User:Hexarafi/Sandbox: Football

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Football will continue to grow up, until it reaches the "Gold Age of Football". where football become popular in almost every countries except United States (but it starts being one of the most popular sport there alongside basketball, baseball, and hockey; but still lose to American football), Canada, Pakistan, Mongolia, Venezuela, and Oceanian countries. (Today is 2039)

Many famous people at that time are expressing their interest on football and some of them are often watching matches in stadium.

Men's
Men's football is still very popular in 2030s.

Flag of England.svg Premier League
Premier League continue its dominance and it is center of football industry (along with American MLS). Arsenal, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester United, and Tottenham Hotspur are teams that have never been relegated. Man United, Man City, Newcastle United, Southampton, and West Ham United are the most popular teams. There are also large numbers of fans of these clubs: Everton, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool, Leeds United, Leicester City, and Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manchester City
Manchester City are the defending champions of Premier League. In 2008, the club is purchased by Emirati company Abu Dhabi United Group. They brought many players to the club like Robinho, Carlos Tevez, and Gareth Barry and since that City is always spending big on transfer window until now. They reached its success in 2012 when they won the Premier League and became one of giant clubs in England. In 2019, they won their first UEFA Champions League title. Since 2011 until 2039, the Citizens have been only finished out of Top 10 once (in 2031; 12nd). Manchester City also have one of the best football academy in the world.

Notable players (from 2016 to 2039):


 * Flag of Argentina.svg Sergio Agüero (2011–2022)
 * Flag of Belgium.svg Vincent Kompany (2008–2019)
 * Flag of Belgium.svg Kevin de Bruyne (2015–2022)
 * Flag of Spain.svg David Silva (2010–2020)
 * Flag of Brazil.svg Gabriel Jesus (2017–2022, 2024–2029)
 * Flag of Germany.svg Leroy Sané (2016–2028)
 * Flag of France.svg Benjamin Mendy (2017–2024)
 * Flag of England.svg Phil Foden (2017–2027)


 * Flag of England.svg Jack Richman (2021–)
 * Flag of Brazil.svg Luis Anderson (2021–2026)
 * Flag of the Netherlands.svg Matthijs Strauss (2024–2031)
 * Flag of Sweden.svg Markus Karlsson (2026–2031)
 * Flag of Syria.svg Flag of France.svg Thariq Hussain (2029–2032)
 * Flag of Brazil.svg Germinho (2031–)
 * Flag of Uganda.svg Mukisa Willis (2035–)
 * Flag of England.svg Carl Charleston (2037–)

Manchester United
Manchester United, the city-rivals of Man City. This club is one of the most biggest club in the history of football, and is the most succesful club in England, with 25 league trophies. It also has large fanbases around the world, making it as the most popular English club in the world.

Notable players (from 2016 to 2039):


 * Flag of England.svg Wayne Rooney (2004–2017)
 * Flag of England.svg Michael Carrick (2006–2018)
 * Flag of Sweden.svg Zlatan Ibrahimović (2016–2018)
 * Flag of Spain.svg David de Gea (2011–2024)
 * Flag of Belgium.svg Romelu Lukaku (2017–2019 (?), 2024–2026)
 * Flag of Armenia.svg Henrikh Mkhitaryan (2016–2018)
 * Flag of France.svg Paul Pogba (2016–2020)


 * Flag of Chile.svg Alexis Sanchez (2018–2023)
 * Flag of Wales.svg Gareth Bale (2020–2022)
 * Flag of Germany.svg Timo Werner (2021–2024)

Flag of Spain.svg La Liga
La Liga was the most dominant league in Europe, with its teams won European competitions (Champions League and Europa League), until the Second Spanish Civil War in 2026, which affected to Spanish economy, led some small clubs to bankrupty. Since Barcelona is no longer competing in La Liga, Real Madrid dominates the league, with Atlético Madrid is being main rival. Spanish teams "recover" fast after long period of break, Real Madrid advanced until quarter-finals in their first season after the break.

Flag of Catalonia.svg Lliga de Catalunya
Lliga de Catalunya was formed in 2028 after Catalonian independence and its worldwide recognization. Barcelona is the most successful team in Lliga de Catalunya. Many star players left before the league established, such as Ousmane Dembélé, Luis Silva, and Edrigu Bidarte (all players are from FC Barcelona, left in 2026 when the Catalan uprising started). After the Catalonian independence, many people think that Barcelona is equal to Scotland's Celtic because the league is not much competitive as La Liga, but in the fact they can advance until the quarter-final in 2033, before they were defeated by Italian side AC Milan.

Basque Republic flag.png Euskal Liga
Euskal Liga was formed in 2030 after Basque declaration of independence (2029). Athletic Club, Gizartea, and Alaves are some notable clubs from the league. Athletic Club reached its success in 2036, they reached semi-final of Champions League before being defeated by Bayern Munich. Note: changed its club name just after the Basque independence to Errege Gizartea. Both names literally have same means, "Royal Society", but it is translated from Spanish to Basque. Sometimes, the club is referred as FK Donostia or FK DEG.

Flag of Germany.svg Bundesliga
Bundesliga is currently regarded as the best league in the world, and is league with the highest average stadium attendance worldwide. Bundesliga clubs are best known for having the best academy in the world. Bayern Munich is three times winner of UEFA Champions League in consecutive years. Bayern is the most popular German club worldwide, and is the third most popular football team worldwide. Other popular teams are RasenBallsport Leipzig, Borussia Dortmund, Hamburger SV, Bayer Leverkusen, Schalke 04, Hertha BSC Berlin, and VfB Wolfsburg.

Flag of Italy.svg Serie A
Serie A is regarded as one of the best football leagues in the world and it is often depicted as the most tactical national league. However, its popularity starts to decline in 2010s. Juventus, duo Milan's (Inter and AC Milan), AS Roma, and SSC Napoli, and recently Parma -who is rising back after bankrupty in 2015-, are among of best clubs in the league. Along with Lazio and Fiorentina, these clubs -except Parma- are known as Seven Sisters.

Flag of Sweden.svg Allsvenkan
In the beginning of the century, Allsvenkan is not much popular in the world of football. The league began to rise when an Arab-Swedish billionare bought Kalmar FF and the rise of an underdog team Östersunds FK in 2020s. In 2029, Kalmar FF was a finalist of UEFA Champions League before losing to Manchester City 3–4, meanwhile Östersunds FK was eliminated in the rounds of 16 by Napoli. Other teams, like Malmö FF, Hammarby IF, IFK Göteborg, and AIK started to rebuild their squads by buying world class players and upgrading academy. Malmö FF's academy is one of the best football academy in Europe. Therefore, the league is not much popular outside of Europe.

Other leagues

 * Flag of Scotland.svg Scottish Premiership
 * Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukrainian Premier League
 * Flag of Belgium (civil).png Belgian First Division A
 * Flag of Switzerland.svg Swiss Super League
 * Flag of Denmark.svg Danish Superliga
 * Flag of Greece.svg Superleague Greece
 * Flag of Norway.svg Elitesrien
 * Flag of Poland.svg Ekstraklasa
 * Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chinese Super League
 * Flag of Japan.svg J-League
 * Flag of Australia.svg A-League
 * Flag of Argentina.svg Primera División