Home grounds of famous football clubs

Club - Ground & (Capacity) - City - Country

AC Milan - San Siro 80,018 - Milan - Italy
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FC Bayern Munich - Allianz Arena 71,137 - Munich - Germany
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Real Madrid CF - Santiago Bernabeu 85,454 - Madrid - Spain
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Manchester City - City of Manchester 47,405 - Manchester - England
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FC Barcelona - Camp Nou 99,786 - Barcelona - Spain
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Juventus FC - Juventus 41,254 - Turin - Italy
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Arsenal - Emirates Stadium 60,361 - London - England
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Borussia Dortmund - Westfalenstadion 80,645 - Dortmund - Germany
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Manchester United - Old Trafford 75,731 - Manchester - England
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Inter Milan - San Siro 80,018 - Milan - Italy
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Liverpool FC - Anfield 45,522 - Liverpool - England
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Valencia CF - Mestalla Stadium 55,000 - Valencia - Spain
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S.S.C Napoli - Stadio San Paolo 60,240 - Naples - Italy
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Tottenham - White Hart Lane 36,310 - Tottenham - England
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Paris Saint-Germain FC - Parc des Princes 48,712  - Paris - France
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Chelsea FC - Stamford Bridge 41,837 - Fulham - England
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Atletico Madrid - Estadio Vicente Calderon 54,960 - Madrid - Spain

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UEFA Champions League 2013-14 Last 16

UEFA Champions League 2013-14 Last 16

Manchester City vs Barcelona --- 1st leg 18 Feb, 2nd leg 12 Mar
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Olympiacos vs Manchester United --- 1st leg 25 Feb, 2nd leg 19 Mar
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AC Milan vs Atletico  Madrid --- 1st leg 19 Feb, 2nd leg 11 Mar
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Bayer Leverkusen vs Paris Saint-Germain --- 1st leg 18 Feb, 2nd leg 12 Mar
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Galatasaray vs Chelsea --- 1st leg 26 Feb, 2nd leg 18 Mar
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Schalke 04 vs Real Madrid --- 1st leg 26 Feb, 2nd leg 18 Mar
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Zenit Saint Petersburg vs Borussia Dortmund --- 1st leg 25 Feb, 2nd leg 19 Mar
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Arsenal vs Bayern Munich --- 1st leg 19 Feb, 2nd leg 11 Mar


Matches will be played in mid February 2014.

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Acronyms - abbreviations related to football

FIFA - Fédération Internationale de Football Association
UEFA - Union of European Football Associations

Positions:

GK - Goalkeeper
LB - Left Back
RB - Right Back
CB - Centre Back
LWB - Left Wing Back
RWB - Right Wing Back
DM - Defensive Midfield
CM - Centre Midfield
RM - Right Midfield
LM - Left Midfield
AM - Attacking Midfield
CF - Centre Forward
RF - Right Rorward (Winger)
LF - Left Forward (Winger)

Others:
LFP - Liga de Futbol Profesional (as shown on the right sleeve of the Spanish Premiera Clubs)
BBVA - Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria  (It represents a banking group that belongs to Spain)
BPL - Barclays Premier League
Sub - Substition
SF - Semi=final
QF - Quarter-final
PK - Penalty Kick
OG - Own Goal
HT - Half Time
FT - Full Time
ET - Extra Time
AFC - Asian Football Confederation 
CAF - Confédération Africaine de Football in Africa
CONCACAF - Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football
CONMEBOL - Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol 
OFC - Oceania Football Confederation
MLS - Major League Soccer
 

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List of presidents of football clubs

S# - Club - President

1. FC Barcelona - Sandro Rosell

2. Real Madrid CF - Florentino Perez

3. Valencia CF - Amadeo Salvo

4. Atletico Madrid - Enrique Cerezo

5. FC Bayern Munich - Uli HoeneB

6. Borussia Dortmund - Reinhard Rauball

7. Bayer 04 Leverkusen - Wolfgang Holzhauser (Chairman)

8. A.C Milan  - Silvio Berlusconi (Honorary president)

9. Inter Milan - Erick Thohir

10. A.S Roma - James Pallota

11. S.S.C Napoli - Aurelio De Laurentiis

12. Paris Saint-Germain FC - Nasser Al-Khelaifi

13. AS Monaco FC - Dmitry Rybolovlev (Chairman)

14. Olympique de Marseille - Vincent Labrune (Chairman)

15. Lyon - Jean-Michel Aulas (Chairman)

16. Arsenal FC - Sir John "Chips" Keswick (Chairman)

17. Tottenham Hotspur FC - Daniel Levy

18. Manchester City - Khaldoon Al Mubarak (Chairman)

19. Manchester United FC - Joel and Avram Glazer (Co-chairman)

20. Liverpool FC - Tom Werner (Chairman)

21. Chelsea FC - Bruce Buck (Chairman)

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Birthday list of Manchester City players

1. Joe Hart 19 April 1987

2. Micah Richards 24 June 1988

4. Vincent Kompany 10 April 1986

5. Pablo Zabaleta 16 January 1985

6. Joleon Lescott 16 August 1982

7. James Milner 4 January 1986

8. Samir Narsi 26 June 1987

9. Alvaro Negredo 20 August 1985

10. Eden Dzeko 17 March 1986

13. Aleksandar Kolarov 10 November 1985

14. Javi Garcia 8 February 1987

15. Jesus Navas 21 November 1985

16. Sergio Aguero 2 June 1988

17. Jack Rodwell 11 March 1991

21. David Silva 8 January 1986

22. Gael Clichy 26 July 1985

25. Fernandinho 4 May 1985

26. Martin Demichelis 20 December 1980

29. Richard Wright 5 November 1977

30. Costel Pantilimon 1 February 1987

33. Matija Nastasic 28 March 1993

35. Stevan Jovetic 2 November 1989

38. Dedryck Boyata 28 November 1990

42. Yaya Toure 13 May 1983

60. John Guidetti 15 April 1992

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