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FK Sarajevo

FK Sarajevo (Fudbalski klub Sarajevo), Bosnian football club founded 1946 as SD Torpedo; two Yugoslav titles (1967, 1985), six Bosnian league titles, home at Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, former Vincent Tan ownership.

FK Vardar (ФК Вардар)

FK Vardar (ФК Вардар), also known as Vardar Skopje, is a football club in Skopje, North Macedonia, founded in 1947 and the country's most decorated club.

FK Ventspils

FK Ventspils, Latvian football club founded 1997 from the FK Venta and FK Nafta merger; multiple Virslīga champion and first Latvian club in a UEFA group stage (2009/10 Europa League); excluded by UEFA for seven years for match-fixing in 2021 and withdrew from the league.

FK Vojvodina

FK Vojvodina (Voša), Serbian football club founded 6 March 1914 in Novi Sad by gymnasium students; Yugoslav champion 1965/66 and 1988/89, Mitropa Cup 1977, Serbian Cup 2013/14 and 2019/20, home Karađorđe Stadium.

FK Voždovac

FK Voždovac (Zmajevi, Dragons) is a Belgrade football club founded 1912 as FK Dušanovac, renamed 1929, merged with Sloboda 1973; plays on a rooftop stadium with artificial turf.

FK Žalgiris

FK Žalgiris (Vilniaus Žalgiris) is a Vilnius football club founded in 1947 as Dinamo, Soviet Top League bronze medalist in 1987, and Lithuania's most decorated club with 11 championships, 14 cups, and 9 super cups; refounded by fans in 2009 after a 2008 collapse. Distinct from FK Kauno Žalgiris and Žalgiris Kaunas basketball.

FK Željezničar Sarajevo

FK Željezničar Sarajevo (Željo, Plavi), railway workers' club founded 1921, Bosnia's most decorated football club: 1 Yugoslav title (1972), 6 Bosnian titles, 6 cups; Grbavica stadium; 1985 UEFA Cup semi-final.

Flacara

Flacara (CSM Flacăra Moreni) is a Romanian football club from Moreni, founded in 1922, which reached Divizia A and played FC Porto in the 1989 UEFA Cup.

Flávio Gonçalves

Flávio Ferreira Gonçalves (born 2007) is a Portuguese attacking midfielder or winger for Sporting CP. Born in France, a Rio Ave youth product, he signed to 2030, broke into the first team in 2026/27, and plays for Portugal U21.

Fleetwood Town F.C.

Fleetwood Town F.C. (the Cod Army), English club from Fleetwood, Lancashire, in League Two at Highbury Stadium. Third incarnation founded 1997; reached the Football League in 2012 and League One in 2014; owned by Jamie Pilley since 2024.

Fletcher Boyd

Fletcher Boyd, born in 2008 in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a Scottish attacking midfielder who debuted for Aberdeen at 16 and moved to Aston Villa in 2025.

Florent Malouda

Florent Malouda, born 1980 in Cayenne, French Guiana, French left winger; 80 caps for France, 2006 World Cup finalist; Lyon (4 Ligue 1 titles), Chelsea (2012 Champions League, 2010 Premier League); later FC Zurich scout and 3e REI reserve officer.

Florent Sinama Pongolle

Florent Sinama Pongolle (Florent Stéphane Sinama-Pongolle), French forward born 1984 in Saint-Pierre, Réunion; 2001 U-17 World Cup winner, Liverpool 2004-05 Champions League winner, one France cap (2008), retired 2019.

Florentin Pogba

Florentin Pogba, born 1990 in Conakry, Guinea, twin of Mathias and elder brother of Paul Pogba, is a left-footed Guinean central defender who played for Sedan, Saint-Étienne, Gençlerbirliği, Atlanta United, Sochaux, and ATK Mohun Bagan.

Florentino Pérez

Florentino Pérez Rodríguez (born 1947, Madrid), Spanish engineer and ACS chairman, president of Real Madrid 2000-2006 and 2009-present, Galácticos architect, 66 titles, reelected 2026 until 2030, Super League promoter.

Florian Thauvin

Florian Thauvin, born 1993 in Orléans, is a French left-footed attacking midfielder and winger for RC Lens, 2018 World Cup winner with France, formerly of Marseille, Newcastle, Tigres, and Udinese.

Florian Wirtz

Florian Richard Wirtz (born 2003) is a German attacking midfielder from Pulheim who starred for Bayer Leverkusen, won the unbeaten 2023/24 Bundesliga, and joined Liverpool in 2025 for £100m.

Floyd Samba

Floyd Samba (born 2009) is an English midfielder at Manchester City, son of Christopher Samba and brother of Tyrone Samba; scored twice on his senior debut in a 5-0 League Cup win over Norwich in September 2026.

Fluminense FC

Fluminense FC, or Fluminense Football Club, is a Brazilian multi-sport club from Rio de Janeiro, founded in 1902 by Oscar Cox, playing at the Maracanã.

Fode Diallo

Fode Diallo (Fode Diallo Conde), born 2012 in Sabadell, is a Spanish-Guinean youth centre-forward at FC Barcelona's La Masia, nicknamed the new Eto'o after scoring 97 goals in one alevín season.

Folarin Balogun

Folarin Balogun, American striker for AS Monaco and the USMNT, born 2001 in Brooklyn, raised in London, ex-Arsenal; committed to the US in 2023, scored 21 Ligue 1 goals on loan at Reims, and led the US with three goals at the 2026 World Cup.

Folgore

S.S. Folgore Calcio, or SS Folgore Falciano Calcio, is a Sammarinese football club from Falciano founded in 1972; four-time Campionato Sammarinese champion and the first San Marino club in UEFA competition (Basel, 2000).

Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina (NFSBiH/BHFF, Nogometni/Fudbalski savez Bosne i Hercegovine), Sarajevo-based FIFA and UEFA member governing Bosnian football; suspended 2011, run by normalisation committee, unites FF FBH and FA RS.

Football club villefranche beaujolais

FC Villefranche Beaujolais (FCVB), French football club from Villefranche-sur-Saône founded 25 March 1927; plays at Stade Armand Chouffet, reached Division 2 in 1983-84, National in 2018, and professional Ligue 3 status in 2026.

Football in London

Football in London: the FA, the world's oldest football association, was founded there in 1863; Fulham (1879) is the oldest professional club; six London clubs play in the 2026-27 Premier League.

Football League Second Division

Football League Second Division, English football's second tier 1892–1992, formed from the Football Alliance merger; first champions Small Heath; succeeded by Division One then the Championship after the 1992 Premier League breakaway.

Football player

Football player (soccer player): an athlete who plays association football under IFAB Law 3, with two teams of eleven including a goalkeeper, minimum seven players, defined substitution rules, a record transfer market, and documented workload, injury, and working-condition issues.

Football team

Football team: the eleven-a-side playing unit fielded by a club or national association under IFAB Laws (max 11, min 7 players, five substitutes). Covers squads, promotion/relegation, finances, and post-2023 reforms.

Forca Kochi FC

Forca Kochi FC, also registered as Kochi Forca FC, is a Super League Kerala franchise football club in Kochi, India, owned by Prithviraj Sukumaran and Supriya Menon; runner-up in the inaugural 2024 SLK season.

Forest Green Rovers F.C.

Forest Green Rovers F.C., English club founded 1889 in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire; owned by Dale Vince since 2010. First vegan football club (2015) and first UN-certified carbon-neutral football club; League Two champions 2022, now in the National League.