Champions League group stage (2015/16).
FC Astra Giurgiu
FC Astra Giurgiu, Romanian football club founded 1921 in Ploiești, 2016 Liga I champion and 2014 cup winner; eliminated West Ham in the 2016 Europa League, then collapsed into insolvency and was dissolved in 2024.
FC Atert Bissen
FC Atert Bissen (FC Atert Biissen) is a Luxembourgish football club founded 24 June 1945 in Bissen, playing at Terrain ZAC Klengbousbierg; 2025–26 BGL Ligue champions in their first top-flight season, first northern Luxembourg titleholder.
FC Augsburg
FC Augsburg (FCA), German Bundesliga club founded 1907 as FC Alemannia, based at the 30,660-capacity WWK ARENA since 2009; promoted to the Bundesliga in 2011, best finish fifth in 2014/15, ninth in 2025/26 under Manuel Baum.
FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona (Futbol Club Barcelona), founded 29 November 1899 by Joan Gamper, is a member-owned Catalan sports club playing at Camp Nou, Europe's largest stadium, with 29 La Liga and 5 Champions League titles and a €1.06bn 2025/26 revenue.
FC Barcelona Atlètic
FC Barcelona Atlètic (Barça B) is FC Barcelona's reserve football team, founded 12 June 1970 from the merger of Comtal and Atlètic Catalunya; it has cycled through the names Barça Atlètic and Barça B and develops players for the first team.
FC Barcelona C
FC Barcelona C, also called Aficionados and Amateur, was FC Barcelona's third men's reserve team, founded 1967, dissolved 2007 after Barça B's relegation to Tercera División; Messi, Cesc Fàbregas, and Jordi Cruyff played for it.
FC Barcelona Femení
FC Barcelona Femení, Barça Femení, the women's football section of FC Barcelona: founded 1970, official section since 2002, professional since 2015; four UWCL titles, eight Spanish leagues, and world attendance records at Camp Nou.
FC Basel
FC Basel 1893, Swiss professional football club founded 15 November 1893; 21 Swiss titles and 14 cups; plays at St. Jakob-Park; owned via FC Basel Holding AG by David Degen; 2024/25 double winner.
FC BATE Borisov (БАТЭ)
FC BATE Borisov (БАТЭ Барысаў), Belarusian football club from Barysaw founded 1973 and revived 1996; first Belarusian team in the Champions League group stage (2008/09), five-time participant, beat Bayern 3–1 in 2012.