What makes a great football team? In this article, we will show you the five best teams ever known in living memory. Will your favorite team be on this list?
Are you an avid fan of football? Since its first appearance in England around the 1800s, many teams have had their chances to show enthusiasm as well as excellent football skills.
Nowadays, there are more and more young and talented teams contributing to this worldwide favorite sport. The top five following teams are considered legendaries in the history of soccer.
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Can you guess who they are? Let’s dig in to find out!
Top 5 Greatest Soccer Teams
Real Madrid
The first to mention will be Real Madrid (Royal Madrid Football Club). This is a professional football club from Spain. They were first founded on March 6th, 1902 - 117 years until now.
Real Madrid has been using the color white as the home kits throughout history. The team is considered the highest-earning club all over the world (2018-2019). Even, they receive lots of love and support from football lovers and international fans. An example to prove this is that the home matches of them figured out up to 65,000 seats, and all the tickets were sold within hours.
In the 1950s, Real Madrid received a lot of awards thanks to the team’s relentless efforts in training and competing. Audiences who watched the European Cup Final must have realized how great they were. Their most impressive winning was the 7 - 3 victory, winning over Eintracht Frankfurt.
Potential players are added to Real Madrid every year (Francisco Gento, Raymond Kopa, etc.) as they help the team to gain many international awards with high rankings.
Manchester United
Manchester United is a professional football club that was considered to be founded twice: in 1878 (as Newton Heath LYR F.C.) and in 1902 (as Manchester United F.C. - current club name). Their home stadium is based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, and England.
The Red Devils (what fans call them) won the most trophies while competing in one season, compared to other football teams (21 FA Community Shields, 20 League Titles, etc.). Thanks to the victory in the UEFA Europa League (2016-2017), they officially became the first English football team to receive an award from continental Europe.
There are two main independent groups of supporters: the Independent Manchester United Supporter' Association (IMUSA), and Manchester United Supporter' Trust (MUST).
MU has a huge number of fans worldwide (around 75 million fans). According to a recent survey, the figure is now up to 333 million fans. Among sports teams around the world, this team receives the 3rd highest social media followers.
Liverpool
Liverpool (also known as The Reds) was first come into playing football in the year 1892. In 2016 and 2017, Liverpool became the 9th highest-earning soccer team all over the world.
The club joined the Football League the year after being founded. In the middle of the 1900s, Liverpool was led to a combined 11 League titles and 4 European Cups.
Being the top tier of English soccer, they have won many international awards (6 European Cups, 3 UEFA Cups, 4 UEFA Super Cups, etc.). Steven Gerrard is currently the team captain of Liverpool. Their most recent winning was the 2019 UEFA Champions League Final.
Liverpool's international fan base has at least 50 countries from all around the world. The song '’You'll Never Walk Alone’ is their ‘anthem,’ which gains the renown among fans worldwide. The song is also popular among other soccer teams.
Arsenal
Arsenal - a soccer team that is now based in London, England. Joining The Football League in 1893, they were the first Southern England team to do that.
Over the history of the club, Arsenal has achieved numerous honorable awards (13 League Titles, 1 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, 15 FA Community Shields, etc.). In terms of social media activities (2014-2015), their fanbase gained the title of being the 5th largest fandom in the sports field.
During the 1930s, Arsenal achieved 5 League Championships and 2 FA Cups. The 20th century witnessed the highest average league position from Arsenal. From 2005 to 2006, after 50 years, they were the first football club in London to reach the finale of the Champions League.
Arsenal’s international fanbase accounts for 113 million fans in the year 2011, and they come from various countries all over the world.
Barcelona
Barcelona (Futbol Club Barcelona) was founded by footballers from 4 countries in 1899. Being different from other football teams, Barcelona is owned and operated by their own supporters. They rank 4th on the chart for the most valuable sports clubs worldwide. Due to the revenue, they are considered the 2nd most luxurious world's soccer club.
In total, Barcelona has won 74 trophies in domestic matches, 20 European and worldwide titles in international matches. Along with other sports teams, they own one of the largest fandoms in the world.
Barcelona is the favorite football club in Europeans, and I am not even exaggerating this. The supporters who want to join Barcelona fandom increase every day.
The fandom has been growing more and more through time, and got dramatically to 170,000 in 2009, proving the influence of Barcelona. At the end of 2017, they got more than 103 million fans on Facebook.
In Closing
The five teams above are beyond the best teams throughout football history. Football cannot be as popular as it is today without the influence of these legendaries.
They’re probably not the teams with the best football skills, but what it takes to be the best are teamwork, leadership, and courage. Those are the keys contributing to their success.
Football history has witnessed many soccer teams grow and go back to zero from time to time. Just like what Sir Alex Ferguson said: form is temporary, class is forever. These football teams have contributed their best not only for themselves but also to make football more excellent in every aspect. If you are their fans, you must be very proud.